Chapter 42: Spring’s Secret Obsession

Chapter 42: Spring’s Secret Obsession

Spring saw the taro root before Liam had fully pulled it from the satchel and made a sound that was not appropriate for a market stall.

The root was the size of a man’s forearm, pulsing with faint earthy mana, its iridescent skin catching the shop light in a way that made it look less like a vegetable and more like something that had opinions about being harvested. Spring poked it with one finger, watched it shimmer, and his hands started shaking.

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