Child from the Dungeon

Chapter 58: After Investigation

Both Carlos and Donovan are sitting in the Canteen while Duncan deals with the principal and explain what happened to the polices and knights who were summoned there via the portal by the principal.

As Duncan deals with them, Donovan and Carlos begin to reflect on what has transpired earlier.

"( I've been helping.... him? )" Donovan thinks as he assesses what the other entity who possesses Richard says, for each time he says his words he always seemed to not be bothered by Donovan but to also thank him for what he had done to both Draco and Selena whom the person back then calls them 'trash'.

"( Does that mean he already expects me to kill them? Does that mean he is watching my every move? )" Donovan wonders as he looks around while thinking.

While looking around, he then looks at his Shadow and orders his Black Shadow Army to scatter for he wants to be sure that he is safe.

"( Seeing from his possession magic earlier, he should've left anything around for he couldn't use that kind of magic from a faraway place... )"

"( Or did he? )" Donovan then thinks again while wondering to himself.

"( Did his ability also able to possess the people he knows from far away? ) " Donovan's mind suddenly speculates for he also remembers that the person's magic seemed to be more powerful than Carlos who has a Tier V magic as he remembers that the person destroyed his Star Sword by using his possessed body and not with his original body or his original strength.

As Donovan thinks of this, suddenly the <Vague Memory Voices> came in again for he can hear from it about possession and vessel, then he also heard the word transfer...

"( Transfer....? )"

"( Really <Vague Memory Voices> passive skill? what should the word transfer be also important in doing possession? )" Donovan still asks for his imagination now is slowly being added into his judgment for his knowledge of magic does not apply to the phenomenon he just experienced.

"( Whoever that sorcerer who does the possession is, he or she must be an extraordinary and fantastical one to use magic to such feats and to overwhelm my dad, Carlos, the investigators, and even.... )"

"( My Black Shadows.... )" Donovan says for he admires such ability being used by a Sorcerer of unknown ability and becoming more curious of the possessor sorcerer's identity which he remembers from the clue that he comes from the Nyx Nocterra House and also.

"( He seems to know dad... ) " Donovan says as he finishes his thoughts.

As Donovan was thinking to himself, Carlos also thinks about anything that happened as he felt so powerless and weak, but unlike Donovan, his feeling of weakness and defeat is more related to his pride.

"( That person, that possessor.... )"

"( He managed to destroy my [Star Sword], a *Mana Weapon made from my Tier V Magic? )"

"( Not just that, with just his sudden presence alone, he immediately makes a Tier V magic holder like me look weak. )"

"( If that's the case, does that mean whoever the possessor is, his magic's Tier and his Mana must be more powerful than me or even worst... )"

"( He could be as powerful as my father... )" Carlos says for he remembers the strength of his father in magic which is like facing a giant with a horrendous amount of power.

As he imagines the possibility, he begins to detest himself for being useless while Donovan had to cover him up many times in order to ease the situation back then, he was so jealous for he feels so useless at that time despite knowing full well that he is stronger than Donovan.

"( I need to be stronger, I need to learn more skills and everything else needed for my disposal in the future. )" Carlos says for, after that experience, he now understands that power itself is not enough and realized that he needs other things he could add to increase the talents he already has since birth.

"( Back then, I was too focused on dealing with things using my own strength and power.... )"

"( But I was horribly wrong... )"

"( For in that battle, I lack the bravery and creativity to withstand stronger enemies that could just defeat me without any strength but with words only. )" Carlos reflects on his mistakes for being too arrogant and overconfident. As he thinks of that, he begins to recount what Donovan had done in order to save their skin from such a powerful threat from a powerful yet menacing enemy who came out of nowhere and could kill them with ease.

As he remembers that, he then looks at Donovan for he wants to talk but still formulating what sentence or words he should ask Donovan.

" Donovan... " Carlos calls.

" Oh yes, Carlos, what is it? " Donovan asks for he just snapped back to reality.

After Carlos calls him, he begins to take great deep breaths before uttering his words as he remembers what happened during the confrontation with the investigator's possessor earlier.

" Donovan,... "

" Yes,... "

Carlos went silent for a bit.

" Thank you... " Carlos utters his words.

" Pardon...? "

" Thank you for saving me, I thought I was the one who save you from the investigators, but!!! " Carlos says while remembering everything.

" Instead you're the one who saved me!!! " Carlos shouts at Donovan while being ashamed as he feels guilty for being saved by the one he wants to save back then.

Hearing that, Donovan awkwardly tells him that it is fine, but Carlos still insists on apologizing to Donovan for his incompetence and swear for Donovan's saving act upon him will forever become Carlos's debt which Donovan immediately refuses for he never wants anyone to have debts because of his action.

The two boys began to debate for one insists on never forgetting his debt for life and one insists that they should not be indebted to each other and declares that friends should help each other despite being not that close at all.

As their discussion increases, Duncan comes to them and sees the two of them awkwardly debating which he feels weird and decides to pause for a bit to understand what are they debating.

"( What are these kids talking about? debt? life? )" Duncan scratches his hair.