"All right."
Seeing Dago's resolute attitude, Ewakuai said nothing more.
The two turned around and stopped at another corner of the square.
There stood an enormous black wolf statue that radiated a ferocious aura.
Dago narrowed his eyes as information automatically surfaced in his mind.
He recalled the semi-ethereal Ghost Wolf Ewakuai had transformed into after revealing all his trump cards during the Prodigy Battle.
Was this the source of that power?
The spiritual shaman advancement path he had chosen?
"Wolf Chieftain."
Ewakuai broke the dead silence. "Like Dragon Chieftain Bahafus, he is one of the three grandmasters of the soul transformation system. He is the one who granted me this inheritance trial."
Facing the enormous wolf statue, Ewakuai pressed his palms together.
His usual disguise faded away, leaving only near-fanatical respect and devotion.
"Next, I will formally enter the trial."
"What do I need to do?" Dago asked flatly, getting straight to the point.
At last, he had raised the question. In the world of wizards, understanding the stakes of an Equivalent Exchange was more important than blind kindness.
With a flick of his wrist, Ewakuai's Spatial Ring flashed faintly.
A rough object covered in dark patterns, shaped somewhat like a millstone, appeared in his palm.
"While I enter the trial, watch over my Soul Disc."
He handed the stone mill toward Dago, his voice tightening slightly. "If the Soul Disc reverses, turn it back to its original position for me."
"That's all?" Dago did not take it immediately.
Only half the information had been given.
The simpler the request, the more lethal the hidden price often was.
Ewakuai froze.
He shook his head and remained silent for a long time.
When he raised his head again, he stared fixedly at Dago with an incomparably serious expression.
"Forgive me,