'—at.'
Rain froze.
Her egg was gone.
The bowl she had spent her entire, miniscule allowance on was gone too…
Even the enchanted sponges she'd splurged on, the ones designed to scrub hardened surfaces had vanished without a trace.
She stood there, staring blankly at the bubbling water where the Floating Bowl had once been, as the realization sank in.
Everything she had spent her savings on was gone in a single gulp.
A sharp vein pulsed at her temple.
"…You've got to be kidding me."
Holy energy began leaking out of her body, golden light rising like heat waves.
Her irises vanished, replaced with glowing white as her pupils disappeared completely.
Mana distorted the air.
The sand beneath her feet cracked under pressure.
Several enormous lances of holy light formed in the air above her, each one pulsing with destructive force… enough to pierce through the waves, the sea floor, and whatever monster dared to eat her belongings.
She didn't hesitate to aim them.
