Chapter 272: Confrontation [Bonus Chapter] (1/2)
”What… What just happened?”
[*Ping*]
[The little mink has used its Shadow World ability to tie Seed's shadow to its own]
”What the hell does that mean?”
Leonel didn't understand. A shadow was just a body blocking light from reaching the ground. It shouldn't have been any more or less. How do you tie two shadows together? And worst yet, he didn't even have the means to resist. What if this was detrimental to him?
[*Ping*]
[Seed can consider this a magic system unique to the little mink's ability]
Leonel's eyes widened before he came to a certain understanding. It turned out that the universe could introduce new magic systems not only through Mythological Zones, but also through abilities!
”Then what does the melding of our shadows mean?”
[*Ping*]
[To the little mink, shadows function similarly to souls. Connecting you shadows is similar to the little mink taking you as a Familiar]
Leonel's lip twitched. Wasn't is supposed to be the other way around? He was the one getting treated like a pet now?
He really didn't know how he was supposed to react to such a thing.
Leonel sighed and shook his head.
”[Soul Reader].”
[Soul Reader] was a One Star Magus Art. It wasn't as exaggerated as allowing one to read someone's mind, but it could be used against low intelligent creatures to understand the general gist of their emotions.
When Leonel cast this on the little mink, he felt waves of fondness and gratitude infilitrate his mind.
Leonel raised an eyebrow.
'Oh… This little guy must think I was the one who saved it from that monocle wearing bastard…'
Leonel scratched his nose, feeling a little bit like he was taking advantage of a child.
Though he had indeed saved the little mink back then, that was for his own purposes. He would have felt more comfortable just killing it, but his heart had softened at the last moment.
In addition, the only reason he saved the little mink was to stop Simeon from using his ability to control it. That would have put him in a bad situation… So it could be said that he had done so for his own selfish reasons.
Leonel shook his head and smiled. He guessed this was just fate.
If he could take the little mink as a partner, even if it meant taking on a time reduction penalty, it was worth it. After all, this little guy was extremely powerful. If it wasn't so immature and infantile in its thinking, it would have played Simeon to death. Unfortunately, it was still young and inexperienced.
Leonel scratched its little head.
”Yip! Yip!”
The little mink rubbed its head against Leonel's fingers.