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"I’m curious as to who this person is that you would speak of them like this,” said Eugene.
A sparring partner?
Eugene narrowed his eyes as he gazed at Gavid, skeptical of the implication. He found it almost impossible to believe that Gavid's current prowess had developed within just a few months.
"Is there really someone in Helmuth that I don't know about, someone who is capable of sparring with you? Surely not Noir Giabella,” said Eugene.
Then who could possibly be Gavid’s match?
The Demon King of Incarceration? It wasn't entirely out of the question, but… it seemed unlikely. If it had indeed been the Demon King, Gavid wouldn't be discussing it so casually.
"I know what you are wary of,” Gavid said, grinning as he looked at Eugene. "I could simply drive you into a corner mentally by keeping it a secret, but… I’m not fond of such tricks. So, I’ll give you an honest answer. Hamel, my sparring partner isn't a demon. He isn’t a citizen of Helmuth either, nor a being of this world.”
"What?" questioned Eugene.
"It is a phantom, recreated from His Majesty’s memories... perhaps an existence you might know as well,” answered Gavid.
Eugene stared at Gavid. His sparring partner was a phantom recreated from memory? Eugene wasn't sure exactly what that meant, but the suggestion that it was someone he might know scraped at his emotions.
"I don’t follow what you’re saying,” Eugene said directly.
"Hamel,” Gavid called out, conscious of the chain bundled within...
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