I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 48

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#48

 

“Ugh… Ruby, a little more to the left! Ruan, I’m going to absorb the magi right now!”

 

Brilliant rays of light spread from the Aqua Mystica in Zoe Blanc’s hand, and sharp thorn vines burst out from within, wrapping around his body.

 

“Cough… Ah, Attica. Absorb it all… Cough!”

 

As the skill activated, Zoe Blanc, who had been coughing continuously, retched and spat out bright red blood.

 

[<System> Emergency Alert! Taming has failed!

 

As a penalty, you will lose consciousness in 3 minutes. Player must escape from this place immediately!]

 

‘Taming failed? Why… Could it be that my abilities can’t tame that magical beast?’

 

The thorn vines that had extended retreated back into the Aqua Mystica.

 

Zoe Blanc steadied her rapidly unstable breathing.

 

Unlike last time when her consciousness was sent to the afterlife before she could even use her skill, she had thought that with her current growth, she would be able to tame that magical beast, but her face was colored with disappointment.

 

“Cough…!”

 

Her mind became hazy as she coughed up blood repeatedly.

 

As Zoe Blanc’s body swayed violently, Ruby hastily landed on the ground.

 

“Zoe Blanc, snap out of it…! Kyuu!”

 

“Ruby… You at least… quickly escape…”

 

Clang-

 

The Aqua Mystica that had been in Zoe Blanc’s hand rolled to the floor as she collapsed limply.

 

Then Lucian, who had become a magical beast, charged toward her fallen form.

 

“Eek, you damn human! I’ll protect Zoe Blanc! Kyuu!”

 

As Ruby quickly stood up to protect Zoe Blanc who had collapsed on her back, Lucian’s movement stopped for just a moment.

 

[<System> For the player’s protection, remote…]

 

“Hah, forget it, cut it out. The main consciousness is already gone.”

 

That’s when it happened.

 

White light mixed with the ends of her cotton candy-soft pink hair, and Zoe Blanc’s eyes completely changed in an instant.

 

With an annoyed expression, she pulled her sleeve to wipe the blood from her lips and slowly stood up.

 

“Damn, how many times is this now. Are you going to keep doing these balance patches?”

 

Then she suddenly shouted loudly at the empty air.

 

“Kyuuu… Zo… Zoe Blanc?”

 

Ruby looked up at Zoe Blanc with a puzzled expression.

 

“…What, puppy. You’ve grown a bit? Last time you just collapsed.”

 

“You, you’re… not Zoe Blanc…!”

 

[<System> Resistance increases as one evolves into a higher-grade magical beast.]

 

“…Hey, I know that too, okay? Stop acting like you know everything. If you know so well, why did you create this situation again?”

 

[<System> This is the result of calculating and executing the optimal move.]

 

“Ah, whatever. Speaking of which, why do you keep handling things on your own since last time?”

 

Ruby gulped as she watched Zoe Blanc’s unfamiliar behavior, so different from usual. Somehow, she felt an tremendous sense of intimidation from her now.

 

“Kiiiiing-!”

 

Then Lucian, who had taken the complete form of a magical beast, roared.

 

“Ugh, damn it. My ears are going to bleed. Why is that thing still clinging on? I definitely absorbed all the magi last time.”

 

Looking at him covered in pitch-black magi that made her lungs ache just from seeing it, Zoe Blanc narrowed her brow.

 

Her eyes showed she couldn’t understand at all why the magical beast’s soul that should have separated from that human long ago was still clinging on.

 

“I was already having trouble with some cat breaking the seal on my memories… and now that thing is acting up too.”

 

Zoe Blanc’s face contorted harshly as she vented her irritation.

 

Well, it seemed like he was desperately struggling inside to prevent his own rampage. That mental strength was praiseworthy, but at this rate, an entire village would be blown away.

 

“Hey System, appraise that thing.”

 

As she gave the command, a system window immediately appeared.

 

[<System> Proceeding with appraisal of life form ‘Lucian Penrister’.]

 

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[<System> Appraisal complete! Transmitting derived results.]

 

With a mechanical voice, clusters of light spread out, and Zoe Blanc closed her eyes tightly.

 

“Huh, that… it’s completely attached to that human.”

 

As the light clusters faded from her body, Zoe Blanc opened her eyes wide and sighed while pressing her forehead.

 

She had realized that the corrupted magical beast’s soul had completely fused with the human soul.

 

To put it simply, it was like this.

 

When she first encountered him, that magical beast was attached in a parasitic form to its host, ‘Lucian Penrister’.

 

So theoretically, if she absorbed only the parasitic magical beast’s magi, it would naturally separate from the host.

 

Just like when humans get sick and take medicine to make only the virus disappear, it was a very simple principle.

 

But according to the appraisal results, their souls had completely fused. That meant the virus would only die if the host died.

 

Even if she absorbed the magi, it would just devour the host’s soul and regenerate infinitely…

 

Tsk, she had taken the risk of being discovered to use her ability for nothing.

 

She furrowed her brows, displeased with this situation that had become even more complicated.

 

“System, permit just a tiny bit of divine power.”

 

[<System> Approval complete. Opening 10% of divine power.]

 

Even though it was just a measly amount of divine power, this much would be enough to restrain that damn magical beast trying to head toward the village.

 

“Radiance of Light (ᚱᚨᛞᛁᚨᚾᚲᛖᛟᚠᛚᛁᚷᚺᛏ).”

 

As she chanted in the sacred language, intense flashes spread from her fingertips.

 

Glowing arrowheads appeared one by one above a geometric ancient magic circle.

 

“Ki, kieeeeeeek…!”

 

Light arrows imbued with brilliant radiance flew straight toward the magical beast and pierced it.

 

Light arrows that could purify magi – this was ancient sacred magic that no one could perform anymore.

 

As the arrows penetrated its body, the true form of the magical beast, which had been nothing but a mass of black magi, was gradually revealed.

 

“You are… ha, so that’s what it was?”

 

“Kiiing…”

 

Before her, as if she had realized something, the magical beast became docile as if it had never caused a commotion.

 

It just tilted its head as if it didn’t understand what was happening.

 

“I thought it wasn’t an ordinary magical beast, so that’s how it is. Tsk, did your soul get corrupted from coveting power…”

 

[<System> All information about the continent Berheim has been updated on a large scale. Would you like to check?]

 

“Ugh, you scared me! I told you not to suddenly talk to me!”

 

Startled by the system window that appeared like lightning, she shouted harshly.

 

After giving the system all sorts of criticism for taking unusually long, she soon grumbled and checked the information.

 

Flash.

 

From the distant past to the present.

 

Her face crumpled as she learned all of Berheim’s history.

 

“Ha… These damn bastards. They really have to cause all sorts of trouble.”

 

She ground her teeth as she cursed viciously.

 

Her face showed she had lost her composure as if it was ridiculous.

 

Dong-

 

With the bell tolling from the temple, dawn was breaking, and the magical beast gradually returned to human form.

 

Lucian, who had relied on his hearing for the entire situation, looked at her with an indescribable expression before parting his lips.

 

“…We’re acquainted, aren’t we.”

 

“Lucian Penrister.”

 

“As expected, you knew my identity too. Then…”

 

“The ‘Zoe Blanc’ you know doesn’t know your identity.”

 

As if she already saw through what he was going to ask, she shrugged and answered.

 

Lucian let out a sigh of relief.

 

“That’s fortunate. I wanted to reveal my identity to Zoe Blanc directly through my own words.”

 

“…”

 

“Then will you tell me now? About your identity, and also about the demonic beast sleeping within me.”

 

For a moment, as light enveloped his entire body, the pain in his chest disappeared and his vision, which had been filled with darkness, cleared brightly.

 

Ruan closed his eyes and concentrated his aura into his core to test one more thing.

 

Then, an unprecedentedly clear and azure aura wrapped around his entire body so brilliantly it was dazzling.

 

‘As expected, my aura has returned perfectly as well.’

 

After transforming into a demonic beast, it had been difficult to properly control the aura within himself, as if something was blocking it.

 

Since he had keenly felt that he couldn’t properly exert his true power all this time, he had to find out the root of the curse sleeping within him, even if it meant grabbing her pant leg and begging the woman standing before him now.

 

“Ha, for a mere human, your arrogance pierces the heavens. Well, I suppose I can tell you. If you agree to a few conditions, that is. How about it, does that pique your interest?”

 

“Of course. Let’s make a pact.”

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