"Rudeus, make that person out there stop!"
Rudeus barely made out the Human God's words before he woke. He looked up and found Alexander fast asleep beside him, with no sign of waking.
Still bewildered, Rudeus soon drifted back to sleep.
The Human God watched Rudeus flicker in and out of the Void World again. A vein throbbed on his forehead. He activated Future Sight and saw the black-haired young man repeatedly slipping a bracelet on and off Rudeus's forearm.
Damn it, was this ever going to end? If the future hadn't suddenly changed—if that blue-haired girl with the ponytail and wicked grin hadn't appeared in it again, riding that huge dog beneath her—he wouldn't have needed Rudeus as a pawn. He certainly wouldn't have gone to the trouble of contacting him again.
"Just listen to me."
"I'm... listening."
The Human God clicked his tongue. Rudeus was flickering so fast he left afterimages, and the Human God couldn't tell whether he'd heard a word.
"Anyway, I was wrong to mock you earlier. I've thought about that proposal, and it wasn't quite right either. Don't take the evil Sword God to the Shirone Kingdom. If you go alone, you might win the affection of a cute little sister."
The Human God cleared his throat and spoke with a kindly smile.
"What... did... you... say? I... can't... hear... you."
The Human God's face darkened as he watched Rudeus continue to flicker.
On the bed, Alexander slipped the bracelet onto Rudeus's arm, took it off, then put it on again.
Damn you, Human God! That'll teach you to meet him in his dreams!
Alexander wore a villainous grin as he repeated the motion.
Rudeus suddenly opened his eyes. But when he turned, he saw Alexander sleeping as peacefully as a baby, even snoring