chapter 17
17 – Because the whip always craves carrots – 2
Bone Dog, the most basic food spirit that a food spirit magician can summon, and the food spirit with the highest loyalty to the magician.
It may be because it took the form of a dog, but the dog shows absolute loyalty to the caster.
No matter what command is given, the bone dog faithfully performs its duties and its basic values for behavior are directed to the practitioner.
“Crrr!”
The two bone dogs clink their teeth together, showing a deep murderous intent.
Of course, the direction the killing intent is heading is where Arte is.
Perhaps because they understood their owner’s unpleasant feelings, the dogs clashed their tusks even more violently than before.
The shadows began to sway under the moonlight, and the legs that were touching each other made the shadows that were thrown out sway even though they were not drunk at all.
“aaa!!”
Arte’s magical abilities were one level higher than Harvey’s, but Arte was overly conscious of the power Harvey showed during the duel.
Arte lost his will to fight as he remembered the vivid sight of the force that brought even James to his knees.
Moreover, there was a strange, unidentifiable energy coming from Harvey.
That foreign something was slowly paralyzing Arte’s brain.
Kwasik!
The dog on the right bit Arte’s right leg and started dragging him.
“Please help me!”
Absolutely.
I tried my best to hold on to the ground and raise my fingernails to avoid being dragged away.
There was no way that the power of a bone dog could handle a wizard, or even a human whose strength was less than that of an ordinary person.
In the end, Arte’s fingernails broke and were swept away by the dirt, leaving Arte’s hands covered in blood.
“Harvey! Please! Please..! Please..!”
I tried everything, but all I got back was Harvey’s cold gaze.
Harvey had already decided that Arte was useless, and from that moment on, Arte’s utility value disappeared.
Extras that no one would care about if they disappear from the play.
Until recently, Arte was in the same situation as Harvey, but now the situation has completely reversed.
A person who thinks and acts proactively, not Harvey, who is manipulated.
Characters given justification have a three-dimensional character in the narrative, but in the case of Arte, there was no justification at all.
“I’m just saying this now.”
Harvey’s mouth opens slowly.
Arte raised her head and looked at Harvey, drooling heavily.
A questioning expression, why on earth does Harvey do this to himself?
I want to hear the reason and whether there is room for negotiation.
In order to change Harvey’s mind, Arte began to listen to Harvey’s words.
However.
“I’m not actually Harvey.”
“Yes? Yes?”
“No, you don’t know if I say it like this. First of all, Harvey is right… but I guess I should say something is a little different.”
The words Arte could hear were not sentences she could understand.
I knew what the words meant, but they were put together to make a strange sentence.
Words that do not interact at all.
Harvey tilted his head and questioned his own words.
“No, let’s just assume it’s Harvey. It’ll be easier for you and it’s easier for me. I just think it’s a changed Harvey.”
What on earth is this man talking about?
He says he is Harvey, but he is not Harvey.
I knew Harvey had a weird head, but wasn’t that too seriously crazy?
“I can understand what you are saying..”
“I didn’t say this specifically to be understood.”
“..?”
“I just wanted to say something. Who on earth can I tell how I feel? I’ll be treated like I’m crazy.”
The conversation was becoming more and more strange.
There was zero room for negotiation, and for a crazy person, negotiation, negotiation, and other trivial things had no effect at all.
Arte sensed that there was no way.
“You crazy bastard! Now I know why the head of Artur abandoned you!!!”
When pushed to the limit, Arte begins to scream and struggle.
That was wrong, there was no option in Harvey’s eyes to let him go like this.
In the end, all you can do is spew out all kinds of curse words.
” okay? “
“That’s right! You’re nothing more than a madman! The head of the family must have recognized your madness! That’s why I abandoned you!”
In the end, Arte started swearing, shedding tears and snot.
Arte was breathing heavily while speaking lines that only third-rate villains in novels would say.
“Gasp…”
“If you’ve calmed down, let’s drink some of this first.”
However, despite the curse-filled curse, Harvey just looked at Arte calmly.
And Harvey takes out the elixir from Arte’s pocket, pops the cap, and opens it.
When Arte looked at Harvey with a questioning expression, Harvey opened his mouth calmly.
“Why? I heard it explained before. It’s an elixir, but it’s an elixir… should I say it’s a little different? I don’t know, just drink it all the way.”
“Let go of this!!”
Two bone dogs tied Arte’s hands and feet.
And at the same time, Harvey’s hand began to move towards Arte’s mouth.
“You monsters…! Let go of this!!”
Arte struggled with the last of his strength.
“uuup!”
Arte’s mouth was finally captured by Harvey, and red liquid began to flow into Arte’s mouth, which was forcibly opened.
And the curses that gradually began to spread, it was an elixir created to deal with Arte in the first place.
The effects began to appear immediately.
The energies of the curse begin to rise through the organs.
Since this is an elixir filled with negative energy, Arte is probably feeling extremely cold.
“Huh..Huh..Huh..”
Arte exhales a breath containing a thick chill.
You won’t die right away.
There was no alibi given to Harvey to deal with now.
However, it was enough to cripple him.
It is safe to say that in this world, except for the dark circles, there is no one who knows about the curse.
Even if they tried to find out why Arte had become like this, it was clear that the investigation would not even get a clue and would fall into disarray.
“Monsters…monsters…bastards.”
Arte opens his mouth with difficulty as he looks at the two dog dogs and Harvey.
He must have realized that now was his chance to move his mouth, so he kept swearing until the end.
And Harvey looked at Arte, who opened her mouth for the last time.
“It’s so cruel.”
With those last words, Arte closed her eyes.
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Late in the morning, inside Zera’s room.
Dormitory provided only to students who have achieved excellent grades over the past year.
A single room was standard, so you could study or experiment inside, and there was also a reception room to entertain guests.
Zera’s room, visible through the window, had the light on as if she had not gone to bed yet.
“I can’t admit it..!”
” miss… “
“Do you think this makes sense? James was a strong man even I acknowledged!”
Gera Hernández stamps his feet and bites his fingernails.
The duel between James and Harvey, everyone expected James to win, but the result was an unexpected victory for Harvey.
James, who inherited the heart of a beast and the blood of a dark beast, was a strong man that even Jera recognized.
I was thinking of them as rivals…
But it feels so vain.
“How can you have that kind of power..!”
Beside him, Argyle was struggling to somehow stop Zera, but the only person who could stop Zera in this mode was the head of the family, Hernández.
“Argyle! What happened to what I said before?!”
“I did a separate investigation, but…”
“You didn’t get caught, right?”
“Yes, of course. We investigated indirectly, not directly, so you wouldn’t have noticed.”
“Then I’m glad.”
Swish.
Zera snatches the report Argyle gave her and begins to read it.
However, the more he read, the more Zera’s lips began to protrude.
“..It’s the same.”
However, the report Argyle handed over only contained Harvey’s previous records and contained no information about the current Harvey.
“I can’t help it, lady.”
Argyle quickly tries to explain the reason for Zera’s sullenness.
“Recently, Master Harvey doesn’t hang out with anyone. He’s even keeping his distance from the gang he’s been hanging out with for a year.”
” that.. “
Zera thinks about Harvey’s recent behavior after hearing Argyle’s words.
I certainly hadn’t seen Harvey with anyone recently.
The gang that he used to hang out with no longer stuck to Harvey.
Harvey was said to have been kicked out of the family, or abandoned by the head of the family, and ever since the rumor spread, Harvey has been alone.
“Definitely…I was always alone.”
“Even indirect investigation has its limits. Ultimately, in order to obtain accurate information, you must contact Master Harvey directly…”
” no!! “
Ppaaeaeak.
Zera screamed as if she couldn’t stand Argyle’s words.
In her brain, there was an image of herself being criticized by Harvey a few days ago for adding too much sugar.
To receive criticism like that from Harvey, who knew nothing about etiquette and dignity, was unworthy of living under the name of the Hernández family.
To be exact, I didn’t have the courage to stand in front of Harvey.
What reason would a divorcee break off to find his ex-fiancé?
“…there is no way.”
Argyle speaks honestly to Zera.
“..I can’t help it.”
Hearing Argyle’s words, Zera sighed and sat down on the chair.
Since Argyll had never lied to Zera until now, Zera completely trusted Argyll’s words.
“Then how about this method?”
“It is said that there is Master Harvey’s younger brother among the first year students. His name was probably Orphe… Artur.”
“Yes! There was Harvey’s brother!”
Unlike Zera, who she didn’t get along with even though she was fiancé, Harvey’s younger brother would know a lot about him.
Zera’s eyes sparkle and her arms wave at Argyle’s trick.
“I will prepare a place for you.”
“Good! This time, I will reveal my identity! Harvey Artur!”
Argyle looked at his daughter, who had unexpectedly become very competitive, and let out a small sigh that no one could hear.