Lin had been thinking for a long time.

No matter what he did or what plans he had, he felt that the thing holding him back was himself.

No matter how strong Lucy was, as long as there were multiple people targeting him, she would always have to stay close to him, unable to move freely. It was the same in Valterkrua, in the Zramun Islands, and here in the Imperial Palace.

The excuse that "a porter is a non-combatant by nature" didn't hold up. Situations and events didn’t care about such facts. They would crash down on you as …