But his head soon poked out of the bed when he noticed her still sitting by his side.
"Boss Ash called a couple of hours ago..." she said, her brows creased as she stared piercingly at him.
"Aaand?" Everlearn replied innocently.
"Students of the Academy were never supposed to fuse with Anomalous Grade Cores."
"You lied to me!" she growled at him.
"Lied? About what?"
"About Boss Ash being the one instructing you to fuse with an Anomalous Grade Core," she answered as Everlearn raised an eyebrow.
"I never told you that Boss Ash instructed me to fuse with an Anomalous Grade Core, did I?"
Everlearn asked, and Erendel quieted in disbelief.
"All I said was I was asked to give you this card by a Corer named Ash, and when you asked if I wished to fuse with an Anomalous Grade Core, I simply said 'of course.'"
"How does any of those two have to do with Boss Ash instructing me on what type of core I should fuse with?"
