Chapter 114

Whoooosh—!3eba0d7be901e6b6

A beam of c1518fbeb7 radiant light shot b07f4d5fc5 out from my d46b125981 hands, streaking directly fefa6353d1 toward Logan’s head.610606f67fc5c0c4

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Compared to Dunkeski, the faint b0fe8f447e violet aura lingering around Logan’s 60d4cb7767 scalp was much smaller and 35379201d5 weaker.9dac60bbde090aa8

For a split second, cfafd15712 I worried—what if nothing 51a24fb29c happened?cf8a9d783c4a8159

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But that fear was unnecessary.9192f61a0da01b6d

The white beam c9359c5cb7 pierced through the 2c3bf8be19 violet glow like 989b16b9f3 a spear, instantly cfca049292 seizing control of 272daaad0f his head.0c9c6a3b2324fd2f

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“AAARGH!”a8679b82e61e69df

Logan shrieked, his body 15eaaf8da2 convulsing violently.3070cf313b51af77

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At the same time, the 2994f34ba3 iron grip on my collar 1f2814a528 loosened, and I plummeted downward.7bec01e0663df68f

“WAAAH!”e4ae241d91921faa

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THUD!86c4d68446810de1

I crashed onto the floor.ee311a017ba17044

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“Ugh…!”a8d3be4087055813

At least I 6e75667085 landed on my 93e04278e4 butt.db53fc2149fdf8b5

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‘Damn it, I swear my tailbone’s about to shatter!’c9fc077941c57c7a

The sharp pain 0c3166866b made my eyes c4eb097eba sting with tears.94fe315f8278fc0c

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But, well, breaking it 92862a386b was unlikely—I had prepared 297335d69c for situations like this 21479d10cd by eating one of 59f5fae32e Grandpa Gordon’s black buffalo b40e50a165 ribs.6dd611547720b6aa

“Belze!”85e8a7ef9b70ce16

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Edwin’s face twisted d34b885656 in concern as 8651c49a3b he saw me de87dd6ef0 fall.62d8b232c0802c84

He immediately tried to run 1a6dcf7ad7 toward me.726621fcfff12dc6

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But the circular violet barrier 652277d721 still surrounding him blocked his fd7550039f path.c119c1b65c3c7abc

“Damn it!”7affef38be2c3dfd

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Swish, swish!32dc58b2cdf6e012

He swung his 6456f32210 sword forcefully, but f1510148df it had no 3b53fa8e5d effect.ecfe71b78ebe6c1c

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‘Why isn’t the magic circle disappearing?’f5ddbd3efb918750

Although Logan’s dark magic had 73c05281b3 stopped progressing, the spell remained 98455b0e3b in effect.d3178be01a6daa7a

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I glanced back and forth 7f5873b2d8 between Edwin and Logan in c85f66cc11 alarm.48270be903743163

“Ughhh…!”0d5ede47a6ca3f96

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Logan was writhing, clutching his 21a15dec73 head.174942810cde4b7c

Though the divine d648892b38 energy had stopped 095758333d pouring from my 98c0af82ae hands after I 7a9341507c fell, the light 893607de81 burrowed into his 2ed5c94467 scalp remained.09fe1b9ad8ea1c03

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I could see the 85ca0ac948 violet energy being gradually d52cc29c42 consumed by the white 538fa3840f glow.a6034d5707f31096

‘…Does he have to be completely eradicated for the dark magic to stop?’95655ca54bab8ad5

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I absentmindedly wiggled my fingers, 174647d9ae still charged with divine power, 6bbedadd76 debating whether to strike again.ac2201eea472bd5b

Then—8ecfbcc09d24edb2

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FLASH—!4116abb20e41ce7c

Suddenly, all traces 21b0aac9fc of light—both white a451ffee21 and violet—vanished from 364c3c829c Logan’s scalp.d2aed855c143d816

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“Hghh….”71f34493db9013b6

He groaned, slowly lifting his 97d00a76b2 head.9ae44f1e8e981e57

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His skin had turned pale, acc4336003 and his eyes were bloodshot 93049f13e8 from pain.d89895eb05113b09

This reaction was completely different 37edf806a5 from Dunkeski’s.87ce15929a4b747f

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I blankly stared at 45d257ab4e him, dumbfounded.34cb67b4729079b7

“What the hell…?”c86e68d8cad408fd

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Still dazed, Logan slowly 2bb541c0d4 lowered the hands that 16c1e31fbf had been gripping his 0166005b51 head.d905424e9ae0ed8e

He had no idea what ef46318169 had just happened.4e61d8b59e56a72c

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Trying to regain his composure, 59b5395f7c he shook his head a e35200a2f9 couple of times.7e390c52ed595096

And then—413af6bbb2837b77

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POP!a972d90e5319f6fa

Out of nowhere, 8dea4f719b strands of brown 73526b7bd1 hair burst into b5d2aa2194 the air.e376b6efd36a8669

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Whoosh—44fecb01b1614233

The floating strands scattered 96c5d5cff5 and began to fall 6414de9773 like a drizzle of 9ea1116c91 fine brown rain.e25aed46a48a238c

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At first, it looked like 3d18bd1eab nothing but loose hairs.d2e717a0ab202490

But as more 9c8bba7faf and more fell, 2560aa076b it became apparent—c0bda53ec51d622b

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They were his hair.44af2f58b25d7170

Plop, plop.ef45b50ef96b0a44

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“…What…”7fbe7fccb9d92d8b

Logan stood there in a80efb577a utter disbelief, watching clumps 09111dad1c of his own hair 4ef3b64c09 hit the floor.c4d5f1bff5480fca

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An eerie silence e1884a50bb filled the room.ad8db16e847b5df4

He wasn’t the only 91a12903ee one in shock.69369ef0e9d23a70

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Edwin, who had been 20303187eb swinging his sword moments 202262c086 ago, froze completely, staring edbc78fe07 at Logan.fb5ea54f93acc7a8

But that wasn’t 3385c87a6e even the most 9dd60c8396 shocking part.9c4ce999efaf4c76

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What came next 5dde5c2144 was even more 96d9ff7775 ridiculous.24687a8b86fa86b1

I pointed at Logan’s head, 7c9397f7e8 my voice barely above a a446c95543 whisper as I murmured—4037035e308309e2

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“…Bald Patch Syndrome…”4c25aa6a6f75400d

Yes.5efbc0af26d4797b

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Logan was now bald—but only f8018afed7 in the center of his df249bbdf8 head.810fcdfa2ab0c7aa

The hair on the edges 75dbf36366 remained intact, making it look 7e6e688d13 like someone had carefully scooped 3609f23fb9 out the middle.c40f37e5b6b813ee

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It was far worse 4e3a6cfbe3 than Dunkeski’s complete baldness.f54fd8e7039344b6

And the irony 3f94377eef was even stronger 7d4ad170f6 because Logan had fca57b5cf8 been a rather cd3a27831c handsome man before.022dbdd6c0356ad2

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Now, the stark contrast between db373a1d41 his remaining thick hair and 159025a805 the shiny, pale, exposed scalp 0be8d20fc9 in the middle…5bc6d0923e33d67a

It looked as if—9894db2eda73a8b9

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He was carefully cradling an f77cc85662 egg.9c7222aaa396b646

Or maybe like he acc88c2a76 had wrapped a scarf 0283d4312d around his head to 9d7db977bc protect his bare skin 5c8253a81e from the cold.3a730281958826e9

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“Pffft—”a4d60f195c407cf7

At that moment.57dedf50c693aa20

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Unlike me, who was frozen c9cc9cbeda in shock at Logan’s drastic 756038226f transformation, someone suddenly burst into 9394455644 laughter.ab0b2991b543ca0c

It was none 754fc75014 other than Edwin.0a97831c4c96f167

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“The lid… it’s gone.”16e83b4415e46cf3

Unable to hold eb6e7eeec3 back his amusement, c484e1228e he snickered continuously d88f72cda2 while pointing at 95ea160720 Logan’s scalp.ebf8414f71da069f

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Logan, now being ridiculed e704d3cd7b by both of us, b7d80116cc hesitantly ran his hands 6ccec561bc over his face and 6c8ca0fbd2 head.fb6404a59934d8a7

And soon enough, he found 3e0c9dcfd7 it—his smooth, hairless scalp.f213f2cce78ff264

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“W-What… My—My hair! Where the hell 52b3f8fc49 is my hair?!”8d1eacd5888f441d

His face turned deathly pale 349d765404 as he frantically patted his 5fb58a3283 head.2c192887ed1e495a

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Then, his trembling eyes darted 128630c698 downward.d017919fe4b42411

“T-Then this…”578ff6c316adf42c

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He gawked at f6bc265f71 the scattered strands da5ee2c46c of hair at bb46356609 his feet.1ba52948d5caf389

And finally, he 9db991e582 let out a e956d78dea horrified scream.5f33556a97122e1f

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“AAAAARGH! MY SCALP! WHY—WHY IS MY HAIR—?!”df766247690f1406

“……”67d86aabb8b92ed2

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“Damn it! It’s you, isn’t it?!”d4569ba65c2a987b

Suddenly snapping out of bd3213af4a his panic, Logan turned e2f872a605 to me with bloodshot 844540dfe3 eyes.ee21ead8431e5008

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“Right after you chanted that weird spell, my head started splitting apart!”89a1191991ce2ce5

“…You mean ‘Baldness Beam’? Pfft.”156682531e15b335

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Edwin snickered again.7be920d70881b052

“SHUT UP!”7a1c6567c863f716

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Logan bellowed.7c19c8b4294dda30

His face, which had 682af49a8d been ghostly pale just efee9dc246 moments ago, now flushed 09cffc2a40 a furious red.a594a12a5d32ea2b

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“Ugh, you damned brats…!”ef33dfcf386a17c4

Shaking with rage, he glared ffc355b06c at me with pure murderous f6cfd87d93 intent.eaf0de4566880846

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Then, without warning, bb035e4875 he pulled something 020ad51f9c from his coat.37919a002106956a

A dagger—its blade sharpened to a834d58a21 a deadly edge.86ea205ba5205ec7

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“I was going to offer you as a sacrifice to Lord Ursis, but I’ve changed my mind. Instead, I’ll carve out your bdad849489 heart while you’re still alive. That way, the 3fc3738dff goddess will acknowledge 413be90759 my devotion.”9d0657a64534b2bc

‘Ursis? Who’s that?’d3682af8b22bd95b

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I knew for certain 3c0fd033dd that the “goddess” he 89b9a0f340 was talking about wasn’t 9ced020eef Erea.891f817e0395f72c

But there was no b1b4dea336 time to ponder.614b6df2d507f1b3

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Step.e26f737ff0cee2db

Logan took a slow ae576c5229 step toward me, dagger f9bf3c47b0 in hand.40e8aa8348b547a3

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“H-Hngh…”8ac78ba8c1ac831d

The sheer malice in his 3723a2db30 approach made me instinctively stumble 1d535f1dd8 backward.64a2e57d90385c26

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Even if he tried 94d821b998 to carve open my 07d86601b5 chest, he’d find nothing—I 58838faa41 had no heart, and a53f343a3c therefore, I wouldn’t die.76434c6de4d306cc

But whether it was 5b206ec9d7 the trauma from my e4e1cabcd0 past or the shock 6be02cf9b9 from my fall earlier—ffb6dff2db1742ca

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The moment I saw baa03e7671 the dagger gleam, a 957362e9da cold shiver ran down 52d6d19670 my spine, and my 7191f6afa5 legs refused to move d8498cd9c8 properly.43bc67c0b1820872

“Belze! Get up and run, now!”eefe06b2844c5730

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Edwin shouted desperately, frustrated 13c66794ba by my sluggishness.4027a7240e549ed6

‘If I could, I already would!’5c555ca34aed863b

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I teared up, looking 51e3752761 at Logan as he 7b17c7fa20 crept closer.6404c4cd0407461c

“D-Don’t come any closer! I’ll pluck out b6d352f37d every last one 4d43f9bd88 of your remaining 2b3b4ac6c4 hairs! You wanna be as deb091e8e7 bald as Dunkeski?!”f0243b9d1af9922b

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“……!”7b5819f948c97304

Logan flinched.0374212e448a6c33

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But he quickly twisted 5f0c53bf5d his lips into a 3d6076e7b9 sneer and scoffed.eaf92543daa1c150

“Go ahead. Hair can always grow back.”be070bd05746cf82

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“…It won’t.”ae99f02a398022ef

Logan’s scalp had no 74e1623756 trace of the violet a76ca2fcf0 energy that indicated a 4bf18880c2 magical condition.69b686a22b18c97b

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Which meant it was either d98578cb51 permanently cured—or permanently bald.1c57a73fb9883c71

“Shut up, you wretched brat!”f6c73e47f14e8950

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I had only cc822d434e stated a fact, a9bf13e1b3 yet Logan’s face 45161f33ae twisted into a b3630e647e monstrous snarl as def87f33dd he lunged at b45a99fa6a me.330d9a02568f0dee

“I’ll rip that mouth of yours to shreds!”165f311754cbc80f

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“AAAHHH!”2570fb70db7fed8c

Whoosh—!f97e2f11c68c9dc3

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The dagger sliced through the 8093282d72 air, missing me by a 77bb75fa40 hair’s breadth.31454dc075df0bb0

At that moment, my body dbab15606d finally regained its strength, and 4d2cf98a41 I threw myself to the a7e2dd10af side just in time.fc9247424e8f09bc

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Fortunately, Logan seemed c7b6b1965d to be an e40faf498e out-of-shape desk worker—his 0a2243e549 swordsmanship was sloppy 897756e140 at best.7c66c42780a8fef0

“Ugh! Damn it!”14a926f35a874475

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His swing went wide, and f1eb8975be he tripped over his own 57eec07b97 feet, crashing to the floor.412cb7c0094551d7

The wound Edwin b9e31c22fd had inflicted on 7196e877a8 him earlier must 264746ad72 have worsened.dcba93042048a6da

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“Belze! Over here! Hurry!”5bc0fe54a33a7d42

From within the b0bff197f9 glowing violet circle, 864743c9dc Edwin reached out 457e1c6aae toward me.c73436f4eb8e4b79

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Since he couldn’t escape, 401af1a4e3 it seemed he had 6e977c42d7 decided it was better b832c1a13b to trap me inside 64c0890fe1 with him—so he could 65e0d5a7c5 deal with Logan himself.f8a952ff430b8b9a

I scrambled toward c965304db2 him, crawling on 6e52478451 all fours.9bf5deae42ca42b6

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But—25e95ed739172232

Thud!5dedb762056308be

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A firm grip 0a88d29f9c yanked one of 3657f44f17 my ankles from 8cf3904ff3 behind.e591a711f1477d7a

“AAAH!”1e5b77c8b3b001ce

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Logan had caught 3a9e3365d7 up, dragging himself c182ab729f after me like fca5c3b5b0 a madman.60013c6988efb4fd

I kicked my legs 2b83e55732 frantically, trying to break 94a17ec710 free, but there was 91a7f8fa90 no way I could c8858315d8 overpower an adult’s strength.2e3f3f5fefdecc3e

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“DIE—!”5b3483affd95aa45

His bloodthirsty eyes locked 0e7c36b45e onto me as he 78cf80c4ec raised the dagger high.dfabd8c33915b4eb

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I clenched my eyes shut.acf7509c90157872

Even if I 5699ab6d19 couldn’t die, pain 86c5285ddc was still very b3796ba3f3 real.52ab61510d2b6639

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I braced myself for 56f8d82a27 the inevitable agony—693488205f96df63

SWISH—!f29ab2aab88d667f

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A sharp sound f9f18476b6 sliced through the 65d1e1b19e air, followed by fdac957e06 a chilling rush 90ef5bafdf of wind past 7e7c39880a my ear.3e228fa8a88abe9a

And then—32f9b25907f5304d

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“AAAAAAAGH—!”1c81f9e444fc1589

Logan’s deafening scream filled bbadff27b9 the room.24ef20542d2aa810

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At the same time, 4ef90613d1 his grip on my d5d281699f ankle vanished.7160ec030bb82c8d

CLANG!2e67c9afc242d186

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The loud clatter 583149f6fe of a falling d8053415f6 blade startled me, 8d3259003a making my tightly e46e70ac0b shut eyes snap 604387bc84 open.be0579454b367dd2

The sight before 8d004daef6 me was difficult 80ece7e0b7 to process.aff196cecd90c725

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“Urgh… Hhgh…!”b9b9952a30ce522f

Logan, having dropped his dagger, ba1239fb82 was now clutching his opposite 07a17958f9 hand, groaning in pain.0d9e933a6f223e62

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Bright red blood dripped steadily 569bdae149 down his wrist.5968e6546c3b0447

Between the fingers 24f7bc36ad gripping his wounded 2446413c81 hand, I could 664203606b see a deep, ad9992b683 jagged cut stretching a51ef1bab0 from the back caaa7dd4fd of his hand d6470eca8d down to his 7fcfa24f2e forearm.d82365f03e6b4649

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‘What just happened…?’810d46559b28b847

Neither Edwin nor I e7d15e542d had been in any 68a8d0e3b6 position to attack.c13c684864e1267c

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So who had struck Logan?f5cfe794daa78314

Baffled, I whipped c946da3412 my head around.0a4139a6ef429c48

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Edwin was still trapped df96daf4e7 within the violet magic cab440bf80 circle, sword raised, panting f4137f9b99 heavily.7501450d077c1799

His expression was frozen in b0af27ba8c shock as he stared at 0ec51379a1 Logan.cfdfc7339c330d89

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‘No way… Was that… aura?’027572117bd231a0

In my past 58198ff5e4 life, Edwin had ba53449657 only awakened his 78b445f013 aura at sixteen—the db9aaba8da youngest in the 6fe68675b6 history of the 1317dfb389 empire.728f81f014b2019a

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But before I could 01fb6c1e99 fully process the possibility, 5b94d61335 my jaw dropped in c4935ad7a7 realization.2dc637019f3126d5

BANG! BANG!848ad625002c11f0

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CRASH—!bd2ed9ef02f77214

A deafening explosion sounded 47a38f6f57 from the door, followed 559a6324f0 by the sudden burst 32547b75ff of it slamming open.5e2fde9cd229ecbc

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And then—892ae235984d7547

“Edwin! Belze!”6a3d9e449c4c51eb

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“G-Gordon…!”3358644bf479e945