Neferpitou stopped moving.
"What? Surprised?" Qiao Lun could see Komugi's complexion improving at a rate visible to the naked eye.
This was the ultimate effect of combining Reverse Cursed Technique with [Doctor Blythe]. In Qiao Lun's view, perhaps only [Archangel's Breath] could rival this kind of healing.
Neferpitou nodded in acknowledgment.
"Even if you didn't protect her, I wouldn't let her die so easily. Besides, she's clearly limiting what you can do right now. That's all the more reason she can't die."
Qiao Lun said something Neferpitou found difficult to understand, but in short, he wanted an all-out, satisfying battle with Neferpitou rather than one burdened by so many restrictions.
Besides, he did not want Neferpitou to be used by Shaiapouf.
Nor did he want Shaiapouf's plan to succeed. Didn't Shaiapouf want Komugi dead? Then Qiao Lun would make sure she stayed alive.
"What do you want?" Neferpitou did not quite understand, but he understood equivalent exchange.
Qiao Lun had to want something in return for helping like this.
"Let's fight. Bites the Dust." As Qiao Lun spoke, Round Deer had already sunk back into the shadows.
He needed to lure Neferpitou out of the building without giving Shaiapouf below any chance to escape, but to do that, he had to ensure Komugi's safety.
He also had to let Neferpitou confirm that Komugi was safe.
The most crucial part of this was confirming whether any of Shaiapouf's clones remained nearby.
"All right, but not now," Neferpitou answered.
When Qiao Lun appeared here, even if he did not want to believe it, he had no choice but to accept that Youpi, whom he had sensed through his [En], really had died at this man's hands.
That allowed him to judge that the human before him was extremely powerful.
"Could I go