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"That's not true at all," said Delaney. "Sure, we can't starve to death, but these bodies deteriorate without proper nourishment." She plopped on the bed and relinquished Kyubey to inspect her nails, bright red and perfectly manicured.

"All nourishment can be replaced by cubes," said Winnipeg. "We embark in search of the archon in ten minutes. If you need to replenish your body, you have the means." She indicated a pile of cubes collected from the previous battle, stacked upon a bureau at the foot of the bed.

(Chapter 4)