Silence before a storm (part 3)

"A thing like that is supposed to happen huh..."

Zombie tilted his head and frowned.

"And are you sure that you didn't see me anywhere near that area?"

Cranberry crossed her arms and asked Claymore.

"Y-yes... I mean - when I used that skill I was fully concentrated on Kopia and not on any one of you so, you know..."

Claymore fidgeted and looked down apologetically.

"No, no. It's fine. Haa... The problem is that it kind of looks like you've seen Zombie there, right?"

Cranberry shook her head and sighed, waving her hand dismissively.

"Huh? I was? Where?"

Zombie leaned away, taken aback by the calm declaration.

"...well..."

Claymore fidgeted on her spot and glanced at his right hand.

Red and black smoke that was comprising it certainly did look just like the same substance that the terrifying monster in Claymore's vision was made out of, it honestly wasn't that hard to figure out...