The man who initially held a glimmer of hope was utterly despondent, collapsing to the ground, making hissing sounds as if he was about to suffocate and die.
In a state of extreme sorrow and despair, people can really suffocate themselves, and such people often have exceptionally strong spirits.
Luckily, he encountered Ange. A few Purification spells and Face Purification Techniques restored the child's sunken chest to normal. Then a Rebirth Technique was cast, and the child took a breath and sat up in a daze.
"Huh? Huh—huh—huh—" The man who had collapsed on the ground was startled, sat up, looked incredulously at the resurrected child, and then at Ange, while taking deep breaths.
Due to extreme grief and suffocation, each breath sounded like a bellows, but he struggled to crawl towards the child, touching the child's hands and feet to confirm they were alive, and then he cried out in excitement.
