Hmm... Uh...
It's apparent that Mr. Leiden's emotions are somewhat complex.
The previous question had a touch of grandeur, as if to die in the evening upon hearing the Way in the morning.
However, the difficulty of such grand aspirations lies always after the wish is fulfilled.
Though it doesn't really mean needing to die, knowing the answer and being told that knowing the answer is useless makes it difficult to maintain the same mindset.
Mr. Leiden's expression at that moment had a sense of separation, clearly thrilled but stiff as if painted on.
"Always look on the bright side, this way you can fully enjoy the fun of folklore research, work can be done more candidly, without constantly worrying about the Night Watchman discovering achievements and thus having to be meticulous everywhere."
Deeply empathetic to this feeling, Fu Qian casually added a dose of spiritual arsenic.
...As long as I'm a failure, I don't have to worry about jealousy from heaven, right?
