The old woman sat up from the leather blanket. As if to see more clearly, she leaned forward as far as she could.
THUMP THUMP!
An inexplicable vibration echoed in the cramped room. Others might not realize it, but Gauss could "see" that the abnormal fleshy tumor inside her body was beating at an accelerated rate. Even the surrounding Natural Magic was affected, rippling outward in continuous waves.
"What exactly are you?" The old woman clambered to her feet with a wary expression, smoothly pulling You—who was just about to help her up—firmly behind her back protectively.
