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?

a state of bewilderment when the vines slithered in and wrapped around him, swiftly lifting him off the ground and

tightened around him as though they wanted to

out loud. “Ha!

or demon?” Nathalia

did Patrick become

and also a demon! Are you scared

former genteel appearance had

in the past. Never in her wildest dreams did she expect the man she loved to turn out

I’m never scared of anything. If you’re a demon,

brilliant golden light filled the air, and the powerful Dragonslayer Sword appeared out of thin air. With an almost graceful arc, it swung downward. Its sharp energy was

Swoosh!

and Nathalia crashed to the

Dragonslayer Sword and directed a

vines that had been chopped down began to rapidly grow back as if

feet pounding the ground with a force that caused visible cracks to form in the earth beneath

seemingly never-ending sea of vines stretched up from the ground and surrounded