"Uh... did I do something wrong?"
I only leveled up... Phew, looks like I'm done already. So this looks pretty good?
Nice... it wasn't my fault?
She tilted her head in confusion. At that moment, the Fire Keeper before her also returned to her usual dignified appearance.
More or less.
"Miss... you really were too hasty this time. Things like this... can actually be done step by step." The Fire Keeper's answer was somewhat ambiguous. Her voice was also broken and unclear, and even her usually composed persona seemed on the verge of collapsing.
But only on the verge.
Soon, she returned to her original demeanor.
"My apologies, Miss." The Fire Keeper straightened the skirts that had become slightly disheveled from her hurried steps. "Next time you wish to refine your soul, please inform me beforehand. A ritual activated so abruptly has a certain chance of failure. There is no need for you to take unnecessary risks just for a few seconds of convenience."
All right, now that you put it that way, it really is a problem... It really was my fault.
Ahhh, how could I have done something like that? I've never been this rash and impatient before! Is this the price of changing? I don't want this!
But I've already decided to change. What am I supposed to do!?
Thus, Miss Surtr obediently lowered her head and admitted her mistake.
"I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. It was my fault."
"Just be more careful next time." The Fire Keeper's voice returned to the gentle tone it had held when they met for the second time. "Also, since you plan to accompany Miss Frostnova to the underground prison here, I believe we should make some additional preparations. Dark and damp places are often accompanied by natural or man-made curses