69 Chapter 67

"… I did not."

"Then why do you call him Seiji? Seiji Koshiro… Hope you don't mind me calling you by your first name too, Seiji, I did it without thinking." I just shrug. Why should that bother me?

"Because that is his name." Asher continues, ignoring the attempt at formalities.

"…Yes?" Takamori says, insisting on getting an answer out.

Asher frowns a bit, but he is quick in getting control over his emotions again so his face looks akin to a statue when he starts talking.

"I saw his face in our second encounter. I recognized him."

"Recognized? His human form? Wait, did you know him? He wasn't like this before?"

I feel an uneasy feeling growing at each word, as if I'm losing myself amidst disputes and memories I did not comprehend. 

"Did know… as my enemy."

"How so?" Is mine and Takamori's time to frown.

"He was a great warriors from the Shinzaki army, and I have fought against him, older looking at the time."