Chapter 3852: (゜-゜) How come we weren't eliminated?
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Seeing Annie already digging in, the others naturally followed suit. They each used magic to grab the desserts they liked and started eating.
After all, it would take a little while for the kitchen to serve the food. They'd spent the past two days camping out in the Grobe Basin for the exam, going hungry and roughing it. Now that they'd finally gotten to sit down, they naturally needed to eat something to tide them over.
However, Duncan, Wirbel, and the others weren't very familiar with Annie and her group. Just a few hours ago, they'd all been fighting separately—and even attacking one another—to advance. They weren't like Übel and Lanto's group, who had already been teammates in the previous round. So the atmosphere was still a little awkward, and no one quite seemed able to relax.
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(￣~￣) Munch!
Annie, though, didn't care about any of that!
As she ate without a care in the world, her curious gaze soon landed on Wirbel. Earlier, he'd tried to steal her birdcage and she'd blasted him away. Now, he still had bandages wrapped around several parts of his body, and he was clearly pretty badly injured.
Then she asked him bluntly:
"Hey!"
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"You weird old man, weren't you supposed to be eliminated?"
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"Why haven't you gone home to nurse your injuries?"
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That's right. Annie remembered it very clearly. Back then, Wirbel and another group had tried to steal their meteorite bird, but she and the others had blasted them into retreat. More importantly, they'd used up almost all their mana. By rights, they should've slunk home or hidden away in some inn in town to lick their wounds.
But now, after losing the fight and