After a fierce round of bargaining with Wu Bapi, Lin Ze finally hung up.
He looked up and met Paimon's eyes, which sparkled with the "light of wisdom," as though countless little question marks were hiding in them.
"Traveler..."
Paimon hesitated, looking downright strange. She tilted her little head, her eyes full of confusion.
Lin Ze's heart lurched. He had been so anxious just now that he had completely forgotten to step away from Paimon.
His heartbeat abruptly quickened, and he groaned inwardly. Was Paimon really about to discover the true nature of this world?!!
Just as Lin Ze thought the secret was about to come out, the little one piped up, "Traveler, are you okay? You took out your phone and went blah-blah-blah for a whole five minutes. Um... has saving the world been putting too much pressure on you?"
As Paimon spoke, she gestured in midair, waving her little hands around as though imitating the way Lin Ze had been talking on the phone.
"That's so weird. Does your phone even get a signal on Titan?" Paimon looked utterly bewildered. Her adorable little head simply couldn't seem to make sense of it, and she raised a hand to scratch the back of her head.
"..."
Lin Ze was instantly speechless, the corner of his mouth twitching uncontrollably.
So I'd stood there acting like a complete idiot in front of everyone for five whole minutes?
He silently griped to himself. The Transmigration Management Bureau really does cover all its bases, but could you please spare a thought for your darling employee's image?!!
"Ah, this phone? My friend March 7th gave it to me, remember? So I wanted to try contacting her to share the good news that we'd succeeded. Turns out no signal means no signal, hahaha."
Lin Ze