Deram's eyes widened when Ophelia suddenly came close to him, but only for a single moment before his gaze became vacant, and he answered, "Beast Instinct. It's the effect of one of my Unique Skill's passive abilitie—!"
Before he could finish speaking, his hand moved on its own, his fist clenching before punching him in the face.
The impact sent him reeling sideways, immediately restoring the light of reason to his eyes as he spun around and created distance between himself and Ophelia.
Ophelia made no attempt to pursue him because she'd already obtained the information she wanted.
"A passive of his Unique Skill, he says. I suppose it's some sort of instinctive response to an abnormal state. That's correct, right?" she asked.
At this, Deram found himself nodding despite having no intention of doing so.
"It responds to abnormal states and tries to force me back to—umph!"
