I leaned forward, still chewing my bubble gum, and looking at Seraphine.
"I'm here to heal you, obviously," I said nonchalantly.
Seraphine coughed weakly, her voice breaking. "What… What are you saying? That's impossible."
"Truth," I replied, as if I wasn't even surprised at her disbelief.
Her lips quivered slightly as she tried to sit up, wincing from the pain. "This… this is over," she said, her voice breaking. "I can't be healed right away. The tournament… it's out of my reach now. I'm done."
"Oh, is that so?" I said casually, shrugging as if she had just told me her favorite café was closed for the day.
She bit her lip, and I noticed the tears welling up in her eyes. "Still… Thank you for saying that. It means a lot." A single tear slid down her cheek as she forced a weak smile.