NOVEL NEXT Chapter 243
Through the Bride Ship, we traveled across various regions and gathered our scattered party back into one place.
“Thank you for your hard work, Lucius.”
“Good job.”
“Ah, the clones…”
Lucius snapped his fingers, erasing the clones.
The three of us who had each possessed a clone felt disheartened by the vanishing fog of our clones, but soon our eyes sparkled as we saw the clones flowing back to Lucius.
“Phew. You all worked hard. Really. Miss Liriez, you’ve gone through a lot too.”
“…You seem to have suffered even more than I have.”
Even before we exchanged information, Liriez quickly assessed Lucius’s condition.
Perhaps through the Holy Sword or the Spirit Device, she had sensed the turmoil or impact of the battle he had waged from afar.
“It’s alright. You can go in and rest, and Master Belerze, could you follow me to the command room for a moment?”
“What? Why me?”
“I have a surprise gift.”
“Am I going alone? What about Parangbel?!”
“She’s already gone up to the command room.”
“Oh, really? I’m not going alone then? Phew, that’s a relief. Then Liriez, I’ll be right back.”
“Yes. See you soon.”
While the others went to their rooms for a shower and maintenance, guided by Lucius,
“What is it?”
“You’ll understand once you come in.”
“Okay. I’m going in!”
“Are you insane?”
I absorbed Parangbel.
“What the hell?”
“It’s Me, Girl.”
“Holy Moly. Oh, My Baby. NOOOOOOOO!!”
I also gathered the clones that had scattered.
As soon as they saw me, they recognized what I was and merged with me without much fuss.
Thanks to that, now four Demon Lords occupy four directions centered around my Magic Core.
Beelzebub, Leviathan, Mammon, Satan.
The clones that had been active in purple, blue, green, and deep red all gathered to me, and I was now able to wield the power of a true ‘Great Sorcerer.’
Arc Mage.
A being with powers on a dimension different from what ordinary humans think of a typical Great Sorcerer.
I’m not a god, but as long as I have enough magic, I can easily drop meteors or those unnecessarily large boulders floating in the sky.
And that’s me.
Originally, the body I used was just an ordinary girl’s body, and an Undead’s body at that, so I had no talent as a sorceress.
But this body, Asydia’s body, is a different story.
Born from the Demon Lord Belphegor and Sorceress Bel, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say it’s like being a ‘half demigod’, even if it’s a joke.
Quarter-Demi-God.
The power residing within this body and the network of magical veins spread across it makes Asydia truly ‘optimized’ for using magic in the Intermediate Realm.
Which leads to a need.
I really need a lot of mana.
More than anyone else.
“Lucius, can I ask you for a favor?”
“What is it?”
While the party took showers, I had a moment to chat with Lucius.
“I want to use the Holy Sword.”
“Go ahead. All of it.”
I asked Lucius if I could use the Holy Sword, and he readily agreed to my request.
“Wait, isn’t that too easy to accept?”
“I don’t think Master would use the Holy Sword for some foolishness, and anyway, you only need one Holy Sword to operate the Bride Ship. You can use all the extra ones. Do you want mine?”
I immediately reached out for Lucius’s nonsense, and he crossed his arms in an X to block my attack.
“Hmph. Such a sneak attack—cough!”
“If one strike doesn’t work, hit twice.”
“W-what?!”
“Transparent Magic Missile.”
“I didn’t feel a thing?!”
“I made the magic fragment along the flow of mana. I reassembled it before it reached you.”
“Is that even possible?”
“Do you want to learn?! This is how it works, breaking the mana particles down to—”
“It sounds too difficult, so I’ll just hear the theory later.”
What a pity.
But it’s a relief that at least I’ll hear the theory.
“You see, with the Holy Sword, I can’t just take it. This is your awakened treasure, after all.”
“Then can I just give up?”
“No. Let’s make it a shared asset. You can use it, and I can use it too. It’ll be like I’m borrowing your thing. How does that sound?”
“…You truly are wise, Master.”
After a playful argument with Lucius, I decided to ‘share’ the three Holy Swords with him.
Whew.
“Flamberge. Pangaea. Dark Flame Demon King’s Sword. Certification complete!”
“What about the Sword of Darkness…?”
“Deep-Dark name.”
After taking out the three Holy Swords which were used as power sources in the command room, I quickly inserted shares regarding ownership.
In the name of Asydia.
Now the three Holy Swords belong to my daughter.
“Master, how do you intend to use the Holy Sword?”
“You’re asking how I’m going to use something that’s yours, huh?”
“That’s not what I meant. It’s just…”
“Mana tank.”
“…….”
“I’m planning to siphon mana from the Holy Sword. Other than that, there’s really no reason to use it.”
Whether it’s fire mana, earth mana, or darkness mana.
“It’s the same as using it on the Bride Ship. Now, I become the Bride Ship.”
The Holy Sword is just a tool for me, a means to infinitely extract and use mana.
No matter what magic I use, it’s a wellspring of mana that doesn’t dry up, and at the same time, a means to provide mana I can use to respond to any situation.
“I’ll temporarily run the Bride Ship using the accumulated mana. And… tada!”
That’s all.
“Look at this. Three rings?”
“Why are you wearing all three on your left ring finger?”
“Because you’re doing this?”
“Wearing three rings on the left ring finger? Do you know what that signifies?”
“I do. It means I’m married. Thanks to you, I learned.”
I playfully tapped Lucius’s chest with the hand wearing the three Holy Sword rings.
“If I do this, people will think I’m a married woman and won’t bother me.”
“…I didn’t intend for that to happen.”
“Oh really? Still, I think it’s good. If I wear it on my index finger, it means I’m single. Then those who see the ring’s position will be tempted. This ring here is to ward off those kinds of guys.”
It seems right no matter how I think about it.
If I wear three rings on one hand, everyone will likely think, ‘Does that person have three husbands?’ and won’t even try to approach me.
“This should keep the annoying ones at bay. For sure. Hehe.”
“Still, with someone like you, there might be those who will approach regardless of whether you’re married or not.”
“Getting rid of those annoying pests is the disciple’s job, right? Isn’t it?”
“I’ll wipe them off this planet. Just leave it to me.”
“Well, there’s nothing to wipe off from the planet.”
Thank goodness.
With Lucius actively offering to make them disappear.
Those who dare to drool over my daughter, Asydia’s body will meet their end.
‘Who dares to covet my daughter.’
Who could I carelessly give this body to?
Unless it’s someone I can truly trust, I can’t hand it over to anyone.
Even if it means having dust and dirt blow into my eyes.
“Alright. Shall I call them now?”
It’s been a while since I’ve met my companions directly.
“This outfit… should be fine.”
“Master!”
“What.”
I opened my arms towards Lucius.
“You can’t see anyway.”
“What’s that?”
“I’m making clothes using mana.”
For a moment, my body sparkled in purple, blue, red, green, and deep red.
Each type of mana quickly scanned over my body, and I created a new outfit that fit me.
“How’s this?”
“Is that… transformation?”
“I told you. It’s making clothes.”
“If it’s clothes made of mana… does that mean under the mana…”
“It’s pretty much naked.”
“…….”
Lucius covered his face with his hand.
From the outside, there’s no exposure at all, but I thought Lucius was really conservative in the most unnecessary aspects.
“Lucius, don’t worry. There’s nothing to be concerned about.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“I’m wearing underwear underneath with the top made of mana.”
Lucius might have lost for words completely, as he just plopped down in his seat, crossing his legs.
“…Huh.”
Sighing heavily in frustration, I felt stifled.
I covered everything that needed to be covered, so I had no idea why he was acting like this.
“What a strange guy.”
I sat down in the captain’s seat and firmly placed the captain’s beret on my head.
Then, the command room door opened, and four people came up.
“Hello, everyone. It’s been a while.”
“…Sorceress?”
“Yes. It’s me. The real one, not a clone. While you all struggled in various places, Lucius saved me.”
I need to tell the truth.
It’s an undeniable fact.
“Lucius discovered an island in the sea, and I was trapped there. Lucius brought the Spirit Device and broke the barrier, saving me.”
“…….”
“The clones have now returned to me. The real Sorceress is back as the guide of the party.”
“Sorceress?”
Liriez stepped forward with a face as if the sky were falling.
“What about the clone that was with me…?”
“Right here.”
I pointed to my chest.
“Uh…? Sorceress, why don’t you have a hole in your chest?”
“Oh, that? Naturally.”
What’s there to hide?
“This is my true body.”
“……Huh?”
“Lucius saved me. He rescued my body that was kidnapped, but I could no longer use that body.”
This body is my daughter’s body, and my daughter left this body for me.
“From now on, I’ll be fully engaged in everything with my ‘full power.’ Hehe.”