"The City of Silver..." Derrick was about to explain when he realized he was not the only one who had spoken.
The little Sun looked at Lin Chuan in surprise. After a moment's hesitation, he followed the others' example and asked:
"Mr. Temperance?"
"Yes." Lin Chuan nodded slightly, then turned to Derrick with a gentle smile. "Let me speak first. If anything I say is inaccurate, I'm sorry for the trouble, but please correct me."
"All right..." Derrick did not quite understand, but he obediently nodded along.
He relaxed a little, curiosity rising within him despite himself. How would this Mr. Temperance describe the City of Silver?
Having received his answer, Lin Chuan sighed inwardly.
Had he not spoken up in time to stop the little Sun, he had a feeling the boy would have spilled everything he knew, freely sharing all the City of Silver's secrets.
Lin Chuan gathered his thoughts and tapped his fingers lightly against the Bronze Long Table twice in a steady rhythm, as though weighing his words. Then he slowly began:
"The City of Silver... It is indeed a very ancient and unusual place."
"In fact, as I mentioned earlier, the Acting Method is taught in general education classes there... Across the entire world, only the people of that land do so."
At those words, Audrey, Justice, and Alger, the Hanged Man, sat up straighter almost simultaneously.
Klein, seated high at the head of the table, also adjusted his posture slightly and focused his attention, turning a seemingly casual gaze toward Lin Chuan.
Only Derrick listened in bewilderment, feeling both lost and puzzled, much as he could not understand how Beyonders elsewhere in the world survived without knowing the Acting Method.
Before the little Sun could work out the logic behind it, Lin Chuan's calm,