Just thinking about that scene made Ye Buyu want to laugh.
Under Little Whale's increasingly hostile gaze, she bit her lip and held back her laughter.
"Calm down. You can't blame me for this. I don't know anything. I have no memory of anything you mentioned. Whether my past self or my future self did it, my present self is innocent."
Little Whale smacked her with a fin. "What nonsense! You're pretty good at making excuses for yourself."
Never mind the past or future-her present self was innocent? She certainly knew how to shift the blame.
It circled Ye Buyu a few times. "You're taking this awfully well. Don't you find it terrifying? Don't you feel like fate has you by the throat?"
Little Whale clutched its own throat and put on an agonized expression.
Ye Buyu rolled her eyes and shook her head regretfully at Little Whale's performance. "Not at all. Compared to the fact that the Present World is all that's left of the entire universe, the part about me is nothing.
"Besides, I wasn't planning to think too hard about it. No amount of speculation will get me an answer anyway. Right now, there's only one thing I want to know."
She grabbed Little Whale's tail and patted it gently, a smile as warm as a spring breeze curling her lips.
"So, my farsighted Lord Whale, could you tell me your goal? Tell me what you've done so far, and what you plan to do next. You can't just keep leaving me in the dark."
By the end, Ye Buyu tightened her grip on Little Whale's tail, eliminating any chance of escape.
This time, Little Whale didn't struggle. It went straight into world-weary sage mode. Since the cards were already on the table, it might as well