Volume IV - Chapter 43: One Tiny Little Mistake

I turned back to the door, confident that I was going to go out, but I didn't do it, or rather I couldn't.

As I turned back to the door, a figure slowly materialized in front of my eyes, literally out of the shadows. I saw brown eyes fading to red, followed by black hair as coal-black as mine. Then a worn-out light armor.

"Ezareth."

Another smile appeared on my face, and the door behind me rattled again. This time more violently than before.

"You survived."

She raised her eyes and waited for a short time without saying anything. Then she spoke indifferently.

"Yes, I was following right behind you."

Huh, she's been following me behind my back until now... is that it? Yet I had never felt the presence of something passing through the door... Her stigma ability is definitely more than simple stealth.

But... it doesn't seem to matter much at the moment. We need to focus on surviving.

"Then let's go, we have to be quick."