And here I thought I had learned to control my expressions perfectly.
I was completely wrong.
I was still the same person, after all.
No matter how much I suffered, no matter how much stronger I became, no matter how much more I understood of the world around me…
Nothing had changed.
If anything…
It had only gotten harder.
Face-to-face with Ghost, I opened my mouth and spoke a few words.
And in that moment, Ghost's eyes widened in shock.
His expression twisted in disbelief.
For the first time ever, I saw Ghost's face break into such raw emotion.
Unable to accept what he had just heard from me, he asked again.
"Are you serious right now?"
In response, I nodded.
"…Yes."
Lowering my head, I continued.
"There's no other way. This is the only thing we can do."
I spoke in a calm, quiet voice.
And that seemed to infuriate Ghost even more.
He lunged forward and punched me hard across the face.
The blow sent me stumbling backward, crashing into the cold wall behind me.
