Chapter 359
Chapter 359
Staying still was the wisest choice. Turns out it wasn't bad to take a gamble on a quack at least once in your life. I saw Leo return and burst into a sputtering laugh as I opened my mouth.
"Hey."
Leo, who'd been closing the door with an inscrutable smile, raised an eyebrow.
"You were right."
Suddenly? I could see a smile that carried that meaning. The bastard laughed at my words without knowing why, and I laughed because of the sound I'd heard moments ago. And so we both laughed. And in the middle of that laughter, irritation suddenly surged up.
'Wait a second. What did this bastard do right to beat someone up and then laugh?'
But considering his motives, I couldn't say he'd simply beaten me up. He had beaten me up, sure. But even so, wasn't it wrong to repay a friend who'd found a way to restore my hearing in kind? Then again, if this was a training situation, shouldn't I be free to look for an opening to counterattack whenever I wanted? All sorts of thoughts alternated through my mind.
'I need to calm down.'