Two
"…" Theo furrowed his eyebrows when he saw what happened. He had been preparing his mind to fight the squid after understanding the situation, but what Scott did earlier just made him understand one thing.
"Desperate people are indeed scary. They sometimes can exert 120 percent of their power or do unthinkable things like this. It may not be that hard for me to handle it when I'm alone, but it's going to be troublesome if they're aiming for those who stay by my side.
"This is why I don't want to have someone by my side, whether it's a friend or a girlfriend." Theo let out a long sigh. "Well, thanks to him, I think I have steeled my resolve a bit more… I am not an optimistic person, so as much as I am longing to have such a thing, it's not possible.
"I will let them use me because I know I will also use them. That's all." Theo closed his eyes and let out a long sigh in disappointment. "Anyway…"
Theo turned around, looking at Ava.