Chapter 41

Chapter 41

 

The center of the Dark Chamber was quite noisy.

 

Still, there were many buildings that reached the sky, but there were a lot of people who gathered to seek dragon eggs or even to see.

 

The cloth seemed to gather together.

 

Vampires, Death Knights, Naga Queens and even Titans were seen. Just appeared in a place where the monsters were painted in fear all over the place gathered.

 

Among them some daemon rods were seen.

 

And no one had approached by Daemon Lord except their loyal men.

 

“Uriel Diablo? Isn’t it Uriel Diablo? ”

 

“If the queen of thorns is a being, he would be right.”

 

“I heard rumors, but did I really wake up! By the way, what kind of guts do you have? ”

 

“I wouldn’t have known Carpe Diem of annihilation here.”

 

“Aubergine. It’s only we lose if we’re stuck and caught up. ”

 

All kinds of monsters who saw me murmured.

 

They also had a pretty high intelligence. When I invaded, I felt fresh in the way I never saw it, but I could not ignore the one who came before my eyes.

 

Huge mood. Only high-level obesity was wearing a suit that fits rich enough to doubt. I felt that feeling when I encountered the nonsense problem due to the extreme awkwardness, but the interest was ‘Carpe diem of annihilation’.

 

[The other party owns a “strike” that is higher than the level of “Small Eye” (9Lv).]

 

[Only limited information is output.]

 

● Incarnation of desire (9Lv, ???)

 

Skills: Roar of Wipeout, Desire Eruption, Sinking Cave, Swarm of Bats.

 

Although limited, I found that the sum of stats was similar. What was the skill was enough to know.

 

Seven attendants were around. Durahan, such as a mercenary was a powerful monster.

 

Carpe Diem approached me and laughed loudly.

 

“Uriel Diablo! You’ve woken up too. Huh! ”

 

“I’m not close to you. I want you to turn it off.”

 

There was no separate squadron.

 

Carpe diem made a slight impression.

 

“If you sought mercy to shook your head, there was also the righteousness to show that you were merciful. Aren’t you, Lyra? ”

 

“Do not bear my name with that disgusting mouth. There is only one person who can have my name fully in my mouth. ”

 

Carpe Diem turned and looked at Lyra standing next to me.

 

As I looked at a bug called La, I made my eyes full of contempt, and then stood close to me.

 

“You have a beautiful look. But I’m generous My suggestion is still valid. If you are my half, you can save the little man and the idiot who has not realized the reality before my eyes. ”

 

Lara did not even change his teeth.

 

So far, the territories were guarded because Lyra was good at war, but that was because of Carpe Diem’s ​​aim.

 

He was only deliberately pushing hard on Lyra Diablo to welcome her, rather than to Ganoderma.

 

The investigation was so.

 

However, the territories were limited, and even if they woke up a little late, the results would have been quite different.

 

I raised my hand over Lyra’s head.

 

Then I stared at Carpe Diem.

 

“You haven’t heard the sound of turning off.”

 

“Have you believed Andalton Brusiel’s lament?”

 

Rumors were also spread properly.

 

I ignored Carpe Diem and walked to the center.

 

We are enemies anyway. Looking at him in front of him could be more confident.

 

It was water and oil. I’m dead, he’s dead or nothing else. In the eyes of Carpe Diem I could read a compulsive desire.

 

“Kuh! Lyra Diablo! Come to me whenever you change your mind. I will always leave your seats empty. ”

 

Carpe Diem smiled intently and turned to me on the other side.

 

It’s a matter of time anyway.

 

But will things go as expected?

 

I moved my eyes.

 

In the center, busy dark merchants were moving.

 

And nine eggs lay on the beautiful flowerwork for all to see.

 

My pupils began to shake naturally looking at them.

 

Beautifully embroidered dragon eggs of each kind were enough to deprive the mind just by looking at them.

 

A dragon lays only one egg every ten years. Occasionally, when two eggs were laid, there was a story that the first hatched one eats the unhatched eggs and becomes stronger.

 

So rare, so beautiful.

 

‘It’s different from the time.’

 

The color of the eggs was colorful.

 

There was no place where it seemed to be carefully embraced.

 

Wyvern and thunderbird’s eggs have been seen, but even I was the first to see the broken egg of the dragon.

 

All I encountered was just the shell left after hatching. Its shell was so precious that it was used to make expensive equipment, and it was hard to see quite a few heroes thanks to its ability to help absorb magic.

 

But there are nine such.

 

This was the reason why my eyes were rounded, and I was naturally curious.

 

Do dragons called magical lords differ in their potential?

 

[‘Spirit (9Lv)’ was triggered.]

 

Name: None (value-38,000)

 

Strength 1b Agility 1a Stamina 1b

 

Name: None (value-65,000)

 

Strength 1a Agility 1b Stamina 1a

 

Name: None (value-110,000)

 

Races: Dark Dragon

 

Strength 1s Agility 1a Stamina 1a

 

Indeed, the strongest beast was brave.

 

The average potential reached 450 and the lowest was 429.

 

When I saw the last dark dragon, I could not take my eyes off for a while.

 

The value of 110,000 even in the egg state. The species value of the dragon and the given individual value were surprising. It’s not just that the potential is high.

 

Tradition says that dragons learn things like the magic of their own race just by growing up. It is as if it is instinct. If you grow later, you can build a nest naturally and even act as a king.

 

Moreover, the growth potential was amazing.

 

At least Slime’s grade was not listed, it was written.

 

Most dragons have the possibility of s in the ‘horsepower’ part.

 

s means the stat can grow up to 100.

 

The stats of the 90s and 100s were literally the “insurmountable wall.”

 

This is because the difference between 1 becomes a little clearer as the stat increases.

 

The dark dragon had two s.

 

Power and horsepower. It is possible to equip both physical and magical abilities.

 

I want to have But dark merchants and those gathered around are not stupid. Dark scent of the dragon’s egg just smells different than other eggs.

 

In a word, dark. Enough to tickle my nose.

 

Nori will be many.

 

Although it was priced at 110,000, there was a possibility of selling more than that.

 

Anyway, it seems like it’s going to be auctioned.

 

The only thing I can aim for is a dragon’s egg.

 

If I use the auction method well, I can buy with my own points.

 

It is not bad even if it lacks compared to other eggs.

 

Rotten said Junchi. Where the dragon nests, it becomes a castle and a small country. In addition, the sea dragon was not to suffer at sea.

 

‘76% of the earth is sea. ‘

 

‘moon’ does not occur only on earth. It occurred in the sea, the sky.

 

The biggest means of transport disappear, especially when the sea is broken. A country incapable of self-sufficiency is quickly disintegrated. Such a country was the majority.

 

Korea did so. Alletaia was so made. In the background of the birth of many different religions and violent groups, it was difficult to advance to the sea.

 

The bond of eternal torment without liberation.

 

If there was a pterosaur, it would at least slow it down.

 

An ambiguous dragon might be better than a dragon.

 

“Dragon eggs appear at most two a year, which is unusual.”

 

Lyra leaned her head and shook her head.

 

Almost no such number of eggs were seen gathered.

 

But within a different eye. The desire to have a dragon felt strong. It was like child when we found favorite toy.

 

“Loading. Have you noticed anything? ”

 

Unlike the eyes, there was a slight hesitation.

 

If you can buy a dragon’s egg, you’re right, but it’s because you know it doesn’t work.

 

But I did not mind.

 

‘The base must be main. If it is not enough, I take myself as collateral. ‘

 

The Dark House buys and sells everything.

 

Repayment of “debt” remains, but I have not taken myself as collateral yet.

 

Though it was a very dangerous idea, I was confident.

 

And the dragon’s egg was so torn.

 

Didn’t you say something? There are at least two revisions per year.

 

For me, time was precious and irreplaceable.

 

I could not wait to buy eggs again.

 

Above all, if any dragon dominated me, he too could have evolved.

 

There is no sensitivity to what evolves.

 

At least something beyond the polyp, or the final form of the polyp, would be taken.

 

It was even more icing if I could send it to the earth.

 

So surely one lives. I prepared for that.

 

“You waited a long time! Thank you so much for your patience. ”

 

Soon a dark merchant appeared in a silver helmet.

 

“There are some people who are hard to see today. Are you not Carpe Diem of Annihilation, Shortel Arcrasa, Solond of Moonlight, and Cor, Uriel Diablo? ”

 

Everyone’s attention was on me.

 

Three daemon rods except me.

 

But they turned to the host again.

 

It was a sign of apparent neglect. Carpe Diem again shed that low smile. It was an opportunity to realize a new awareness of me.

 

‘The least-known daemon load.’

 

Probably have such thoughts.

 

It’s a drug in a drug store that you don’t have to worry about.

 

“That means that much attention has been paid to today’s emergency auctions! Then I’ll start right away. ”

 

“Wait. Didn’t you say 10 dragon eggs? Why are there only nine? ”

 

Carpe diem. He went out and questioned his mouth.

 

Then, I remember seeing the phrase “about 10” in the memorandum.

 

But only nine were on the platform.

 

The host scratched his head.

 

“One egg is in poor condition. To be honest, the egg was cracked during the magic injection process. Even if you hatch, it will be too early, and your magic will get tangled up and die soon. ”

 

A few more words followed.

 

For quick hatching of dragons, it is called ‘horsepower injection’, in which one egg has caused abnormalities and cracks have occurred. Not accepting magic properly wasn’t worth it as a dragon, and hatching meant that I would soon die anyway.

 

You can’t put out a defective item. It was a merchant spirit of its own.

 

At that time, Carpe Diem helped one more word.

 

“I still miss you. Do you know? Someone feels homogeneity and does not buy the eggs. ”

 

At the same time he looked at me again.

 

Am I broken?

 

Carpe Diem was convinced of his superiority.

 

“The author dares …”

 

A flame sparkled in Lyra’s eyes. At the moment it was an attitude to run and carp the neck of Carpe Diem.

 

I patted Lyra’s back once as if it’s no big deal. I can’t go beyond that low-level provocation. If you play, you can only prove the same level as you play.

 

“······ I understand. If you want, you have to bring it. ”

 

After a bit of distress, the host claps once, followed by other dark merchants bringing a cracked egg in the cart.

 

At first glance, there seems to be no problem.

 

But if you look closely, there are a few small cracks in the eggs.

 

So I could not attract much attention.

 

“Then we’ll start the auction. Let’s look at the dragon dragon first. ”

 

Dragon. It is a dragon that treats the magic of fire naturally. Multi-blooded but destructive enough to admit it.

 

The value of 70,000 points was calculated, so it is worse than the Dark Dragon, but became an intermediate.

 

“The start is 30,000.”

 

“Carpe Diem of Annihilation!”

 

“This is not a big hand of vampires, Pavran!”

 

I still watched the auction situation.

 

No, I didn’t watch the auction.

 

I was only seeing eggs.

 

The egg that Carpe Diem laughed at the last appeared.

 

Even other daemon rods or monsters turned away and turned away.

 

Everyone turned away, I am different.

 

I can see something different from others.

 

Why wasn’t magic injection properly and why was the crack? Even for that reason I could see.

 

I smiled at my heart.

 

07. Decided to be you (完)

 

Seemingly poor. Not as colorful as the other eggs. The light color itself is evidence of poor horsepower.

 

Horsepower is a measure of the price of its existence. Therefore, most of the dragons had a horsepower level that is incomparable with other life forms.

 

In fact, the darker the color was, the more advanced (上級) was treated as a powerful equipment in many cases. This was common sense, and I would have been somewhat disappointed if I had not been able.

 

“The dragon’s egg was scored by the Shotel Arcrasa at 64,000 points! Congratulations! ”

 

Shotel Arcrasa. He was a demon with a thick armor like a turtle.

 

It was green skin, and its face was in the shape of a dragon.

 

The dragon was an appearance that reminded him of one of the gods, rather than a dragon, but all his attendants were a Balaur or a Balaur-related creature.

 

“Schotel Arcrasa is a monstrous Daemon Road. The purpose is to collect all the dragons. There are 20 dragons in his castle. ”

 

Lyra added another word.

 

Afterwards I gave briefings to those I should know or not to know.

 

Lara had set his own standard. The other Daemon Road is called ‘fake king’ without hesitation, but for my victory, I seemed to be able to distinguish things with objective eyes.

 

There is a sense of separation after all.

 

Being the queen of thrill and slaughter, he feared the world.

 

The feelings are now revealed, but it was more difficult to kill her than Daemon Lord.

 

For the sake of victory, he lightly abandoned his limbs and contributed to the war. In my opinion it was a terrible devotion. The appearance only seen by Uriel Diablo changes 180 degrees on the battlefield.

 

In spite of its beauty and valor, Alletia and some ideals were earnestly saved.

 

“······ The following is the item that the best expectation that everyone noticed. Dark Dragon’s Egg! Would you believe it if you were a child of Black Eyed Gradia who reigned in Twitter? ”

 

“Isn’t it an agent worm that never survived eye contact?”

 

The longest surviving members of the polyp are called “ agent worms ”. Gradia, I’ve heard too.

 

‘As soon as it appeared, two Chinese castles evaporated.’

 

I did not see it directly. This is because gradia, which slaughtered 100 million people statistically, entered the purple “moon” again. It was remembered that such cases were rarely found.

 

According to the survivors at that time, ‘anger’ was the first to encounter. The level of anger that made the world tremble returned everything around to darkness.

 

But the dark dragon’s egg is his son?

 

I wondered how I got that egg.

 

“Lyra. Where and how do merchants get stuff like that? ”

 

“According to them, they just make a deal. Nothing more is revealed. ”

 

But I saw Al Araxasar dragged into the ‘purple door’.

 

Al Araxar said at the time, “We will lose our reason according to the will of the great star.” If the monsters in the purple door go through such a procedure, is Gradia simply lost reason and runaway in accordance with his will?

 

The deal the dark merchants said wasn’t a robbery. For dark merchants are blessed with great stars.

 

I tried to contemplate my chin, but only suspicion was growing.

 

“I’ll set my starting price to 50,000. Then … ”

 

Carpe diem opened his mouth as if to wait before the end of the horse.

 

“Carpe Diem of Annihilation!”

 

“Oh, Shortel Arcrasa!”

 

The unit went up by 20,000.

 

Going strong from the start, only two were participating in the auction.

 

Carpe Diem, and Arkrasa.

 

The legitimate value of the dark dragon’s egg I saw was ‘110,000’. But the numbers quickly exceeded.

 

Carpe diem of annihilator laughed like a wedge.

 

Shortly after the purchase of dragons and thunders, Shotel Arcrassa could not afford to follow. Carpe Diem made her smile stronger as she stared at her eyes.

 

Then he looked at me once and talked.

 

“Expected. If you are a child of Gradia, you can dare to call it the strongest polyp. I can’t wait to see the day he flies. ”

 

I can easily handle even this kind of dragon.

 

It is creeping and scaring. It was also an act of laughter at me who had never participated.

 

But what matters to me is victory. It is stall.

 

Honor, not pride.

 

The time it takes for the dragon to hatch and grow anyway.

 

It would take many years even if the time was shortened by magic injection. It is also a story when all the abilities are fully used in the growth of the dragon.

 

But Carpe Diem I saw was impatient. It meant that there would be no way for the dragon to fully grow up and take my place.

 

By the way, I used a large amount of 200,000 points ·······.

 

Rather it worked for me.

 

Thanks, I touched my hand and snored. In response to other Daemon Lords, 200,000 points seemed to be enough for their “big money” axis.

 

“At 200,000 points, the Dark Dragon’s Egg was won by Carpe Diem!”

 

I exaggerated. The silver helmet worn was rattled and noisy.

 

This sold all nine eggs. All eggs except two were won by Daemon Lord. Those who took them were the vampires of the Blood and the Succubus Queen, who heard that Lyra was the loser who ruled each city.

 

I looked back at them and turned my head again.

 

“Lastly the eggs of Hwang Ryong. I’m still worried about whether I should give this. ”

 

Even the host did not expect much. It is a position to sell, but it is because it is regarded as a defective product.

 

“Starting price should be 10,000 points.”

 

“Is it going to be disposed of and is it too expensive?”

 

“The principle of our business is to sell everything that our customers want, but we don’t sell anything that might cause problems after selling it. Think of 10,000 points as “cost of liability.”

 

Take only those who can take responsibility.

 

So no one raised his hand.

 

If 200,000 is large, 10,000 is not the amount that can be prevented.

 

Of course, if anyone could see the “truth” hidden in the egg, the story would be different.

 

I checked again to see if I was sure.

 

Then again unbelievable information came to mind.

 

Name: None (value-210,000)

 

Strength 1a Agility 1a Stamina 1b

 

Unusual: Two nuclei exist. They are “resonating” with each other, but because of their “absorption,” they are sucking all the magic around them.

 

※ horsepower absorption: constitution that sucks horsepower. All dragons are born with some horsepower, but they tend to be hundreds of times.

 

Name: None (value-230,000)

 

Strength 1ss Agility 1s Health 1s

 

Unusual: As a result of “muting” themselves to survive the absorption of magic, it has evolved to maximize physical capacity instead of magic.

 

Two nuclei in one egg.

 

But one is a yellow dragon, and one is a white dragon.

 

The Balaur have different types of magic depending on its color, and Hwang Ryong also looks like it is full of brilliant golden magic.

 

Since most of the power was absorbed, there was no color.

 

‘That’s why white dragon?’

 

White dragon. I first saw such a dragon.

 

The possibility of dramatic physical evolution reached three growth potentials.

 

No, even the power was ss. This meant that it was possible to cross the “wall of the village” beyond 100 with pure stats.

 

On the contrary, the yellow dragon had ss markings on its magic value, probably because of its absorption.

 

You dare to say that the prices are different.

 

‘This kind of thing.’

 

It was a miracle of probability.

 

I first heard that dragons have twins, but both are singular.

 

There was a single heartbeat.

 

No it sounded like one.

 

The two were resonating. It was similar to telepathy with twins. I didn’t know that the heartbeats or strokes would match, but they were the same but different.

 

Dark merchants had not noticed.

 

Maybe you are pretending not to notice.

 

‘Do I act on purpose to not sell?’

 

I hardened the look at the moment.

 

Thought suddenly came up with ideas, it was possible enough.

 

Actually not to sell, it seemed to be caught.

 

Compared with those two dark dragons because they must be folded.

 

It’s a waste to go to an emergency auction. The level was likely to appear in a larger stage.

 

If Carpe Diem didn’t mention it, he wouldn’t have come out at all.

 

I was told that it would be treated as a lung, but it was transported and moved as soon as I questioned it. It was in the same place as the auction house.

 

Normally, the items to be processed were separated separately. Or from the attitude of the dark merchants had to dispose of the defective items immediately.

 

I put more weight on the latter possibility.

 

Perhaps the dark merchants weren’t thinking about putting that egg on a bigger stage.

 

The auction was so sudden that it was called “Emergency.” Only recently could you have realized the value of that egg.

 

‘Only Daemon Road said that there was an auction site.’

 

I remembered Lyra’s words.

 

It was hard to imagine that a dragon’s egg would be auctioned there if it were sold here.

 

But that egg was clearly overwhelming the others.

 

So why don’t you confuse the minds of those who want to think about the “cost of responsibility”?

 

“If there are no bidders, it will be closed like this.”

 

It’s faster than other times.

I’ve already decided.

“… Uriel Diablo.”

The answer was not so obvious.

But I was cooler and more prudent than ever.

“You played with each other and you felt really homogeneous! Hahaha! ”

Carpe Diem saw it.

But he did not know.

Thanks to me, I really got “silly.”

Thanks to all his humiliation and contempt, no one wanted to participate in the auction.

This is because the crowd sentiment has solidified that it is a loss.

I too might have joined that rank if I had no power to see.

At that time, the host looked back at me.

“Uriel Diablo. Do you really want to buy this egg? ”

“It’s a problem when it matters. We are not responsible for anything. ”

“Then no problem.”

The host sighed. I tried to read my hidden in it.

“You can feel the taste of raising dragons for a while. Maybe you’re a gourmet looking for a dragon’s egg. Honestly, I never thought someone would bid, but did Lara Diablo, Rod have such a hobby? ”

“It’s a load decision.”

Lara was stubborn.

At least she respected my choice.

Besides, there was a lot of talk from the host. If you don’t know it, there’s really ‘Let’, so it seems to try to stop it somehow.

Indeed, the reliability of dark communities was very high. But that didn’t mean “integrity.” At least I was suspicious of them all.

I didn’t seem to stop the wind or put someone else in the auction, but I kept looking and looking around.

“······ OK. If there is no one else to bid on, I will bid my eggs to Uriel Diablo. ”

Carpe diem of annihilation. If he weren’t there, maybe one or two competitors came out. There may be a gourmet trying to eat the dragon’s egg on this occasion.

But I gained freedom because he led and controlled the atmosphere.

In addition, I was convinced that even Daemon Lord could make a gap if he was careful. They are never human beings ‘parents’. It was just counting power.

3, 2, 1. The presenter, who was counting the numbers, nodded.

“You have been successful. Congratulations, Uriel Diablo. ”

At the end of the auction, my heart broke down.

The crack received the dragon’s egg.

And I found a note hidden in the egg.

It was written on a small piece of paper.

“We will refund your eggs before they hatch.”

I was confident at the same time.

‘Nothing is perfect.’

Even the great star minions.

Or … I was afraid of waking up and selling ten eggs, and one of them cleverly hidden in order to test my abilities?

Of course, few knew I was a “penetrator”.

I thought I was too out, but I was alert.

I’m not perfect either.

The enemies I fought were many and strong.

So, opening the chamber and getting the dragon’s egg was just the beginning.

Start. Great first step. I’m barely taking my feet now.

“Uriel Diablo! Next time you’re on the battlefield. Kuch! ”

······ If it weren’t for him, it would have been a moody finish.

When he turned his head, his minions flashed up like a dark dragon’s egg.

The dark dragon’s egg flashed and glowed.

I bought it for 200,000 points, so I understood how it was saved.

Showing it to me is part of showing off.

“Ignore it. There is no reason to talk to someone who doesn’t speak. ”

On the road to the gate, Lyra correctly pointed.

Carpe Diem. He was the kind who thought everything was going back to his center. Arrogant, straightforward, tight. Being in a typical “speak no” category.

I would have ignored it by default.

You’ll have to fight the same level to authenticate each other.

But despite the declaration of war, he could not stand still.

‘It’s the battlefield the next time we meet.’

That was a good word. Thanks to you. There are many strong and many enemies to fight with, but that is the mountain I have to go over. Carpe diem of annihilation.

If he had had an overwhelming power, he would have pushed his estate. But dragging time meant that his situation was not relaxed.

‘You are alert to me’

Trying to show yourself your prestige so far means that you are wary of me.

The power I have. Power I have. None was well known. In particular, no one knows the power of control given to Diablo. Only I knew

Diablo. He was a very powerful drinker. The only comparable names are Brucieel, Arheim, Zero, and Falcon.

If you think about it, it’s natural to be alert. Depending on the type of power and the size of the power of the battlefield will be able to change.

I could come to the conclusion that there was no need to go out weakly.

“Loading…”

I ignored Lyra’s advice and moved on.

And stood in front of Carpe Diem.

Ten monsters guarding him stopped me but didn’t care.

“I’m so excited about that day. Who will be begging the floor, begging for life? ”

Carpe diem crumpled.

I never expected to accept it this way.

“You’re like a dumb guy who doesn’t realize it. Are you provoking me because this is the Dark Chamber? If I make up my mind, I can push his estates at once. But I have a big heart. Lyra Diablo, she is the only one to me. ”

“I know your good monsters can protect your neck. Also, bring out Lyra? I don’t know what’s different from saying that I’ll put a pearl necklace on my pig’s neck. ”

Carpe Diem. He was honest in feelings. I could see how angry I was by just looking at the face.

Lyra stands next to me in battle. Carpe diem minions are also ready to attack as soon as a word. The Dark Club is a place forbidden, but not impossible.

“Are you really angry with me? I don’t know what to believe and install, but I picked the wrong one. ”

“Do not make me angry. Why do you think I’ve been asleep for 100 years? ”

Most of the other daemon roads woke up shortly, but Uriel Diablo took a mere 100 years.

Among them was a rumor of “being so powerful.”

I’ve heard from Lyra, but I thought I’d use and inflate the rumors.

When I talked indifferently, Carpe Diem crumpled the eyebrows further.

Lesser of drugs. I looked at me to see if it was bluff or real.

I turned to leave one more word.

“I’m looking forward to seeing you on the battlefield, Carpe Diem. Sincerely. ”

[Soul fairy tale rate with Uriel Diablo rose to 69%.]

As soon as I turned around, the words came to my mind.

Remember that the original soul fairy tale rate was 58%.

That’s up 11%.

Did caring for Carpe Diem help increase the assimilation rate?

Suddenly, when I turned to the side, Lyra stared at me with a daunting eye.

“You changed …”

She went to the gate and opened her mouth.

Uriel Diablo’s acting may have been awkward.

There was no scene of bluffing or hard-doing in his memory.

Most were passive lives.

Being a daemon rod would not have been a challenge if Lyra had not been pushed.

‘I’m not right with me.’

Wearing the wrong mask