"May I ask what your real name is?" Xia Xiu continued to ask Zero One curiously.
Zero One slowly tore open the wrapper of the blueberry ice pop in his hand. His [Ignition] ability set the wrapper alight, and he copied Xia Xiu, leaning lazily against the rooftop railing as he ate his ice pop.
"Layton Jeff. I used to be a professor in the Department of Literature and Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam."
"You had a bright future ahead of you," Xia Xiu said, playing the straight man.
Zero One rolled his eyes at Xia Xiu, then continued:
"In Youyang, apart from the four regions of Fog City, Farlan, Berlin, and Iberia, civilian institutions in most other countries have some degree of contact with the supernatural. The University of Amsterdam is one of Youyang's leading universities, so naturally, it qualifies for access to the supernatural."
"I'd actually already encountered the 'Veil Law' while teaching, but I was still very curious about the supernatural world."
At this point, Zero One stroked the burned left half of his face and continued speaking to Xia Xiu:
"This half of my face was the price I paid for my curiosity. Do you know that special area in the Amsterdam metropolitan area marked [Chemical High-Risk Contamination]?"
Not only do I know it, I've been in there and cut down Flame Beasts. That's where I got the Bone-Strengthening Organ I have now.
That was what Xia Xiu thought, but what he said was:
"I know the place."
"That place is actually a passage connecting to where the [Holy Sun] resides. Back then, my pursuit of the supernatural had driven me into a crazed obsession..."
At this point, Zero One pointed at his left cheek with his left index finger and said self-mockingly:
"This was