TEASER CHAPTER 6 PART 30
"Kya
!?"
Shīna
and the others were hit by a sudden feeling of floating, and they felt their
connection with Nozomu's consciousness, which they had felt just a few moments
ago, quickly fade away.
They
were surrounded by light and found themselves standing in the real world.
"What
happened ..."
"Sorry,
but for some reason, my path to Nozomu was suddenly cut off ..."
"Hmm,
it seems that something happened to that boy ... but I don't know what that is
..."
Shīna
and the others were bewildered by the fact that they were suddenly brought back
to reality. Zonne put his hand to his chin and pondered.
In
the meantime, Irisdina and Inda were slumped on the ground, sweating and
breathing heavily.
"Ane-sama,
are you alright?"
"Haa,
haa .... I-I'm... alright ..."
It
was probably because she was deeply in sync with Nozomu and shared his sense of
pain. Irisdina tried to smile at her worried sister, but she couldn't do it
well because her face was stiff with the residue of pain.
"Inda-sensei~,
let me lend you my shoulder~"
"S-sorry
..."
Inda
tried to get up, but her legs were shaking like a newborn fawn and she couldn't
stand up properly.
She
finally managed to stand up with the help of Anri's shoulder, but her legs were
not strong enough so she leaned herself on Anri.
Jihad
was indeed standing up on his feet properly, but his forehead was covered with
grease sweat and his breath was quite irregular.
"Surely
... The pain was so intense that it was unthinkable. It'll be hard if we were to
experience it again ..."
Even
Jihad seemed to have endured a lot of pain this time. His voice, normally low
and calm, was now a little strained. Even so, the fact that he was able to
speak properly clearly showed that he had a different "rank" than the
other two.
He
took a deep breath and gave Irisdna and the others a curious expression.
"Anyway,
it seems that not only this old man, but you guys as well, have something to
hide from us regarding Nozomu-kun ..."
"Ugh~
..."
Irisdina
and the others tensed as Jihad's gaze didn't seem to cower.
Nozomu
himself had a troublesome existence, comparable to Abyss Grief, inside him.
It
was true that the situation was unpredictable and critical at the moment, but
Irisdina and the others had talked about something that made them look even
more suspicious.
"Release
of Ability Suppression ... was it? Now that's something I've never heard of
before."
Jihad's
words made Irisdina and the others feel as if their lungs were being
constricted.
The
old man's word "he" also bothered me.
While
looking at them with strong facial expressions, Jihad's words of pursuit
continued.
"I'm
also curious about the word "that guy" that the old man used. It
seems he's referring to a different entity than Abyss Grief ..."
"What?
Did I say something like that?"
