871 Director (1/2)
What happened? The sudden change made the inexperienced Hazel momentarily lost as to how to react. She stood there in dazed silence for a few seconds before pushing open the door and rushing in.
When she arrived beside the charred rat, the existence that claimed to be a demigod rolled in a fit, speaking with a calm tone, ”You forgot to close the door.”
”Ah…” Hazel first wore a blank look before realizing that she had failed to close the door like she usually did because of her eagerness to access the situation. Doing so prevented the maids from peeping in.
With the rat appearing fine, Hazel pursed her lips and turned around, walking back to the door.
During this process, she didn't forget to glance at the full-body mirror. She saw that everything in it looked normal without any problems. It clearly reflected everything in the room. There weren't any additional people or objects.
As the door clicked shut, Hazel asked, ”Teacher, what happened just now?”
The charred rat looked at her sidewards as it cast its gaze beyond the window.
”In the world of mysticism, anything that involves supernatural power is filled with danger. You can't be too careless.
”I had tried to use the mirror to do a divination, but I ended up garnering the attention of an unknown existence. After an intense struggle, I finally resolved the problem and prevented the danger from spreading across the street.”
The rat spoke fluently without any stammering or hesitation, as though being struck by lightning was something trivial.
Is that so… Why didn't you warn me of such matters in the past… Hazel couldn't help but frown, as she could smell the mixed smell of charred fur and disintegrated fat.
Without waiting for her reply, the rat turned to face the balcony and said to her with its back towards her, ”My physical condition has deteriorated as a result. I'm no longer suited to staying here, or else I might be discovered by the Church of Evernight.
”Yes, find an opportunity to send me to your manor in the countryside.”
Looking at the rat's charred fur, and smelling the fragrance of roasted meat, Hazel fell silent for a few seconds. Suppressing her doubt, she nodded and said, ”Alright.”
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160 Böklund Street.
Sitting in the reclining chair, Klein saw the full-body mirror ripple with aqueous light again as silver light arose.
The silver words formed into a sentence:
”Great Master, your puny servant, Arrodes, has followed your instructions to warn that demigod from the Marauder pathway. I have also given her a tiny punishment.”
Her? Just as Klein was ruminating over the pronoun Arrodes had used, light from the mirror's surface turned clear as it presented a scene.
A silver bolt of lightning smote down, causing the gray rat to collapse while convulsing.
This is… way too weak? Klein suddenly understood why this demigod's condition was weaker than he expected.
”Are you satisfied with the way I handled it?” The silver lines quickly warped into a question.
”Not bad.” Klein nodded.
Considering the demigod's condition, he paused for a second and probingly asked, ”Why didn't you directly kill her?”
Arrodes's mirror outlined silver words:
”If one can't be certain in killing a demigod target, it's best not to force them into a corner.
”Once they aren't repressed, they will completely let themselves go. That would result in them mutating into an incomplete and irrational Mythical Creature.
”Most of the time, to have a problematic condition and to having trouble fully expressing their powers is because they are resisting their inclination of losing control.
”I-I'm not here in my actual form, so all I can do is deal a small punishment.”
When the final line appeared, the full-body mirror's aqueous light shimmered. Klein suddenly had the feeling that a creature was looking at him with widened, watery eyes.
He didn't respond towards that and instead nodded.
”That's it for today. I'll summon you again if there's anything else.”
”Alright, Master~” The mirror immediately produced a hand-waving emoticon.
After cleaning up the room, Klein finished his afternoon nap and left the master bedroom.
Before long, the white-gloved Walter came to the third floor and entered the half-opened room with the balcony. He said to his employer, ”Sir, the Church has sent a letter. They've invited you to be a director in the board of directors for the Loen Charity Bursary Foundation. You can choose to directly take up a post there to receive a sizable salary. Or you can choose to take on a symbolic role. You will only participate in the discussion and vote when handling major matters.
The Church sure is efficient. It has already set up the framework… Klein thought and felt that since he had already donated more than ten thousand pounds, there was no need for him to claim a salary. It was better to not expect anything in return as he deliberated.
”I'll take on a symbolic role. However, I wish to participate in some of the actual operations of the foundation in the future. I wish to contribute further to spread aid to help more people.”