Chapter 186: Awakening
Whether or not the mage has been reborn, Jack and Colante, is unknown. However, at this time, Cheese's facial expression and state are not the same as the way he usually feels. How to put it, it's like a person who usually carries a basket of bricks on his back suddenly puts down the weight on his shoulders. This is indeed the state of Cheese at this time.
Since he was a child, the magic he had been studying had been constantly draining his thinking powers, and this pressure increased as the mage's magic increased. Although Cheese was not crushed by this pressure, he even had a soul several times stronger than ordinary people under this pressure. But this extraction never stopped, like a small hole leaking from the bottom of a barrel, and although the barrel was constantly enlarged and strengthened, and the water poured into the barrel never ceased to be supplied, the small hole was always there, and the water gushing out of it only gradually destroyed the planks near the hole over time.
And now, Cheese, who drank the liquid from the crystal bottle, felt that hole in his spirit had finally been blocked. It was a feeling he hadn't felt since he had been exposed to magic. After more than ten years of absence, the mage once again truly felt the joy of dominating himself. But Cheese didn't know at this time that it wasn't just a drop of rain that he was able to get rid of the pain that had plagued him for a long time. The Lord of the Grey Tower sealed some of the most dangerous things on Cheese's body, which made it possible for the raindrops to repair the mage's body and spirit.
"Why did the other party send such a valuable thing? And you said earlier that Heather had what they wanted, what was that thing?" Accepting Cheese's statement, the blonde witch then thought about it.
As for the name Heather, even Kolanty, who has lived in the royal capital for a long time, is very familiar. The witch had known about the existence of the chief knightess long before Cheese had told her about the number and appearance of her companions.
"I don't know exactly what Heather has on her. However, I think your mother may know about this matter, so I'll find out when I ask about it. And why did those believers in wet souls give us the raindrops of the first rain, this thing is naturally a gratuity. As he spoke, Cheese had walked between the rows of bookshelves, and there was nothing more attractive to a mage than a book he had never read.
"Honorarium, will they ask us?" said Jack, and the wolfwalker looked incredulous. In his opinion, these guys who kidnapped Elsa and sent monsters to attack should be the opposite of their own side, how could they suddenly become employers in the mouth of the mage.
"There's nothing surprising about that. We've all seen the power of the nezumi plague. It's fine if it's small, but now the trend of the plague is too fast, and many people can't sit still. The mage pulled out a book and said.
"But if that's the case, why don't these guys negotiate with us in person? Indeed, as long as the cultists of the Wet Soul are not asking for Heather's life, I am afraid that Cheese and the Female Knight Master will be more than willing to make a deal with them. Their actions, which are no different from threats, only add to the variability.
"What do you think?" the mage didn't answer Jack's question directly, but walked back to the table with the book he had just found.
"I think?" said Wolfwalker frowned, he didn't quite understand what Cheese meant. Although he no longer had the emotions he had as a human being, his memory told him that it would not be wrong to ask the mage for his opinion when he had a problem.
"You're not the 'monkey' of the Frost Legion anymore. Jack, you should be aware of it yourself, don't you? No matter how much you want to change back, you're not the same person you used to be. You are now a wolfwalker, your clan is Alexander, and you, are the head wolf of your clan. Cheese looked up from his book, looked into Jack's eyes, and said in a very serious tone.
"I have never considered you to be my retinue. Elsa, Mona, Hahn, and you before you. While I do sometimes speak to you in a commanding tone, it is because it takes too much time to explain what is said. And now, I don't have the guts to arbitrarily support the head wolf of a werewolf clan. So Jack, most of the time you have to find out for yourself. Louise doesn't have time to tell you this, because she has so much to teach you, but you, as the head wolf, must be. ”
The expression on the Wolfwalker's face froze. Indeed, Louise, who was his transformer, had too much knowledge to impart in the time since his transformation, and the changes in the Iron Castle made this inheritance from the clan incomplete. Coupled with the fact that he has been with Elsa for many days, Jack subconsciously learns the person in his memory, and he plays the role of his former self. This is the instinct of the werewolf, the instinct used to blend in with the crowd, but in the current situation, Cheese does not want to see a werewolf with a human personality, and what the mage wants to see is the head wolf of the Alexander clan.
Deciding to show his true self, Jack quickly turns into a cold look. For him, as a wolfwalker, Elsa and the others are just people who have only known each other for a few days. Although he looked anxious about the disappearance of the three just now, the werewolf didn't really care about it. Even, in fact, for the plague, and even the survival of the entire Blue Lion Kingdom, this new wolfwalker can not care about it.
"Is that how you want to see me for what I really am? This is so cold that I hate it. ”
"It depends on what you think. Something has happened, and the transformation is irreversible. I was also reluctant to say goodbye to an old friend. But, you know, it is only by breaking the old shell that the new life can spread its wings. What's more, you weren't a wolf-like person in the first place. It's better to say that the so-called wolfwalkers are wolves with human skin. ”
Hearing Cheese's words, Jack smiled. It's just that the smile of the wolfwalker at this time looks like a lion before he is about to eat people, which is terrifying.
"That's what you wish, Mr. Cheese. I will continue to work with you as the head wolf of the Alexander Clan. And the question we discussed before, I think I already have the answer. ”
"Well, I'd like to hear your opinion, Mr. Wolf. Cheese closed the book and said.
"The reason why the Cult of Wet Souls chose to take Heather away before meeting you is because they don't want to provoke you, which will make cooperation difficult. Jack said.
"Why?" said the mage's turn.
"Quite simply, the reason why you took Heather away in advance, and even the reason why you were here and now to say those words to me, point to an answer. The cultists of the Wet Soul are afraid that we won't be able to keep Heather safe. And you, aren't you awakening my disguise at this time also to prepare for the upcoming battle?"
This time, Cheese smiled.
"Yes, you're right. Mr. Alexander, you're so right!hahahaha!"
The mage laughed a few times before suddenly stopping laughing again and said.
"So, what about your choice, knowing that we are facing an enemy who can force the believers of the Wet Soul to use even the raindrops of the first rain as bargaining chips?"
The wolfwalker looked at his hands, which were uncontrollably changing towards the claws because of the excitement of their master.
"Until this plague disappears from this land, my claws and teeth are at your disposal. ”