"Have you ever considered the possibility of misjudgment?"
As Ethan’s teacher, Lindong felt she had to point out his issues head-on.
Although Ethan’s judgments always seemed correct, she disliked relying on luck and human nature; if Kane embraced humanity, he would also inherit its darker aspects.
Greed, brutality, cunning.
These are inherent in everyone, and only the divine spirits can purge these dark emotions.
Lindong suspected this was the reason why people in the Empire thought Ethan didn’t quite seem human.
After all, they had never seen such a "human."
Not only because of Ethan’s powerful elemental shaping magic in the past, but also his attitude toward power, fame, and authority; if Ethan wished, he could immediately become the next Pope Julius, or even replace the Henry Royal Family.
Whether in prosperity or ruin, he could dictate the Empire’s fate.
Yet, according to Lindong’s observations, Ethan’s daily life hadn’t changed significantly.
A mysticism enthusiast.
This was her first impression of Ethan when she encountered him two years ago in Ximu Town, where he spent his leisure time in the library, paging through occult books like "Exploring 100 Dark Creatures"; except now it has become the study of the magical network, and he’s also scheduled plans to rebuild the magic web.
"I am different from you, and wouldn’t count Kane as a friend."
Lindong said, "So I can’t entrust him completely."
She’s still considering the possibility that Kane, after obtaining Kaisaros’s power, might turn against them.
It’s a strength beyond ordinary imagination, overlooking the world from a divine perspective; few can resist such temptation.
Unless that person is Ethan.
Only if Ethan says he’s uninterested in the power of the Old Gods will Lindong try to trust.
Ethan didn’t refute Lindong; he felt his teacher’s words were quite reasonable.
He hoped Kane was a true friend and expected this world to develop toward a better side.
But as Kane said, in life, nine out of ten things are less than ideal.
Whether fusion fails, or Kane deceives them, either could lead to the worst outcome.
"So, I haven’t told him everything either."
"What did you hide from him?"
Lindong squinted, scrutinizing Ethan.
She couldn’t imagine what backup plans this thick-browed Ethan might have prepared.
She half-joked, "Using friendship and bonds to awaken the last shred of conscience in his heart?"
Lindong wasn’t sure why she suddenly thought of this; she guessed it must be Ethan’s influence. This guy had told her many bedtime stories recently, including tales of young boys aspiring to become the Pirate King and Hokage, mostly with this type of theme. This update ıs available on 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅✦𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾✦𝗇𝖾𝗍
Sometimes she couldn’t help but wonder if Ethan had been tainted by the narrative style of fairy tales, leaving a beautiful fantasy about interpersonal relationships.
Ethan accepted reality frankly, "By that time, friendship and bonds would be useless, so I prepared a magic spell."
In fact, this spell wasn’t initially prepared for Kane, and he couldn’t predict Kane would be here.
However, when he received an invitation from his old friend Old Ba, he made the corresponding preparations.
This might be a gathering of art enthusiasts, but there’s always the possibility for things to develop in a bad direction.
"Magic spell? What kind of spell?"
Lindong became more curious.
"It’s hard to describe."
Ethan pondered for a moment, his gaze passing over the green-haired girl who had been following them, recalling the first time he introduced the magic scroll to Yue, he remarked, "An awesome attack."
He no longer continued thinking about it.
"I hope I’ll never need to use it."