Episode 81 – Conclusion of the Mana Exam (2/2)
The soft tapping sound of rain reverberated like hammers inside Deora’s head
A brief silence settled inside the room before it was broken by awhether she should wait in front of the roo that perhaps the two exaain later, when the loud crash entered her ears The painful bellow that followed dispelled any indecisiveness she had Clearly, it would be better for her to get lost as soon as possible
Therefore, with haste, she Accelerated away towards thefor her
Deora continued to screa his pain out on the crystal tree that shattered like glass, sprinkling shards all over the carpet
“Eh??” Zerel coh the crystal?”
“&! Do you want the scale to break too?!?”
Dusk Rose sloalked towards the White Quarters, with a sullen face His clothes stuck to his sli him look like a drowned lunar His shoes made squishy, wet noises with every step Dusk Rose couldn’t help but flinch each ti thin braid that would usually juainst his back
During his atte the platinum needles out of his neck, he had dispelled Façade and returned to his true appearance
His previously brown eyes turned as green as grass His previously dark brown hair that fell around his facearound The strands around his head shortened while the hair on his back lengthened until it lance, his hair looked black, but under the light, it let out a vibrant green shi+ne that created a beautiful harreen of his eyes
His previously unre youth His face wasn’t eye-catching and would easily be disregarded by passersby However, if one bothered to take a closer look, one would realize that his face was extremely easy on the eyes and could be considered as quite pretty
His seeing theerous look
After dispelling Façade, it took some additional effort for Dusk Rose toit like a rope After which, he finally succeeded in pulling out the blasted needle
Regrettably, while he was in the process of pulling it out, the anticipated stor split the sky in half, and a waterfall of rain followed, drenching him in water from head to toe in only a few seconds The branches of the tree he was lying under were large and wide apart, providing him almost no shelter froed to free himself in time for his own exams
As he walked towards his exa the entire time After his exams, he needed to return to his handler and report the results of hisrobbed and “tied up” for hours under the rain?? That was si to be put into words!
He couldn’t lie about what happened, that would be considered as a false report which is an ultimate taboo in the world of spies and assassins However, he could word the happenings carefully and turn it into a less e that wouldn’t h their arses off for the next ten years
Unfortunately, noabout it, his encounter with Elaru Wayvin was silorify her achieve natural? But wouldn’t that do Elaru Wayvin a favor by increasing her reputation?
Dusk Rose ground his teeth He didn’t want to increase her reputation! He wanted payback!
He sighed and reached into his pocket to get a handkerchief to wipe his nose that started dripping watery snot Unfortunately, even his handkerchief et
Dusk Rose stared at his pretty handkerchief embroidered with flowery patterns sadly His nose twitched, and he couldn’t help but sneeze bloody tarnation! Don’t tell ht a cold?
Is this divine retribution or just plain and simple irony?
When the earthquake finally subsided, the people inside thedown Kiel continued his act of a flawless prince by going around helping people up fro fake concern for their wellbeing, while internally, he was cursing his bad luck
Once he stepped up it was hard to step down, he had to act like a prince char until the end
Thus, when he finally noticed Elaru co ed his direction oftowards her
He placed his hand on her upper arly and looked at her with deep concern “Are you alright?”
His sweet tone and false concern gave Elaru goosebumps “I was fine until you asked about it”
Kiel tilted his head to the side and looked at her innocently “Whatever do you mean?”
Elaru’s eyebroitched, but in the end, she decided to play along She grabbed his arm affectionately “You made me remember the appointment we have don We should hurry Otherwise, we’ll be late”
If her statement was false, Kiel wouldn’t have been surprised They were acting out a play that would give them an excuse to leave the main hall
However, the bond told him that half of the statement was actually true “You have so?”
“Yes” Elaru smiled and led Kiel out of the etically and nodded to the people present, politely excusing himself