In a normal situation, Koro would try to relax since Cheng was so calm. After all, it worked with Xingchen.
And yet, something was different. Maybe it's Kizuna at play, messing with Koro's mind, since Xingchen found out right away and hadn't bonded with Koro yet. Meanwhile Koro did bond with Cheng somehow.
Or maybe the effects of the pumpkin tangyuan did more than just make him confess, or perhaps him eating magical food when he was already not meant to eat regular food did something to trigger this very odd behavior, make him overtly anxious.
Whatever it was, it was definitely doing something. Koro, who is usually rational and doing his best not to act without thinking, is trembling with fear, desperate to wipe away Cheng's memory. Xingchen knowing was already too much, but it's too late to erase his memory. And the other humans who have known have left, so Koro doesn't have to worry about them.
All of these reasons, these thoughts, the memories of his past...all are mixing together in his brain and creating an unstable concoction.
"There's nothing to understand. You're not meant to know. Misfortune comes to those who know. I'm only doing this to protect you. It's okay...it's not too unpleasant. There's no pain. You'll just feel some whiplash, and then everything will be back to how it was..."
Koro attempts to slap his glowing palm onto Cheng's head.
Whoops, changed formats there
And yet, something was different. Maybe it's Kizuna at play, messing with Koro's mind, since Xingchen found out right away and hadn't bonded with Koro yet. Meanwhile Koro did bond with Cheng somehow.
Or maybe the effects of the pumpkin tangyuan did more than just make him confess, or perhaps him eating magical food when he was already not meant to eat regular food did something to trigger this very odd behavior, make him overtly anxious.
Whatever it was, it was definitely doing something. Koro, who is usually rational and doing his best not to act without thinking, is trembling with fear, desperate to wipe away Cheng's memory. Xingchen knowing was already too much, but it's too late to erase his memory. And the other humans who have known have left, so Koro doesn't have to worry about them.
All of these reasons, these thoughts, the memories of his past...all are mixing together in his brain and creating an unstable concoction.
"There's nothing to understand. You're not meant to know. Misfortune comes to those who know. I'm only doing this to protect you. It's okay...it's not too unpleasant. There's no pain. You'll just feel some whiplash, and then everything will be back to how it was..."
Koro attempts to slap his glowing palm onto Cheng's head.