I blinked, once, and then twice.
The world slowly came into focus—violet trees swaying at the forest edge, the wasteland's cracked earth beneath my feet, and an overwhelming pressure in the air that made my skin prickle.
『 Welcome back to the land of the living~ 』 Eli's voice rang in my head, cheerful as ever. 『 You went semi-unconscious for quite a long while. Almost three hours, in fact. 』
Three hours?
What happened while I was out? And what's going on with Zurako?
『 Oh, I instructed and taught her how to awaken her Paragon Form, just like we planned. It went smoothly, I'd say. Well, mostly~
The thing is, the type of Paragon Form she's attaining seems somewhat volatile. Now that you've recovered your mind, after the whole transformation sequence is done—you might need to fight and put her in her place—just enough so she regains her sanity. 』
I felt my eye twitch.
