"Ah, me?"
Gina's face was already as red as the red apple Ellie had eaten at Fragrant Residence that morning. She twisted her hands together and lowered her head, not knowing what to say for a moment. Fortunately, Miss Feliana stopped her:
"The materials needed here are probably the most primitive and complete kind. Milk is related to nurturing life, and milk made with Pink Trick probably does not meet the requirements. Otherwise, Shade definitely has animal blood and fresh cow's and goat's milk on him, and I could use alchemy with some materials to create a liquid similar to amniotic fluid. Those certainly would not work. This place would not leave behind such a loophole."
"So the only things we can provide are blood and that? But how much would be needed?"
The Dragon Young Lady, relieved, asked softly. Everyone looked at Shade again. It was hard for Shade to imagine that everyone who had just been eating the "Last Supper" together in preparation for the Final Battle was now considering this sort of question together:
"I don't really want to offer that here."
"I also don't think that is a good idea. That is different from blood. Offering blood carries risks as well, but you have fought in this Factory for so long that blood has already fallen onto the floor. Therefore, there is no need to worry that giving blood here would cause additional trouble.
But that... is indeed the origin of life. Shade, you truly do not need to offer 'that.'"
Miss Puppet on his shoulder spoke again, though Shade felt as though she were holding back laughter. Thus, everyone tacitly stopped mentioning "that" and milk, focusing instead on the matter of offering blood.
Among the four Stone Basins, the one bearing the "Blood" rune contained