Chapter 12: Thank you, Lin Mo

“What? You want me to become a professional hero?”

Su Yu thought she misheard.

Her body involuntarily leaned back, and she blinked, trying to digest the information.

“Are you… are you serious? You’re not joking?”

She couldn’t figure out Lin Mo’s thoughts.

It just felt… absurd.

“I’ve thought this through carefully. It’s not a whim.”

Faced with the girl’s surprise, Lin Mo remained very calm.

He casually pulled up the battle footage.

“I’ve carefully watched your last battle recording. Honestly, your combat instincts are excellent. You don’t seem like a mage who hasn’t received professional training.”

“Has anyone taught you this before? Or were you fighting on instinct?”

In response to his question, Su Yu just shook her head.

She had barely managed to graduate from an ordinary magic school; how could anyone have taught her to fight?

“Then I can only attribute it to talent. You’re far more outstanding than I imagined. I think I need to start getting to know you all over again.”

“It’s not that exaggerated… hehe…”

Lin Mo didn’t hold back his praise, which actually made her a bit embarrassed.

“Not exaggerated at all. Your talent is truly astonishing. You just lack someone to help you, which is why your potential hasn’t been unlocked.”

“But rest assured. As a scientist and professional hero, I couldn’t forgive myself if I saw such monstrous talent go to waste.”

“So I will do my utmost to help you, until you truly become a strong person who can stand on your own.”

Listening to these words, Su Yu couldn’t help but space out.

A nameless surge of emotion rose in her heart, but she didn’t show it.

Doubt followed close behind.

‘This guy, why does he seem so kind today… Is he really this good-hearted?’

Su Yu fixed her gaze on Lin Mo.

His every move and word didn’t seem fake, as if he truly spoke from the heart.

But this was too huge a contrast from the eccentric boss in her memory.

She couldn’t quite accept it for a moment.

Maybe she had been too superficial in her understanding of this boss.

“Thank you… for your praise, boss… I just…”

She only said half the sentence.

After thinking it over, she swallowed the words that had reached her lips.

Since Lin Mo had said so much, it would be rude to question him further.

“Are you trying to say you still can’t understand why I want you to become a hero? Right?”

Being seen through, Su Yu’s face immediately reddened.

She stammered, unable to speak.

“Don’t be nervous. I’m not some scary person.”

Lin Mo smiled, slowly stood up, poured a glass of juice, and handed it to her.

Then he gestured for her to relax.

“You don’t like coffee, right?”

Su Yu took the cup awkwardly, unsure if she should take a sip.

“Actually, the reason is simple. Did you notice the expression on your face that day?”

Lin Mo pointed at the video playing and teased with a smile:

“Every time you come here, you look like you’re bearing a grudge. But when you fight, your face is filled with joy and anticipation.”

“You actually enjoy this feeling, don’t you?”

Su Yu was stunned.

She hadn’t thought that much.

When she started fighting, her mind was just full of the thrill of battle.

Hearing him say it, she felt it did make some sense.

“Seems… yeah.”

“This is why I came to you.”

Lin Mo knew half the battle was won, so he struck while the iron was hot:

“You are born to be a hero. Not for anything else, but for the instinct in your heart.”

“Imagine, in the future, you will become much stronger. Would you really be willing to remain in your current unknown state?”

“My proposal is merely to follow the belief you truly want to pursue in your heart.”

Su Yu was somewhat moved.

A wave of indescribable passion surged in her heart.

“But, but… Am I really qualified?”

Having lived two lives, she had never been so valued.

She felt her heart racing.

“Not qualified…”

Lin Mo said these three words decisively.

The girl’s expression immediately stiffened.

But just as disappointment was about to overflow from her eyes, he changed his tone:

“But don’t worry. I’ll help you.”

“I told you, your talent is one in ten thousand. Although your current combat power is still not enough, with my help, your progress will be very rapid.”

“…”

Su Yu’s throat moved.

In the end, she said nothing, just silently nodded.

“I’m sorry…”

Seeing the girl suddenly apologize, Lin Mo raised an eyebrow in confusion.

“Why are you apologizing?”

Su Yu’s face tightened, and she lowered her head in shame.

“I’m sorry for all the terrible things I did to you in the past. I’m really… sorry.”

Lin Mo’s expression froze for a moment.

Unconsciously, he remembered the fan-made memes online that made his blood pressure spike.

But given the situation, he could only use as gentle a tone as possible to persuade her:

“None of that matters now. On the contrary, I should be the one apologizing to you. After all, the way I treated you in the past was hardly humane.”

Su Yu felt even more ashamed.

This boss was truly a good person at heart.

She had been thinking too badly of him…

“Thank you…”

The sound of thanks was very soft, but Lin Mo clearly heard it.

“You don’t need to thank me. There’s no deep grudge between us. In the future, I still have many experiments that will rely on you.”

He smiled, knowing his goal was achieved, and also felt relieved.

The tactics he learned online had actually worked.

Though it was a rather crude technique, he didn’t expect Su Yu to fall for it.

Now he had finally gained her trust and could take his plan a step further.

“Alright, enough of that. Besides this matter, I also have something to give you. Take a look at this.”

As he spoke, Lin Mo took out a strangely shaped metal bracelet from his pocket and placed it on the table in front of him.

“What’s this?”

Su Yu reached out and picked up the bracelet.

She looked at it from left to right but couldn’t figure it out.

“This is a Superpower Bracelet. With it, you can defeat any monster.”

“Huh? Really?”

The girl’s eyes were full of doubt.

Could this unimpressive little thing really be that powerful?

“This is my invention. You’ll know once you try it.”

Lin Mo smiled and began to explain the bracelet’s specific usage:

“When worn in battle, it can enhance your magic energy by 0.3 levels. More importantly, it has a powerful ultimate technique loaded inside. Though it can only be used once in a short period, it’s enough to handle most emergencies.”

“Besides that, it has all the functions of your current bracelet. Of course… when I said last time that your current bracelet had an electroshock function, I was just scaring you. Don’t take it seriously.”

Su Yu didn’t really mind.

She just nodded seriously, then pointed at herself in disbelief.

“So, this bracelet is for me?”

Lin Mo pretended to look around in confusion, then asked back:

“Is there anyone else here?”

“…”

Su Yu couldn’t find the words.

She felt a mix of emotions.

In the end, she just thanked him very seriously.

“Thank you, Lin Mo.”