"Kaede... Fu Ryosuke..."
Only now did Sasuke seem to wake from a nightmare. He stared blankly at Fu Ryosuke and murmured.
Then his eyes suddenly tightened, and he asked tensely.
"Where's that monster!?"
As he spoke, he quickly raised his arm, staring in disbelief at his completely uninjured palm as he muttered.
"The wounds on my body...!?"
Hearing him, Fu Ryosuke gave a bitter smile and said softly.
"Don't worry, Ryuk has already left. But you really were incredibly lucky. You awakened the ability to regenerate after being wounded so severely by Ryuk..."
At that point, Fu Ryosuke showed a lingering look of fear on Sasuke's behalf and said quietly.
"Just now, your body was practically in the same state mine is in now... Do you think you would've had any chance of surviving if you hadn't awakened regenerative abilities!?"
At his words, Sasuke slowly glanced at Fu Ryosuke nearby and said in surprise.
"Your body recovered quickly. I remember that just a moment ago, you only had your head left..."
Fu Ryosuke shot him an embarrassed glance, then said helplessly.
"That's nothing compared to you... Your regeneration speed even surpasses that of a chang ghost. Among all of us, you now have the strongest regenerative ability..."
Hearing that, Sasuke stared excitedly at his own body and murmured softly.
"So that means... I succeeded..!"
Fu Ryosuke gave a faint, bitter smile and said quietly.
"Yes, you succeeded. Congratulations on arriving in... Hell..."
At Fu Ryosuke's words, Sasuke's body trembled slightly. The horrific pain he had endured earlier seemed to resurface in his mind, and he said in a suppressed voice.
"You're right... The pain I went through before really was like being in hell..."
As he said this, Sasuke slightly raised his head, his eyes filled with confusion.
"Where did