"SELENE!"
My voice was different this time.
Raspy to the point of pain, as if I could no longer form any kind of words.
She collapsed where she stood — the body I had rebuilt, assembled especially for her…
Me? Aren't you the fool in a situation like this?
I muttered inwardly, a frustration that would not leave me.
But… hey, this is not the time for that.
If I did nothing, everything Selene had done would be for nothing.
Time to play my trump card.
Yes, my only chance to seize control of this rotten, dirty game.
Oh — Valeria? Of course she was surprised.
Her eyes widened clearly, pupils dilating, mouth parting slightly as if stunned by what had just happened.
Perhaps she hadn't expected someone as selfish as Selene or me to sacrifice for one another.
Heh. How dare she underestimate the two of us.
"The dimensional wall…" Valeria said, sounding tense at whatever 'miraculous' magic Selene had just used.
