"Hmm?"
On the black spaceship, inside the cockpit, the Sky Fox had been leisurely savoring some fine fruit wine. The wineglass in his hand paused mid-sway, spilling half of the azure liquid he had poured with such perfect rhythm. He seemed not to notice at all, instead focusing his attention in a certain direction beside him.
"What's wrong?"
In that direction stood an incredibly white stone statue. At that moment, it looked as though the statue had come to life as it turned toward the Sky Fox...
To be honest, if Mike had still been here, he would have been drenched in cold sweat. The stone statue had been in this room from the beginning. It was actually quite conspicuous, yet for some reason, no one had noticed it. Only when it moved did it seem as though some switch had been activated, filling the entire space with an inexplicably chilling atmosphere.
And the only sensation that the stone statue's cold, eerie face evoked was... terror!
It was an indescribable terror. Those features, that shape, seemed born solely to inspire fear. Every movement could raise goosebumps on a person's skin. Yet this thing had been staring at Mike from less than half a meter away right from the start...
It was only thanks to the fact that Mike hadn't felt a thing at the time...
"I'm telling you..." The Sky Fox helplessly shook his head. "Stop moving around. You're making my hair stand on end..."
"Really?" The stone statue smiled. A clearly apologetic smile appeared on its face, but with those eerie features, even its apologetic smile made people feel chilled to the bone!
The Sky Fox silently curled his lips, avoided its gaze, and looked outside. "What's wrong with you?"
He knew that this fellow rarely moved without good