Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 738

Chapter 738: Chapter 738 - Taming the Fifth Year - Stars of the Past - Half Truths - 2

Selphira looked at him for a long moment.

Then released a laugh.

Genuine... Almost hysterical.

The sound was unexpected to Ren. Even inappropriate given the gravity of the subject, but for Selphira somehow perfect for the absurdity of the situation.

"Of course you did... Of course." She shook her head, still laughing. "Sirius is going to die when he finds out I didn’t keep our promise and a student reached where he did using just a Bronze mantis..."

The laughter contained layers.

Amusement at Ren’s audacity.

Respect for his capability.

Perhaps a slight concern about what it meant for his future when as a student he could accomplish what should be impossible so often.

She calmed, but her amusement didn’t completely leave her eyes.

"And what did you see there?"

Ren explained his deductions...

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Afterwards, something in Selphira’s expression softened.

"You cross-referenced... Between what Luna said and what you saw."

She showed her recognition of the factual and unbiased methodology by opening her eyes slightly bigger.

"Yes."

"And?"

"And I believe Sirius lied to her.... Not completely. But he surely omitted many important things." Ren looked at her directly. "That’s why I’m here, I need to know what happened exactly if I want to fix the whole thing."

The full truth.

Not the filtered version given to the grieving daughter. Not a sanitized story designed to protect children from themselves, but the actual events with all their horror intact.

Selphira studied his face.

Looking for evidence of readiness, perhaps. Proof he could handle what she was about to reveal without doing something catastrophically stupid.

"You know what surprises me most?" she said finally. "It’s not that you went to the cave, nor that you found Sirius or even that Luna confided her story to you."

She stepped closer.

"It’s that you’re here, so calm and controlled. Asking reasonable questions."

Her gaze intensified.

"Instead of having transformed into that black monster that appears when you decide something is unjust and needs to be ’fixed’ immediately..."

The reference to the time he attacked her and Julius was obvious. To the form he took when rage overwhelmed his reason.

If it was possible that a strong sense of justice became a similar weapon that destroyed obstacles without considering consequences...

Ren looked away...

The acknowledgment was silent. Admission that she’d identified his weakness. His tendency was indeed toward an overwhelming response when confronted with injustice...

But that was before.

"It won’t happen again, I’ll keep full control."

"Good. Sirius kinda broke a promise too... So I guess I’ll tell you what I know about that door..."

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