Chapter 682: 112. Can you not walk anymore_2
“Caleb Wuz, the Soul Completion Manual ends with the fourth chapter.”
Fisher closed the Soul Completion Manual after reading the fourth chapter, which he had divided over five days. Even so, the impact it had on him was not to be underestimated. Firstly, his soul’s shape had transformed into something completely unrecognizable to him, different from any human or demi-human he had encountered before. Its twisted and sturdy circuits resembled a contorted creation, giving Fisher a headache.
At night, his heightened soul quality and Spirit Realm Vision caused considerable trouble. He often saw souls wandering outside, from all races, retaining the appearance they had before death. Sometimes he felt countless eyes watching him and whispering, making it hard for him to sleep.
To gain the power to confront Erwin head-on, Fisher had to do this. Now, with the strength of his soul, his efficiency at engraving magic far surpassed Mr. Helsen’s, so fast that it was infuriating…
As Fisher silently closed the Soul Completion Manual, a very familiar voice suddenly reached his ears. The voice was as rich as fine wine, bringing to mind the black-haired witch who often wore a mischievous smirk, in just an instant.
Fisher didn’t turn around because he knew that the voice addressing him was a hallucination brought on by reading the Completion Manual. However, the fact that it appeared after he finished reading indicated that the Completion Manual’s influence on him was starting to spread.
“Ah, long time no see. I hope the naughty kids haven’t forgotten me while I was away. Have you missed me terribly?”
“No.” The rightful source is NoveI~Fire.net
“Such a heartbreaker. I’ve been gone so long, and you really didn’t miss me at all?”
Renie’s affected crying tone remained the same. If Fisher wasn’t mistaken, she would be pretending to cover her face and cry while secretly peeking at his reaction through her fingers.
By now, she should have a smile in her eyes and lowered her hands, teasingly poking her own body while her voice still carried a mournful tone,
Renie’s mournful tone made Fisher laugh, and it took him a while before he spoke the truth,
“Hmm, that’s more like it.”
Against all odds, listening to that familiar female voice, Fisher couldn’t resist the temptation to respond, even if just to hear one more word from her. Several months had passed since Renie left Nali without any news, which was unprecedented for her. The elusive sensation had filled Fisher’s heart, causing him regret about letting her leave Saint Nali.
He should have been more forthright. He shouldn’t have let her go back to Kado in search of her home. If he had told her the day they parted, “This is now your home,” would she have stayed?
“Geez, you’re strange. What’s wrong with you? Are you sick? Under pressure from scholarly work? Or just short on money? Honestly, you’re such a fool for not taking care of yourself when I’m not around. You seem to be speaking less. Isn’t this the time when you should be annoyed at me for disturbing you? Or perhaps, you’ve been completely bewitched by my charm.”
Hearing the playful yet caring words, Fisher opened his mouth but remained silent for a long time before suddenly saying,
“… Could you not leave again?”
The imaginary voice abruptly stopped, and Fisher hesitated for a long time before voicing his sincere words, which did not receive a response from the witch. Just then, his room door suddenly opened, revealing Heidlin with a scowl on her face, carrying food and the chattering Emhardt on her shoulder,
“I’m telling you, this guy really lacks taste, going on about ladies and demi-humans all day. I’m so tired of it… Oh wait, I didn’t expect Miss Heidlin to enjoy music so much… Eh, stinky Fisher, are you engraving magic? Why are all your circuits so bright?”
The interruption brought a flash of anger inside Fisher since he felt he was so close to receiving a response from the witch. But a second later, he stiffened, turning his head to look at Heidlin and Emhardt standing at the door, yet he didn’t see the smirking witch…
Previously, he had used engraving magic to send Emhardt to Heidlin with food as a pretext to get him away. Otherwise, the moment he tried to open the Soul Completion Manual, Emhardt would go mad, ramming his head against Fisher’s, worried that Fisher might be misled by the knowledge or harm himself. Therefore, Fisher had been reading the manual secretly after distracting him.
Fisher was momentarily lost in thought for several seconds before belatedly responding,
“… Yeah, I was just engraving magic. Thank you, Miss Heidlin, for bringing me food specially.”
Heidlin placed the food on Fisher’s table, distastefully dusting off her hands and carelessly tossing the square-shaped relic back to Fisher,
“Save the pleasantries. I never thought Nali’s gentlemen were such lazeabouts that they can’t even move to eat. I finally get a chance to rest and enjoy some music, and your silly book comes over saying you need to eat. Do you even know what time it is? If you miss breakfast and lunch again because of engraving magic, you can starve until dinner… Don’t blame me for being heartless; this is Miss Valentina’s wish.”