A strange silence fell. It seemed Schrödinger was too stunned by what he'd heard to say anything in reply.
Something began to stir in his eyes — something Mr. Nobody desperately wanted to avoid.
To avoid any misunderstanding, he had to explain in detail what he'd discussed with Paymax and the cat — his idea.
And Schrödinger's first reaction was clearly not what he had expected.
"…But aren't you already on the First Step?" the old man replied.
"What? Of course not. What on earth made you think that?"
"Strange. From the outside, it seems like you're already a level above ordinary people." He touched his chin thoughtfully. "I thought you'd long since been on some mysterious Path… To be honest, I thought you were on the First Step of Solitude."
"What kind of nonse..." He fell silent before finishing his sentence.
Of course, the old man's words were mere speculation, with no connection to reality, but in a strange way, they struck a chord with him.
