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For the Blood Brew that even Shard found unbearable in its coldness, the Witch drank it all in one go, her face turning pale blue as she shivered; the two little girls huddled together, sipping the Blood Brew in small gulps, warming each other.
After they had finished their drinks, the Witch distributed the blood she had brought to everyone.
The blood she brought, though it smelled fishy, was not red but blue. Observing the liquid in the glass carefully, one could even see faint glimmers that twinkled like stars in the Star Ocean.
"This is the blood of the Star Ocean Whale, a creature that exists between a physical form and a Star Body, passing through the material world only once every few hundred years. I waited from the age of 56 to 78, just to see one appear in the skies of the material world. And my wish is to break through the Ninth Rank of a Witch. I know I don't have the possibility to ascend any further, but I truly can't accept it, can't accept..."
