But on that day, the conversation with Arasaka Masamune was also about constantly watching the other party's emotions—he appeared genuinely sincere and even expressed pure goodwill.
This does not hinder the fact that he was concealing many things at the moment.
Manfred is undoubtedly the same.
As long as nothing has truly escalated to the point where Lin Guang can't help but extend his hand, capable of thoroughly controlling, and start Soul Search and Mind Reading on the other's head—which basically means killing the other without any mercy—then hiding emotions and thoughts in front of him is difficult, but for beings above level sixty, methods can still be found.
Manfred's true thoughts do not lie in those mystifying intelligence reports nor in those grand narratives about Fusang's future.
He has something that he only wishes to tell Lin Guang, words meant solely for him.
Manfred fell into silence.
He looked at the lead clouds receding rapidly in the night outside the window.
