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Ethan closed his eyes and captured the vitality.
He gathered the vitality he had captured and sent it out with both arms.
I felt the vitality flowing through my arms stimulate my muscles and bones.
‘The rest is the same as the regeneration of black magic.’
Ethan got a sense of the know-how of regenerative art.
Just like the regeneration technique of black magic regenerates the biological structure of the wounded area step by step.
It was also used as a basis for remodeling.
Whenever the absorbed life force was insufficient, it was moved to the corpse of another animal.
So it absorbed the life force again.
It has been artificially readjusted to promote regeneration so that the bones have a stronger structure than before.
This increased the thickness of the bones as well.
‘The strength of the original bone has definitely been strengthened. Would this be equivalent to a goblin?’
Ethan was satisfied with the modification of his arms.
At first glance, it may seem like nothing, but it was a remarkable achievement that human bones were comparable to those of goblins.
Even though the goblin had a small body, it had solid bones like a warlike monster.
He was much stronger than a human.
Ethan reproduced that level of intensity.
When I was active as a warlock in my previous life, I had to dissect monsters countless times, so the structure was clear in my head even now.
Tak Tak!
Ethan stood up, brushing his palms.
“But there is still a long way to go.”
Edan knew better than anyone the strength of the Demon King who faced the Seven Heroes.
This is because he had the experience of making all sorts of arrangements so that the Seven Heroes could overcome all hardships and reach the Demon King.
So Ethan had to work harder.
It was not enough to thwart the plots of the Dark Followers.
Ethan had to use his past experiences to become stronger.
“For now, I should be satisfied with this.”
However, the present reward was also very satisfactory to Ethan.
Ethan looked around, and then left.
He took money and absorbed his life force with high-quality horses and animals for free.
It was like catching two birds with one stone.
* * *
The moonlight was shining softly.
Scarlett, who was staying at the luxurious inn in Velium, was enjoying the moonlight.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve felt the power of civilization.”
Scarlett smiled contentedly.
Washed clean with warm water, and a soft bed was nearby.
I could lay my weary body on the bed at any time.
The comfort I felt after 100 years couldn’t have been better.
“Is it the aftermath of the Anti-Magic War? It’s been a hundred years, but civilization hasn’t developed that far.”
Scarlett expressed disappointment.
It was a painful mistake to be sealed by the Demon King’s henchmen.
Because I couldn’t see the battle between the Seven Heroes and the Demon King with my own eyes.
But thanks to that, we can enjoy the world a hundred years from now.
I was curious to think that a more developed civilization would be waiting for her in the future.
At first, he couldn’t stand his anger at the demon king’s henchmen.
But now I have decided to let go of my hatred for him.
‘Are you sure he’s already dead anyway?’
Scarlett wasn’t stupid enough to be seized with old grudges when she got a new life.
She decided to stick with her new life.
Whoops!
In an instant, the clouds covered the moon, and it started to rain.
Raindrops hit the window.
Scarlett slowly admired the world beyond the window.
“I won’t be bored.”
Scarlett hummed.
‘Maybe no one else has the same experience as me?’
The world is 100 years from now!
There was a lot to see, and a lot has changed.
However, there was one thing that caught her interest the most.
It was a priest named Ethan.
“Did I say that Eileen did a miracle to heal the possessor of magic?”
A dark smile appeared on Scarlett’s lips.
It seemed like it would be fun to stay near Ethan for a while.
Scarlett leaned against the window and closed her eyes to the sound of the city rain as a lullaby.
* * *
Early in the morning, Olivia Allen went out to the garden.
For a few days after the raid, I was in a rush to catch up.
So I didn’t have time to look around the garden.
The ruins of the garden became more revealing only now after cleaning out the damaged mansion furniture than right after the raid.
Alan was speechless for a moment.
“… … .”
The butler, who got up earlier than usual, was terribly surprised to see his back.
“Lord, Master! Are you awake already?”
“The butler came out earlier than usual.”
“Hey, the mansion is like this, will I be able to sleep? Besides, the master’s garden has to be like this.”
The butler looked at the garden with a bewildered expression.
This garden had been carefully cared for by Alan himself.
Allen found various rare flower seeds, planted them, and found a new recipe for manure and sprinkled them.
This garden was Alan’s symbol and pride.
The butler, who had been by Allen’s side for a long time, knew it well.
Alan suddenly knelt down on one knee.
In front of him stood a single flower that had barely survived without being trampled or burned.
“I don’t think this will last very long either.”
Alan muttered a little.
Anger rose from the stomach.
She clenched her fist.
‘At first, I was wondering where the life was saved.’
The butler spoke as if concerned about Alan.
“Master, it will take time, but the garden will be able to return to its former shape.”
The butler was right.
However, it seemed that her crushed self-esteem could not be regained.
Alan suddenly thought of Ethan.
“The priest… … .”
I heard it was Ethan’s fault that the Dark Followers were trying to get out of Velium.
At the regent’s banquet, the Dark Followers were identified as the culprits in the raid on the nobles, so the investigation began.
The butler, realizing that he had misunderstood something, stopped her.
“Seo, sir, aren’t you trying to make the Pars Church take responsibility for this?”
Alan frowned.
“Of course not. How do you see me?”
“It was because of this old man’s old age, hmmm.”
Embarrassed, the butler coughed in vain.
In fact, the owner of the service was not that stupid.
If not, how could he have gained fame in the Empire with his healing technique alone?
Instead, Alan began to laugh sullenly.
The priest, who had been rumored to be full of rumors, now knew for sure.
‘I know that the priest is not the problem.’
The culprit in this situation is the Dark Followers.
And Alan could never forgive them for ravaging his garden.
Allen took the last flower and got up from his seat.
‘If you’re trying to wipe out those guys, I’ll be happy to help you next time.’
It was a moment when Ethan had an unexpected helper.
* * *
“ha… … .”
Cynthia, who returned to her room after finishing her official duties, sighed.
Ever since her uncle took over as regent, she has been living almost like a hermit.
Occasionally, he only went outside when the remains of the Demon King were found.
But these days, that’s not the case.
Even though she was a princess with only a name, Cynthia went everywhere announcing that she was in good health.
‘I can’t leave the empire to my uncle forever.’
With that thought in mind, Cynthia was digesting her busy schedule.
bruise!
There was the sound of a dog barking from the window.
“Fenrir!”
As if tired, Cynthia approached the window with a bright face.
Fenrir, who was running around in the garden, jumped over the window.
Cynthia took a snack from a nearby barrel and handed it to Fenrir.
“Thanks to you, I am always energized. thank you.”
Cynthia carefully removed the glue from Fenrir’s white fur.
He knew that Fenrir was a divine beast.
However, he was afraid that the magic and magic in his body would affect the divine beast as well.
Fenrir approaches her as if comforting her and says, ‘Mung!’ and barked.
Someone came to mind naturally.
“Did you say you went to the Black Mountains?”
He knew through Ben that Ethan had left for the Black Mountains.
But I don’t know what happened after that.
It was because I was too busy with my schedule.
“Ben.”
At Cynthia’s call, Ben entered the room.
“Sir, did you call?”
“Do you have any news about Priest Ethan?”
“It is said that he recently returned to Velium. He told me that he was going to stay there for a while because he was busy with the church.”
“I see.”
Cynthia muttered quietly.
But there was a faint smile on his lips.
That was then.
pounding!
Suddenly I felt my heart beating loudly.
It felt as if I had hit it with a hammer from the inside out.
‘what?’
Cynthia placed her hand on her chest with an unusual feeling.
pounding! pounding!
The strange heartbeat continued.
At that moment, a burning pain ran through his body.
“Ugh!”
Cynthia fell to the floor.
Something like black mist flowed out of her body.
It was magic.
“majesty!”
Ben was shocked and approached Cynthia.
He knew he couldn’t put his hands on a body with magic.
But Ben unwittingly tried to support his master.
Kreung!
Then something hit the back of Ben’s hand.
Ben suddenly came to his senses and looked ahead.
The white puppy, who was busy eating snacks, was gone.
Instead, a huge, beautiful white wolf appeared before him.
Fenrir returned to his original body and struck Ben’s hand.
“Chi, Shinsu-sama!”
Fenrir glared at Ben as if to calm down.
Then he sat down and wrapped his body and tail around Cynthia.
It looked like a huge nest.
The evil magic that flowed from Cynthia’s body was blocked by Fenrir’s whole body.
‘This is not just a matter of calling a therapist to solve it!’
Feeling a sense of crisis, Ben swallowed dry saliva.
If it had simply been a fainting due to overwork, there would be no way for Shinsu to come forward.
And above all… … .
‘It was obviously evil magic.’
Ben looked at his hand scratched by Fenrir.
If Fenrir hadn’t stopped him, he would have lost his mind by now.
Otherwise, it will be eaten by magical powers and your whole body will rot.
“… This is not the time.”
Ben shook his head to clear his thoughts.
He quickly summoned his men.
“Send someone to the temple right now!”
* * *
Meanwhile at that time.
“Whoa.”
Ethan was quietly contemplating his interior in the dorm.
Gugukdo was smoothly seeping into Ethan’s body.
The new magic that took the place of magic was also growing little by little.
In the past, it was about the size of a pea, but now the new magical power in Danjeon was about the size of an adult male’s heart.
“You’ve grown quite a bit.”
Ethan muttered in a contented voice.
In the past, there were many opportunities to create new magic because I was dealing with things related to magic.
Thanks to that, he was able to significantly increase his new magic power as Edan had planned.
‘More than anything else, it is a great achievement to learn Gugeukdo.’
Ethan frowned.
Because the noisy Blake guy came to mind.
Meeting Blake wasn’t what he expected.
But it worked for Ethan.
Thanks to this, I was able to learn the gugeukdo properly and quickly.
No matter how well he remembered Kayden Hanson’s movements, it was something else to embodied in his body.
Blake, a disciple of Kayden Hanson, provided Ethan with considerable assistance in the process of embodying it.
“And above all… … .”
Ethan pulled out a thick bag of gold coins.
The pocket was full of shiny gold coins.
The corners of Ethan’s lips seemed to catch on to his ears.
It was an individual remuneration from Olivia Allen, a flower healer.
‘I like the fact that it is money that has nothing to do with the denomination.’
Every time he saw this money, Ethan automatically felt uplifted.
However.
“Hmm.”
Ethan’s eyes narrowed.
It was delightful just looking at it, but in fact, it was also money that almost disappeared.
‘Magic research costs money.’
And Ethan was exploring the unknown realm of divine magic that no one else had gone to.
So I had to experiment more than others.
No matter how much money you had, it wasn’t enough.
Ethan took a handful of gold coins and moved them to another pocket.
“This is money for magic experiments.”
It wasn’t just that.
Ethan was absorbing life force from the corpse of animals with his jet-black eyes to strengthen his body.
To do that, they had to purchase high-quality monsters or carcasses of animals.
‘That too inconspicuously.’
A lot of money was likely to be broken in such a secret thing.
Ethan grabbed half of the remaining gold and moved it to another pocket.
“This is money that will be used to strengthen the body.”
And there were times when I suddenly needed money, such as when I attended a regent’s banquet.
Ethan raked up the remaining gold coins.
“This is the cost of maintaining dignity.”
Then he murmured as he saw the gold coins flowing through his fingers.
“What is falling is an emergency fund.”
It meant that the money he had earned was going to disappear like snow.
“ha.”
It was then that Ethan sighed.
Smart!
Someone hastily knocked on the dorm door.