Swish, swish, swish-
Lynn (ΩДΩ) darted from side to side at an unimaginable speed, finally managing to catch Aivier securely without turning her into a puddle of yolk.
Only then did he let out a long breath. Standing straight, he adjusted his Monocle with a solemn, earnest expression, tied the egg up in a piece of cloth, and slung her onto his back. As though nothing had happened, he said:
"OK! Don't worry. Leave her to me, and there won't be any problems! If I have nothing else to do along the way, I'll even incubate her for you!"
"..."
The hand half-hidden in the blue Light Curtain visibly trembled and clenched.
"Do you have anything else to give me?"
Lynn looked up with wide eyes.
"After all, I'm taking on such a dangerous mission, and I've even got family in tow. If I don't have anything to defend myself with and get one-shotted as soon as I arrive, that would really be more trouble than it's worth."
"You wouldn't want to see me get one-shotted and cause the entire Main Universe to collapse, would you?"
For a job that put his life on the line, he naturally had to squeeze out whatever he could. After all, surely nobody in this world had deeper pockets than Painter.
But Painter refused without hesitation.
"You cannot rely on external aids. During your time in Hell, your excessive dependence on outside assistance was precisely what slowed your growth. Are you going to repeat that mistake this time?"
Holding his Monocle, Lynn shamelessly stretched out his hand.
"In that case, forget external aids. You can give me some more internal ones instead! What do you think?"
"..."
The azure figure stared at him expressionlessly.
After thinking it over, Lynn finally decided to let it