The cheerful, peaceful atmosphere instantly turned icy after Alfred said those words.
"Woof, woof, woof!"
Kevin barked excitedly as he spun rapidly in place, almost leaving afterimages.
If Kallen heard that, would I have any hope of having the next layer of the seal removed in this lifetime?
Compared to Kevin's loss of composure, Alfred remained very calm. He even deliberately picked up a sugar cube with a small pair of tongs, dropped it into his coffee, then picked up a spoon and stirred slowly.
People all changed. One of the more positive kinds of change was growth.
Alfred had gone from his absolute confidence, early on, that he could fight Dis to a standstill,
to breaking out in a cold sweat when he heard Dis say he was coughing a little because he had used a forbidden spell,
to collapsing to the ground in fright after personally witnessing Master Dis condense a Godhead Fragment as easily as drinking water, then seal an Evil God inside a dog.
If, when they left Ruilan for Vien, Kallen had merely been a handsome, presentable young man with experience working at a Funeral Society, then Alfred had been much the same: in truth, just the "Radio Fairy" of Puer's nickname for him;
now, he could help his young master keep a special eye on Raniedal.
This was a warning, a very blunt, very clear warning, even one that strained to find a pretext merely for the sake of delivering it;
Alfred knew that, and Kevin knew it too;
if talking about putting a dog in its place sounded rather unimpressive, then putting an Evil God in his place immediately raised it to another level.
Kevin finally stopped spinning, looked at Alfred, and began panting.
Alfred bent down and, imitating Philomina earlier, met Kevin's