Eiji was nearly silent for a time, the only noise coming from him the sound of his heavy breathing. He'd never experienced any pain like that before, and the worst part was that he knew there was a good chance he would end up dead. If he came back, though, it would be okay. He couldn't go anywhere as long as he had a promise to Hina-chan to fulfill.

Once he had regained a fraction of his composure, he slowly shook his head. "I don't want to die at all, but if that's what it takes to protect you then I won't stop."

"Kougami-san," he looked to the screen and back to the man across from him, "what is the Oort Cloud?"

He had no idea what that was. He had a feeling Kougami didn't either.