Awkward

With one hand gripping "Future" Nicholas by the throat, Kashius grinned viciously. He merely increased the force in his hand slightly, yet it was enough to make the latter's face flush red. His hands swung helplessly in the air, limp and powerless like a lamb awaiting slaughter.

"Although I hate talking nonsense in the middle of a fight, I still can't help asking you something.

Was Buds, who had originally been sealed inside a cryogenic chamber, released by you people?

And was the old grandpa Buds once mentioned one of you in disguise?" Kashius narrowed his eyes, his gaze at "Future" Nicholas becoming increasingly sharp.

"Cough, cough... Heh, hehehe~~~"

Right before Kashius, Future Nicholas laughed. That sound, neither laughter nor crying, seemed so pale and powerless.

"Speak!" Kashius barked, loosening his grip around Future Nicholas's throat so that he would not die from a lack of oxygen.

Kashius knew as well that for a peculiar creature like Nicholas, whether he breathed oxygen or not did not really matter.

But there were always exceptions. Since Kashius still wanted answers from "Future" Nicholas, he did not want him to die just like that.

After all, "Future" Nicholas knew far more than "Past" Nicholas did.

Wasn't Buds's background the best example of that?

As he moved, threads of golden ki gathered in Kashius's palm, then turned into a warm current that slowly seeped into the remains of "Future" Nicholas's body.

"You should know that giving information to others isn't in my nature." The corners of "Future" Nicholas's mouth lifted slightly, and a flash of madness crossed his face.

At that moment, he gathered all his strength and roared, "Don't even think about getting a single useful piece of information from me!

Go to hell with me, Kashius!!!"

Buzzzzzz~~~

Suddenly, an indescribable sense of