Chapter 162: I can’t stand frustration! (6)

Chapter 162: I can’t stand frustration! (6)

“What can I do to make the bond stronger?”

“Granting their requests or fulfilling their desires will strengthen the bond. There is no such thing as a contract with a dragon in the first place. It’s just the way she’s structured the orb, but keep in mind that the stronger the bond, the more power you can wield, but you can’t escape the effects.”

Deidros cautioned me to the end.

After all, a dragon’s power is not to be taken lightly.

‘I’ll have to control it better...’

Zetto told me to feel free to consult him if I had any concerns.

Now it was time to make a deal with Benno.

I couldn’t let the words fall on deaf ears, so I grabbed Benno and left the mansion alone.

And so, in the quiet of the forest, where no one else was around, we made our pact.

Benoglias, that was Benno’s true name.

The pact was a simple exchange of words, but it was effective.

As soon as I granted her request, the mana from the orb erupted and poured directly into my body.

Benno’s mana shattered and rebuilt my mana circuit to open the way for Benno’s power.

My whole body felt like it was on fire and I could barely contain myself, but I gritted my teeth and held on.

How much more time passed?

[It’s over.]

Benno’s impassive voice echoed in my head.

“...”

Judging from the still-dark night sky, it didn’t seem like much time had passed.

I immediately examined my body, sensing a change.

‘This is a dragon’s mana circuit...’

It’s still only a small part of it, but the change in the mana circuit is enough to cause my mana to fluctuate wildly.

I could feel the power of a dragon once again.

When I returned to Deidros’ mansion, I found Deidros, who was drinking, waiting for me, and Zetto, who was sipping tea in front of him.

“You didn’t take too long, I thought you wouldn’t be back until morning at the very least.”

[What do you think I would do with her body...? Rebuilding circuits takes an hour.]

Benno blushed unnecessarily at Deidros’ words.

Unfortunately, Benno’s voice didn’t reach him.

‘It felt long, but it only took an hour?’

Perhaps Benno was a greater dragon than I had realized.

“Your mood has changed.”

Zetto said, sipping his tea.

“Can you feel it?”

I asked, sitting down next to him.

“Yeah, it’s gotten quite a bit rowdier.”

It wasn’t unreasonable, as even I could feel my mana rampaging. Besides, my body had been cramping up from earlier and it seemed like it needed to be relieved.

“By the way, I’d like to test my powers, do you know of a suitable place?”

Of course, I can’t just unleash my magic anywhere.

When I asked Deidros that, he looked up from his drink and slapped his chin.

“A test, Clementine, of course it’s fire magic, right?”

“Yes.”

“...Well, I have a good place for you.”

***

We followed Deidros to a forest not too far from the village.

“Goblins...?”

I followed Benno’s lead and attempted to cast Fire Pillar as usual.

At the same time, Benno’s mana flows out of the orb, “running wild” as it travels through the mana circuit built to allow her mana to flow freely.

I lifted my finger, and a flame of unusually great power burned into the ground, consuming the whole colony.

‘Still a bit slow.’

Although the scale of the magic was considerable, the casting speed was not fast.

-Thud!!!!!

The firepower was unmistakable as a huge pillar of fire rose up from the colony’s floor.

In an instant, the entire colony was engulfed in flames.

The flames burned away the goblins until not even their shadows could be seen....But the shape of the pillar of fire was a little different than usual.

Something about the tip was a bit more blunt...No, I don’t understand the shape.

‘...I didn’t do this.’

I looked up at the oddly shaped pillar of fire with a confused face.

[Since it was my first magic, I tried to express the ‘pillar of fire’ in a special way. It’s a work of art. I’ve made a rough approximation of the silhouette of Zetto’s “it” from your memory. How do you like it? ]

It was Benno’s doing.

She was able to interfere with my magic.

I felt bad for some reason, and as soon as I realized it, I threw the orb and Benno against a nearby tree.

[Master...?!]

I hope it didn’t break.

No, it might as well shatter.

But the orb did not shatter.

Benno hits the tree with a dull thud and falls to the ground.

‘More than that...’

I jerked my head back to look at Zetto and Deidros.

“...Hmm, a pillar of fire.”

Deidros avoids my gaze.

But at least Zetto...

“Wow, I can feel the heat from here.”

Zetto holds out his palm to the flame as if it were warm.

His eyes were still covered in pure white bandages.

“Hah...”

I was able to breathe a sigh of relief.

I don’t know if I should be thinking this, but for once, I was glad he was blind. Really.

I would have died on the spot if Zetto had been able to see this magical form.

A woman using magic to represent male genitalia, how repulsive.

I was thinking about having a conversation with Benno about it later.

-Bam!

The urgent footsteps of a goblin came from the colony. Apparently, there was a survivor.

As I was ready to finish it.

“Burning c*ck! Burning c*ck...!”

Without a chance to stop it, its shout echoes through the forest as the colony burns to the ground.

‘Why are you saying that...?’

I panicked, and before I could respond, Zetto had drawn the sword from his waistband.

-Slash.

Zetto sliced off the head of the shouting goblin.

He wiped the blood from his sword and opened his mouth.

“Burning... What did he say? I couldn’t hear him, his voice was so strange.”

I could tell that Zetto heard everything.