Episode 91 – Mana Purification Artifact (1/2)
Episode 91 – Mana Purification Artifact
Previously:
Elaru gives Kiel the ring she had o It had now been enchanted with the spell she had designed andto hi with a happy birthday card
”When people notice you are in possession of a ”e because you are a noble They would think that your family bestowed the artifact onto you However, your fa questions Naot it”
Elaru motioned towards the box on the table ”So, to avoid you having to come up with a lie, which could be easily exposed I created a cover story that is true so you wouldn’t have to lie”
She grinned ”When they ask how you got the artifact, you’ll tell theift If they ask further, you’ll tell them you found it on the table when you opened your eyes And you can even show theave it to you, you can say that you didn’t ‘see’ who left you the ring and there was no name on the note”
Kiel’s eyes widened in realization Elaru gave hi it as her birthday present to him, just so he could clai to lie about it She even went as far as to make him close his eyes so he could claim that he ”found it on the table” and ”didn’t see who put it there” Since there was no name on the note, he could easily manipulate the truth and ift
She transformed truth into a cover story that could be used to deceive everyone without lying to then an oath of truth, he would still have a way out
Even if someone suspected Elaru’s involvement in this matter, the timeframe wouldn’t match His birthday was months before the two of them met for the first tiive hi
Brilliant! Kiel’s eyes lit up Elaru was simply brilliant!
However… Kiel’s eyes di to be a ive it to someone who ”actually matters””
Elaru sured as much”
Kiel’s heart skipped a beat ”You thought of a way to prevent hi?”
”Of course” Elaru nodded with self-satisfaction
”I’m all ears” Kiel motioned for her to explain
”I’ll explain that later” She waved it off ”Now, open it”
Without further ado, Kiel picked up the box and opened it Inside of the box was the sa Elaru had crafted for him the last time they visited the Black Pearl restaurant
The inner ring was made out of a black material, around which Elaruinside the silver ring
Kiel reer
However, when he re about the ring
When Kiel and Elaru had established their bond, on the inner side of Kiel’s right wrist a small black mark had appeared – the , looking like a miniature tribal tattoo
Later on, when the two of them visited Black Pearl for the first tier the size of a tiwi egg, it was closer to a large cluckling egg
This tier appropriate to describe it In fact, theat all
It was as if that initial state of the mark was simply a seed And now, from that seed sprouted black vines that twirled around Kiel’s wrist like a bracelet Theto climb up Kiel’s arm
As Kiel stared at the black ht to be extre at any other tiin to consider the esthetical aspect of the
”Awesorown a lot I inificantly as well Perhaps the bond is even on the threshold of some kind of power up?”
Kiel remained silent
Elaru’s eyes moved upwards to Kiel’s solemn face, and her lips curled into a srown on you?”
”Pffft!” Kiel let out an involuntary laugh that instantly broke the sole that Kiel liked her better nohile not forgetting to create pun on the growing behavior of the mark
”Stop cracking jokes already…” Kiel weakly protested ”I’rave issue What if this thing ends up devouring me whole?”
”I’ve never heard of anyone getting devoured by the Aetherneal bond” Elaru giggled, clearly not taking the situation seriously
”And I’ve never heard of anyone establishi+ng the bond in the first place! So hoould we knohat happens to the people who do it?”
Elaru rolled her eyes ”Arites have been doing it for severaljust fine”