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He then lightly licks his lips, which for some reason are dry, and in a voice so low it's almost imperceptible he answers her, saying, "...no, it was not"

"Yes you're right it wasn't. If the elixir is an aged quality wine, then the blood present in that lake would be something like concrete!"

She then lets out a long breath, "Okay listen, the reason I'm so pissed at you is that by recklessly absorbing all that blood, you almost killed yourself

Honestly, I wouldn't be mad at you if you stopped when your mana hit zero

Because if you had done that, then in lieu of stupid thing, you would have made in fact a very clever move"

Not waiting for these words to come out of the mouth of the person who was relentlessly reprimanding him, Icarus is momentarily stunned

For from all the irritation Echidna showed from the beginning of the situation until now, he imagined that she had an aversion to the blood itself or to the mere thought of drinking it.