The words hit JJ like a punch to the chest. She blinked, momentarily at a loss for words. The room seemed to darken, and her breath grew shallow.
"W-what? No... there's no way..."
Rui's eyes bore into her, his expression calm but intent. He had an aura about him that was hard to read—something between aloofness and focus. JJ looked him up and down, trying to make sense of the situation. She couldn't recall ever seeing him before.
"I don't think I have ever seen you before. Who even are you?"
Rui smiled slightly, his lips curling up as he regarded her with a sense of amusement. "I hail from the same continent as Alexander the Great," he said, almost as if testing the weight of his own words. "And I keep my appearance changing so my identity stays hidden. Tell me, Jedo, was it? What are your skills anyway?"
