Chapter 64: Her Magic Is What?! (1/2)
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What came out of Benladann's hands as ”magic” was nothing normal!
This thing was… not an element of magic!
So why?
Why did she conjure this thing when she tried to use magic?
Wasn't she immune to this? How did it manage to sneak in?
Or… is it as I fear?
Benladann doesn't lack magic.
The mold can't transfer through worlds after all…
It all makes sense now.
The mold is not the same as her previous life.
This is… her magic.
The mold is her magic affinity, and her Mana Core is… where it is concentrated.
Of course… The only magic she possesses is the Mold itself…
I check her status and the Mold Skill is still suppressed.
But she can still conjure it as magic, this only means that what is suppressed is the mold from taking over her body?
But because this is actually magic, she can more or less… create it by using Mana.
And we had already seen how terrifyingly powerful the Mold is… Well, not so much against me!
But for anything else?
It can parasitize and enhance its zombies, give super regeneration, speed, abilities of all kinds, and it is vicious and near-immortal.
It could be said that its kryptonite is my own blood.
Benladann begins to tremble as she glares at the mass of ooze that falls over the ground with a loud splash.
Splash!
It begins to move around, glaring at Benladann and trying to approach her.
I can see in her eyes that she is not okay.
The light on them is gone, and her entire body is as stiff as a rock.
”Ah… Hahh… No…! Noo…! Get away from meee!” she cried, as she began to run towards my chest.
This damn thing is her magic… She won't be able to run away from it if she wants to grow stronger.
She has to confront it and tame it, and use it for her own power.
But… she seems too mentally affected by it.
What can I do to comfort her? Telling her to bear with it now will be way too bad.
”Benladann, calm yourself. Remember, we are immune to it,” I said, as I extended one of my claws towards the small ooze moving towards me. It was gross, but it quickly latched into my claw, it tried to parasitize me, but it never worked.
”See? It can't harm us, even if it is trying to do that,” I said.
”Ah… No… I don't want to… see that… No… Please…!” she cried, moving away as tears began to flow out of her eyes.
Okay then…
I quickly eat the mold, munch it, and swallow it, and it's gone.
”It's gone. I ate it, relax,” I said.
”Y-You ate it?!” she asked.
”I ate most of the Molded Monsters… They are a nice snack,” I said, trying to give her a bit of confidence that they are not bad for her anymore, as she is immune after drinking my blood.
”So you… ate it all…” she muttered.
”Yeah, that's how they're all gone. They're all gone inside my belly. Long ago already. Completely digested and down the toilet,” I said.
”That's…” muttered Benladann. It seems that she had never thought that someone capable of eating it would exist.
”Can you trust me a little bit?” I asked her, glaring at her eyes.
Benladann slowly moved her face upwards, as tears began to flow out of her eyes again.
”Sniff… Sniff… Drake…” she muttered, walking towards me again as she hugged my chest… and started to cry again.
Yuki quickly came from outside while bringing a sack of fruit.
”Kyuu?!” she asked.
”Come here too, help me comfort the girl, will you?” I asked.
”KYU!”
Yuki immediately jumped towards us, using her fluffy fur to caress Benladann.
I gently caressed her head with my paw and caressed gently touched her with my snout.
”Calm down… It is okay. Everything is okay now… I won't force you to use it… We can get through it together…”
I tried to comfort her and to give her words which she could rely on, but she continued to cry.
Hahh… This breaks my heart.
”Will you… stay at my side… Drake? Sniff…” she asked out of nowhere, glaring at my eyes, snout was coming out of her nostrils as the tears covered her entire face.
”Of course… I… I already told you I would, calm down now, Benladann. It wasn't anything too much. I understand how you feel about that thing but… calm down,” I said.