Chapter 53.5
[At last we’ve gathered this much MP…]
[Yeah, but didn’t we get it quicker than we’ve been expecting though?]
I replied to Sakura’s muttering .
[I guess… We did have many fights in the dungeon, so we’ve been given the chance to obtain a lot of MP as a result after all…]
[That’s also true . ]
What are we doing, collecting MP?
That is, of course, to revive the dead .
We defeated a lot of monsters in the dungeon and the total MP we took away from them finally came to be enough to upgrade the Ankh spell .
The upgrade points for “Ankh” according to Sakura are the following three .
– Can resurrect Heroes and holders of special powers (Only skills are lost . Special powers probably remain . )
– Can repair at the time of resurrection, even when heavily disfigured . (Can resurrect even when bisected . It is desirable to have the head remain intact . When one side is resurrected, the other part will become impossible to resurrected . Which is natural . )
– Can resurrect people other than Heroes and holders of special powers without losing any skill . (Memories not guaranteed . )
Honestly said, it is quite the major upgrade .
At last, Sakura and I can be resurrected .
[Then, Sakura, can I leave it to you?]
[Of course…]
Said Sakura, and she started using her magic creation just like usual .
…Too long .
More than an hour has passed already . It is the first time that just her magic creation was taking this long .
Finally, Sakura’s spell was finally completed this time when the prepared MP decreased until there’s hardly anything left .
[<Magic Creation> “Ankh”!]
Sakura collapsed just like that . She completely fainted .
Spells that can change the logic of this world would seem to place a large burden on her, even though she’s strengthened .
While later, Sakura woke up .
[Hn… Jin-kun, good morning…]
[Yeah, good morning . ]
Maybe still half asleep, she stood up while she was still dizzy
She stayed dazed for about 5 minutes .
[Ha!]
Sakura seems to have finally rebooted .
[I’m sorry… It looks like it was quite a big burden for me…]
[I don’t mind it, you know . I can see that . ]
She consumed a level of MP that no ordinary people would handle . It’s clear that there will be quite the burden mentally .
[So, did the upgrade go well? We can talk about this later if it seems difficult to talk though?]
[I’m already fine now… And yes, it went well… All the functions we were expecting have been included…]
[That’s great . Can I get you to create several copies for me, you and for emergency use? It doesn’t have to be right away . ]
Sakura’s spells are easy to create once she creates one of them . But I still don’t want to place such burden on Sakura, who just got up after fainting .
By the way, I plan to give “Ankh” to our mansion’s head maid Lusia too . It’s because we need to give “Ankh” to other people in order to revive me and Sakura if, by one in thousand, one in million chances, both of us die .
Maria is fine too, but the person in question said that it’s impossible for a situation to happen where I’m dead and she’s alive, so I decided to give it to Lusia who is in a place somewhat separated from us .
[Well then, let’s resurrect Romaria just like we planned . ]
Isn’t that dangerous?]
[Why?]
We’ve taken all the status and skills away from Romaria through <Give & Take> . Even if by any chance she tries to attack us, we will turn the tables on her on the spot . (Her HP is 1 too . )
And as for the problematic Curse, we won’t have a problem at all with it either .
That’s because the curse that Romarie had had disappeared at the same time as her death . Garbage appeared at the time with the gift, but curse disappears when its owner dies . This is also the same for Tyrannosaurus .
Therefore, the current Romarie is totally 0 threat . Even baby could kill her .
[Now you say that, it does feel like there are no places as safe as near you Jin-kun…]
[Even so, there’s chances that we could die, which is why we strengthened “Ankh” though…]
[Ah…]
Sakura is pondering a little and then spoke again .
[I’m sorry… Can you wait a little more with resurrecting Romarie?]
[Is there something wrong?]
[Yes… It’s better to be sure, so I want to us to do it after I’ve made “Ankh” for several people and 3 people at the minimum… It’ll become hopeless if we make a blunder just this moment, so…]
[I see…]
She’s right, we only have 1 “Ankh (Complete Version)” at the moment . We will no longer be able to revive if Sakura and I die in this situation . The danger is nearly 0, but she must’ve wanted to make even more sure .
[Maria-chan will cry if we don’t call her…]
[Yeah…]
Maria would cry if she isn’t nearby in a situation where I have a one in thousand chance of getting injured .
[Alright . Then, let’s pass this “Ankh (Complete)” to Lusia, just in case . ]
[Yes…]
I think we’re being a little too careful, but if she can feel relief with that, then I’ll take that option without hesitation .
The next day, I moved on to prepare for Romarie’s resurrection along with Sakura, who created the remaining 2 copies of “Ankh (Complete Version)” early in the morning .
We haven’t taken out Romarie’s corpse yet . That’s because her memory will start to deteriorate once I take her out of <Inventory> .
[Then, let’s start . ]
[Yes…]
[Please . ]
Today we properly called in Maria .
When we explained where we were at yesterday and asked “Will you come?”, she answered with “I will go!” around the time I said “Will” .
I began chanting “Ankh (Complete Version)” which Sakura has given to me . It’s because Chanting is necessary for Sakura’s original spells, which aren’t covered by the <No Chanting> skill .
I’m digressing, but we prepared a stock of “Warp” and “Portal” inside <Inventory> . And increasing this stock has become the maid’s work . When I asked, they said “We can’t let Jin-sama’s time be spent for such trifles . ” .
We went off-topic, but, well, it can’t be helped . I mean, nearly an hour has passed already since I started chanting .
The normal “Ankh” took 30 minutes to cast, so I guess it’s normal for the chanting time to have become longer though…
Sakura seems to have gotten tired as expected, she’s reading a paperback like book on the side .
Maria continued to look at me without making even a single move .
Finally, I finished the chant and prepared to cast “Ankh (Complete Ver)” .
Having noticed that, Maria took Romarie’s corpse (with hole in stomach) out of <Inventory> .
[“Ankh”!]
There’s no need to pronounce “(Complete)” .
Romarie’s corpse (with hole in stomach) was wrapped up in light . As the light settled down, the appearance of Romarie with no hole open in her stomach was there, opening her eyes .
Of course, memory and knowledge is still there, but we resurrected her without her consciousness . Although there’s no problem even if she would attack us, I don’t have a hobby to be attacked for no reason .
[Well, let’s start with the customary question . What is your name?]
[Au~?]
Romarie responded while tilting her head .
[[[Huh?]]]
The 3 of us unintentionally let out a strange voice .
[Err, you don’t know your own name?]
[Eu~!]
It doesn’t feel like she could speak a language .
What is this about? We stored Romarie’s corpse in <Inventory> immediately after killing her, so the damage on her memories can’t be that extreme you know?
A: Master . Please use slave art and <Engage Link> on her .
[Understood . ]
I cast <Slave Art> like Alta told me . It succeeded without any resistance at all, probably due to level difference . I then use <Engage Link> to make her my subordinate .
A: It seems she has lost her memory and knowledge along with her curse . Also, unlike with Yurika, she lost general knowledge and even language .
[Could something like that even happen?]
Sakura asked since Alta’s voice reached her and Maria too .
A : Right now, I have checked Romarie’s mental condition so there is no mistake . Anything that resembles “Knowledge” and “Memory” doesn’t exist inside her .
Alta could grasp the condition of those subjected to <Engage Link> to a certain extent .
That Alta has said that, so it shouldn’t be a mistake .
[If I were to say it, could it means that she’s in a baby-like state…?]
[You are right . She has no memory or knowledge . No, seeing that they were taken, she’s not much different as a baby in what she could do I guess . ]
Yeah, they were taken . Perhaps, by the demon king .
Zelvain, who we took on yesterday, also said that he could “take away memories after killing” . One of his magic sword also has that sort of effect, so there is no mistaking it .
If I use “Ankh”, I could do something similar .
And it seems like the demon king didn’t plan on allowing that .
You lose your memories and curse immediately when you die . As if he had no intention of handing over their memories, curse, or anything to the other person…
[This is a failure…]
Our plan to resurrect Romarie and get information about demon king from her was a complete failure .
It can’t be helped, since we killed her and the plan wasn’t viable in the first place .
I’m holding onto Zelvain’s corpse too, just in case, but he’ll be useless too like this .
That’s because it’s not at the level where I can do repairs and such, it’s completely removed… For example, something like taking out an HDD from the recording machine of an external HDD . There is nothing we can do about this .
[Then, we capture the demons alive from now on, isn’t it . I will torture them afterwards . ]
What Maria said is disturbing, but we have no other way except for that if I’m really trying to gather information about the demon king .
[No, they might have something they want to hide that much . If they’re not allowed to reveal it, then that is fine . ]
[Understood . ]
Yeah . To tell the truth, I have no reason to be that fixated on the demon king .
I immediately eliminated the demons loitering around in front of me because it was depressing, but I have not much of a grudge against the demon king himself . In the first place, he hadn’t accomplished anything to resent him for .
I just thought about checking it because we had just the right demon corpse by chance, there’s not even a single reason attached to that .
Although, it looks like I anticipated it a little so it doesn’t feel good…
[Then, what should we do with her?]
[[…]]
[Eua~]
Maria and I were at a loss for words towards Sakura’s question .
Though she’s a demon, I have a problem with taking away a resurrected person’s life again . That and a person who lost her memories and turned baby-like at that…
[Lusia!]
[Yes, master . Did you call for me?]
Lusia appeared in less than 5 seconds after called her .
[This girl’s a demon, got no memories . Raise her . ]
[Yes, I understand . ]
Without asking anything, Lusia took Romarie with her .
Yep, having an excellent subordinate, quite the fortunate person aren’t I?
No Comments Yet
Post a new comment
Register or Login