Sensation returned to Rin's body as soon as he was pulled back from the system's embrace. The countdown he had been seeing also disappeared. It was just him and Shelly now.
Shelly had a protective hold around him while glaring at the system.
The translucent branch looked hesitant to attack Shelly, but it still reached out toward Rin. Everything inside Rin wanted him to reach back toward it as well. But he held back the urge and focused on the situation at hand.
"What were you trying to do to Rin? Do you think I will allow you to do whatever you want, you bastard? I am going to make you pay dearly for it!"
Shelly had more than a few words to say about the situation, and her hold around Rin tightened even more. He felt suffocated, but in a strange way, it was reassuring.
The translucent branch hesitated before slowly pulling back and disappearing from the room.
Only then did Shelly let go of him and let out a relieved sigh.
