Chapter 20 - 20: I’m no longer a disciple or something?
Sigrún sat in another chair by the table, gesturing for Erik to sit, which he quickly did. She then handed him a plate full of cookies, which he immediately began to eat happily, like a mouse.
"You're really cute, Erik," Eleonora commented as she watched him eat, but Sigrún quickly cut her off.
"Did you bring the artifact?"
"Fufufu, there's no need to be so tense, Sig. I won't steal little Erik from you; we'll just share him."
"Hmph."
While the women engaged in their strange conversation, Erik decided to play dead in an act of pure survival and quietly ate his cookies. After all, it's important to have enough energy to run, right?
The almost humorous conversation between the two beautiful women was abruptly interrupted when, out of nowhere, a transparent crystal ball appeared on the table. Sigrún quickly turned to Erik and spoke warmly to him.
"Erik, try to channel some mana into the crystal ball."
"Sure."
Erik agreed easily, extending one hand toward the sphere and channeling a bit of mana while holding a cookie in the other. Shortly after, the sphere began to emit a faint, warm white light, almost ghostly in appearance.
"As I feared..." Sigrún commented seriously, which surprised Erik, who asked curiously.