I Can Copy Curses

Chapter 101: 101. Young Master

'I will only absorb the four cores and will keep the last one when I need to upgrade.

Orion thought as he put his hands on the cores.

[Does the host want to absorb the mutagen?]

'Yes.'

[Does the host want to absorb the mutagen?]

'Yes.'

[Does the host want to absorb the mutagen?]

'Yes.'

[Does the host want to absorb the mutagen?]

'Yes.'

He absorbed the mutagens from the four cores but didn't feel any difference, like how he would feel stronger when he absorbed the core as a whole.

'It seems I'll only get the benefits when I complete my upgrade process.'

He thought as he took the fifth core in his hand, and again, the notification to absorb the mutagen came, but Orion rejected it and put the core inside the shirt he wore.

After that, he went back into the wall and continued to explore the different rooms he found along the wall.

***

After spending an hour or so searching all the rooms he could, he didn't find anything like the Space Tear. While most of the rooms were occupied by the guards, the rooms that didn't have anyone living appeared as empty as a blank piece of paper.

But Orion did scout the whole castle, and from that, he got the basic structure of it. There were three sections of it, and he only checked the middle one. There was the top section and the bottom section.

Thinking of the bottom section, he recalled seeing a staircase leading deep underground when he escaped from the prison. Now that he thought about it, the probability of finding Space Tear at the bottom is high.

'It's a precious thing—a cosmic wonder, so it shouldn't be in a place where everyone can see it.'

He didn't know what cosmic wonders were, but if he had the Space Tear, he would definitely hide it in a place where nobody would find it.

'I wonder why she was searching like an idiot in plain sight.'

He thought, but he felt glad about that because of her, he also searched the other rooms and found himself those precious cores.

Drip! Drip! Drip!

The sound of blood dripping to the floor sounded when, miraculously, all the blood around his finger and the one that dropped below started to flow up and gather together to form a condensed ball of blood.

"Arrow."

An arrow was released from the mass of the ball of blood, and it went straight at the position where Orion stood.

Seeing that blood-red arrow zooming towards him, Orion quickly moved along the wall, but to his surprise, the arrow followed him.

'Whatever, since he already knows I am here, there is no point in hiding.'

He gave up trying to dodge and stood there as the blood-red arrow came and destroyed the wall and then passed right through him.

As the walls got destroyed, the red-haired guy finally saw that the one who hid in the wall was a fourteen-year-old kid.

"A kid?" He exclaimed in surprise. He had thought that a person who could sneak into this castle and move around without anyone noticing would be an expert, but after seeing that person was a kid, he felt surprised.

"How did you get in here?" He asked. "The restricted space should also work against your ability. So, it's impossible that you can come here."

"I guess I am a mysterious guy," Orion shrugged. "But what about you? You seem pretty chill for a guy talking to a person who is invading your own house."

The red-haired guy blinked at Orion's words. He then shook his head vigorously, as if coming to his senses.

"How dare you invade this Young Master's castle?" He said this, his head held high, looking at Orion as if he were looking at an ant. "You shall be punished to death for this."

Orion titled his head in response. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry at this.

'This guy is too funny.'

He thought, smiling at him.

"You know that was super cringe-worthy and edgy," he said, looking at him. "You should try to lower your threat and work on your posture a bit."

"I see." The red-haired guy nodded in understanding. "I have been working on this since I was a child, but I just can't perfect it like my brothers and sisters. They appeared as though they were born with this arrogant and haughty look, unlike me."

"You could also become one," Orion said solemnly. "You just need more practice."

The red-haired guy nodded, and at that moment, he remembered the main problem.

"Seriously, though, what are you doing here?" He asked, looking at Orion.

"It's a long story," Orion sighed.