"Now you're lying," Ren smiled, the mushrooms in his hair pulsing with enthusiasm. "I think I'm understanding the trick."
"Impossible," Luna stepped back, her composure slipping for the first time. "You couldn't see..."
"My spore can detect mana patterns too," Ren advanced, for the first time feeling he had the advantage in their verbal sparring.
Luna stared at him while confirming that what Ren said was true.
"Show it to me," said Ren, his smile widening at seeing Luna lose composure and backing away as he approached, turning the tables on her intimidation tactics. "Show me how it really works."
"Don't get cocky," Luna recovered some of her usual hardness. "You're still just a foolish fungus who says nonsense about illogical evolutions and 'believes' they're true."
She raised her hands to push him back, grabbing his wrists. "Why do you insist on saying things that go against all logic?"
