Chapter 16
Locke was handcuffed and shackled and led to the infirmary by prison guards.
It was not until he walked a certain distance out of the cell that he felt his limbs begin to warm up. He was no longer like before, sweating profusely from anxiety, but feeling as if he had fallen into an icy cave.
"Did you hear that George got humiliated today?"
"...Yes, the new guy, in the prison van, kicked George away with one kick... and he couldn't move for a while..."
"Why did I hear that it was the friend he was protecting at the time who frightened George?"
"Hahahaha, how is this possible? Two little brats who must be no more than sixteen or seventeen years old can scare George to death?"
“…”
Locke overheard the conversations in the cells on both sides. Apparently, for some unknown reason, the news that George was being taken care of by two completely newcomers had spread quickly, and the newcomer who did it was also listed as a key target of attention by the prisoners.
He just wanted to listen to some fun and relax for a moment, when he suddenly realized the key words in it:
George
[The protected newcomer]
[A little brat of at most sixteen or seventeen years old]
Locke: “…”
He swallowed.
He recalled it like a movie in his mind. When he wanted to provoke the boy, George turned a deaf ear and acted as if he was not involved. Compared with his usual self, he was simply too obedient.
How is this being well-behaved?
This is clearly fear!
If he knew the true nature of that person, he would not choose to die... It would be best if he could stay away from him.
Unless they are both madmen, a normal person would never want to meet a madman.
And he's still that kind of person... a madman who can put overwhelming pressure on people.
As the other prisoners' conversation gradually shifted to how strong the brown-haired newcomer was, Locke lowered his head and remained silent, showing nothing.
——These people nowadays have no idea that the truly terrifying one is not the protector who looks very capable, but the protected person who enters the scene as a prey and looks particularly easy to bully.
Maybe he was watching them from the shadows, like a bunch of clueless clowns.
Such people will not stay in the sheepfold for long.
No matter what his purpose was in coming here, sooner or later, he would leave this second-level prison in the Gray Moon District.
…
…
After Locke followed the prison guard away, the cell became silent and fell into an exceptionally heavy silence.
——Of course, this heavy burden was for the other two prisoners besides César.
George still pretended to be taking a rest and falling asleep, while the remaining prisoner who had wanted to get a share of the spoils did not dare to speak at all. He shrank back in fear and could only vaguely see with his peripheral vision that the black-haired boy, who looked so easy to bully, was slowly wiping the blood off the blade.
——Extremely calm, as if he could remain completely composed even after killing someone.
Logically speaking, the black-haired boy was really thin and weak. Now that he had no friends to protect him, couldn't a few grown men hold him down? It was hard to say whether he still had the strength to resist.
But……
The prisoner tried hard to calm his heartbeat, as if he was afraid of disturbing some terrifying existence.
——But the black-haired boy really doesn’t look like a human.
People will be hurt, bleed, and killed.
But he just stood there doing nothing, as if he had transcended life and death and stood above the dimension.
[——Does God also bleed?]
This sentence suddenly appeared in the prisoner's mind, making him shudder violently, an inexplicable chill rushing straight to the top of his head. He felt that this idea was too absurd, how could a juvenile criminal be given the title of "God", but at the same time, he couldn't help but think:
[No... Of course not. ]
God, how could you bleed?
…
…
[Note 2: With a fairy godmother, you will be a god without bloodshed.]
Xizel: "..."
He silently felt the sudden emergence of his new ability and fell into an eerie silence.
Was it because he opened it the wrong way? Or was it because the enemy's malice was too bad?
This new skill emerged in his mind after he slashed the wrist of the man who tried to molest him in self-defense.
[Kleist's Fairy Godmother (incomplete version, duration 5 minutes)]
[How to obtain & trigger conditions: Actively inflict psychological and physical damage to evil-minded villains]
[Note 1: Whenever a princess is hurt or about to be hurt, she will have a prince or a fairy godmother. For Crest, the prince is out of the question, but the fairy godmother is something to look forward to.]
[Note 2: Fairy Godmother will bless you. If you have a Fairy Godmother, you will be a god who does not bleed.]
“…”
Xizel opened the dialog box with the comic's will and said calmly, "Just to confirm, I got the cannon fodder counterattack script, not the Disney princess runaway script, right?"
Comic Will: "..."
Xizel smiled slightly and said, "Your materials are so scarce that you have to look up fairy tales for inspiration?"
Comic Will: "......"
The comic will decisively started to play badly: "Hello, the system is busy, please try again later."
The black-haired boy chuckled coldly and didn't ask any more questions. After all, he didn't want to get anything out of it.
He was just expressing his confusion in a friendly way.
But no matter how confused we are, we still have to analyze what needs to be analyzed.
César closed his eyes and rested calmly, but in fact he was doing some light reading comprehension and thinking about how to use this ability.
Apart from his first ability, "Crest's Wordless Book", there was no introduction on how to use the previous "Crest's Red Apple", only some seemingly plausible descriptions and notes.
The "Apple" may seem like a bit of a no-brainer, but that's just how it seems. Everything shown in the comics already proves how extraordinary this ability is.
However, there is too little information at present, so Xizel can only make some guesses, which are not enough to confirm.
So, by analogy with the "red apple", the "fairy godmother" is definitely not as simple as it seems.
Moreover, the method of obtaining it is different from that of the "Red Apple" - perhaps, each ability has its own unique acquisition conditions, and it is not simply based on the life of a high-level talent holder as the activation standard.
If that's the case, and based on this trend, he might have more than just two or three abilities. If these abilities weren't triggered to exist, but instead existed and waited for him to trigger them, then the different ways to obtain them would seem like a meaningless bug.
According to this line of thought, maybe at some point in the future he will learn how to acquire other abilities, or at worst, he will get clues about how to acquire them.
As for the following points in the ability description of "Crest's Fairy Godmother", they are very interesting:
[Incomplete version]
【Duration: 5 minutes】
[When you are or are about to be hurt, you will have a fairy godmother]
You will be a god who does not shed blood.
So, what are the conditions for unlocking the [Full Version], and where is his [Fairy Godmother]?
——Is his incomplete abilities related to the fact that he doesn’t have a real [Fairy Godmother]?
Very likely, isn't it?
As for the God who doesn't bleed...
What is the role and effect of this note?
The black-haired boy lowered his eyes slightly, but the corners of his lips curled up, and the blade in his hand was still pointing at his arm, eager to test it.
It has to be said that apart from being a bit weird, the interestingness of his abilities, from the wordless book to the apple to the fairy godmother, surprised him.
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