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"Huh? Hmm... My ability to read Intentions?" Aquarina asked. "Ah, it's not perfect. It has many flaws, and I still don't know how to develop it further."
"Maybe by cultivating a Heart," I suggested. "I'm developing the power to read Emotions to some extent. They appear like threads of color flowing from people's hearts."
"Really?!" Celeste exclaimed. "That sounds insane… But then again, you always do insane things."
"I have a Dragon Heart and an Unyielding Bond Heart Skill…" Aquarina murmured shyly. "Do they count?"
"I'm not sure…" I said, rubbing my chin. "I'll need to investigate the true powers of this new Heart I gained from Curse's sacrifice…"
He left far more power within me than I ever imagined.
This was Curse's final gift.
After everything we shared, after years of friendship…
Curse began as a mere curse created by an ancient, resentful Demon King, drifting from body to body in search of someone worthy. Slowly, he became a spirit in his own right.
