Chapter 446 - Puppet Base
Chapter 446: Puppet Base
Falca had been following them from a distance after the previous incident. Bogula ordered them to go back to the “base” with no one left behind, so Falca couldn’t really leave on his own.
Still, this didn’t prevent Falca from giving them hateful stares.
“Don’t mind him. His nutty mind is as narrow as Isabella,” Shadow said.
The short boy, Toya, also nodded to agree. “Yeah, Mister Angor. He’s childish! Last time, he tried to put a slave mark on Dodo. When I found him out, he refused to admit it!” Toya stroked Dodo’s belly with his tiny yet chubby hand.
Angor just learned about this little apprentice of Bogula yesterday. The boy had an exceptional talent that allowed him to reach the peak of a level-1 apprentice within a year.
As for the boy’s pet, Dodo… Angor failed to read anything from it. However, he could sense something terrible that was hidden within the small creature.
When he asked, Shadow didn’t tell him much information. For now, Angor only knew that Dodo was Toya’s familiar pet that was brought by destiny. They had been together ever since Toya was born. Despite the creature’s adorable appearance, it might be as powerful as Naga.
“Falca is the student of ‘Silent Raven’ Taurus, as well as a relative of Taurus.” Shadow continued to explain, “For the same reason, he got a bad character since he got a really powerful background and all. He hates you probably because you stole his spotlight.”
Dodo’s belly area was fully exposed. It tried to cover its “private area” by curling its tail in front.
Shadow patted Toya’s head before Angor could say anything. “There are tons of tailor shops out there, little fool. You asked because you want Angor to make you an alchemy piece, right? It’s all written on your face,” Shadows said while pushing the boy away. “It’s no use acting all cute in the wizarding world. Equivalent exchange, remember? Now, off you go.”
Toya made a duck face and went deeper inside; he didn’t forget to glance back at Angor.
Of course, Angor never intended to create any alchemy clothes for Toya. However, Shadow’s words aroused his curiosity. The protection spell on the coat that he received from Devildare was broken. He did need something to fend off attacks apart from the Aster Barrier magic scroll.
He still had Akeso’s scale in his inventory. It was unlikely that he could melt the scale yet, but at the very least, he could use the scale to cover his vital point like his heart.
While trying to think of an idea, Angor followed Shadow to his room in the base.
“You’d better not let Dodoro out. Professor probably can’t tolerant another stranger,” Shadow said as he warned Angor, “but letting Toby out won’t really matter. Every wizard has a familiar.”
Angor checked. Dodoro was still studying literature from Papaya’s grandmother. Dodoro seemed extremely calm and obedient too. He was progressing faster than when he was learning from Trusan.
Angor also noticed that Dodoro would occasionally glance at the luggage sack in the other corner of the space storage, which contained his mysterious water bowl. Angor was sure that Dodoro would try to get it if he wasn’t prevented from wandering freely around the storage.
“I see.” Angor nodded.
“Have a good rest for now. I’ll find some of my old friends and see if I can find another place you can hide in. As for the purification garden… remember what I said? Think carefully.
“Don’t mind my professor for now. I heard something big’s going to happen in Floating Mech City, and he’ll be busy with something at the lower side these days; therefore, he won’t have time to deal with you. But make sure you tell me your decision before he comes back.”
Bird means ‘cock’ in Asian slang