Brahman's Diary:

September of Elsha 155, Green Mana Week, Tuesday.

Mr. Maruk is so nice! I bought that beautiful little collar for Ellie.

Mr. Maruk reserved that style specifically for me - at no extra charge.

To be honest, the sour fruits I collected sold quite well, and the daughter of a grocery store owner bought a lot of them, and she used them to make jam and gave me a bottle.

Elle was interested in the jam, but didn't seem to like the little collar very much, but I decided to keep it for now, and it was currently on my wrist.

Actually, I was expecting Ellie to take it with me, and of course, I tried it too, but unfortunately Ellie bit my finger and grabbed the collar off with her claws.

I've always thought that Ellie is much smarter than other cats, but Ellie never "meows", and I'm a little worried about whether Ellie is uncomfortable or has some congenital diseases.

I'm going to save some more money and go to the town to find a gentleman who knows a thing about animals and see if there's something wrong with Ellie.

Lately, Ellie has been going out a lot on her own, and I sometimes can't see her for hours. But Ellie always finds her way home on her own.

Recently, Ellie has been able to come back with some fish in her mouth, and the fish is so delicious that I immediately fell in love with the taste.

The first few times I grilled the fish, the heat was not well controlled, and some of it was burnt. But luckily they tasted good, and I would save the unburned part for Ellie, who was happy to eat it.

Next time Ellie goes out again, I'm going to sneak up with her. Actually, I'm very curious about where Ellie caught the fish. Because there were no fish in the creek behind our house, just a few small shrimp, but they were too small.

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"I beg your pardon, Mr. Dietas, but I'm interested in Lady Stella, and I wonder if you can share her story with me?" Camille asked with interest, but there was no presumptuous meaning in her tone.

"Oh, that's funny, sorry, Miss Sindra. It is rare for an animal to be addressed as a lady. And you said that Stella herself told you her name, I heard you right! Dietas said in surprise.

"Don't be surprised, Mr. Dietas. I'm a druid. Camille explained.

"Oh? Forgive me for being so unheard, Miss Sindra, that the druids have such magical abilities that you can talk to animals? I'm sorry, but I don't know much about druids, and as you know, druids are mostly reclusive, and they're scarce. ”

"Oh, Mr. Dietas, not all druids are able to communicate with animals. I'm a druid of the Heart of Uditath school. The Heart of Uditath is good at returning to nature's wildness, so we can listen to the spirits of nature. The Heart of Uditasi believes that all things have spirits, so that we can speak not only to animals, but also to plants, and some of the most virtuous and virtuous sages can even listen to the earth, the wind, the lakes and even the fire. Of course, I don't have such a profound cultivation yet. Camille explained.

"I see, so you can communicate with Stella? It's really enviable. I'll tell you the truth, I'm interested. Stella is my only relative, but unfortunately I can't understand what she says, I can only feel her emotions slightly. Dietas said enviously.

"It can be seen that you and Lady Stella have a deep bond with you, Mr. Dietas. Your story must be wonderful. ”

"Yes, as I said earlier, Stella is my only relative now. As for the story of me and her, it has to start from many years ago. ”

"I'm listening."

"Many years ago, I was just a good hunter, and I had like-minded people and a lover that haunted me. Together, we organized a mercenary group called "The Wolf Pack". The "Wolves" were well-known in the Mulhard Territory, and at that time, our regiment leader, Cross, thought that the mercenary group already had a certain foundation, so we decided to take on a more difficult mission. If we do it well, we will not only be able to earn a large amount of commissions, but we will also be able to quickly raise the reputation of the mercenary group to an unprecedented level, which will mean that we will be able to have our own mercenary station and attract a large number of members. ”

Dietas's tone was cheerful and proud, but he paused and his tone became sad. "I didn't expect that this mission was still too difficult, and the "wolf pack" was wiped out in this mission, and I was the only one who relied on the desperate resistance of my partners to survive without dignity. It was a joint wanted notice issued by the Simic Federation and the Holy Falcon Empire against the traitorous scholar of the Simic Alliance, the Elephant Summoner Brand. Brand is a mad woman who has no scruples about carrying out an evil experiment that is explicitly forbidden by the Simic Coalition. In order to carry the experiment forward, Brand has committed countless crimes. Kidnapping, murder, blackmail, coercion, theft, robbery, she did it all. She unscrupulously used the living bodies of commoners and nobles to carry out illegal experiments, so she was hunted down by all the forces in the world of Elsa. The quest requires us to find Brand's secret lab, destroy it, double the commission if we can kill Brand and bring back the proof, and double the commission if we can capture him. We clearly underestimated Brand's strength, and we found Brand and smashed her secret lab. However, Brand escaped, and we didn't catch her. ”

"Although Brand was not caught, it was also a great credit for destroying her lab. I have heard of this madman, who is crazy about the study of black striat, and this is forbidden by all forces. Camille wondered.

"Yes, we did destroy her lab, but what we didn't expect was that her research had apparently yielded initial results. One of our team was accidentally scratched by a creature in the lab infected with black striat, and he quickly contracted it. At that time, our regimental commander quickly ended Maruk's life, however, he was still powerless. The general tertiary infection of black striation will not have a contagious effect, that is to say, black striation will not have a fourth degree of infection, and the effectiveness of the third degree of black striation has been greatly reduced, and some lucky guys can even forcibly control the third level of black striat. Who would have thought that Brand had apparently mutated these carriers of the second-degree infection of black striae, and the onset of the third-degree infection was even more rapid and contagious than the second-level infection—almost catching up with the essent-blood. ”

"It's horrible, Mr. Dietas." Camille said, clutching his chest.

"That's right, I've seen my companions who have been infected by the black streak turn into irrational monsters one after another, and what is even more terrifying is that their bodies will gradually twist, turning into a blurry, twisted monster in a matter of minutes. However, the rate of infection of this kind of thing seems to vary from person to person, and people with a deep understanding of mana and some people with special constitutions can greatly resist the corrosive rate of this infection. Some of the companions who were able to maintain their consciousness in the early stages of infection committed suicide, and the twisted monsters they turned into were not infectious. And those companions who are transformed into monsters alive are extremely contagious. In the end, my partner, my regimental commander, my comrades-in-arms, and my lover all died. I was the only one who escaped. The "wolves" have since perished. ”

"How did you escape? You are not infected?! Camille asked, surprised.

"I was about to say that while my companions were dead and wounded, only me and my lover Stella fled in a hurry, trying to escape from the twisted monsters. Unfortunately, however, Stella had already been infected, though Stella was a witch and skilled at manipulating red mana. Eventually, Stella infuses what little sanity and soul she has left into the body of a she-wolf cub and then uses her magic to send us far away. All I saw was a huge fire, and when I went back there to find my lover, there was nothing left. However, this is a spell that can completely cleanse the black striated disease - those monsters should be completely wiped out as well. ”

"Karmic fire?" Camille asked quietly.

"Yes, sacrifice all of yourself, summon the eternal fire that will not be extinguished until everything is consumed, and burn yourself with the fire of karma. In honor of my love, this she-wolf was named Stella by me, and that's how she came from. ”

"What a sad story, Mr. Dietas." Camille said sadly.

"You can't be resurrected from the dead, I know, Miss Sindra." Dietas said with a wave of his hand.

"I want to give you good news, though, Mr. Dietas. Ms. Stella doesn't say that because you named her Stella, but she herself thinks she is called Stella. ”

"What do you mean by that? Miss? ”

"I mean, your lover didn't end up with one, but two, and the last one was the karmic fire that purified the black streak, and before that, the magic she cast was called a soul mate. This magic drains most of the caster's mind and soul and infuses it into the body of a newborn animal. This animal will carry part of the caster's memories and soul, becoming a special spirit of contract. This spirit of contract can be seen as the caster's alternate ego in the human world, in a way. Of course, this is an extremely advanced magic, and it requires not only strong will and talent, but also something more important - affection. This spell is well known among our spellcasters, but there are very few people in history who have been able to successfully cast it, so this spell has another romantic meaning - undying love. ”