"----!"
In that instant, Luo Zhen's eyes flashed as he realized that Nishikyo Neone had approached him silently, coming this close without him noticing.
The scent of alcohol and the unique delicate fragrance of the girl seeped into Luo Zhen's nostrils, but they failed to shake him. Instead, he met Nishikyo Neone's gaze and stared back.
Seeing Luo Zhen like this, the meaningful smile on Nishikyo Neone's face grew even more pronounced.
"Just as Little Kuro said, you really are a little unusual."
Nishikyo Neone collapsed into Luo Zhen's arms like a drunken courtesan. Pressing against him with her slender, supple shoulder, she let out a coquettish laugh.
"You didn't waver at all when you saw my 'Footwork of Withdrawal.' Very good, very good. There are few students these days who can remain as calm as you. Looks like you'll make a fine man."
Nishikyo Neone seemed quite satisfied by this.
The 'Footwork of Withdrawal' she mentioned was the footwork she had just used, an ancient martial art.
It was a technique that used a special breathing method and footwork to slip one's presence into an opponent's subconscious, evading their perception.
Humans were living creatures. Unlike machines, they could not meticulously identify everything they saw and heard before them. Even when they clearly saw or heard something, their consciousness could not carefully distinguish every detail. If everything received by their eyes and ears had to be identified and analyzed by the brain one item at a time, their brains would overheat from the burden. Therefore, the human brain pushed low-priority information into the subconscious within their waking awareness. By giving up on identifying such information, it reduced the burden of processing.
For example, people could see stones by the roadside, yet they would subconsciously ignore them. The same applied to