And the reduction in his weighting.
Would also inevitably prevent him from being drawn to the location of the Colossus Brain's consciousness any faster.
So Lynn was perfectly at ease.
In plain English: you thought I was three moves ahead, but I was actually in a whole different league.
As for why he had dared to shoot himself without hesitation, although there had indeed been a tiny hint of "let my friend go" behind it, that hadn't amounted to much. More importantly, he knew he wouldn't die, so why not give it a try? He had nothing to lose anyway.
After all.
He still had one last Doll Substitute, as well as the Angel's Kiss the Matriarch had left him.
It wouldn't matter if his experiment went wrong.
And those two things he'd just said had both been complete nonsense he'd made up on the spot. First, he wouldn't die. Even if he did, without Zuo Zuo, the idea that his weighting could directly awaken the Colossus Brain was nothing but a pipe dream.
As for the monster sealed within his consciousness...
Heh.
Even he didn't know what the thing that had appeared in that curtain of light actually was. And what seal? It had all been vaguely plausible bullshit.
His purpose was simple, too.
He wanted to tell the Mother Tree of Desire to take it easy and not actually kill him.
A battle of wits was all about the adrenaline!
Lynn beamed, his eyes constantly darting toward the Blood Mist in every direction. Anyone could tell this man had far too many tricks up his sleeve.
"Stop looking around. Come over here and look ahead."
The Mother Tree of Desire gave him a cold warning.
Because she simply couldn't predict what devious scheme he was cooking up now.