84 Episode 24: Inheritance Explained (1/2)
”So that's what happened huh?” the mimic muttered.
”Huh?”
”Ha, you are confused, right? Well, the mark that my master has bestowed on you is something that can show what really happened to his trusted subordinates. You don't need to speak as I already know why you are here and why you have the mark.”
”Uh...”
”Still, why are you the one chosen? You were clearly supposed to kill my master at that time but instead, you got his blessings instead. He even entrusted his own daughter and his memories to you! You are just a lowly human that has a very low amount of magic power present on his body yet became a lucky being after meeting and receiving the blessings from my master!”
”No, I don't understand what you are talking about,” I looked at the mimic in confusion.
”I will explain. That mark is a proof of a Magic Dragon Sovereign. Although my master is not a dragon sovereign, he has the potential to become one but decided to abandon it to take care of his daughter. Now that he has passed it down to you, your growth as a human will halt and your parameters will slowly turn from a normal human magician to the status of a dragon. In short, you might be a human on the outside but you are a dragon on the inside. Now you get my point?”
Hearing that, I cursed inwardly on the dragon. Not turning into a dragon my *ss, he clearly wanted me to become one!
”Is there any way to remove this?!” I asked the mimic.
”As far as I can tell, that mark is no longer available for removal. That is not something you can remove unless it is time to pass it down to another individual. The mark cannot be passed if it was just passed from one entity to another.”
Blue also started talking after the mimic had finished talking which annoyed me further.
”Hey, Kazuma. That was not a bad deal. You could say you gained a lot. Becoming a human-dragon is something that many magicians are dreaming to be! Besides, not only your magic will be enhanced, even your physical prowess will grow! In fact, I have detected small changes in your mana capacity and your body too. You should be grateful to that dragon for bestowing something good to you!”
”...”
”Anyways, due to the transfer of the properties of my master, all of these treasures he accumulated will now be yours. I will be the one responsible for storing these away.”
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The mimic was a very useful creature. Although most mimics are in the form of treasure chests, they are really not one, to begin with. The form where they can become a slime is their real forms and aside from the treasure chest, they can become whatever they want. Aside from that, they are the normal substitute for dimensional storage space. The trinkets that the dragon had collected all go straight to the mimic. Also, the mimic became my bracelet to be a convenient hiding place for a mimic.
After finding the cave is clear from any enemies, I call back Yuri who is carrying the dragon child. She is still unconscious like Maple so I decided to put them together on the bed that I am guessing to be owned by the dragon child since the dragon's size is just impossible to fit in this small bed.
”How is the girl, Yuri?” I asked her after she put the girl on the bed.