"Akasi, care for a chat?"
His breathing and heartbeat grew weaker, and in his near-death state, Akasi frequently saw that girl who had died long ago.
It felt as though time was simultaneously very short and yet very long.
He would surely die soon because of the methods employed by the Miremen.
But as memories flooded in, it was as if the entire world's temporal dimension had shifted.
His consciousness was so involuntary.
All his cells craving survival, in the moment just before death, pushed Akasi's consciousness toward the person who had almost killed him.
In the sea of consciousness, those dialogues appeared like an uninvited guest.
"Ah, what's the interesting story this time? Please, tell me."
"Pfft, no wonder you survived the third cage fight; your ability to learn is really strong. You can even infer other things from one fact." The girl's smile wasn't as hearty as the last time.
Akasi had sustained some minor injuries.
