Chapter 47 - Handle A Potential Loose End (1/2)

After sitting down...

While Eddie's mind was currently drifting into an unknown faraway place, Jeremy just sat idly opposite to the daydreaming man like a good friend.

After a few minutes passed, Eddie's eyes finally gained back their clarity...

*Huff* *Huff*

”That... That was tiring... as... as f*ck” With incessant huffing sounds coming out of his mouth nonstop, Eddie spoke like someone who had just gone through a hellish workout just now.

Soon, Eddie's eyes finally spotted that the cause of his earlier nightmare was actually sitting right in front of him with a curious expression plastered on his face.

As a result, Eddie felt extremely terrified inside.

With a wide-open mouth and eyes, dilated pupils in response to the rush of adrenaline, Eddie almost screamed in fear...

”Ya... you... no, don't kill me.” Eddie uttered in fear.

After seeing Eddie, aka 'his past life savior' like this, Jeremy felt a 'sliver' of guilt inside.

Then he decided to give some more time for Eddie to calm himself down...

”...”

”...”

After some more minutes passed...

Upon seeing that Eddie felt quite okay now, Jeremy spoke with a tinge of helplessness in his voice, ”Alright, I won't do that again. So, can you tell me now? You see... I'm very curious about your ability to sense my intent.”

*Fuuuu...*

Having heaved out a long breath of cold air after settling himself down, Eddie finally said his own thoughts...

”If my guess is right, it's... it's not your intent that I have sensed.”

”Oh? What is it then?”

Those words of Eddie's had gained Jeremy's full attention now.

However, the following words spoken by Eddie had caught Jeremy quite off guard...

”It's your strength...”

”My what? My strength?” Jeremy asked again to be clear.

”Yeah... I think so. It's your strength.” Eddie confirmed yet again.

”But you see, I am only 'a bit' physically stronger than you, though. How is it possible to make you react like you've seen a ghost?” Jeremy asked back in perplex while feigning ignorance as if he didn't quite understand what strength Eddie was talking about.

At this moment, inside Jeremy's head, something was unfolding entirely different from his outward expressions. In fact, he was currently trying to analyze that his cover was blown or not.

'Does he know I am a mage? Maybe he only knows somehow that I haven't shown my true power as of yet. Or is it something else entirely?'

After hearing Jeremy's words and question about his earlier reactions, Eddie suddenly felt quite stumped, as he could only reply unsurely, ”That is... I... I don't know...”

'He seems clueless for real. So, he doesn't know if I'm hiding my true power or not.'' Jeremy thought realizingly after hearing Eddie's answer.

However, to make sure that Eddie was indeed clueless about his mage's identity, Jeremy decided to probe further...

”Is that so? Then why did you react like that a moment ago?”

”Yeah, I don't really know... As for that, I just feel 'instinctively' that you are very strong... Way stronger than everyone I have ever met in my whole life.” Replied Eddie straightforwardly.

'Instinctively? Is he an animal or what? Whatever it is, I need to know about his so-called ability first before deciding my next moves.'

Jeremy got a bit perplexed by Eddie's choice of words. As a result, Jeremy decided to know the causes and effects of all this first before proceeding with his next action steps.

So, Jeremy pressed Eddie for the answer, ”You said, it was 'instinctively'. Now, can you tell me already about your so-called skill? You know you make me quite curious right now.”

After some thoughts of whether to tell Jeremy or not, Eddie finally decided to tell him the truth as there was no point in hiding anything anyway, 'It isn't like I will lose my talent after telling him the truth... So be it then.'

”Actually, it is a talent called 'Instinct'. Not a skill, though.” Said Eddie while stroking his bald head lightly.

Then with a trace of astonishment written on his face, Jeremy said, ”A talent named 'instinct' huh... That's why you said that you felt like I was the strongest existence you had ever met.”

”That's right. Those two times, my instinct screamed hysterically for me to run away as far as possible from you. But you know, my legs just didn't respond no matter what and my body seemed to be stiff like a stone statue. It is exactly as you had just seen a moment ago.” Clarified Eddie.

”I see. So, it is like that. Wait... two times? There is also another time?” After realizing that there was another time Eddie had felt like that, Jeremy inquired further.

”Yes, do you remember when you just came out of that green toilet? It is at that time...” While clearing Jeremy's doubt, Eddie pointed his right index finger at the green toilet situated not far from the floating Crystal.

”So, that's the first time...”