Rui was taken aback by this strange and abrupt request from the Beggar Sage's inheritor. He truly hadn't expected to run into the Beggar Sage in an alleyway in a district in Hajin and receive the request to help all of human civilization.
His eyes narrowed as he fell into thought.
It was entirely possible that everything the man uttered was a lie. It would be wise of Rui not to take his words at face value even if he didn't explicitly disbelieve them. It was all a matter of balancing risk.
