Oh no... Klein stiffened, his thoughts racing.
When exactly had Lenna come out, and how much had he seen?
When the Antigonus Family's marionette manipulated those black threads just now, had they affected him too?
Although I only recited the honorific name silently... what about everything else? And that delirious utterance from Hona...
"Don't worry." A voice tinged with amusement echoed in Klein's ears. "Just tell him this..."
Hm, Lin Chuan?
Klein hesitated, then slipped the revolver back into its holster. Seeing Lenna breathe a sigh of relief, he curled his lips upward, turned, and said with a quiet chuckle:
"Don't worry about it. There are many special people in this world who can always do things others can't. You, for example..."
"...And me, too."
Leaving those words behind, Klein gave Lenna no chance to see his face. He hurried over to Al Hassen, Borgia, and the others.
The line was so embarrassingly theatrical that he had nearly failed to keep a straight face. Fortunately, it seemed to work quite well on Lenna.
Klein stole a glance back and found Lenna standing motionless, his lips slightly parted, apparently muttering something to himself.
Looks like he realizes I "know," so he's stopped pretending... but I've actually only seen you talking to yourself once... Could he have some family heirloom ring that absorbs spirituality?
Klein withdrew his gaze thoughtfully and woke the other teammates one by one. Then, following the instructions of Borgia, who was in relatively good condition, he took a small sky-blue metal bottle from the man's coat.
The medicine in the bottle was called the "Goddess's Gaze." Its effects were simple: a measure of healing, along with physical and mental stimulation that could keep someone alive.
Since Al's bottle had accidentally spilled during the earlier battle, Klein divided Borgia's