This was the Prosthetic Eye Lens the Old Director had bought for Chu Mu, a gift the old man had given him when he was young.
Back then, Chu Mu had not wanted to trouble the old man with the expense, and the old man had flown into a furious temper over it.
The kinder a person was, the more frightening they became when they were angry.
It was a gift Chu Mu could not refuse.
After taking in the Red Sun, Chu Mu had kept the Prosthetic Eye Lens he removed as a memento.
Later, he had lost it on Sand Sea Planet.
He had thought everything would be reduced to dust beneath the Light Arrow of The Hunt.
He had never expected this gift, so important to him, to find its way back to his side.
Chu Mu accepted the gift and carefully tucked it into the pouch he kept close to his body once more.
He said to Norton:
"Back on Sand Sea Planet, you told me to prepare for Yaoshi's revenge. I spent a long time terrified."
Still wearing a stern expression, Norton asked:
"Why aren't you terrified now?"
"No, I still am." Chu Mu's voice was soft, carrying an inexplicable sigh. "I now know what I'm fighting against. I'm afraid of failing the expectations of you gods again."
Back then, Chu Mu had always believed Yaoshi wanted his past self to awaken, then kill that past self.
Because of that belief, Chu Mu had promised Yaoshi that he would awaken his past self.
At the time, Yaoshi had pressed their face against Chu Mu's palm and silently shed tears.
Chu Mu had never understood what Yaoshi meant.
Just as he had never understood Aha's intentions.
But now, he had a vague idea.
Once he changed