The Puppet Villainess’s Splendid Rebellion - Chapter 91

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Chapter 91

“The secret of my blood?”

Suddenly talking about the secret of my blood.

What secret could there be other than my blood being used for Jeongjesa stones?

I couldn’t understand what he was talking about at all and looked up at Sion with confusion.

Instead of answering, Sion gently pulled and held my wrist.

“Do you remember how you collapsed that day?”

“That day…?”

I searched my memory. The pit where magical energy poured out. Cutting the back of my hand. Blood flowing. Reaching out my hand to block the surging black magical energy. And then…

“…I’m not sure.”

I answered honestly. My memory was hazy.

It seemed like I had filled the pit, and it seemed like I had seen a red light at the end.

It seemed like someone was looking down at me in the darkness.

I couldn’t distinguish whether all of that was a dream or reality.

I only vaguely remembered frantically pouring out my strength.

“I see.”

Sion nodded. Then he slowly opened his mouth.

“Lorea, the source of your power isn’t your blood.”

“…What?”

It was a sudden statement.

‘Not blood?’

He knew better than anyone that I had been drawing blood to make Jeongjesa stones all this time. I couldn’t understand what Sion was talking about at all.

“Throughout your entire body, the power of purification flows.”

“The power of purification?”

It was the first time I’d heard such words.

I looked up at Sion in bewilderment.

“What do you mean? I’ve never heard of such a power…”

“Hmm, it’s understandable that you wouldn’t know. Wait a moment.”

Sion answered calmly and took something out from his chest. It was an old book with a leather cover showing clear traces of time.

“The power of purification already disappeared 500 years ago. Because the lineage of Purifiers dried up.”

Sion opened the book. Old letters were densely written on the faded paper. I could see illustrations here and there.

“What is all this…”

I muttered while looking into the book.

Sion glanced up at me and pointed to a paragraph with his finger.

[Purification is the power to wash away what is contaminated. It can cleanly purify even things that cannot be explained by simple magic and medicine, and is an independent power with a different nature from divine power. Purification is considered the purest and most ultimate primordial power…]

Primordial power. It was a grandiose expression.

I blinked and read the text. The old script wasn’t easy to decipher, but I could understand the general meaning.

While I was reading, Sion continued his explanation.

“Even the Purifiers that existed 500 years ago, there were only one or two per generation at most. Even those mostly manifested at a young age and were treated preciously. I don’t know how their existence disappeared either, but for 500 years since the last Purifier I met died, not a single one has appeared.”

“500 years?”

“Yes. It’s a long time.”

Sion let go of my wrist. I could feel the warmth remaining on my wrist.

“I thought they had completely disappeared too. Moreover, the Purifiers I knew condensed their power to use it, I had never seen anyone draw blood to use it like Lorea. So it’s natural that I didn’t think of it right away.”

“Then drawing blood to use it… is that wrong?”

“Rather than wrong, it’s inefficient. The power of purification flows throughout the entire body, but you’ve been using it diluted through the medium of blood. How should I put it. It’s like having the power to scoop up the ocean, but using a water cup instead.”

The analogy hit home.

So, if I really was this ‘Purifier,’ I had been using my power incredibly inefficiently all this time.

“Then how did you come to know that I’m a Purifier, Sion?”

“The red power that remained at the scene where magical energy was pouring out.”

“Red power…”

Come to think of it, I think I saw such light when the magical energy disappeared like a lie. Right after that the world went dark so I couldn’t tell if it was a dream or what.

Sion’s eyes looking into the air narrowed. It was an expression of recalling something.

“At first I didn’t know what it was. I just thought some strange power remained. But it kept bothering me so I went back to the Mage Tower and looked it up. This is the result.”

Finally, the boy lowered his head and looked straight at me. His mysterious purple eyes shone seriously.

“Lorea, you are a Purifier. One who appeared after 500 years.”

My mind went blank. The words entered my ears but the meaning didn’t connect.

I have such power? I’m an existence that appeared after 500 years?

“…Then, what changes?”

Those words barely came out.

“Many things will change.”

Sion closed the book.

“First of all, Lorea won’t need to draw blood to make Jeongjesa stones anymore. Once you can properly handle your power, you’ll be able to purify much more than just magical energy. For example.”

Sion raised his finger.

“You’ll be able to immediately treat all the poison-like magical energy accumulated in your father’s body and the resulting symptoms.”

My heart raced.

Carlos’s poisoning symptoms. His body gradually deteriorating due to magical energy.

The severe symptoms that required pouring astronomical amounts of Jeongjesa stones over several years just to maintain daily life.

He could treat that immediately?

“…Is that really true?”

My questioning voice trembled without me realizing it.

Sion nodded.

“Furthermore, if you want, you can heal sick people too. And most importantly, you can remove the magical energy you so desperately want to eliminate.”

I felt like I couldn’t breathe.

“That pit proved it, didn’t it? It purified in one go the magical energy that would require pouring thousands of Jeongjesa stones. Once you properly learn to control your power, purifying the entire Dukedom won’t be impossible either.”

“…”

“In the end, Jeongjesa stones aren’t condensed from Lorea’s blood, but merely diluted versions of the purification power within Lorea. It means if you use your power directly, you can achieve much more powerful effects.”

I was dazed.

Too much information poured in at once, and I couldn’t process it all.

I looked down at my hands. They were ordinary hands. Nothing special, just hands. To think such power resided here. I couldn’t believe it.

“…It’s so sudden, I don’t know what to say.”

Sion chuckled softly.

“Of course you won’t be able to use your power properly right now. If you overdo it like that day, you’ll collapse again. But if you learn properly, that’s a different story.”

If I learn properly.

Those words bothered me. Learning properly meant I had to learn from someone. And the person in front of me right now was.

As I sat there bewildered, Sion smiled slightly. Then he leaned forward a bit. The distance between us shortened. His purple eyes came into close view.

“So, how about it.”

His low voice reached my ear.

“Shall I help you?”

My heart thumped. Help. Learning how to handle purification power. If I learned that, I could save Carlos. I could remove the magical energy. Everything I wanted would become possible.

Unable to answer, I looked up at Sion. Purple eyes were gazing into mine. An expression that seemed both smiling and serious.

Ask me to help you.

His eyes were saying exactly that.

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