Shade stood beside the Corpse Ghoul, preparing to cast a spell:
"Miss Larson, it seems this thing was the one knocking on the door. I'll take care of it. This way, we won't have to worry about Mrs. Reinhart being woken up in the middle of the night again. The next time I go to the castle, I'll ask that maid just how many other strange things, besides living people, have escaped from there."
"Meow~"
"I know, I know. Once this is dealt with, we'll have lunch right away. Little Mia, isn't your biological clock a little too punctual?"
Both the body and soul of this Mutated Ghoul were far too weak, so Shade's Time Stop could trap it for quite a while. He kept the ghoul frozen in time and raised his hand, summoning a ball of blazing fire. But the girl beside him tugged at his sleeve just then.
"What is it?"
Miss Larson looked at the corpse lying on the ground and said quietly, somewhat embarrassed:
"I want to try to restore its sanity completely, or at least let it speak with us. Since its soul is still there, theoretically it can still communicate with us. It's acting like a beast because that chill has frozen its soul stiff. It might not even realize that it's already dead. It's too pitiful. I want to help it."
She had thought Shade would refuse, or explain why what she wanted to do was meaningless. She knew herself that dealing with the corpse directly was the best course of action. But Shade merely thought for a moment before nodding in agreement.
The Flame in Hand vanished:
"You can try to wake it up. I'll help from the side. But this counts as you commissioning me to do something, so you'll