Chapter 140: Hotstuff
Irwin stared in disbelief at Ambraz, both surprised by the odd word, which he knew he couldn't reproduce even if he wanted to, and by what Ambraz just said.
"You… can't move?"
"Are you deaf? No! I can't, and Greldo ran out before I could tell him to remove this stupid thing!"
Irwin stared at the metal, then at Ambraz. After a moment, he picked up the metal, sensing nothing odd about it. But as soon as it was gone, Ambraz changed into his tiny shape and flickered about.
"Finally! That was horrible!"
After looking at the remainder of the hoop, Irwin noticed something. The amount had decreased, while the purple veins seemed slightly more prominent.
Interesting. I wonder why Ambraz couldn't move, he thought. It had to have something to do with the Purperion, but why? He tried to recall if this had been happening before, but he had usually removed the metal or been back soon enough.
"Didn't you notice this before?" he asked, thinking about the few times he had left Ambraz like this.
"Well, I didn't have any reason to move before this time," Ambraz grunted. "Besides-" he continued before muttering something unintelligible.
Irwin blinked. "Come again?"
"Having Purperion on me slowly makes me stronger," Ambraz said, sounding annoyed.
"... why didn't you just tell me?" Irwin asked.