She wore a meaningful, insincere smile, yet her allure was so inscrutable that no one could tell what she was thinking.
And that slender body drifting weightlessly through the air stood in stark contrast to the vast, twisted form she displayed outside. A single glance made one want to pin her to the ground and do some decidedly questionable things to her.
"Then let me take a guess."
Lynn rubbed his temples and said with a smile:
"Could it be because of me?"
He keenly recalled a few things he had previously overlooked.
The girl's swimming figure paused slightly. Then she tilted her head with interest, Lynn's face reflected in her sidelong gaze, and said softly:
"Oh? How so?"
The corners of Lynn's mouth lifted. He folded his arms and adjusted the Monocle, a Conan-like gleam flashing through his eyes with a ding.
"Because when I came to this godforsaken place, I noticed certain peculiarities that might be unique to me. They should be passive privileges I possess in this domain as the Colossus Heart, right? Is it because, as long as I'm here, this space won't project the fears in your heart? Is that it?"
The girl stopped.
She turned her head, narrowed her eyes, and studied him with that probing gaze once again.
Lynn opened his eyes with a smile and pinched his Monocle. "This should be the influence of my authority, right? Since the heart and brain are one, this consciousness space won't deliberately target me. Even projections that have already appeared will be weakened to some degree by my presence, and they won't actively attack me."
"Am I right?"
It was a detail that could easily be overlooked.
But he had noticed it.
Because when he and Zuo Zuo had drawn close enough together, the monsters