Chapter 137: Encounter (1/2)
”Do you know how to lift its curse?” Kadyn asked, looking at Cecilia.
”A minor thing to do,” Cecilia replied. ”It was just a rank 1 mermaid, even if she was alive she won't be able to do anything to me, much less after dying. Though I wonder what kind of trick the father of that manager used to defeat her?”
”That's good,” Kadyn smiled. ”Now Khrom can solidify his foundation and remove the sequela caused by the herb he took at that time.”
Cecilia looked at him and asked with a little surprised expression. ”You are going to give him the pearl?”
”Yes.”
”Do you know how much you can earn by selling it?”
”Doesn't matter,” Kadyn shook his head. ”We can earn money whenever we want, and maybe we can get many things with the money later, but a true friendship is certainly not one of those things. Khrom is a true friend.”
Cecilia gazed at Kadyn for some time, then nodded without saying anything.
Creak~
Suddenly a sound came, it sounded as if someone was breaking a wooden plank, slowly. Everyone exchanged glances and then their gazes fell on the box in Kadyn's hand. It was trembling.
”Humph, can't wait anymore, huh?” Cecilia snorted and waved her hand and the box went towards her. But just as it landed into her hand, it burst open into black fog. ”Be suppressed, you evil thing!” she shouted and everyone saw a bat with red eyes appearing.
Before anyone could understand anything, the fog was devoured by the bat and everything became normal. A blue pearl was lying inside the wooden box. Pure and untainted by any impurity or dirt.
”Done,” she looked at everyone and smiled.
”What was that?” Kadyn asked after a brief silence.
”It was the evil spirit, formed by the resentment of the mermaid,” Cecilia replied. ”It would have killed us if we weren't powerful enough before going back to the manager. After all, the real target of the curse is that guy, as he was the descendant of the person who killed the mermaid.”
”That bastard!” Zelie cursed.
”I wouldn't have cured him if I knew what kind of a bastard he was,” Elora also gritted her teeth in hatred. She wanted nothing more than to break the manager's neck at this moment.
”Anyways,” Cecilia smiled when she heard their curses,” the curse has lifted and the pearl is completely fine now.”
”By the way,” Kadyn hesitated for a moment before asking. ”What kind of Elemental Essence is that bat with red eyes? It's… incredible.”
Cecilia bit her lower lip and thought for a moment and then said. ”It is the treasure my family protected for a long time. Now it is my turn to protect it.”
Kadyn waited for more detail, but Cecilia didn't speak anymore. He was a little reluctant and wanted to know more about her elemental essence; he didn't push her; everyone had their secrets, after all.
After a brief awkward silence, Elora asked. ”How much time do we need to reach the Capital?”