Spurt—!
The pain engulfed my mind, swallowing any semblance of thought. I struggled to keep myself from screaming as blood streamed down from my eye and onto the ground.
All the noise around me seemed to stop in that moment as I felt numerous gazes directed my way.
"....."
Besides the steady dripping of my own blood, there was no other sound around me. The air hung still, the silence absolute.
In that moment, I slowly raised my head to look around me.
That was also the moment that I saw it.
The numerous empty faces devoid of any features stared right at me.
...Ah.
Suddenly, I realized the reason why Leon had never fallen for the situation. It wasn't that he wasn't affected, but it was because he could see the truth that lay bare before our very eyes.
As I scanned the surroundings, only two figures still had their faces intact.
Esteban and Drake.
"Oh my goodness!"
"Seth...!? How are you doing? What's happened?"
"Why did you do that to yourself?"
