Mirai crouched in front of the fierce, yet extremely polite, shouting.
Strength was strength, and a person's inner thoughts belonged to their own mind. Although Mirai had initially wanted to kick Clay awake, judging from appearances, he had handled it quite properly.
It might not have been appropriate to use Corporal Rock Lee and the others qualified for this, but spiritually speaking, it was quite fitting.
Of course, most importantly, Rock Lee's Little Girl movie had also followed along, so Mirai naturally needed to maintain a bit of gentlemanly conduct.
Clay was sleeping soundly, snoring even louder than Mirai's shouts. He was practically immune to Mirai's yelling, which also helped Mirai understand why the explosions in the woods had been so loud, yet Clay could still sleep like a dead pig.
Because he was sleeping like a dead pig!
Before the shouting had even ended, Mirai rose with an ugly expression. Since he could no longer hold himself back, he struck that fierce spot as he shouted:
"Clay, if you don't wake up, believe it or not, I'll kill you!"
Honestly, being tough was sometimes more effective than being gentle. Under Mirai's fierce shouting, Clay's eyes flew wide open, and he woke up at once.
When Clay was first awakened, his mind was still wandering and his heart was still catching its breath. He opened his eyes, intending only to curse, and then saw Mirai standing before him, glaring at him with a face full of rage.
That single look nearly scared the wits out of Clay. Even the mouth that had been about to curse began trembling uncontrollably.
Clay's mind went blank for about three seconds. Then he got to his feet in a panic and said fearfully to Mirai, "I'm really sorry, my lord. I... I... you..."
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