46. ??Commitment(1/2)
Merlin stayed in the mysterious house for three days, and he had been paying attention to Elsa's transformation.
But because of Elsa's physical complexity, the girl's transformation mutation process will be longer than other witch hunters. Judging from the current progress, her transformation speed is less than one-tenth of that of Colson and Gatler.
At this rate, it may take Elsa a month or even longer to complete the conversion.
But the good news is that Mrs. Bloodstone’s guess is correct. The cold force in Elsa’s body did not prevent the mutant agent from catalyzing and reshaping the body of Miss Bloodstone. On the contrary, in this painful transformation process, the cold force has been protecting Elsa.
This is a good thing. The consciousness is frozen in the spirit and cannot feel the terrible pain associated with the changes in the body. This can make Elsa's mind almost not transformed by terrifying pain.
Mrs. Bloodstone also lives in the mysterious house. Her arrival is not a bad thing. At least she will help Merlin take care of the two little girls. Riven and Lorna also like Mrs. Bloodstone very much. They call her Aunt Vanessa. They often follow Mrs. Bloodstone after dinner and listen to the wife’s stories told by her past.
She is a genuine witch hunter and has lived for almost 200 years. The adventure stories she has experienced are real personal experiences, especially the stories of her adventures with Master Ulysses when she was young are also wonderful enough.
Of course, Elsa is not the only one who needs attention in the mysterious house.
Two days ago, Xuanlan told him something else. Meilin then realized that another guest was still asleep in the room on the second floor of the mysterious house.
"Magic" Miss Zatanna Zatala, she used the pages of the Dark Book to search for her father's traces, but it is likely that she asked something that should not be asked, which led to her being stunned by the powerful willpower.
It was not until a day ago that she barely woke up, but she had not yet recovered her ability to move and could only be taken care of by others.
"Bang"
Merlin pushed open the door and walked into the guest room with the lunch. In front of him, Miss Zatanna, who was almost bloodless, was leaning against the head of the bed, holding a magic book in her hand and reading it with her heart.
This made Merlin feel a little ashamed.
Compared with the diligent and talented Zatanna, he has indeed relaxed his attitude towards learning magic during this period, and of course this is because there are too many things happening in this period.
"Madame Vanessa made fish soup, and she told me to send you one."
Merlin placed the fragrant lunch in her hand on the table next to Zatanna, and he said:
"How is it feeling today? Are you getting better?"
"I'm recovering, don't worry, Mr. Merlin."
Zatanna was a little nervous when she saw Merlin. She still clearly remembered the request given to her by the Dark Book. Although it was not a necessary option, when she contacted Merlin, the person involved, the young magician still had some subconscious resistance.
She tried hard to hide her inner situation and said to Merlin in a very calm tone:
"I may be able to recover at midnight today, and I will leave by myself by then, you don't need to worry about me."
"Um."
Merlin nodded, but he didn't feel anything unusual, he said:
"Xuanlan will send you anywhere you want, but my advice is to stop taking action first."
"Um?"
Zhatanna, who picked up the lunch and picked up the spoon, looked at Merlin in confusion, who sat on the chair beside the bed and said to the magician:
"You must have gotten some information from the Dark Book"
"Yeah, yes, I got it"
Zatanna wanted to tell Merlin about the spirit, but was stopped by Merlin:
"No, don't tell me, this is your family matter, I have no intention of intervening."
He said:
"I mean, no matter what information you get from that book, whether about your father or your blood curse, that information is bound to be important to you, but it doesn't mean you have to act immediately."
"You can tell from your coma how tricky the opponent you are facing is. In such a situation, reckless action is not a good thing."
Merlin said:
"You should wait a little longer. You are still young and have a lot of time. There is still greater potential that has not been discovered. It is not too late to act after you are as strong as your father and even surpass him."
"Of course, if you have anything to help, I'll do my best to help."
Merlin joked:
"Just don't let me face that terrifying spirit."
After hearing Meilin's persuasion, Zatanna was a little indifferent for a moment. After a while, the beautiful girl who even felt a lovely feeling when she was sick replied softly:
"You are indeed a careful and warm person, Mr. Merlin."
"Your advice is very pertinent, I will adopt it. In fact, I have no intention of saving my poor father immediately. On the one hand, it is because I can't do it, and on the other hand, the piece of paper also warned me."
She took a sip of the soup, put down the bowl, then took out the parchment from the book at hand and handed it to Merlin, she said:
"I have got the information I need, and it's time for me to return it to you, Mr. Merlin, this piece of paper is priceless in the magic world. If you can, don't tell others that you hold it, it will cause you unnecessary trouble."
"No."
Merlin shook his head and said to Zatanna:
"We agreed that you would hold this page for a month, which was for me to take away your ancestral mysterious house. Judging from my understanding of this piece of paper, as long as you use it properly, it will bring you a lot of benefits, about magic, about knowledge, etc.."
"Agreement is an agreement, and it must be implemented in accordance with the agreement."
He said:
"In a month, you can return it to me."
"All right."
Seeing Merlin's face calmly rejection, Zatanna no longer forced her. She put the parchment paper back into the page of the magic book, and then began to enjoy her lunch quietly.
Merlin took out the golden pocket watch from her pocket, looked down at the time, and said to Zatanna:
"I'm going to see Elsa's situation, so I won't bother you."
After saying that, he stood up and left.
"Mr. Merlin."
Zatanna's voice rang behind Merlin, who turned around and looked at Zatanna in confusion:
"Is there anything else?"
"Can you invite you here tonight?"
Zatanna felt her ears getting hot. She quickly found a reason and then stammered:
"About magic, those obscure mystical knowledge, I want to take this opportunity to ask you some questions I have encountered."
"Is it evening?"
Merlin frowned.
Riven should have fallen asleep at night. Without Riven's help, he, the "master of mysticism", would probably be exposed by Zatanna as soon as he opened his mouth. But after thinking for a while, Merlin nodded and said to Zatanna:
"Then I'll come here at nine o'clock tonight after dinner."
"Um."
Zatanna, who lowered her head to drink soup to cover up her red cheeks, responded. After a while, she heard Merlin pushing the door and leaving. She sighed, put down the bowl in her hand, and took out the parchment again.
She looked at the parchment and said:
"Are you satisfied now?"
There was no response from the parchment.
This is normal, it is just a piece of paper, and when there is no problem, it is no different from other papers.
Merlin walked down the stairs and into the room on the first floor. Mrs. Bloodstone was standing in front of the silver creature cabin. She looked at her daughter in the creature cabin, and her face looked a little worried.
"Ersha will be fine, madam."
Merlin whispered:
"She is an optimistic and strong person, and she will survive."
"Pattacking others on the shoulders and telling others that everything will be fine is indeed much easier than facing the cruel reality, Mr. Merlin."
Mrs. Bloodstone said in a cold tone:
"But we can't always escape from reality. My daughter is going through some change, and we don't know whether it's good or bad. For me, it's a blow. After my husband disappeared, I was facing the risk of losing my daughter again. Maybe I should have made up my mind to bring her from New York to France."
"She will lose her freedom, but it's much better than she is now."
Faced with Mrs. Bloodstone’s statement, Merlin could not refute it. He could only stay quietly beside Mrs. Bloodstone and look at his friends lying in the biological compartment.
When Elsa was following her around, Merlin didn't worry about her. This was probably because when Elsa appeared in Merlin's life a few years ago, she had always maintained a stronger image than ordinary people.
She and Merlin have fought vampires, have been serving as a mystery affairs consultant for SHIELD, and have been performing her duties.
In Merlin's mind, Elsa is a trustworthy subordinate, a very independent friend who is enough to protect himself, and a very optimistic girl who wants to get close to him.
She would also help Merlin take care of Riven and Lorna, and even help Merlin clean up the room, and occasionally cook a few weird meals.
All this seemed ordinary, but until Elsa suddenly fell down, Merlin suddenly realized that she had occupied a very important position in her life.
Except Carol, no woman could bring him this familiar feeling.
Regarding Carol's memory, it is more of a man's persistent impression of the first woman in his life. Compared to the fleeting feelings with Carol, Elsa is more like moistening things silently. As time goes by, she has left a special impression in Merlin's heart that belongs only to her.
“I will take care of Elsa.”
To be continued...