Card Apprentice Daily Log

Chapter 430: Innocence is a Lack of Guilt

Date- 28 Mar 2321

Time- 14:53

Location- Sky Blossom City, Dungeon Highway, Barren Lands, Blood Rock Cave Gate Dungeon

“Bloodette, here’s the thing. Just like how you were being forced by the world’s will to do its bidding. Cortney, here, was also forced by the world’s will to do what happened yesterday.

The only difference is you were strong enough to resist the influence of the World’s will, but Cortney is so weak that she succumbed to the domination of the world’s will and ended up hurting you.” While I was in Bloodette’s good grace, I decided to strike when the iron was hot and put in some good words for Cortney.

I chose my words carefully not to describe what Bloodette went through yesterday but enough to make her realize that what she went through was not something a weak girl like Cortney could resist. I spoke in favor of Cortney. After all, mending Cortney and Bloodette’s relationship was the first step to me getting permission to comprehend the World rule ‘Blood’ inside this cave dungeon.

“I know the one who summoned me yesterday is not Cortney but the world’s will. Cortney is so weak. Somebody as fragile as her cannot resist the domination of the world’s will like me.

That is why I allowed you guys in here, didn’t I? But I do hate being put in a situation like that. Being weak is no excuse to treat a friend like that. And not to mention that I did not get paid for yesterday’s summon. Though It is complicated, I still got summoned, didn’t I? I am angry at Cortney because she did not give me the blood pudding she promised me.” It seems Bloodette was fully aware of what happened yesterday and did not seem to blame Cortney as much as Cortney blamed herself for hurting her friend.

Bloodette’s only grievance was that she was not compensated appropriately by World’s Will or Cortney for being summoned yesterday. Instead, she got her ass handed down to her by me. I understood her, she had very reason to be angry. Because not only was she not paid, but she got her ass whooped. That isn’t fair. A supreme being should be paid for her days’ work. Even if that supreme being lost disastrously and ran away with her tail between her legs.

“I am sorry, Bloodette. I know after what happened yesterday, you feel cheated and betrayed. I feel so bad for treating you like that yesterday. I promise that something like that will not happen ever again.” As soon as Cortney said those words, I felt an omnipotent presence watching us. Especially Cortney.

I finally understood the side effects that Clown Mask mentioned about Cortney’s physique Tao Tongue were no joke. I also noticed that due to my high synchronization rate, I could feel the presence of the World’s will when it showed itself.

“I believe you, and now give me my blood pudding.” Bloodette quickly forgave Cortney and believed her promise. If I can detect the World’s will witnessing Cortney’s promise, then so could Bloodette. After all, she is an oddity brother from the World Rule ‘Blood’.

“Thank you” seeing Bloodette forgive her so quickly, Cortney was touched. As an orphan, Cortney knew how bad it felt to be betrayed. Therefore she felt so bad for what happened to Bloodette yesterday. If it were her on the receiving end, she would not be kind enough to forgive those that betrayed her trust. She would go one step ahead to hurt them so they, too, could feel 100 times the pain she felt.

Cortney’s thoughts were not wrong. As a supreme being, Bloodette was a very vindictive being. Humanity, which is known for its trickery, has always been on the receiving end of the Supreme Being’s vindictive nature. Being an oddity born out of the World’s rule, these supreme beings are embodiments of power and innocence. They are just like mighty animals but with the intelligence of humans missing the wisdom that humanity has handed down to their younger generation.

The combination of power and innocence is never a good combination to have. It made the supreme being the target of humanity’s trickery. And the supreme beings hate being tricked more than anything, and they know how to hold a grudge. Innocence doesn’t mean virtue. Virtue and innocence are two different concepts.

When a tiger is hungry, it kills a deer. This act of the tiger is innocent, but there is no virtue in it. Similarly, though supreme beings are innocent in nature doesn’t mean they are virtuous. They are the strongest predators humans have faced in this world.

Though current Bloodette appears harmless as a rabbit, as a being who grows stronger with stronger blood, she consumes. Humanity is her prime source of strength. That is why the Old Bloodette got sealed in this dungeon in the first place.

But there is something different about the current Bloodette instead of choosing to feed on young Cortney when they first meet. The two end up becoming best friends. Gaining the trust of the supreme being is not as easy as Cortney and Bloodette make it seem. I guess Cortney’s physique Tao Tongue played a significant role in gaining Bloodette’s trust.

“Here, I brought enough blood pudding….” Cortney summoned and stacked up a small mountain of blood pudding from her storage trunk card. Before she could finish speaking about it, Bloodette turned into a blob of blood and devoured the entire mountain of blood pudding in one gulp.

“Yummy!” Bloodette turned into her humanoid form with a satisfied smile pasted on her face. But soon realizing that she had no blood pudding left, she was saddened, “oh no!”

“I knew you would do something like this; therefore, I saved some. Promise me you will eat them sparingly.” Saying Cortney stacked up another smaller mountain of blood pudding.

“I promise,” Bloodette exclaimed, looking at the newly stacked mountain of blood pudding, and this time she acted with human manners and took a blood pudding cup. And tearing the cover, she ate it slowly, savoring the taste of the blood pudding.

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