Chapter 41 The Origin of Magic
“Wuwuwuwu! ! ! !”
Loniss woke up screaming.
However, at this moment, she found herself lying on the coffee table in the living room… Saliva flowed from the corner of her mouth, drenching her arm.
It was still raining outside, and from the bedroom, Elus’s voice could be heard:
“Idiot maid, what are you screaming about?”
“Eh…?”
“Hmph, you still call yourself a Hero? I didn’t expect you to be so timid, even more so than a kindergarten girl.”
“Ugh…”
Loniss wiped her arm. She seemed to have fallen asleep on the table unconsciously because she was sleepy and tired.
Because she was thinking about frightening things, she couldn’t help but have some nightmares.
But that dream just now was too real…
The wails of ghosts and Elus with her mouth split open were vivid in her mind, making Loniss too scared to knock on the door and hide in the bedroom at this moment.
Because she was afraid that if she opened the door, she would see Elus turn into that terrifying appearance again.
Moreover, her dignity as a man made Loniss unwilling to admit that she had dreamed of ghosts—so the Silver-haired Girl could only curl up by the coffee table, trying not to look out the window.
(By the way… I was dreaming just now, so am I dreaming now too?)
(What is this sleep paralysis, a dream within a dream, or something like that…)
Because she was really a little scared, Loniss looked at her arm.
It was fair and tender. Should she try biting it?
If it hurt, it would definitely not be a dream, and then she would go and chat with Elus casually.
……
That’s what Loniss thought, but she overlooked… her body’s sensitivity was the highest!
So
after biting down…
“Ah, it hurts!”
Loniss’s cry echoed in the spacious ship.
“Idiot maid, what are you yelling about!!”
As if finally unable to stand Loniss’s wails, Elus walked out with a frown… The Black-haired Girl hadn’t washed her hair, but the fierceness in her eyes was as terrifying as if she wanted to whip Loniss.
“I… that…”
“Because I haven’t whipped you for too long, so you satisfied your desires by biting yourself? Hmph, fine, then I’ll whip you to death, you weak sissy.”
“No, Elus… that, please listen to my explanation!”
……
……
Afraid of being whipped by Elus, Loniss could only tell the Black-haired Girl everything that had happened to her.
But to her surprise, Elus didn’t mock her after hearing this. Instead, she frowned slightly, as if lost in thought:
“You said you heard ghost wails and saw me… with my lips split open?”
“Mm, mm…”
“Hmph, objectively speaking, there are three possibilities for this matter: The first is that you are too timid and are suspicious of everything with the slightest fright. If this is the case, I will lock you in a dark room and stuff your mouth.”
“Ugh…”
“The second is that you were affected by the mental energy field of that monster, and your sanity (san value) dropped significantly, so you saw things that you shouldn’t have seen.”
“Eh?! Is this kind of thing… possible?”
“That monster was born to instill fear in humans. Loniss, you didn’t put any points into ‘Mental Immunity’ before you were born, did you?”
“Mental immunity, what’s that…”
“Hmph, as expected of an idiot. The third, and most likely possibility, is that there have always been resentful spirits in this forest, and you looked too weak and sissy, so she targeted you.”
“Resentful spirits, eh?”
If Loniss was only a little nervous before, she now wanted to burrow into Elus’s embrace.
What kind of world is this world? It seems to have magic and technology… Could it be that there are also vengeful spirits?
Seeing Loniss’s bewildered expression, Elus’s expression became even more impatient:
“Idiot is indeed an idiot, you don’t even know about vengeful spirits…”
“S-sorry.”
“Alright, then I’ll explain it to you from the beginning. You probably understand about Magic Gemstones, right? They are a kind of compressed matter, so they can achieve various magical effects, and humans themselves can actually do this too.”
“Eh…”
“Compressing certain energies in the three-dimensional world and storing them in one’s own body… Specifically, this is achieved by an evolved ‘Human Blue Cell’, which, like white blood cells and red blood cells, is a part of the human body.”
“Blue Cell?”
“Mm, it’s called Magic Cell or Human Magic Power because it is light blue. In humans who cannot use magic, blue cells account for only about 0.01% of the theoretical total, which is very rare, so they cannot use any formed magic power.”
“!”
“But in the bodies of mages or mine, it can reach over 1% of the theoretical amount, so I can not only use various magical spells, but also transform my body shape at will.”
Perhaps remembering something, Elus’s tone softened slightly.
“Then, do I have them in my body too?”
“Of course, you have quite a lot, but you can’t utilize them. Hmph, even if you have magic cells, utilizing them is not something that can be done overnight. Even if you have talent, it still takes several years to master them skillfully.”
“Then are magic cells related to ghosts?”
“Of course, they are related. After a person dies, magic cells do not dissipate. Instead, they follow the structure of the living person and continue to exist in a unique energy form… Therefore, the more abundant the magic power, the more likely one is to become a ghost after death.”
“!”
“Some extremely powerful beings can even become ghosts with preserved consciousness after death. In the Magic Academy of the Kingdom Ming, it is said that there was an old headmaster who was a ghost, and he lived for decades without dying.”
“So, that’s how it is…”
Loniss had always thought that magic was something very fantastical. But under Elus’s explanation, she found it quite scientific.
(But since it’s science, it’s not that scary anymore.)
However, at this moment.
……
“I, I hate it so much…”
“Ahhhhh!”
Loniss trembled in fear because that voice suddenly reappeared in her ears.
Very close, very ethereal.
At the same time, she could feel a cold gaze watching her, as if it was very envious of her body… that feeling of being spied upon made Loniss feel instinctive fear.
……
“Loniss, did you hear that voice again?”
“Mm… Elus, didn’t you hear it?”
“No.”
“Ah?”
“Then it seems you are a combination of the first, second, and third situations. Because your sanity is very low now, you are easily targeted by some resentful spirits… They have no bodies, so they desperately want to take yours.”
“Will, will my body be taken?”
“If you’re really so scared that you’ve gone crazy, maybe, but…”
As she said this, Elus’s gaze dimmed, as if she wanted to say something.
However, she finally shook her head and did not continue: “But that kind of cultivation method is too ridiculous and risks going berserk. Only necromancers would do that.”
“Necromancers…”
“In short, since you are so afraid, put on the collar and let me lead you.”
Elus picked up the collar with a cold smile and then, with a ‘click’, locked it around Loniss’s neck.
