Ever since he was a boy, Edward had always been rough and stubborn.

He wasnt exactly mannerless, neither was he unjust. He was just very thoughtless.

The one who slowly curbed that habit of his was Anabelle Frederick.

Perhaps it was her cute nature, or the fact that they had such intimate interactions as friends.

Edward slowly found himself changing. And, before he knew it, Anabelle had become something of a limiter he placed on some of his more excessive character.

In conclusion

U-understood.

Edward removed Lemi from her position and placed her on the ground.

The shocked Half Elf looked at the muscular boy with disbelief, but he simply couldnt meet her gaze.

He could feel a swirl of emotions within himnone of which were inherently negative. Still, he was certain of one thing.

Does Lemi see me as a wuss, now? Despite thinking about the girlif she could even be called thathe still couldnt bring himself to glance in her direction.

Much better. Im proud of you, Edward. You did the right thing. Ivan smiled, patting his meaty muscles.

T-thanks The tired and emotionally anxious Martial Artist responded.

He would not have been in this mess if Ivan had just been more understanding. However, he also understood that he and Lemis actions caused the redheads outburst.

Ultimately, he couldnt blame anyone but himself.

Ivan is right. I should focus on this mission! Steeling himself for the challenge ahead, Edward clenched his fist and bulged his muscles.

The least he could do to absolve himself from his guilt was to actually get results.

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The trio kept walking for hours, making sure to do things Ivans wayconcentrating on the mission and the mission alone.

However, after walking in the empty tomb hallway for so long, the group began to feel a bit weirded out.

Havent we been walking for too long? Do you think were walking in circles? Ivan was the first to speak.

Apparently, the other two didnt want to say anything first.

I thought so initially, but Ive been paying very close attention to the walls and floors. Unless theres a special trick at work, I dont think were walking in circles.

Yeah Ive been using this detector for a while now too. Were definitely on course. Lemi brought out a special radio thingy.

It looked wacky, with an antennae on top, but it was the real deal.

Lemi invented it to test Mana Particles in the air, and search for distortions or the locations with the highest amount of power.

Its not sensing Mana here, so that means we cant be in an illusion too.

Then whats going on?

Lets keep going. Theres nothing else to do. Maybe we can speed things up a bit? Ivan sighed.

To be honest, he was expecting some sort of actionlike the time in the Labyrinth Of Despair.

Unfortunately, he was just stuck with nothing to do but walk.

I agree. We should increase our pace.

Yeah yeah.

All three of them activated their Mana, and then charged though the hallway. Edward and Ivan still paid rapt attention to their vicinity, ensuring they werent being misled, while Lemi kept observing her device.

>VWOOOSHHH!!!