"It's nothing, it's just you...you are more terrifying than any demon I have ever seen." The Moon Speaker finally mustered up the courage and whispered. Its voice was trembling, yet it carried a hint of unyielding stubbornness. Although it has no way out, it is unwilling to surrender completely, at least in words.
Merlin touched his chin and looked at the twisted and sticky black liquid creature in front of him. The Moon Speaker no longer condensed into the appearance of Stacy. He didn't expect that in the eyes of the Moon Speaker, he was actually a creature more terrifying than the devil.
You are so handsome, okay? Merlin was in a very unhappy mood and yelled angrily, "Now, immediately, get back into Stacy's body. If I find out that you dare to make trouble... hehe."
The Moon Whisperer felt a chill in his heart. Although he had not signed any contract with Merlin, he had a feeling that his body did not belong to him. He realized that he was trapped under Merlin's shadow. That sinister smile and those greedy eyes seemed to be constantly devouring its freedom and dignity.
A feeling of powerlessness surged in its heart, and then it turned into a pool of black liquid and slowly flowed away. At the moment the Moon Whisperer disappeared, the Night Speaker's ruling area surrounding the teacher's apartment also completely dissipated.
Those corrupt goblins formed by the negative emotions of the students dissipated in the air like flying ashes, turning into invisible dust and drifting away with the wind.
Carl and Alex, who were covered in wounds, breathed a sigh of relief as they watched the Guardian of Nature disappear before their eyes. Although their bodies still felt pain, the feeling of oppression in their hearts was much lessened as the goblins disappeared.
The two supported each other, their eyes revealing a tired yet relieved look.
"It's finally over." Carl coughed and said softly, his voice was a little weak, but also revealed a hint of relief.
"Yeah, it's all over..." Alex shook his head, a hint of fear flashing in his eyes.
Just then, Delia and Shirley trotted over, anxious looks on their faces. They quickly took out potions and light magic and began to treat the injuries of the two.
"Are you okay?" Delia's voice was filled with concern. The potion in her hand emitted a faint glow and gently sprinkled it on Carl and Alex's wounds. As the medicine poured in, their injuries began to heal gradually and the pain slowly subsided.
"Thanks to you." Carl smiled slightly, feeling his body recovering, and a surge of gratitude surged in his heart. "Without your help, we really wouldn't be able to hold on."
Shirley silently cast light magic on the side. Her hands drew graceful arcs in the air, and warm light surrounded the two of them, as if dispelling all the haze. Although there was a hint of fatigue on her face, her eyes showed determination and courage.
"It should be thanks to Yuna-senpai and Merlin-senpai." Shirley smiled slightly, her voice gentle but firm. She looked in the direction of Yuna and Merlin and continued, "They defeated the dark fairy."
As their injuries gradually healed, Carl and Alex's spirits gradually recovered. The two looked at each other and understood tacitly in their hearts that although they had just experienced a life-and-death test, their friendship had become even stronger.
"Where are Senior Yuna and Merlin?" Carl stood up and sheathed his sword, a hint of worry in his tone. His eyes wandered around, trying to find the two key figures.
Delia pointed to the distance and said, "No, take care of the elves over there. They have been corrupted by the dark magic and have suffered a lot."
Carl followed Delia's instructions and saw Yuna squatting on a patch of grass, concentrating on healing several injured elves. In her hand, she held a necklace that could release light-attribute healing magic, and the power of holy light was slowly dispelling the darkness.
"Let's go, don't just stand there and watch, let's go and help." Alex said as he walked towards where Yuna was.
Kairos struggled to stand up. He had been resisting the erosion of dark magic, and he saw everything that had just happened.
"Merlin, thank you." Kairos grabbed his clothes tightly and started to falter like a woman.
In the "backstage" where the story of Moon Whisperer ended, Merlin was rummaging through the ruins in front of the teacher's apartment. He heard Kairos' voice and nodded without any emotion, "Be nice to your sister in the future."
Merlin's words were like a thorn, piercing a corner deep in his heart. His thoughts were instantly pulled back to the past, recalling his mother's teachings - the gentle but firm woman who was also the sister of Stacy's mother, had once told him the same thing.
Kairos' eyes gradually dimmed as he fell into a state of self-blame. He thought about the "Stacy" he faced today. Although it was a mimicry of the Moon Whisperer, it also dug out the darkest side of Stacy. But even so, the "Stacy" mimicked by the Moon Whisperer just wanted to make them taste the pain of being bullied. If it were someone else, they might have been killed long ago.
Kairos felt deep regret for bullying Stacy. Even though she had always been bullied by these "noble" elves, they never really realized her pain. Even they themselves were only providing hypocritical "protection" to satisfy their own despicable desires.
Behind the fountain outside the teacher's apartment, Merlin observed that the shadow of the Moon Whisperer flowed towards this location. He pushed away the stone blocking his way and found Stacy in the corner behind the ruins of the fountain statue.
She curled up tightly, hugged her knees with her hands, and buried her face between her legs, as if trying to hide herself.
Merlin relaxed as he looked at her and asked, "Stacy?"
Stacie slowly raised her head, her eyes full of guilt and pain. Her expression was like that of a child who had made a mistake, full of grievance, and she seemed to be feeling deep regret for the chaos she had unintentionally caused.
Her voice was weak and trembling: "Merlin... I'm sorry, I... seem to have messed up everything..."
Merlin squatted down, his eyes softened. He knew that Stacy didn't mean to make things so bad. Stacy always took on everything alone where no one could see, and wanted to respond to other people's expectations with her own efforts.
Merlin had seen Stacy busying herself until the evening more than once, writing tomorrow's work plan and arrangements for him, as well as studying the courses at the Beast Taming Academy. She was really working hard.
However, because of the failure of the contract with the Moon Whisperer, her efforts and expectations seemed to have vanished at this moment, leaving only despair and pain.
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