But that was impossible, after all.
An old man with one foot in the grave could not possibly do all that. Otherwise, their whole group would have been smashed into pulp long ago.
"Now that's more like it. That's the sort of name I'd expect from Huaxia," Weir said appreciatively.
Luofu sounded very Huaxia. With the Hatorepia Himeko had mentioned, anyone who didn't know better would have thought it was in Europe.
"We've answered your question. Now it's your turn."
"Of course. This is a transaction, and merchants place great importance on fairness in transactions. Ask away. I won't lie."
"But you'll rearrange the sequence, blur cause and effect, and withhold information."
Himechi Cat silently grumbled. Villains who openly declared that they didn't lie were much harder to deal with than ordinary villains.
Yamada neither agreed nor denied it. He clearly had that intention.
Rather than directly asking what he was actually trying to do, Himeko took a roundabout approach.
"Why are you helping Inukai?"
"Because the various Cybernetic Implants, Brain-Computer Interface, and chips installed in him are worth a fortune. As he is now, he is company property, as well as my personal property. If you intend to damage my personal property, of course I can't simply stand by."
"Is that really all?"
"Of course not. He is also the most important component of my next plan."
"What is your plan?"
"That's a new question."
Yamada refused to answer any more. Having answered Himeko, it was his turn to ask again.
"Have you traveled through many worlds?"
"Actually, we've only been out for a day... It's clearly only been a day, so why does it feel like a whole month?" Taco scratched his head. He had still been working out at home just yesterday.
"I wasn't asking all of