"I do know… him personally~"
"Personally, you say?"
The dark metallic figure responded.
"But you haven't mentioned it in our previous deal."
The blurry figure, Mary tilted her head slightly, almost playfully. The blur around her face flickered faintly, as if amused.
"I didn't mention it? Haha... I did mention it. If you didn't notice, that's hardly my concern. And if you doubt me, think carefully… I would have suffered backlash if I lied to you, right?"
"That's why we take an oath, isn't it?"
"..."
The metallic figure stilled.
"If that's the case," it said at last, "then tell me about him now… and explain why he possessed such power inside the barrier. Shouldn't those within it be weakened… like normal people?"
Mary gave a small shrug, "I don't know. He simply appeared… and used powers I couldn't even comprehend."
Her gaze lingered somewhere distant for a brief moment, then returned,
"Even I didn't think such power existed until now~"
