A deafening silence followed, and the distant roars of the monsters became prominent.
"Are you sure about this?" Khal shattered the silence, asking carefully. Devion also had an expression of asking the same thing.
It was odd. Ayen found it hard to understand them.
Espers were obsessive creatures. That was a widespread truth. It stemmed from the compatibility pull, and more so with survival.
Ayen had not experienced it himself, but he witnessed a lot of cases, and the files of complaints piled up each day at the association.
Their reactions were completely different from the usual; a thought suddenly flashed across his mind.
Were the SS-class Espers' self-control extraordinary, or were Devion and Khal themselves the ones different from others?
The doubts and fear subsided slightly. Maybe, if it were them... Everything would be alright.
"Yes, I'm sure," Ayen firmly answered this time; his lazy tone was there, but the same was true for his conviction.
