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Chapter 23 - Chapter 23: Misunderstanding! White Zetsu

"I'll deal with Gauche Adlai later."

Cedric activated his teleportation magic and arrived at Sally's laboratory.

Inside, countless petri dishes were filled with pale white cells.

Sally, dressed far too casually, was asleep on the table.

"Mr. Cedric... stay... let's dissect..."

Cedric froze.

Nope.

He immediately teleported away and returned to the Black Bulls base.

That woman is insane.

First, he decided to find Patolli.

After all, Light Magic was perfect for training sensory perception, especially that technique.

"You're here again, Cedric."

"Patolli, I need your help."

"We share similar ideals. Go ahead."

Cedric nodded seriously.

"I need you to stab me. As hard and fast as possible."

Silence.

Patolli stared at him.

Something feels wrong.

This kid... does he have strange preferences? Maybe I should call Vetto.

"Come with me. Let's talk somewhere private."

They entered a heavily reinforced room.

Cedric looked around uneasily.

"Why does this place feel dangerous?"

Patolli replied calmly, "This room is soundproof. Wait here. Vetto will arrive soon."

Cedric's expression changed.

Wait.

What?

Underground organization.

Private room.

Big guy coming.

Oh hell no.

"Help! I just wanted training! If this continues, I'm leaving!"

At that moment, Vetto walked in, grinning.

Patolli whispered something to him.

Vetto's grin widened.

Cedric immediately stepped back, "I'm not into this, you big hairy gorilla!"

The atmosphere froze.

"..."

"..."

Patolli rubbed his forehead.

So it was a misunderstanding.

Vetto snorted, "He looks like he's about to cry."

"My mistake. You can go back," Patolli said.

Vetto left, clearly disappointed.

Patolli turned back to Cedric, "What exactly do you want?"

Cedric coughed awkwardly, "I want you to use Light Magic to attack me. I need to sharpen my senses."

Understanding dawned.

"That's simple."

"Light Magic: Light Sword of Conviction."

Blades of light rained down at terrifying speed.

Cedric gritted his teeth.

"Come on! I'll surpass my limits right here!"

The relentless assault forced his senses to evolve rapidly.

Under this extreme pressure, Cedric finally grasped the concept of sensing energy.

The cost was obvious.

He was full of holes like a porcupine.

"Sally, bring the recovery solution."

Without waiting, Patolli left.

Moments later, Sally arrived.

"Wow, what a big porcupine."

"Sally, hurry up and—"

Before he could finish, she pulled out an absurdly large syringe and stabbed it into his artery.

"Sally..."

Cedric blacked out instantly.

When he woke up again, he was lying on a cold operating table.

His body felt completely fine.

Even the weakness was gone.

Looking down, he froze.

There were new holes in his body.

"Sally!"

She rushed over, holding a strange white creature.

"What's wrong? Wasn't my treatment perfect?"

"Why are there more holes?"

Sally lowered her head slightly.

"I couldn't help myself."

Cedric sighed.

This woman is dangerous.

"What's that thing?"

The pale creature in her arms looked unsettling.

Sally smiled proudly.

"Our child."

Cedric's brain stopped.

"What?"

"Our combined creation. Your 'essence' and my research produced it."

Cedric stared at the creature.

This isn't a child.

This is basically a White Zetsu.

The creature reached out toward him.

"Dada, hug."

Cedric took a step back.

Absolutely not.

"Sally, I'm leaving."

Without hesitation, he teleported away.

Back at the Black Bulls base, Cedric looked at the rising sun.

What the hell just happened last night?

Bang.

The door was kicked open.

Yami Sukehiro stood there.

"You brat, why haven't you taken any missions these past few days?"

Cedric sighed.

"I was busy not dying."

"Whatever. I've got a meeting. I'll deal with you later."

Yami left as suddenly as he came.

Cedric stared at the broken door.

What was the point of that?

In the dining hall, Asta was missing.

Noelle Silva sat beside Vanessa Enoteca, her face slightly red.

Charmy Pappitson beamed with satisfaction.

Cedric looked much healthier today.

Clearly, her food worked.

Cedric sat down.

"Vanessa, stay away from Noelle. Don't corrupt her."

Vanessa smirked, licking her lips.

"Little Cedric, I heard you haven't been 'playing cards' with Noelle lately."

Cedric's head throbbed.

"Noelle, why would you tell her that?"

Noelle turned bright red.

"I didn't mean to..."

"None of your business. Go drink your wine," Cedric snapped.

He grabbed Noelle's hand and pulled her away.

Outside, Noelle spoke softly, her face still burning.

"Cedric... Sister Vanessa said you might be tired lately. I don't mind..."

Cedric paused.

He looked down at her flushed face and shy expression.

This girl really has no idea what she's saying.

Troublesome.

Very troublesome.

...

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