"Sss haa sss haa—"
Maintaining his stance by the shoreline.
Only after a full quarter-hour did Il's rapid breathing finally calm down.
Once his body had more or less returned to normal and his hands had reverted to slender arms, Il plopped down on the beach, gazing at Ronald with a relieved expression:
"Boss, thank you for your hard work."
"I'm basically alright now, we can proceed back."
"You should take a moment and rest." Although Il wasn't human, Ronald felt it was best not to push his body too hard. He patted Il on the shoulder, suggesting that he remain seated for a while longer, "In the meantime, you should tell me what exactly happened to you just now."
"I can't imagine the dominant life form of Yizi Forest being easily troubled into that state."
"Ugh..."
Faced with Ronald's comfort, Il instead displayed a look of embarrassment.
Like a shy girl making small gestures, he then replied in a puzzled tone:
"Boss, honestly, I have no idea what happened."
