What had felt like almost an hour for the pirate as his thoughts sped up and he lost all connection to reality was no more than at most a few minutes.
After confirming how effective his magic had been by calling out to the pirate, Toz had wanted to see how long he could hold it for or if the pirate would escape his control. But even when leveraging the surrounding darkness and shadows, Toz couldn't hold on longer than a few minutes without completely draining his mana. However, it wasn't for nothing that the magic cost so much mana.
The pirate had been completely swallowed by the darkness and didn't react no matter what Toz did. The pirate's body froze in shock after the pirate was covered by a film of complete darkness, and he had lost connection with his body and senses. Aside from a few trembles and shakes, the body stayed in the position it had been in when Toz first enveloped the pirate in magic.