Chapter 1080 – Pouring Water

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Continuously pouring magical energy into one object without interruption is a task that requires more stamina than you might think.

How should I explain it in a way that even people without magical powers can understand?

It’s a little dirty, but it feels like I’m constantly dropping saliva into the bowl in front of me.

No, it’s not specifically saliva, it’s tears or blood, but it’s not realistic, so it would be difficult to understand.

Well, if you get used to the flow of magical power through training, you will become a little more stable both physically and mentally.

For most wizards, one of the first trainings they do is to manage the flow of magical energy and expand the channels of available magical energy by repeating the outflow and inflow.

To that extent, it can be said that magical power is the most basic essential skill.

“Ummmm…!!”

And while Melusine was thinking of such common sense, she was concentrating her mind on the barrier stone in front of her.

Walking down the street with both hands outstretched was a pose that seemed a bit humorous when viewed from the side, but he was actually quite serious.

As a result of losing her name and appearance to the witch and losing her abilities, she spent a long time as an animal, but fortunately, her ability to control magic power was not deteriorated at all.

Even if an ordinary wizard were to look at it from the side, it would feel like a craftsmanship so delicate that it would make one wonder.

However, magic and magical power have something called ‘attribute’.

As everyone knows, Melusine is the ‘river fairy’. In other words, the magical attribute she possesses is, of course, ‘water attribute’.

The barrier stone she is pouring her magic into is made from stones and gems, so its basic property is ‘persistence’.

And that was also the reason why she could never let down her guard in maintaining the barrier of her barrier stone.

There is something called ‘compatibility’ between the magical powers of natural elements that flow in this world.

It’s as if divine magic and dark magic are amplifying or decreasing as they repel each other.

For example, the fire element used by Laila is said to have ‘good compatibility’ because the flame increases when it comes in contact with the wind element.

However, compared to that, it appears relatively weak against the element of water.

And the water magic that Melusine handles did not have a good compatibility with persistence.

This is because soil, which is full of sustainability, has the property of ‘absorbing water,’ and that concept is also embedded in magical power.

In other words, pouring water attribute magic into the barrier stone of persistence resulted in Melusine’s magic being used on the barrier stone more than necessary.

There’s no way Lila wouldn’t have considered this simple yet basic compatibility.

Among those in the expedition who could use magical power, she was the one with the largest remaining magical power, so she had no other choice.

In the meantime, not long after Lila led the rest of the party into the cave, just as she had read from Laplace’s memory.

Only Sasha and Amelia came out of the cave and returned to the expedition team waiting outside.

The two people looked at each other with somewhat complicated expressions, approached this way, and stood in front of Melusine.

“Hey… I think she would like Ms. Lila to come to Mr. Melusine.”

“Me? But… If I vacate this place, the barrier of the barrier stone will disappear.”

“Yes… We talked about it too. I thought we should take charge of it, at least until Melusine comes back.”

When Amelia spoke as if she was in trouble, Melusine nodded her head as if she understood.

“Okay… Then, please take care of me while I’m gone.”

After saying this, Melusine turned on her heel and entered the cave where Lila was waiting.

In the dark interior, a light created by magic was already visible, and next to it was a huge wyvern, with Lila waiting while looking in this direction.

“What is this wyvern? Is it alive? Is it dead?”

Melusin asked Lila the same question as the two people who left the cave.

Lila then shrugged her shoulders and told her what she had confirmed.

This wyvern was prepared by Laplace to use as his vessel, and was left here without a brain.

And, since this wyvern is her female, if she can move her, she will be able to block the approach of her wyvern flying to break her barrier.

“Indeed… Then, the magic power poured into the barrier can be reduced a little.”

“Right?”

Lila nodded her head, agreeing with Melusin’s perception.

But right after that, Melusine looked at Lila and asked.

“… But how do you plan on moving it? Isn’t that thing called Laplace’s vessel that only Laplace can move?”

“No. There are several ways to move a brainless creature. For example, turning it into a familiar.”

Subdue a creature of lower level than you and make a contract with it to make it a familiar.

It was common sense among wizards.

Even if the other person’s intelligence is low, it is not a problem because they can share their senses with the magician they contracted with.

In addition, one of the advantages is that you can directly control your body by using magical power.

However, since the target was the target, Melusin could not help but tilt her head at her words.

“Are you planning on making the wyvern a familiar? But with the magic power you have left now…”

Naturally, a familiar made based on a living creature must continuously supply magical power to the living creature.

And the stronger the creature, the more magical power the contractor will have to supply.

You may be able to terminate the contract when you want, but if you are going to do that, the constant is not to sign the contract from the beginning.

“Yes. So, I was just talking about it as ‘one way.'”

Lila nodded as if she understood it all.

“I guess so? Then, is there another way?”

If Lila knows that, then the story just said is a ‘cushion’.

Melusin understood that what she said after this was ‘true’ or ‘true’.

And – if she had intended to make Wyvern her ‘familiar’, she wouldn’t have bothered to call her.

“It’s necromancy.”

“Oh…”

The ‘o’ that just came out from Melusine was not the ‘o’ of an exclamation, but an ‘o’ close to a sigh.

When he tried to argue with someone for hitting his son, he said ‘Oh’ when the person his son hit was a legendary assassin.

“Spirit… Alcohol…?”

“Yes. Ah, even if it is called necromancy, it is a little different because it is precisely about manipulating a ‘living creature without a brain’. It is just that it is closer to necromancy in terms of classification…”

“Wait, wait, wait. Don’t say too much at once, and give me time to sort it out.”

As Lila began to pour out her knowledge of magic, as was her wont, Melusine stopped her, startled.

“Suuuuu…”

Melusine took a deep breath as she unconsciously placed her hand on her forehead.

Her role as a knight is to help the humans who played a significant role in the revival of the kingdom.

And as a result, if I can stop the enemy who is also related to the origin of the fairy called Adam, I will not spare any help.

However, at the same time, Melusin was somewhat aware of Lila’s ‘strong curiosity and desire for magic’.

That’s not necessarily a bad thing – the witches who appeared in their fairy town were originally twisted by a desire for magic and power.

But… Necromancy.

Still, isn’t it very ethical to use necromancy?

Dead beings need peace and rest.

That is, even if the opponent is a vicious beast.

One of the most representative forms of shamanism that insults such messengers is ‘necromancy’.

It is a type of magic that pours magical power into a corpse and manipulates it as desired.

If Lila really knows how to use necromancy and plans to use it.

As her elder than her, and as her honorable knight protecting the throne of her fairy kingdom, wouldn’t it be right to persuade her well?

Huh. While Cleon was away, it seemed like he would be the one to take care of her brakes.

I tried to block Laila well, but she seemed a bit difficult on her own.

“Lila… Do you know how to use necromancy?”

So, first of all, Melusine asks carefully, as if throwing a jab.

That kind of magic is dangerous, it’s better to forget about it.

So to speak, this time, it was a cushion that Melusine put in before conveying her true intentions.

“Huh? No. I can’t use it.”

“…”

However, the answer that came back from Laila was in some ways fortunate, but it was unexpected for Melusine.

“Ha?”

That’s why she freezes once and misses the moment to answer – and then lets out a dumb voice.

“Ah. Don’t get me wrong. It means ‘I can’t use it’, it doesn’t mean ‘I don’t know how to use it’. I understand it as knowledge. That’s because I need to know it to be able to deal with it.”

“Which one is it…”

It’s not that I don’t know how to use it, but I can’t use it?

Melusine looks confused at Lila’s words.

“That’s not right. In terms of attributes, ‘necromancy’ is similar to ‘flame magic’.”

And Lila shrugs her shoulders while saying that.

“Even though flames do not have the same level of divine magic, they contain strong positive concepts such as ‘purifying negativity’ and ‘power of the sun.’ So, it is inappropriate to use necromancy, which is magic with completely negative energy. “

The method of burning a corpse called ‘cremation’ was also one of the factors that took away the suitability of flame magic for necromancy.

The stronger that perception among humans, the further away magical power will be from necromancy.

“… Indeed. In other words, even if you know the basic theory of necromancy, you cannot use necromancy yourself.”

“Yes. Probably the only ones who can use necromancy in our party are basically Kleon and Lilim… Either way, they won’t use it themselves if they want to, and I won’t teach them. Oh, or if I become a ‘lich’ again. I don’t know. Then, naturally, my fire magic will be contaminated…”

Melusine would shake her head at those terrible words.

Lyla becomes a lich?

I didn’t want to see a world like that, even in a dream.

But there, Melusine realized another ominous fact.

As she said, ‘flame magic’ is unsuitable for using necromancy.

So, which attributes are most suitable for necromancy?

A natural element that has the property of ‘yin’, as opposed to flame, and has the strongest image of ‘death’.

Of course, Melusine’s specialty is ‘water magic’.

“Wait a minute. Then the reason you called me-“

“Yes. Instead of me, I want you to use ‘necromancy’ on this wyvern so that it can move.”

“Well, I refuse! As an honorable knight, I cannot interfere with the well-being of the dead…!”

Naturally, Melusine raised her voice in protest.

But Lila spoke to her calmly, as if that was an expected reaction.

“I’m not dead yet.”

“But ultimately, using necromancy means you have to take your life!”

Of course it is.

But at her words, Lila shook her head.

“Among necromancy, there is magic that can be used to move bodies that have not yet died.”

At her answer, Melusine is confused and asks common sense questions.

“… What? But doesn’t that mean it can’t be called necromancy?”

“Originally, it is close to a primitive form of magic that paralyzes the function of the brain and manipulates it to do what one wants… But in terms of classification, it is also the origin of necromancy.”

Saying so, Laila naturally explained the principles of her magic to Melusin by drawing her jinn on her land.

This magic was originally a spell used to enslave criminals who committed crimes in primitive tribal societies.

Because magic had the characteristic of being strongly applied depending on the weight of the sin, the concept of ‘punishment for sin’ was strongly embedded in the magic itself.

The magic that paralyzes the brain, takes away the ability to think, and manipulates the body to become one’s own puppet can be seen as a type of ‘hypnosis’ or ‘brainwashing’ magic.

It is classified as necromantic art because it binds the ‘soul’ and takes away its vitality.

“… What do you think? It’s not that difficult of a spell, is it?”

“That’s it… But…”

While listening to Lila’s explanation, Melusine suddenly learned how to use the magic.

Should I say that the problem was that I had a deep knowledge and understanding of magic, or what should I say.

She seemed a little angry, dropping her shoulders.

“With this wyvern, we can save the magic power needed to maintain the barrier, and Schrödinger doesn’t have to lose sleep over the wyverns that come flying in every time. Besides… This is close to my intuition. Laplace calls this wyvern ‘a special treat.’ There is.”

Lila closed one eye as she spread her fingers.

What kind of sign is that?

Even though Melusine feels doubtful, she asks with a sullen expression.

“Feeling…?”

“Yes. Well, I can’t say for sure. It’s also true that Laplace didn’t bring the wyvern’s body to his hideout from the beginning… And that he removed the brain and stored it.”

“I’m not sure what kind of guy that Laplace is… But if I say so, maybe he is…”

As Melusin said that, she looked back and forth between Lyla and the Wyvern for a moment.

Then, as if she couldn’t help it, she sighed loudly.

“… Okay. I guess I can’t be your brake like Cleon.”

“Huh? Hehe. Well, that’s right~.”

“…”

In response to Lila’s words, Melusin moved her hands and unleashed her magic.

As Lila explains-

The feeling of her own magic being pushed into her body, like her water.

To be precise, her magic touches the ‘wyvern soul’ sleeping within it.

Carefully, carefully.

Then-

‘… Hmm?’

Melusine is found within it.

The soul that clearly belongs to that wyvern.

But the form-

‘Why… Is the form of the wyvern’s soul so unstable?’

Melusine is embarrassed.

“What’s wrong? Is something wrong?”

“Ah, no… I think the magic itself was activated properly.”

When Melusin shakes her head, she pours out her will towards the wyvern.

It was the same trick as letting magical power flow.

Then-

Gugu… And the crouching figure moved and spread its wings while showing empty eyes.

“Oh! It moved! It worked!”

“Yes… But it looks lifeless.”

“Well, necromancy is necromancy. Well, okay anyway! Let’s go outside like this and surprise the people on the expedition!”

Lila speaks in an excited voice as if the tension has increased.

Was this really okay…

Melusin just shook her head, frowning as if she still wasn’t convinced.

And- the situation continues to the end of the last episode.