Chapter26

The moment he said it, the panel flashed gold.

[ Designation accepted ]

[ True Name established: Juna ]

[ Insignia forming ]

A sharp golden mark bloomed on the center of her chest, and the loose mana around her body that had been drifting strangely a second ago suddenly pulled inward and settled.

He noticed that right away, 'so that is what stabilize form meant,' he thought, watching the mana stop wavering around her.

The comments jumped again.

[ CringeSlayer91: BRO NAMED HER INSTANTLY ]

[ CringeSlayer91: JUNA?? ]

[ CringeSlayer91: nah this stream is insane ]

He ignored that and looked back at the girl, or tried to anyway before immediately dragging his eyes up toward her face again.

"Uh," he said, still awkward as hell, "Juna? Can you hear me?"

Her eyes opened, going bright gold for one second, then they sharpened as they locked onto him.

She stared at his face, at his sword, then at the dead camp fire around them, and something like pure alarm flashed through her expression before she scrambled to her feet.

"Wait-"

She bolted, happening so fast that Hajin only got half a step forward before she was already tearing through the trees, barefoot and completely naked, moving with a speed that left him standing there like an idiot.

He stared after her for a second, still holding the sword in one hand.

"What?"

The comment section jumped again almost immediately.