Am I sweating? I'm not sweating am I? Why does it feel hotter all of the sudden? Does Shizuka eyes have a heat vision or something.
"Nelly has another question."
Here we go…
"Does Sunbae know what a catalyst is?"
Hah!
I know what that is.
"A substance that speeds up a reaction without being used up," I say.
I thank Maria in silence.
I'd thought Shizuka would be slightly impress that I said an actual fact instead of make up this time. All I got is her malicious intent slipping out behind her smile.
"Nelly wonders if a catalyst can be placed there by someone else."
"Placed where?"
"In the reaction, of course."
"Sure. I don't see why not."
"Then can someone who isn't part of the reaction put it there? And have it change everything without the other substances knowing?"
That...
Somehow I have slight suspicioun… that she isn't speaking about chemistry.
Nelly's looking at Shizuka. Almost like she has no idea what she's asking, either.
