Kobold Wizard's Journal

Chapter 229 Door and Key
"Cough cough, ah ah ee..."

Tuzel the rabbit waved its hands in agony, but after a few attempts, its hands fell limp, as if it had lost all its strength. But from its blinking big eyes, it was clear that it hadn't lost consciousness; it had simply given up struggling.

Ruger sat under a tree that looked reasonably pleasing to the eye. The wounds on his face and arms had mostly healed, but there were two more serious ones on his shoulders and waist that were extremely difficult to heal. On the way, he simply used a Lesser Sharpness spell to cut away the flesh in those two places, which actually made the healing process easier.

He surveyed the rising light emanating from the rabbit hutch, then lowered his head to meditate.

His mental energy recovers very quickly, mainly to replenish the temporary spell slots and avoid being caught off guard in case of emergencies. A little meditation helps him recover, and the tension and fatigue disappear.

When he opened his eyes, he saw that he wasn't the only one meditating in the woods near the cabin.

It was clear that everyone had a very lively time during that period.

“That’s very interesting,” Vito said.

Ruger also noticed the anomaly.

Several wizard apprentices were glaring fiercely at the rabbit.

This naturally included the Nightmare Wizard Apprentice and the fat man who followed the path of faith. The Demon Wizard Apprentice also stood to the side, occasionally stretching his arms. As for the other wizard apprentices, they were those who hadn't shown themselves before, but they didn't appear weak either.

An old woman in the distance was lying on the recliner that belonged to the rabbit, resting with her eyes closed.

The rabbit Tuzel had escaped her clutches, but was lying on the ground, and judging from its movements, it would be difficult for it to even get up.

"Noble spirits, where is the key you promised?"

"The fat apprentice who believes in the path of wizardry said softly."

Tuzel the rabbit lay on the ground, tilted its head to look at them, and smiled, "I've already given it to you, my lovely little wizard apprentices. Tuzel said it was for you, and it is for you. Tuzel has done what it said it would do..."

Ruger leaned against the tree and carefully scanned the area. He found a golden key on the ground, right at the feet of the Nightmare Wizard Apprentice. The ugly dog, which had no eyes or ears, even made a sniffing motion, as if it had a nose.

"I need a real key."

"That's what the Nightmare Wizard Apprentice said."

“This is the truth, the one you’ve been fighting for, the one you first saw… the one you’ve always longed for, and I, Tuzel, am not lying to you about this.”

The rabbit put on an innocent look.

"Why can't we get into the house? You're not going to tell me it's because the door is broken, are you?" the Nightmare Apprentice said slowly.

“Hehehe, of course not, of course not,” said the rabbit. “Because that key couldn’t have let you in beforehand. Strictly speaking, I don’t know what it is. It’s been stuck in my teeth for a long time, blocking my back molars. It was really uncomfortable. It probably got in there while I was eating… I just took it out this time to play a little joke on you…”

Rabbit Tuzel chuckled as he spoke.

Ruger thought to himself that it had said it would not lie, that it had noble spiritual blood, and that the fact that those wizard apprentices could believe it meant that what the rabbit Tuzel said was true.

The wizard apprentices fell silent, whether it was the few surrounding the rabbit or the majority waiting around the hut.

“The price! The price, I said it from the beginning,” said Rabbit Tuzel. “I paid a price. I am a noble spirit creature. I paid quite a price for playing this little joke on you. Otherwise, how could I be so exhausted just to wake that silly well a little earlier…”

Rabbit Tuzel muttered, seemingly still quite dissatisfied.

"Hehe, everyone have a laugh. Don't you think this is fun? Why aren't you having fun?"

After muttering to himself, the rabbit spoke loudly again.

The wizarding apprentices remained silent. Besides silence, they seemed to have no other way to deal with this strange rabbit. Although some had died because of its trickery, it hadn't changed anything. "Hey, laugh! You, you all…you are all different, but to me, you're all the same, all wizarding apprentices," the rabbit chuckled. "That's not fair, you know? That's not fair. I can only keep my promises, and you keep deceiving me, deceiving a rabbit who can't lie. I can't remember those faces anymore, but you're all the same, aren't you…you all look alike. I just want you to ask for me. You have three chances to ask, three in total, three for everyone standing by the well…and you can come back here again so soon. Sometimes I've only slept for a moment, and you're back again…"

“Wizard apprentices, wizard apprentices… wizard apprentices are everywhere… I’m always happy when I see you, so happy I can’t sleep, then I get angry… then happy again, then angry again… then happy again…”

Rabbit Tuzel shook his head, talking and laughing, but still couldn't stand up.

“Just like this time, I’m glad I tricked you, but I’m also furious,” the rabbit said. “It shows that I’m not a pure spirit creature. It’s a very sad story that makes me depressed. My damn pride has diminished a little more.”

The light emanating from the rabbit hutch was rising higher and higher, like a slowly rising pillar of light.

The old woman opened her eyes, jumped off the recliner, and went first towards the hut.

All the wizard apprentices stared intently at the room.

This included Luger, but he glanced at it and then looked at the rabbit lying on the ground.

Tuzel the rabbit struggled to support himself on the ground, crawled a short distance, grabbed the recliner with his hands, slowly moved onto it, lay down and rolled over with difficulty before finally letting out a long breath.

But by then no one was paying attention to it anymore; everyone was heading towards the small house.

As usual, it rested its head on its arm and watched silently.

Ruger looked away.

Most of the wizard apprentices were resentful, but they clearly kept their distance from the old woman, including the few who thought highly of themselves.

The pillar of light continued to grow, just like the turbulent hearts of the wizard apprentices.

Ruger glanced to his side; Leiden and Vito both looked eager to try.

Although Vito didn't get detailed information about the house, Ruger could guess from the information he had: another well, another place for rabbits to rest, and another area for growing food. This was obviously inconsistent with the size of the house in front of him. Moreover, the wizard apprentices waiting in front of the house didn't seem to be fighting. This further proved that the house inside was extraordinary. Entering first didn't mean that he was guaranteed to succeed.

Clearly, Leiden and Vito had already anticipated this.

The wizard apprentices' eagerness indicated that they were putting their last chance inside the house.

The light rose into the air and then suddenly disappeared at the edge of the sky, where the clear sky, which had just lit up, suddenly became colorful.

The old woman went first through the broken door of the small house.

One wizard apprentice after another followed closely behind, passing by the rabbit Tuzel's recliner.

The rabbit simply lay there peacefully.

Ruger walked to the back, casually picked up the golden key covered in the rabbit's foul-smelling saliva, and handed it to the rabbit, who simply waved it away.

"I'll give it to you. I don't know what it's good for, you furry little apprentice. It just gets stuck in your teeth," the rabbit said weakly. After thinking for a moment, it added casually, "In exchange, wizard apprentice, could you ask me a question for me?"

Ruger looked at the key in his hand.

“If it’s valuable enough, and I end up standing by the well, I’ll help you ask that question,” Ruger said, walking past it.

The rabbit just pursed its lips, laboriously put its arms back behind its head, and lay down quietly.

(End of this chapter)