1st place Guild's D-class Guild Leader Episode 15

 

 

 

 

 

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As soon as I stepped into the den, Lilit jumped to her feet when she saw me.

 

"What did you talk about? Did it work out?"

 

Apparently Gio had heard about Shemarin's visit.

 

I was about to respond to Lirit, but I fell silent for a moment. When I woke up, I saw a beautiful blond man staring at me with his upper body upright.

 

Their eyes met for quite some time. I parted my lips, not avoiding the clear golden pupils.

 

"I'll tell you later. More than that, how long have you woken up?"

 

Canal had just regained consciousness and was in a state of stupor, but he couldn't give an immediate answer.

 

Instead, he just stared at me with a blank face, as if he was a little dazed.

 

Lilit, who was next to him, replied instead.

 

"I just woke up. He's not hurt, he's fine."

 

I fell off that cliff and it was okay.

 

This is the deceptive thing about the Switch ability group. Injuries sustained while in animal form are not shared with human form.

 

If you are fatally wounded behind enemy lines in your form, you can turn into a human and flee.

 

Gio was leaning against the wall, his legs stretched out, munching on sweets. I looked back at Lyrit and Gio.

 

"Hey guys, do you want to go outside and play for a while? I'd like to have a conversation with just the two of you."

 

He said, glancing at the canal behind him.

 

"Geo, don't stay away from Lirith and protect him, but it goes without saying."

 

Gio was already following Lilit like a man possessed by a fairy.

 

Now that the kids are out, we can talk to the adults.

 

"Canal?"

 

He raised the tip of his mouth to call out his name, and the canal flinched violently.

 

He seemed to be staring at me. As if he was a felon who shouldn't be here.

 

"I'm sorry to have to deal with you. I think I've caused you a lot of trouble."

 

What if it's a bad lung?

 

Do you mean the mad wolf?

 

"Do you remember everything?"

 

He tilted his head and asked dryly.

 

The canal jumped again. As if I had been pricked with a needle.

 

He slowly lowered his head and clenched his lip. The gorgeous face that everyone had admired gradually distorted into a fierce one.

 

Judging from the tremors and cramps in his hands and feet, it seemed that he was under a great deal of mental stress from this incident.

 

“…… yes, I remember everything. I don't know if it was really me, how I could be such a crazy. That's my unique ability, I'd rather just die when I fall off a cliff."

 

From what I've heard, it seems that it was a force majeure situation for Canal as well.

 

If you change into a wolf form, will you lose all control and become a different personality?

 

No, can you call it a personality? He looked like a bloodthirsty beast.

 

Before I knew it, he was panting at his blood-stained lips.

 

It's a unique ability that I barely earned by stealing items from others, and I can't control it at all.

 

…… It was too difficult for me. Finding out what words of comfort would help Canhar.

 

I didn't find anything to say until the canal looked up.

 

But this silence must have been surprisingly correct.

 

"I'm sorry to hear you complain. It has nothing to do with you....... I feel sorry for you."

 

Canal sighed, leaning his head against the cave wall. Looking at him, I calmly spoke.

 

"I know it sounds like a stretch for someone who has just come to their senses, but I'll tell you anyway. A debtor has come looking for you."

 

Canal's forehead, which had barely straightened its brows, contorted again.

 

This time, he stiffened in a state of fear-like tension.

 

"Are you impressed?"

 

"I sent it back."

 

The stiffer Canal whispered to me what method I had used to send it back, but I kept my details shut for the sake of my dignity.

 

"Don't worry anymore, now that I've cut off my interest in you, it's more about how you ended up being chased by Shemarin. I want to know that."

 

In fact, Canhar didn't seem to want to talk about it now.

 

However, perhaps thinking that he owed me a great debt, he immediately opened his mouth.

 

"The Trait Awakening item is a purple glowing potion. I'm from Shemarin...... I stole it."

 

The process of stealing is glossy.

 

"You said you snatched it by pretending to seduce her?"

 

Canal bit his lip tightly.

 

"You're a real habitual offender."

 

It wasn't meant to be sarcastic, but the man's cheeks were flushed pink.

 

He must have remembered the trick he had tried to seduce me in the past.

 

It was a bit funny that the prince, who had always been sluggish, had such a clumsy expression.

 

"Well, no. I think it's a good strategy. If I was prettier, I'd take full advantage of my looks."

 

Unless, of course, it doesn't seem like it to the viewers.

 

I said it without thinking, but the canal stared at me.

 

He stared so intently that his eyes were tickling.

 

"Rudel, you too...... It's pretty. Really."

 

Strangely, the canal barely mumbled, as if the tremor had risen to his chin.

 

It's like the first time I've ever told someone I'm pretty.......

 

“……? I mean, Canal You didn't do anything wrong. There's nothing you can't do to live. I was just unlucky because I got caught by Shemarin."

 

Having said that, I thought about it.

 

I don't know what the purple potion is that Canhar stole, but I know it's a rumor.

 

If so, it must have had no effect on drinking, so how did he succeed in awakening?

 

According to Shemarin, Canhar took the potion and awakened her unique abilities.

 

In other words, the timing of Canhar's potion and the timing of unlocking his Trait are quite similar.

 

I thought of what Shemarin had told me and speculated about the circumstances that led to Canhar's escape.

 

He took the potion as soon as he stole it, and immediately tried to flee. Then he was caught by Shemarin's men and dragged in front of her.

 

And Queen Shemarin would have asked her to pay for this injustice by having her in the harem.......

 

However, judging by the fact that he managed to escape and eventually escape, it was probably at that point that Canhar turned into a wolf.

 

"Canal, isn't there a time difference between the time you drank the potion and the time you turned into a wolf?"

 

"So you're saying that my awakening wasn't because of the potion, but for some other reason?"

 

"I don't know."

 

I pretended not to know, and replied naturally.

 

I almost made a mistake. I shouldn't have known the unlocking conditions for Switch abilities, right?

 

So don't tell Canhar, let me continue my reasoning.

 

The last ability group I know of, the conditions for unlocking the Switch, are-.

 

 

 

'To be prepared to die at the crossroads of life and to stick to one's beliefs.'

 

 

 

It's a bit like Soul, but I think the conditions of the Switch are a bit more difficult.

 

Still, it's impressive that the unlocking conditions for all three abilities have in common the theme of "earnest desire or belief."

 

In any case, Canal should have awakened his unique abilities while carrying out his will to live and die against any option.......

 

Oh, really?

 

"Unhar, that's exactly when you turned into a wolf...... Was it right after you said to Shemarin, 'I'm not going to join your harem'?"

 

"Entering the harem or fleeing to the death" was the crossroads of desperation that you faced in the canal?

 

Did you hate shemarines so much.......

 

I don't want to be in the harem more than I want to die, so my abilities have been unlocked. I don't know if I should laugh at this or not.

 

"You're the one who doesn't hesitate to use your appearance to get what you want. Isn't the harem a place where you can make the most of your appearance?"

 

I asked out of sheer curiosity, a little embarrassed.

 

But Canal replied with a smirk.

 

"No, I don't. I regret it. I used that method and got it back. If I had any other way, I wouldn't have seduced someone who didn't have a heart."

 

Her golden eyes sparkled as if they had been rejuvenated after a while. I smiled at his enlightened determination.

 

"Okay, don't think about seducing 'me' or Shemarin again.

 

He jokingly said it to counter Unhar's words.

 

However, Canal's reaction was a bit strange.

 

Why are you crying in embarrassment again this time? Haven't you felt the shock of turning into a wolf yet?

 

"What are you going to do now?"

 

Now that you've figured out how Canhar got awakened, it's time to get down to business.

 

I first floated the rhyme to inquire about the canal's intentions first.

 

“…… What are you going to do? My plans for the future?"

 

Canal muttered weakly.

 

It's as if they're saying, "What can I do with this messed up ability?"

 

I just need to dig into this gap of desperation.

 

"Don't be lethargic. It's already been established that your intrinsic abilities are heavily flawed. To put it bluntly, yes. I've never heard of other Switch-based abilities being so irrational."

 

It's really sobering. That's what I've heard. Even if Canal was hurt by what he just said, it doesn't matter.

 

This is my way of speaking, this is my personality.

 

Offering solutions rather than empathy, and helping people move forward by pulling them along rather than comforting them.

 

That's what I'm going to do.

 

"That's why you're next to me."