14 | P a g e between the Central Continent and the Millis Continent was nothing compared to the distance between here and the Begaritt Continent. “We’d be on a ship for a long time if we chose that route. Are you sure you’d be okay with that, Eris?” “…We’re not going to Begaritt.” And that was how we decided we were taking the eastern route. *** Before I realized what was happening, I was in a pure white room. Emotion welled from the depths of my body. It was such a familiar sensation that I could easily describe it. So damn disgusting. “Already resorting to foul language? Just as crass as ever, I see.” Standing before me was an indistinct, person-shaped mosaic: the Man-God. Tch, acting like you know me. Can’t believe you’re showing up again, just when I’d finally started to forget about you. “Yes, it’s been a whole year.” Yes, a whole year. Such a long time. Tell me, do you only show up once a year? If so, that would put my heart at ease. “No, that’s not the case at all.” I figured as much. After the first time you appeared, you showed yourself again just a week later. “That aside, you’re as cold to me as ever. It’s all thanks to me that you got that demon eye, you know.” Yeah, well, I’m grateful for that…but if you’d told me more, I wouldn’t have ended up in that cell, and I wouldn’t have missed important information that led to my fight with Paul. Ah, dammit, I