You bring the rare fungus to an ecstatic and grateful Linnaeus.

Oh! YES! THIS IS IT!

Even if you let down his faith in you?

You searched the Transport Nexus without telling Linnaeus.

I ... I could never thank you enough for this...

You saved my entire career! Years of hard work salvaged by your miraculous intervention!

And this fungal mass you found is far bigger than the one I had! This is really going to push my project forward!

I ... I'm definitely giving you something in return! It's going to be the best! I'll go and prepare it in the lab!

Well, an overjoyed Linn is quite a rare sight...

Thank goodness his research is saved... I'm very happy for him.

What do you mean by that...? I don't understand.

How...?! How did you find out?

I helped him find his special fungus today, so I believe we're helping each other out.

And you read its contents? Hmph. So I got found out...

My research has bottlenecked for too long. But when my long-ears accidentally ate Linnaeus's medicine, the results gave me new hope.

If pharmaceutical waste itself gave such stellar performances, the perfected formula is guaranteed to propel my research to success.

I... It's true we're competitors... But all I really care for is the success of my project.

I confess that I had my own goals, but they don't contradict my sincerity in helping Linn. What do you think?

Forget it. Why should I care? You can't prove sincerity with mere words. Do whatever you like with that "finding".

I was already out of options... If my research flops... I...

You might think I'm just finding excuses for myself, but I'll lay it out in the open. My project is of utmost importance to me.

I'll sacrifice anything to ensure its success ... even his good faith in me.