"You mean..."
Sir Awen's expression shifted as well.
Lynn's eyes darkened. He instantly reached out and summoned his Boundary Gate once more.
"Because he knows that with such an enormous gap in our strength, I only have two ways to fight him: either summon you through the Boundary Gate, or return to Dark Night City through some special means and regroup with you!"
"Under those circumstances, even if I didn't go to Dark Night City to check, there was no way I would stay here."
And if he really had gone there...
He would certainly have discovered at once that Lynn had not yet returned to Dark Night City.
Lynn was still outside!
And if that was the case, what would he do?
Crack-
The enormous Boundary Gate appeared, and Lynn shouted:
"Let's go! We're heading back!"
If he were Ether, under those circumstances, he would definitely have made preparations around Dark Night City, whether by deploying Atomic Machinery at the surrounding spatial nodes for ambushes or other operations, or by using other means to constantly monitor spatial activity nearby.
He had been waiting for Lynn to return all along!
And if Lynn had chosen another means of travel then, such as the Trinity Frame's Warp or Happy Home's teleportation, Ether would certainly have intercepted him en route.
He would lie in wait and ambush Lynn halfway back!
And if Lynn tried to open the Boundary Gate, the enormous disturbance it caused would immediately reveal his whereabouts.
He had prepared for both possibilities!
Then...
If his true form really was there now...
Dark Night City was an empty city!
Dark Night City, Central Plaza.
A man in a long black robe walked along the road. He raised his head, a smile blooming on his face. Beneath his robe,