Inside the quiet room. Ilaya is laying in her bed as she thinks about her conversation with Ivana. There's so many things that she's confused about. Like, Why did they save me? Why does she have power like me? Why did I lose control last night? Did Ivana know something about me?
As her head hurt from all the thinking. She tried to analyze her questions one by one
First - Why did they save me?
'I suspected that Yamato was a spy for the Yakuza a long time ago. Then, the fact that he found me in that dark forest, when the location of the old house he patrols is located so far from that forest. Is it possible that Yamato is searching for me? His action didn't make sense if he just chanced upon me by accident
And the fact that the Boss of the Yakuza is the one who greeted me when I woke up confirmed that fact. She also said that Yamato is in the other room, she wouldn't put a stranger in their base if he's not a member of them'
So, the Yakuza conducted a search and rescue for me, and I'm found by Yamato. And they wouldn't waste their strength if I'm not useful to them. But I didn't have any value… or the boss is the one who ordered the search. I also vaguely remember that Ivana is the forest when I'm…
Ilaya shook her head. She didn't want to think about that anymore
Second - Why does she have power that's the same as me?
'I didn't really know how she also had power, as I didn't know her personally. But I felt a pull from her when I saw her across the street. Is this pull is the sign that a person has power? I didn't know her, but that isn't the case for her. Maybe she already knows that I have power, but she didn't approach me for some reason
I felt familiar with her too, maybe she knows about who I am? I'll ask her when we meet again"
So, I didn't know that she had power, but she knows that I have. Maybe that's also the reason why she ordered a search for me
Ilaya sighed as she sat up and looked at the outside the window
Third - Why did I lose control?
Ilaya felt her heart sink as she struggled to decide whether to find out the cause of her…
Ilaya felt her hands, face, and neck are covered in warm blood again. She also faintly smelled the scent of blood. She lowered her head as she stretched out her trembling hand to look at it. She vividly imagined her hand holding a knife as she stabbed the killer to his death. Her tears dropped to the floor, but she didn't make a sound
In the end, Ilaya didn't continue to investigate her condition. She wipes her eyes as she tries to do something else.
"Maybe I'll just practice my powers"
She managed to finally know the principles of her power, so she's not afraid of the whispers anymore. So, Ilaya used her power to know it's strength and limitations
Ilaya enhanced her eyesight as she looked at the distance outside the window. She saw a building outside, about 1 kilometer from her. She peered and her vision extended. Then, she saw a woman, putting washed clothes to dry outside the window. As she's studying what type of clothes she is hanging to dry, as she felt her eyes hurt as she shut them.
'It looks like that my other senses also have a limitation'
Then, she enhanced her sense of smell. Ilaya smelled the disinfectant and medicine around the place. She also smelled her vomit that let out a while ago and her smell. She smelled terrible!
'My sense of smell has no limit, or at least if I try to let my power be active for a considerable time, maybe there's a limit too. I'm not going to use that power often anyway. If I'm in a stinky place, that'll be the end of me'
Ilaya lampooned to herself as she somewhat feels better now
As for sense of taste, there's no way she's going to use that right now. She can still taste her vomit, she's going to barf again for sure if she use it
As for sense of hearing. She activated it and all kinds of sounds entered her ears as she heard people talking outside the room. She also heard a familiar voice, the voice of Yamato talking to someone
Ilaya immediately deactivated her power as her ears is faintly ringing. She can still hear her surroundings, but there's a faint ringing in the background now. She waited for a while, and the ringing slowly vanished as her normal hearing slowly return
"So Yamato's up now huh? That's good"
She smiled softly. Then she continued her thought
'As for my sense of hearing, I can use it for a bit but not for long, or I'm going to damage my ears if I overuse it. But it's a great power for spying'
Then, as she was going to use her power of touch, a man entered the room. He holds a box containing the phone that Ivana decided to give to Ilaya. The man then reached her and handed the box and a sim card while saying
"The boss said to give this to you, you can assemble it later. We will bring Yamato here first"
Ilaya then nodded and looked at him
"Okay. Thank Kyora for me"
The lips of the man twitched, but he nodded and left
Then, as the man turned around. Ilaya looked at him and activates her power of touch as she had a hunch that she can feel the body heat of those near her, like what she felt when she's in captivity
She then closed her eyes as she felt the trail of body heat of the man. She then manages to locate him. The man looks like a glowing smoke in the shape of a man in her senses. She can sense around her even with her eyes closed. As the man leaves the room and closes the door. The glowing smoke that's shaped like a man vanished. All that's left is the trail of body heat
'Quite a useful one. I can sense them as long as there's no object covering them. Though the range is quite limited. Maybe only about three meters from me. But I think that it's limited to. I had a hunch that my nerves will be fried if I use it non-stop'
Then, after testing her powers. Ilaya just stared at the door looking at nothing. She felt empty. She felt that she's not the same anymore. She felt that it's so hard to smile now. She can't look at the world with wonder and curiosity. She feels, just existing
Then, she laid down back to her bed. She closed her eyes as she thought
'Power gives something, but also takes everything'