Chapter 45

==Summery==
Astrid rushes to Marcus after hearing him in pain. He lies, saying he was trying to make the scales grow (when he was actually trying to reverse their growth), and it was more painful than he expected. She examines his arm and is shocked at the growth rate of his scales. Deciding he should slowly reveal the truth to her, he asks her to examine his scales magically. She treats his scales reverently, and remains respectful of his boundaries, which makes him consider letting her examine him more thoroughly, but he still worries that she will be upset when she detects his elemental cores. She is shocked again, she had thought that his scales increased rate of growth meant they would have their essence spread thinner, but instead each scale was strong. She states what he achieved should have taken a month, with external essence continually replenished by his Holy Beast. He makes an excuse, claiming it probably has to do with his ability to collect mana from the environment. This makes her think more deeply on Lillian's claims, she had previously thought she was bragging about Marcus's ability, but now that she can see the rate of growth personally, she wants to take advantage of it herself. Marcus realizes that if he kisses her now, he could easily make her his, but he doesn't want to take advantage of her, and decides to wait for her to come to him.
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