"Want to hear it?"
Yizou rarely showed such a mysterious smile; it was like there was light flickering in her eyes.
"Uh..."
Instinct told Motan that, in this situation, the best choice was not to hear it, because in similar story beats, the character who chooses to listen usually ends up in a situation that's either a pain in the ass, or mentally tangled, or both painful and tangled—and in this current persona that's extremely resistant to extra trouble, Motan had always steered well clear of this kind of thing.
But right here and now, Motan helplessly realized he basically had no choice. Even though he'd made a whole lot of preparations, even though he'd given up the chance to finish off Double Leaf in order to act tomorrow, he still felt it wasn't secure enough.
