Episode 116
“… Where are you bad?”
Arietta, who came to the dormitory window to avoid the gaze of the other cadets, said to me with a slight frown on her characteristic expressionless face.
“Sister, you are in a strange state.”
It can be enough. Arietta’s unconfirmed traits were completely revealed, so her personality must have changed as well.
“What exactly are your symptoms?”
“Hey, I keep feeling stuffy, my eyes are red, and my teeth are sticking out.”
Clearly, Arietta’s appearance now is the same as when she first developed her trait.
If so, the reason could not be easily predicted.
As if to prove those words, Arietta continued speaking with a crawling voice.
“… Extremely thirsty.”
“… … .”
To be honest, I was expecting something like this to happen. However, the cycle is much faster than expected.
‘Is it because the character is just beginning to bloom?’
Anyway, it’s not good if this state of affairs continues.
Other cadets may be suspicious of the change in appearance, and if the symptoms worsen, they may not be able to resist the urge and attack someone.
“How serious are you now?”
“… All I can see is your arm and neck.”
It was definitely serious. I first brought Arietta into the dormitory, then brought a cup of hot tea and handed it over.
“… thank you.”
Arietta sips it and takes out a chair in front of the desk and sits down.
However, it doesn’t look good either.
Looking into Arietta’s eyes, which had not been able to figure it out before, I couldn’t help but roll up the sleeves of my shirt and handed them my fingers.
“First, let’s tackle the urgent. If you go around like that, you might get reported.”
“… Sorry.”
Arietta’s face was full of guilt, but it was hard to hold back the urge, so she brought her lips to my hand.
Whoops.
“The blood of escape.”
When he activated a technique that had been shown before, a drop of blood filled with spiritual power formed on the tip of his finger.
clap.
gulp.
gulp.
The feel of the tongue and teeth are quite familiar now.
Since it is not a direct bite, it does not feel particularly bothersome or painful.
However, I also felt like my head was starting to get dizzy after bleeding several times in a short period of time.
“How are you?”
“yes. Much better.”
It must have been unsatisfactory, but Arietta sucked blood until her appearance returned to normal, then suppressed her desire for vampires and fell away from me.
It was definitely more of a calming impulse than before.
“… First of all, I’m going to try to save animal blood tomorrow. Will it work?”
“Probably not.”
Compared to human blood, it will be much lacking, but I know that it is an effective method for now. Arietta nodded at my words.
“yes. Then I will do that.”
“Even so, you’ll probably need fresh human blood at regular intervals.”
“Is that so too?”
“Without the blood of an exorcist who has been trained to a certain extent, it will not be easy to quench their desires.”
“… That might be difficult.”
Arietta seemed to have lost some energy at my words. After all, the blood of such a person cannot be obtained so easily.
If you use the right number, you can pay a price for blood in various names, but if you don’t consume it right away, the effect will also decrease.
In the end, he said that he had no choice but to lean on someone around him.
“… … .”
Even though there was a clear answer in front of him, Arietta didn’t seem to be able to ask for it. So I gave her an offer first.
“When there comes a time when you can’t stand the blood of animals, you are always welcome to come.”
“… heart thank you Still, it is.”
“I don’t really care. It’s because if you use the previous recipe, your blood isn’t consumed that much.”
He was tired as he was, but at least he was better off than anyone else. Arietta also nodded her head slightly as if she understood it.
“But Suzy is not right. Do you have anything you want in return?”
It didn’t really matter, but Arietta’s heart would not be comfortable if she refused at once. I decided to simply take it as debt.
“It is enough for me to lend a hand when I need help.”
“If you need my strength, of course I will help. Anything else?”
“… There is nothing that comes to mind. When it comes to mind, I will tell you separately.”
It was an ambiguous answer, but Arietta nodded as if convinced by that.
After sorting out the situation, she secretly left the dormitory through the window again.
It’s called ‘Jingwi blood (眞貴血)… … .’
This, too, has become a different future from what I originally knew, but there is nothing particularly bad about it.
Because Arietta is no longer an enemy in the story, but an ally.
‘To be honest, this one is higher than the night castle (不夜城).’
Jingwihyeol (眞貴血) is an advanced trait with many possibilities. Once you get used to it, you can acquire various other abilities as well as strengthening your body through vampire behavior.
Even in that part, I can support Arietta by my side and help her learn.
‘At this point, I don’t know if I’ll be able to grow to a stage where I’m not pushed by Yoo Ha-on and others.’
Of course, right now, Arietta is standing above them, but it is also true that there was a slight difference when comparing the growth limit.
So, in the story, would it not have been defeated at the hands of Haon Yoo in the end?
‘Well, strictly speaking, it wasn’t a one-on-one match in the first place, but… … .’
In any case, Arietta obtained a greater potential for growth than in the original.
If so, just use it appropriately.
As I stared at her distant back view through the open window, I came up with dozens of plans in my head.
***
[So, the case was handled without any problems. You won’t have any trouble.]
“Yes, thank you. Has there been any movement in the field of Jogyeology?”
The day after the battle with Shin Do-hoon.
I contacted Myung-yul to find out the progress of the case, and I was able to hear various information from him.
[There were no special signs. To the extent that everything I had planned went into vain, I would probably sacrifice myself for the time being to avoid getting caught by the tail. but… … .]
“It means that after a certain amount of time, they may reach out their hands again.”
[Exactly.]
To be sure, the case was closed, but Shin Do-hoon’s failure and death did not directly affect Jo Gye-hak.
If you are willing to do that, you might be able to target Myungyul or Arietta again.
[I’m sorry that I keep putting burdens on you, but please help that child well. Even if someone else finds out, you never know when and how it will enter the ears of Jogye Studies.]
“Yes. I will.”
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Myeong-yul, who heard about Arietta’s circumstances earlier, said that he would draw the blood himself and hand it over.[From now on, I am going to focus on practicing again for a while. I don’t know how far I can go with this old body, but won’t the moment I need it come someday?]
It seems that Myeong-yul was deeply shocked to lose to Shin Do-hoon, whom he regarded as a lesser than himself.
Also, he did not know when the demonic beasts of Jogye Studies would come before his eyes, so he seemed to be trying to regain the strength he had lost through rehabilitation.
‘If that’s possible, it would be of great help.’
No matter how old he is, Myeong-yul was once even called the hero of the Baekgwi-yak incident.
If you can regain some of the strength of that time, it will surely become an important hand in your future work.
[If you too need this old man’s power, call me anytime. It will be helpful because I have some position and connections.]
“Yes. thank you I will definitely do that.”
Touk.
I cut off contact and moved to my dorm desk, looking at the three objects lying on it.
’emotion.’
Tiling!
【Sword of the Cold Flames】
▶ Sodo (小刀) engraved with the magic of Chantal (簒奪). Can absorb part of the memory of the person who has been decapitated.
【Kowloon Hwan (九龍丸)】
▶The finest elixir made with nine finest ingredients. It has an excellent ability-enhancing effect.
【Yeongcheonbu (永泉符)】
▶ A sign of great power. The owner gathers the power of nature to continuously recover his spiritual power. A special spell is contained within the token.
One is the small sword-shaped main ball that Shin Do-hoon had.
I thought I would use it someday, so I brought it with Myeong-yul after the battle was over.
‘It’s a huge advantage to be able to read the other person’s memory.’
Of course, you couldn’t use it if it was an opponent you couldn’t defeat, but that’s something to think about then.
And the other two were gifts from Myung-yul, who wanted to repay me in various ways.
‘That must have been the mind.’
Even so, this is also a fairly valuable item.
Guryonghwan (九龍丸) alone was an elixir with more value than the Cheonghwandan obtained through the Qinghai in the past.
‘At first glance, it looks like it has a unique magic engraved on it… … .’
Like the Blue and White Sword of Jeong-ha, in this case, you can use a special spell through the main tool.
Of course, you must first understand the magic inside it.
‘… You will have no choice but to check that part gradually.’
He secretly asked Myeong-yul, but he didn’t seem to know anything about the magic inherent in Yeongcheonbu.
But that’s why I’m looking forward to it. It is clear that the person who made it is not usually a great person, and if you can use it, it will be of great help someday.
‘No matter how much money you have, it’s not something you can easily get.’
Handing it over casually, like a former elite exorcist, was very generous.
Even for me, who did not expect any material compensation, it was an unexpected achievement.
‘and.’
In a way, there was even more good news than them.
【Han Kang-yun】
▶Level: 40
Finally, my level went beyond my 30s and entered my 40s.
And what does that mean?
‘Now I can write. Higher drinks.’
There were cases where I could use even if my level was a little low if my spiritual power or magic rank was high, but at least for me it was unreasonable.
Therefore, I couldn’t use it except when I borrowed the power of Phase 2 of Illusion Delay.
But now, relatively simple high-level techniques will be able to be used gradually.
I struggled to hide my high expectations and headed to the training ground as soon as I finished all my scheduled classes.
First of all, it was time to test it in earnest.