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Chapter 58 - Ancient Mages (2)

"Oh, be careful not to eat too much of that, young Michael," a lazy voice drawled from across the table. Magnus, who had yet to put so much as a crumb on his plate, was leaning back in his chair, eyes fixed on Michael as if he'd been watching him for some time.

Michael swallowed the last bite in his mouth, a faint unease creeping into his voice. "Why?"

"It's magical beast meat," Magnus replied with a sly grin. "Specifically, Crimsonback Bull."

Magical beast meat? Michael's mind reeled.

Wasn't that supposed to be impossible to eat? Consuming the foreign mana within magical beast flesh could cause mana corruption…

He set his knife and fork down, color draining from his face. The memory of foreign mana tearing through his body—its invasive burn and suffocating pressure—was still painfully vivid.

"Don't listen to him, Michael," Melody's cool voice cut across the table. "Chef Heston is renowned across the nation for his ability to prepare magical beast meat properly."

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