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Chapter 64
It became immediately clear to Arthur what had just happened.The last words Deff had spoken were that he was a sorcerer. And the very instant those words left the old man's lips, that familiar foul stench struck Arthur's senses.It was a lie. Deff was never a sorcerer. He had lied.Whenever a creature deliberately utters a falsehood, a White Wizard perceives that unmistakable foul odour. That was a strong trait of the White Wizards, and Arthur had never once found it to be wrong. Deff had lied with complete confidence.Even after the old man stepped out of the room, Arthur remained standing where he was, pondering what Deff could possibly be if he was not truly a sorcerer. That lingering smell still seemed to cling to the air, refusing to leave his thoughts. Deff had lied all along.Yet the contradictions refused to settle. The old sailor had manipulated metal directly before Arthur's eyes, bending it to his will as though it obeyed him naturally. At the same time, he had failed to
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It became increasingly clear that Asuka truly was not in the infirmary, regardless of how suspicious the grumpy nurse's behaviour had seemed.That alone proved Deff had been genuinely furious with the lady for allowing the mermaid to escape. And... they intended to starve her to death. Arthur could hardly imagine a punishment more merciless than waiting for someone to die one hungry day after another.The thought reminded him of Ysolde. She had been starved for three long years, yet the little witch somehow survived. But Asuka was not a witch. If she had been, Arthur was certain he would have perceived something unusual about her by now.Truthfully, Arthur ought to have been thinking less about Asuka and more about recovering his spellbook from whoever had taken it. As for Deff himself, the old sorcerer was mistaken in many regards.Arthur remained convinced that if he could retrieve a sheet of metal and reclaim his spellbook, he would eventually escape this place. Whatever mystical s
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It did not end well for Asuka.Deff seethed with such terrible anger that he struck her repeatedly with the very axe she had failed to use. Everyone could only watch as streaks of Asuka's blood spread across the rain-soaked deck.What surprised Arthur most was how agile Deff appeared now. Back at Sysia, the old sailor had struggled to lift his own load, yet here he was beating a woman with such relentless force that one would have thought he still stood in the strength of his youth.Then again, perhaps it should have been expected. The old man was a sorcerer after all. Everything Arthur had witnessed at the border of Sysia had merely been an act. Deff had pretended to be frail, pretending that even lifting a sack exhausted him. Now the disguise had fallen away completely.That realization reminded Arthur of something far more important. He had been searching for his burnt spellbook when fate delivered him aboard the sorcerer's vessel. Somehow, amidst everything that had happened sin
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The old nurse in an armless ragged gown with a dirty scarf wrapped around her head eventually returned when the cries echoed once more. She looked at Arthur and handed him a mug of something warm.Although he received it, his attention remained on the lady who looked utterly terrified. She seemed deeply frightened, or perhaps simply agitated."Asuka, you need to return to your post. You've already done your part by bringing the boy," the old nurse said to the lady.Asuka nodded and gave Arthur one more glance before rushing out. The aged nurse then looked at Arthur and, for the first time, glared at him."You should take some rest, young one. I'm quite certain you just started working here, so rest while the others take care of the mermaids. This is not the first time they have attacked." The old nurse turned and disappeared into the other room of the infirmary."This is not the first time?" Arthur muttered quietly, but the old nurse still heard him."That's right. Now get some rest w
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Deff pressed his gaze firmly upon Arthur. The old sailor's eyes did not waver even for a moment, as though he was examining every thought passing through Arthur's mind."Do you want to deny that I'm wrong about that?" he asked.Arthur looked at him carefully. The old man had spoken his name. Not Jack or the false identity he had been carrying around. He called him Arthur."How did you know?" Arthur finally asked.Deff smiled. The wrinkles on his aged face deepened slightly as he leaned back in his chair. His gaze shifted away from Arthur and settled upon a metal shield hanging neatly upon the wall.For a brief moment, nothing happened. Then the shield trembled as Arthur's eyes widened.The metal object slowly detached itself from the wall before floating through the air. It drifted toward them with effortless grace until it eventually settled into Deff's hands.Arthur immediately understood. Deff was not an ordinary man. He was a magic user himself."You are a wizard too?" Arthur aske
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"You are the little kid that helped me back at the border." The sailor leader laughed in a rather monotone voice.Arthur remained silent. There was something strange about the way the old sailor laughed. It was not the loud laughter of someone amused by a situation. It was calmer, almost like a man who had already figured out something and was simply enjoying watching it unfold."Wow. I'm of great pleasure that you know my friend already, King Deff." Edaiah stepped forward.Deff turned his complete attention toward the old man. "What do you mean? Have you known him before?" he asked.Edaiah glanced back at Arthur and gave him a small wink. Then he cracked his ragged mouth into a confident smile."That's absolutely right, King Deff. He's a little child from my hometown, Juniper Kingdom in Egasus. I'm just surprised he came all the way to Sysia looking for a job. He came here to apply."Arthur almost shook his head in disbelief. Edaiah was a terrible liar. Did he really just create an
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