Chapter 149: Aftermath - Figuring things out with Meg!
Kai repeated the sequence of the events in his mind.
However, no matter how he tossed and turned them around, he couldn't find a single instance of deliberate or accidental movement that could explain the abnormality.
Maybe the Focus Punch had some hidden repercussions, Kai thought, but then shook his head. No. The Skill was one-directional, no doubt there. It wasn't using the Skill that had knocked them out. Maybe building up the Focus Punch and adding SP into it?
Kai had just thought of this question when Meg spoke again.
"Not only I and Andrik, master," she whispered, "but also the entire crew had been knocked out. I found it later while making a quick inspection of Actaea. The ship hadn't come out of the storm unscathed, either. No permanent damage, but it needs heavy maintenance. What did you even do? There... there was nothing you could do against the wave, I think. Not to mention, all the time I was having a feeling that there was something unnatural about the storm and the sudden tsunami."
Once again, Meg's assertions based on her experience astounded Kai.
It was also a type of instinct, he knew. He put the matter of this mysterious passing out of all the persons on the ship in the back of his mind, taking a deep breath, and knowing well that Andrik couldn't have seen him clearly, otherwise, he would have already been dead. The only thing of importance was why the Abnormality Limiter hadn't returned to its original value by itself by now.
The answer lies with Andrik, Kai concluded. I must seek him out for a one-to-one session.
"You are not wrong, Meg," he said, leaning back on the bed. It felt good to have his voice back. "It was unnatural. Everything about that storm and the ensuing murderous wave was unnatural, and as you said, I had nothing to match its power. But..."