"I didn't touch the clock in the room!"
The free esper declared confidently, though his gaze held a hint of hesitation as he glanced at the dark esper—the one who had just strangled him. With these dark espers, they could no doubt kill him. Fortunately, Captain Drake was here now.
The free esper thought to himself, his eyes filled with hope as he looked toward Drake, even though the fear Drake instilled in him wasn't much less than that of the dark esper.
Drake spoke slowly: "You don't have the ability to do that."
It felt like an insult, but he should feel lucky to be the weakest one here.
The free esper clenched his fists in silence, lowering his head and saying nothing.
"The current issue is: what changed the time on the clock?"
Drake continued slowly.
