THE ASSISTANT’S GRIEF

Sebal swiftly moved towards the man he had just injured with a worried look. He kneeled beside him as he placed the towel, he had around his neck and started to use it to gently pat the man’s bleeding back.

“Sir, I’m sorry… But did I do it properly? Did I manage to break a rib?”

“Yes, you certainly did,” Hero affirmed as he felt the broken bones under his torso’s skin while going cold with the extreme pain of the lad’s aerial roundhouse kick. “I think you even broke two.”

“WHAT?! Oh, dear lord, I am so sorry, Sir. It seems I don’t even know my own strength, and I have been told that before but… I didn’t intend it to be this way for you…”

“No, no, no… it’s fine, really. I do… think… this will work… better, for the plan… Also, I am… well aware… but of course, you will need to do what you must do now… Meanwhile, I’ll just let myself collapse… although I’m not sure if I can lose consciousness…”

“Let me take care of that, Sir. After all, it’s my fault that you’re in more pain than is neces