4P (2)

After calming down somewhat, the Hermit's Shackles told him to call her Terry for now.

“Terry? That doesn’t really seem to have much to do with Kar, though.”

“It’s a name I made by loosely mixing in syllables from my real name. Since it’s pretty far from my real name, you should be able to call me that comfortably too.”

“Mm... all right. Then I’ll call you Terry from now on.”

“Mm...!”

She nodded. Ian also adjusted his posture. A thud rang out from behind them.

When he glanced over, he saw the ground and sky colliding in real time. But the area was a little different from before.

‘...It feels like it’s gotten closer than it was a moment ago?’

It wasn’t an illusion... The chains that had clearly once been plunging down only at the horizon were already close enough now that he could make out their full shape. They were moving so fast it looked like this spot would be crushed in just a few minutes.

“Because I’m forcing the space to stay together.”...