The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 106

Episode 106 I’ll make it a draw. (1)

I have been training myself to control the damp energy that has seeped into my mana, but I have failed.

This is because the energy was so faint that you wouldn’t even notice it if you weren’t conscious of it.

“It’s clear that Mana’s nature has changed.”

He grumbled and headed towards the training ground.

Even though she was surrounded by mana, the Blood Phyton’s poison eventually broke through the wall of mana and entered Giselle’s body.

No matter how small the amount, how could all that powerful poison disappear just by chewing a few drops of the antidote?

It was clear that the Blood Phyton’s poison and his own mana had an unknown synergistic effect.

“Is that really the only way?”

The way to check was simple: drink the poison of the Blood Python yourself.

The idea is to create the same conditions as before and see how mana reacts.

“If my thoughts are correct, this is a new opportunity.”

Jiselle swallowed dryly, shaking the small bottle she had secretly taken from the warehouse.

It’s now dawn and everyone is asleep.

I came out secretly, deliberately, avoiding other people’s eyes. If anything goes wrong, it will only be discovered in the morning.

If I fall now, both the Fenris Territory and Ferdium will be trampled by the enemies in an instant.

It’s a situation where you can’t risk your life carelessly, but it’s also something you can’t just leave alone.

Jiselle also thought carefully several times and checked her mana countless times to gauge the possibility of success.

“If you adjust the amount appropriately, you won’t die. If my hypothesis is correct, you can get stronger faster, so it’s a gamble worth taking.”

Even though I clearly went back in time, I had less time than in my previous life.

Even if we know the future, it is only a possibility. We don’t know when or what will happen.

I need to get stronger as quickly as possible.

But then a new opportunity came my way.

Although the stakes were high, Giselle had no intention of missing out on this opportunity.

“Where in the world is there anything easy?”

His intuition was screaming at him with endless intensity even at this moment.

This poison will make you stronger.

“Hey, you don’t think I’m going to die?”

Jiselle suppressed her anxiety and opened the bottle’s cap.

As soon as a tiny drop of poison from a small vial fell onto her tongue, Giselle’s face turned pale.

But without delay, he poured the entire contents of the bottle into his mouth.

“Ugh!”

His complexion quickly turned purple, then began to turn dark.

Jiselle gritted her teeth.

I felt a pain as if a knife was cutting into my stomach. My muscles were paralyzed and I couldn’t move my limbs as I wanted.

It is a powerful poison that corrodes most objects, regardless of material, whether metal or stone.

Even a bottle with special magic treatment could barely withstand the poison, so they injected it directly into my body… … .

If you lack even one of will, body, or mana, you will die.

‘You need to come to your senses!’

There was a world of difference between filtering it through mana and drinking it directly.

If Giselle didn’t have mana, she would have died the moment the poison touched her tongue.

Wooooow!

Jiselle’s mana began to fight against the poisonous aura that filled her body.

The three cores spun around furiously, spewing out mana, but the poison instead spread throughout the body along with the flow.

Mana and poison began a fierce battle inside Giselle’s body, as if trying to devour each other.

“Ugh!”

Jiselle opened her eyes wide.

Blood vessels burst from both eyes and bloody tears flowed out.

Blood began to leak out from the corner of his mouth as if his insides were injured.

The blood vessels all over his body swelled as if they were going to burst.

“It’s pretty… pretty good, isn’t it?”

Even though she was shedding tears of blood, Giselle smiled.

It was painful, but more than that, it made me feel more excited.

This is it. This is the power. If he can just digest this power, he will become several times stronger.

“Ugh!”

The newly entered energy was struggling inside the body and trying to spread out.

Jiselle, holding onto her confused mind, continued her mana training.

The three cores spun fiercely, interlocked with Jiselle’s will to somehow control the energy.

Wooooow!

The mana that had been swirling and sweeping away the poison had become one with the poison.

Jiselle felt that her mana had definitely increased, even if only slightly.

All that was useless was burned away, leaving only the essence of pure power in his body.

“I was right.”

As expected, his mana melded with the Blood Python’s poison and absorbed its venom.

The absorbed energy seemed to have contributed to his increased resilience.

Because poison can become medicine depending on how it is used.

“It’s good that it’s grown, but… … .”

Even if the amount of mana increases or the resilience is enhanced, it is of no use if the energy rushing in cannot be calmed down immediately.

‘Just hold on a little longer! Just a little longer!’

The mana that had been pouring out explosively gradually mixed with the poison and its nature changed.

This was the reason why Jiselle never lost hope, even in painful situations where it would not have been strange for her to lose consciousness at any time.

Wooooow!

After some time, his complexion, which had been enduring the pain without even noticing the passage of time, began to slowly regain its original color.

‘Success… …?’

The poisonous energy remaining in Mana seemed to have completely disappeared, and his paralyzed body began to move freely.

Jiselle slowly calmed the flow of mana by concentrating it inside her body as much as possible.

If you faint, thinking that the poison has disappeared, your entire body will be torn apart by the rampaging mana.

Only after all his strength had subsided did he collapse onto the floor.

‘Okay… … . I succeeded!’

As soon as I was sure that I had succeeded, my tension suddenly relaxed and I couldn’t move a finger.

I didn’t have the energy to hold on to my fading consciousness.

Jiselle lay unconscious in the middle of the training ground.

* * *

‘How long has it been?’

Giselle slowly opened her eyes. Belinda cried out as if she had been waiting for her.

“Your Majesty! What the hell is going on? You look like a corpse! Look at your pale face!”

Belinda always checks the training grounds early in the morning and prepares them so that Giselle can devote herself to training.

It seemed that he was the first to discover Jiselle, who had collapsed in the training ground.

Jiselle opened her eyes with difficulty and looked around.

He was lying in bed, and all the important figures of the estate were gathered around him.

“What’s going on? Why are you all gathered here?”

Gillian asked seriously.

“My lord, have you perhaps drunk the poison of Blood Phyton? I found a bottle containing the poison in the training grounds.”

“Oh, right. It was a little spicy. It was spicy.”

Jiselle said in a tone that it was nothing special.

Everyone in the room gaped in shock at that answer.

Blood Python’s poison is originally known to be powerful.

It’s the poison of a creature that lived in the Demon Forest, so it must be much more toxic than is known.

You drink it like it’s some kind of beverage and even give a taste review.

Belinda asked, trembling as she tried to control her anger.

“Why on earth are you doing that?”

“I just practiced, practiced.”

“What kind of training is drinking poison? The Ferdium family’s mana cultivation method doesn’t use things like poison!”

There are mana training methods in the world that involve drinking poison, and there are also magicians who use poison.

Usually, those who develop tolerance to poison and use its energy train in that way.

However, people who use poison do not drink strong poisons in an unwise manner, but rather start with very weak poisons and increase the level.

It’s not like I’m swallowing the poison like Jiselle.

Belinda finally blurted out what she had been holding back from hearing his ridiculous excuses.

“Your Majesty, are you doing this because you want to die?”

“What are you talking about?”

“You wouldn’t drink that unless you wanted to die! Have you suddenly become dizzy because you’ve been busy lately? Or have you just missed Miss Amelia and don’t want to live in this world?”

“No, why is that woman’s name mentioned there? I told you I don’t like that woman anymore!”

“Then what is it! Are you really doing this because of a bet? Are you saying that you would rather die than lose?”

“What? Why would I die because of a bet?”

Jiselle looked around in confusion.

Everyone nodded seriously, seeming to agree with Belinda’s words.

Everyone thinks that the lord drank poison because he couldn’t stand the embarrassment of losing the bet.

Claude came out, sobbing, making his way through the crowd.

He opened his mouth with difficulty, his expression filled with indignation.

“I didn’t know you were worrying this much. I’ll give you a draw. I’ll pretend it never happened, so you can reduce the workload a little. But you’re my benefactor, so I feel bad about driving you to death. Oh my.”

“What the heck is this… … .”

Jiselle muttered in bewilderment.

But everyone else nodded with moist eyes.

Even Alpoy was grumbling and grumbling.

“If my lord dies, it will be difficult for me too, so I will just pretend it never happened. Hey.”

Jiselle, who was now speechless, laughed heartily and waved her hands.

“No, what are you guys talking about? The results are right in front of us. Why are you changing the table?”

Belinda beat her chest in frustration.

“Why don’t you just accept it without being too proud? Why are you being so stubborn? It’s killing me!”

Jiselle let out a sigh, feeling out of breath as if she had eaten a sweet potato. She was the one feeling suffocated.

“Oh, that’s enough! Everyone, go and do your work! The bet will go ahead!”

Then Claude looked around at the people and spoke apologetically.

“I did enough? The lord has rejected me.”

Alpoy also nodded from the side.

“I said it clearly. It’s not my fault.”

From the looks of it, it seemed like several people were taking turns threatening to cancel the bet.

Well, since the lord drank poison, he must have been afraid that his sin would be covered up.

Jiselle waved her hand and shooed people away with a hollow laugh.

“Okay, I’m up, so you can go back now. Haven’t you ever heard the saying that time is money?”

“Master, at least rest a little more and think about it. Okay? You’re still under the influence of poison, so your head isn’t working very well, right?”

Belinda said soothingly.

I thought he was not in his right mind due to the aftereffects of drinking poison and was not giving up the bet.

“Your Majesty, the butler is right. You should rest a little longer. You don’t look very well.”

Gillian also stepped forward to stop her, but Giselle got up and went back to work.

Even lying down is a waste of time. You should do your best to move when you can.

“Ugh, this body is in terrible shape. The poison must have been quite strong.”

He was so skinny that his skull looked like it was going to fall off.

As if my life force had been taken away by something.

Jiselle walked around the territory, creaking as she went, checking on the progress.

The people of the territory were surprised to see the lord’s sudden change in appearance.

“What, what is it? Why is your face like that, my lord?”

“Isn’t that because you work too much?”

“Isn’t he suffering from a fatal disease? What if our lord suddenly dies?”

The people of Yeongji were very worried.

Because the next lord who comes after Giselle dies will probably never treat her as well as she did.

Contrary to the worries of the people of Yeongji, Jiselle smiled brightly, barely able to control her tired body.

“I feel the power. A great power overflows within me… … . Gulp! Gulp! Ugh… … The blood is overflowing too?”

“Master, please rest! You’re so tired that you’re talking nonsense! Why won’t you listen to me?”

Of course, Belinda followed Giselle around and nagged her.