Meanwhile, inside the church on Jalle Island.
Shusuke had returned to his Throne. Resting his cheek on one hand, he stared impassively at Lin Mo, who hung unconscious above the church, shrouded in black mist. "How long can you hold out?"
Chapter 803: Jalle Island: Days Gone By
Lin Mo was currently inside an illusion, watching everything as a bystander.
The place he found himself in was the world he had grown up in, before he crossed over into the Pirate world.
The boy he saw carrying a schoolbag was his seven-year-old self.
He had been made to do chores ever since he could remember, and he had only ever been given his aunt and uncle's leftovers. Without enough food, warm clothes, or proper nutrition, Lin Mo had always been the smallest and thinnest child among his peers.
The constant beatings and scoldings had gradually made him withdrawn, insecure, and quiet.
Lin Mo knew little about Shusuke, but he also doubted Shusuke knew anything about his past.
That meant everything he was seeing now had probably been dredged up from his deepest memories by Shusuke's ability.
As a bystander, Lin Mo might as well not have existed in this world.
Even standing in the middle of the road did him no harm. Passing vehicles simply went through his body without hurting him at all.
Little Lin Mo stood expressionlessly at one end of the crosswalk, gripping his schoolbag straps as he waited for the light to turn green.
Plenty of pedestrians waited around Little Lin Mo. They traveled in twos and threes, chatting and laughing together. Most looked happy, and even the few who seemed to be in low spirits had a friend or two beside them. Only Little Lin Mo stood there alone in silence. Even then, he already