Chapter 456 "Gift From The Pride"

After being silent for a while, Pride glanced at Sean with his huge eyes.

"You are very smart."

Sean's mouth curled up. It seemed that he hadn't hidden his little thoughts from him, but Pride hadn't realized it before, and only now did he realize that Sean was just acting.

But Pride was not angry, nor did he expose Sean's thoughts, nor did he take back his previous promise. This is enough to prove that the matters are important.

Moreover, this probably showed some of his approval of Sean.

Sean didn't care about it; he rested his hands on the railing leisurely and said freely, "Thank you for your compliment. However, people have always said that about me since I was a child. Does this mean that we have reached a consensus?"

"You are indeed smart, and you have always understood what you want." Pride said, "But you will never understand what you are about to face."

Sean replied, "The two of us better not repeat what has already been repeated."

"What are you going to say?"

Sean snapped his fingers, "I can't trust your promise 100%, but at least it's something. Besides, since you're going to fully wake up, it proves that you have a goal."

Looking into Pride's eyes, Sean shrugged, "Don't look at me like that. I know I'm not qualified to talk about those things; I'm not worthy enough for you."

"Saying these things will not bring you any benefits," Pride said.

"I'm happy to say that." Sean said with a smile.

Pride glanced him up and down again, "You borrowed my strength and helped me accomplish some things. For you, you may be an outstanding being. For us—"

Sean spread his hands, "What's the point of saying that? You're still in my body, and your power can't be exerted without my permission."

Pride did not speak. Seemed to be thinking about something.

Sean continued, "You mentioned just now that Sloth is a traitor, right? I think you want to punish the traitor after you fully wake up. Why don't I make some plans for you in advance, such as investigating more news? That may be a trivial thing to you, but a small good thing is also a good thing, right?"

"In exchange, your knowledge, your mastery of power, and your control of magic power, which are just small things to you, can be given to me. It doesn't seem like a big deal to give it to me, right?"

"Besides, no matter what your real plans are, before you fully awaken, although we have a parasitic and host relationship, we can reach a cooperative relationship."

After saying all this, Sean lazily leaned against the railing, waiting for Pride's answer. He is confident that his words can lure him.

Pride has a good intelligence. He can fully understand the meaning of what Sean said. Grindelwald taught him to

Sure enough, as Sean expected, Pride raised his huge head after a short while.

"Interesting proposal. Very well, I agree with your proposal."

Sean laughed, "It seems that we have reached a deal?"

"For the time being, you can think it that way."

Sean didn't mind about it, he said lightly, "Let's talk something we can talk about first?"

"Ask your question."

"About the Sloth. Why can ordinary wizards borrow his power? Three wizards have borrowed this power, and those three people behaved strangely as if they were sharing the same consciousness."

Sean described Thomas' situation in detail.

Pride replied, "The power of the Sloth is not borrowed."

Sean frowned, "I felt something was wrong, and you should feel it too."

"On the surface, they show its power," Pride explained to him, "You should be able to feel that you are almost immune to all kinds of magic while I am recovering."

Sean nodded. All kinds of magic are almost ineffective for him, whether it's Stephanie's bewitching eyes or the hypnotic eyes of the Wampus cat.

He even resisted the gaze of the basilisk once. Although Sean didn't die afterward, he could vaguely feel that even if he was directly stared at by the basilisk again, it wouldn't cause any serious damage. His resistance is getting stronger and stronger, and he may be completely immune.

"This is the manifestation of my power on you. If I use the simplest words to describe it, it is that my power that is interwoven with your own magic power."

Sean nodded.

"What they use might not be the real power of the Sin, but the transformed superficial manifestation of the power." Sean said after thinking about it, "However, in my understanding, even the most superficial power can only leave the host to use some part of it."

"You are correct. You can only borrow part of it." Pride said.

"But how do they do it?"

"Because Sloth didn't wake up at all."

Sean frowned, "Didn't wake up at all? Like, in the soul world of Sloth's host, Sloth don't even appear like you and talk to me?"

"Yes, even if Sloth is a traitor, but as the leader, I should be able to lead him. After I fully wake up, the rest will slowly wake up and regain their strength."

Sean said with some doubt, "Since Sloth has not awakened... huh? You said that it is because of this that they can borrow the power. Can I think that they forcibly extracted the power from his sleeping state?"

Pride replied, "Yes, your way of thinking is correct. It is because Sloth has not awakened that it is possible to borrow his power forcefully."

"So that's how it is..." Sean nodded and asked again, "Why does my magic power change after having contact with Thomas and the others?"

"Your magic power's resonance is on the same level. After a while, your magic power will return to its original state," Pride explained briefly.

"I see. In order to continue borrowing the power of Sloth, should those people suppress its awakening and continue to let it sleep?" Sean asked.

"If they want to keep borrowing it, yes."

Sean nodded and looked at Pride, "So, what should I do with them?"

Pride smiled for the first time, but he used Sean's face; his smile was different from Sean's usual smile. His smile was full of oppression and disdain, "You are too weak. Wait until you are stronger, and then talk to me about this more. Take this information as my gift to you."

Sean shrugged, "But I have a lot of other questions."

"Why should I answer you?" Pride chuckled lightly and sank straight into the magma.

"Hey—" Sean yelled twice, but Pride stopped replying.

"Boring—" Sean nuzzled his lips.

Not long after Sean finished speaking, a magic ball rose slowly from the magma lake. The voice of Pride echoed.

"I allow you to borrow more of my power as a means of saving your life."

Sean looked at the magic ball, and the method of using magic power that he had never learned naturally appeared in his mind.

He can even clearly feel that as long as he wants, he can borrow part of the power of Pride at any time. Although this power is only a drop in the bucket compared to what Pride has, for Sean's current level, it can almost directly double his power.

This can almost be said to be a backup power enhancer without cooldown and usage restrictions.

The voice of Pride sounded again, "Our cooperation has been achieved. You can borrow part of my power at any time. I can guarantee that this power will not do you any harm. Do you dare to use it?"

Sean stared at the huge magic ball with mixed feelings in his heart. He and Pride are both collaborators and greatest enemies.

When Pride fully awakens, Sean will no longer be Sean. Even if he has made a promise, Sean's soul will be kept. But what about the others? Pride did not make any promises about this.

In other words, Sean still has to face Pride in the end, either to control the power or save his own soul. In the face of that huge magic ball, this "gift" from Pride needs to be put in quotation marks. If Pride has other plans, the more Sean borrows this power, the more his resistance against Pride may be in the future.

This could very well be a ticking time bomb.

Pride saw Sean was cautious.

"You're a kind fellow, aren't you?" Sean gritted his teeth.

The allure of this power is as great as the risk!

"I can't use it now. I have enough cards. There are many things I can't handle even at this moment."

Sean controlled his gaze away from the item. He took one last look at the magma, closed his eyes, and his body disappeared on the edge of the island.

Not long after Sean left, the magma lake shook again. A giant hand stretched out the magma and then clenched it tightly again.

The crack in the sky is slowly repairing itself. A long sound echoed in the world. When Sean opened his eyes again, the first thing he checked was his condition.

Normal as usual.

The coin is reliable, and this time, he went in for a long talk, and Pride didn't make any weird moves. Sean relaxed a little and looked aside.

The Lloyds were still lying there motionless.

"These people can't just be left alone, but that guy didn't tell me how to save these two people..." Sean held his chin with some difficulty.

Just as he was hesitating, there was a knock on the door. Sean walked over to open it, and an old man stood at the door.

"Oh, Sean, you are here." Dumbledore said with a smile.