Ch 195
“Ah. So that’s how that works?”
Charlotte’s muttering came from behind.
Male’a felt something welling up from deep within.
Charlotte’s reaction made her realize that it wasn’t the first time she had witnessed that ‘phenomenon’.
‘But when discussing that ‘Power of Advancement,’ she didn’t mention this…!?
It was like talking about a newly discovered gold mine without mentioning the dragon hidden inside.
Male’a even briefly wondered if Charlotte had set a trap for herself.
If Charlotte had mentioned that phenomenon, she wouldn’t have approached her tutor in this way.
Of course.
Charlotte wasn’t to blame.
It was Male’a herself who had made Charlotte cynical about all kinds of power.
Until recently, the curse Male’a had left behind remained vividly within Charlotte.
-All kinds of power you know are insignificant.
-Except for that power that revived the baby bird.
The curse she had implanted by killing the baby bird Charlotte had released and raised, then reviving it.
At the time, Charlotte had not yet been influenced by her new tutor, so she didn’t think much of his Skill even while watching it.
But, after experiencing Dark Magic Swordsmanship, it looked different when she saw it again-
That was all.
At that time.
The Sword Qi rippling at the tip of Lisir’s sword subsided.
The Sandstorm that had been sweeping around him as well.
“Hoo.”
He composed his scattered Breath with a deep breath.
A clear sign of Fatigue.
Blood flowed lightly from his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears.
Lisir purely admitted that he had overdone it.
There was no need to apply Dark Magic Swordsmanship to the extreme in something that wasn’t even Combat.
If he had used Dangaleon’s fire here, he would have fallen asleep again until the spirit of slumber allowed his Spirit to be forgiven.
‘Was I too excited…’
It could be said that it was because he met someone who perfectly handled the Power of Advancement（?） for the first time.
Lisir knew.
How great his innate luck with people was.
There were truly many excellent Teachers around him.
Nevertheless, there was no one among them with whom he could exchange stories related to the Power of Advancement or Dark Magic Swordsmanship.
It was a part that always brought great disappointment to Lisir.
If there was someone to discuss the Power of Advancement and Dark Magic Swordsmanship with, supplementation and development would be easier-
That was the reason why he was worried about Charlotte becoming interested in Dark Magic Swordsmanship, but also looking forward to it on the other hand.
In the meantime.
Someone who perfectly digested the Power of Advancement appeared before his eyes.
‘To be so fine while using the Power of Advancement!!!’
He thought, looking at Male’a’s face bleeding from her nose and mouth.
‘Perhaps, really…!’
Lisir even briefly put aside the Situation he was in and focused on Male’a.
A Gaze filled with unusual interest was directed towards her.
“…”
Male’a gritted her teeth inwardly at that Gaze.
She came to reap the rewards of the Seed she had sown long ago, but he had plowed up her field.
On top of that, he was bewitching her Followers in an unknown way-
Now, he was trying to test the power of the great Ancient God she served.
‘How dare he…!’
Male’a’s thoughts, looking at Lisir, were gradually becoming paralyzed by anger.
That rigid thought ordered Male’a.
Subjugate him.
Prove that his power is nothing in the face of the Ancient God’s great power.
That alone is the fundamental solution to overcome this Situation.
“You have quite a unique talent. I acknowledge it. But, don’t be too arrogant.”
A voice that sounded like she was chewing on her words.
Blood Vessels stood out in various places on Male’a’s Expression, which still seemed peaceful.
It was the aftermath of drawing out the Ancient God’s Power to the extreme.
Male’a was currently estimating.
How many Souls are needed to reproduce the phenomenon he caused.
Entrusting herself to the Ancient God’s Instinct, she was gradually increasing the number of Souls she had put in her Vessel.
In that way, the number of Souls contained in Male’a’s Vessel had already exceeded ten.
“Ah…”
Male’a groaned.
Due to the Overload that came with containing a Group in Oneself.
And, the Omnipotence that power brought.
Even in the midst of that, the number of Souls contained in the Vessel continued to increase.
The Ancient God’s Power.
The Ancient God’s Instinct remaining there judged.
It’s still not enough.
In order to imitate ‘that’, more Souls are needed.
More, higher quality Souls must be contained in the Vessel.
Male’a’s remaining Reason sent a Warning.
If this continues, it may be irreversible.
Male’a ignored that Warning from Reason.
Because she needed to concentrate in order to control the power filling her body.
“Ha, haha…!”
Soon, Male’a was in Ecstasy.
Magical Power was condensing on her hand.
She succeeded in operating Magical Power separately from the abnormal state of the Power of Advancement.
The sense of conquest that she had pioneered an unknown territory that even the Ancient God did not know elevated Male’a.
Sword Qi?
Unique Magic?
Currently, it is impossible because her Oneself’s power cannot support it, but among the Souls possessed by the Vessel-bearer, there were also the Souls of an Archmage and a great Warrior who could make it possible.
Now that she knew the principle of power, reaching that point was only a matter of time.
“Charlotte, are you watching!? I told you! There is nothing that cannot be achieved with this great power!!!”
She was calling out to Charlotte with her mouth-
Male’a checked his reaction first.
He must have thought of this as his own power.
He must have thought of it as a world only he knew.
But now.
That Pride was being invaded.
All at once!
What kind of reaction would he show?
“…”
Male’a’s Expression, which had been examining Lisir’s reaction, crumpled.
Was it just her imagination?
Yes.
You’re doing well!
That’s it!
It seemed like that Voice was coming from his Expression.
“Male’a, are you alright!?”
Just then.
Doren, one of the Grey Hand brothers, shouted urgently.
Blood was flowing from various holes in Male’a’s face.
It was a precarious sight, like a crack in a jug filled with water.
“Don’t Worry. I have a perfect Understanding of the Nature of this power.”
Male’a said in a calm tone.
“Teacher, blood…!”
As can be seen from Charlotte’s reaction-
The other person’s condition was not much different from her own.
“Charlotte, calm down.”
Male’a said to the Noble Lady in a calm tone.
“This is a natural phenomenon that comes with the Power of Advancement. Isn’t that right?”
Male’a gave Lisir a provocative Smile.
“…!!!”
Lisir’s Expression was dyed with shock.
-Good!?
Male’a ignored the Voice coming from that Expression.
There was no way he would be happy to have his Vision stolen.
“A natural phenomenon…? But so much blood━”
“The core of this power is that imbalance.”
Charlotte was asking Lisir.
Male’a intercepted the question before Lisir could answer.
She intended to completely win over Charlotte’s Heart while riding this momentum.
“Imbalance?”
“Yes. Imbalance. Like an unstable power just before it explodes. The key to the Power of Advancement is to maintain that state just before the explosion. No. It’s to control it.”
Male’a repeatedly examined Lisir’s reaction while explaining.
Because she knew that he wouldn’t just stand by and watch her coax Charlotte as if she were the Master of the Power of Advancement.
But what was this.
“…”
He was just looking at the two of them with a strange Expression.
He made a Gesture when his eyes met Male’a’s.
Was it a meaning to keep going?
Male’a laughed at his Arrogance inwardly.
‘Foolish thing. That person’s Power is not all of this-‘
The reproduction of the Power of Advancement that Male’a is doing now.
It was only a small part of the Power of the great Existence she wielded.
He wouldn’t know that fact-
But Charlotte clearly knew that fact.
A Tutor whose entire power is the Power of Advancement.
Herself, who wields a great power that includes even the Power of Advancement as a part.
Which of the two will the Noble Lady choose?
“Charlotte.”
Male’a calmly called her name.
She had already regained her unique, benevolent, and relaxed Expression.
“I told you? There is nothing impossible with this power.”
“…”
The Noble Lady’s elegant face began to be tinged with fascination.
‘Good.’
Just as Male’a was about to delve deeper without missing it-
“So-… Cough!”
Male’a’s mouth began to spew out more blood than Breath.
‘It’s okay.’
Male’a wasn’t flustered.
Just now, even the guy who wielded an even greater power than herself wasn’t alright, was he?
Male’a calmly retraced the principle of the Power of Advancement.
If you use Blue Breath in an Overload state-
A certain phenomenon occurs, minimizing the damage from the Overload.
The expression ‘I don’t understand it with my head’ was a perfect fit.
As far as she knew, Blue Breath didn’t have such an effect.
But-
As long as the Power of Advancement was functioning properly, there was clearly something there.
‘Perhaps, a certain synergy occurs when Blue Breath meets Resonance.’
Male’a, who had come to her own conclusion, began to pay more attention to Blue Breath.
Just like Lisir had been doing since just now.
Like that.
Male’a felt her condition improving-
“…Cough!”
Hoo.
Hoo!
Discord began to mix into Male’a’s Blue Breath.
Emotional turmoil. The excess of Breath resulting from it interfered with Blue Breath.
“Ma, Male’a!?”
“A, are you really alright━”
The Grey Hand brothers raised their voices in Worry.
Those were things that Male’a couldn’t hear right now.
‘Why!?’
Resonance.
Blue Breath.
All of that was being done perfectly through the division of several Souls.
It may be difficult for one person to handle those two things at the same time-
But it wasn’t that difficult for several people.
Shouldn’t the Wizard and the Swordsman divide and do their respective roles?
Fluctuating Mana.
The temporarily increased Presence was proof of that.
But-
The problem was after that.
Overload.
Blue Breath was not managing the Overload at all.
The synergy that Blue Breath caused when it met Resonance, the certain effect resulting from it, was not working properly.
‘Damn it-‘
Male’a was frustrated.
What exactly that certain effect was-
What the principle of synergy that occurs when it meets Resonance was-
She needed to know those things for sure in order to take appropriate measures, but for now, all she could do was helplessly cling to Blue Breath.
“Ugh-…”
Symptoms that were worsening every moment.
“It’s Blue Breath!!!”
Just then.
Lisir, unable to watch any longer, shouted.
“Concentrate on Blue Breath!!!”
Is he pitying me now?
Or is he trying to deceive me?
Male’a didn’t have time to care about that now.
She concentrated on Blue Breath as Lisir advised.
It had no effect.
She had been concentrating since earlier.
Lisir’s explanation continued.
“The feeling that Blue Breath is correcting the body’s abnormalities!!! Focus on that part!!!”
“…?”
At that moment.
Confusion was added to the Pain that had settled on Male’a’s Expression.
“Blue Breath corrects the body’s abnormalities? What does that mean-…”
“Yes?”
It wasn’t just Male’a.
Those who had learned the sword within the Grey Hand.
“Cheston, can you explain what’s going on?”
“…I don’t understand either.”
The Knights of the Mansion who had arrived at the scene and were protecting Charlotte.
All of them did not understand Lisir’s words.
“Um…?”
Only then did Lisir feel that something was wrong.
In the meantime.
Charlotte, who had learned Blue Breath relatively recently, tried to understand his words from her own Viewpoint.
“Teacher Lisir? How did you learn Blue Breath when you were learning it?”
“Well, I belong to the side that awakened it myself.”
“…?”
He awakened Blue Breath himself?
What does that mean?
Breath is a person’s primal Instinct.
Just as you cannot end your life by holding your Breath, it is impossible to intervene in that Instinct with Will.
It is the same to include the Will to control Mana in the act of Breathing.
Therefore, Guidance from a High-Ranking person is essential to learn Blue Breath.
By intervening with Mana from the side when Breathing, it awakens a new Sensation.
He awakened such Blue Breath himself?
Charlotte recalled the moment she had recently learned Blue Breath.
And after examining Male’a’s condition, she said.
“In the first place, are you sure that’s━ Blue Breath?”
Eyes that went up.
Lisir muttered quietly.
“Then what is it?”
“Aaaaaaah!!!”
Male’a screamed.
In order to manage the Overload with Blue Breath, she mobilized all the Swordsman’s Souls possessed by the Vessel-bearer.
Even, it included the Soul of an Ancient great Warrior who had reached the realm of a Superhuman.
It was a Soul that Male’a could not handle with her current power.
Nevertheless, Male’a put that Soul in the Vessel for now.
Whatever the Price for borrowing that power, it was clear that it would be better than death from Overload.
“Cough…!!!”
Nevertheless, the Overload was not managed in the end.
Reaching this point, Male’a was convinced.
‘It’s not Blue Breath…!!! He’s trapping me-‘
Male’a’s thoughts could not continue from there.
“Cough!”
The evil Ancient God’s Follower spat out her last blood and collapsed from her seat.
“Male’a… Huh!?”
Male’a’s Followers, who had rushed over in a hurry, quickly backed away from her.
The Souls that had been trapped inside her body had lost control and were trying to jump out.
Various parts of Male’a’s body swelled up in the shape of faces.
While everyone was shocked as the Woman’s subversive identity was revealed-
“Ah…!!!”
Lisir let out an exclamation filled with complex Emotions.
A moment later.
Lisir turned his Gaze to Charlotte.
“…”
The arrogant Noble Lady’s Eyes trembled.
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