The silence looms over the hall.
It took quite a while before someone choose to break the silence.
"Nina ... let's forget about what happened earlier." The man said, his voice sounds tired.
Of course the man wouldn't forget something like that. How can a wound that deep be easily forgotten!
He just wanted to get this over with and heal his wounded heart at home.
"I will— but on one condition!"
Nina eyes didn't reflect any light, staring into it feels like being sucked into darkness itself.
"What is it?" The man gulped nervously, those eyes sent chill down his spine.
"Tobi–No, Mr. Tobias." Nina called out his name, formally.
"Yes!"
Tobias stood instantly. Stiff as board, as he waits for Nina to speak.
"Sear this fact into your soul and remember it for eternity— Nina spoke, slow and deliberate.
I
Am
Seventeen
And
FOREVER!
Will Be!
Nina stated her condition – No, a Command – A Mandate that come from the hell itself.
"Wh—"
Tobias was baffled and almost speak out of turn.
Putting aside her young appearance, she is a mother of three for f*ucks sake!
Her son is well past thirty while her first daughter is in her twenty.
Her audacity to claim she was younger than her children is outrageous.
He wanted to retort back so badly, but— He shove it down his throat.
Tobias knew if he wanted to survive, there's only one thing he could do right now.
He swallowed his pride and nods obediently, his face didn't show any sign of ridicule–only acceptance.
Satisfied with his response, Nina lightless eyes return to normal once more.
After resolving the incident, they return to the original topic.
Nina interlocked her fingers together in relaxed pose.
"So ... Can you tell me what really happened back then?"
Tobias nods and began to recite his story without further ado.
...
Nina eyes widen in disbelieve after the end of story.
It was as if she heard pigs suddenly grow wings and take flight.
"So ... what you mean to say is, Kevin survived from the boar charge."
"Yes, that actually happened." Tobias confirmed Nina question.
"And ... not only did he survive, but he actually fought back, using only ... kitchen utensils."
"Yes, he precisely attacked the monster weak point—"
"I know that!" Nina cut him short.
Tobias shrugged his shoulder, "Then why bother asking?"
Nina reaction is quite understandable.
Kevin feat of killing boar monster alone without the help of Ether is almost impossible to achieve.
Even if he managed to do that, He should have been injured to the point of dying.
!!!
"There's something wrong here!" Nina shouted as she came to a sudden realization.
Kevin is fine, but that's should have been impossible.
He shouldn't be able to stand, let alone acting like nothing happened at all.
There's definitely something wrong with the script here!