Paralysis

“D ... I know it’s you, isn’t it?” Doris sounded on the verge of tears.
“Come to me. Relax. There’s no need to hurry.” Out in the fog, there was the
sound of teeth grinding together. He said there was no need to hurry because
he was sure the quartet wouldn’t do a thing to stop him. The gnashing teeth
testified to the gang’s resentment of his scathing insult. But the fact of the
matter was the unearthly aura radiating from somewhere out in the fog bound the
villains tight, preventing them from so much as lifting a finger.

The little bird that had almost been in hand walked over to the source of
the voice. Shortly after that, the bandits felt the two of them moving far
away.

“Wait ... wait just a minute.” At long last, Rei-Ginsei succeeded in
forcing words from his mouth. “At least tell me your name ...” Forgetting
his customary eloquence, he shouted into the fog, “So, is that your name,
asshole? D?”

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