Chapter 108: Gear Rank
Serian scrambled down the side of the crater, her movements a little clumsy in her excitement, her previous fear gone.
"Nox! We actually did it! That was incredible!" She stopped in front of him, her eyes bright with a mix of awe and relief. "But how did you do that? The mana connection, I’ve never read about anything like it. You took my power and used it as your own!"
He looked at her, then at his own hands, and just shrugged because he had no better answer.
"I don’t know how that bs worked."
He excited expression froze, her mouth hanging open just a little. Her mind tried to process his words, to match the boy who had just wielded the power of the World Tree with the one who had no idea how.
The contradiction was so absurd that a small giggle escaped her lips.
’He really doesn’t know. He’s a walking miracle, and he’s completely clueless.’
The giggle turned into a laugh, a bright, clear sound that echoed in the dead crater. She leaned forward, putting her hands on her knees as she laughed, the tension and terror of the last few days just melting away in that one moment.
He just stared at her, completely baffled. ’Why is she laughing? I was being serious. It was just a desperate move.’ He felt his face get a little hot, an unfamiliar mix of confusion and embarrassment.
"What’s so funny?"
She finally straightened up, wiping a tear from the corner of her eye.