The fingers in her palm suddenly twitched.
Chiya immediately looked up.
Kaguya's eyelashes fluttered lightly, and her tightly shut eyes finally opened. She looked at Chiya crouching in front of her, her gaze still somewhat unfocused.
"Chiya..."
"Mm, I'm here."
Chiya tightened his grip on her hand, unable to stop a smile from appearing on his face.
"It's all right now. Your original body has been saved too."
Kaguya froze for a moment, then propped herself up into a sitting position. She lowered her head to look at her newly solidified arm, then looked at Chiya, as if she wanted to say something.
Just then, Chiya suddenly felt someone grasp his arm in reality.
He hurriedly withdrew from the mental space.
The Kaguya in his arms had already awakened.
Those Byakugan eyes were watching him, her brows slightly furrowed. When Chiya lowered his head, she braced herself on his arm and sat up, her gaze moving from his face to his forehead before finally landing on the hand he had wrapped around her.
The smile had yet to fade from Chiya's face.
"How do you feel? Are you still uncomfortable anywhere?"
Kaguya did not answer.
She rose from Chiya's arms, her feet landing on the rocks. Her long white hair fell between them, separating them slightly.
"Did you save me?"
Chiya was taken aback.
There was scrutiny in Kaguya's eyes. The way she looked at him was completely different from the one in the mental space.
Chiya slowly withdrew his hand.
He had nearly forgotten.
The one who had spent so long with him had always been the consciousness she had separated from herself. The original body before him did not know him at all.
"It was me."
Chiya nodded. Just as he was about to continue, Kaguya suddenly raised