“Zero…” I whispered his name under my breath. Seeing him immediately satisfied the cravings and thirst I felt a few moments ago. I searched for answers in his eyes, even before the questions had formed inside my head one by one. What was that feeling? Why is he here at this time? Did the pre-battle end already? What the hell? My mind was in total chaos. I couldn’t comprehend everything all at once. The huge shift in mood and atmosphere gave me whiplash. Even if I tried, it was impossible to sort them out by priority to see which one I should focus on first. All I could come up with was his name and nothing else. Even the questions were stuck in my head. “Hey…” he said again like he also didn’t know what to say after he was done greeting me. “I’m just dropping by, checking if you’re sti