INTERLUDE
GORGEOUS TIGER RELOADED
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—I feel like a lot of things have been left hanging.
“ ”
Gently kicking the floor, his body leaped gracefully out of the collapsed building.
Freed from the cramped space, he took in a deep breath of clean, fresh air. The sky overhead was almost tauntingly clear and blue, heedless of all the chaos down below.
“Oh, he’s back, he’s back! You’re amazing, buddy!”
He landed with a thud on the cracked road, and the people nearby noticed and cheered.
Outside the building, dozens of people were working hard to clear the rubble. They were all sweating, their faces covered in dirt and dust as they went about their tasks.
“How were things inside?”
“Sorry, nothin’ to report. At the very least, it looks like nobody got left behind inside, though.”
“I see… Then we’ll deal with this building later. Thanks. We couldn’t get inside to check things out ourselves with the stairway busted up.”
The genial-looking man’s expression clouded for a brief moment at Garfiel’s response. While he could guess the reason why, his tongue found a response other than consolation.
“I couldn’t watch you guys doin’ somethin’ that dangerous. Tyin’ a rope around your waist and tryin’ to climb the walls is a nice thought, but save it for after you lose a little weight.”
“You can say that again! Wah-ha-ha, you definitely saved me there!” The man laughed and patted Garfiel’s shoulder. “Thanks, pal.”
With that, he and the others started moving to the next building,
“Yo…”
“I said I couldn’t watch, didn’t I? Lemme help, too.”
The man’s eyes widened in surprise when he started walking with them, too, but his lips wavered slightly as he broke into a grin.
“Yeah, sure thing, pal. ’Preciate it. What’s your name?”
“—Garfiel.”
Garfiel tousled his short blond hair as his green eyes narrowed.
He was looking at the cityscape before him, the signs of the massive struggle still visible beneath the annoyingly clear blue skies.
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