"Huh?" Cerberus saw another figure walking from the fog, his back having a cross-shaped sword and a confident stride.
"No way..." Mizuchi whispered, recognizing the person.
At that moment, a hidden scar began aching on his shoulder.
It was a wound he received from Ember Online, but the whole experience had traumatized him enough for him to have phantom pain.
In Ember Online, he fought against Julian.
It was the last match for him in the tournament. If he had won, he would have qualified for the world championships, which he had trained for the entire year, every day.
However, in that battle, he lost badly; it could barely be called a battle.
No one mocked him for losing to Julian because everyone expected it, but it scarred him deeply and shattered his confidence.
"God damn it..." He grabbed his shoulder, grimacing in pain as the trauma resurfaced.