‘Perplexity,’ perhaps that’s what it should be called.
An incomprehensible gaze turned toward me. As if unable to gauge why I was asking such a question.
Sometimes, a momentary glance conveys more than a hundred words. The emotion in the man’s eyes implied one thing.
Impossible.
Of course it was. With my current self, I couldn’t imitate even a tenth of the man’s combat.
Yes, with my current self.
“Just for a very short time is fine… If I can buy enough time to protect those two.”
The man’s golden pupils sank deeply.
Swirling thoughts reflected like light and vanished. Silence, silence, and silence.
It took a bit more time for him to open his mouth. His tone was more subdued than before.
“Kid… You seem to be mistaken, but this body isn’t yours. It’s merely a body manifested as my image in the ‘boundary.’ Do you think you’ll even be able to control your body properly if you go back?”
It was a…