Meanwhile, Alfred, or rather, Kang, quietly concluded his own. Earlier, he had believed that he successfully avoided William's attention.
That confidence disappeared the instant he sensed William's gaze settle upon him.
There was something deeply unsettling about the way the young man looked at him. It was not ordinary curiosity, nor the cautious observation one would expect from someone evaluating another person's strength.
William's eyes carried a strange sense of scrutiny, as if they could peel away every layer of deception and look directly at the core truth of a person..
First time since awakening inside Alfred's body, Kang experienced the faint doubt that his secret might have been exposed.
Still, he did not panic.
Fear without the power to act upon it was meaningless.
