"Please... don't..."
"I'll do anything you ask, just not this..."
"No!!"
With a heart-wrenching wail, Holy Sanctuary Mage Rein Mercury was thrown into the mire. But this was no ordinary mire—it was a counterfeit of the 'Soul Cleansing Pond' from the special regions of the Time Continent. The original Soul Cleansing Pond dissolved impurities of the soul, manifesting as an improvement in a mage's learning ability, concentration, and mental state, with positive effects lasting a week. It was considered a quite remarkable adventure mechanism.
However, the knock-off mire of Belladett didn't have such positive effects. It could dissolve impurities, but not those of the soul. Instead, it dissolved physical impurities—including clothes and hair.
