When a Spell Stops Being a Spell

"How's that for an equivalent exchange?"

The butcher oozed confidence when he put forward his terms as if that poor lass was in his bag as a slave. Agatha wanted to slap the wretched teen in front of her. He was bartering with Ari while treating her as a form of goods.

"What makes you think that I have this issue, Eren?"

Ari didn't want to believe the words coming from a teen's mouth but his statements didn't sound too absurd to her. The potioneer had already told her about the possibility of side effects. Maybe this slowly increasing incompatibility was part of that side effect.

But she still had to confirm her doubts. She couldn't just blindly trust Eren on his speculations.

Eren gave her a detailed account of what he had observed. Of course, he twisted some logic and mixed truths with conjectures. But when he was done answering the question, everyone who was witness to that answer believed him.