Matthew smiled. "It's ready."
An explosion echoed through the air. Carl flinched instinctively and was about to raise a hand to his forehead in regret, but…
He recognized the explosion.
There was no lid flying through the air, nor a cloud of soot that would have left it unrecognizable.
Spiritual energy expanded in a gentle wave, spreading that delightful fragrance throughout the arena.
Matthew let the pills that emerged from inside the cauldron fall into a small glass vial.
One. Two. Three… Five… Seven.
Seven light green pills, with delicate golden lines running across their surface, were placed into the vial. They looked simple, but the spiritual energy they contained was surprisingly abundant.
Matthew examined them for a few seconds. Then his smile widened.
"I think it's ready."
Carl blinked several times as if he couldn't believe what he'd just seen.
"That's… Was there more than one?" he asked.
