Lynn took a deep breath.
For someone like that,
all you needed to do was give him a sliver of power, and he could easily turn the whole world upside down.
His understanding of power had long since surpassed everyone else in this world.
He said quietly,
"But it doesn't matter. As long as I face the gap between us, I believe I'll catch up to him someday. If he could build his foundation through countless reincarnations, then I can use endless time to close the gap between us."
He abruptly raised his head, his eyes growing ever more resolute.
Zuo Zuo said blankly, "Brain, you seem a little different from before..."
Lynn's gaze softened as he said,
"Because you have to force yourself to keep moving forward. You no longer have time to stop."
He stood up.
He put on his Black Feather Armor and draped himself in that thick black robe. He gazed at the man in the mirror, meeting his eyes and studying the lock of hair above his forehead, where the white had spread even further.
It wasn't just the Sin Lord or Zuo Zuo. He had discovered that even he himself was inching toward that future.
If
there had to be a turning point,
then let it begin right now.
Whatever the price, whether or not he would truly stand before that calamity in the future, he had to prepare for the final outcome.
"Brain, what do we do next?"
Lynn raised his head and said,
"Become unrivaled in this world."
For the entire month that followed, no one in Dark Night City saw Lynn again.
When Sir Awen came to his room the next day, it was already empty. He had left only a letter, telling his family not to worry about