I actually saw another me behind my back and instantly understood what had happened. It seemed Judge had hooked out my soul, but I just hadn't noticed until now.
At this moment, I also realized why no one woke up despite my long-winded speech earlier. Turns out it was my soul speaking, which meant that nobody could hear my voice at all.
But that's not right. If Judge had already extracted my soul, why was he still asking whether I would go or not? Hadn't he already made the choice for me? Ah, the power to command at will, the power over souls. He could hook whomever he wanted, however he wanted, without so much as a by-your-leave.
"Kid, isn't the power in my hands exhilarating?" Judge teased, coming up to my face with a smirk.
"Yeah, too exhilarating. If one day I have such power, I'd also like to indulge myself thoroughly," I blurted out, following his lead without thinking it through.
