Even a muddle-headed, dim-witted True Sting could not help falling into bewilderment and confusion when faced with a Knight as magnificent, earnest, and sincere as Argenti.
Its constantly beating wings made a noise, while certain organs within its mouthparts also vibrated, producing a low drone.
The Knight took these as the reply of the creature before him:
"Say no more; encountering a life like yours moves me, but I shall never abandon the demands of my spiritual discipline for it. The one I follow is casting a gentle gaze upon me. Should I fail to resolve this crisis, I shall vindicate a Knight's honor with my death."
Watching the feed from the mobile Express cleaning machine, March 7th was so astonished that she stammered, "Wh-what? Why is he so engrossed in talking to a bug...?"
"He seems to have fallen into a hallucination too," Dan Heng said.
"Did he see another version of himself too?" March 7th asked in confusion.
"Clearly not," Jiang Yu said. "From what Argenti said, it sounds a bit like the Wubbaboo I told him about before. Speaking of which, since we unexpectedly ran into each other on the Express, I was going to take him to my room to see the Wubbaboo, but these bugs held us up."
"Anyway, let's hurry and help him!" March 7th cried.
Just then, the feed from the mobile Express cleaning machine changed again.
Argenti asked the True Sting before him with deep affection, "Beautiful being, are you Followers too?"
At the very moment Argenti asked his question, the True Sting suddenly lunged, thrusting the sharp horn atop its head at him.
Argenti saw that the Wubbaboo before him seemed to want to embrace him, but the next second, a sense of horror welled up within him.
Before he could