A decade?
I sucked in a cold breath, trying my best to maintain my expression. It was already obvious from the start that something was wrong, but I didn't expect things to be this alarming.
'But what is going on? It hasn't been long since they disappeared. How can they say that they've been stuck here for a decade? Is time here slower, or is there more to it that I don't know?'
"Unfortunately, I'm still the same rank. I wasn't able to get much higher."
Leon looked completely unfazed by the revelation.
In fact, he played along with it.
"...Is that so? That's unfortunate. I guess your talent got squeezed dry in the end. That's normal. I've seen many hit their limit. But still, you've ranked very high. There's no shame in what you've achieved."
Patting Leon's shoulder, the man adjusted his thin circular frames.
