Her eyes lingered on Ray before she turned her gaze to the others. "Have any of you ever wondered how strange it is? Even though your brothers weren't the ones bonded to the Divine Beast, they could still speak to you through telepathy. Doesn't that strike you as... unnatural?"
At that, Jay looked toward his brothers, his expression mirroring Ray's—quiet, thoughtful, and burdened. Of course he'd thought about it. As a scientist, he had always entertained the possibility, and he had even run his own research—countless times. But no matter how deeply he dug, the condition behind this anomaly remained elusive.
