[140] Magic – Uchide no Kozuchi!

[140] Magic – Uchide no Kozuchi!

Watching the excited Loki, August sighed.

"Haruhime, use your magic on Finn."

"Yes, August-sama."

Haruhime nodded. Her teachings from Freya-sama were clear: unquestionably obey all orders from August.

As the servant representing the goddess Freya to serve August, Haruhime had caught the attention of the lord.

"Grow. That power and that vessel. Breadth of wealth and breadth of wishes. Until the bell tolls, bring forth glory and illusion."

"Grow. Confine divine offerings within this body. This golden light bestowed from above. Into the hammer and into the ground, may it bestow good fortune upon you."

"Grow."

With the chanting, Finn suddenly felt a powerful force rising within him.

Uchide no Kozuchi, a magic to increase one's level. The magic could only be cast on one person, had a certain cooldown after activation, and the caster couldn't use it on themselves.

Now, this magic was applied to Finn, directly elevating him from level 6 to level 7.

"So strong, my power!"

Finn emitted a faint glow, and his strength experienced a substantial increase.

This made everyone look at Finn with intense confusion, curiosity slowly filling their eyes.

"What's going on, Finn?"

"Loki, my power has become much stronger, definitely surpassing level 6."

"This..."

In an instant, Loki's expression turned incredibly shocked. Finn's current strength, even with a year and a half of effort, it would be challenging to make any slight improvement. Yet, now he had become stronger due to a single magic.

"What's happening?"

Loki's gaze fell on August, clearly waiting for an explanation.

"This is Haruhime's magic, Uchide no Kozuchi. It can temporarily increase a person's level by one. However, after use, there's a cooldown, and it can't be used again for a short period."

"Is this true?"

"Alright, disperse. It's getting late, rest well. Tomorrow, we embark on an expedition."

At this point, Finn spoke, dispersing the others in the room.

Because Finn spoke, everyone didn't linger and went back to their respective places.

August also walked out, with Ais and Haruhime following.

"Oh, by the way, August, this time's expedition is in cooperation with the Hephaestus Familia. Tomorrow, Tsubaki will also join us. You go and receive her then."

"Okay, I understand."

August nodded, there shouldn't be any problems with Tsubaki, after all, she was one of his own.

Finn didn't think too much about it, but looking at the two little tails following behind August, he couldn't help but feel a bit envious.

Only Loki, watching this scene, felt a little uncomfortable.

Although Haruhime's arrival was a good thing, the focus had shifted away from August.

Tonight, she didn't question August about bringing an outsider woman home. But with this situation, she was bypassed, making Loki feel quite annoyed.

However, seeing that Ais didn't show any particular rejection, Loki realized that Ais didn't dislike Haruhime.

Back in the room, Haruhime and Ais followed.

"Haruhime, did Freya say anything when she sent you here?"

"Freya-sama said that from now on, I am your maid. I can follow any orders you give, August-sama."

"It seems she regards you as a servant to be educated. But in my place, there aren't so many rules."

"No, it is an honor for me to serve you, August-sama. After all, you saved me."

"I saved you?"

"Freya-sama said you asked her to bring me back."

August suddenly understood. Freya had sent a favor his way.

But August was quite pleased. He hadn't even met her, and he'd already conquered a girl. What a good thing!

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