The Man’s Decree

Hearing Leonardo’s comment, everyone couldn’t help but laugh heartily, covering their mouths to muffle the sound. Even Simon, who had been anxious all the while, burst out laughing.

“Are you showing how different you are? Is being a cuckold really that amazing?” Nathalia mocked.

Patrick’s face was contorted in anger.

A muscle in his jaw twitched as he growled, “Laugh all you want. I’ll let you know how capable my Spiritual Wood Spell is!”

To everyone’s complete surprise, tiny green sprouts had begun to sprout from the top of Patrick’s head.

Thick, lush vines emerged and covered Patrick’s body entirely.

It seemed that Patrick had adorned himself with a vest made up of vines. His hands had turned into vines themselves, and they lunged at Nathalia with lightning speed.

Shock flashed across Nathalia’s eyes when he saw Patrick’s transformation.

Is Patrick a human? Or is he a tree demon in disguise?

slithered in and wrapped around him, swiftly lifting

the vines tightened around him as though they wanted to strangle him

loud. “Ha! Paul, I’m

or demon?” Nathalia was

Patrick

a demon! Are you scared

drastically. His former genteel appearance had been replaced by

her wildest dreams did

If you’re a demon, then I’ll be a demon slayer,”

air, and the powerful Dragonslayer Sword appeared out of thin air. With an almost graceful arc, it swung downward. Its sharp energy was directed squarely toward the vines that had

Swoosh!

sliced, and

reached out to grab Dragonslayer Sword and

at Dragonslayer Sword in Nathalia‘s hands. The vines that had been chopped down began to rapidly

Patrick bellowed with a thunderous roar, his feet pounding the ground with a force that caused visible cracks to form in the earth beneath

stretched up