Wei Jun felt the flux in Natasha's emotions from his room, but he didn't move. He knew he had to rely on her, and she had to get through whatever it was by herself.
"It's my mother." He rembered Natasha saying those words, informing him of the people who were really behind this takeover. Wei Jun knew he would have to face a strong opponent, but there was a strong chance he would be able to win.
After all...
Wei Jun turned to look at the red-haired man in the corner of the room, who had his eyes closed. It had been about three months since he had been like that, so there was a chance he would wake up soon. Wei Jun touched his heart, sensing the absence of the green dragon's power.
"Let absorb it," Morial said. Wei Jun thought he was just joking at first, but even the system agreed with Morial.
[Better than let it rot in your heart]
[It's useless to you anyway now]
Wei Jun nodded and let Morial have the power of the green dragon. Contrary to what he expected, the simple power that only healed him while residing in his heart was more than just a healing power.
It held more potential than he had ever expected.
Morial was a grandmaster realm equivalent, being a sixth circle mage. However, his rank had jumped up to the seventh circle in three short months, and it was still rising greatly.
[He's turning into a drake]
'A drake?' Wei Jun asked.
[Yes]
[A drake]
[A higher and more violent form of a being, lesser than a dragon]
[Almost a dragon but not quite one]
[I doubt he would be able to reach the state of a true dragon, but that far is more than enough]
[I do recomnd feeding him your blood, though]
'Why?' Wei Jun asked.
[Would a weaker creature agree to be bound to you?]
[Even if he is your familiar and promised loyalty to you in exchange for the green dragon's essence]
[Are you really the type to believe such promises?]
'...'
'What do I need to do?' Wei Jun remained silent for a while before he asked what he needed to do.
[Make him your party mber]
'Would he agree?' Since a party mber needed to agree, there was a strong chance that Morial wouldn't do so.
[He doesn't need to]
[A blood bond doesn't require the other party's permission]
'A blood bond?' Wei Jun asked, but he wasn't looking for an answer. He simply stepped forward and cut his hand with his Death Qi and trickled it down on Morial's closed lips.
Wei Jun slightly opened his lips, and the blood entered his mouth. Since he was in the process of transforming, there was no need to worry about Morial's reaction. And so, a set of notifications appeared in Wei Jun's vision.
[Intent to form a blood bond has been detected]
[Would you like to forcefully make the blood wyvern, Morial, your party mber?]
[Be cautioned]
[A blood mber is still a party mber]
[A slot would be taken]
[Party mbers: 8\\10]
[A blood mber is different from a party mber ford by consent]
[They are a bond of hatred]
[Strength fuels hatred]
[Forming a blood bond with a stronger candidate than the user is not advised]
[Would you like to proceed?]
[Yes\\No]
[...]
'What is this?' Wei Jun couldn't help but ask. The overseer hadn't given a long explanation, but there must be a reason it decided to advise him to do so. However, according to the system, it was a little different. There were many repercussions and cautions involved that made Wei Jun a little hesitant.
[Usually, the system's warnings would be valid]
[But right now, Morial is going through a transformation]
[Your blood wouldn't just rge with his]
[It would infuse with his very blood]
[Making your and his blood one]
[How will he be able to separate blood even if his power is strong?]
Wei Jun still had no idea about how to proceed, but in the end, he decided to trust the overseer as he had always done and pressed 'Yes'.
[Command Acknowledged]
[Comncing the formation of the blood bond]
[Blood bond has been initiated]
[By the power of the vice administrator]
[The blood bond has been improved]
[The formation of the blood bond is complete]
[Party mbers 9\\10]
Wei Jun felt as if his heart was churning, but it was only for a mont; his heart soon settled down, and Wei Jun felt just like before. There was no change in Morial's presence as well, as if everything was the sa.
There was a question on his mind.
However, he had a strong hunch he already knew the answer. Not only that, there was also the fact that he had no ti to ask his question. The emotion of anger boiling up inside of him was distracting him from his thoughts. From any other thought.
Wei Jun had to take deep, deep breaths while also biting his lower lip and pinching his thigh strongly to hold himself back from storming over to Natasha, the origin of the anger he felt.
Wei Jun had no choice but to endure. Natasha might be angry or hurt, sure, but he understood the mission, and so did she. Besides, her wishes would soon be fulfilled; whatever she wished for would beco true.
Wei Jun had no choice but to hold back now and have his way later. To hold back, even if he had to injure himself, he did so without a second thought. But it wasn't himself he was worried about. He had a strong confidence that he would be able to hold himself. The person he was worried about was Natasha. He wasn't sure she would be able to hold herself back or not, but he had no other choice but to trust her.
'Please...' was all he could say.
~~
"Natasha!" lissa called out to her friend. No matter the reason or relationship, talking back to a head professor wasn't a wise thing to do. Even though lissa knew why Natasha was angry and her anger made sense, however, she still had to hold her back because her life depended on it.
"Watch your tone, Student Natasha." A male voice from the crystal ball chided Natasha. Natasha could only bite her lips as she swallowed the words in her throat.
"Oh, Professor McCalligan, please do not mind the manner of my daughter. It's not her fault she was born to her father." The woman from earlier, supposedly Natasha's mother, said that she was trying to be understanding of Natasha's behavior, but her words only infuriated Natasha even more.
Yet, even in all her anger, she rembered just one thing, one sentence, the words Wei Jun had said to him when she left his room, "Natasha."
She rembered him calling her in a soft voice, his voice full of care and affection. She turned to look at him, and he simply said, "I'm always on your side."
Those very words were what were holding her back. She bit her lips, dug her nails into her palm, and did anything she could to keep herself from speaking back to her mother.
For the first ti in her life, soone had said those words to her, and they ant it. A person who wasn't her family let her feel what family really was. Just like her father, who would have done anything for her, she knew Wei Jun would do anything for her as well.
All she had to do was hold back.
"Wei Jun Ruan is planning to attack the academy," Natasha muttered in a low voice.
"..." The other side and even lissa remained silent. No one said a thing until the man asked, "How certain are you"?
"He is colluding with a man who controls the military of the empire, a Qi saint realm cultivator. He intends to attack the academy and use it as a shell to expand into the Bitania kingdom." Natasha gave a plausible explanation.
"..." Everyone remained silent for a while. It really was a good reason after all that everyone couldn't help but believe in it. The woman, Natasha's mother, finally asked, "And how sure are you of this news?"
"He intends to attack our York town branch this Friday. He has also managed to hire a rcenary to do that." Natasha replied.
"Hmmm?" The woman mused for a while before she said, "So if he fails, he could forfeit all claims of doing such a thing, and if he didn't, he could deal us significant damage." The woman mused for a while before she nodded and relayed her instructions, "Empty out the York Town branch. Leave nothing of significance behind. Also, plant so rcenaries dressed as our disciples."
"What about the branch?" McCalligan couldn't help but ask.
"What about it?" The woman asked as if it was obvious, "We simply need to make sure the report is true. Once we're certain, we will move forward with the other part of the plan."
"Yes, ma'am." Everyone replied, and the call ended, making Natasha sigh in relief.
'Wei Jun...' She couldn't help but say his na inwardly as it strangely cald her down.
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