"Why didn't you forget your own name while you were at it-"
Cheadle fought back the urge to punch Dio and decided to let him off for now.
"I really forgot. Something might have gone wrong when I came back to reality from beyond the boundary just now, but I'm not too sure what exactly happened either. Ging said it was already unbelievable that I made it back from the stratosphere.
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Dio shook his head, telling a mixture of truth and lies.
Those two days that had vanished without a trace still bothered him, but he couldn't find any information online himself.
All the publicly available popular science articles and scientific papers more or less avoided discussing the ecology above the stratosphere, or simply spouted utter nonsense.
Since Cheadle, the walking encyclopedia, happened to be here, he might as well ask.
"Above the stratosphere!?"
At Dio's words, Cheadle let out an uncharacteristic cry of shock.
Her voice even drowned out Beans, who was delivering the annual summary with a microphone in his hand.
It immediately drew quite a few looks from the people around them. She instinctively lowered her voice again, then asked urgently, "Why did you go so high up? What exactly is beyond the stratosphere? Were you hurt?"
And-you actually made it back alive!
Though she had long known Dio was special, Cheadle was still shocked by his extraordinary experience.
As she spoke, she activated her ability with a turn of her hand. A dazzling light with no discernible source shone straight onto Dio, illuminating his entire body inside and out.
Good, he only seemed a little mentally exhausted. Both his Nen reserves and muscle activity were excellent, though-
Under the [Shadowless Lamp], Dio's physical condition was laid bare.
Unbothered by Cheadle's seemingly impolite behavior, Dio heard