Chapter 107: Four Scrolls (1/2)

”Wow!” Slyff exclaimed when he saw thousands of scrolls and books sitting inside the shelves. He didn't know what kind of books and scrolls they were. No matter what kind of books there were, they were invaluable. His eyes flashed with curiosity as he rolled his neck from here to there.

Kadyn smirked seeing his shocked face. After all, most of the books were monopolised by nobles. Only a few lucky individuals would be able to read those books, and Slyff definitely wasn't one of them. Even Elora — who studied in his previous magic school — didn't have a single spell; with this, one could tell how zealously they guarded the books, especially magic related.

The duo walked deeper and Kadyn continued to examine all the shelves as he passed them. When he reached the section and Elements he stopped. Slyff looked curiously at the shelf but could only shake his head in the end, as he failed to understand anything that was written on the shelf.

Kadyn peered around him, and five minutes later, his gaze stopped on a single shelf. ”Found you,” he curled his lips in triumph. After all, the library was huge and it wasn't easy to find something. Then he walked towards that particular shelf, followed by Slyff, of course, on his toes.

Shape-shifter. That's what was written under the shelf. Kadyn looked through the scrolls and started to read books to understand about the element in more depth. After an hour later, he took four scrolls from the shelf and looked at Slyff. The boy eyed at the scrolls and rubbed his hands in anticipation before asking. ”Are they for me?”

”Yes, and no,” Kadyn rolled his eyes when he saw a confused look on his face and explained. ”I'm making an exception because you have no spell, or I would never give a spell to anyone for free. They need to work to earn the right and you are no exception. Of course, except for this one chance. Am I clear?”

Nod.

”Good. Now, choose one of the spells,” He said. ”All of these scrolls are six-star patterns. With this,” he held a scroll in his hand, ”you will be able to transform into a wolf.”

”What, really?” Slyff's eyes widened in shock and a pleasant expression appeared on his face. He always thought that his element was useless. Now, he knew that it was he, who was incompetent, not knowing the worth of the talent he possessed. A gleeful expression appeared on his face.

”Of course,” Kadyn said proudly. But then he sighed. ”But you will only have their body strength, you won't be able to use their techniques, nor will you be able to use their elements, yet.”

Slyff didn't feel discouraged. On the contrary, he eyed Kadyn, with shining eyes. ”You said not 'yet'. Does that mean I would be able to use even their skills and elements that they possess in the future?”

”It's too early to talk about that,” Kadyn said and proceeded towards another scroll. ”This is a bear shape-shifting scroll. You will be able to transform into a bear.”

”This one is a stallion scroll. I would be able to ride you if we were stuck somewhere without any source of travelling, hehe.”

”...” Slyff.

”Now, finally, this is a bee transformation scroll. You can turn into a bee.” Kadyn extended his hand towards Kadyn and said. ”You can choose anyone you want.”

The boy looked at the scrolls and the first thing he did was to set the horse transformation scrolls at the side. Kadyn grinned at his action but said nothing.

The boy eyed the three scrolls and seemed to struggle to make the decision. In the end he took a deep breath and chose the bee scroll. ”I'll take this one.” He said as he held the scroll.

”Why did you choose the bee transformation scroll? Bear scroll could give you strength beyond what you can comprehend. Though wolves might be weaker than bears in strength, they are nimbler, speed is one of the most important aspects in battle. As for the stallion… Well, I could ride it.” Kadyn asked with a meaningful expression, as he knew about Slyff's secret., but as he reached his last sentence, his expression became somewhat wretched.

Slyff felt uncomfortable seeing Kadyn's gaze. He cleared his throat and said. ”If anything I have learned from young till now, is that, survival is most important — if you want to accomplish anything great in your life. And this Bee Transformation Scroll will let me do just that.

”I would be able to walk away in front of people and they won't be able to recognise me. However, with a bear or wolf scroll, I would certainly get more strength, but that strength won't be enough in front of the strong wizards in the city. There are tons of Rank 1 mage, where would I be able to stand among them? Nowhere. But I can accomplish lots of things with the bee scroll.”

”For instance, sneaking into the princess' chamber, huh?”

”Huh?” Slyff gawked at Kadyn as if he had seen a ghost. Then he flushed. ”How do you know about…”

”About princess?” Kadyn chuckled. ”Of course, I know everything about you. You're an employee of my shop after all.”

”No, I mean, no one knows…”