The Angry Water God

Nathan brought up the rear.

He believed his mentor would surely be able to save Little Mina. He just didn't know what method he would use.

Mina had been an ordinary person, transformed into her current state by witchcraft potions and experimentation... Although Nathan hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he could guess from Paul's description that Mina's current appearance must be truly horrifying.

Even if Thor could save her, would she really be able to return to an ordinary life afterward?

Paul had always been so careful to protect his daughter, but in the end, he might still have to let this little girl witness the cruelty and terror of the Wizard World before her time.

With that thought, Nathan slowly entered the room, sweet on the outside but sinister within.

Then he saw Paul, who had rushed in first, standing frozen in the doorway. Nero, right behind him, had his mouth hanging open, as if he'd seen something truly terrifying.

"As expected... Little Mina can't go back to how she was."

Nathan took a deep breath and prepared himself before taking that final step and looking into the room.

The first thing he saw was the back of a little girl.

It had to be Mina.

She was wearing a red dress, just as she had when she was kidnapped. The only difference was that the red of the fabric seemed a little deeper than before.

Then Nathan saw that the wound on Mina's head was gone, but where her ears had been, there was now a pair of white wings.

The wings weren't large, about the size of a pigeon's, but they looked softer in texture, like cotton.

"M-Mina?" Paul finally came to his senses and called out the girl's name gently.

He carefully arranged his