Not Even 10,000 Tricks Can Stop the Pass of Time

At the beach

In this world, if you gave your heart to someone, you'll be able to sense even their smallest movements.

To Gretel, Link was that someone. In her more than 2000 years of life, other than her mother who'd passed away, Link was the person she was most familiar with.

She felt Link blink. Jolting slightly, she understood what Link meant. That sentence was said to lower the opponent's guard. His ulterior motive was to unleash a fatal kill while the other was relaxed and listening to his words.

The corners of Gretel's lips curled upward. Understood.

Link caught this small movement too. He knew that Gretel understood his motive and started preparing to act.

Thoreau didn't discover the secret exchange. He was feeling proud that Link complimented his wand. "You aren't blind, at least. But unfortunately—"