章 1056: Parallels

"…Are you serious right now?"

"Hey! I resent that. Why would I lie? Just trust me."

"We met less than a minute ago, you realize that, right?"

"When you put it that way…" The man shrugged. "Unfortunately, it's not like I can offer you proof or anything like that. You'll just have to take my word."

Rui raised an eyebrow. He obviously wasn't going to do that.

This man could easily be with one of those three scavengers that was pretending to be friends with Rui, before eventually feeding them misinformation. As implausible as it was.

He could also be someone that knew of his true identity and was simply trying to tease him.

However, it would explain things if that were true.

"Explain."