That's all. [ She tilts her head and there's something about her expression that's innocently, infuriatingly clueless. ] It just came up in passing, so it wasn't like we went into a lot of detail...
[ It's true. But once again, it rings of a lie of omission. Nagiko had only told her as much as she'd said - all the outlets for mana that were in her own body. The rest, she'd playfully inferred with a nudge and a wink in the manner of a girl teasing scandalous secrets at a sleepover.
Ai had put the rest together herself. It's not like it'll ever be necessary, but knowing it's a possibility makes her feel a little weird. There's no way mages are getting up to this kind of thing all the time, right? How would they find the time to get anything else done? ]
... Besides. It worked, didn't it? That's all that matters.
[ "It worked, didn't it? So we can go back to pretending none of this happened." ]
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[ It's true. But once again, it rings of a lie of omission. Nagiko had only told her as much as she'd said - all the outlets for mana that were in her own body. The rest, she'd playfully inferred with a nudge and a wink in the manner of a girl teasing scandalous secrets at a sleepover.
Ai had put the rest together herself. It's not like it'll ever be necessary, but knowing it's a possibility makes her feel a little weird. There's no way mages are getting up to this kind of thing all the time, right? How would they find the time to get anything else done? ]
... Besides. It worked, didn't it? That's all that matters.
[ "It worked, didn't it? So we can go back to pretending none of this happened." ]