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"...How can this be?"
Aiwass's eyes widened slightly, finding it somewhat incomprehensible: "Paths... can they be reversed?"
"——Of course."
Just at this moment.
Suddenly, a person wearing black gloves patted him on the shoulder from behind.
A very familiar voice rang in his ear: "Don't be nervous, Aiwass. This is normal."
That was the voice of the Lord of Scalefeather.
In Aiwass's eyes, the world around him quickly dimmed down. It was as if it had become night, and the curtains were drawn. Only a small circle of space around him remained brightly lit.
"...Normal?"