Chapter 354 Bizarre Questions <TOC> Chapter 356 Unrest at the Port
Translator: SumTLMan
There’s no point in having a conversation that doesn’t click. Angel’s expression began to show impatience, as if he was ready to dismiss the other person.
The Magician knew exactly what was going on, and while cursing Angel secretly, he maintained a calm demeanor on the surface, “Fine, let’s put that question aside for now. I ask you, what exactly did you go to find Leonrique for?”
Angel did not want to explain, but as he looked at the Magician, his eyes suddenly shifted, “How long have you been in Watthelmgrass?”
The Magician was taken aback. He was the one asking the questions, so how did he suddenly become the one being questioned? However, this question did not involve any secrets, so he did not resist and coldly replied, “Ten years.”
Angel: “Since you’ve been here for ten years, you must have heard about the Shadowless Syndrome that started last year, right? Leonrique sought me out for this.”
“Shadowless Syndrome?” The Magician’s face revealed a hint of realization, “I see. I thought he would treat those who lost their shadows with great care and delicacy.”
Angel raised an eyebrow, “I have no knowledge of this, so his search for me was in vain.”
The Magician’s tone carried a hint of sarcasm, “I understand now. It seems I have misunderstood you?”
“A misunderstanding is fine. I’m doing well now. What is this Shadowless Syndrome about? Do you know any insider information?”
The Magician hesitated for a moment, his mind racing, “I don’t know much about it, but if you want to know, I can tell you. However… we need to make an exchange.”
Angel chuckled, “What do you want to exchange for?”
Seeing that Angel did not refuse, the Magician was delighted, calculating what he could exchange for maximum value. His eyes glanced at the white paper on the table, and an idea struck him, “How about exchanging the trick you just deduced?”
Angel appeared both amused and serious, “Do you know what I was deducing just now?”
“I don’t know, but that’s what makes it exciting. Even if what you deduced isn’t something amazing or a spell I already know, I’ll accept the loss,” the Magician shamelessly said.
He said this, but he was certain that the trick Angel had deduced was definitely not something ordinary. With such a complex derivation, it could be some special trick… The Magician applauded his own cleverness.
Angel picked up the paper filled with formulas and casually pointed at a magic formula, “Do you know the name of this magic formula?”
The Magician shook his head.
Angel: “This magic formula is called the ‘Talent Supplement Spell,’ which is the general formula for Level 1 Illusions of the Mysterious branch.”
“So, do you understand what I mean?”
A look of delight appeared in the Magician’s eyes, “You were deducing a Level 1 Illusion?” He suppressed the joy bubbling up inside him, “I can only say that I am quite fortunate and made a profit.”
Upon hearing the Magician’s shameless words, Angel felt a tightness in his chest. He really wanted to dissect this guy’s brain and see if its composition was different from that of ordinary people. His thought process was truly unique!
Angel no longer wanted play dumb anymore and said coldly, “Don’t feign ignorance. Why would a piece of nonessential information about me be exchanged for a Level 1 Illusion from the Mysterious branch? I’m telling you, not even a Level 1 trick or just the ‘Talent Supplement Spell’ can be exchanged for it!”
Angel’s blunt words made the Magician’s face turn awkward instantly.
—I deceived information by my own ability; what right do you have to scold me!
The Magician wanted to talk tough, but looking at Angel’s gloomy gaze, he eventually gave up arguing. Since Angel could deduce a Level 1 trick alone, the Magician knew that his own strength was far inferior to Angel’s. In the power-oriented Wizarding World, he had no other choice but to submit.
The Magician suppressed the anger in his heart and stammered, “What do you think can be exchanged for it?”
Angel didn’t expect this guy to be quite adaptable, actually swallowing his pride. He was ready to use his strength to coerce the Magician to speak, even prepared to imprison him for some time to prevent him from running away and obstructing his entry to the extraordinary gathering.
Since the Magician could swallow his pride, Angel had no reason to force him: “What do you want to exchange for?”
“I don’t want to exchange knowledge; I want a trick. Uh, even a Level 0 trick would do.”
If the Magician wanted to exchange knowledge, Angel would be hesitant. After all, knowledge was more important than tricks. But he chose to abandon the root and demand a meaningless “answer,” which Angel was happy to see.
It was like doing homework; others only asked you for the answer. Such result-oriented matters could be done in a few seconds, a mere trifle. However, if someone asked for the process, it would require a lengthy explanation, which would be mentally and physically exhausting.
Angel pretended to hesitate, making a conflicted expression, and under the Magician’s anxious gaze, he finally nodded, “Alright then. Let’s exchange the Water Summoning spell from earlier, deal?”
Although the Water Summoning spell was not an offensive spell, it was good for showing off in front of mortals, and the information he provided was not too valuable, so the Magician agreed without hesitation.
The Water Summoning spell was deduced by Angel using a holographic tablet, and it was somewhat overestimated to be called a Level 0 trick. But Level 0 tricks were already the lowest-level tricks, and there was no lower level.
In Angel’s view, the Water Summoning spell was barely a mediocre trick.
It took a few minutes for Angel to write down the key points and model of the Water Summoning spell and handed them to the Magician, “You can ask me if there’s anything you don’t understand within three days. Beyond the time limit, I won’t answer.”
After obtaining the “Water Summoning spell,” the Magician stopped beating around the bush and revealed what he knew —
“Actually, I don’t know much about those people who lost their shadows. But there’s one thing I know, which might be related to these shadowless people.”
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After the Magician finished speaking, he happily left with the Water Summoning spell.
On the other side, Angel sat in the living room, a glint of light flickering in his eyes. The Magician knew little, even less than what Angel understood, but at least he had seen the small, palm-sized shadow, while the Magician had never heard of it.
Although the Magician held unconventional beliefs, he was self-taught and must have had some advantages. His observational and imaginative abilities were on par with Angel’s, and even slightly superior due to his more expansive thinking.
According to him, he was sensitive to extraordinary matters, and it was because of his exploration of the extraordinary that he had inadvertently obtained a wizard’s legacy and become a wizard’s apprentice.
When the “Shadowless Syndrome” appeared, he knew it must have been an extraordinary event. With the mindset that he might benefit from it, he secretly went to the Golden Cross Medical College’s Ward No. 0 to observe. He noticed the same details as Angel had.
The so-called detail was that all those who had their shadows taken had the same hair and eye colors.
—Blond hair and blue eyes.
Angel had also noticed this the previous night. From the very first man to Countess Magda, everyone had blond hair and blue eyes. The shades varied, some were clear, some were bright, and some even had mixed colors, making it difficult to notice this detail when looking at them separately.
Angel noticed this due to his extraordinary perceptiveness, and the fact that the Magician also noticed it showed that his perceptiveness was not inferior to Angel’s.
In addition, the Magician’s imagination was also impressive. Upon seeing that all patients had blond hair and blue eyes, he thought of a person—”Shadow.”
Two years ago, “Shadow” joined the extraordinary gathering, always maintaining a low profile and seldom speaking. However, whenever he did speak, his words were wise, providing the attendees with many insights. Thus, the Magician paid great attention to him and even considered befriending him privately.
However, “Shadow” remained indifferent, and the Magician felt unwilling but did not give up observing him.
He discovered something strange: at every extraordinary gathering, Shadow would sit next to Cabasa, the beautiful apprentice from the Whiskas Royal Court.
At first, the Magician thought that “Shadow” had lustful intentions and coveted Cabasa’s beauty, but later he gradually found that Shadow seemed to have no interest in Cabasa at all.
This puzzled the Magician. If Shadow had no interest in Cabasa, why did he always sit next to her? Moreover, the Magician discovered that in private, Shadow had never contacted Cabasa.
Later, during a gathering, the long-lost Little John suddenly arrived, and this time, Cabasa was absent due to other commitments. Shadow then sat next to Little John.
After that, half a year ago, the Magician encountered Shadow in Waterglass and enthusiastically invited him to the Seductive Tavern. Shadow did not refuse, and at the time, the Magician had ordered seven or eight dancers to accompany them. In the end, only three dancers were allowed near Shadow, and these three happened to have blond hair and blue eyes.
The Magician recalled Cabasa and Little John. Although they were a man and a woman, they shared a common characteristic—blond hair and blue eyes.
Thinking about the patients with “Shadowless Syndrome,” and considering “Shadow’s” preferences and his codename, the Magician began to formulate a hypothesis.
“Shadowless Syndrome” might have been created by “Shadow.”
Although the Magician had this conjecture, he never told anyone else, nor did he pay attention to the Shadowless Syndrome. It was not until today when Angel asked about it that he revealed his speculation.
The Magician’s conjecture may not be accurate, but the various coincidences of someone fond of blond hair and blue eyes, being an extraordinary person, and having the codename “Shadow” gathered together, were obviously not accidental.
As the Magician left, he said a sentence.
“You’ll see. Next month, during the extraordinary gathering, neither Little John nor Cabasa will attend. So, if Shadow is sitting next to you, my conjecture must be correct.”
Angel, who had blond hair and blue eyes, would undoubtedly prove the Magician’s words to be true if, under the circumstances where Little John and Cabasa did not attend the gathering, Shadow were indeed sitting next to him.
“We’ll see then.” Angel shook his head and decided to put it aside for the time being, as this matter was not directly related to him. His original concern was due to an instinctive intuition, thinking that this issue might help him break free from the quagmire and return to the real Wizarding World sooner.
Now it seemed that the matter’s background was very likely related to “Shadow,” whom he intended to find. Therefore, whether he paid attention to the Shadowless Syndrome or not did not matter.
Chapter 354 Bizarre Questions <TOC> Chapter 356 Unrest at the Port