Wizard World Irregular

Chapter 740: Fortis Has A Flair For Being Overly Dramatic

Chapter 740: Fortis Has A Flair For Being Overly Dramatic



After hearing Joanne's story and making sure that Nicole was warm and toasty, Ethan went to the Forbidden Section of the Library to look for Lyle.

Fortunately, all he needed to do was shout three times, and the child-like ghost finally flew through the wall he was standing near.

"I heard you call me earlier, but I was too busy to come," Lyle said. "So, why are you here? Don't tell me that you're looking for me because you want to have my treasures? I'll tell you now-they're only meant for Nicole and Alice."

"I did come here for treasures, but I am not interested in your treasures," Ethan replied. "Fortis Dud sent me."

"Did he now?"

"Yes,"

Lyle smirked before circling the young man twice, looking at him from head to foot.

"Then what's the password?" Lyle asked. "If he really sent you then surely, you know the answer, right?"

"If it still rains no matter what we do, then we just have to get wet," Ethan answered.

Lyle clapped his hands together and chuckled. "Would you look at that? The stingy Fortis decided to part with one of his treasures. Unbelievable. He almost took literally everything to

his grave.

"Fortunately, he was afraid that Agmundr would not hesitate to dig up his grave," Lyle said. "You see, our Dark Magician is a grave robber, but only a handful of people know that.

"He even advised all of us to not bury any of our treasures in our graves because he would only feel guilty for three seconds before he pried them away from our corpses.

"Oh, our dear friend Agmundr-always tinkering with cursed artifacts and making sure that we were the ones who got cursed in the process. I love and hate that guy, even to this day."

Lyle spoke of his friend fondly and looked at the distance as if reminiscing his memories.

However, Lyle's body stiffened when he saw Agmundr's ghost pass through the place he was looking at.

"What are you looking at, huh?" Agmundr asked.

"Make a guess," Lyle answered with a mischievous smile on his face.

"... I need to enter the painting and get wet?" Ethan replied.

"Bingo!" Lyle gave Ethan a thumbs up. "Enter the painting and look for the treasure inside it. But like I said, Fortis has a flair for being overly dramatic, so you need to complete a quest once you are inside before getting the treasure hidden inside it."

Ethan frowned before poking the painting with his finger.

Immediately, his finger went through it.

When he took it back, there were droplets of water on it, which meant that it was hit by the rain.

"By the way, just like what the password said, you can try to use any spells to prevent the water from falling to your body, but I will tell you now that it will be useless," Lyle stated. "If it still rains no matter what we do, then we just have to get wet.

"This passage means that even if you have the power to manipulate rain, in the end, you will have no choice but to get wet. I'll give you one last clue before you enter-look for the Doppelbanger Tavern, and ask the Barkeeper if he has heard any rumors about treasures. Now,

off you go~"

Lyle snapped his fingers and the Painting increased its size up to two meters.

Ethan took a deep breath before taking a step forward.

The moment he entered the painting, his senses were immediately assaulted by the sound of heavy rain and the coldness of the water droplets that were washing over his body.

The young man instinctively tried to manipulate the rainwater with his ability.

But just like what Lyle said, his powers didn't work in the rain.

Ethan then looked at his surroundings in order to get a better understanding of where he was. Currently, he was standing on an elevated piece of land, and in the distance, he could see a small town, where he believed he should be going next.

The first thing he decided to do was to run. However, it didn't take long for him to realize that the most he could do was jog.

For some reason, he couldn't run very fast, which was probably another restriction that the Founder of Brynhildr Academy had created for this particular mission.

"I don't know if Fortis Dud enjoyed the suffering of others," Ethan grumbled as he jogged towards the town as fast as he could, "but he sure likes to make things difficult for people." But even though he had a mouthful of complaints to say, Ethan was wondering what kind of Magic was used to create such a world.

It felt as if he had stepped into some kind of Domain, and truth be told, he wanted to investigate it a bit so that he could better understand how something like this was created. After nearly half an hour of jogging, he finally reached the gate of the small town, only to be stopped at the entrance by the soldiers, who were looking at him in a very suspicious manner.