After calming herself down, Wei Ge recalled that brief moment when her mind had gone completely blank:
"That feeling was like the sensation described in books after taking forbidden drugs."
"That's a dangerous comparison."
Shade reminded her:
"But at least the method the Mermaid gave us really works. Combining Miss Feliana's potion with the Doppelganger Mother Liquid technique means that even if you don't drink Blood Brew frequently, your daily life will be much more comfortable. Since the two methods can be layered, once we find a third, we might be able to free you from Blood Brew entirely."
Miss MacDonald then asked:
"If drinking Blood Brew is State 4, then drinking your untreated blood and briefly recovering to peak condition can be considered State 5?"
Shade shook his head.
"That should be State 10."
"The difference is that great?"
Miss MacDonald and Miss Lorraine both thought so, while Wei Ge had already guiltily curled up in Shade's arms. She was already considering how she would "compensate" Shade afterward.
As for Angelina, the little princess sharply noticed something: no matter what method was used to process Shade's blood—Blood Brew, Star Dew, or Mother Liquid—the result merely specialized one of his blood's functions. None could compare to the properties of Shade's original blood.
"So Shade's original blood is the truly remarkable thing."
The little princess concluded this inwardly. Thinking that her future teacher might need to drink Shade's blood regularly, she felt an unusual hint of displeasure toward Wei Ge.
Tomorrow was Monday. Wei Ge wanted Shade to come over early, hoping to take advantage of the recent good weather and lack of rain to go on an outing with him. But Shade still had to go to the Academy tomorrow morning to see off the Moon Egg, so he did