After Malin swore he didn't play foul and passed the lie detection, Ails could only consider this situation as a special case of his bloodline's activation period.
"It seems we better not have direct contact until your bloodline stabilizes," Ails finally said, covering his fingers burnt by Positive Energy as he ran off.
Malin watched him leave, then turned to the others, "I've said it before, there is always a way out of despair."
"No, if it weren't for you, we couldn't have found this path…" Elder Hoffman looked at Malin with a somewhat joyful smile, "It's wonderful, just thinking that the torturous path of the Secret Keeper may end with my generation, that's truly wonderful."
"…Teacher, is it really impossible to preserve your soul, not even to return it to the River of Mana?" Malin asked.
