“What happened?” Gi-Gyu studied his hands again and murmured. The memory of getting stabbed in the heart was still vivid in his mind, so how was he still alive?

El smiled and suggested, “Shall we take a walk, Master?” 

She stood up first and offered her hand to Gi-Gyu, who was still on the ground. He promptly took her hand and also stood up. 

“Ugh!” Suddenly, all his nerve endings became active, spreading mind-numbing pain throughout his body. However, a calming warmth gradually spread from El’s hand to him, reliving much pain. 

“That’s amazing,” Gi-Gyu said to her. Their current situation had many incredulous things: El's shockingly powerful healing ability, how comfortable he felt with someone who tried to kill him, and her physical body. I mean, he was taking a walk with El hand in hand.

Pausing for a moment, Gi-Gyu called her, “El.”

“Yes?”

“What about Lou and the other Egos?” Gi-Gyu asked, finally examining his body. He couldn’t hear any of his other Egos’ voices in his head, he wore a flimsy piece of cloth, and he couldn’t even feel his other Egos.  

“This is a separate...