While I was in the cave collecting materials, Sylphy and Iori-san were attacked by someone.
The other party was some sort of thug, and Iori-san seemed to be stronger than him if she fought him properly. However, while protecting Sylphy, and because of his cowardly tactics, Iori-san was poisoned.
Iori-san was quickly healed and was able to get away with it, but someone screamed in pain and shot magic at us.
— [Arrow of Light God].
It is the highest class of magic in the offensive system.
Straight rays – arrows of light condensed with magical power and intended to penetrate rather than destroy.
It is inferior to “Thunderbolt” in terms of power, and its use is limited, but even I, who reads and steals from heroes, will not survive if I take a serious hit.
Geeeeinn !
I blocked the magic using the invincibility effect of the “Sword of the Hero”. I lost my reserve abruptly.
I can afford to dodge.
But if I had dodged, Sylphy and the others would have been caught in the middle.
“Ugh, Ugugugu……”
The guy stares at us in pain. And I read this status.
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Stamina: S
Strength: S-
Agility: S
Magic: S+
Mental Power: S
[Unique Skills]
[Magic Strengthening (Large)] : A
Ability to increase the effectiveness of magic. This is a higher level skill than “Magic Strengthening”.
Rank A increases power and effectiveness by 60%.
[Magic Resistance (Extreme): B]
The ability to reduce the effects of magical attacks and abnormalities. This is the highest level of the “Magic Resistance” skill.
Regardless of the rank of the opponent’s magical attacks, at rank B, attacks and effects are reduced by 60%.
[Limited skill]
[Curse of Chaos]
Inflicts all kinds of pain permanently. (Demerit only)
[State]
The state of being tainted by “chaos” due to the effect of the limited skill “Curse of Chaos”.
Extremely poor in both mind and body.
Under the effect of the “Hero’s Lament” of the “Evil Dragon’s Miasma”, all of his stats have been replaced by the abilities of Merle Hester, the “Hero Of Magic”.
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Sure enough, the man was covered in “Evil Dragon’s Miasma”.
Again, the “little man in the robe” was involved. He is the one who paid someone to attack Sylphy and gave him the “Evil Dragon’s Miasma”.
But I still couldn’t figure out who he was.
“Ugh…….”
Now the man has the power of Mar Hester, the “Hero of Magic”. He is a hero specializing in magic. His magic power is prominent, but he is also not so much outclassed in other statuses.
“Iori-san, take Sylphy and go behind the rocks.”
“G- Got it!”
As soon as I saw that Iori-san had Sylphy in her arms, I launched an assault on the “Hero Of Magic”.
A dull thud echoed. My sword was blocked by the magical defense wall that was deployed around the man.
This man has a lot of magic and is very powerful. He has a particularly strong defensive side. Even the maximum attack magic I can use right now, “Thunderbolt,” can’t do any damage.
My attacks can’t reach him.
On the other hand, his magic is sure to cut me down.
I can’t go on like this.
The only way to win is to read and steal “Hero of Magic” to gain the same power, then anticipate the action and find a breakthrough…..
But if I read and steal “Hero of Magic” from the guy in front of me, it even comes with the limited skill “Curse of Chaos” along with it.
That one is extremely painful.
I don’t have much left of the “Elixir of Fairies” and I’m not sure I’ll be able to find it at …….
“What should I do ?”
I was thinking in my mind as I was hitting my opponent with my sword so hard so that he would not shoot magic at me—.
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Mel is struggling.
Sylphina was watching Mel’s battle from behind a rock.
Mel seemed to be attacking him one-sidedly, and when he was thinking, “What should I do?” the voice in his heart leaked out of his mouth.
Sylphina has no memory of the past year or so. The trip with Mel and the others had also vanished completely.
Experiencing something and hearing about it are two different things.
She was truly horrified by the battle she had witnessed for the first time between the heroes.
“But Mel-kun is in trouble…..”
During the time she had lost her memory, she was, according to the story, a protected person.
I was jealous and envious of myself back then for having memories of Mel, but now I am proud of myself.
–I am proud of myself now, because now I have the power to help Mel.
“Sylphina-dono? Wait. It’s not safe for you to go out there.”
Shrugging off Iori’s attempts to restrain her, Sylphina leaps from the rock.
However, there is nothing that she could do by throwing herself into the midst of the fierce battle. She would only get in Mel’s way.
Sylphina got down on both knees and folded her hands. She stares at the man, as if scowling at him.
“Sylphy ?”
Mel noticed.
But he didn’t say, ‘It’s dangerous’ or ‘Stay back,’ and drew the man’s attention to himself.
Grateful.
Mel has always believed in me.
That’s why I wanted to repay that trust with everything I had.
What I can do now.
What only I can do.
What the Filianis royal family is good at, and what she, the “Priestess of Light,” can achieve with her outstanding talent, even among the past generations.
She is able to use the secret art of “Spirit Channeling,” which is the art of inviting the dead into one’s body and giving them words to speak to one another.
Originally, however, to invoke a god or a heroic spirit for the first time, their relics were needed as a catalyst.
But now…
“I dedicate this name to the Mother Goddess of the Earth, who watches over the Earth’s bountiful harvest. I, Sylphina Est Filianis. May this body and this voice be my referent, and may I be connected to the spirits of the dead who have returned to the Mother Earth.”
As she chanted her prayers, she dived into the depths of the man’s consciousness.
No catalyst was needed.
Because inside the man is the real thing.
“Mel-kun, who is that person ?”
Not many words are needed.
Naturally, Mel gave Sylphina the answer she was looking for.
“Merle Hester, a “Hero Of Magic”.”
All the conditions were fulfilled. Sylphina speaks up for the last time.
“Descend, Merle Hester, “Hero Of Magic”.”
Instantly, Sylphina’s consciousness fell into darkness–.