Upon hearing Lily's suggestion, a trace of reluctance welled up in Timi's heart.
Compared to Lily, whom he felt a bit comfortable around, Timi genuinely disliked interacting with strangers unless it was necessary.
And Lily wasn't asking him to meet just anyone.
She wanted him to meet the mysterious cousin she'd repeatedly praised since the day they first met.
That alone made Timi considerably more cautious.
Nevertheless, the reluctance in his heart had nowhere to go and nowhere to grow.
The possibility Lily had just placed before him was too important to reject simply because he disliked meeting strangers.
If her cousin's Universal Cornerstone truly provided a means of reaching the Land of Origin, the possibility of gaining permission to use it was worth enduring some discomfort.
There was also the matter of the Universal Cornerstone Fragments.
