There were too many people trying to crowd around Rin at the same time. The attention felt overwhelming, so Rin felt the need to put some distance between himself and the others.
"Alright, give me some space. Why do you all look like you're attending a funeral?"
That was a terrible joke to make. The mood in the room went down instantly once the meaning of Rin's words sank in.
[Rookie, this is a delayed notice informing you that there might have been a time discrepancy between the last task and your soul returning to your body.]
[Please rest assured. As a full-time employee of the system, your safety was guaranteed. However, the time discrepancy could unfortunately not be avoided.]
'How long was I unconscious for?'
[Not too long. Just enough to avoid suspicion]
'That's not an answer. System, I need an answer.'
However, the system did not answer Rin. The one who filled him in on what happened was Reina.
