Darkness surged in like a tide. Yeager still wanted to ask something, but though he opened his mouth, no sound came out.
His consciousness was swallowed up. It felt as though his whole body had sunk beneath the water; even if he wanted to speak, he could not make a sound. In the end, his awareness gradually faded, leaving him to sink into a deep sleep.
Kira stood with his hands behind his back, silently watching the unconscious Yeager.
"You know, for a moment..."
At that moment, Marshmallon's spirit popped out and peeked around from the side.
"...I really thought you were going to kill him."
Kira found that strange. "I have no grudge against him. Why would I kill him?"
Marshmallon said, "Uh... because he found out your secret? You know, villains love doing that sort of thing. Like, 'You know too much, so you can't be allowed to live,' blah blah blah..."
Kira said, "What? Do I look like a villain?"
Marshmallon said, "..."
Not only was someone shameless, but he apparently had no self-awareness either.
Vampire Young Lady said lazily, "To be honest, Master, I thought you were going to take him out too."
Kira was quite helpless. "Is that really how you all see me?"
His character persona was collapsing. Even his own spirits did not trust his moral character. Beyond helplessness, Kira felt wronged. He thought himself such an upright and sunny Duelist, yet his reputation had somehow been ruined.
He had never planned to kill Yeager in the first place.
He still had use for Godwin's disguise, though even if it had been exposed, it would not have mattered much. To Kira, that identity was not important enough to warrant such concern.
Besides, he was a Dark Duelist with king-level strength. Why did he