Hao Xuan turned around while remaining seated on the coarse rocky ground.
The person in front of him looked exactly like the Gavril he knew but there was something off about him.
"This feels strange...." Hao Xuan mumbled looking at him.
It was a strange feeling of deja vu but he knew for certain that this was the first time they had met like this.
Gavril seemed genuinely surprised by Hao Xuan's comment and unknowingly broke into a smile.
Ever since Hao Xuan severed him all those months ago, this was the first time he had seen him smile.
"W-What?" Hao Xuan asked as an uncomfortable feeling took him over.
But Gavril answered his question with one of his own.
"How does it feel strange?"
Hao Xuan squinted his eyes, contemplating, trying to put that feeling into words but a few seconds later he shook his head.
"I don't know. It just doesn't feel 'right'. I can't really explain it."
Gavril's smile became even brighter.