The Rise of the Winter Wolf - Book 7 - Chapter 34 - Questions and Answers

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“So before we battle, I have several things I want to ask you!” Loki begins while rubbing her hands together, currently in the form of a young, adult man. Still wearing that circus master attire as the music plays through the circus. More relaxed circus music that isn’t too intense. “To start, what’s your favorite food? And what about your favorite animal? Then there’s your favorite drink!”

I blink in surprise at her questions. Then I decide to humor her for now.

After all, I need to study her a bit more.

Or rather, I want to study her Domain a bit more before starting the battle.

“I don’t really like food, but if I had to answer, I like sour foods,” I answer the first question while crossing my arms and slowly floating into the sky to the same elevation as her. “I like wolves and spiders. And I don’t really have a favorite drink.”

I continue to study her Domain as I answer and see her nodding her head rapidly at my words.

“Great! Next up, have you ever been in a relationship before?” Loki asks as her form shifts again to that of a young woman. Still wearing that same circus master getup. “And if so, when was this?”

“Technically I dated once in high school, but it was a special circumstance in which neither me nor her felt anything genuine for each other and were just trying to see what it was like,” I answer while feeling more than a little confused about these bizarre questions.

“And what about your major? I heard you studied Computer Science before the System arrived?” Loki asks with a grin on her face. “Did you actually enjoy that major? Were you passionate about it?”

I blink at that.

How does Loki even know what I majored in? Did Katie or my parents mention something?

Or maybe Aidan?

I don’t think I ever mentioned it myself, but I guess I could be wrong too.

 “Not really,” I answer while moving my hands into my pockets and continuing my study of her Domain. “I’ve always gone with the flow throughout my life. I go along with my whims. And when asked what I wanted to major in when going to college, I went with the first thing that came to mind. Computer Science.”

Loki claps with a laugh before asking, “Then why did Computer Science come to mind first? Is there any reason? Or maybe you don’t know?”

Why is Loki asking a bunch of personal questions that have nothing to do with battle or anything like that? Nothing to do with my Domain either.

“Because I kinda enjoyed programming a little in high school before that,” I answer, still with my hands in my pockets. “And that’s really all.”

But I can’t help but notice that the music changes a little bit. Speeding up a little bit.

“Excellent! Such a whimsical life you live!” Loki exclaims with a grin on her face as her body changes to become a large lion just floating in the air. Looking kind of like one of those lions in circuses. But despite that, she continues talking with a masculine and deep voice, “So how did you feel when you first entered the Administrator Dungeon? And how do you honestly feel about that filthy Grim?”

This is so weird seeing a lion talking like this…

But whatever.

“I was irritated,” I answer wit ha frown. “I was suddenly sent to a new world, then I had to deal with people freaking out at the Safe Zone I was with my family at. Only for me to be sent to some nearly endless dungeon out of nowhere, splitting me up from them as well.”

“Only irritated? Not infuriated or worse?” Loki asks while turning into a beautiful woman in her mid to late twenties. “And about that filthy bastard?”

I’m surprised she can talk so casually about him despite clearly hating the guy so much.

“And I don’t like him,” I answer, deciding to leave it at that so that the filthy bastard doesn’t try to target my family while he’s in the middle of his war. “Simple as that.”

Loki covers her mouth and giggles, clearly figuring out how I actually feel about Grim.

“Only a few more questions before you can take your turn asking,” Loki says as a large throne appears beneath her and her appearance turns into some sort of beautiful queen with a crown and a slightly revealing outfit. Only for her appearance to change again into that of a king instead with a similarly revealing outfit as she asks, “How did you feel about my beautiful floors in this dungeon? Weren’t they splendid and fun?”

My eyebrow twitches at that question.

“To be honest, I appreciate how much you’ve helped me throughout this floor theme,” I answer her rather honestly. Only for my eyes to narrow as I add, “But I absolutely hated your floors beyond that.”

She turns back into a circus master again as the throne vanishes and some sort of cane appears in her hand. Meanwhile she begins laughing out loud in a form that repeatedly shifts between male and female.

“That’s exactly what I wanted to hear!” she exclaims, with the music speeding up even more in the process. “So now let’s hear your questions! Go ahead and ask whatever you want!”

I stare at her for several seconds, but she just grins at me without saying a thing.

She wanted me to insult her floors, saying I hated them?

Why does she seem to enjoy every single thing I say or do? Is this fake as well, or is she genuinely happy about it?

From what I’ve heard of her, it sounds like she would be happy about it. But at the same time, she’s hiding so many things from everyone including her own gender all to prank people, so I’m not sure if I can trust public knowledge of her.

I think for a few more seconds while continuing to study her Domain.

Then I finally ask my question.

“Why are you so interested in me and my activities?”