Seiya - Fake Out

...That’s when it suddenly hits me. I think back to when Seiya saved Nina’s father using Wind Blade. That skill—I thought I must have missed something when I looked at his status earlier. But what if I didn’t? What if Seiya used a move not mentioned on his status screen? That could mean only one thing! The stats that Chaos Machina and I saw using Scan are not his actual attributes! To put it simply...

He must have the special ability Fake Out!

I glance at Seiya. Then I focus all my divine powers into my eyes before using Scan. However, instead of his status, I see a sentence: No peeking.

Wh-what in the world...? Oh...! If the ability Scan is on a lower level than Fake Out,  then  his  status  will  be  blocked  from  being  viewed!  B-but  at  least  this proves that he’s actually using Fake Out! I strain my eyes and concentrate even harder. Another sentence pops up.

I said “no peeking.” That means you, Rista. Peeping’s a crime, you depraved voyeur.

Ack! He even specified me by name! H-he knew this was going to happen?!Wait! Who are you calling a “depraved voyeur”?! Now you’ve done it! I’m goingto look at your stats even if it kills me! Time to raise Scan’s level!

I pour all my power into my eyes. Come to me, Goddess Power! ...Wait! Waaahhh! My eyes...! They burn! They burn...!! My eyes feel like they’re going to pop out of my head! F-fight it! Fight it, Rista! You can do anything you put your mind to!

The moment I release all my divine powers, I hear a crack like shattered glassin my head. It looks like I finally broke through Seiya’s Fake Out. As I try to catch my breath, I take a glimpse of his real status screen.

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Volume 1, Chapter 7