Chapter 295: Need Some Help?
The moment Hoshikaze crossed over, the world shifted, and he got a slight headache. It only took a second for him to sense that he was fully through.
That was quite the risky play, for technically, he was just a clone, meaning he might have acted the same way as those NPCs. Even if he had, however, he was confident that Arthur would come to solve this situation.
Now that he was here and fully moveable, he needed to remain discreet and observe the scenario—Kakashi and Jada's reset pattern. On the eaves of a building, he watched Jada fight against the antagonists.
She was efficiently dispatching them, but there was a certain emptiness in her expression. It was clear she had been caught in the loop for quite some time.
Then once the day ended, Hoshikaze suddenly found himself in the same spot above the village.
"I see..." he said to himself.
Hoshikaze noted the moments where Jada would reach toward escape, however short-lived her attempts were; each time she made a break for it, she reset to her previous position, alongside Kakashi, who, in contrast to Jada's activity, remained unaware of the loop no matter how many times she explained.
This wasn't just a routine pattern; it was a prison. She had been fighting for freedom, yet the barriers brought her right back, time and time again.
Hoshikaze crossed his arms and considered how best to intervene.
"Can you hear me?" he asked aloud, hoping that somehow his message would reach Arthur. He then leaned against the stone wall, listening for any indication of communication, but only met silence. "I guess not..."
It was no wonder Jada hadn't managed to escape yet. All forms of communication were rendered useless while inside this time barrier.