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Xiu scratched his head, chuckled, and didn't respond. Mengdie's face, however, turned pale...
My body... was washed by this girl?! Does that mean... she touched my whole body???!!!
"Thump..."
Overwhelmed, Mengdie collapsed back onto the bed, her eyes dazed, cheeks flushed red.
Emily thought Mengdie was completely reassured, so she didn’t pay much attention to it. She pulled up the bedsheet, gently covering Mengdie’s body, and sat on the other side of the bed.
Xiu coughed and waited for Mengdie to regain her composure before continuing, "I'm not joking anymore, Miss Emily. I am actually very thankful that you didn’t run away with the other girls and stayed to help me. But could you... not expose my jokes like that? You know, making jokes as a scientist, especially a genius scientist, is not an easy task."
Emily sat quietly beside them.
Xiu shrugged and turned back to Mengdie, "Miss Mengdie, while you were asleep, I had asked Miss Emily to remove your necklace for a while to study it. According to my assessment, the necklace indeed activated its powers. That is, the seal imposed on it was partially broken."
Mengdie immediately perked up, listening intently as the conversation turned back to the necklace.
"Two nights ago, under the influence of alcohol, you unconsciously broke through the necklace's superficial seal, unleashing its power and trapping everyone in your 'hunting ground'. Forgive me for using this term."
"So, I concluded that in extreme conditions, such as unconsciousness, drunkenness, or near-death states, you can break through the seals. And the worse your condition, the more likely you are to break more seals. It's not impossible to break all the seals in a short time and regain all your powers, but it's very risky."
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Mengdie nodded, not daring to interrupt.
"However, Miss Mengdie, I also want you to understand clearly. Although this method is feasible, after your forceful breaking of the seals two days ago, the necklace developed some sort of self-defense system. In other words, it has developed an 'immune' response. Simply put, even if you face a life-threatening situation next time, whether the necklace will activate or not is completely unknown."
"What?! Why is that?!" Mengdie exclaimed in disbelief, hastily taking out the necklace and holding it in her hands. The blood-red light of the gemstone shone brilliantly in the morning sunlight.
"The power in the necklace originally belonged to me. Since I broke the seal, why would it develop a self-defense seal? Why is it avoiding me?!"
Xiu shrugged, his expression growing serious, "Well... I don’t know about that. But it’s certain that it resists any external force trying to break the seals."
Mengdie looked at the necklace in her hand and slowly raised her head, "Then... what should I do?"
"Simple, wait."
"Wait?"
"Yes, wait. Didn't I tell you? After the necklace was removed from your body, it began to develop self-seals. But after you got it back from Miss Emily two days ago, the seals began to dissolve on their own. That's why you could break the seals that night. And over these two days of observation, although the seals got stronger, there are signs of gradual weakening. I believe with enough time, you'll regain the power within it."
Relieved by the explanation, Mengdie sighed deeply. At least there was hope for recovering her powers, unlike before when she had to chase the necklace. The only reminder to herself was that her current strength was still insufficient, and she had to be cautious in confrontations.
After half a day's rest, Mengdie was finally able to get out of bed and move around. Her hair color had returned to normal, and the embarrassing outfit was washed and given to Emily. After some preparation, Mengdie and Xiu, accompanied by Emily, left the city of Maville.
"Miss Emily, are you sure you don’t want to leave this city? If you wish, I can arrange for you to go to the Silver Moon Kingdom first. The situation there is certainly better than in Maville," Mengdie asked, concerned, as she mounted her horse.
Emily gave a bitter smile, lowered her head, and thought for a moment. But eventually, she slowly shook her head, declining Mengdie’s kind offer.
"I'm sorry, Miss Mengdie. This city is where I grew up, and my father... my father is also here. I... can't leave him alone..."
Mengdie sighed, understanding that everyone has their own path and it’s disrespectful to impose one’s will on others. She took out a bag full of Sula coins and handed it to Emily.
"This money was taken from the general's mansion by Xiu. It's about three thousand Sula. If your father changes his mind, you can take it back and live with him. If he doesn’t, just live on your own and only help him out if he’s in trouble."
Emily gratefully accepted the money bag, tears streaming down her cheeks. After a while, she managed to thank Mengdie in a choked voice.
"No need to thank me. Well, we’re off! Emily, I wish you a happy life in the future! Giddy-up!"
After a brief farewell, Mengdie spurred her horse and galloped away down the road leading to Lewell City. Xiu hurriedly bid goodbye to Emily and quickly followed. In a short while, the two of them disappeared into the dust on the horizon...
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