章 1302: Mark's New Power

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"I-I can't take it…" Mark muttered.

"Eh?! Why not?" I wondered, tilting my head. "Come on, you should use it right away!"

"But I can't, it makes me feel bad…" he said. "It feels unearned, and you're only just gifting it to me… Wouldn't I be shameless to use it without even hesitating?"

"You totally earned it!" I said. "You fought a lot, defeated several powerful foes, saved the Yggdrasil Tree from getting corrupted by the Demon King of Death by cutting the branch, and defended the forest, right? You defeated the most Undead, so call this a spoil of war, take it!"

I insisted, he was sometimes a bit too humble. I know he might feel embarrassed that I might be acting like some sort of "sugar mommy" and it becomes worse when I'm actually older than him…

"Ah, well, if you put it like that I did put a lot of work, yeah," Mark nodded, rubbing his chin. "Well, alright… fine, I'll take it as my payment for my services, haha."