Through his Hyperperception, Angel could clearly sense the changes in Behemoth's emotions.
Emotions stirred thoughts, and though the flow of thoughts could not be read directly, the details were enough to judge Behemoth's general state.
Angel was certain that Behemoth was absolutely no foolish little mouse.
But whether Behemoth's intelligence had reached Pifeifei's level was impossible to determine.
However, from what Zigua had said, Behemoth was most likely pretending that its brain had been burned out. The very thought of "pretending" was enough to show that Behemoth was hiding secrets.
Perhaps that secret was its "intelligence"? Or perhaps, as Luigi had said... atavism?
While Angel observed Behemoth, Behemoth also secretly glanced at Angel with its tiny black-bean eyes.
It always felt that this person's gaze was strange, as though... he could see through its thoughts.
Moreover, the energy on him was the most unusual among everyone present.
It carried an air of mystery.
Behemoth lowered its head and did not dare look any longer. It felt that if it kept looking, the other party might discover something amiss.
What Behemoth did not know was that although Angel was not constantly staring at it with his eyes, his Hyperperception was running at full power. Every shift in its emotions was plain for Angel to see.
Originally, Angel had not been especially interested in Behemoth. He had merely taken it for a little hamster with a few secrets. But when he realized that Behemoth's emotions fluctuated far more violently when it looked at him than when it saw anyone else, Angel became interested instead.
"Are you afraid of me?"
Behemoth had its head lowered, pondering its current situation, when a voice suddenly sounded in its heart.
It froze for a second and instinctively wanted to turn and inspect its surroundings. But it