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Though the Hero Perishes, the Lake’s Beauty Persists – Part 03

Even without Hikaru’s Mana Detection, the surging energy was unmistakable. Dark purple mana spewed forth from the cup and spread in the surroundings.

Skaer’s hair stood on end as if caught in a storm, and the hem of his clothes fluttered. The lake’s surface rippled, the waves reaching Hikaru.

“What is he doing?!”

Skaer’s gaze was fixed on the cup, his mouth moving subtly. Though he couldn’t hear what he was saying from the distance, Hikaru instinctively recognized it as some form of incantation.

Skaer had the missing cup in his possession. He was attempting something with it. And the expression on his face…

“It’s the same.”

He was wearing the same smile he did when he saw Zappa’s dead body.

The mana gradually shifted from a dark purple to a reddish hue, now turning a dark red. This time, it was being sucked into the cup.

This wasn’t