"He didn't even destroy the three cysts. He just blasted it to death, without giving it a chance to regenerate?"
"Gelman must have reached an even higher stage. Is there any chance I could catch up?"
"But at least I got to witness something like this. You'd never see anything like it on the Six Continents..."
That was Ging Freecss speaking.
"What a beautiful form. I wish I could grow a pair of Silver White Wings like that, just like an angel..."
"No, wait. I'm an angel already. That's right! I am an angel!"
That was Biscuit Krueger speaking.
"Gelman seemed to speak to me from inside my mind just now... It's strange, but also amazing."
"This feels really nice. I want to try it again. When we're alone, I'll ask him."
That was Shizuku Murasaki speaking.
The halos above their heads and the pillars of light surrounding them had vanished.
Gelman lightly touched his toes to the ground.
The Silver White Halo, Silver White Wings, and Black Robe turned into black and white specks, then disappeared into the night sky.
As he walked toward the others, he suddenly noticed something strange.
When he focused, he could hear Ging's, Biscuit's, and Shizuku's thoughts and sense their changing emotions.
At the same time, he realized he could communicate with the people beside him telepathically.
"Shizuku, you don't have to wait until we're alone to ask me. Though, if we're alone, is there really any need to communicate telepathically?"
Halfway through hearing him, Shizuku's eyes widened in surprise, and she hurriedly covered her mouth.
She thought she'd let her thoughts slip out loud again.
But when she looked up and met Gelman's eyes, she realized things weren't as she'd imagined.
Another possibility came to mind.
"That's right, Shizuku. Just as you're thinking,