Breaking the Skin

When was the last time I fled in such panic?

The millennium of memories I was unwilling to recall churned through my mind.

Yes, it was when Kaguya was hunting me down.

Jigen flew through the sky, speeding forward without pause.

"Bitch!"

I was clearly the Ōtsutsuki Clan's Main Family! Could this woman be my destined nemesis?

"Bitch!"

I fled miserably like a stray dog.

The last time was like this, and so was this time.

"I'll make you pay!"

"Remember this!"

"I'll be back!"

What am I even saying?

"Damn it!!!"

"Damn it!!!"

"Ah—!!!"

"I'll kill you! I'll kill you! You bastard!!!"

By the time he came to his senses, his body was already fleeing on instinct.

Jigen stopped flying and stared blankly at the clouds around him.

She hadn't followed!

Thank goodness!

This time, I'll definitely hide.

"Wait, what am I thinking?"

Jigen lowered his head and looked at his hands. His body was still trembling instinctively, overwhelmed by lingering fear.

Why am I afraid of her?

Is she really that terrifying?

Why am I trembling without even realizing it?

This shouldn't be happening. Clearly, he was the one she should fear!

Clearly, she should be the one trembling before him!

No. This is wrong!

Jigen gradually calmed down.

At present, she had the upper hand. With his current strength, it was difficult to fight her head-on.

Endure.

As long as he hid until the reincarnation was complete, he could make that bitch pay with his full strength!

"Endure for a moment, and the storm will pass; take one step back, and the sea and sky will open wide."

Yes, he wasn't running away. He was making a strategic retreat.

So.

So!

So!

Am I supposed to keep hiding like this?

Reincarnation required waiting for the right moment.