Saw a Ghost
Thinking of this, Celia’s expression grew increasingly sour.
Yes, Kendrick, you’ve been single for decades, and now wanting to find a wife is no problem.
But at least find someone normal; isn’t Elrose a bit too young?
That child seems to be about the same age as Luna.
Although in Mornhart, fifteen years old is already considered an adult.
But would your daughter really have no objections to a stepmother who is the same age or even younger than her?
Moreover.
Kendrick, you and Elrose are not even the same species.
That’s a gorilla and a beautiful girl.
You two are going to be together…
Ugh, I really want to vomit.
When did Kendrick become so brutish?
No, I need to report this to the Guildmaster later.
This kind of ridiculous situation must not happen.
“Hey, Celia, what are you thinking about? Let’s go, time waits for no one,” Kendrick urged.
Celia frowned and grumbled, “I know, I know, stop rushing me, brute.”
Hmm? Brute?
When did I become the brute again?
Kendrick frowned, suddenly feeling that something was off.
…
Adventurer’s Guild, Appraisal Room.
Kendrick gently placed Bardel on the recliner and stepped aside with Elrose.
Celia took out her appraisal glasses and put them on, slowly walking in front of Bardel.
Skill: [Appraisal].
In an instant, a large amount of data appeared in front of Celia, and she scrutinized each one carefully but didn’t find any issues.
Suddenly.
“Hmm?” Celia frowned and said with some confusion, “Abnormal mental state, type of abnormality: Fear?”
Celia paused for a moment.
So-called “fear” is basically being scared by something, right?
This…
Celia took off her glasses and gently said, “It seems he fainted from being scared by something.”
Fainted from being scared?
Hearing this, both Kendrick and Elrose froze.
As expected, Bardel fainted because of that bracelet.
“So? What scared Bardel? Do you have any clues?” Celia asked.
Elrose hesitated, not wanting to bring up the bracelet incident.
At that moment.
“I don’t know,” Kendrick said firmly, “He suddenly fainted in my place, and we have no idea what happened.”
Elrose was taken aback; she knew Kendrick was covering for himself.
“Is that so?” Celia didn’t dwell on it too much and said, “That’s fine. Once we wake him up, we’ll know what happened.”
Saying this, Celia made hand seals and began to chant a sacred spell.
“Angels who indulge in the ethereal, please return to this troubled and filthy mortal world, and use your power to cleanse the impurities of this world—Holy Purification.”
A golden ray rose up, enveloping Bardel’s body and purifying his soul.
Before long, Bardel opened his eyes.
“W-where am I?” Bardel said weakly.
“Adventurer’s Guild.” Celia, seeing Bardel awaken, withdrew her magic and walked to his side. “Lord Bardel, welcome back. How are you feeling now?”
“Celia…” Seeing a familiar face, Bardel felt a little relieved. He held his head and slowly said, “I still have a bit of a headache.”
“It’s okay, a slight headache is normal,” Celia said. “By the way, Lord Bardel, I heard you fainted at Nightmoon Tavern. What happened?”
“Nightmoon Tavern…” Bardel held his head and slowly sat up.
At that moment, he suddenly saw Kendrick, the owner of Nightmoon Tavern, and the silver-haired girl standing not far away.
“Ugh!”
Bardel shouted and rolled off the recliner.
“Lord Bardel.” Celia exclaimed and hurried over to help him up. “What’s wrong?”
“I-I-I saw, saw, saw…” Bardel stammered, unable to say a complete sentence.
But this was no surprise because he had no idea how to describe that thing.
Bardel slightly raised his head and glanced toward Elrose again.
Darkness.
A mass of unknown dark shadow stood silently behind Elrose, staring at him wordlessly.
Ahhh!
What on earth is that thing?
That girl has something so terrifying standing behind her, and you all are not reacting?
Are you all blind?
Bardel desperately wanted to voice these thoughts, but he didn’t dare.
Seeing that Bardel glanced at her, Elrose curiously asked, “What did you see?”
Bardel’s body trembled, and he hurriedly waved his hand. “N-no, no, no, I didn’t see anything.”
“But you just said you saw something,” Elrose said.
“I-I didn’t; you heard wrong.” Bardel said, tears welling up in his eyes, looking very determined. “I really didn’t see anything!”
Seeing Bardel act this way, Elrose involuntarily retorted, “Hey, hey, hey, don’t be so scared, it’s like I’m scaring you or something.”
You are scaring me!
Bardel said with a mournful expression, “Auntie, please let me go; I really didn’t see anything.”
Elrose frowned, somewhat displeased. “Who’s your auntie? I’m only fifteen this year.”
“Okay, Auntie, yes, Auntie, whatever you say goes,” Bardel nodded vigorously, tears and snot flowing down his face.
Elrose was speechless.
What’s wrong with this guy? I didn’t do anything, and he’s scared to this extent.
It’s like he’s encountered Gideon or something.
Meanwhile, Celia was stunned.
Is this Bardel?
In her impression, Bardel was notoriously arrogant; even at home, no one could control him.
How did he end up like a dog in front of Elrose?
Is Elrose that scary?
Celia glanced at Elrose beside her.
No, this child is so cute; what’s there to be afraid of? Bardel can’t really be going mad, can he?
Seeing this, Kendrick thought for a moment and then positioned himself to block Elrose with his imposing frame.
Without seeing Elrose, Bardel couldn’t see the mass of darkness either, and he immediately sighed with relief, feeling as if he had regained all his strength.
He hurriedly scrambled to his feet and said, “Ahem, you all don’t have anything going on, right? I’ll head back first.”
With that, Bardel turned to leave.
“Wait, Lord Bardel.” As soon as Bardel was about to leave, Kendrick quickly called out to him. “I heard that you were attacked by my employee in our restaurant, and I feel very sorry about it.”
“Let’s talk about it later; I’m not feeling well right now. I need to go.” Bardel said dismissively.
“Don’t go!” Hearing this, Elrose jumped out from behind Kendrick, dissatisfied. “Let’s clear this up now, so you don’t come back to trouble me later.”
“Thud.”
Seeing Elrose (and the shadow behind her) again, Bardel’s legs went weak, and he plopped down onto the ground.
Elrose strode over with her white stockings and sternly said, “I remember that you were the one who was unreasonable to me first today.”
So close, so close.
Looking closely at the shadow behind Elrose, Bardel’s face turned pale, feeling as if he were about to lose his mind.
Suddenly, Bardel felt something warm and itchy flowing out from below.
Warm, itchy.
He wanted to scratch it.
But he didn’t dare.
