"Cough, cough!" A sharp glint flashed through Caslo's narrowed eyes. Then he put on the look of a man on the verge of death and gave a few convincing coughs.
"Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!" Reno's eyes had been opened as well. A tree without bark would surely die; a person without shame was invincible beneath heaven!
"Caslo... are you all right? How could you be so careless?" The formerly fierce Ajax entered and saw the half-dead Caslo on the bed, along with the dumbfounded Reno beside him. The fury in her chest quickly dissipated, and her grievance and anger turned into heartache as she took Caslo's hand, tears hanging from her eyes.
"I... I'm fine. I'm sorry, my lady, for making you worry... cough, cough! I'll be all right. For the kingdom... cough, cough!" Looking frail, Caslo shakily raised a hand as though he wanted to touch Ajax's face. Then his hand dropped limply, and his entire body began to gasp violently.
"Damn it... fuck..." Reno nearly ground his molars to dust. He would need two lifetimes to learn expressions like that. How had he never realized this guy could act so well?
"Come on, sis! He..." Dos Antony, who had followed behind her, stared so hard his eyes nearly popped out. His facial control completely collapsed. This thing had two faces?
"Shut up! Can't you see how badly he's hurt? Get out!" Ajax suddenly turned around and snapped.
"Pfft!" Caslo promptly used his Battle Qi to force out a mouthful of blood. If he was going to act, he might as well see it through.
"I... he!" Dos Antony pointed at Caslo with his eyes wide open. Before you came, this guy had been bouncing around even more than I was! He was so anxious that he was practically about