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" Forbidden ritual?"
Alice's voice was slightly cold.
Matthew didn't recognize it for a moment and even smiled embarrassedly.
"In fact, I plan to apply for a sum of money from the Alliance for the research and application of this ritual. I remember that members of the Alliance have similar rights, right?"
Alice's eyes widened in disbelief.
Her right hand quickly reached back and was about to take something out of the loose robe, but she was stopped by Fandral.
"Alice, calm down. You're no longer a field officer of Mount Hesso. You don't have the authority to enforce the law."
As he spoke, Fandral stuffed the hard thing back into her robe.
Then he dragged Alice to another corner of the living room. The two of them pushed and shoved for a while until Alice's robe was lifted by a corner.
Matthew glanced at it and vaguely saw the outline of a pair of magic handcuffs.