War (7)

After hearing Billy's method, Alexander looked pretty dubious of that. Billy thought for a while, and he realized that he might be wrong. Still, it might increase his chances… at least it made sense considering his knowledge of his previous life. However, if it fails… Billy also realized that Alexander would suffer for quite a while.

"Oh, well… what doesn't kill you makes you stronger," Billy thought.

Three days later, Billy and his friends headed toward one of the exits of the town to say their farewells to Alexander. As one would expect, Alexander was as tense he could be when they arrived there.

"What is wrong, Alexander?" Billy asked while playing dumb. "Are you scared of going alone, or is there anything else bothering you?"

Although he was about to laugh, that was also Billy's way to give a push to his friend. As for Alexander, he groaned in annoyance while he also massaged his stomach. The whole situation was making his stomach upset…