67:Who Is The Strongest?

Reed's eyes lit up, his chuunibyou energy flaring. "Emergency? What emergency? As long as I'm here, who dares to harm you?!"

His voice rang through the temple, and he struck a ridiculous pose. "After all, I am—"

I panicked, clamping a hand over his mouth before he could finish spouting nonsense. Reed struggled against my grip, his muffled words still trying to escape. "Mmff! Mmm! I am the—"

"Ashton," I muttered, glancing at him with urgency.

Ashton sighed but leaned closer. "What now?" he whispered.

I quickly murmured something into his ear. His expression immediately turned pale, his eyes widening in alarm. Without a word, he grabbed one of Reed's arms while I took the other.

"Hey, hey! What's going on?!" Reed shouted, flailing like a wild child.

"No time to explain," I said firmly.