He had no idea what was happening to him.

It was just like back on Isulon, when he had first encountered the two. What had seemed like a secure, well-maintained building turned out to be a dilapidated wreck in reality.

'How do they do that? How is this possible? I really need to stay away from this church!' he thought briefly, panicking.

He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

At least he tried. Ever since he had arrived in Kurani, events had been spiraling out of control.

'The rebellion! Fetu! The church! What’s next?'

He looked around. The people around him seemed nervous and somewhat frightened. Understandable, considering he had just jumped out of a window with no explanation.

Shortly after, they began murmuring and pointing at him. Kawao took a closer look at the people around him.

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They were scared. They feared him and quickly began to distance themselves from him.

'Do they know I fought Fetu and caused damage to the city?' he wondered.

But more than that, he wanted to know where he was now. It was still his first time in Kurani, and it was a large city.

Suddenly, he heard something coming from down the street. Was that… footsteps?

Yes!

Someone was approaching him. He quickly spotted a figure cloaked in a hood, their face hidden beneath it, walking directly towards him.

Next to them was another person. They looked familiar. Was that... Koru?

Why was he with this mysterious figure? And why were they running?

Moments later, he saw that they were being chased by a group of soldiers. Kawao immediately got into a fighting stance.

'It’s probably best if I take out their pursuers!' he thought.

"Is that him?" the hooded figure suddenly called out to Koru.

Koru looked at Kawao and replied, "Yes! That’s him!"

"Good! HEY, YOU! BIRD BRAIN! FOLLOW US!" the figure shouted at him.

"Why? I could just knock out your pursuers!"

"ARE YOU COMPLETELY STUPID?!"

They didn’t slow down. Kawao wanted to stand his ground and fight off the pursuers, but the hooded figure grabbed him by the collar and started dragging him along behind them.

"Hey! What’s the big idea?"

"What’s the big idea? I’m here to help you, you morons! Now start running, or I’ll turn you into mince meat later!"