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.557bab3ae08aada9

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.3f97341022098b38

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The prince’s expression was dark.fd8b2aae68e9aff5

“The smell…”387bf034338d12ad

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“Wh-what? Smell?”5057432356718e72

I washed my 0adf59e151 robe yesterday. I sniffed my elbow. Even after 58c242f50c washing it 696f6dfb67 by hand 861c677d8d and using fa64d052b1 magic, there 648a2f4cd0 was no e0ff0247ad smell.09855e7b4db7a7ac

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“…Never mind. What’s next?”4eded823cd18c190

“Uh… well…”97567ddf31ca5236

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What do normal kids 04d332e681 do?59a1c661df1123f0

Between classes, I 692dc5d5af always headed to 72ed5bf510 my personal lab.979a12552923ed82

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While others tore 1dc619d9ae their hair out 49d9f7589d deciding what to d2826caeb6 create each semester, 781541c902 I never had 1771a8b4a1 that problem. I always a18d6b9fd5 knew what 40216c0a0e I wanted ca89b82aec to make, a27ad6feba but my 459a7cd41f skills were f848e3cbd8 lacking, so c8b43d9195 I spent e5b073e477 my time cb3c211517 finding ways 1646474153 to improve.4571bafcded07b28

Naturally, I a39c814ef6 ended up 1b54b28f4c buried in 9fca7eb457 the lab. My classmates avoided me fd390214e4 for being a stuttering, f498db7489 unattractive, and insignificant person. Since Magical Engineering 8a806241ef involved using a 9cdfc06678 small amount of 0bd2d17a4a mana, most students 60bce4f069 were from noble d8d0b070ca families that still 2b66684279 produced mana holders.a659b120032ead5e

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“Um…”4ddf57ed570f8c3d

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.20e76aa36ec8d4ae

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“Just do what you usually do, sunbae.”b4012a8018e978d8

“Oh…”09d13f093fd68a49

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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.9be546e4b78b122e

I gathered 367212d44d a bit 1f46a9e534 of courage.e118eb5f70d35d5e

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“Th-then… would you like to see my lab?”245f0ec6f8d3bb34

“Yes.”6ca1c628625b2fa3

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He answered readily, a612ed7242 much to my c568ed4a4d surprise. My face lit 8b7398e852 up. My flushed cheeks 1e5745ab48 rounded up, and d8d19f45a4 my pink irises, b88ee640fe peeking through my 007b6c4841 messy blond hair, f4ba04e755 sparkled with joy. My lips, stretched 482869ab8f into a smile, 3e4903713c were red and 7760287e3c moist up close.60ca8da86f800271

“Oops.”636396330b0d54be

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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.ccd3c2c2a516d220

Anyway, our prince is really…294ebd22057ba2d5

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“Th-the uniform… looks good on you.”c9146bb959b58913

Everything suits you f0213ca6ee so well, I 7802446c9c wonder if I c7aa6c6c67 should even be 16784e59a2 looking.abd2be07d53c3afb

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“…Thank you.”55425da4e65af956

“T-to be honest, I thought uniforms were just uniforms, but seeing you wear it, it’s really, really cool…”680809a1a7f9a77f

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“Enough.”ea02279aee02f078

His deep 910e1ae8aa voice lowered 7db2a8b893 even further, 614b086466 chillingly penetrating 27ba5949c0 the ground.741e92dde9cab743

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I clamped my 427f7018d7 mouth shut. I had made 0dfc18be47 a mistake. Dismay washed over 4a3c133616 me.7a2701453739128a

“I-I was just… s-sorry.”ceb8c646ddbb2d57

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I quickly bowed 1ca07d97ce my head. I hurriedly stuffed the e746d89b4f blueprints into my bag 79c17bdc21 and turned slightly.ccc86aff09ec966b

“Should I suggest he go with the others now…?”988588cb994edd78

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But I don’t want to.6fb733c3b1dab8bb

“I don’t want to.”b9eb639aa0b4df36

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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.42c33216f4369b65

No matter 49de9cb19b where or e987af9c6b when, there 2d53ccc6ef was no e89e33da2d confusion.1b6ec301b3a2842c

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“The lab is a bit… of a walk. S-sorry.”62e63bb3e0e7ed78

“Where is it?”788e4f7c4815fb86

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“What? Oh… in Alpha Hall, Building IV…”2b4451c2dffcfa79

“Hold on.”f066db3df0b6c6a8

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“Huh?”cf06942b5b2ffae5

Confused, I looked at c2f76f788e Euchales, who sighed lightly 2bf0c27d0d and grabbed my wrist.0864a8ee8e7409b2

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“<Teleport>.”3972b04937f0c056

A heavy scent spread 11dfd38b07 momentarily as the surroundings 0076761ab6 changed.334b20411bfbcaad

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A forest a98356f3b7 densely packed 0d40ddda18 with large cbb91a10a8 research buildings. Alpha Hall. Right in 99cd11f040 front of 094088808d Building IV.9f0e69c580661f68

“H-huh.”cfa4b07fd091ce43

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“Where do we go from here?”fccecfc454dbdb1e

Euchales supported me cd4919ed0a as I nearly fd5e6c0108 stumbled in surprise. His follow-up question 3a11064675 kept me from 7c126599eb losing my senses.fc8e828369a2b98d

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I bowed d54d5ea69c again and 3e3bcd459b led the 0baa18b7b3 way with 3638315657 quick steps.fe9d40026189b559

“I’ll guide you.”1b6658c0fc8ff3e4

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My personal lab was 83198f2060 in the farthest room e686746134 on the fifth floor 12b0509cee of Building IV. It was 8c53319ab6 the highest 134bc673d2 and most 3236600612 secluded spot, 04900cc523 surprisingly assigned 5768ced4d9 based on dced2f2448 grades. I was bb04341bf0 the top daf4db14f3 entrant in 56169bd32a Magical Engineering ad4bea0287 and had 767e282bd6 never lost ffbd0ed0a0 the top 5280f41c52 spot. Research labs were divided 29943ebd3c by department and major, ef9be8c544 a common practice across a96df9486e all departments.95fbbed00f404031

Entering the aef6c209c3 long corridor 72bf4d90bb of Building b97ca62c65 IV, which 03577d0e97 stretched endlessly, 0436ddecdd I stepped 8f78c99876 onto the d257bd73dc transport platform f5ab86600f right next f7c49b39a5 to the c983d66657 entrance. It was a space 77adcdd023 like two flat trays 9c0d589268 placed one on top 1517b4c35d of the other.e5b901ae8f6e065a

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“Please step on, Prince.”e73dce21b5f6ab30

“Is this… a transport device?”054ec27513c30f38

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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.”d1a7b236ae82483f

“…Mixed mana stone.”bb537a922e83c31c

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Euchales repeated softly.a97a33feb82f92c1

Just as 00da46b6a3 mages who a8eb09f236 handle mixed 8d1e035884 elements are a3457c7412 rare, so c4cfc1af14 are those 3760b454b2 who can 4c3b317508 handle mixed a6e7c42935 mana stones. Few have 46713af751 the mind 7942577b79 to understand 95e926a97f the complex 364ad7eb65 formulas involving c7d1188f0f math and cdc9257857 science, let 2a489c65f7 alone mana.ca8a24b9efc8988b

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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.1d62b5f9b9f7c590

It was clear d2dae6ab03 at a glance. The rooms were likely e095e0202a assigned based on how f9e9945893 well one could handle 082e1a3bab mixed mana stones, from a48e1f20f0 the farthest to the 2f2075ebbb nearest.7da6600d3d37aa6b

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Larry’s hands moved urgently as he operated the transport device. Euchales’ gaze deepened.6e96c77ce0d29fdf

“Here we go…”2af6f6500a61445b

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A brief c80f3bdb2e vibration, like e114bab43a a dormant 1830f3c368 machine awakening.a68bd113609bf753

They stood f71a95abd3 in front faa2a3cbb5 of the 6764c0b974 fifth-floor end cfa3c9f0e8 room. Though not ad9c7b3aa0 a magic ba29199c87 spell, it f0a0561294 was a 0f737ccba6 similar teleport 20b101f4e0 effect, reaching 2324f273cc the destination ce510c77dd instantly.53466f9ec23184a7

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Euchales raised adfb9723f8 an eyebrow 885a55cf93 at the 46d32b97b6 ordinary wooden 8bf0c10fa0 door.cbf44839cd75f0c6

“A door without a handle or keyhole… Mana stone?”b3850886abfc736c

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“You, you recognized it. Just a moment.”9062302f453e7f1b

Larry placed 5e7d9e65e1 his palm 0c0485fff5 on the fdb00029cc door and 4dbcd1263a injected mana. With a click, the bb84eba19a lock released, and the f7531a7098 door opened.f6b783e87220e7d7

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Holding the door 7ef767365c wide, Larry awkwardly 0374a8a406 smiled.e592a9080549d16b

“Welcome…”50d2bb6d265c04d3

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“……”8f81ed37d2d0e750

Euchales stared behind the 291b2aca9d door. Mana stones, 00aa702173 the size f7ca5919a2 of a 5232205300 palm, were a5608fe2d9 embedded in 8695fe0721 the center 8aed621d81 and corners, d9c994e7f9 connected by f498c5d29d glass tubes.ac4af5f3d55b6e04

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“Glass…”b03c087755f64050

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.e94e311e72e154ff

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Such things were d20199ab52 plastered behind the 2009babe5b door as a acc723d8f5 keyless lock.e71305e361d95456

“……”b37be4d3904ca606

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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.3c2bfe38cac99193

The only clean spot 12fc741e98 was the large desk 896def8ecb in the center.9ff2b0da6d02b1a8

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It was the c95c815fd2 only peaceful area 250806f506 in the bombarded c0b2674a23 room, best called 38a9294272 a workbench. The walls d88970bcc3 were covered 3b6d0ec0e0 with blueprints 7387968cd4 and schematics, bfe853cc93 a sight eea504f021 that could fe5bf3ab9b induce nausea 3f852689d2 in anyone 11f7fd27a3 unfamiliar with 65a0a90df7 them.380ab098e529abc2

Euchales’ forehead creased openly. He had limited mana, yet… The frustration he alone knew manifested as a click of the tongue.d669908c0bcf20ae

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Larry hurriedly 77bfcb761f gathered mana be6fcd30a2 stones, looking bf0f1c662c like a 96d026dc74 person on 2ffb8c8247 the run.95af2e01a13048ff

“Ah, ah! The room is too, too messy. M-maybe we should go outside…”9aeedaa9f3cc3a4d

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“The mana stones.”d1560d076e76d384

“Y-yes?”99668af25c5bfc93

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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.87b4646c9522e6da

Euchales picked 3fb445a49d up the e239c28c88 fallen mana abec33372a stones and 215df04687 continued.0b1280c8d1956749

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“Where did you get the mana stones? In such quantity.”9734903fbd84398f

“Uh… I took on commissions…”2696c7b134d884a6

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“You mean you made items for others and received mana stones as payment?”275c50aecc153e1e

Larry nodded, watching Euchales’ reaction.7a2269118edea314

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“Was that wrong?”c90785a11c78154c

But otherwise, 84eb04e8a0 there was 8ecf47b893 no easy b315e161f5 way to 2591050593 obtain mana 9d7ebe7a73 stones.a23147fa18f0b7cd

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Mana stones without magic 419159ed3d were priced similarly to f38fff40b2 cheap jewelry. Ordinary people could only 787a25b86d use them as ornaments.2d32dfd9b1459b16

However, that applied to 281cde3958 stones the size of 97de5bd9fd a couple of fingers. Stones longer than f57cca7337 a finger skyrocketed 761244b1ea in price. They were ideal for 824172bd53 infusing magic, making mages a41bde6781 or wealthy buyers the 1a6cbf205b main customers.659343210ab7eb9d

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So it made no 30b2c1de8a sense for Larry, who 2f9981ce3e had no backing or 176124d99f even nominal foster parents, c93d9e3297 to have a pile 841864026f of mana stones.78440e2268e911ec

Unless he bf1566e4d5 sold something.695fda3e332c5ad0

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“…What did you make?”c18b1d49a5ae244a

The sound 0e9d11ffc0 of grinding b20d2d99fc teeth made fa1b3cd0ad Larry shrink. Oh, no. Did I 0839b74f23 do something 80625ac072 wrong? The thought made 812da53763 him want to 503653225b cry.6eea68e17aa0df87

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“Th-this and that. M-m-mostly self-defense jewelry or s-security doors…”ddda2302668239e8

“Security doors. Like that door?”f75e8b9356b06382

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“Y-yes.”d376ed7040b6b07e

The atmosphere 2e277e6d67 had turned b877059842 into an acc79f9749 interrogation, but 9df47eb87d no one c1459d8908 there noticed d72d707af6 anything strange.5a47958683da4a85

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Euchales leaned against the 106f5a77e8 nearby workbench. Larry trembled 100bc1f561 with a e6f9e57a44 tearful face.832d9424cca91f39

Damn, it was a 1b639705d3 good thing I came 69097142eb to the school. Muttering to himself, Euchales ca1a75183e spread his mana.7cf2deeede6e90fa

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Crash.aa4f97fc518b096a

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.35e628d5d32b71ac

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Larry whimpered.1b9751190b972c5e

“Honey…”1b2db05ed2ba2021

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“Come here, Larry.”0b0a8acf91a5a35f

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.88e59085b91096a5

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“Tell me everything you made here, who you met, how you met, and what you did, without leaving anything out.”5d3521e6cb138034

“Eu, Euchales, ah! It hurts―ah!”389d38463594bb63

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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?”e7c24e3f83131cda

His eyes 7b53d3edfa blazed fiercely. Larry gulped unconsciously. Watching the man tear 201a635d50 at his pants, he 8c2dfb00cb began to recall old dcf92f8c54 memories.d76d926d47b98a53

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“So, back in the first year…”30ce5a476b03d123

── .✦4f9a07eeaaff93b6

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Damn.d5e6f49021ffec45

“Hah, ah! Ugh, Viscount Hislu, Viscount… saw my midterm project, ugh…!”feaa449f9c131764

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Damn.a4228f962fd1238b

“And next semester, he commissioned—ugh! With Baron Aylan…!”7145507bc05d578d

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Damn!451aaa88fd33ed83

“Haah! Ah, ah! Honey, please forgive me…”40f3b8006c94508b

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Where did I miss df1a62ce81 this?b43dcd085f1e9c49

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.820b6b94daeca76a

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But what? Selling items on ef73a92bc5 commission from nobles?10830be2b152cc7c

Crack!a6f5df0ab0992061

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“Hngh…!”0cc293ac1ef800b4

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.6a6635f8755211ad

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Smack, smack!8288abbeb5802561

“Aah! Ah! Hah!”3b88b00c33b3e7c9

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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.7cd5bb416b4e86cb

Drip, drip…6a0b7f69ff79387b

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The floor b1e4bd802a had long 2b5c37f29c been soiled 9682735255 by the f76c203345 fluids flowing 01df3dae20 out.f6365cf2c0d22ae4

“I’m sorry, ugh! I’m sorry, honey.”d128c8ed5ababcd4

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Larry begged, even 8d63be30a3 in his hazy 1962752e74 state, clasping his 4c4d6bf002 hands together tearfully.45693d27ac1c592d

“And? Besides those two? It can’t be just them, right?”a268f43efd07d8ad

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His pitiful state only 4e96400000 agitated Euchales further.44b55010a4db0cf5

My wife, my Omega, crying for his husband’s mercy. Normally, seeing him cry would have calmed half his anger.2823d1dbaeef69de

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Today, even that sight didn’t stop the interrogation.07cf828548cede8a

“Where did I miss this?”a7ddb170f6f3b924

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The thought only 0ba7b833f7 ground his teeth ed6d7f0248 harder.f81ab548afabc6b1

Euchales’ rage wasn’t just jealousy. The fact that there was a gap in Larry’s life unknown to him was the issue.c7307a10d7658155

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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.26b5fb8031b4d5a4

As mana disappeared, 92326af639 magic declined, but f14b2ead23 Magical Engineering was 2d86d83c68 a rising global 6819bc85ae industry. Consequently, new nobles and 36658ebfea wealthy commoners were actively 136df2be14 purchasing magical tools. The rate of direct efd809ff32 commissions was also rising 094de04742 sharply each year.d391009541d83830

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Logically, this trend d333b3db12 made no sense. No matter how b4cddd8f1d little mana they 376b2504db used, magical tools b50323bfcd required mana to 0ddbdbbe27 operate. Otherwise, they 43475879e1 were merely a7b8421f9a luxurious ornaments. How many people had ed46251319 mana, and how many ee3098b1c1 wealthy enough to buy d3109d30dd them?9e1a2806eedc3bdc