How had he done that?!
Edward's eyes widened as he stared fixedly at the blank-faced playing card in the blond boy's left hand, as though trying to see straight through it.
He could not resist reaching out to check whether the teacup in the boy's right hand was real, his hand trembling slightly.
But halfway there, the arguing attendants ahead erupted in his ears like a thunderclap. He instantly came to his senses, realizing this was no place to act so recklessly.
Edward's face flushed crimson. He awkwardly withdrew his hand and quickly shrank back into his seat like a startled rabbit.
Watching Edward retreat into his seat again, the blond boy's lips curved slightly. Without waiting for permission, he swapped the teacup in his hand with Edward's.
"Yours has gone a little cold. Have mine."
Edward looked at the teacup before him, hesitated, then finally picked up the cup that had just been conjured from the card.
He cautiously sipped the clear tea inside, his fingers gently tracing the gold-rimmed patterns on the cup, his eyes full of questions.
He looked up at the attendants, who were still arguing over that little bit of liquor.
Their faces were red as they argued and gesticulated, completely oblivious to what was happening over here.
Seeing this, Edward worked up the courage to voice his question to the boy.
"How did you do that?"
The boy's eyes shone with a distinctive light in the darkness, like brilliant stars.
He gave Edward a playful wink, his smile as bright as sunshine.
"Ahem, allow me to introduce myself. Standing before you is none other than the greatest magician in all of Teyvat-Lyney!"
"You mean this cup of tea? Haha, well... a magician's specialty is making something vanish into nothing, creating something from nothing, and