Episode 78
EPISODE.39
When magical power is infused, the heart’s true form is revealed.
Russell paused at that notification.
If her appearance had changed the moment she touched it, Daria would have had no excuse.
‘Should I consider it fortunate?’
Anyway, it means that there is a real face other than this withered heart.
With that fact in mind, Russell took the dragon’s heart.
‘Hmm.’
Daria, who was watching from behind, tilted her head.
She has no way of knowing why Russell is interested in that heart.
One thing is certain, at least in her opinion, it is an object whose usefulness has come to an end.
‘Nevertheless, the heart is kept in the royal palace’s treasury… … .’
It was just that it was the heart of a high-ranking polyp, for which there were no proper records.
This means that it was just stored for the possibility that something might happen, and that it has no special power whatsoever.
“You’re the youngest.”
That’s why I gave advice to Russell.
“I don’t know if you know, but once you decide on something, you can’t exchange it for something else later.”
Because this was not a corner store in the neighborhood, but the royal palace’s treasury.
The advice was to think again and decide carefully.
Russell responded to that advice.
“I’ll take this.”
Although I also coveted many other items, what I was aiming for from the beginning was this heart.
Daria narrowed her eyes at Russell’s firm answer.
‘It’s a heart whose purpose no one has figured out yet… … .’
Could it be that the child even knew its use?
‘Maybe, maybe.’
Even so, he was a child with many mysteries.
It wouldn’t be surprising if I knew one or two more secrets that others didn’t know.
“If that is your decision, youngest child.”
“I will report that to the palace,” Daria said, shrugging her shoulders.
It was finally the moment when Russell obtained the dragon’s heart.
* * *
After leaving the palace and returning to the mansion, Russell opened the inventory.
After reaching the 5th circle, I received a subspace bag from the Magic Tower, but I found this one more convenient.
It’s probably because I’ve been used to it for a long time.
‘The storage capacity and inventory are also larger.’
Rattling-.
There are a total of three items taken out of the inventory.
Among them, except for the heart, two were the same type of item, elixirs of increasing magical power.
I put down the three items and stared at them for a while.
Russell first picked up the dragon’s heart.
I spun the circle, feeling the touch of my dried up heart.
Uuuuuung-.
With a low firing sound, magnificent magical power begins to flow into the heart through the fingertips.
The amount of magical energy that flowed in itself was not that much.
Because the heart was so weak, it was thought that it might be damaged if a large amount of magical energy was poured into it at once.
It was a while later that the change occurred.
‘Tsk-!’
Immediately after a certain amount of mana flowed, the amount of magical power radiating along Russell’s fingertips began to increase uncontrollably.
It wasn’t Russell’s will.
‘Does the heart attract magical power?’
In less than a breath, a large amount of magical power was lost.
What followed was a huge feeling of hunger and intense dizziness.
However, you can’t take your hands off it.
As if it had been glued together, the fingertips that were in contact with the heart did not come off.
If you force your hand away, you cannot guarantee the safety of your heart or even your own safety.
Whether you are aware of such a situation or not.
My heart was still greedily seeking out Russell’s magic power.
‘Tsk-.’
Russell gritted his teeth and drooled.
If you can’t take it off anyway-!
‘I have no choice but to go to the end!’
Russell’s eyes gave off a bright light.
Either you win or I win.
‘Let’s give it a try.’
As if responding to the owner’s will, Russell’s circle begins to spin furiously.
Quauuuuu-.
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The five circles roared in unison.
At the same time, a much greater amount of magical power than before pours into the heart.
A look so fierce and unstoppable that the magic mixed in the air violently fluctuates.
Hahaha!
What followed was a tug-of-war between Russell and the heart.
I wonder if Russell’s magical power is consumed first.
Otherwise, the first thing to do is for the heart to stop absorbing magical power.
With the sensation of pouring water into a bottomless jar, Russell came to his senses.
‘Hmph!’
I breathed magical power into my heart with all my might.
The change occurred at the moment when Russell’s mana was almost at its lowest point.
Hwaak-.
A bright light seemed to surround my heart, and the hand that had been motionless fell off of its own accord.
Is it over now?
That thought passed through my head, and then a shock of electricity came.
Pajijit, pajijijit.
The appearance of the heart, surrounded by bright light and small sparks, began to change little by little.
What appeared a moment later was a huge horn flashing blue.
[The heart of the polyp is revealed.]
[Horn of the Forgotten King (Purification of Lightning)]
“Horn of the Forgotten King.”
Russell pondered the name.
Although it changed from Purification of Fire to Purification of Lightning, it was definitely a name I had seen before.
‘Obviously, the horn I saw on Mount Pompeo was also the horn of a forgotten king.’
The Dragon God King, the king and god of dragons for whom there are no proper records.
And the horn of the forgotten king.
Russell extended his hand, convinced of the apparent connection.
‘The horn I got last time was absorbed into my body… … .’
What will it be like this time?
Pagit, when my fingertips touched, a small spark flew out.
I can feel a slight tingling sensation and a slight flow of magic power.
‘I knew it.’
This horn can also be absorbed.
If you think about it that way, wouldn’t it be safe to think of the horn in front of you as a spirit herb or elixir with the properties of lightning?
Thinking it was a very foolish idea, Russell opened his inventory first.
I put the horn in my inventory.
I wanted to absorb it right away, but this guy was the main dish.
There were some hors d’oeuvres left to eat before that.
‘Elixir of magical power increase.’
Kyareuk-?
Pepper, who was sleeping on the bed, seemed to have woken up to the bright light emitted by the horn, and quietly came to Russell’s side.
chuck-.
He got down on the desk and hovered around the spot where the horn was for a while, sniffing at the elixir of magic power increase placed next to him.
“I want to eat?”
Kyark-.
Pepper shakes her short neck back and forth in response to Russell’s question.
intention to refuse.
I was only interested because I could smell the scent of magical power. She didn’t seem to have any particular desire to eat.
Purr-.
While stroking Pepper’s neck and chin, Russell picked up two pills.
Before eating the main dish, I lightly scooped it into my mouth as if I were eating it.
Wow.
* * *
Paget-.
Lightning bolts as small as a couple of finger joints continued to bloom.
Every time, Russell’s hair or the hem of his clothes bounce lightly from the recoil of the lightning.
Lightning spreads densely like a net.
However, Russell, sitting in the middle of the net, is extremely comfortable.
It looks like it is not affected by the lightning at all.
No, rather, it seemed as if the lightning was under Russell’s control.
Seup.
The evidence is that each time you breathe in, the size and amount of the thunderbolt begins to subside, and increases each time you exhale again.
Swoosh-.
How much time has passed like that?
[You have absorbed the Forgotten King’s Horn (purification of thunderbolt) to the limit.]
[Magic power that exceeds the absorbable limit is contained within the potential.]
[This potential will awaken at any moment and become a great strength to you.]
[Intermediate level lightning attribute understanding increases significantly.]
[Intermediate lightning attribute understanding reaches its limit and changes to advanced lightning attribute understanding.]
Russell exhaled slowly as he checked the contents of the notifications that came in succession.
I thought about gathering up the magic power that had not yet been captured through the circle ring work.
‘Definitely, it’s much more comfortable and easier than when I first absorbed the horn.’
When I first absorbed the red horn, my whole body felt like it was on fire and I even flinched.
It’s probably because the amount of magical power he has has more than doubled compared to then.
Maybe it was because I crossed a wall. Anyway, this is the end of absorbing the mana contained within the horn.
Ugh-.
As I lightly swirled my magic, I felt the presence of a fifth circle that was much larger than before.
If I were to exaggerate a bit, it was almost one-third full.
Considering that it hasn’t even been a month since I reached the 5th circle… … .
‘It’s truly a scary sheep.’
What was surprising was that this magic wasn’t everything.
‘Magic power that exceeds the limit of absorption becomes embedded in potential, and awakens at the moment of awakening.’
When I first saw this notification, I wondered what it meant.
‘The moment of awakening referred to here refers to the time when acceptance is used.’
In fact, when it was completely tolerated, red and translucent horns grew from its forehead.
‘I don’t know if blue lightning horns will grow this time.’
If even the eyes and fangs change…
‘At least the face will be a perfect half-human, half-dragon appearance.’
Russell smiled bitterly at the sight of a side that was difficult to show to others and slowly opened his eyes.
Even the last remaining strand of mana had been completely cleared away.
Tsutsutsutsu-.
For a moment, a blue light that looked like the aftereffects of a thunderbolt flowed along the corners of my eyes.
Soon, Russell’s eyes regained their original color.
“hmm?”
Russell, who was looking around his room, was questioning.
The interior of the room was no different from usual, but one thing was strange.
Pepper’s body, which was sleeping on top of the desk, had become bigger than expected.
If it was originally the size of a small dog or cat, its current appearance is literally an ox… … .
‘No, it looks like a polyp, so should I call it a wyvern?’
The only thing that changed was the size.
The roundness that existed before has disappeared, and what is left in its place is a much sleeker appearance and stronger muscles than before.
Moreover, the second pair of wings, which were small, had already grown completely.
Well, that is-.
As the size increases, does the weight also increase?
The wooden desk underneath creaks as if it will collapse at any moment.
Russell, who felt confused at the sight, woke up Pepper, who was sleeping soundly.
“Pepper?”
Pepper woke up to the contractor’s call and rubbed his eyes with his paw.
That too for a while.
Yarrrr?
He tilted his head as his gaze seemed to have changed somehow.
Soon, I looked at my body and Russell’s face alternately with embarrassed eyes, a beat later than that.
‘Growth’ and ‘Evolution.’
Pepper, unable to understand the change that had occurred to her, jumped up from her spot.
Wuduk, wudjijik-.
The desk, which was barely holding on, collapsed on the spot.
Ujikkeun, bang!
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