The nervous faces of the Fushigimi brother and sister duo were reflected clearly in my retinas.
"...You followed me."
With breaths that sharply inhaled the bitingly cold autumn air causing them to wince, it didn't take long for the two to recover the stamina lost from chasing after me.
Looking at them, I thought to myself.
My survival here is more or less guaranteed, but the implications of that may not be so pleasant. What it comes down to, really, is whether my gamble has paid off, although this whole situation is pretty much a screwed-up amalgamation of gambles.
Whether or not they would even come after me, for example, was a slight gamble. Though, I was confident they would―because it wasn't an opportunity they could easily come across.
The other gamble... Well, we'll see if it happens.
"So, what did you come for?"
