"Now?"
Hearing that Ian was finally going to use the Substitute, a previously asked-for Sio was visibly excited. She clenched her fists and earnestly said, "I'll do my best!"
"Don't put too much effort into it, just try to be inconspicuous." Ian was a bit speechless, but since it was Sio, it was understandable: "I won't say much else, I'm disguising as Mahdi to do something incredibly dangerous, concerning the deepest secrets of the Exotic Species Research Institute... So if you encounter me later, don't come near, even the Prophet might not be able to protect you."
"To be honest, even I might not be able to protect myself."
This was Ian's heartfelt truth. He was well aware that despite all the camouflage measures he had in place, Mahdi's disguise was only 'hard to see through'... not to mention, the real danger was not being unmasked, but the massive crisis brought about by 'The Unyielding Fortress' and the 'Silver Chip.'
