Chapter 123: “Judgment”

Chapter 123: “Judgment”

Hearing Gehrman Sparrow’s words, Darkwill’s first reaction was to explain everything about the strange die without holding anything back. He wanted the adventurer he had hired at enormous cost to grasp the root of the problem and effectively guarantee his personal safety.

But immediately afterward, he thought of his teacher’s instructions. He thought of how that die might be an extremely important Sealed Artifact within the School. If he accurately informed Gehrman Sparrow of it, perhaps it would arouse the other party’s greed and push the matter in an even worse direction!

There were not a thousand rumors on the sea about adventurers killing their employers for higher profit, but the number was not far off. And I do not understand Gehrman Sparrow. I do not know what sort of person he is. I have to be cautious enough and careful enough! Besides, the die has only turned itself to two pips. The situation is not the worst or most desperate yet. There is still room to wait… After hesitating for several seconds, Darkwill finally made his decision. He intended to avoid the key point for now and speak only about surface phenomena.

He subconsciously avoided Gehrman Sparrow’s seemingly calm gaze and said, “It is like this. My teacher and I belong to a secret organization. We are fleeing because a traitor appeared internally.

“They control a pathway related to fate. They can make themselves lucky and make their target unlucky… I—I may have been cursed, which is why I was so unlucky just now and got struck by lightning.”

Having finished his explanation, he forcefully concealed the unease in his heart and waited for Gehrman Sparrow’s response.

Will he believe me? An adventurer as powerful and experienced as him should be very hard to deceive… If he realizes I am lying, he will probably throw me straight into the sea… Darkwill stood there, nervous and uneasy, like a student summoned to the front of the classroom by his teacher.

As expected, it is the Life School of Thought… the Monster pathway… Klein nodded thoughtfully.

“I understand.

“Move around as little as possible. I will consider how to deal with misfortune.”

Uh… Darkwill froze for a moment, unable to believe that Gehrman Sparrow had so easily accepted the reason he had hastily woven together.

He forced out a smile, repeatedly expressed his thanks, then returned to his own room. Leaning against the door, he took out the ring box.

Snap! His hand trembling slightly, he opened the lid and discovered that the milky-white die had, at some point, eerily turned over by itself. The six-pip side now faced upward.

Does this mean I was lucky enough just now, so I successfully deceived Gehrman Sparrow? Darkwill thought in sudden understanding.

The owl, Mr. Harry, landed again, but it did not choose the fat Apothecary’s shoulder. It seemed still frightened by having nearly been struck by lightning earlier.

It stood on the wooden desk, its round eyes gazing forward as it said, “Darkwill, you are very nervous.”

“I do not need you to tell me that,” Darkwill said in annoyance.

The owl spread its wings once and said, “Fine. Then I will put it another way.

“I believe I must consider changing masters.

“Gehrman Sparrow seems like a decent choice.”

“…Then what about me?” Darkwill asked in astonishment, momentarily forgetting to be angry.

The owl, Mr. Harry, clicked its beak twice.

“Have you not noticed the worry and fear in your own heart? You yourself suspect that you may not live to see tomorrow’s sun. That strange die truly, truly is far too dangerous!

“If I were you, I would throw it straight out the window, into the sea, and let your teacher’s teacher fish it out himself.”

“…How do you know about my teacher’s teacher?” Darkwill blurted out in return.

Mr. Harry proudly lifted its head.

“Do not doubt an owl’s eyesight.”

Darkwill had already fallen into thought and paid no attention to its answer.

“No. That will not work. Throwing the die into the…