Time stopped.
The world within my vision came to a halt.
From the crowd to the noise. The only thing that stood in front of me was Duke Azonech.
Carefully placing my hand on the ground, my body slowly stood up.
In parallel with this, Duke Azonech's face changed dramatically. In a mutter, he opened his mouth.
"…Y..you were hiding your strength?"
He slowly took a step back.
He appeared to be in shock and fear.
"Not really."
My mouth automatically opened and answered.
"That's impossible!"
In a state of trembling, he screamed.
"Do you really expect me to believe that you weren't hiding your strength?"
"...You call this hiding my strength?"
I suddenly felt a wave of disgust wash over my body as I sensed my other self's emotions.
I found my head slowly rising up.
My eyes soon met with the Duke's.
"Is it really worth hiding this little amount of strength?"
