Lance Asks the Right Question

"Are you saying there are other worlds, lifetimes, or realms?"

Here we go. System, is it alright now? It seems this is a point of no return. If I reveal my background at the moment, there's no turning back.

[Permission granted.]

Taking a deep breath, Chiaki sought permission from Lance Hua to gulp another chug of water.

"Why are you so nervous? What are you going to talk about?" Lance Hua stared at her, a frown forming across his forehead. He had stopped eating, looking at her with an amused expression.

Perhaps, he had come to the age of being barely amused by anything anymore. This was commonly found in the old millennials and middle-aged people. Life had hardened them to the point that they just had to go passively sit as the script of life directed them to do anything.

The kind of 'oh, so we're doing anything this time? Okay' mindset that Chiaki had also felt slowly gnawed at her soul.