Right. He was no longer an ordinary person.
Perhaps controlling Exotic Energy had come too easily to him, or perhaps Tian Yu had filled his mind even in his unconscious movements. Either way, he had failed to notice it at first.
"Thank you."
Tian Yu looked at Huolin Fei in surprise.
If Huolin Fei calling her name earlier had been an accident, then how could this speed—something no ordinary person should possess—be explained?
Huolin Fei released the basketball. The lingering warmth of flowing Exotic Energy remained at his fingertips. He opened his mouth, but did not know what to say. Tian Yu did not know him yet. They had not gone through those unforgettable experiences together, nor did they share the tacit understanding forged in battle. Much less...
"Who threw that basketball around?!"
Just as Huolin Fei was lost in his memories, Miao Tiaojun's shout pulled him back.
A blue-haired youth strode over from the court and bent down to pick up the rolling basketball.
"Sorry."
"Sorry? You threw a basketball around like that, and all you have to say is sorry—"
Miao Tiaojun wanted to say more, but Huolin Fei raised a hand to stop him.
Huolin Fei's gaze swept across everyone on the court.
"Long Jian, Tai Lei, Ye Lingyun, Feng Yao, Kazekage. I'd forgotten. This was where I first met all of you."
Looking at those faces, each one incomparably familiar to him, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.
"You know us?"
Long Jian looked at Huolin Fei in confusion. He did not remember knowing the person before him.
"You could say that."
A meaningful smile appeared on Huolin Fei's lips.
"Just not the versions of you from this universe."
The others exchanged glances, clearly unable to understand what he meant.
Huolin Fei had already taken