Early the next morning.
Bloodsaw Apothecary.
Filled with guilt, Lynn held a brush and swish, swish, swish, swept the dust and frost off Bai Yi, who had frozen into something resembling a statue, (((;꒪ꈊ꒪;))).
He cleared his throat. "Sorry, Bai Yi. Your big brother didn't mean to forget about you. Some important things happened yesterday, and you slipped my mind."
"Sorry I left you hanging from that flagpole for so long."
Looking at Bai Yi's vacant expression, Lynn went (￣ω￣;).
He had been thinking about the Pighead Butcher all day yesterday, so he had completely overlooked his fellow countryman.
That really was a pretty shitty thing to do.
Still, Lynn figured he was probably fine. He could treat it as a chance to experience life and enjoy the scenery. After all, such wonderful moments were rare in life.
Bai Yi said, (((;꒪ꈊ꒪;))), "I spent... the whole night... swallowing cold wind..."
It had gone right through him.
He felt as if it had truly gone right through him, inside and out!
For an entire night, he had hung there all alone, shivering like a strand of seaweed, a strand of seaweed swaying in the wind!
Bai Yi said, (((;꒪ꈊ꒪;))), "Big brother, do you know what I went through last night?"
Lynn cleared his throat and said, (￣ω￣;), "It's fine, it's fine. Just think of it as cosplaying a flag. Opportunities like that don't come along often. You have to cherish them."
Lynn patted him on the shoulder reassuringly.
Bai Yi went o(╥﹏╥)o.
Was that something a human being would say?!
Then.
Lynn's expression turned serious. He sat cross-legged in front of Bai Yi, gestured for him to sit down too, and said:
"All right, enough nonsense. Let's talk business. Can you tell me how you fell into this world? The more