Chapter 71: The Reversal of Master and Servant (Part 1)

Canis glared at the white light burning in Shirone’s palm. It was an overwhelming presence. Despite his usual belligerence and willingness to face death without hesitation, he knew that even if he died, he needed to find his money.

– Harvest. I’m ready to fight. Let’s stick together.

– That magic… How fast? It might be impossible to avoid.

– We can block it.

– If you can’t stop it, you die. If you die, I die too. We’ll have to fight eventually, but there are too many variables.

Exchanging thoughts at the speed of light was an advantage in battle. But there was also the downside of not knowing what judgment to make when opinions split drastically.

“How did this happen?”

A sudden voice shattered the tension. A shadow rushed in from the cliff like water, and a thin, old man emerged from the darkness.

It was Archmage Arcane.

He quickly assessed the situation, his expression twisted in frustration. The reason he had done so well in Ethela was because he was sure the situation here had already been settled.

Arcane had trusted Canis—no, he had trusted Harvest, who was under Canis’s command.