There was a hint of hesitation in his voice, mainly because Angel and the others' auras were obscured by the barrier, making it impossible for him to tell whether Angel was human or one of the humanoid races of the Mirror Realm.
Moreover, he could vaguely sense traces of Aggregation Energy within the barrier.
And Aggregation Energy was exclusive to creatures of the Mirror Realm.
So even as he stepped forward to ask, his hesitation was obvious.
Upon hearing his question, Laplace simply turned her head, too lazy to pay him any mind. Luigi lowered his head and plucked the strings in his hands, treating his words as though they meant nothing.
The ponytailed man could only turn his gaze toward Angel.
He remembered that Angel had been watching him earlier as well.
Angel chuckled softly. "You asked whether we were 'also' human. Does that mean you're human?"
The ponytailed man did not hide it and nodded. "Yes, I'm human... You should be too, right?"
If Angel were not human, there would have been no need for him to keep staring at him.
"Yes." Angel admitted it directly as well. "A Southern Region wizard?"
After confirming that Angel was human, the ponytailed man did not show much friendliness, though the wariness in his eyes eased considerably. Meeting one of his own kind in an unfamiliar world could be considered a kind of fate.
"Strictly speaking, I'm not a Southern Region wizard. But my ancestors came from the Southern Region." As he spoke, the ponytailed man lightly pinched an emblem on his uniform. "I'm from the Drifting City. I'm a Blood Hunter."
Angel's gaze fell upon the emblem as well: a bloodstained sickle, with the black silhouette of a howling werewolf behind it.
Angel did not know the specific meaning of