The image of the Lord of the Heavens hovering over the colorful stone was silent, while Serenity, who was in charge of the report, looked grave. Jared and Caroline watched the strange device with interest, after all, they had been here for some time, too many things had happened before, and now they had killed a black dragon. If we don't report it to the authorities, it will be hard to say. So Wendy used her own contact magic props to contact the Lord of the Sky, and Serenity reported the brief situation to her.
(This one looks a lot like a 3-D hologram from a sci-fi movie...)
Looking at the image of the Lord of Cthulhu that was constantly shaking in front of her, Caroline looked over with some curiosity. Then she turned her head and realized that Kylie was looking down with a red face, looking like she was thinking about something. She wondered what she would think of their relationship? Caroline tilted her head slightly, but in the end, she just laughed lightly and didn't say anything. Jared, on the other hand, didn't pay any attention to her at all, and just listened intently to Serenity's report, so that he was ready to cover up or answer at any time.
By nature, Jared was a very conflicted man. He wasn't going to feel any resistance or shame about taking a bath with Caroline, but he wasn't going to go over there and pounce on her either. There were always priorities, and of course he wouldn't mind enjoying a nice meal when the time came. But that's not now, and ... the longer the anticipation, the more valuable it is to cherish.
"... So far, that's about it."
Serenity finished her report, bowed to the Pale Lord, and quickly retired. The Celestial Lord nodded and turned to Jared.
"Guardian, I didn't expect you to be able to kill a black dragon ..."
"I didn't kill it, it's just that this guy was already injured and was seeking his own death."
Jared "corrected" the Lord of the Heavens, he didn't want to give the impression that he'd wasted a dragon as easily as he'd killed a chicken and chopped up a fish, even though that wasn't technically an illusion.
"I see."
The Lord of the Heavens let out a string of silver bell-like laughter, but then she coughed and her tone returned to its usual serenity.
"It seems that it was a very wise judgment for you to lead the entire investigation team ..."
"Did you already know Stephen would defect?"
Jared interrupted the words of the Lord of the Sky, when Tawana happily held up the pendant and said that it was given to her by Wendy, Jared had some questions. As the Tower of the Sky, which was in fact the leader of the academy even though it appeared to be equal, how could it give away such power so easily? Even if this was to curry favor, wouldn't a powerful faction like the Tower of Emerald Green or the Tower of Heyan be more suitable? Why would they seek out the Tower of Darkness, which has only one student and is only a magic envoy? Now it seems that the Lord of the Heavens may have already realized that Stephen has problems, and among these people, the only one who has the strength to fight against Stephen is Jared, who was able to fight with him that day without dying, so she made this decision, right?
"... Yes, I did find something wrong with him."
Under the same expectant gaze of the crowd, the Lord of the Heavens was silent for only a moment before answering.
"Of course, as a wizard, I was remiss in not being able to guide him myself, but to be honest, sometimes I wonder what Steven is really thinking. He's been with me for too long, so long that I took it for granted that he would always be by my side ..." Though the Lord of the Heavens' tone was very calm, in that moment, she was silent.
The awkward silence didn't pause for long though, as the Lord of Cthulhu continued, her tone serious, and at the same time calming and sad.
"I will not ask you to recuse yourselves, nor will I ask you to forget this. Communication with your guardians is very important, gentlemen. Perhaps one day you will have your own guardian, as I have. But don't take him for granted. Guardians guard wizards because they want something from them. And magicians need the help of guardians because they need their protection. Don't forget, it's a relationship of mutual need, and indeed, the reality is very harsh, and I've become the antithesis of that. I believed in Stefan, but I forgot to communicate with him, and that's what happened. But this is a useful lesson for all of you, too. Don't forget it. Don't ever think that the Guardians are the ones who are supposed to be watching over you. Jared, Caroline, you too. Don't take guarding magicians for granted, and don't forget your thoughts, your will and your quest."
Tavana's hand, which had been holding Caroline's, suddenly trembled, and Caroline, with a reassuring counter-clasp, said nothing.
And at this moment, the tone of the Lord of the Heavens eased once again.
"Well, then, by all means, Mr. Jared. You've removed a disaster from the Empire. No matter what the Black Dragon was doing here, it was not a good thing for the Empire. It's our good fortune that you were able to destroy it, and you also discovered the Federation's conspiracy ... I'll give you a suitable reward, so please don't refuse my goodwill."
"Don't forget, it was Caroline who killed Stephen."
Jared said it succinctly and pointed at Caroline. The Lord of the Heavens laughed lightly, as if he knew he would say that.
"Of course, I won't forget Miss Caroline's efforts to protect our wizards, and I'm afraid things would have been just as unimaginable without your help. I would like to apologize to you, Caroline-sama."
Caroline shook her head slightly, in fact, like Jared, she didn't care much about the so-called reward. So the Lord of the Heavens didn't say anything more, but nodded and continued.
"As for the next orders, I expect you to hold the castle, and you will be assisted immediately, so you need not worry about that. But Prince Heine's situation is indeed very unusual, I think, he should be the same as our purpose, want to find out the cause of this forest mutation. Then ..."
"I'm sorry, Lord Cthulhu, we have no clue so far."
Sensing that the Lord of the Heavens was looking at her, Serenity responded quickly.
"Then I hope they don't have any clue either, those who are here are their own people, then I won't say anything more."
Here, the Celestial Lord coughed, and Jared knew exactly what she meant by 'one of us'. There was a reason for it, but the murder of his son was not something that was easy to talk about anywhere. And since almost everyone here was a member of one of the most elite magical factions, this was also a chance to test them.
"If you find Prince Heine, destroy them all! I've also gotten some information that Prince Heine is leading three of the ten Great Sword Artists of the Federation out, so if necessary, wipe them all out. If you can't do that, then make sure that Prince Heine himself doesn't make it out of this forest alive. ..."
"My lord, one of the swordmasters has been killed by Mr. Jared."
Serenity answered immediately, and in the face of this sudden reply, the Lord of the Heavens was silent for a moment, then laughed softly.
"Mr. Jared, now I'm afraid that among the guardians of the entire empire, there is no one with a higher merit than you ... In this case, I'm afraid that the reward is not so simple."
"..."
Jared didn't say anything, after all, it wasn't his time to speak, and to be honest, the so-called bounty was nothing more than bondage for Jared, honor? What Jared wanted more than anything was a low profile, not a reputation. Otherwise, he could have made a big fuss about everything, and he didn't have to make a light trap to keep Serenity in place when he killed the Black Dragon. Power? Power means obligation, after all, power is not a right, if you want others to obey your orders, then you have to make some sacrifices yourself. As for money, Jared also does not put in the eyes of the money as long as enough to spend on it, he does not have any great expectations. Beauty more do not need, the world than Caroline more beautiful beauty is not much, and Jared is not to see a want to coax the bed to go the love of sex, otherwise, at the moment in the castle of these girls, in addition to Tawana may be lost.
"Anyway, please look forward to it ... Then, we'll be in touch later."
With that, the Lord of the Heavens' visage nodded slightly to Jared, and then turned into particles of light that disappeared into thin air.
"... I'm going to take a closer look at the black dragon's head, where's Ms. Serenity?"
"I'll do as Mr. Jared says and freeze those dragons ... can I eat them? Ms. Kelly?"
That's what Jared had been worried about, if the dragons he'd worked so hard to kill couldn't be eaten, then it would be a waste. After all, you don't just kill dragons to make decorations out of their heads.
"Lucky for you, you should be glad you ran into a black dragon."
I don't know why, but Kelly's obviously not in the best of moods.
"If it were a green dragon, you'd be poisoned to death if you ate its flesh. But the black dragon ... I once read in a volume of external history, the black dragon meat will enhance the magician's ability to communicate with the spirit of magic, but also improve the effect of physical fitness. But that's just a rumor, so it's a good thing Wendy-san tested it beforehand, so there shouldn't be any problems. Well, I'll be going now."
With that said, Kelly gave Jared a hard stare and turned to leave the room.
I don't understand.
Jared shrugged his shoulders and let her go.
(I'll take Tawana away for a bit.)
After Caroline finished speaking, she also took Tawana and left. Jared also noticed that Tawana's expression was a bit heavy, apparently the Lord of the Sky's words just now also had a certain impact on her, that's why Caroline had to go and talk to her, after all, in this kind of matter, between the two girls will be better to communicate with each other. Serenity went to the basement, according to Jared's statement to freeze the dragon meat, since it has been determined that it can be eaten, then there is no need to have any more worries.
"Mr. Guardian, would you please get out of the way?"
"Whoa."
Wendy's voice suddenly rang from Jared's side, startled Jared, he turned his head, only to be surprised to find that Wendy did not know when she had already taken back the magic device, and at the same time came to the door. Speaking of which, this girl is really a rather non-existent character, although she opened the magic device just now, but after that, everyone subconsciously forgot about her. It was as if she had never appeared, so it was also a strange person.
Jared was about to say something, when he turned his head in realization, and out the window, under the overcast sky, a gentle tapping began to sound. The crystals of nature were falling, bringing new life and vitality to the earth. And everything was enveloped in a beautiful music.
It's raining.