"Mn." A rough time? Yeah, Shen Yuan really can't dispute that. "At least here, for all the hazards that attack our self-control and free will, none of the Pthumerians have tried to personally invade our thoughts and control our actions. It was not so, in the last world I lived."

"But trying to help the beasts is noble," he says eagerly, scooting a little closer to Nara'a as if he can convince him to tell him more through sheer proximity. "Have any of them been turned back into people so far? I know there were Sleepers who wished to try, but I haven't had time to look into their methods or see their results for myself."