Narcissus says, his eyes gleaming with confidence, "My power is time-stopping.”

  Akime quickly says, "No way—you're lying! That would make you invincible. What about that speed?”

  Narcissus says, "Everything I do costs me a lot. My power is time-stopping, and during that stopped phase, I gain 15% light speed—but every second of use costs me 20 years of my life.”

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  Reo proceeds to ask, "Then what is your age?”

  Narcissus replies calmly, "370 years old.”

  Both Akime and Reo tense up and say, "What?”

  Reo says, "Are you immortal or what?”

  Narcissus replies, "Every spirit weapon has its own unique abilities, but spirit manipulation is common. Kochab's user lives up to 1000 years. It took me decades to master the power precisely down to 0.01 seconds—to minimize the years lost.”

  Narcissus says with a grin, "So our journey from Kochab's coast to the island was 0.44 seconds—and it cost me 9 years.”