"Petrified?" repeated Nike as she....tries to make sense of the word. Wasn't there a story of a woman with the ability to turn those into stone whenever they look at her? Did his world have a similar situation?

It was tough to imagine.

And yet this guy was making it sound like coming out a cocoon, of sorts.

Or was she just assuming?

Hm.

"How long have you been freed from petrification?" asked Nike as she observes Senku from head to toe. "You don't look old, to me," commented Nike wondering if he was Kara and Kitora's age instead: 19 years old.