Lin En rapped Skeleton on the skull, knocking his head down a full five centimeters.
"What are you talking about? There's a little girl here! Don't bring up some completely unrelated kind of vessel! That kind has no use here!"
Hana Ye stared, bewildered.
"Uh... what kind of vessel is it, exactly? Why can't it be used here?"
Lin En gently stroked her head.
"It means you'll become someone great someday. Don't dig too deeply into what kind of vessel it is."
Hana Ye immediately looked surprised and a little excited, her eyes widening.
"Uh, so it means badass? Does that mean Hana Ye could become that kind of vessel someday too?!"
"..."
A brief silence fell.
Smack! Lin En rapped that damned Skeleton on the skull again.
That son of a bitch!
After hearing what he had to say, Lin En fell into thought.
Whatever the case, they still had far too little information. The word "vessel" alone hardly told him what sinister purpose they had in mind.
But one thing was certain: if Hana Ye really mattered to them, they would never let this go.
Lin En glanced over and poked Hana Ye in the forehead.
"Hey, Hana Ye, should I just leave you here, or hand you over to them? That would save me a lot of trouble. What do you think of that idea?"
The moment he said that-
Hana Ye's eyes widened. Before she could speak, little pearls of tears began pattering out of her eye sockets.
[Ding! Divorced. Hana Ye's sadness +50]
Smack!
Lin En rapped her on the head.
"I was just saying it! Don't burst into tears over every little thing, dummy!"
Hana Ye immediately flailed her arms and shouted.
"How is that something you can joke about?! Besides...