Chapter 40: Time

But, why did Raine still not do anything to Vermeil? Why does he not suspect him? He even showed his back to Vermeil where Vermeil could attack him at any time. However, this is on the premise that the Vermeil before Raine is that creature that is disguised as Vermeil.

But, Raine is confident that it is not. That this is the real Vermeil. As to why… Raine can only say that this is his intuition telling him that this is Vermeil and no one else. Even if the creature has the ability to create an illusion, Raine has Yris’s leaf in his hand. The leaf should be able to wake him up if he has fallen into an illusion. This is the other function of the leaf, as Yris was really worried about Raine’s safety especially with him not present.

Then, if this is really Vermeil, how can he explain his speed of arriving in the lake forest?

“No. There are no shortcuts.” Vermeil answered.

Raine looked at Vermeil. This is another strange point here. If the Vermeil before him was really a fake one, then he s