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I was saved when the bright light finally died down. I was able to move again, my legs and arms responding to me. All my injuries were perfectly healed, finding no hints of any scars. While I could feel my mana filling me to the point there was no difference before my mana was sealed. My overall mana supply had drastically increased, making my wish fulfilled. I sprinted towards the door, trying to open it while I had the chance.

"Why isn't the door opening?" I was getting frustrated.

"You guys are too much!" I turned to them when I gave up.

"No one could come near you for almost an entire month," Luke sat in the same chair.

My jaw almost dropped, assuming everything had happened within a span of a few minutes. They were in the same positions as before, making me think they watched the entire thing while I suffered. How was I ever going to catch up with the school materials now? I knew there was no time-space feature in this room, not possessing a single particle of mana inside. This had to be an anti-mana room, only allowing technology to do its work.

"So you're not letting me out?" I waited for them.

"Do you think we can let you out?" Alex broke the silence.

"I don't need to stay here anymore. Don't you see all my injuries healed?" I pointed out.

"Let me check everything," Luke wanted me to sit down in front of him.

"What if I don't want to?" I kicked the door to physically create a hole.

Why were the doors so durable here? No matter what I did, it stayed in its place like it was mocking me. I didn't bother going to the windows, knowing it would be the same. While the door remained perfectly unharmed, Luke started to pull me towards the bed. The same pattern was occurring no matter what state I was in. What was the point of giving me more mana when I couldn't even use it in an anti-mana room?

This vessel was extremely weak, not able to stand against anyone dragging me away except for using more mana. My large supply of mana was all I had to defend myself, my low stamina destroying all my hopes otherwise. I hated that no matter how much I resisted, I was helpless against Alex using the machines to conduct a checkup on me while Luke held me back. It must be nice to be them, blessed with a strong body.

I wanted to become one of them. I didn't care if it only lasted for a day, I wanted to escape from this annoying vessel. My body that easily got sick to almost everything ever since I exchanged my identity for payment. It was always me getting hurt in the end, everyone else being perfectly fine. I almost laughed when Alex showed the results of the checkup to Luke. Knowing how to read the results, everything came out to be normal and healthy.

"Can you let me go now?" I stopped struggling.

"Let's go to a study room," Luke decided.

"Are you kidding me? You're dragging me to study when I recently just recovered?" I found him going over the line.

"You missed an entire month of school," he didn't want me to get more behind.

"Let me go!" I twisted and turned to escape from him.

Once he stepped out the room, I felt a huge wave of mana crashing into me. I briefly staggered, not anticipating the rush in energy. I had a chance against him now, not hesitating to summon a large whirlpool above me. If I was going to suffer, I was going to drag everyone down with me. The size of my spell increased, almost the size of the shack. I smiled as I moved my finger to make it crash down onto us.

"How much mana do you have left?" Luke grabbed my shoulders after quickly countering my spell.

"Why do I have to tell you?" I wasn't going to willingly reveal everything.

"There's no way she should have been able to do a whirlpool to that size after we sealed almost all her mana," Alex joined us.

"You sealed more than three quarters?" I yelled at them.

"Are you guys even human?" I didn't regret suffering to gain more mana anymore.

"We can seal more," Luke began to threaten me.

"You'll have to kill me to seal more of my mana," I spat the words out.

This was the chance to teleport out of this place. I began to mutter a spell, wanting to be free from this horrible life with them. Only I could save myself from monsters like them. I smiled as I could feel myself vanishing to another place. However, I was stunned, finding myself in the same place but in a different spot. I wondered if the spell had truly worked, looking around my surroundings again.

I gasped when I realized my hands weren't mine. My height had increased, lankier arms and legs. I watched a young girl a few metres away from me, her shoulders still being grabbed by Luke. I looked down at the sparkling floors, knowing I could check my appearance from my reflection. I found a handsome boy staring at me in return, his finely crafted features exposing his identity. I had escaped from my horrible vessel.