"Ji-hye…?"
My eyes widened.
I stared at Ji-hye's figure standing beside Flinch, my gaze unable to move away from her even for a second.
Flinch suddenly burst into loud, triumphant laughter.
"Hahahaha! You see it now?" he sneered. "I've already taken control of Ji-hye! She belongs to me now!!"
I slowly scanned Ji-hye from head to toe.
She didn't move.
Not even slightly.
Her posture was stiff—unnaturally stiff—like a machine being operated by a remote control.
My expression hardened.
He was going to use Ji-hye against me.
And in my current state—without my powers—it would be impossible to defeat her.
"WHAT IS IT!?" Flinch shouted mockingly. "Why are you so quiet all of a sudden!? Are you scared!?"
I didn't answer.
My silence only made my irritation boil further.
I wanted to smash his face into the ground.
My fists clenched violently.
So tightly that my gloves finally tore apart with a sharp ripping sound.
Flinch snapped his fingers again.
