49. Chapter 49: Too Reasonable
Chapter 49: Too Reasonable
Megumi was apparently very good at having two minds at once.
She commented in her head as she retold it.
“Driving a tiger to swallow a wolf is a good plan, but Little George chose the wrong target.
“He could have made a good case for saying that to any party – dwarves, elves, even the People of Gold.
“But he chose the dumbest course of action, and he went straight to Naga.”
At that, she sighed.
Emotions also became low with the fate of little George.
“I am not at all surprised, I sympathize with him, with such a soul confined by the times, which are also the limitations of the aborigines.
“From his perspective, Naga was at least a fair man, yet it was a false façade.
“But little George never knew this.
“He was always surrounded by fear, and in the last moments of his life, decided to let Arthur go to Heine.
“It was the only light left in his dark world. ……”
Perhaps it’s because she’s so deep in the drama that when she tells the crowd that “George” is fine, she goes overboard with emotion.
She choked up for a moment, then quickly gathered her emotions and returned to normal.
“…… I’m sorry, I wrote an Arthur and George homage back then from Arthur’s point of view, and I didn’t realize I’d get to experience the story from a whole new perspective now.”
Mr. Sa was happy, “All the more reason for you to read about his relationship with Heine! By the way, just the night before the Festival of Mercy, Heine went to the lord’s house alone, check out what happened that night!”
Mr. Summer: “Dude, you’re almost done! It’s about time, business is important! So this scene is insoluble?”
Megumi whispers, “I, I’ll look at that night first, soon!”
Xia teacher: “I fucking …… sheep brother you say something ah!”
Catch sheep: “You are not curious?”
Mr. Xia: “……”
…
Heine ignored the group’s gossip for the time being.
“George’s” narration came to an end, and Dylan immediately asked him:
“What are you going to do?”
As an older “senior”, it couldn’t have been more obvious.
George was an only son, but George Sr. had brothers, and the descendants of those men were scattered all over the Four Realms.
Two of them were recalled to the lord’s house overnight on the day after the Feast of Mercy, and then the lord’s soul died in secret.
The Lords’ House was about to change.
So it seems that Arthur carrying a corpse and running away was also deliberately arranged by the other side.
That way they can pin George’s death on Gittil and even deal with Arthur and Heine.
Three birds with one stone.
Dylan: “Given this connection to Chiara, it’s not too late for you to flee north.”
However, to his surprise, even at this point Heine looked calm.
He really didn’t know if the young man in front of him was calm or unaware of the sky.
“What level mage is Naga?” Heine suddenly asked.
“Fourth level.”
Dylan felt that he had seen through Heine’s small mind.
He summoned up a rare patience to persuade:
“It’s true that your evil spirit can pretend to be George, but will Naga believe it?
“He represents the Lion King trade house, and he’s a mage who probably has the House of Veritas standing behind him.
“You still don’t understand what the name means ……”
Heine didn’t pick up on that, but simply asked, “Can you be sure of the cause of George’s death?”
“Considering the suddenness of the incident, it can only be the potion that the Lion King Trading House is openly selling, the fourth level solvent ‘Lost Soul Water’.”
Heine’s eyes lit up, “That means you can buy it for a price?”
“Yes.”
Heine looked to “George”.
George had more or less everything to do with him being so impulsive on Mercy Day.
He was probably desperate to prove himself right.
“Leave him.”
A silver ghostly flame jumped out and floated in his palm.
He ordered Hui Hui to return again, and George was alive again.
After repeating this a few times to make sure the two were not “bound”, he added:
“You see, my evil spirit is different from what’s written in the book, and can change the target of possession.”
Dylan tugged at the corner of his mouth.
But in the next instant, his face changed dramatically!
“Are you trying to ……”
Heine nodded, “Yes, that’s what you’re thinking.”
…
Mr. Sa: “What are they talking about? Why did Deja freeze?”
At this point they had a general idea of what happened that night.
Mr. Xia: “That’s not called Deja …… That said, don’t we have a translator, Sister Belly, come translate the translation.”
He called out a few times, Huihui did not answer.
Just as Mr. Xia was about to ask again-
Huihui whispered, “…… He wants to avenge George.”
Catching Goat was shocked, “What?”
She translated Dylan’s words.
“He came up with a way to kill Naga perfectly, focusing not on the fight, but the outcome.
“Since George the Lost Soul can be possessed by me and played by me, I can also play Naga, who has become a lost soul.”
Catch the Goat: “Holy shit, it’s still possible???”
Megumi is suddenly excited, “Right, you think it’s genius too, don’t you? It’s definitely the most radical and fanatical of all the possible options, but it’s also the most effective one!” Mr. Sa: “As expected of my big brother, how did he come up with that?”
Megumi: “That’s the problem! The information he has is very limited, so what makes him think this way can’t be farsighted strategic thinking …… it can only be surging emotions! The most primitive urge for revenge!”
Mr. Sa: “Huh?”
…
Heine’s face was expressionless, but her heart froze.
It can still be understood like that?
She was right about one thing, though.
He knew very little on the surface, except that he couldn’t afford to mess with the Lion King trade house.
As for some Veritas House, only the name was known.
But again, it was the key to breaking the game, and he had to know it in order to start the next part of the process.
That’s why the idea came up – to take over Naga.
When all of Naga’s knowledge and memories were made public, everything would make sense.
Besides, he wasn’t going to run away.
With the size of the McCalla Mountains today, it would only be lights out.
Turning Mage Nagar, the referee, into his true self was only the first step in the darkening of the lamp.
“Let’s discuss the details.”
He looked to Dylan, “How much is the Lost Soul Water roughly?”
…
Meanwhile.
Huihui was talking to herself like she was possessed:
“I’m beginning to understand the wisdom of the aborigines …… Rationality can certainly maximize short term benefits, but the source power that can truly create miracles must be emotional!
“From the strongest emotions of the heart, that is the most burning desire, the most magnificent revenge ……”
Once again, she recalled what she had just felt.
Georges’ complacency when he had shown the “secret” for Heine, his admiration for the man in front of him ……
As well as the anger and resentment in her heart after being rejected by the other party.
Mr. Sa: “No, we’re just kidding, don’t talk nonsense, Heine is with someone.”
Hui Hui busy defense: “I’m not rotten eyes to see people base, I’m not a rotten girl ah, I just think their friendship …… is very touching ah!
“Think about it, Heine was still able to keep her cool in the face of Georges’ fervor, and the two of them were simply the embodiment of ice and fire!
“Now that the flames have faded and the ice has survived, I’m sure his heart is searing with anger and guilt!
“If he could have persuaded the other in the first place, or if he had not refused ……
“His current expressionless face might just be hiding the pain inside ……”
The three brothers couldn’t help but look at Heine who was talking to Dylan.
Well ……
His facial muscles did look unnatural.
Everything made sense.
Mr. Xia: “I’ll admit you’re something …… It’s just that this seizure you’re having is so scary.”
“Hug, sorry ……”
Realizing that she had lost her temper, Megumi whispered:
“I, I’m not usually like this …… playing the law used too much to be like this.
“Also, I’m really not a rotten girl.”
Catch the Goat: “Ah yes yes yes …… you’re not, sa always.”
……
……
Early the next morning.
Naga ended his meditation and walked out onto the terrace.
He started checking his personal mailbox.
It contained two kinds of paper.
The smooth one was what the magical Secret Falcon became when it arrived through the magical net receiving device on the mailbox.
The rough one is local paper.
A paper copy of the Ebony Town Journal, not much to read.
A copy of “Good Morning! House of Truth” daily newspaper.
It’s from yesterday, actually, but this hellhole is so far from Veritas Yard that the Secret Falcon has to fly all day.
A copy of the latest issue of The Magic Reporter.
Muddled academic garbage of little value.
A letter written by Carl Elam.
It says the 5,000 gold coins owed to him can’t be paid back until the next manuscript fee arrives.
“Poor man.”
Muttering, he picked up the last few pages.
It was all the anomalous information his eyes had seen over the past day, and it would require him to deal with it all in one day.
It was also his main job.
If they didn’t care about the face of the four countries, they would have already set up the Mage’s Eyes everywhere.
Instead of hiring some idle locals like they were doing now.
They would have recorded things they hadn’t seen before as “anomalies”, backward and foolish.
Suddenly, Naga frowned slightly.
He saw that “Rowan, a second grade alchemist from Poison Spider’s Kiss, bought a bottle of Soul Loss Water”.
This alchemist was crazy, right?
But the next article was more explosive than the next.
“The Roaring Mercenaries were wiped out, not seen in full due to Dylan Gitler’s raven eyes.”
“Accompanied by Spell Counselor Heine, the lord returned to the lord’s mansion.”
Naga craned his head to look at the magical calendar on the wall.
Was today the Hippodrome?
(End of chapter)