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It was Sunday evening, nearing the end of the weekend. I held the ring in my hands as I sat down and diligently drew a spell array.
[It's good to have passion, but don’t overwork your body.] Legba expressed his concerns, but I didn't respond and continued drawing the spell array.
In the past two days, I hadn't left the house once. I barely slept and didn't eat properly.
Instead of wasting time on those things, I tried to draw one more spell array in an effort to find how to imbue a spell into the ring.
Of course, that wasn't the only thing I was working on. I also put in some effort to work toward achieving the 'state of acquirement' that Legba had talked about. However, I had yet to reap any fruit for my work. Both processes of imbuing spells into the ring and reaching the state of acquirement had been unsuccessful. At first, I had felt discouraged, but I had grown accustomed to failing. It seemed like I was getting closer to enlightenment rather than acquirement.
Knock, knock.
At that moment, I heard knocking on the door. The door opened abruptly before I had a chance to respond.
"Cult Leader, it's time for your meal."
"I’m going to skip it—"
"Cult Leader."
I was about to refuse because I had no appetite and thought it would be a waste of time. However, Ji-Ah cut me short and gave me a cold gaze. It was the first time she had interrupted me, so I couldn’t help but nervously swallow my saliva.
After a moment of silence, Ji-Ah spoke again.
"You have to eat."
"...Then, shall we?"
She said it so sternly that I had no choice but to eat it. I awkwardly smiled and got up from my seat to walk out of the room. On the dining table, where my uncle always left his cup of coffee and books in the morning, was a neatly prepared meal.
"Did you prepare all this by yourself?"
"Yes," Ji-Ah casually replied, showing no signs of pride. It didn't seem like a big deal to her.
I sat down and started eating. Everything,...
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