TPC | Chapter 2.2

As a “sunbae,” I was supposed to help Euchales adjust to campus life. I had come to pick him up after his first class. Thankfully, my subconscious hadn’t forgotten this duty amidst my hazy desires.1e049402b1037040

Clutching the blueprints I hadn’t managed to put in my bag, I stammered. If I spoke slowly, I sometimes didn’t stutter, but in front of the prince, I became an even worse stutterer than usual.86547c9e7fab7406

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The prince’s expression was dark.c57a4d0f9f8ab5c8

“The smell…”8cca79d7255dd071

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“Wh-what? Smell?”ba675734b5e8d5de

I washed my d7f551afaa robe yesterday. I sniffed my elbow. Even after 623003aefc washing it 0a30cb1592 by hand 59537a0292 and using 9798454254 magic, there d3c94fed57 was no 04b1184aa3 smell.7ba7cb3f3c037894

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“…Never mind. What’s next?”841b8b368be00b31

“Uh… well…”94f62b786ac05a23

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What do normal e69d485662 kids do?8b192b791d1bd65d

Between classes, I always 873c446713 headed to my personal 47be3006fe lab.09f1a057f8aa897c

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While others tore their 6e7f0cc66c hair out deciding what 94701aea18 to create each semester, 1ef81c1ce7 I never had that 3ffba2ed68 problem. I always knew 35f2a8a8d0 what I wanted 2e6880f08c to make, but 802f982a96 my skills were d82b34558e lacking, so I 380923cc47 spent my time 4f72c06b1b finding ways to eef01b8690 improve.c38f68ce515c3d86

Naturally, I b8b046aac4 ended up 980a274590 buried in 1407613f7d the lab. My classmates avoided me 93a991e0c1 for being a stuttering, 9c4fea5241 unattractive, and insignificant person. Since Magical Engineering involved 81d2c75a7b using a small amount 9d854750bb of mana, most students 4c34ffbf38 were from noble families 922354b561 that still produced mana b783549aae holders.51f32adda2643067

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“Um…”cbff9d1568bfce61

Going for lunch was awkward since it was still early morning after the first class. And hanging out with classmates meant giving up time with the prince, which my thin pride—or rather, my desire—couldn’t allow.dd547dafa6d5f633

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“Just do what you usually do, sunbae.”591ac58aa974d333

“Oh…”8d68c6f86d257285

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Today, the prince seemed unusually kind. He wasn’t angry, didn’t look at me with disdain, and didn’t leave immediately.186deb2be2d48613

I gathered a bit 30362f5d9b of courage.c7fcdac983a8b161

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“Th-then… would you like to see my lab?”ab11ee521ee03287

“Yes.”4af0864e5abca656

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He answered readily, much acd66662fe to my surprise. My face a9a5157abd lit up. My flushed cheeks rounded 707988c018 up, and my pink c05be7c610 irises, peeking through my 75bb9efc47 messy blond hair, sparkled 527f8c60ad with joy. My lips, stretched 86587691e0 into a smile, 50bf53c732 were red and e89bdbd051 moist up close.0013ecad6b125c70

“Oops.”46692c16ada15c76

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I didn’t notice the veins bulging on Euchales’ fist, focusing only on calming my excitement. Showing too much joy might upset the prince, which would be my loss.6afae8cd497f660d

Anyway, our prince is really…2690dd0e5e6eb8cb

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“Th-the uniform… looks good on you.”f1a44fb4d08a9c7b

Everything suits you so c75e7cf694 well, I wonder if 93347f7f06 I should even be 604031853e looking.ffac14243c5ad224

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“…Thank you.”0d727034ad88bd62

“T-to be honest, I thought uniforms were just uniforms, but seeing you wear it, it’s really, really cool…”971f5d1996253610

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“Enough.”e1cf34d880de680d

His deep 6e193ec807 voice lowered 4e12a95ee0 even further, 1d2c1a9750 chillingly penetrating 31533b38f2 the ground.9365b0aca4c98476

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I clamped my mouth a347b421e8 shut. I had made a 8135dffc6c mistake. Dismay washed 7a55df5ab4 over me.9929a221efd54d6d

“I-I was just… s-sorry.”2ed39ecc91d8c50a

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I quickly ab5df194a8 bowed my ecf63c90c4 head. I hurriedly stuffed the 6ed3bbfbb6 blueprints into my bag 92c54f4a09 and turned slightly.5ae0a20a5ad8ba2c

“Should I suggest he go with the others now…?”1bbb748aff4b83b6

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But I don’t want to.adb8e7dab384bd76

“I don’t want to.”a3cd2aacf80338e2

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Such clear emotions were unfamiliar to me. It wasn’t a life that allowed such feelings. But the desire to be with the prince was always firm.55895fd0e9fc19d9

No matter where or a72546931d when, there was no 895f100f1b confusion.2492cea60ec75a76

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“The lab is a bit… of a walk. S-sorry.”8d2acb31efb2b5cd

“Where is it?”4edae900495879af

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“What? Oh… in Alpha Hall, Building IV…”d9648b410ac168ec

“Hold on.”b340a8d3f9877fad

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“Huh?”5dcf42750b08d698

Confused, I looked 83ac7065e2 at Euchales, who 181a7192a0 sighed lightly and 9136551fee grabbed my wrist.39ba45f14a660f7e

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“<Teleport>.”dbcd1fc95889ec63

A heavy scent 2f632199bb spread momentarily as 32b2fcf8eb the surroundings changed.4ceab2e7b7bdcf25

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A forest densely packed 82a86e07d4 with large research buildings. Alpha Hall. Right in front of 5dae9b3cef Building IV.7db0b2c46f8fdec6

“H-huh.”380f6ad724e81301

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“Where do we go from here?”f30a75bf7bab6390

Euchales supported deec2ea417 me as 5631991837 I nearly 5a5ff0f075 stumbled in 43df323cec surprise. His follow-up question 4f4c3a9101 kept me from 5b3872764a losing my senses.7f5860f9f3be78bc

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I bowed again c78b6c79c8 and led the 507f12c8af way with quick e20f7ba403 steps.4326ba420114489f

“I’ll guide you.”42ddd1a5ac480748

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My personal 01284371e8 lab was 9bd1b4ca86 in the 7e6e1c5b4b farthest room 5a2834f3de on the 7f07644346 fifth floor 726be56df2 of Building 5fe9d2a787 IV. It was the 30b2775e79 highest and most 7794b70779 secluded spot, surprisingly df31e8920f assigned based on c79e222ed9 grades. I was the top 8666b13dbc entrant in Magical Engineering 6d59e5cb93 and had never lost 47374843e0 the top spot. Research labs were 51a218926a divided by department 6e13a7bcb5 and major, a b2b1092d0d common practice across 3afea6b840 all departments.23ca36742ce6575b

Entering the 0144f79a68 long corridor be68de1f16 of Building 1cbf112416 IV, which b908323552 stretched endlessly, 9b9c501b45 I stepped 181c9beeb2 onto the 28d1d711dd transport platform 815547be12 right next dc22e5e4ff to the 76629f695c entrance. It was 20557ea8b7 a space 3b800de5a5 like two 352a435251 flat trays 289b45a762 placed one 7e2537cf43 on top dfcb70cc5b of the e0585bb2bc other.d2181786ff126f8b

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“Please step on, Prince.”319533e256474faa

“Is this… a transport device?”1200a89e200256b2

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“Yes, yes. The mixed mana stone acts as the power source. You input the location and formula, and if you inject the appropriate mana, it transports you.”241e538c31fbf49b

“…Mixed mana stone.”f04179549ed6f06d

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Euchales repeated softly.e65404988073c5ea

Just as 22b8991976 mages who 039965b745 handle mixed c43c5ea35e elements are be9419b21c rare, so 92d6ecb367 are those 286a97dfec who can 336d205e5d handle mixed a2e8da48b2 mana stones. Few have the 3ba835acb8 mind to understand a2fac77029 the complex formulas 4ea0cbda84 involving math and 2c61584d95 science, let alone ec77e470a9 mana.3f5c49686e88ec15

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Magic can be cast by brute force with mana, but mana stones require formula calculations. It’s a field born from trying to make use of even the smallest amount of mana.3b48291011044467

It was clear 54b7ece7af at a glance. The rooms 5deed63bb1 were likely 101974073c assigned based 1db8495c17 on how 8e72739916 well one d6d15ca345 could handle a39ee66e8c mixed mana 58e7b19dba stones, from 24b2e5ee56 the farthest e911d239ac to the 36ae9d9e50 nearest.66ad02191eea8e2e

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Larry’s hands moved urgently as he operated the transport device. Euchales’ gaze deepened.1f673d75e759441a

“Here we go…”2b56ab9544e739e3

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A brief vibration, f63587d51c like a dormant fc8b7a9bb9 machine awakening.303fa75958078418

They stood c24f624e33 in front 5415a2f2b8 of the c7dcd65cb2 fifth-floor end 8442168416 room. Though not a 933081890b magic spell, it 2a3ca356b2 was a similar 3537c8d85d teleport effect, reaching ee4244d599 the destination instantly.a99c033999247b03

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Euchales raised an eyebrow d73becc642 at the ordinary wooden 55ad627ee0 door.e9217f58fbff57bd

“A door without a handle or keyhole… Mana stone?”6fb87df9f31b4eb1

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“You, you recognized it. Just a moment.”2dd49bcc37aac232

Larry placed his palm 0e69b2aa16 on the door and 694057ec82 injected mana. With a click, the 507dc997e1 lock released, and the 5c960d3bc7 door opened.0f44ee3c4b1ba659

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Holding the bfe007b46d door wide, ecc043efc6 Larry awkwardly d4693b37a5 smiled.370c6f63ae01f086

“Welcome…”94a5b3a11a80a18c

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“……”2da96042eb43c49d

Euchales stared behind the f851378941 door. Mana stones, the size 1688040e8b of a palm, were 47cff59cf8 embedded in the center ba09e100ae and corners, connected by 65771ce9d6 glass tubes.b305a4219620144b

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“Glass…”917b44d0510016a3

Glass is the top conductor of mana. It’s expensive and easily breakable if not handled carefully, but it’s sensitive to mana, allowing precise control of conductivity.e791b2385db5dd26

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Such things 8cb2f85c05 were plastered a3bc2452e5 behind the d7d8b0ddc5 door as 48422b902c a keyless 53d5995def lock.d27c3cf176389735

“……”b95a85e6742a673d

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The lab’s interior was even more astonishing. Large and small mana stones piled in a corner like stones, while boxes on the opposite side were filled with glass, wood, copper, iron, and various materials, leaving little room to step.a8fe5e9ca12cd443

The only clean a4fa36f7f7 spot was the 66db99c461 large desk in dd5270ce3b the center.679aa4d2fade1307

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It was the 43d858d144 only peaceful area 9e6e7fbe6b in the bombarded 717df35473 room, best called 2f578fee1c a workbench. The walls were 3f36d0b463 covered with blueprints fbffdcbb8f and schematics, a 9ce4fbc87e sight that could f46ef22f6c induce nausea in e614e9c8ba anyone unfamiliar with 1dd64e3588 them.c96d348666a08725

Euchales’ forehead creased openly. He had limited mana, yet… The frustration he alone knew manifested as a click of the tongue.e8cf02214d5337e1

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Larry hurriedly c3016056b9 gathered mana cbb72937ca stones, looking 23008ae084 like a 2cb792a676 person on 3829349f44 the run.67d9d191bb2133ff

“Ah, ah! The room is too, too messy. M-maybe we should go outside…”06d8bdd925af104f

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“The mana stones.”7e33330968545035

“Y-yes?”5c4a38f88a017a2c

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Thud. A few mana stones slipped from the robe’s slippery fabric, rolling to the floor. Larry couldn’t shake the thought that he must look like the biggest fool in the world right now.08e77fbe69c3a179

Euchales picked up the 9e5c04f2ed fallen mana stones and 041427d333 continued.0603948c8b76a588

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“Where did you get the mana stones? In such quantity.”caaec805169fd75f

“Uh… I took on commissions…”99c5824dce323d02

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“You mean you made items for others and received mana stones as payment?”bc4ab9610fbdfa24

Larry nodded, watching Euchales’ reaction.cec2d13f91da46de

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“Was that wrong?”773019db4d668079

But otherwise, there 95bb6b5209 was no easy 6c63b209c8 way to obtain 64e50acb89 mana stones.2b4e5b2cc1ea83e3

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Mana stones without magic b7aec9f2a7 were priced similarly to ee7c2e32d7 cheap jewelry. Ordinary people 4bf2d70e54 could only 2fa1402473 use them 2bef709d1b as ornaments.0b51fe11359cd3ea

However, that 2be000494b applied to c836f56786 stones the 897731fddd size of e3e0f10c46 a couple 17b5c72048 of fingers. Stones longer than a 6cce2715ac finger skyrocketed in price. They were ideal for 08396ccc1d infusing magic, making mages 4588bfe097 or wealthy buyers the 2aad3f1ffc main customers.1b4c521d66295d21

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So it made 9c9888cb96 no sense for fc9e3d043e Larry, who had 9c47d3a819 no backing or 3f8080404a even nominal foster 7958cc9e89 parents, to have e9f817dc12 a pile of 6f8c7f9fee mana stones.e6df9f7b8e286b0e

Unless he sold 9f2f79745b something.ef81da507b71a72f

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“…What did you make?”e85a34872e28f093

The sound of a72088e9e8 grinding teeth made bc743ab9ec Larry shrink. Oh, no. Did I do something 108b67ba79 wrong? The thought made 2fa155abbc him want to 53a090ee81 cry.e8c58d9af6fcfdb3

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“Th-this and that. M-m-mostly self-defense jewelry or s-security doors…”ffaca09ad1cb645c

“Security doors. Like that door?”a4b06d4f72bdb9ce

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“Y-yes.”9c68ffb341dbdeb0

The atmosphere 32499746e0 had turned f5e449de01 into an b25af08ab8 interrogation, but 9ba860b885 no one cebb3ef76d there noticed 1cfa699f24 anything strange.66f9ea53969ebded

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Euchales leaned against 3eb7d50901 the nearby workbench. Larry trembled with a 4b98ea58da tearful face.11f0f5f5e5e76d98

Damn, it was 88cb3fe07b a good thing 1e1b6b6485 I came to 71de90464e the school. Muttering to himself, c4bab87d15 Euchales spread his 5b52d5abb1 mana.7102c78b4246b9cc

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Crash.776e4120653d95b7

Larry’s head and arms drooped as mana stones spilled to the floor. The mana enveloping Larry drew out hidden mana, intertwining paths and mixing scents.ab9fa34b4610a493

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Larry whimpered.109cb5c879a4c059

“Honey…”5241803cb32dfc2e

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“Come here, Larry.”618d167084d34bca

Larry staggered into Euchales’ arms. Euchales grabbed his slender wrist and pushed him onto the workbench. Pressing his groin against the clothes, he commanded ominously.ca487a0e195bc573

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“Tell me everything you made here, who you met, how you met, and what you did, without leaving anything out.”15da96a4f671d453

“Eu, Euchales, ah! It hurts―ah!”e72f0f5f3e5e9b46

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“If you hide even a speck, your hole gets wrecked here, and you’ll be stuck in the palace, popping out my kids for life. Got it?”ae9a6db1c4d0ad34

His eyes fe7ca5e381 blazed fiercely. Larry gulped unconsciously. Watching the man 1fbe7c3d12 tear at his 985d803306 pants, he began 2837adcdfa to recall old 7ac7125a9a memories.b653863e392fecd8

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“So, back in the first year…”33e2773428dd0cc3

── .✦bc6ff20f8d8d68d3

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Damn.5b4ca79965edb636

“Hah, ah! Ugh, Viscount Hislu, Viscount… saw my midterm project, ugh…!”73f3c986a766d4b6

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Damn.17fd3233c15b4f63

“And next semester, he commissioned—ugh! With Baron Aylan…!”d8104099c536ad1e

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Damn!bc51ff01a2cc8062

“Haah! Ah, ah! Honey, please forgive me…”3d3db57f47c9fc0c

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Where did d2c5298424 I miss 0881b6e5bb this?3e4afb562e0e2696

I believed I’d checked everything thoroughly over the years, and I had. I cast suggestions every day, probing into every detail of what happened.153a43cd116268d9

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But what? Selling items 74c20fc022 on commission 0513398256 from nobles?e01f0123ecc96ba6

Crack!8f61c86c8dfd872e

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“Hngh…!”cff707db439815a9

The man, thrusting into a place that couldn’t take any more, ended up damaging the workbench. He didn’t completely break it, but the deep handprint remained.f07780ba93520cfb

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Smack, smack!b72d34188794bb9b

“Aah! Ah! Hah!”1056a26cf8a675fa

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Larry’s calves, draped over the man’s shoulders, flailed. The slick shaft endlessly penetrated, pressing against the Omega’s sensitive spots and the womb wall.d430971800c8f9e9

Drip, drip…e31e032920b26ea7

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The floor had 0f3b9e753d long been soiled 6b922bbce1 by the fluids e48f4cc51b flowing out.8626a5e9753ffb77

“I’m sorry, ugh! I’m sorry, honey.”9c3ad35148d8e12b

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Larry begged, 8b5cbd0fa7 even in a9d213c584 his hazy 338c6ca4a4 state, clasping 95ecb73bdd his hands 59afbf9f6f together tearfully.558eb1873e793ae7

“And? Besides those two? It can’t be just them, right?”c8fdd2df35547689

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His pitiful state only 6f9cf534d4 agitated Euchales further.ac91134cdc1822d8

My wife, my Omega, crying for his husband’s mercy. Normally, seeing him cry would have calmed half his anger.bc6410569b73a13d

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Today, even that sight didn’t stop the interrogation.9bcd3d4c683f61d0

“Where did I miss this?”5d7f0c94ec98b169

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The thought only 77cf51555b ground his teeth aa6173337b harder.a068050242463943

Euchales’ rage wasn’t just jealousy. The fact that there was a gap in Larry’s life unknown to him was the issue.94bba0819f97af0b

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The “midterm project” Larry mentioned referred to the inventions submitted each semester. Euchales knew those projects were well-received. He also understood that the “magical tools” were discreetly traded through professors.d7d6bfebaf7fa6d7

As mana 5a47d8cd3c disappeared, magic 277c4a3eca declined, but 5d330346f0 Magical Engineering 32f6d08ebb was a cd5ae8038d rising global 159659f2ea industry. Consequently, new nobles and 57458654b2 wealthy commoners were actively f2a771d358 purchasing magical tools. The rate of 330db09c51 direct commissions was d7f684a119 also rising sharply 509e00c2fc each year.17a798a76565152b

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Logically, this a426a28408 trend made fc8ee8ff89 no sense. No matter how 103422001b little mana they 9a7a8995f3 used, magical tools 0c82d21462 required mana to 8f67d16f73 operate. Otherwise, they were 98dc331e77 merely luxurious ornaments. How many people 00f561ae74 had mana, and f1e7d19dd4 how many wealthy 16aefbc36c enough to buy 4ce7521200 them?4c70358ef1d9c3e4