Kieran saw Mary in her current state.
Her golden hair had dried up and her blue eyes were grayish white, protruding out from her skeletal face. Her eyes were filled with grudges that were so dense that it materialized.
Everything was just as he had guessed.
"Why didn't you save me?"
Mary asked again.
Amid her coarse voice, her half-dried, half-skeletal body started to shake intensely as though she was expressing her anger.
Kieran looked at her quietly.
"Are you repenting?"
Mary, who looked like a dead person, asked.
Her voice was still unpleasant but it didn't conceal the mockery.
"No!
"What I'm thinking is why your current behavior is not much different from what I guessed — resentment, stubbornness, ugliness, and sarcasm in your words! After what I saw at the campsite, all these speculations appeared in my mind when you pulled me back and I confirmed it was you. Then, you really appeared in front of me. "
"Then …"
Kieran said as he stared at Mary, who looked like a dead person.
His mind was already picturing Mary's original appearance.
Just as the thought popped up in his mind, flesh and blood filled up Mary's body again. Her shriveled body was filled up again.
Her yellowish hair was emanating a golden luster and her blue eyes were lively and lively.
A smile appeared on Mary's face. Her body floated up as though it was weightless. At the same time, she pointed at the Warren campsite.
A vortex appeared there.
After a quick spin, the bodies all over the ground vanished.
The campsite was still the campsite, the patrolling guards were still patrolling the area.
Further away, from the direction of the Prairies invaders, a sharp, painful cry sounded.
No one heard it but it clearly entered Kieran's ears.
Mary who floated up turned into light spots and dissipated.
She was like an evil spirit whose grudges were lifted.
Kieran looked at the light spots and the system notifications that didn't show any activity. He couldn't help but frown.
He didn't know much about soul-related spells but it wasn't hard for him to guess what happened just now.
He witnessed the scene in the campsite of Warren's defenders, causing him to feel guilty and blamed himself, even though he knew it was fake and unreal.
But because of the preconceived image, he would still 'imagine' Mary in the form of the deceased.
Moreover, according to his speculation, if he 'imagined' the Dead Mary attacking him, then the Dead Mary would really attack him. Moreover, because it was his own 'imagination', it was impossible to dodge. Once the thought of 'being hit' or 'being injured' appeared, he would really be hit and injured.
In fact, there might even be some unknown changes.
Kieran was very sure of this when he thought about how strange the Secret Soul Technique was.
"Is it because I didn't 'imagine' it, so there's no combat notification?"
Kieran pondered as he walked towards the camp.
However, this did not prevent him from smiling when he saw Mary waiting in front of his tent.
"I've prepared some food … Although it's not as good as your cooking, I hope you can try it."
Mary said and walked into the tent.
The aroma of scones, meat, and milk wafted out through the raised tent curtains.
All the scones were made from half-cooked food.
However, when the scones were heated, they were carefully added with some spices.
Kieran, who had temporary Musou Level [Cooking], clearly recalled the scene from that day.
Under Mary's expectant gaze, he picked up a piece of scones that was cut.
However, just as he was about to put it into his mouth, footsteps came from outside the tent.
"Hon. 2567, His Majesty wishes for you to see him!"
The sonorous voice was filled with respect.
"Very well."
Kieran put down the scones and stood up.
Kieran didn't spend a lot of time with the king but he had quite the understanding of the man. The king wasn't a qualified father, nor did he have the decisiveness of a king but he was still a responsible man. If the king wanted to see him in the middle of the night, it wouldn't be a small matter.
'Did something happen?'
Kieran thought in his heart and smiled at Mary apologetically.
Mary wasn't happy with the king's actions but she didn't stop Kieran.
"I'll wait for you."
Mary then went back to her bed after saying that.
The king's tent wasn't far from Mary's. After the guard reported, Kieran walked in.
However, when Kieran walked into the tent and saw the person inside, his body froze.
There were two people in the tent.
One was King James VIII, who had invited him.
The other one was …
Mary!
Mary said she would wait for him in her tent but she suddenly appeared in the king's tent.
"What's wrong?"
Mary, who was standing beside the king, looked at Kieran in astonishment.
"Nothing!"
Kieran shook his head and quietly observed.
The Mary before his eyes was no different from the Mary he knew.
The same went for Mary who just parted ways with Kieran.
Huu!
Kieran took a deep breath in his heart.
He knew he was in trouble.
Kieran didn't escape from Mary's soul spell just now but he was dragged deeper into it.
Or perhaps …
He escaped from the first and now he was in the second.
If it was the former, everything before his eyes would be nothing but an illusion.
But if it was the latter, which one of the Mary before his eyes was real?
Of course, it was most likely that everything that was happening before him was just what he thought he was guessing, but it was actually a completely different story.
Then, step by step, Kieran was dragged to his death.
That's right, death!
Regardless of what Mary set up, she was waiting for this outcome.
Besides, the outcome didn't even require Mary to make a move.
Kieran was the one who 'pushed' it.
The simplest example was if he wanted to distinguish the real Mary from the fake one, he would either let both of them confront each other or investigate himself.
However, regardless of which one he chose, it would cause a chain reaction.
Mary had already set up everything in a very reasonable way. Kieran would either welcome another attack from the Prairies invaders or something unexpected would happen to King James VIII and the Warren troops.
In short, a series of unexpected events would exhaust him.
Until he was exhausted to death!
Because of that, Kieran was very glad that he had Pro level [Mystical Knowledge], he wasn't completely clueless about the soul spell.
Even though he only knew bits and pieces, Kieran knew he shouldn't be in a hurry to seek proof.
He should search for …
Mary's flaw!
Where was the flaw?
Kieran sat down without a change in expression. He looked like he was listening to King James VIII but he was actually communicating with Fire Raven, who was connected to his mind.
However, after a while, Kieran was disappointed.
He couldn't contact Fire Raven at all.
His connection with Fire Raven was still there.
He could feel it.
But he couldn't transmit his thoughts to Fire Raven, let alone use its eyes to see what was happening outside.
It caused Kieran's thoughts to fall through Fire Raven to see the 'outside' world and find Mary's flaw.
"He didn't completely isolate himself from the real world?"
Kieran muttered in his heart.
King James VIII, who didn't know if it was real or not, continued speaking.
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