"—Just tell them the truth!" Bao emerged from thin air and threw Li Yang an aggravated look. The creature disappeared after they entered the Underworld Shrine of a certain Goddess in the spiritual plane… but now it couldn't just stand by and simply act as some camera.
Li Yang, Narissa and the others were still within the bar and the latter were surprised by the man's desire to be alone. Taiga was immediately worried that she was being clingy, but Narissa on the other hand kept her gaze on him.
"You've barely been with us and you want to leave? May I remind you yet again that you've gone for the last months?" Narissa said. "Maybe you've been with other people—but the thing is… Taiga wants to be with you. You just can't go and say you have important things to do and then leave us hanging."