Chapter 155

Chapter 155

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(Anna’s POV)

After finally defeating and sealing Agares, because there was no way I would be missing in yet another Demon Slave—I mean, Demon Friend—I decided to loot Heckert’s corpse.

Unlike Hector, who was quite important, Heckert, according to my memories, fell into obscurity and never really became a big player. He might have even died in the following cataclysms provoked by the Second and Third Awakenings, for all I know.

And not even Hilda, who was with him, felt bad for his death! Not even Dimitri. I guess nobody liked this guy. It is still a pity that he died. Don’t get me wrong, but...

Oh well, life is like that sometimes! You die.

Ding!

[You have looted the corpse of a strong Hunter, decomposing Materials...]

[You’ve gathered [Heckert’s Recovered Corpse (A- Rank)] x1]

[You’ve gathered [Lesser Divine Essence Crystal: Heckert (S- Rank)] x1]

[You’ve gathered [Super Body Reinforcing Pill (A+ Rank)] x3]

[You’ve gathered [Destroyed Aerodynamic Full Body Armor (B+ Rank)] x1]

[You’ve gathered [Heroic Evil-Slaying Knuckleheads (B Rank)] x1]

[You’ve gathered [Ring of Mana Preservation (B- Rank)] x1]

[You’ve gathered [Necklace of Status Ailment Protection (B- Rank)] x1]

[Lucky! All Gathered Items Quality Ranks have increased by one!]

Well, now this is interesting. His drops are worse than Hector's but not bad at all either. A ring of Mana Preservation that increases maximum Mana, a necklace that grants immunity to basic status ailments... Armor that helps with moving in midair by giving bonuses to movement speed and dexterity.

And pills?

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[Super Body Reinforcing Pill (S- Rank)] x3

The Essence within the body of a powerful Superhuman with incredible physical strength and abilities has been perfectly extracted through Special Skills and turned into consumable Pills.

These pills contain the Energy, Strength, and Life Force of the Superhuman known as Heckert, whose body was blessed by a certain Constellation to become one fitting to become a Hero.

If consumed by someone with a Compatible Skill or Physique to the Superhuman, it will greatly increase the body’s growth, stats, and the development of their Physique and any compatible Skill.

If the consumer is not compatible, then they might receive a backlash to their body.

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Oh, I see... The Gathering Skill is really amazing; the higher level it gets, the more loot it can extract from something. So it could even generate pills out of Heckert’s leftover essence.

I guess it is similar to Hector’s Lightning Beads, or whatever they were called, which were some rather useful materials I’ll be using later to make something.

For now, however, I should consume these right away; the more power, the better. And I am certain I am compatible with them.

After all, I got that skill from Hector’s own crystal.

I quickly chugged all three pills at the same time while drinking some water I had in my inventory. Everyone else was taking a small break, catching their breaths, healing, and chatting, so this was a nice opportunity.

The effects were almost instantaneous, although the flavor was terrible, but I had to bear with it as I bit them and swallowed them completely.

FLASH!

My body started overflowing with Ki, Life Force, and even Mana all at once. For a second, I felt the presence of Heckert emerge, fusing into my body.

My muscles strengthened themselves, my senses became sharper, and I think I even became half a centimeter taller.

Hey, it’s better than nothing!

My physique also improved; I felt like my Ki quantity had increased exponentially as well, and I even got some bonus stats, seeing how my muscles were strengthened.

Ding!Thê source of this content n/o/v/(el)bi((n))

[You’ve consumed [Super Body Reinforcing Pill (S- Rank)] x3!]

[You are compatible with the Pills! Your Physique has naturally purified the impurities within the Pills that you’ve unknowingly absorbed.]

[The Ki, Life Force, and Mana remaining within the body of Heckert that have been contained inside the Pills have been fully absorbed by your body.]

[Your [Physique]: [Twelve Colored Stars Physique (Tier 2: Rank 7)] has increased to Tier 2: Rank 8!]

[You gained +200 KI.]

[You gained +500 HP.]

[You gained +500 STR.]

[You gained +500 VIT.]

[You gained +500 DEX.]

[You gained +500 AGI.]

[The [Warrior Princess’ Physique (S): Lv1] Skill has gained two Levels!]

“Good, now this...”

An emerald-like jewel was in my hands, at least half as big as Hector’s, Heckert’s crystal was much smaller and weaker, and it didn’t contain a main element.

Although Heckert wielded the Wind Element the best, it seemed it wasn’t strong enough to leave a mark within his Crystal.

Maybe because his Constellation’s blessing wasn’t as compatible as Hector’s Thunder Affinity with Thor’s Blessing.

“E-Eh? Okay...”

I felt a bit embarrassed; she just kissed my nose like nothing. But I decided to not overthink it and move on, as she said.

[“That girl seems much stronger at taking Demonic Energy, it feels like her own body takes it without making her go Mad. Or it could even be said she’s already Mad? It’s hard to tell...”]

“Maybe because she was destined to be a villainess... But there must be another pillar that keeps her going like this, right?”

[“Are you too dumb to realize it? It’s obviously you! You’re the most important thing in that girl’s heart. You’re HER pillar!”]

“Oh... Right, it does make... some sense.”

[“Some sense?! Haven’t you realized she’s head over heels for you?! How bad can you be at detecting other people’s emotions?”]

“I’m not bad! I’m just not good with these things! Ugh... This is why I failed as a Romance Author.”

[“Now you’re talking nonsense...”]

“Shut up already.”

I wish I could sit down and talk more about my feelings with Baihe and the rest of my friends, but there’s literally no time for that right now.

I don’t know what to think about her feelings; she hasn’t said anything herself, but it might be a bit obvious by now.

It makes me feel both happy and sad. Because I feel like I don’t deserve it.

Maybe just dumb things about me.

After having left Inferna in the Demon Realm without her even being able to confess, I’ve felt quite bitter about it for a while.

This world’s genre has never had Romance in it, so it’s all... really hard.

I wish I could have been reincarnated into a Slice of Life story.

Maybe like that, I could... have made those that loved me happy.

...

No, no, no!

I don’t have to think so negatively!

Alright, let’s do this! LET’S GO!

I’m going to create the happy ending this stupid novel never had.

“Baihe, thank you for being there for me.”

I stepped to her side and then kissed her on the cheek.

“A-Anna?!”

She suddenly became as red as a tomato.

“I really mean it...! Let’s end this together, bestie!”

“S-Sure! Let’s do this! Everyone!”

At her cheers, everyone seemed to raise their arms in unison; we were all weary, tired, and stressed. But we only had one another to comfort ourselves and how we felt.

“Right at ya, lass. Let’s beat these damn demons and end this damn thing! Man, I’m having a good damn vacation after we’re done with this crap!” Dimitri laughed.

“Likewise... I need a break myself!” Hilda giggled. “Anna, Baihe, I’m counting on you two girls! I’ll fight too, of course.”

“Rely on me as much as you want; I’ll protect you within the shadows,” Sara said with a rather edgy smirk. Her transformation had made her a bit like that, yeah. But she was fine! I think.

“You guys have gotten so corny... So cringe.” Kevin sighed, crossing his arms. “Let’s just go find my sister already. I’m dead worried! Where to go, Anna?”

“Don’t you have a watch too? A hundred meters from here, I can see some people moving around... and they’re- fighting?! What is going on?”

Don’t tell me... Is it my brother and Lee?!

“We have to hurry! Snow! Violet! Bring us there!”

We leaped over my Familiars, as we moved at lightning speed towards these two nearby presences.

It’s not that I doubt my brother’s abilities, but... Lee is a tricky bastard; he will not go down easily. The more help my brother has, the better!

[The Heroic Cosmic Throne {Heroic Dark Dragon Slayer} is suspicious about what you’ve done with the corpse of his former incarnation.]

[He was sure that he felt his incarnation’s powers dwelling within you... And the gift he gave to him.]

[He’s also wondering why you have the other half of his weapon!]

[He has so many questions about you that the other Constellations are beginning to flock, hoping to listen to your explanation.]

[The Cosmic Throne {Heroic Thunder Hammer} tells {Heroic Dark Dragon Slayer} to piss off before he beats him with his hammer!]

[The Heroic Cosmic Throne {Heroic Dark Dragon Slayer} taunts the god, saying he had slain dragons equal to the wolf that almost ate him!]

[The Cosmic Throne {Heroic Thunder Hammer} is furious of a mere Heroic-Rank Constellation insolence!]

Right... Sigurd, I almost forgot he existed.

Let’s just ignore him for now!

[The Heroic Cosmic Throne {Heroic Dark Dragon Slayer} is awaiting his damn answer!]

[The Cosmic Throne {Heroic Thunder Hammer} is getting his hammer polished to crush his skull with.]

Go for it, Thor!

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