Jared didn't wake up until the warmth of the sun hit him. Yesterday night was uneventful, so when Caroline came out to take over, Jared immediately handed over the next guard duty, and then found a windy and sunny place, and slept beautifully. With Caroline in charge of the guards, Jared was definitely not worried about being attacked. So he slept soundly, and when Jared opened his eyes, it was already noon.
"... huh?"
Jared tried to sit up, but realized that his body seemed to be so heavy that he couldn't get up at all. What had happened?
"Meow?"
Cat?
The sound of a cat purring in his ear made Jared feel puzzled, how could there be a cat here? He subconsciously turned his head to the left and right, but it was empty, nothing. Jared sighed helplessly, but when he put his hand in front of him, he touched a warm, small and soft body.
"Oooh meow? Are you awake, big brother?"
"Eh?"
Jared's hand froze in place, and it took him a full three seconds to react.
"Kula?"
The small girl was lying on Jared's body, as if an oversized cat curled up in front of Jared's chest, and her long blonde hair was draped over Jared's body like a thin veil. But what surprised Jared even more was when Kula had appeared, and why he and Caroline hadn't sensed it at all. But this kind of thing no matter how good, by a little girl riding on the body of ... this feeling is really to be more strange more strange.
"How did you get here?"
Fortunately, since Jared was awake, and Kura didn't seem to have any intention of using him as a human cushion, Jared was able to stand up. He patted the dust on his body, and then looked at Kura, who was still holding the muppet, half-smiling. At that moment, another figure appeared in his line of sight, Caroline was walking towards him with an umbrella, and at the same time, she gave Kura a gentle smile.
（Are you finally awake? Jared.)
"You knew Kula was coming? Why didn't you wake me up?"
(Sorry, sorry.)
Although Caroline was apologizing with a light smile, it was completely insincere, and it appeared that she had no intention of reflecting at all.
（Kula told me not to tell you, and you're tired. It's better to rest, right?)
"You guys are really ..."
Jared could only throw up his hands in surrender, unable to say anything else. There wasn't much to say anyway, but Kura's presence here did make Jared feel a little surprised. After all, she was one of the five Great Chanting Ambassadors, what was she doing here alone in such a place? Speaking of which, the Lord of the Heavens had said that he would send someone to help, so it couldn't be that Kura was here to help.
"What are you doing here?"
"Kula is here to help of course yo."
Kura still had that same bland expression without the slightest rise or fall, and she tilted her head slightly before continuing.
"Convocation of people have run out it, Euphonia and can not go out of the college, only rely on Kura ... really very troublesome yo."
I see, the master of the other three towers and slipped away, only Kura may be because of oversleeping did not have time to run away, so was caught as a strong man? So Kura's tone of voice is also with a faint complaint, but she is obviously not the kind of person who will take this kind of thing to heart, it should be said that no one even knows Kura in addition to sleep, will also take what things to heart.
"The others don't know about Kura's arrival yet, she seems to have something she wants to say to us."
Caroline explained to Jared, apparently she found Kura while she was on guard, and Kura apparently had something to say to the two, so she didn't alert the others. And now Jared has also woken up, so Kula looking for two people to talk, certainly will not be a small thing, so Jared immediately set the expression, look at Kula with a serious expression, wait for her to speak.
As Jared and Caroline watched, Kura quickly explained the general matters, and for Jared, there was nothing more important than the guilt of Tawana's implication, as the Lord of the Cthulhu had said, treason was a felony, and there was absolutely no reprieve in that regard. What must be done must be done, and Jared and Caroline were not very surprised, they had vaguely guessed the truth of the matter when they had eavesdropped on Kylie's father's conversation with Steven, but it was still a bit of a heavy heart to hear Kura talk about it now.
"... That is to say, the one who was sent to kill Mr. Florence was someone from your academy?"
"That's right yo ... at that time is Euphoria sent Stephen to move the hand, I also know it only later."
(So what happens to Tawana?)
Caroline had no intention of continuing to defend Florence, and it was clear to them that there was nothing wrong with doing so on the part of the state. Perhaps Florence had been unlucky, but "only" unlucky. The man is dead, and no matter what he does, he can't be undone. But if you think about it, maybe Florence realized before he died that he had been set up and had become the enemy of the whole country. That's why he warned the two of them not to try to find the person who murdered him to avenge his own death, and now it seems that this warning is really very wise, otherwise, maybe Jared and Caroline's investigation to the end of the result is to be the enemy of an empire. What they were most worried about now was what would become of Tawana. As Kura had just said, treason was a felony, and even an innocent relative could never be spared. Jared and Caroline had never pursued the principle of fairness and justice, it was a distant thing to them, so they wouldn't try to demand such unrealistic ideals from others. But now that Tawana was the cause of the incident, they at least wanted to know what kind of punishment Tawana would receive.
"One hundred days of confinement, yo."
Kura had obviously gotten the answer already, but she was quick to add.
"Of course, I've talked to Euphonia, and there's no need for a trial or anything. But Tawana must be imprisoned in the Tower of Darkness for a hundred days not allowed to go out, this is the bottom line of the punishment, the public will not be disclosed. But after all, still have to punish yo ... for Tawana, this is also a good opportunity it."
"Fair enough."
Jared didn't take offense to Kura's words, after all they were true. And they were relieved that Tawana wasn't put in jail, if it came to that then they wouldn't have agreed to it anyway. Now Kura's argument was acceptable to both of them, what's the big deal about staying in the tower for a hundred days? What's the big deal? It would be a good opportunity to learn magic, but there was still one thing that made them feel uneasy.
(So, about Mr. Florence ...)
"If you guys don't want to tell her, don't tell her yo, it's not a good thing anyway ..."
"Then don't tell her."
Jared had made a decision, and it was clear that it wasn't a good one. If Tawana found out the truth later, what would she think? They had no way to guess. But for both of them, there was no bigger headache than this, if they really told Tawana the truth now, what would become of her? Trees have to grow to withstand storms, and a seedling that is initially exposed to storms can only end up dying. So Jared decided, at least not now.
Caroline was relieved to hear of Jared's decision. Because Jared had always been strict with himself, he was also very strict with others, even partners. Even Caroline, who had been with him for the longest time, sometimes couldn't fully understand his thoughts, so she had been worried about what Jared would do if he decided to tell the truth to Tawana, but now her heart was finally put at ease.
"So, Kula, you're here this time ..."
"Of course it's to bring Tawana back to the Tower of Darkness, yo? Can't have her wandering around out there anymore, right, and ... if you guys want, I can help you break the magic contract, yo? Anyway, that's not something that's mandatory, and it seems ... "Kura squinted her eyes, half-sleeping as she gazed at Jared and Caroline, her tone lazy." It doesn't seem to have much of an effect."
The only and most obvious function of the contract is that after the guardian and the wizard conclude the contract, they can get various kinds of enhancement power from the wizard, the characteristics and abilities vary according to the wizard's own personality and magic faction, etc. But Jared and Caroline have never gotten any enhancement power from Tawana, even if they did, it would be insignificant in front of their own power. But Jared and Caroline never got any power from Tawana, and even if they did, it would be too small to mention in front of their own power. So it wasn't a big deal for them to break the pact.
"I know."
Jared nodded his head, signaling Kula to go with him to the hall, he is sure that Kula has other news to say, but because this matter is not suitable for outsiders to know, so she chose to talk to Jared and Caroline first. And Kula did not refuse to look, is still the same shaking in Jared's back, look at her appearance, casually leaning against the wall I'm afraid that on the spot will be able to jump directly to the stage of sleep.
"Mr. Jared, Miss Caroline, where the hell have you been? Why didn't you tell us, in case something happened ..."
Seeing Jared and Caroline return, Serenity instinctively stood up and asked. Jared apologized, spread his hands, and took a step to the side.
"We're just going to meet the lady."
"... Bellucoline-sama?!"
At the sight of Kura, Kylie and Tawana hurriedly rose to bow to her. Serenity froze for a moment before bending down and bowing to Kula, whose face was halfway out from behind Jared. Wendy, who hadn't been noticed by anyone, had also risen and bowed.
"I didn't think that the Lord of the Darkness would actually come in person, I'm really very sorry, please forgive us for our rudeness ..."
In the face of Serenity's opening statement, Kura did not have any reaction, so the scene for a while cold. And just as Serenity raised her head in some confusion, not knowing what to say to continue to talk about the time ...
"Phew ..."
"Wake the fuck up!"
Jared tapped Kula on the head, and Kula shuddered like a squirrel, made an odd "ooh-ooh" sound, and opened her eyes.
"That ... Belukorin-sama?"
Serenity looked a little complicated, it was no wonder, even if it was more than unique, there was no one who acted more strangely than Kura in the Five Yew Towers.
"Oh, oh, yes, everyone's doing very well. Very good, that's it. ... Well, Kura was just in charge of delivering the message."
"..."
It doesn't make any difference what you say or what you don't say.
Serenity was dumbfounded, while Kylie was smart enough to remain silent, she had met Kura a few times and knew that it would be difficult to communicate properly with the ariana, who had a strange personality and actions, so it was best to listen and wait until later to ask any questions.
"Oh, yeah."
Kula tapped his head again, as if remembering something.
"Big brother, are you in charge of this place? This is your territory now."
Kula, as if nothing had happened, said something that made Jared blanch on the spot.