After exhaling, Griffon reached inside his jeans pockets and slipped his hands inside them. His eyes were watering, but he managed to keep his composure as he turned his glance away from Kawai. "Not much," he replied, a bitter taste trailing between his lips as he spoke. He then shifted his weight to the other side, allowing the witch to assume that Griffon was refusing to give the whole truth.

"Ah, I guess we should return to the real world then," Kawai remarked in a monotone voice as he glanced at him. She did not wait for his reaction before continuing. Instead, she took a few steps towards the open...