That evening, Galina, Sivie, Vanessa, and Megan finally discovered the part Shade had slightly omitted when telling them about the afternoon over dinner.
He had worried that Galina and the others would blame Wei Ge, so he had not mentioned the injuries he suffered after rescuing her. The Witches had not discovered it from his already healed wounds, however, but because they noticed that Shade was somewhat different that night.
Even Shade had a limit to his Life Force, and the abundant vitality he had gained that afternoon naturally needed to be expended in other ways. It was much like how Miss Lorraine, after being treated, had cast spells to consume the abundant Life Force within her "Blood Seed."
Shade had not noticed the problem before, but when he held the soft, warm ladies in his arms that night, the consequences of his overflowing Life Force suddenly appeared.
This time, Sivie did not even last twenty minutes before everyone set her aside. Then, as Galina freed Shade's hands so he could do other things, she realized the problem:
"The Life Force in the 'Fire Seed Source' has been converted into your own Life Force? You came into deep contact with the power of that calamity?"
Shade did not answer immediately. One hand was holding Galina's as they performed the "Pink Spell: Empathy Curse," while Megan, who was gripping Shade's right hand with one of her hands, extended a third hand from behind and pulled Vanessa away from the kiss she was sharing with Shade.
The Female Opera Singer, somewhat dazed from the kiss, went to kiss Shade's neck instead. Only then did Shade explain what had happened that afternoon, and as expected, everyone was unhappy:
"Wei Ge did something like that, yet she was still so pleased with herself during