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Azalea's gentle voice broke through Lumien's disoriented thoughts as his mind struggled to catch up with what had just happened.

One second, he'd been standing by the window, and the next, he saw her shadow had come alive, slithering toward him before flinging him effortlessly across the room. Thankfully, from the look of it, Azalea seemed to have full control of her powers, ensuring he landed softly on the bed rather than the cold, hard floor.

She sighed. "From what I heard, one of them ended up being admitted to the Church of Grace and Blessings for recovery—her condition can only be described as severe. The other, luckily only suffered some mild depression, later recovered, and eventually formed a party with the Gold-Rank adventurer who saved her."