"So I heard your body seems to be having some problems. That's why I came specifically to check on you—and to 'protect' you for a while, so nothing unexpected happens to you!"
Soji slowly approached and sat down directly on the stone chair opposite Jigen.
However, when Soji said the word "protect," he seemed to imply something else and deliberately stressed it.
In the space where Jigen resided, countless stone pillars stood all around, while eight stone chairs were arranged in a circle at the center.
At present, Jigen and Soji sat facing each other.
As Soji casually took his seat, Jigen's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.
An accident?
You're probably the source of any accident!
Though that was what he thought, Isshiki still wanted to keep up appearances before they openly fell out.
What if Soshi had not truly come to cause trouble for him?
Even though he knew that possibility was slim, Jigen, whose body had yet to recover from its injuries, could only pray silently in his heart.
"Oh? Is that so? Where did you hear that there was something wrong with my body?"
Isshiki tried to probe Soji without revealing anything.
After all, according to Isshiki's understanding, Soshi should not have known about his physical condition.
Yet just now, the other party had explicitly stated that something was wrong with his body. How could Isshiki not overthink it?
One had to know that within the entire Kara Organization, only the Inner members knew that every time he fought after activating Karma, he needed a period of recuperation.
He had only begun cooperating with Soshi not long ago. How could he possibly expose his greatest weakness to a partner?
Wouldn't that put him at an inherent disadvantage in their cooperation?
With Isshiki's prudence, he naturally would not expose