Chapter 84: A Greater Scale (1/2)
ARTHUR LEYWIN'S POV:
"At last, we finally have a bit of privacy to peacefully converse," a voice rang in my ear
As soon as it spoke, the space around us began warping Sylvie's tre became so severe that I couldn't keep her perched on my head and had to hold her firmly in my arms
Suddenly, in thearound us, ere in a blank white room
I stared dumbly around my perimeter but couldn't find the words to expressable to muster up even a voice to curse in surprise, I just idly waited
In this white cube, it was onlySylvie, and the source of the all too familiar speckled pair of eyes
By the tihtness, I couldin a deep breath
"Haa…"
Did it just sigh atmy bond, the cat I had seen at 'Windso its head at me after a little while
It really was the sa cat was sitting in a poisedhypnotically as its eyes locked ontolike so appraised by a veteranwhether to buy an looking for the oldaloud, the cat started glowing in a golden white light that spread over its entire body
Interrupted, I just kept my mouth shut and waited for the surprises to end For some reason, I felt like no matter what I did at this point, I couldn't stop whatever was about to happen It was an instinctual reaction that for sonore
While the aura and demeanor of this cat was heavy and oppressive, I knew that it didn't want to hurt olden-white light began to change its shape and enlarge, changing from the form of a cat to that of a hu hu soo by Windsoly
The ance that matched his appearance On the top of his sculpted face was a bed of short platinum blond hair that was neatly swept to the side His deep-set eyes, that had not changed from when he was a cat, almost seemed to touch his permanently furrowed brows There was a sense of nobility in his gaze as he continued to lock onto me
While neither burly nor muscular, his square shoulders, underneath a , told hter like htened as he let out another sigh of disapproval through his sharp nose Peering down at Sylvie and ain
"I felt this form would be more appropriate for our conversation," the man announced matter-of-factly
I openedbut I held back If he'd just disclosed he was Windsom, then what about the old ht was the owner of the elixir store just my own incorrect assumption? Then as the oldmyself, I let Sylvie down and stood up
I dusted my clothes off and responded, "Before, we continue, I'd like to confirs"
"…"
Windsom tilted his head to the side, thrown off by my sudden sharp and incisive tone
"Since you lured me here for a reason and with Tessia as bait, is it safe to assu
After a slight pause, he replied, nodding, "Yes, your little elf princess is fine I had already taken precautionary measures before youto a certain extent with her grandfather back at the elf kingdom
That, on the other hand"—Windsom pointed at the marble in my hand—"is for you to keep"
It was my turn to be surprised
"For me?" I asked
"Yes Do you kno hard it is to acquire an elixir pearl of that quality? Yet it went to waste on your little lover In fact, it was too strong for her, which hy I had to waste another precious elixir to keep her body froardedpolitics with an ignorant bumpkin