Rui's words made the Shepherd stiffen. She narrowed her auburn eyes as they peered into his through her thick glasses, evaluating his sincerity and his offer. Rui simply remained patient with a smug smile, waiting for a response.
He was glad that he had made a habit of recording every Angel of Laplace data output from each battle he had ever participated in. He had known that there would come a day when he would be deeply grateful that he had taken the effort to do that, and this was that day.
He possessed a copy of the Lost City before it was destroyed. That data was probably not as good as if the Lost City had never been destroyed, but it was clearly enough to attract the Shepherd to his offer.
Her auburn eyes began wandering about as she began biting her nails, deep in thought. A conflicted expression emerged on her face as she weighed the pros and the cons of the offer that Rui had made to her.
