Episode. 15 Metamorphosis (2)
It seemed that the roar of a light dragon could be heard from somewhere.
The dragon’s mana, like its owner, was full of madness, and violently trampled on Richard’s body.
awesome
The bones of the whole body are twisted.
Muscles were torn and healed repeatedly.
Occasionally, with a bang, a bolt of lightning struck inside my body.
‘Let’s not panic.’
It’s kind of hardship.
Didn’t you expect it from the moment you chewed your heart vigorously?
In addition, the power of the fruit neutralizes madness, so it was worth holding on.
However, if you really hold on to it, you will never get an answer. If mana control failed, it would be a dog’s death.
Is there anything more stupid than that?
Richard, who badmouthed this, operated his faith.
I embraced the mana that flowed through my body lightly with faith.
Then, this savage and gigantic energy was circulated very slowly and evenly throughout the body.
Kwaaa-
The mana route became a waterway, and the vast amount of mana became the water running through it.
One turn, two turns, three turns… … .
Every time the cycle was repeated, mana permeated little by little into the mana heart.
how much time had passed
“Whoa… … .”
Richard let out a long breath.
Black smoke mingled with his breath.
It was the last madness that faith and fruit crumbs could not neutralize.
『Hwangol metamorphosis (換骨奪胎) has been successfully completed.』
『Mighty mana settles in your heart.』
『Strong bones change into sacred bones.』
Richard slowly opened his eyes.
A pure white light appeared between the long eyelashes.
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I looked down at my body.
I must say it is full of power. It felt like a new birth.
“Are my limbs this long?”
I rolled up the sleeves of my outstretched arms. Then, I saw the smooth skin filled with armor-like muscles.
When I tapped it with my finger, it really seemed like I was hitting a lump of metal.
“hahahaha.”
Laughter came out.
I can’t believe I’m going to go to the middle of the day.
Power entered the tightly clenched fist.
I felt a stronger power than usual using faith.
That’s all, the divine power nestled in the mana heart had grown like a mountain.
At this level, it wasn’t too much of a stretch to deal with Auras or the swordsman.
“The sacred bone… … .”
It seems to mean that the bones have changed, but it was the first time I had encountered this constitution.
Is it because he only works as a god in the game?
It is presumed that it is one of the stages of muscular bone, just as it changed from a weak bone to a strong bone.
Maybe the bones themselves contain faith.
“Nine days have passed by the way.”
In the corner of my field of vision, a twinkling prayer alert flashed nine times.
Looking out the window, the 3rd Knights were preparing for camp.
kiik-
I cautiously opened the carriage door and stepped out.
“young master!”
It was immediately caught by Aaron, who had a keen ear.
this. I was trying to surprise you.
“What have you been up to… … Lee, Master Richard?”
Aaron, who ran up to him, stopped the nagging he was about to do and blinked his eyes.
Even then, as if it wasn’t enough, I rubbed my eyes as hard as I could with both hands.
“… … Lights, lights!”
A knight who had been staring blankly at me shouted.
Then the other knights also opened their mouths.
“Oh oh! It is a lamp!”
lamplight?
Right now, I didn’t use divine power or faith.
I wondered what was going on all of a sudden, so I looked around and realized why.
“Hey! A real human lantern?”
A soft light flowed from my body and revealed the darkness.
The eyes the knights were looking at me were the same as when I was wearing a halo.
Is this the effect of sacred bones?
“… … Where are the dragon hearts?”
As if I had entered my carriage before I knew it, Aaron came out with an empty box in which he kept the dragon heart.
There was a hint of hope on his handsome face.
That guess is right.
I said with a smirk.
“Thanks to you, I even went through a metamorphosis.”
It’s not that, he was really tall.
Even compared to Aaron, who is tall, he was almost at eye level.
“My skin seems to have improved a lot… … .”
“There must be a degree to recklessness! How dare you think of eating a dragon’s heart raw!”
Aaron cut off my words and made a fuss.
I knew it would be like this too.
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I escaped Aaron’s nagging and ran between the knights sitting around the bonfire.
“Did you really have a metamorphosis?”
“okay.”
“Huh… … !”
The knights breathed in and scanned my body, and then vomited in astonishment.
“To fully digest Dragon Heart!”
“You threw off your youthful appearance at once. You look like a dignified adult now.”
“The spirit itself has really changed!”
They smiled broadly and congratulated them. I also had a lot of heart, and I laughed out loud.
“ha… … What were you planning to do if something went wrong?”
“Honey, you don’t have a word to say how to celebrate.”
Aaron, who followed and nagged, broke his colic. Glancing at him, he picked up one of the well-roasted hind legs of the beast.
I was very hungry because I had been starving for several days.
It was when I hurriedly took a bite of the flesh of the meat.
Rapture asked with a shocked face.
“Chwiik! Is that carriage under some kind of magic? Why did I become so tall by myself?”
“Why do you follow me and talk nonsense like it’s natural?”
That pig didn’t seem to know what a metamorphosis was.
“Change the bones, take off the womb. It reconstructs the body to be much stronger and more rigid.”
“Huh, you had that kind of talent! After all, great human warriors are great!”
“Rather than that, what are you going to do? I haven’t heard the answer yet.”
Rapture climbed on the way back like a pit jumped over a wall.
He never said he would be my ally.
I need to hear the answer right now.
Of course, it was almost obvious what he would say.
“Well, if you’ve followed me this far, of course you’re going to be my teammate, aren’t you? I thought it was a sign that could be communicated with just the eyes, but chwik!”
“How many times have you seen it? Well, good luck in the future.”
“Please take good care of me!”
puck!
Shall we say instead of a toast?
The hind legs and front legs of the beasts that were holding each other collided.
“Once you enter our house, put on your robe.”
Because Rapture is an Orc, he probably won’t be welcomed.
Polk and I will have to talk to the family head.
“So where are we now?”
After I had a full meal, I received a report on what had happened.
The carriage, which ran non-stop for the shortest distance, said that Battenberg was right in front of them.
It was expected to arrive sometime tomorrow.
“Adele and Sir Gide have not woken up yet.”
I glanced at the carriage at Aaron’s words.
“I will wake up soon.”
I just wanted to get some rest and wake up without any harm.
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Ludwig looked up at the sky.
Kwajik-
The window frame of the office he was leaning on was bent.
“Tsk.”
The situation was more serious than expected.
The lich, who is in sharp confrontation with the military alliance of the kingdom of Baren, including the 1st Knights, and the monster that appeared tearing up the sky.
That the darkness is pulsating in a place you don’t know.
That fact made Ludwig uncomfortable.
His gaze turned downward this time.
In the garden of Battenga, the vassals were busy moving and carrying out their duties.
But their faces were never good.
‘That energy is eating away at my body and mind.’
After the anomalous event, the vassals suffered from terrible nightmares.
Screams rang through the night, and among them there was even a bubble-biter.
Compared to the vassals, the knights were on the good side, but they were also in an abnormal condition.
What could be more shabby than a frightened soldier?
Ludwig, looking down at the gloomy house, frowned.
smart-
A knight came to the office.
“Brother Richard is returning with the 3rd Knights!”
“… … I can see how you are still alive.”
It was Richard who roamed the continent in this situation.
That is, by choosing only dangerous places such as the Devil’s Palace and subjugating dragons.
I wondered if he had died somewhere, but he came back alive.
Ludwig left the office.
Of course, I didn’t personally move to greet my son.
It was because it was the custom of Battenberg for the head of the household to welcome the knights who had returned from a great battle.
However, Ludwig did not notice that his steps were particularly urgent.
“According to the report, the 3rd Knights succeeded in subjugating the dragon.”
“is it.”
His expression softened. Of course, there was a bad news on the scheduled date of the subjugation, so concerns settled in one corner of the heart.
Falling into confusion during battle was directly related to death.
‘Gide… … He must have died in battle.’
No matter what Richard did, there was no way to avoid the risk of hardening.
Ludwig’s taste was bitter as he recalled a loyal knight named Gied Meyer.
“insect!”
When he arrived at the front gate, numerous knights standing in line bowed.
There is moderation, but somehow it seems to have lost its strength.
After taking a quick look at the crowd, Ludwig opened his mouth.
“Did you mean to greet the teammates who played the key to victory with that expression?”
The low but powerful words shook the front door.
Since when did the spirit of Battenberg become so weak?
Those who could not take off their Simma were truly pitiful.
“I will correct it!”
The knights straightened their stance at his threatening spirit. He forcibly straightened his back and put on a firm expression.
Not long after that, dust began to rise from far away.
It was the 3rd Knights.
Approaching with their backs to the sun, they were majestic.
His appearance resembled that of a triumphant general, and the eyes of each knight were alive.
“… … .”
It was the exact opposite of the knights waiting in the family.
Why is it that I feel a more mature skill?
“The 3rd Knights have returned from their mission.”
“Good work. I commend you for your hard work.”
It was a time when simple greetings were exchanged between the 3rd Knight Commander and the Governor.
The carriage door squeaked open and Richard appeared.
“… … uh?”
That moment. The knights lined up at the front gate doubted their eyes.
Some kind of harmony, the boy who was a boy came back as a young man.
The spirit that came out naturally was by no means unusual, and there was a faint glow around the body.
Richard, who received everyone’s attention, moved on.
As he approached, the knights felt that the fear that oppressed their minds and bodies was lifted.
It’s like finding a small light in the dark.
“Meet the family head.”
Richard, standing in front of Ludwig, calmly bowed his head.
Ludwig’s eyes were colored with surprise as he looked at him.