As the captain, Finn stopped the two from continuing their quarrel and seriously asked Bell to recount what had happened at the time.
After hearing everything—
"I understand now."
"Captain, do you know what that guy did?"
"Yes. Simply put, Bell, you were frightened and imagined it all."
Finn gave that answer.
Just as he had guessed, Bell had been so scared that he suffered an extreme reaction.
In that instant, Finn had sensed a trace of something that made even his hair stand on end. No, it could not be called killing intent.
It was like a weak animal suddenly encountering a ferocious beast and being frightened by the aura it gave off.
And that aura had mainly targeted Bell, so no one else had felt it. Only Finn had keenly sensed a little of it.
Right, Ais had vaguely sensed something too.
"Hah? Captain, what are you talking about? I was scared and started imagining things? Scared?"
The werewolf Bell looked as though he had heard some kind of joke. How had he somehow been frightened?
"Yes, frightened. Like this—!"
In an instant, everyone, including Bell, tensed up, instinctively preparing to defend themselves.
Bell especially even took a step back.
The next second, Finn's expressionless face relaxed.
"Captain, you really scared—ah, you mean Bell was frightened like that?"
Tione understood, but she was also confused.
Just now, the captain had looked as if he were about to suddenly lash out and kill everyone.
Although she knew the captain would not kill his companions, the intimidation had been too obvious, and people would instinctively react.
So, she understood what the captain meant by being frightened.
As for her confusion, it was because she had not felt that kind of aura from the other party.
Oh, perhaps because Bell had