[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-diary-of-a-dead-wizard":3,"chapter-diary-of-a-dead-wizard-diary-of-a-dead-wizard-chapter-16":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Diary of a Dead Wizard",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1380387,1828,"Chapter 16: I Don’t Need Special Services","diary-of-a-dead-wizard-chapter-16",16,"\u003Cp>“Sir, thank you for saving me.” Saul climbed up from the floor. His legs were still a little weak, but he forced himself to stand and look the pink-bandaged man in the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“New apprentice, until you have enough knowledge and power, don’t stay in the East Tower alone. At night, only your dorm is safe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was low but incredibly clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry, sir. I didn’t kno—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t say you’ve seen me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul was cut off before he could finish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pink bandaged man raised a hand and waved. A gentle breeze brushed past Saul, causing him to blink instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he opened his eyes again, he found himself standing outside Dorm 604.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly glanced both ways down the corridor. The flickering candlelight cast a dim glow, and everything was silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midnight had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue hourglass instantly flipped. The sand that had just filled it began falling again. Time resumed its slow passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the eleventh floor of the West Tower, two dormitory doors opened simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mark stepped from his dim room into the even dimmer corridor, looking toward the door diagonally across from his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Midnight’s passed. Our deal ends here. I’ll only act once whether he lives or dies; he’s just my junior from now on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no impatience on Mark’s face, nor even a hint of a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sid stepped out from the dorm across the hall, his expression slightly amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, that was the agreement. But don’t you want to know why I’m so dead set on killing that kid?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.” Mark turned and slammed his door shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a bore. People who hang around corpses all day are all like that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sid’s golden hair looked dull in the faint candlelight. He lowered his head, the flickering light and shadows slicing across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For an instant, his expression twisted then settled back into a dark calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That diary must be on him. It only reappears when its previous owner dies. Damn kid, your only crime is being too lucky. The diary I searched for all these years just landed in your lap.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sid’s right hand closed and opened as if recalling the exact sensation of gripping the hardcover book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad it was only after he flung it that he realized it was the very thing he’d been searching for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he kicked over Saul’s body and frantically searched it, the diary was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Saul started breathing again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one explanation: the diary had saved him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at Saul’s childish face, Sid had countless times imagined personally killing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to his grandfather’s notes, the diary would never go to someone who killed its master with their own hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would have to make other plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sid slowly backed into his dorm and shut his eyes tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diary of a Dead Wizard… What’s your secret? Why did my grandfather kill all his friends and family just to get you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sid was full of questions but also utterly determined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever had driven such a brilliant man to madness, he had to have it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a day of chaos, danger, and madness, Saul still had to wake up early for class the next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life can be so cruel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was past midnight now, and he forced himself to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the terrifying scene in the lab kept replaying in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that lab incident connected to Senior Mark? And why did he try to kill me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was that pink-bandaged man? Could he be one of the five mentors?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Calling him the pink-bandaged man feels kinda rude,” Saul tried distracting himself with irrelevant thoughts to stay alert. “He was so powerful, just wiped out all those monsters in a flash. Let’s call him Big Pink.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drowsiness began to settle in, and Saul felt himself drifting off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock knock knock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it morning already? Is Keli here to wake me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul scrambled up and turned up the lamp only to find it was just past 1 a.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock knock knock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knocking continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul didn’t want to get up. After what he’d been through, he was jumpy and on edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person outside the door couldn't wait any longer and called softly. The voice turned out to be the maid from the daytime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul went to the door and opened it just a crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, it was her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wore a silky pink cloak that draped over her shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only her beautiful face and pale neck were visible, and below that… It seemed she wore nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul stood behind the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you want?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir,” she smiled, a blush creeping across her cheeks, “I know you’re young, but don’t you want to… touch me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she raised her hand. The silk slid smoothly off her bare skin and fell to her feet, revealing—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A carved wooden body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul instantly backed up and tried to slam the door shut. But she stuck her head through, her face wedged in the crack, only her mouth visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips opened wide, screaming—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Help me… Kill me! Kill me! Kill me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock knock knock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still knocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul’s eyes flew open as he gasped for breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dream?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leapt from bed and turned up the lamp, checking the hourglass clock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>12:30 a.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It really had been a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul grabbed the crystal orb by the table and crept toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who’s out there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t need special services,” Saul said loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…It’s me. Kongsha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul hesitated. How could he be sure it really was Kongsha?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn’t stay locked inside forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cracked the door just wide enough to slam it shut if needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside stood a woman in a hooded gown, her delicate chin the only part of her face visible, lips downturned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lady Kongsha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped aside. Kongsha walked straight in and sat in Saul’s chair, pulling down her hood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her head was still terrifying, but after what Saul had just survived in the lab, he could now face it calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve had quite the thrilling apprentice life. That young and someone’s already trying to get in your bed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kongsha crossed her legs, resting her elbow on one and her cheek in her hand, her sensual, graceful figure fully on display.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for that half-head, she was far more alluring than any maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You finally came to see me,” Saul said, closing the door behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now you understand your situation, don’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you mean the fact that, for some reason, my strongest elemental sense was changed to dark element… then yeah, I think I get it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph.” Kongsha gave a cold snort. “You thought your elemental sense was impressive? If not for my help, you might not even have picked a main element.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul paused. What she said was probably true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had sensed all elemental particles during meditation but weakly with each one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked up to Kongsha, softening his tone. “Senior Kongsha, are you here to help me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course. What, you think I came to offer you special services?” Her smirk was icy as she held out her hand, revealing a small vial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same medicine she’d given him before to treat his injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior, what is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A potion that temporarily enhances your sensitivity to dark elements.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the stuff I drank last time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not exactly. This one is different. You take a drop before meditating each day. It will keep your perception heightened for a few hours. After a month of adaptation, I’ll give you a new one to help you reach 10 joules of magic in the first test.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How does she know I need 10 joules in the first test? Who told her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul stared at the potion in front of him. He was tempted but didn’t accept it right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior, can I ask… does it have any side effects?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1334,"2026-06-05T22:22:08.591Z",1,"novelbin.me","d8960f4f928bede80f10c651af65b64abedc36f4c85ad89a78322541a2bc44cc","diary-of-a-dead-wizard-chapter-17","diary-of-a-dead-wizard-chapter-15",1037,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdiary-of-a-dead-wizard-cover.jpg"]