When Gerald saw that sudden beam of light, he was momentarily stunned, experiencing a sliver of a surreal feeling. But as the "Short Fat Giant" slashed his arm with its weapon, he personally experienced the pulverizing destructive power, and saw his arm reduced to fragments. He felt that pain and fear, acknowledging with complete certainty:
All of this was real!
The melody was real!
The beam of light was real!
The "Short Fat Giant" that descended from the beam of light was also real!
Although he had considered bypassing the "Short Fat Giant" to deal with the three women, he suspected the light beam, the formidable melody, and the "Short Fat Giant" with its bizarre weapon were all their doing.
But the problem was, he couldn't get around it.
