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"Dad… I wanted to tell you that… well, I've started my own life this last year and…" Ruby muttered. "I've become Master Felicia's apprentice, the famous Witch of the Blue Mountain. I also… well, I awakened as a Hero. I was blessed by the gods… Did you ever know that?"
"…I did," he muttered, clearly unamused. "Well, good for you! Cough…! You got your own damn dream life! So go and do whatever the fuck you want. I don't care anymore… cough, cough… is that all you wanted to… COUGH, COUGH…! Aagh…!"
"F-Father?" Ruby gasped.
Her father suddenly collapsed, vomiting thick black bile onto the floor. He clutched his chest, gasping desperately as his lungs filled with congestion and breathing became nearly impossible.
"Are you okay?!" Ruby hurried toward him, reaching out.
"D-Don't touch me…!" he groaned, weakly slapping her hand away. "Aahhh…! COUGH…! Leave… leave me… alone…"
"Dad, you're sick!" Ruby cried. "Um, girls, do you know how to heal?"
