Seeing the greenhorn victim come knocking, Wayne turned his head to look for a window.
He couldn’t find one!
Yuliya looked at the Headless Knight in surprise, "Master, you’ve finally found me."
"Bring Shadowmare and the Sealing Book back to Paris, I need you, and my sword!"
Facing his beloved horse, the Death Knight’s tone softened significantly, then suddenly roared, "Kill this disgraceful wretch, he has tarnished my knightly honor and blasphemed against the Goddess."
Yuliya was taken aback, "Master, he is my new master, he hasn’t defiled the Goddess, nor has he dishonored your reputation, he has been taking care of me all this time, he has been very good to me."
"You damned fool, do you even hear what you are saying?"
The Headless Knight was as enraged as if he came home with a bouquet of roses after work, only to find his wife rolling in the sheets with the pretty boy next door.
Indeed, Windsor and Frank were separated by the sea, and it was true that Wayne lived next door.
Yuliya was very displeased, "Master, it was you who abandoned me in the first place, now you come blaming me, what’s wrong with finding a new master, I didn’t do anything wrong, I just like him."
Yuliya indicated she was unhappy and needed to be appeased, threatening to only let Wayne ride her in the future if she wasn’t appeased.
Wayne scratched his face, well, speaking of which, you both are at fault, stop arguing now, everybody calm down.
The monument collided with the mountain, and under the severe friction, the groaning sound of the mountain breaking echoed as the collapse became unstoppable.
To avoid being smashed while watching the spectacle, Wayne made eye contact with the Book of Greed, letting Death Essence flow through his body, activating a weakened version of the Immortal Body.
Utter rationality took over his mind, making the melon even more delicious!
Reason is reason, melon-eating is melon-eating, two different matters, not contradictory.
As the argument intensified, the Headless Knight’s body trembled, and he quickly said to Wayne, "New knight, they’ve taken control of my thoughts, what I just said was not my intention, I entrust Yuliya to you, guard Shadowmare and the Sealing Book well, we absolutely cannot let them succeed."
Wayne’s forehead was marked with a string of question marks, he was thrown for a loop by the sudden twist, as if he’d thrown out his back; no wonder the Death Knight didn’t directly take Shadowmare away, there was a deeper meaning of entrusting his wife and child.
He caught on and asked, "Is it because you lost your head and can’t control yourself, to prevent yourself from making a grave mistake, that you sent Yuliya and your sword to Windsor?"
"Yes, last time I wanted to contact you, but you refused."
The Headless Knight said, "The Devils of Hell have taken control of me, they can change my will, but they can’t alter my faith, I sent Yuliya and Shadowmare away from Paris, waiting for a new knight to come."
"Young man, you are exceptional, the Goddess has chosen you, you are the new Death Knight."
With that, he turned to his beloved horse, "Yuliya, if I ever command you again, do not obey; it’s not my will. Follow your new master; he is good to you, and that pleases me greatly."
He spoke of his comfort but did not hide the resentment in his tone, clearly insincere.
Upon learning the reasons behind it all, Yuliya readily forgave, acknowledging she too was at fault. During the time the Death Knight was away, she became unbearably itchy and in a moment of weakness, allowed Wayne to ride her with abandon.
"Yuliya, there’s no need for attachment, I’m no longer worth it, don’t come back unless I can regain my true self," the Headless Knight said reluctantly, leaving himself a way out, in hopes of one day galloping freely again.
Wayne stepped in front of Yuliya, as the matter at hand was urgent and not the time for personal romance, "Headless Knight, you said ’they’ controlled you, isn’t it just one Devil?"
I am not the Headless Knight!
"It’s a coalition of Devils, they are numerous, and they want to spread their faith through me in the human realm, amassing power to overthrow the Hell Demon Lord."
The Headless Knight explained, "Their faith has already been spread in Paris, they are excessively ambitious and will certainly reach out to the human world."
"Remember this, I can only maintain brief clarity, once Shadowmare returns to Paris, I will inevitably attempt to seize it, do not come near."
Wayne nodded repeatedly, the Headless Knight could rest easy; Frank was pretty much enemy territory, if he went there, he’d be a sitting duck.
"I’ve placed a seal upon myself, in my uncontrollable state, I won’t actively look for Shadowmare, but my will is increasingly not my own, the repeated calls for Shadowmare, this intense yearning will interfere with your use of it..."
"I will seal today’s memory, no one will know Shadowmare is in your hands..."
"If you don’t want to be constantly disturbed, when you become powerful one day, come to Paris, kill me and officially inherit the honor of the Death Knight!"
After finishing these words, the Headless Knight once again roared in anger, the grey mist violently churned, he berated Yuliya for betrayal and vowed to chop off her head.
Yuliya hung her head in grievance, knowing full well the one across from her was out of control and spewing madness, she was still unable to stop her sadness.
"Don’t be afraid, he’s just talking, he can’t even come over here," Wayne reassured her, flipping the Headless Knight the bird and patting Yuliya’s head gently, and she responded affectionately by rubbing her cheek against his.
If he wasn’t already dead, this scene could’ve killed him!
Even though he had no face, and if he had one it would’ve been an impassive skeleton’s, Wayne could see a struggling visage in his repetitive speech.
At times fierce, at times helpless.
The former knight was pitiable!
Wayne touched his own head, thinking to himself how great it was to have one.