My Wife is a Dead Villainess, and I'm Her Living Weapon-Chapter 40: Edict

"Sir Elian, please do not demean me any longer..."

"What did I just say? Paw."

The beast hesitated before moving its front paw, "...Woof."

"KYAAAA!!!!!! S-SHE IS SO CUTE!!!!!"

It was a sight most wouldn't be able to believe. A gigantic wolf that stood over ten-meters placed its massive paw on the knight's hand. All while a ghost circled around the two of them excitedly.

"Sir Elian, is the lady the one you said would be master?"

"Yes. This is Bianca, your owner from this day forward. You will dedicate your life to her just as I do. The day you break this command shall be your last," Elian declared with finality.

Fluffy nodded obediently and prostrated to Bianca. Although she seemed hesitant against it, she calmed down when Elian used a high-grade potion to heal her injuries.

Sticks and carrots work best together.

"Fluffy greets her master..."

Meanwhile, Elian couldn't help but chuckle at Bianca's reaction. Her eyes were teary on the verge of tears and her soul body went zipping around like the wind. Unable to stop herself, Bianca lost all her dignity and threw herself at Fluffy.

Can the two of them even feel each other?

But contrary to what Elian expected, Bianca stuck to Fluffy and kept rubbing her face all over Fluffy's mane. The Snow Wolf Alpha froze in shock unsure of what to do. Like a child who got her favorite toy, Bianca's face melted into a goofy smile as she enjoyed the fluff.

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I can understand, pets have a way of releasing tension. I am so glad you like it, Bianca.

Although Bianca had yet to thank him, just seeing her reaction was enough for Elian. To those who led sad lives, such simple joys were worth their weight in gold.

"Uhm, Sir Elian? What should I do to please master?"

The knight thought for a moment, before replying.

"Nothing, just let her do as she pleases. Your duties now revolve around keeping Bianca happy. I will handle everything else."

"I understand. I have two questions however."

"Oh? Speak."

Fluffy then pointed to spasming group of humans on the floor, "Are they not your companions?"

"No, they are remora."

"I beg your pardon. I do not understand." the beast clarified confused.

"Never mind, what about you? I took out a lot of your fellow wolves. Do you not have a grudge? Were they your harem or something?"

The wolf made a complicated expression as she gazed at the corpses around them.

"I had no affiliation with them. They hung around me desiring to be my mate. But none of them were powerful enough to be of any worth. Besides with the crucible beginning, my focus is on the survival of Fralhame."

"That should be your world, right?"

"Yes. We have come as Fralhame's representatives for this round."

Elian remembered the things he saw in the Red Swarm Tyrant's status. But he didn't want to ruin, Bianca's fun with heavy topics. It was rare for him to see her smiling in bliss.

She must have really liked dogs...

Giving his master some much needed peace, Elian turned to Fluffy and continued.

"We shall speak of it at another time. You said you had two questions. What is the other one?"

"Ah, how should I address you Sir Elian?"

"What do you mean? Just Elian will be fine."

"No, what I meant if Lady Bianca is my master. That makes her the Tyrant candidate, but it is you who carry the mark. Then that makes her your anchor?"

"I honestly do not know what those words mean. Before I answer, please explain them briefly."

"I see. My apologies, a Tyrant is considered the ruler of a dungeon. An Anchor is considered his second command, or his spouse. I was asking if you are my master's Anchor or are you merely her knight?"

At that moment, the sounds of ice cracking resounded. The hairs on Fluffy's neck began to turn solid, choking her.

"Eurk! M-Master?"

Elian couldn't help but laugh as he helped free Fluffy. Bianca seemed too busy and buried her face into the wolf's mane. The boy could see the tips of her ears flushed red.

"I'm just her knight. She saved me. Gave me a reason to keep living. That's enough—for now at least."

"Ho? I see. Then I wish for your swift victory Sir Elian. I have seen the way Master looks....rugh!"

In an instant Fluffy's mouth got sealed in ice. Bianca then glared at Elian while pointing deeper into the dungeon.

"Go. Away. I want to be alone with Fluffy..."

Unable to stop himself, Elian chuckled as he nodded, "I understand, then I will wake Sera's party."

As he turned around, he could hear whispers and a sound like glass cracking.

"Fluffy, we really need to have a serious discussion about etiquette."

"Master, I am from Fralhame. Our courtship is short and passionate. You like him, do you not?"

"AHHH!! KEEP SILENT!"

Haha. Cute.

Elian eventually reached the humans and gingerly tried to wake them. He used one potion to rouse all four awake. The three snow pups that were brainwashed didn't try to escape and just remained in place trembling.

Probably because apart from the ones I left to Ryner, everyone else was killed.

"W-Wha? Sir Pen? What happened to the Alpha?"

"The Wolves! Oh? Why are they still here?"

"Cool it Ryner, reactivate the collars. We would have already died if not for Pen."

"Ow. That hurt like hell."

"[I have tamed her. I have fulfilled my purpose and intend to now head to the boss room. What will you do?]" Elian answered with Sera's phone.

"Huh? Sir Pen, you aren't going to try to kill the boss, are you?"

What kind of question is that? Aren't breakers supposed to kill the bosses?

Seeing Elian's reaction, Bridget made a sigh before elaborating.

"Pen, there is an Edict against this dungeon. Hunting its dungeon boss is something that will get your breaker license revoked."

"[Why would they do that? Dungeons are dangerous right? Breakers were created to close them. Who gave the Edict?]"

Charlie brushed the back of his head and snapped, "What are you twelve? Breakers have even more red tape than the government. If you want to make a living, you need to follow the rules."

"It was quite a shock, but the one who made the Edict is the Truthsong Church. The rest of the Big Three agreed. Smaller guilds like ours couldn't say much."

The moment, Elian heard the name, his blood began to boil. His armor began to morph and resonate. Sharp clicking and striking echoed rapidly.

[Talent: Adamant – activated. Elian Reed is now immune to fear and psychological effects so long as the Talent remains active.]

Once again, Elian's emotions were stripped against his will. The boy began to feel suffocated like he was in a coffin slowly closing.

I am starting to hate Adamant. But I cannot argue with the results.

The humans all had cautious looks at what just happened, but none of them had the courage to ask. Bridget tried to smooth the tension by making small talk.

"If I remember correctly, there are a number of them. All belonging to the Church. Ryner, you got any inside info about it you can share?"

Like a delinquent, Bridget threw her arm over the shorter Ryner and pressed him against her voluptuous chest. Ryner blushed and struggled to keep calm.

"I-I only heard stories. They say that the Church has a way to control the bosses. Brainwashing, I think. This allows them to farm the monsters in the dungeon forever with no danger of a dungeon break."

"Ah, I heard that too. It is why despite having a red gate, humans can come and go." Sera added.

"Tsk. You are all stupid, they are just using the monsters as slaves. Why do you think Snow Wolf meat is so expensive? Practically every part of one sell for thousands of crowns. The bosses themselves order the monsters to follow the breakers."

"W-What?"

Elian turned to see Fluffy with a shocked expression. Bianca was walking beside her. Even from where he stood, he could see Fluffy's body shaking.

"Master, Sir Elian, are what these humans saying true?"

"Sorry, Fluffy I don't know. I only became a breaker recently."

"..."

Bianca said nothing. But the frost around her shimmered—spiking like knives, cold and devoid of any mercy. Tears began to fall from Fluffy's eyes. Her voice lost its strength and turned to sobs.

"The expeditions..."

Neither Bianca nor Elian tried to comfort Fluffy. It didn't take a genius to understand what happened. If Boss Monsters could talk to breakers. Then it was certainly possible.

"My parents joined one of those expeditions... and never came back. I thought they died in glory. But now..."

Her voice cracked.

"They died as livestock."

Fluffy's legs gave out. She collapsed to her knees, trembling, her claws scraping deep into the stone. Unable to hold herself together, the prideful beast began to howl in a heartbreaking tone.

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