The Opportunity of the Pike

Chapter 91 The Opportunity of the Pike

Reunion. What a beautiful word.

Upon seeing the little girl's condition, Lynn knew that it was definitely the work of the dogfish.

Pike's control effect is quite strong.

[Heartstring Fluctuation: Consumes a small amount of magic power to slightly fluctuate the target's nerves. The more blurred or lower the target's consciousness, the better the effect.]

The more vague and rudimentary the awareness of the goal, the better the effect.

However, this "slight" is not as trivial as it sounds.

Even an apprentice like Joe, who was already a second-level wizard at the time, was intermittently controlled on the planet Dune, let alone this girl whose magic was as thin as a sheet of paper.

He looked back.

There's no need to keep watching it.

Lynn recalled Joe's behavior at the time.

He's normal when Joe's consciousness is in control, but abnormal when the pike is in control.

Moreover, once something has been affected, it is easier for it to be infiltrated again.

The girl's behavior was exactly as Finn described.

But Lynn could also point out the differences.

The heterochromatic color in the girl's pupils was different from Joe's at the time.

She was controlled even more deeply.

Lynn even had a kind of illusion.

It was as if the pike's true form was speaking to him through a thin veil, and he and the pike began to fight again.

"Daddy, Daddy, who is he?"

Mary asked timidly, her hands behind her back and her toes shuffling on the ground.

She acted like a young girl perfectly.

"He's just here to play with you," Finn comforted her. "No, I don't want to!" Mary cried out. "I have enough with Senior Favier. Take me to the Alchemy Academy now, I'm running out of time!"

Lynn raised an eyebrow slightly.

Favier, an apprentice at the Alchemy Academy.

A girl controlled by a dogfish is so eager to find someone from an alchemy academy.

Is there anything special about it?

His gaze shifted from Mary to Finn.

Finn glanced back at him, raised his right hand, and a slender vine grew from his palm, its end slightly curled, signaling Lynn to follow.

Lynn nodded.

He called the shop assistant to settle the bill.

"A total of eleven magic stones. You can check out our little promotion; if—we'll give you a 7% discount."

Is Lynn someone who is short of money?

"Stop talking nonsense, I want to swipe my card!"

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When Finn dropped his daughter off at the Alchemy Academy, the sun was already high in the sky.

The dome above Mirror City regulates the light and temperature, keeping the temperature between 22 and 25 degrees Celsius, which is preferred by most wizards. The wind carries a sweet and slightly bitter scent of sun-warmed grass.

Lynn stood by the bushes by the roadside.

He has recently become quite famous at the Alchemy Academy.

Several passing apprentices recognized him and excitedly surrounded him.

"Good afternoon, Senior Lynn!"

"Senior Lynn, which planet are we conquering today? Can I be your second-in-command? My abilities..."

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Good afternoon, students.

Lynn waved to them, his smile natural.

He was in much better spirits today than a few days ago. Although his skin was much darker than before, he was completely different from the wretched look he had when he returned from Dune Planet.

Seeing this, the young apprentices were even happier and took out a brand-new notebook from their backpacks, wanting him to sign it.

Lynn waved his hand, indicating that he had other things to do. "Later, students."

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He stepped aside to make way.

Although the apprentices were somewhat disappointed, they didn't linger and walked away laughing and joking.

In the distance, Finn, unable to resist Mary's pleas, led her to the base of the enormous telescope sculpture at the entrance to the Alchemy Institute.

The brass-colored cylinder points to the sky, just like countless other statues.

Finn stopped in his tracks.

Mary turned around and waved to him.

"Dad, you almost made me late."

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"Mary, you should be mindful of the time—if it weren't for me—" Finn's words trailed off.

In Finn's understanding, it was fine for Mary to hang out with her friends, but she left without telling him and wasted his time wandering around, and then blamed him on her own.

Even when he was being controlled by the dogfish, he would subconsciously argue back.

"What's wrong?"

"I?"

Finn was taken aback by the child's concern.

Is Mary concerned about her?

Is this a normal tone?

This wouldn't happen even if the illness didn't manifest.

Has Mary recovered?

Finn looked at Mary carefully.

To his surprise, the halo in her eyes faded at an extremely rapid pace.

Finn stared wide-eyed as he turned to look at Lynn, who was idly picking up ants to play with.

After a brief moment of thought, he took out a few loose coins from his pocket, weighed them in his palm, and stuffed them into Mary's hand.

"It's alright, Mary, go play. Here are fifteen magic stones, keep them safe, have fun."

The wizard's parent-child relationship is truly unusually awkward.

Lynn watched from afar as the interaction between the two ended, then emerged from the bushes with a sigh and walked to Finn's side.

Finn gratefully shook Lynn's hand, saying, "Lynn, just standing next to Mary works so well. You really do have a way of calming that guy down."

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"Thank you so much."

"Senior," Lynn spread her hands, "as you can see, I didn't do anything."

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"You're too modest." Finn shook his head slightly. "Sometimes, excessive modesty is a form of hypocrisy."

"Many of the world's great coincidences are born from doing nothing."

Lynn wanted to decline again, but a notification appeared in his field of vision: [Affected by the magic of the Scaled Pike, the symbiotic life form "Scaled Pike" is undergoing irreversible changes————]

Lynn "?"

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He looked down at the pike-like fish that had been summoned to his chest long ago at the restaurant.

It was pulsating slightly through the shirt fabric, and its breathing seemed a little faster than usual.

But it's only a tiny bit.

Could it really be my own doing?

Lynn asked in confusion:

He observed the blue-green algae growing in the same spot more closely under the dim light.

The pike showed no changes whatsoever. Its color and shape remained unchanged; it did not shorten, nor did it generate heat.

This change is clearly unrelated to the body, so it's highly unlikely to be related to the deadly weapon, the hot wire mouthpiece.

Only its eyes kept moving, and the dark green luster of its pupils was becoming fuller.

It seems that this "irreversible change" is related to the eyeballs, which are the organs that pike use for mind control.

Not long after, another notification came.

[Affected by the magic of the Scaled Pike—the symbiotic life form "Scaled Pike" is undergoing irreversible changes —]

The irreversible change has ceased.

Lynn hesitated for a moment.

Since it wasn't something I did voluntarily.

That's what the pike did on its own initiative.

What is the purpose? Or rather, what is its function?

The pike's current survival status must be very poor.

Is it to use the remaining magic to help the eyes of its kind upgrade?

If that's the case, then they really have a good relationship.

Lynn remembered that although the two pike had clearly defined territories, they joined forces to fight the enemy without much hesitation when they were together.

Lynn said earnestly and frankly, "If I did it, senior, what should we do now? What are your plans?"

"You and I follow her. Let's see what Mary is up to."

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The two officially embarked on a great undertaking known as "voyeurism".