Ever since old Nigelman drove away the rats, the castle has become completely peaceful at night.
Kidd was a little uncomfortable with the calmness. At this time two days ago, he was still struggling to avoid all kinds of weird things.
Although he had nothing to do, Kidd, who was still afraid to sleep, simply began to review the rat plague incident in the castle in the past few days.
On the first night, the attackers were the swineherd and a group of crazy and chaotic rats. The deepest impression those rats left on Kidd was the sounds that could evoke emotions in people's hearts.
The next night, you can first divide it into dreams and reality.
In the dream, the strange rat and Tomie engaged in a fierce fight, and if I remember correctly, Tomie should have had the upper hand at that time.
In reality, the rat plague still found Tomie, but this time Tomie's situation was not good. She was just relying on her immortal body to hold on, and even this immortal body was threatened by the white flesh.
If the morning sunshine hadn't driven away the rats, Tomie might have been bitten to death by the rats, although she eventually died at Kid's hands.
The third day, which is today, can also be divided into two groups.
The first group was Claude. It was obvious that he was the swineherd who came to find Kidd on the first day. The changes caused by exposure to sunlight had completely exposed him.
The second batch was the rat plague that was driven away by old Nigelman. These rats had physical bodies, blood, and internal organs. They were not very strong, but had good teeth. The main threat was the white flesh that parasitized in their bodies.
Before today, Kidd had always considered the two species of mice to be the same, but facts have proven that this view was wrong.
The rats that entangled Claude and could not be driven away by old Nigelman and the rats that were easily driven away by old Nigelman were two completely different existences, although they were the same thing in the eyes of the main god space.
After calming down, Kidd discovered a problem. That is, due to the addition of Claude and old Nigelman, he had not had a direct confrontation with the rats today. In this case, it was difficult to distinguish the strength of the rats today compared with yesterday. There was no way, he could only hope that the rats would leave more traces in the morning.
After dawn, sunlight shone through the window and shone on the cover of the book, causing the cover to change dramatically.
Claude, who was curled up in the corner, stood up holding the black cat. The environment around him changed from next to the corpse to the small house that Kidd saw at night. Old Nigelman's ears were half drooping, and his right paw was swinging in the air, looking very lazy.
Putting the book aside for the moment, Kidd opened his door and checked the situation outside.
The rat hair and blood that should have been left outside the door disappeared with the arrival of day, leaving only traces of bites.
The door, which used to be in good condition, has now become more than half thinner, and the wooden boards are covered with tooth marks left by rats.
After searching for a long time, Kidd finally found a few slightly clearer tooth marks in a dead corner. These were probably the tooth marks left on the inside of the door by the first few mice that were about to rush in and were killed by Kidd's door.
After finding the teeth marks, Kidd used pen and paper to record the depth of the marks on the wood. In the absence of a head-on confrontation, he could only judge the situation of the mouse by collecting these side marks.
After checking inside and out and not finding any other better targets, Kidd had to give up. Fortunately, his teammates could make judgments, so he was not completely blind.
After doing all this, Kidd returned to the room and began to read the book.
The author of this book is Claude Delapore, the poor guy who became a swineherd. The beginning of the book is similar to the description in the Book of Mysteries, but this one is more detailed.
The book mentions that with the help of some scholars and archaeologists, Claude successfully opened the altar and entered the abyss of horror, the place full of human evil. It was because of witnessing those things that Claude became what he is now.
The story should have ended here.
Implicated in the sins committed by the Delapore family over the past thousand years, Claude completely lost his mind and humanity, and was transformed into a swineherd and forever imprisoned in the horrible Delapore family castle.
And old Nigelman will be the only one who continues to accompany Claude in this place until he dies or is completely assimilated.
The turning point of all this happened just a few days ago. A violent collision shook the whole world, and this shaking unexpectedly awakened the last bit of humanity that Claude still had in old Nigelman.
After waking up, Claude found that the castle he was hiding in was no longer in the original place, but next to a town that was completely unfamiliar to him.
Although he changed places, the curse still followed Claude closely. It wouldn't be long before Claude turned back into his ugly and evil appearance again.
Therefore, Claude's only thought now is to die peacefully.
The book also gives Kidd a possible way to get rid of his worries, which is to directly destroy the altar in the cellar.
Seeing this, Kidd sighed and closed the book silently.
From a personal point of view, Kidd sympathized with Claude. He had done nothing wrong, but was inexplicably implicated by his ancestors and ended up in his current state.
At the same time, he also wanted to help Claude fulfill his last wish, because if he fell into the same situation one day, he would also hope that someone could help him get rid of it.
But reality is always cruel.
After staying in this world for three days, Kidd clearly realized that his strength was not enough to be a hero.
The weirdness of that altar is definitely the most terrible in the whole town. Even if Kidd wants to be a hero and is not afraid of death, he still has to consider the safety of his teammates.
Compared to Busujima Yaji, Claude is just a person worthy of sympathy in Kidd's heart, and his importance is not as important as this teammate in his natural position.
After closing the book, old Nigelman glanced at Kidd, then turned over nonchalantly and continued to nestle in Claude's arms.
Its meaning was quite simple. It would be best if it could be freed. If there was really no other way, it would stay with Claude until the last moment of his life.
This deep feeling made Kidd feel deeply moved.
Just because of the loyalty shown by old Nigelman, Kidd has to think more and consider whether it is possible to have the best of both worlds.