—"The examination is complete. All indicators are normal. Congratulations, youngster. Your Heart Gem has more or less healed, and you can use all your abilities normally again."
Her fingers continuously swiped across the light screen floating before her as Emerald gave Larkspur this conclusion: "Of course, I still hope you won't Flourishing Bloom in my laboratory. Please find a training ground and try it after you go back, or I can make a call to book one for you."
Her words made Larkspur stop herself from placing her hands over her Heart Gem.
It had been a week since Larkspur arrived in the Kingdom and completed her treatment. To ensure the treatment had achieved its intended results, Emerald had asked Larkspur to come to the Research Institute for one final "follow-up examination."
The completion of this examination meant that Larkspur's Heart Gem had been fully repaired. She would no longer need to keep making trips to Emerald's laboratory over damage to the gem.
Since Emerald did not want her trying to Flourishing Bloom here, Larkspur naturally had no intention of deliberately provoking her. She slowly sat up from the treatment bed, supported herself on its edge with one hand, and hopped down. Then she picked up the coat resting nearby, shook it out, and slipped it on. "Thank you."
Rarely, she offered Emerald her sincere thanks.
Even now, Larkspur still had not figured out what Emerald truly wanted from their deal. But up to this point, Emerald had indeed given her a great deal of help.
As the current Gem Scepter, Emerald held a position of immense power in the Magic Kingdom, practically second only to one. Her attitude toward Larkspur had already been friendly enough—one could even call it humble. Since Emerald had gone this far, Larkspur truly had