Chapter 11 Vol.2

Chapter 30:Petanko Potter

"Tell me please! Who was it!" [Noel]

It really was inappropriate for her to know just as Moona said...

"No, I'm not sure if she's lying and we need more evidence. Besides, we aren't sure what the ability does after anyone has ingested the mana." [Edge]

"We should see Shion then?" [Noel]

We moved towards the Candy Kingdom smoothly unlike having to pass through the checkpoint like the last time and then we reached the castle. The door opened and a maid appeared in front of all of us.

"I have been told of your arrival, Captain Noel, and you as well Death's attendant" [Aqua]

A maid with an onion head greeted the both of us with a light bow.

"Out of everything that I could be, I'm not her attendant. Just call me Edge." [Edge]

Aqua eyes widen and began apologising

"I'm sorry! I just assumed that you're her attendant since the news we received was vague."[Aqua]

Aqua shakes in fear and her hand trembles as she grips to the hem of her skirt tightly. Noel stepped forward to comfort her.

"Its okay Aqua, he's not mad, he just have a pair of mean eyes that's all" [Noel]

"Really?" [Aqua]

Aqua looks at me with her big googly eyes.

"Yea I'm not mad okay." [Edge]

Aqua settled down and brought us to Shion's study. As soon as we reached, Aqua knocked on the door loudly.

*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK*

"Shion! I brought them here!" [Aqua]

The room was full of random noises but nobody responded to Aqua's call

"Shion! Its the boy- " [Aqua]

The door opens and immediately I felt a surge of air pulling me in. I floated in midair but I managed to grip my sword in an awkward position. A clear voice resounded out of the room.

"Don't resist, I won't hurt you."[-]

I levitated into the room at extreme speeds, went through the corners of the hallways, and observed lab equipment moving on their own and pens writing on themselves. And at the very end of the room, there is a small girl with silver hair sitting on the desk.

"Sorry for the rude treatment, Reaper's apprentice. But I am very curious about the statement Death herself told you, can you reiterate it again in her precise words?" [Shion]

I'm now levitating in a messy room filled with various books and also specimens of rare monsters. Noel ran into her study while carrying Aqua and reached us a moment later. Aqua jumped down from Noel and began lecturing Shion

"You can't do that to an esteemed guest, furthermore someone related to her!" [Aqua]

"Shut up Aqua, I can do what I want, what is she going to do? Kill me? I would be more than obliged haha." [Shion]

Aqua looks at Shion angrily, seemingly going to cry again from her statement.

"Did you do this so that you can die...?" [Aqua]

Shion sort of panicked all of a sudden, she dispelled her spell on me and backed off.

"No Aqua you're mistaken it was just a joke hehe." [Shion]

"UWAAHHH!! Don't scare me like that again okay you promise?" [Aqua]

"YES YES YES! I PROMISE SO GET OFF ME, YOU"LL RUIN MY CLOTHES!" [Shion]

After Aqua had settled down I reiterated what Calli told me to her in exact words. She then turns around seemingly lost interest in us.

"I see, I'll have to get working then, all of you get out." [Shion]

At the same time, I voiced out what I came here for

"I wish to speak to you privately Archmage Shion." [Edge]

Noel looked at me seemingly shocked and moved her mouth in silence forming the words 'What about me?'.

Shion turned around and looked amused by my statement.

"Alright, all of you beside the boy get out." [Shion]

Everyone else was levitated and sent out of the room in an instant.

"So now, what would you like to talk about? I've been holding back myself but Is this about the curse of immortality?"[Shion]

I was going to tell her about the culprit and how to gather evidence of it but now something else had my attention.

"What Immortality?" [Edge]

Shion seemed to sigh inwards and dropped her bratty act.

"So you don't know, or she never told you?" [Shion]

"I know nothing about it, can you tell me more?" [Edge]

"Enough wasting my time, just tell me what you wanted to say and scram." [Shion]

Shion looks a little annoyed by my statement. Looks like I will need to make up a little lie.

"I found the culprit of the Mana Contamination Case.." [Edge]

Shion seems to be in shock but she then returns to her usual bratty behavior. She lays across the messy table facing me.

"As if I'll trust you, you brats can spout anything out of your mouth easily these days." [Shion]

"I have an ability to see mana."[Edge]

Shion immediately jumped up from the table she's lying on and excitedly pounced on me.

"SHOW IT! SHOW IT TO ME!" [Shion]

"CALM DOWN! How can I show it to you" [Edge]

Shion pulled out a wand and casts a spell

"{Shared vision} Now! do it!" [Shion]

2 magic circles appeared in front of Shion eyes. I touched the hilt of my sword and began channeling the ability.

"OOH! Is this!! What my mana looks like!!" [Shion]

Shion could see strands of mana coalescing in her body. They are circulating in her body like in a current.

"THAT'S FANTASTIC!!!! YOU WILL BE HELPING ME WITH MY RESEARCH FROM TODAY ONWARDS!" [Shion]

"Wait, what about the case?!" [Edge]

"That will be part of the research subject."[Shion]

With this, I will be able to make progress in my ability smoothly with Shion's help but I thought I should be greedy in this case.

"I will help you in your research, but in return, I have a second request to make." [Edge]

"Let's see..., how about you tell me who is the one behind it first." [Shion]

Shion looked at me and flashed a devilish smile.