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After returning to the underground chapel from the Paladin Order, I immersed myself in practicing spells and blessings. Other than eating and going to the bathroom, I stayed locked in my room. In the most literal sense, I was doing seclusion training. The purpose, of course, was to achieve this state of “Acquirement,” or whatever it was.
Of course, I made no progress. I briefly lay down during training and fell asleep, only to wake up in the morning. I hurriedly got ready and headed to school, and spent the rest of the day, as usual, in training.
And finally, it was Wednesday.
[You seem to be in great condition today.] Legba suddenly spoke as I was putting on my school uniform.
His tone was slightly different from usual. His voice was louder, and his pronunciation seemed more muffled.
"Sleeping a lot yesterday really helped," I casually replied.
The change in his voice wasn't significant enough to concern me. I started packing my bag, putting in my textbooks, Holy Book, and the holy artifact.
[Right. It's good to get plenty of sleep. But don't sleep too much, not too much!]
"...Huh? You always nag me to sleep more."
[Oh, did I... Did I say that? Hmm, I don't remember.]
Just as I finished my preparations and was about to leave for the underground chapel, I sensed something odd about Legba's voice.
No, to be precise, this wasn't Legba. It was the voice of another Loa imitating him. There was only one Loa who would do such a thing—a Loa who could imitate Legba, openly mock him, and suffer no repercussions.
"Baron Samedi. When did you arrive?"
[Hmm! Legba's voice is unnecessarily deep, which makes it hard to imitate.] Finally, Baron Samedi revealed his own voice.
It seemed like he intended to surprise me with an imitation,...
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