Chapter 142: Mask
There is no need to pick a time to visit a witch. Because you never know their schedules. So you don't have to worry about disturbing some of their sacrificial rituals or other frightening behaviors, but if you happen to run into them and pay a heavy price for it, it's just your bad luck. Because of this, Cheese suggests that if One-Eye has already thought about what he wants to ask, he might as well leave for the witch's dwellings immediately. The sooner this matter is closed, the better it will be for everyone.
In fact, when the mage made this suggestion, there was still some revenge in it, and in the face of "One-Eye", the guy who made himself at a loss, although Cheese didn't say it, he still hoped to see the other party's timid look. That would make the mage's self-esteem feel better. However, perhaps fate predestined Cheese to be disappointed today, "One-Eyed" agreed to the mage's plan without hesitation, and even asked Cheese to share as much information about the witch as possible to facilitate the action for a while.
In the city of the Lion King shrouded in dusk, three people rode three horses and strolled through the sparsely populated streets. This is the time for ordinary people to eat, and when the sun has completely set and the street lamps are lit by the lamplighters, the whole city will boil again. At this time, everyone is recharging their energy in their own homes or restaurants to accumulate strength for the following night.
"When I was younger, it wasn't as lively as it was. However, now in the royal city, there are not many times when it is so calm. The "one-eyed" mask was very special in the crowd, so in order not to attract overly curious glances, he wore a wide hooded robe like cheese. And if such a robe is usually not enough to block the view of the people around him, so Cheese has slightly processed the hood, so that the shadow obscures most of the part under the hood.
"If it weren't for the fact that you didn't want to take off that mask, we wouldn't have to pick this time to set off, because after dinner so early, we would definitely be hungry again when we were done. The mage, riding a gray horse with small white spots, grumbled on the right hand side of One-Eyed.
"Remember when I said I stole something from those witches?" One-Eyed said suddenly, turning to Cheese.
"Remember, you'd better take those things with you and give them back later. The mage said indifferently.
"I want to pay it back, but I have to get their permission. Although the voice of "One-Eyed" was still emotionless, Cheese heard a hint of helplessness in it.
"You mean...... Your mask is ...... So you can't take it off yourself, can you?" the mage tilted his head and looked at the "one-eyed" mask seriously, and some of the circumstances combined with the details that the other party had just revealed could finally be confirmed. "One-Eye" did not wear this mask all the time because of his personal preference, the real reason why he became like this is because he stole the stolen goods of the witches, so although the witches did not kill him, "One-Eye" did not want to take off the mask.
"Yes, Mr. Wizard. I've been wearing this mask for a long time, and I don't know how long it's been since I did. At first I really wanted to take it off, I tried all the possibilities, but ...... As for the future, you know, there are some things that you wear on your face for a long time and you don't care if it's your real face. "One-eyed" said.
"It's ironic that if there is no power from this mask. I don't think you'll be where you are today. What you tried so hard to get rid of ended up being who you are. If those witches helped you take off this mask today, would you, still you? It's ironic, hahahaha, I thought you were so good. I see!" Cheese laughed at One-Eye's words, and he laughed so wildly as if he were going to fall off his horse at any moment. But even when Cheese laughed so loudly, those who walked on the road still turned a deaf ear.
Cheese can laugh, but shadow cannot. The most trusted killer of the "One-Eyed" subordinates was now in a cold sweat, and he had thought that Cheese was just an ordinary trader. At most, there were some means and guts, who would have thought that this was actually a proper wizard! And from the small talk just now, he already knew the purpose of their trip, and if he could, the shadow would rather assassinate a marquis. What if what Cheese just said was true...... Hell, those witches were probably scarier than the most horrible thing he'd ever seen. Now that he had heard his boss's biggest secret again, Shadow always had a feeling that he would be wiped out no matter what the outcome of the trip was.
"Don't be afraid, Shadow, these things may be private to me. But in fact, it doesn't matter why I can't take off the mask on my face, does it?" "One-Eyed" naturally noticed the situation of his men. "Even if you told anyone else about it, how many people would believe it?" don't you think that the person who has stolen from witches and cursed them will make me even more mysterious?"
"Well, sir, you're up to the shot. But since you've said so, I'd love to see you unlock the curse. Honestly, I'd love to see what you look like too. The shadow shrugged. He was originally a killer who wandered between life and death, and his psychological endurance was much higher than that of ordinary people.
"Really...... Honestly said it for so many years. I don't even remember who I was. "One-eyed" whispered.
"You'd better remember. If you completely forget what you look like, I can't guarantee what you'll look like when that mask is removed. Cheese knows what a terrible person who has been cursed for so long that he has forgotten certain characteristics of his original identity can become when the curse is lifted. This knowledge was acquired in the Raven's laboratory, such as "One-Eyed", and if he completely forgot his appearance, he would probably lose all of his appearance when he unmasked...... In simple terms, the whole face becomes an eggshell.
"Well, compared to those things. We had to think about how to get the three ladies to answer our questions. "One-Eyed" rarely diverted the topic, it seemed that the curse on his body, even this person actually had no bottom in his heart, "If I'm not mistaken, they live around here." Hopefully, after all these years, they haven't moved. ”
"Don't worry, witches are lazy. As long as they are not stuck in the house with pitchforks and torches, they will not move easily. Because the soup pot is very difficult to move. Cheese said. At the same time, start looking around your surroundings. By the time they spoke, they had already deviated from the main road of the royal city, and the compact but neat and clean buildings around them showed that the people living here were people with stable incomes but not wealthy.
"There, the one with the candle at the door. Cheese made a judgment after closing his eyes and feeling the magic flowing in the air around him. He raised his chin and pointed to a house deep in an alley. In the doorway of the blue brick building are three long yellow candles, perhaps based on some special beliefs of the owner, and they are placed on the left side of the three steps leading to the door. The orange flame swaying in the wind on the candle looks so reassuring.