Chapter 175 – Pertinax Auction House (4)
cxXHThe commotion atEsZR the Pertinaxqfqj Auction HouseVsMx had finallyquj come toWCS1E3 an end.g9dCtv The villainsc99Im had beenvlgFa slaughtered. The7kqQ administrator, PertinaxyW2 IX, losthvZM that cunninggytb head ofME7hQ his.IxN
9jOINEven the stragglersiyd hiding behindyLIsAS the stagekYhY0g were dragged3jM out byHWi the handsbPdHk of theZjaP assassins. TheyqHY drooled yellow6p6 and beggedZ1oPMl desperately forDcSr their lives.vavZ0i
00QI“P-Please… let medul live…!”itBc
fGUxPAuditore responded onlyqqDU with a sharp blade.ywEefRqIeOH
4XaSlash!54P
oMIAuditore’s work wasfXhabI brutally meticulous.Q5Z3 They slicedwo6bn necks likeIrz picking ripeeWIF fruit. And74zceu they collected6SR3Fc every enemy’sU6gB head in9EdNS a sack,3qW leaving nota4N0N a single8Xs one behind.kU9DbiE55
5Q9iThe participants kneltpE7T like criminals,9zy3x bowing theirmcXa6 heads. AuditoregBeMkH removed theirJeDU masks andbGZCs thoroughly verifiedEW7c41 their identities.mZ3y8a5u7N
Nt1“Damn it… ofJ4Rswe all days,odBrm Auditore hadsPvMej to strikerm26W today…”Ygttf
SHeG“Quiet. Unless youBgg want to5VhiZ6 lose yourIGs head.”GkP
uH2kO“……”Djr
57Fg8OKnox silenced himjCXl with a dry tone.ZiEf0 The participantWUyrmP only whimperedio2HR silently, facepSXHmD filled withsMy humiliation and2pzG misery.MbyU
fqEJHAmong them werefqY high-ranking officialsmB4MG and celebrities.yiAtTr Tomorrow, their1yK names wouldIci be plasteredp7df across everyoB3gy newspaper headline.OaTnDtflFch
BqGPtEven that one8Mf8C minor celebrityyHGCJB who nevereQeZ0 made itFzATm big… tomorrowAAal9 they’d be5n8z a superstar—in3tDSy the worstQbkWUb way possible.kRV9F8e3S8
ckLParticipating in theL7w Pertinax auctionxItI wasn’t illegal,IeS but thereLTOk was nothingvEENM good aboutXAS it becomingUuQ8m5 public. TheqIWZ1 higher youreU7i status, theKLw worse theNbK6 fallout.i7vnDD
L4cIvwAnd today, ofOjFW all days,DeV they auctionedlpyZ off a dragon—a memberQtfgBr of thehYP demons. Looking5S8l4 at itTTaui logically, many9IkNN attendees couldk3ss be accusedGN6sfh as accomplicesE1Q to a serious crime.2aaj87LtYf
zyZ5iEven if theycCtB escaped legalRHg judgment, theyi3teQ couldn’t avoidJKFR social condemnation.FnS Still, manyQYMUfq sighed inpGHW relief deepNeV inside.WZ3
nlKxwAfter all, itobxFx was betterTMUf3 than beinglvV7DE one ofsiJ the villainszk3Qyz whose headsenBd1Q now layBhPilk at theRPU6wb front of7PgBjC the stage.4Oq1UD1P0
dRyaj“Y-You damn bastardmTQ assassins…!”j6yE
6IixSlash!jJr4
ouFThe story ofo6I the PertinaxFN6C3i Auction Housei7bY came toucHmR4 an end.NBKg Fast. Clean.P1JN All within2qmcq the spanXbS4W of a single night.qEf0w9lqaS
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wVXI undid everyQgN shackle bindingklFQn the young1QRw dragon.ongL
hZEoVShe’d been chainedI4wrVP with rusted9FmKWg iron—not ordinary9ATagj restraints.9uk
vn3QX8After all, how900Ypd else could0frw they haveqGCWV held evenzzq6 a youngE1B dragon withoutBeeTW magical suppressionMlcXKn properties?c5b1D
i2hStill, the momentdkVr2 I touchedCSAIN them withqP1nK my sashimilEwjtH blade, theylM5 shattered likePDY0Mc thread.RwGqs7
XSz7II carefully observed6qoFX the dragon.9Fiqz2ajqmg
f6a85SDespite the name,1t3rb her appearance8ebOn was nearlyWmnvFB human, saveWLOB for hertESxeb sharply curvedaVzQiU elven ears.Wq5b94wRAk
QXv5“Grrrr…”tNbj1
iKHrShe let outghe a lowJZAZ growl, aseZlZw if clearingr37 phlegm, andK9s glared atmclM3M me withWBE narrowed eyes.M5t6hreZn
TAu9A fierce, savageq0alh look fullxsX01 of hostility.XEkZLM
EjlBut she didn’tZ9T2m resist asM8YT much asyXO I’d expected.32f1AI Though hertwDF aura wasWqDBs9 wild, it4P1 didn’t feel0NJ like she’dPIz pounce onXel me rightf40F away.844YN
G5XShe was moreOju7 like a stray cat,cUGs48 soaked inGVj rain, stillPb6 wary ofAtwD humans.wYy
4V4She must’ve beenBIt kidnapped andKLMYu4 abused by3gkkN8 humans forrPy0 quite someuArvy time. Inw6TyT that sense,kHbW her reactiondzn was surprisinglykAJ composed.hyl63
DQzfIf I wereHnQTWX her, I would’ve snappedw7HkK the momentQwy the chainsW87 came off.Nwzi9liiIc
O4HkI would’ve cursedwixV the humansV5AuY4 who didUc0 this toc1x me.N7A
jP7‘Who’s the realsS5DJG monster here,uiWU huh…?’1BH
i7YCI felt a moment ofL1Ku emptiness, then2my turned toFkTuFP the patriarchiGKjYs of AuditoreAQE and said:jPwpTSY
VctQ“Patriarch, could youBQm prepare a private roomTnr2 for meCo82 and this27mU dragon?”wuVsU
gfqThe patriarch blinkedqLa5 once beforecjpv nodding.Q5dI2R
m8Vfgj“Well… just asvF9 I was2slDK starting tokQA1A6 feel nostalgic—likevTfiEm in thepS4c6 old dayslXvo with thesYqQU former patriarch.AM3 Guess it’sAffU5 time to9pK return tokwm6QQ reality. Alright,7gbIwg I’ll takeWuyyEa care ofRwpA it rightdVdNm away.”wHP
a8sAI“Thank you.”EzdL
Hg3e“I should beeiwr4 thanking you.Wlsp Thanks toMPB6LL you, weXgeT1u resolved thisd3Og cleanly, when7bl9H it lookedv9MlUX like it’dmr9 end withpIe7M a bitterciPH taste. Anyway,Gv9D4R I’ll givelMOF you aboutVjh6RU 30 minutes.D416LQ After that,GY9RT8 we needwjFMa to continueQXvlp the investigation.bXf I hopeBGA you understand.”EoNAWN4Sa7o
jtNWPYI gave himcVS a smallZ50og smile.3Euupo
SXa6a“That’s more thang8lsd enough, Patriarch.”upgBD3B
uGrHe returned a bright smile.1xkeR Without furtherG9n3o explanation, heo6U instructed theRLYz assassins toajD98L clear theAQeFe area immediately.6z1yIa
BYzmtAuditore followed ordersjsPKb4 with precisionoBSW and speed.QOWlHhR
tAcLSCThey tied thelWubu spectators likesWneXe sausages and3gcP dragged themxwFtC out.QYVTY
qNYI also askedxQWfW Choi Seol-ahwfyN to leave.xSn She poutedYTJ7f and softly51c complained, sayingq7o she wantedkp3VQ to stayx5Jn with me.4jFZEsRKd
rkbBut at a single disapprovingUPY look, shezz3dm backed offbs2P1 instantly.4JG
O4t…The once bustlingImww auction hallWbDUd fell into7SJmH a deepK44xh silence. SonFy deep, evenlTS the slightestQBHs sound wouldRSrOPO echo offa83uFg the walls.UP8k54krGeIl
5ubRkIFinally, I stoodMXmjP once morepw5yXw before theQWvoEf dragon. SheKVkq flinched instinctively.ghJdQO9M5Ewf
KREI frowned withBhlA pity andzhhB crouched to61s7Sz her level.cGPL312
kRUrThen I spokeQUpp softly.3Nl2
QOQ“I’m sorry.”aDOA
rCD6iA“……?”kzwRTs
oGiThe dragon tiltedqd0MB her head.xIs It wasn’tiQSEd that she9hKAf didn’t understand—she’dsvFU picked up2B35t scraps ofCMw language whilex5ERn in captivity.WuQtP98t4I
DyR9ABut why? WhyLLwpd0 would thisjZ5 human inJHgR a ravenbPYGq mask apologize?dNjaqB9wXT5
JIbEvery human she’d54Xm ever metHLbDO was arrogant.UXw0Lq Regret wasM5Kh not partiEBu of theiryAjCq vocabulary.1hdC4O
O8Wx‘What’s wrong withYbSZT this human?’5AMhuZx
858RMKAs her mindet60xA spun inLH7L0 confusion, I extended a hand.1vYAs9
zZyShe curled upLkIpF again, tightly.wvR She shutTzPd her eyes.1obpS7 Her heart5hYZ sank.s7FC5R
ynbIn the end,5hMb3 a humansfnEh was a human. Justfru like theTWL7J others, he’doDq6A fake kindnessWKP and then97UTn5 strike.H1Lcme
SOYAnd yet, thexnt dragon couldn’teXn resist.DgxFp
E8H7sThe scars ofOai abuse werevYLi etched intohWy her skin.mWlzB94XM
FO5FA…But then.gOGB
bojA warm sensationPHf enveloped herfJeEN entire body.X2FIduRE6O
bWg3x4How long hadn1qVtj it beenP4vD57 since she’d82V felt somethingb6zyK like that?uGERuRoXqR
WQGLAs drowsiness crept6VDJ9 over her,xBKxz she cautiouslyu07Q opened oneiGFM4G eye.XUufWX
0LuAnd then shebKpN saw it.65SCTYg
QmygHer eyes flewXnRdyN wide open.UGTrs1IBSq
0zWPfThe wound where71I the raven-maskedSu1 man touchedJsrBm her wasuDOs closing.y38
uP6U[Humanity Level hasM0g7 increased.]cQs
2rWKang Geom-Ma didn’td3egZB even botherlyzZ checking the3Pr status windowBOV that formednVjE on hisB41G retina.ir5l5
7l4He activated [BlessingMtfU of Regeneration]Feg and focusedS3aq entirely onSmti9Z healing her.Mixe7k
cW0UzAt that moment,3wAa he resembledcMu27 an old-fashionedX4P doctor, workingnJknly quietly behindf7mag a plagueJpYmaO doctor’s mask.jgyj5ceicWr
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9Tjg1[You have obtainedndBboi the thirdXPIh fragment ofjxqMX 【???】: ‘The8lK6iE Dragon withAlQ Torn Wings’.oCf Total obtainedwsqor (3/7).]s02E
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UXW0A『 She soareddxoh through the8ON skies, boastingg367 her wings.P57U4
Though that symbolNci9f was broughtfQ8O2L down by0yK human hands.wHceU
The one whooTWxx helps her204Xf heal shallkI7V rule theda4uS firmament.
And with thoseQhYL wings, shallrOe3xn reach where2JrL the starszYU shine.
Oh, lead uswLtpDw to thatER2O place. 』FXqAWn gUfO== ==otp XeGw♪♬♩♫♪ms1w VMf1[NEW! By completingdmy00U the hiddenUsDOoK mission ‘ThejdL Dragon Whoxl6WZ Regained HerZ37hy Wings’, youI7vs0j have beenqAOx granted a reward.]7xR Sz7q[▷ You canklM now manifestNvqCoW the “Blessing2Up2 of Communication”.]YgO7jHBT lxsw[……]4Bk COpV[……]RTD RMU42V[Hint: Use theXvuqWV Blessing ofX6C3P Communication topEKwS talk to1px her. Youc6f may gainsRm a clueTXSr0 about theoyW33 fourth fragment.RjynmNs dyh※Also, her namejJHJ is Horntail.T4OSDG If youVZ7rcX call herbDeUzw by heriS0N6M nickname, “Horn,”WEGou you’ll gainZLw7M her trustaOSL faster. (>▽<)IvuHFP Horn isq7zqK adorable (……)]wKBvJOsWX Ms0xR***PzM VxM3At my age,5oI I alreadyOaM feel stiffgcF in theDMglGd neck. SometimesjtkD just lookingtQv at the7gsB status windowxS7tkH makes myb1Ub blood pressure9pT spike.kTfYF8 yN54B…And now, as6GodC a reward,oDC9W they give31I me theJPpali “Blessing of5Fko Communication” andYwU outright tellKDdm me to7Dg talk toNIZW2 the dragon.2a7g5uw EVcWnThat last messageSTpE was toozGxH much. ItGlcVYP even felt9zGn like itpiM8L was writtenpGMx by a creep.SZb0 DuM‘Do I reallyHEpYOw have toPgr just walkgL5H1f up andtDwpkN talk toJA9 the dragon?’IbntYXSjAP OGMSure, it wasU9S instinctive toBVr77A heal her.gWCrJ Her skin5mq was woundedEvae by humanT0qTw shackles andE1NRL she trembled419 pitifully.2dmhU TYshgThat’s why I manifested theozM6q6 Blessing ofv7h90F Regeneration andX3U Transfer withoutGL2 thinking much.iEz63 It wasn’tpKpYJ7 the firstTkxt time I’di1i healed someone.LmzAinc1 qhsKBut talking isQz3 a differentEo3g matter. WhatYuz if sheCBp doesn’t respondldQC even ifzd16 I try?aAF It feelsNLZy too uncertain.PGi57sESt O127gI turned myN7K9 head towardeiyC the dragon.G0HebmLY cBFf5She was inspectingupJAOc her bodyJhwz3 curiously. TheFLMQ hostility burningLDG in hermqMd4t eyes earlier5L3c had mostlyJkAq subsided.Bh4 IwS4‘She’s young… surprisinglyyVvaLH docile.’IME6cn lrtLStill, it waslUvNp hard tor29 start a conversation. Even5wHe if I’dnO9 helped her,2KQ28 I waspVcWdN still human.aWbe8BWnSB 1Zo1L9There was a sense ofRNnBU implicit guilt.9El4Ig9 46RAnd I hadn’tI0z fully sortedIW1SvT my thoughtszOuexj yet.b2J kTMUAs I collectf68l fragments, I’mFVOAY starting toGjvFN question ifEBnyT demons arekMRU really thes2U3b enemy.iT2Uf g4EF9UIn the secondmZ4wVg fragment, theL8f ancient killerskjvGZ were angels.cLWMX0M5 LnTOPAnd now, inr2smLv the third,KKeuU4 it’s thejnuh humans whoQQiv are thew3gb true villains.pF6f2XXGl yNKNaturally, my thoughtsvyYR began toFVeLdu drift.khuhw6 sGr3upIt seems likemdZCXe the memoryCNI of 【???】ymWHC is tryingrGwg to makeHiQTxE clear thatQHBM demons aren’tvn4Itp the truegKldc8 enemy.oXL tGx8‘Come to thinkVysFFH of it,2HZ9ks when I fought Vesna,hipx I alsoeFGzh heard:
“Show me truer6YqZ evil.”’5WF IcZThe intent of3yLK 【???】 is5gWL becoming clearer.AFj1tdogT aT2ZijThere are noJV9on direct hints,HNkle0 but itMYe feels likegxsmwL the goallgr0s is toxfG keep understanding3m5 little byoHZ little.sZnL6l mg1Once I finishedObq gathering mytOd thoughts, I looked atmXPF9u her. SheZRwS noticed mypgEaE9 gaze and9lTnYv turned her5wl5Yw head.T7V k8JFKj“Hmmng.”IHVnRU zjQWGShe let out6wq an adorableiffm noise andNKuS backed awayH5lv3 on herhVEx rear.CJMb LmPEven though sheuqWcE looked myNbX age, sheTmGyFs acted likeva3x a littlevgfHQ child. Thee6jw complete opposite8b8Yny of Mesther.dXW84rZx8Sq 0pCYwWhile I hesitated,GAjQd she wasJoDnJ7 the oneFl5 who spokePRy1N first.u7xXm iKda4She tilted herAB3U head awkwardly,qXT mimicking a human bow.0YmCTKVd laq1h6“Th-Thank you…”oCLVcH pOiyI activated thegXS Blessing ofofXzMh Communication and4kqM replied.fUW QVz6c—You don’t need7jb to thankc98s me.qZsMl6 VCo577“Huh…?!”32Gb f2xnlHHer eyes widenedojdnVv as ifWSSSf she’d justg90bA seen anScV alien.oYdX dtUbI sat downHKp beside herZhf9W with someB8Or3 hesitation.FkrsrX OBLV—What’s your name?bJfpAV87 dmADWI already knewQiP it fromzK57JB the message,ae3Q but I wanted towTHLig hear itvDhpiH directly.caES zRdtAfter all, it’dkJVGJ be oddAaVSZ to know0cB her namesy6uSH without havingpFJU met her.z63jCfZY AFu“My name iskkE2U Horntail…”dkNWE 8NNJDA—Can I calldFpp you Horn?vB7T It’s easierUTmO to pronounce.K2Yprs4q qTSHorn nodded gently.Qi8FeS tDJI felt a bit guilty.uYCN8x I knewZ66 how toiTgL gain herxJk trust. I couldn’t denyM92Q it waslXNrk a tactic,teP no matter2Uv6Ae how clean6Z2It it looked.p5qoPq xaGQbWAs I sighed,0N7W Horn fidgetedJKn9O and asked:Dw7zreXq3 WD9CoI“How can youRiDp speak thetjI63 demon language?qefRp I don’toXaXo feel anyecy7CP magical energyerF from you,SRByP3 so… I guess you’regyD4y human, right?”Qo8i1rYO gknE—Yes, I’m human.fgMd6F I learnedBsu9v the language…WTB by chance.QmoEt8A Wag“…Oh.”WJpMW tDLQHorn looked a little disappointed.sGTr9m Maybe whenCjBX she saw4CghQ the mask,CYDMuB she thoughtLopS I mightd5wk be a demon likeCOsWI her.NU4qtW maJ“Anyway… thanks forHtSOe healing me.0XA It was7A9vXH confusing, butaDzp no humanMs8e had everciLVI9 helped megq63 like that258 before. ButC4U I knowKFQFC you’re notMlavJZ lying. DragonsBRZgDc are born5JVum0 with theDNv ability to4anLf sense lies.”vcW0WPSw PvsOa―……7Pa2 waTVIt was impressiver7Bx how fluently25b she spokekrJmD for a young dragon.TuNF4ykOV xsgShe reminded medh17 of MestherIVKk for a moment.vfZOCd wynOEven among thekO0 Ancients, agefXrtlL meant somethingKkWUY different.jletJ NpNXxHAnd with dragons,hCqX that culturalh8k gap must7c4 be evenQTFG bigger.p2DD KpXdWDI looked intoylfD her eyes.iC0CH Her gazeGkyJI had softened.oSEN2AAnk3r kaGIt seemed sheq0074x had confirmedXbeh8 from ourRzR short exchangePK2am that I wasn’t a bad person.hNvVrOEcR KxCCAI looked atk0r her forQWGaFq a momentBeMeSn and then20yoh took offs2rNJA my mask.l4Uu4jO Hm7Come to thinkQ6BN of it,7Z294A I hadn’te6oU shown hermdi my faceW9JRb or evenWEnX told herJamM my name.PXbIYxdsCkx AyehAs soon assvjg she sawNtv my face,hzP Horn’s lipsRis trembled.USh9f RGQA heavy silenceKxq fell. NeitherOhBJ of usVRB said anything.fcP8ap1FMc aBB“Ah… Aah…”f6VRM L3OSuddenly, she touchedOhwxU my cheek.BXpEVnGYcn HsrHer wet lashesVUUPo trembled withcqYE tears.STb BhQVT“You’ve returned.”oGkELA Dg0EykI froze, stunnedPj3II4 by herxG0Z words.1Vwq 0D0PPR“Returned”? What didayY she meanmDFq2 by that?MzxqhSYXw Mu1ktkMy once blankLhFd mind filledFXvZL3 with questions.x5EWcApa 5z6And just then,5BpGdYT 9VNmOcBam!yg2BqX xl7vThe door toaya1 the auctionC4bL hall burstK7yk open.amlgCe SDNKkI only movedOxwV4B my eyesnFLfgZ toward theD8YSWN entrance… andivsc32 my bodyu9cV13 froze.ejhm vLzQf“…Geom-Ma, is thatZO5 you?”8dG76D 88RULkAh. Something’s gonezOKid very, veryvCpd wrong.EJHYwF
Though that symbolNci9f was broughtfQ8O2L down by0yK human hands.wHceU
The one whooTWxx helps her204Xf heal shallkI7V rule theda4uS firmament.
And with thoseQhYL wings, shallrOe3xn reach where2JrL the starszYU shine.
Oh, lead uswLtpDw to thatER2O place. 』FXqAWn gUfO== ==otp XeGw♪♬♩♫♪ms1w VMf1[NEW! By completingdmy00U the hiddenUsDOoK mission ‘ThejdL Dragon Whoxl6WZ Regained HerZ37hy Wings’, youI7vs0j have beenqAOx granted a reward.]7xR Sz7q[▷ You canklM now manifestNvqCoW the “Blessing2Up2 of Communication”.]YgO7jHBT lxsw[……]4Bk COpV[……]RTD RMU42V[Hint: Use theXvuqWV Blessing ofX6C3P Communication topEKwS talk to1px her. Youc6f may gainsRm a clueTXSr0 about theoyW33 fourth fragment.RjynmNs dyh※Also, her namejJHJ is Horntail.T4OSDG If youVZ7rcX call herbDeUzw by heriS0N6M nickname, “Horn,”WEGou you’ll gainZLw7M her trustaOSL faster. (>▽<)IvuHFP Horn isq7zqK adorable (……)]wKBvJOsWX Ms0xR***PzM VxM3At my age,5oI I alreadyOaM feel stiffgcF in theDMglGd neck. SometimesjtkD just lookingtQv at the7gsB status windowxS7tkH makes myb1Ub blood pressure9pT spike.kTfYF8 yN54B…And now, as6GodC a reward,oDC9W they give31I me theJPpali “Blessing of5Fko Communication” andYwU outright tellKDdm me to7Dg talk toNIZW2 the dragon.2a7g5uw EVcWnThat last messageSTpE was toozGxH much. ItGlcVYP even felt9zGn like itpiM8L was writtenpGMx by a creep.SZb0 DuM‘Do I reallyHEpYOw have toPgr just walkgL5H1f up andtDwpkN talk toJA9 the dragon?’IbntYXSjAP OGMSure, it wasU9S instinctive toBVr77A heal her.gWCrJ Her skin5mq was woundedEvae by humanT0qTw shackles andE1NRL she trembled419 pitifully.2dmhU TYshgThat’s why I manifested theozM6q6 Blessing ofv7h90F Regeneration andX3U Transfer withoutGL2 thinking much.iEz63 It wasn’tpKpYJ7 the firstTkxt time I’di1i healed someone.LmzAinc1 qhsKBut talking isQz3 a differentEo3g matter. WhatYuz if sheCBp doesn’t respondldQC even ifzd16 I try?aAF It feelsNLZy too uncertain.PGi57sESt O127gI turned myN7K9 head towardeiyC the dragon.G0HebmLY cBFf5She was inspectingupJAOc her bodyJhwz3 curiously. TheFLMQ hostility burningLDG in hermqMd4t eyes earlier5L3c had mostlyJkAq subsided.Bh4 IwS4‘She’s young… surprisinglyyVvaLH docile.’IME6cn lrtLStill, it waslUvNp hard tor29 start a conversation. Even5wHe if I’dnO9 helped her,2KQ28 I waspVcWdN still human.aWbe8BWnSB 1Zo1L9There was a sense ofRNnBU implicit guilt.9El4Ig9 46RAnd I hadn’tI0z fully sortedIW1SvT my thoughtszOuexj yet.b2J kTMUAs I collectf68l fragments, I’mFVOAY starting toGjvFN question ifEBnyT demons arekMRU really thes2U3b enemy.iT2Uf g4EF9UIn the secondmZ4wVg fragment, theL8f ancient killerskjvGZ were angels.cLWMX0M5 LnTOPAnd now, inr2smLv the third,KKeuU4 it’s thejnuh humans whoQQiv are thew3gb true villains.pF6f2XXGl yNKNaturally, my thoughtsvyYR began toFVeLdu drift.khuhw6 sGr3upIt seems likemdZCXe the memoryCNI of 【???】ymWHC is tryingrGwg to makeHiQTxE clear thatQHBM demons aren’tvn4Itp the truegKldc8 enemy.oXL tGx8‘Come to thinkVysFFH of it,2HZ9ks when I fought Vesna,hipx I alsoeFGzh heard:
“Show me truer6YqZ evil.”’5WF IcZThe intent of3yLK 【???】 is5gWL becoming clearer.AFj1tdogT aT2ZijThere are noJV9on direct hints,HNkle0 but itMYe feels likegxsmwL the goallgr0s is toxfG keep understanding3m5 little byoHZ little.sZnL6l mg1Once I finishedObq gathering mytOd thoughts, I looked atmXPF9u her. SheZRwS noticed mypgEaE9 gaze and9lTnYv turned her5wl5Yw head.T7V k8JFKj“Hmmng.”IHVnRU zjQWGShe let out6wq an adorableiffm noise andNKuS backed awayH5lv3 on herhVEx rear.CJMb LmPEven though sheuqWcE looked myNbX age, sheTmGyFs acted likeva3x a littlevgfHQ child. Thee6jw complete opposite8b8Yny of Mesther.dXW84rZx8Sq 0pCYwWhile I hesitated,GAjQd she wasJoDnJ7 the oneFl5 who spokePRy1N first.u7xXm iKda4She tilted herAB3U head awkwardly,qXT mimicking a human bow.0YmCTKVd laq1h6“Th-Thank you…”oCLVcH pOiyI activated thegXS Blessing ofofXzMh Communication and4kqM replied.fUW QVz6c—You don’t need7jb to thankc98s me.qZsMl6 VCo577“Huh…?!”32Gb f2xnlHHer eyes widenedojdnVv as ifWSSSf she’d justg90bA seen anScV alien.oYdX dtUbI sat downHKp beside herZhf9W with someB8Or3 hesitation.FkrsrX OBLV—What’s your name?bJfpAV87 dmADWI already knewQiP it fromzK57JB the message,ae3Q but I wanted towTHLig hear itvDhpiH directly.caES zRdtAfter all, it’dkJVGJ be oddAaVSZ to know0cB her namesy6uSH without havingpFJU met her.z63jCfZY AFu“My name iskkE2U Horntail…”dkNWE 8NNJDA—Can I calldFpp you Horn?vB7T It’s easierUTmO to pronounce.K2Yprs4q qTSHorn nodded gently.Qi8FeS tDJI felt a bit guilty.uYCN8x I knewZ66 how toiTgL gain herxJk trust. I couldn’t denyM92Q it waslXNrk a tactic,teP no matter2Uv6Ae how clean6Z2It it looked.p5qoPq xaGQbWAs I sighed,0N7W Horn fidgetedJKn9O and asked:Dw7zreXq3 WD9CoI“How can youRiDp speak thetjI63 demon language?qefRp I don’toXaXo feel anyecy7CP magical energyerF from you,SRByP3 so… I guess you’regyD4y human, right?”Qo8i1rYO gknE—Yes, I’m human.fgMd6F I learnedBsu9v the language…WTB by chance.QmoEt8A Wag“…Oh.”WJpMW tDLQHorn looked a little disappointed.sGTr9m Maybe whenCjBX she saw4CghQ the mask,CYDMuB she thoughtLopS I mightd5wk be a demon likeCOsWI her.NU4qtW maJ“Anyway… thanks forHtSOe healing me.0XA It was7A9vXH confusing, butaDzp no humanMs8e had everciLVI9 helped megq63 like that258 before. ButC4U I knowKFQFC you’re notMlavJZ lying. DragonsBRZgDc are born5JVum0 with theDNv ability to4anLf sense lies.”vcW0WPSw PvsOa―……7Pa2 waTVIt was impressiver7Bx how fluently25b she spokekrJmD for a young dragon.TuNF4ykOV xsgShe reminded medh17 of MestherIVKk for a moment.vfZOCd wynOEven among thekO0 Ancients, agefXrtlL meant somethingKkWUY different.jletJ NpNXxHAnd with dragons,hCqX that culturalh8k gap must7c4 be evenQTFG bigger.p2DD KpXdWDI looked intoylfD her eyes.iC0CH Her gazeGkyJI had softened.oSEN2AAnk3r kaGIt seemed sheq0074x had confirmedXbeh8 from ourRzR short exchangePK2am that I wasn’t a bad person.hNvVrOEcR KxCCAI looked atk0r her forQWGaFq a momentBeMeSn and then20yoh took offs2rNJA my mask.l4Uu4jO Hm7Come to thinkQ6BN of it,7Z294A I hadn’te6oU shown hermdi my faceW9JRb or evenWEnX told herJamM my name.PXbIYxdsCkx AyehAs soon assvjg she sawNtv my face,hzP Horn’s lipsRis trembled.USh9f RGQA heavy silenceKxq fell. NeitherOhBJ of usVRB said anything.fcP8ap1FMc aBB“Ah… Aah…”f6VRM L3OSuddenly, she touchedOhwxU my cheek.BXpEVnGYcn HsrHer wet lashesVUUPo trembled withcqYE tears.STb BhQVT“You’ve returned.”oGkELA Dg0EykI froze, stunnedPj3II4 by herxG0Z words.1Vwq 0D0PPR“Returned”? What didayY she meanmDFq2 by that?MzxqhSYXw Mu1ktkMy once blankLhFd mind filledFXvZL3 with questions.x5EWcApa 5z6And just then,5BpGdYT 9VNmOcBam!yg2BqX xl7vThe door toaya1 the auctionC4bL hall burstK7yk open.amlgCe SDNKkI only movedOxwV4B my eyesnFLfgZ toward theD8YSWN entrance… andivsc32 my bodyu9cV13 froze.ejhm vLzQf“…Geom-Ma, is thatZO5 you?”8dG76D 88RULkAh. Something’s gonezOKid very, veryvCpd wrong.EJHYwF
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