34. She Could be the Help he Needed

The man seemed to consider. He closed his eyes for the first time and for that fraction of a second before he opened them, the hall grew significantly lighter and even the faces of the men sitting around the table became clear. He put his hands on Gaus's shoulder. "I don't sense any ill intention in you. I want you to know that your death is necessary. You'll die so others might survive."

"Wait, we can work something out..."

The world blurred and went blank.

<Magiwatch has saved 10 seconds.>

The world returned to the previous ten seconds. The black-eyed man was about to put his hands on his shoulders and give him the stupid speech about justice.

Oddly enough, he didn't do that. He just looked confused about something. He pressed a few buttons on his watch then he turned to the woman and nodded.

That was the last thing Gaus remembered. He even tried to pump mana into the explosive cubes in his pocket but he was too slow. He needed to make them automatic.

***

"Vuiblooour."