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"I, uh... that is..." mutters Vincent.

Youmu lowers her head sadly at his hesitation.

"Well, let me handle this one first," he says.

"Eh? What are you -"

He quickly places his hand over her ghost half and feels gently for the skull. The half-ghost moans quietly as he strokes the wisp, but she doesn't argue or resist. A few moments later, he locates the seal and starts uttering the command word to reset the spell. After completing the ritual, he sighs in relief as he backs away.

"Just wanted to make sure that was done," says Vincent. "I don't want anything bad to happen to you."

"Thank you very much," replies Youmu, frowning. "But I believe it would be simpler to remove the seal, though that really isn't any of my business, now is it?"

"Uh..."

He can't tell her that he lost the book, which is his only means of removing the seal. Besides, as long as he regularly resets the spell, she is in no real danger. For now, he should just give her some excuse. Still, he really needs to recover that manual.

"I can't do that right now," says Vincent. "There are certain conditions that need to be fulfilled, you see."

"I see," Youmu says.

"Just so you know," he adds. "I'm working on a way to remove it more quickly. Please don't worry about it."

"Hmm," she replies. "Does that mean that you don't think that I can harm you?"

He shakes his head and takes her hands into his. Youmu gasps silently, but she doesn't pull herself away.

"It means that I trust you," he says.

They stare into each other's eyes for almost a minute before parting. Youmu looks away, though she has a tiny smile on her face. Then, she starts walking toward the dining room.

"I better prepare something for our other guests," she says.

He gives her a nod as he follows after her. After a few steps, however, she pauses.

"About my request earlier..." whispers Youmu.

"Ah! About that..." he says.

The half-ghost turns around and looks at him hopefully. Seems like she really wants to do this. He can't really think of any reason to refuse. As long as it doesn't involved any permanent damage, he doesn't mind that sort of exercise.

"Sure," says Vincent. "We can have one tonight, but no killing or heavy wounding, alright?"

"Of course," says Youmu. "It's just a friendly duel. I only need to confirm something."

"Alright," he replies.

As they walk toward the dining room, he notices something different about the half-ghost. Did he do something to change her mood? For some reason, she seems almost... happy.

They are approaching the dining room.
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