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During the rather extensive time that Allen was gone Lavi made himself comfortable, stretching out across the bench fully rather than resting his feet on the floor. He hadn’t realized how long it was taking Allen until he had gotten halfway through the book.

“What the hell?” He glanced out the window at the sun, guessing that maybe half an hour had passed. Allen never usually took that long…

Allen sighed in frustration, pushing a plate of food away and laying his head on the table in defeat. He had already eaten more than usual, but he still felt hungry.

Is that stuff I drank somehow stopping my body from getting energy? If that was the case, he was in a lot of trouble. He needed that energy to use his Innocence. If this mission turned into a battle… And even unactivated, his innocence required a lot of energy. If it couldn’t get energy from food, it would take it from his body. Allen already felt tired, and he hadn’t even done much today.

He decided for the time being he would see if it improved on its own, and he would check in with Komui when they arrived at their destination. Hopefully by then Komui would have an idea of what had happened, and how to fix it.

When he got back to the compartment, Allen sat down silently on the bench opposite Lavi and leaned his head against the window. Lavi seemed to have made himself comfortable, lying across the bench, and Allen contemplated maybe taking a nap, to see if that made him feel any better.