"Oh, that really is a peculiar incident,"
he said. Then, at that very moment, he slowly brought his right hand from behind his back.
He held his clenched fist between her and Violet, then opened his palm, revealing the gemstone he had crushed.
He inspected his own palm with a cautious gaze, and then looked up, carefully sizing up Violet.
"When I tried to use this gemstone to cast a spell just now, for some reason it failed to work."
He provided such an explanation for the incident, which Violet had not expected him to make such a bold move at this moment.
Since it was a spell that he had once cast so cautiously and covertly, it should have remained hidden; why would he bring it out and lay it bare before their eyes right now?
Violet scrutinized the man before her with a skeptical eye.
This was a desperate move, and the Alchemist swallowed hard at this moment.
