So overt, it's covert

'Oh you have got to be kidding me...wait, aren't these kind of events restricted to academy settings or religious temples or some shit? Either way, somebody please stop them.'

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"Ah, ah young master...Jerrick you have to be patient."

"Oh boo~"

"Listen to...Nicole..young...master..."

"Okay, fine~. Whatever you say, Frederick."

Before the young master named Jerrick could reach out and inject their aether into the crystal ball, the heroic looking woman identified as Nicole intercepted the hand with a gentle grab of their wrist.

The onlookers couldn't help but be charmed by the interaction, because it reminded them of an older sister admonishing their naughty little sibling, with an older father figure watching over them.

"So the boy is named Jerrick, the lady butler is named Nicole and the old man is named Frederick? Oddly fits."