Kawao slowly got back on his feet.

The soldiers around him were already poised and pointed their spears at him.

"How could you have known that?"

"I can recognize a person's intentions by their gaze. And yours clearly revealed that you're only out for revenge!"

"Can you really tell that from a look? Is that your Nyd, or what?"

The next moment, Paikon was already in front of him and delivered a brutal punch to his stomach.

He slowly lost consciousness.

"I don't need my Nyd to see that. Idiot!" was the last thing he heard before everything went black.

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When he woke up again, he was in a cell in the ship's cargo hold.

There were two cells among a pile of weapons and crates.

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One for him and the other for Koru.

"Ah. You're finally awake! I was already afraid they had killed you!"

"I don't die that easily!"

"What happened? Why did they capture you?"

He thought for a moment.

He couldn't keep the truth from him any longer.

"I destroyed one of their ships!... That was about a week ago!"

"What? Why?"

"They attacked my homeland! And executed everyone and everything in the worst possible way!... I couldn't control myself anymore! Before I knew it, I had killed them all and in the end, I awakened my Nyd!... Do you hate me now?"

An uncomfortable silence filled the room.

"No!" Koru then said, and it felt liberating for Kawao to hear just that one word.

"I think I can understand you. At least a little. When my brother and I were driven from our homeland... I also felt a desire for revenge.... But in my brother, it was much stronger. He showed me where hatred and anger can lead!... Fortunately, I was able to dissuade him, but I think because of that, I understand how you feel.... That's why I just can't hate you! After all, we are friends! We have to stand up for each other!"

After another moment of silence, Kawao simply replied, "Thank you!"

He turned to the side and tried to sleep.

It had already become dark.

Koru smiled softly and also tried to get some sleep.

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It was dark.

But then the world around him slowly brightened.

He realized he was standing in a room.

And in front of him were two people with their backs turned to him.