From an outsider's perspective, Angel and the Infant Spirit confronted each other for a full five minutes.
During this time nothing happened; they just stared into each other's eyes, as if locked in a silent duel.
In the end, it was Angel who first withdrew his gaze.
"Admitting defeat?" the Black Earl's voice sounded in the Mind Ribbon at just the right time. "Or did you find a way to solve it?"
Angel: "Do I look like the one who lost?"
The Black Earl glanced at the Infant Spirit opposite, which was still staring fixedly at Angel, and said blandly, "At least in this battle of eye contact, you're a bit inferior."
Angel: …What battle of eye contact?
Who was he even having a staring contest with? He'd clearly been talking to Shaya in his head, okay, where did this 'eye contact' come from…
