Brat

As for the child who had fallen into the water, given Angel's temperament, he did not mind lending a hand.

However, from the surrounding villagers, Angel learned that his earlier guess had indeed been correct. Kumor had brought this entirely upon himself. He had initially dived underwater on purpose to scare the other children, refusing to come back up. By the time he wanted to surface, this accident had happened.

A brat like that needed a lesson. Angel felt that becoming bait for a sea beast was a fine piece of instant karma.

Thus, he did not act immediately. He merely stood behind the crowd and watched coldly. No matter how fast that sea beast was, could it possibly be faster than Toby?

He waited calmly for this disaster to leave a heavy stroke upon brat Kumor's life. Yet unexpectedly, someone came charging halfway through, heedless of their own life, to save him.

And that person was Duru.

Angel shook his head, deeply disapproving of Duru's actions.

Kindness and evil, warmth and indifference—when it came to all living things, they were merely matters of choice. From a position of absolute rationality, there was no right or wrong, only one's own decision.

To a great extent, influenced by Jon's Earth education, Angel leaned toward the White Wizard faction of order and rules.

Yet even so, Angel still felt that Duru's actions were irrational.

If Duru had only been facing an ordinary beast, it would have been one thing. With human wisdom and skill, even against a powerful shark-whale, he might not necessarily lose. If he put his compassion and passion to use, perhaps he truly could create a miracle.

But Duru was now facing a transcendent sea beast. At present, he was only an ordinary person. What gave him the right