huh, looks like the art style changed a bit from the previous chapters. I really like that they’re adding some extra scenes for better characterisation and world building. I just hope it doesn’t lead to them cutting out some good scenes form the ln
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Genuinely fuck whoever added that last scene to the manga. Light novel had me fucked up, visual representation had me even more fucked up, why would you add that last part? 😭
It’s later explained that Touri is simply underdeveloped, naturally small and doll like basically is what she’s described as. Another potential explanation is that the elixirs really do stunt growth.
As for Gray: He’s just doing some teasing and showing gratitude towards Touri.