Dark studied the water beasts thoughtfully, then asked, "Has this water drake lizard ever shed its skin?"
Oli said, "No. If Master wants materials, the estate has blood crystals made by simply processing its blood."
Dark asked, "Did you replace its blood?"
Oli nodded. "Its blood was severely contaminated. To save it, we drained its blood eight times, allowing the newly produced blood to gradually dilute the toxins remaining in its bloodstream. Even so, tiny contaminants still remain in its blood. However, those things should not pose much of an obstacle to the refinement of a Magic Spirit. If all goes well, they may even be expelled during the refinement process."
Dark pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "So Mother brought it back to the estate with that in mind?"
"Of course." Oli's smile widened. "After all, Master is already a Magician."
By the time night had fully fallen, Dark and the other two returned to the residence.
Alvitr's work sometimes continued until very late, so dinner at the estate was correspondingly delayed.
Dark and Aurora arrived in the dining room first and discovered that a somewhat shorter dining table had been added beside the original one. The chairs around it came in all sorts of styles and were clearly custom-made.
Not long afterward, his Magic Spirits entered the dining room under the guidance of the maidens, lining up like elementary school students.
The moment they saw Dark sitting in the dining room, the Magic Spirits, who had been behaving so obediently, suddenly began to stir.
Several of them even tried to break from the line and run over to Dark.
But Gatomon, walking at the front, merely clapped her hands lightly, and the commotion immediately ceased.
The Magic Spirits tried hard to restrain their impulses and took