Chapter 50: Polymorph

When the humans approached me, I felt excitement for the first time in a long time.

Was it because my worries were gone!

『 ☆☆☆☆ 【Ryandel】 Human LV105 』
『 ☆☆☆ 【Rodrick】 Human LV110 』
『 ☆☆☆ 【Kal】 Human LV 96 』
『 ☆☆ 【Terry】 Human LV57 』
『 ☆☆☆☆ 【Raby】 Human LV88 』
『 ☆☆☆ 【Torven】 Dwarf LV64 』
『 ☆☆ 【Elina】 Human LV65 』

The blond wizard Ryandel carefully took a step forward.

He was holding two bottles of alcohol in his hands.

For a moment, my flower petals opened wide.

‘Oh! Alcohol!’

The humans who had visited this time were kind humans.

The wizard named Ryandel politely offered alcohol and greeted me politely.

“Here, here is beer and wine.”

His voice trembled slightly.

“I escaped from the Crystal Basilisk that suddenly appeared from the lower levels and came here. Is it okay if I rest here for a moment?”

‘Of course!’

I happily extended my roots and grabbed the bottle of wine he was holding.

I broke the bottle and sucked up the contents, and the delicious wine spread in my mouth.

I felt good on my own and scattered pollen.

When I drank the wine and sprinkled healing pollen, everyone was happy.

“Oh, oh…”

“Oh, your wounds are healing all of a sudden!?”

“Me too…!”

My pollen was healing their wounds.

I felt their vitality returning, and I felt good too.

The humans put their luggage down on the cave floor with relieved expressions.

At that moment, a faint energy was leaking out from the bag Ryandel had brought.

‘…What is this?’

I extended the tip of my roots and pulled the bag’s string.

‘Huh? It won’t open?’

There was a transparent protective film around the bag.

Was it some kind of protective magic?

Ryandel reached out to the bag in surprise.

“I’ll open it myself! Is this what you’re looking for?”

He spoke to me politely and hurriedly.

He opened his bag and carefully took out a blue-tinged gemstone.

‘Oh, this is just a frost ether ore.’

I looked at the gemstone with an indifferent expression.

It was a mineral commonly found in the labyrinth where even Rote doesn’t eat.

‘No, not that one.’

The adventurers were startled when I wrote.

Come to think of it, I haven’t talked to humans besides Hapel and Brian since my master left.

They were all just annoying.

I put the root deeper into my bag.

Something heavy touched the tip of the root.

‘This is it!’

I slowly pulled it out.

Then, a brilliant golden light illuminated the inside of the cavity.

The round golden sphere was engraved with pure white patterns.

“…!!”

Ryandel’s face turned pale in an instant.

Was it something precious?

A strong flow of magical power was transmitted from the tip of the root.

The inside of the object was condensed with tremendous magical power, like a full life force.

‘This feeling is definitely…!’

If I just absorbed this magical power, I would be able to achieve the polymorph I had dreamed of.

“Wait, wait! That is…!”

Ryandel shouted urgently, sensing that I was about to do something.

But it was too late!

I buried my roots in the object and absorbed the enormous magical power within it.

As if I had found water in the desert, the endless stream of magical power was sucked into my body.

“No! That is the Prinel Orb! It is the treasure of the Magic Tower!”

Ryandel shouted, but I was already in ecstasy.

The tremendous magical power entering my body vibrated my entire being.

I felt the orb’s magical power flowing through my entire body. It was a refreshing and pleasant feeling.

This was my first time feeling this way.

I really felt like I could become a polymorph right now.

‘Polymorph!’

I shouted powerfully in my mind and imagined a human form.

Then my body began to glow red.

‘Wha…! This time it’s real!’

“What is this!”

“Huh!”

The humans flinched in surprise and stepped back.

Dark red smoke rose and began to surround me.

My flower petals swayed, and my roots slowly began to transform.

My body gradually became smaller and took on a human form.

‘Ah, finally…!’

It had been so long since I had become a human.

As soon as I transformed, I collapsed without realizing it.

‘How did I move my legs…?’

I carefully moved one of my legs.

It didn’t move as I thought.

It responded dully, as if I was paralyzed.

‘Hmm…’

It felt very different from the roots.

For now, I tried to look at myself while sitting down.

Huh?

The third-person mode of the area detection radar didn’t work.

‘No. Can’t I use this when I’m in human form?’

I looked around with both eyes, and I was in a dark red fog surrounding me.

It felt like I was in my own world.

The humans’ gazes and the bugs’ movements were all obscured by the fog.

It was only my first encounter with myself.

‘Okay…’

I blinked my eyes and tried to look at myself.

‘It’s awkward to even see with my eyes…’

When I was a flower, I could feel sensations in all directions, but now my field of vision was limited.

I could only see the direction I was looking. I thought I really needed to get used to this.

My two arms caught my eye first.

I raised my right hand and brought it in front of me.

Fortunately, my arms moved naturally.

My five slender fingers moved according to my will. I folded and unfolded them one by one.

Thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger, little finger. It was so amazing.

‘These are my hands…’

My fingertips were thin and smooth, and my skin was as white as white jade.

I turned my palm upside down.

The lines were clearly drawn.

I felt the texture more closely by putting my thumb and index finger together.

It was a completely different sensation from what I felt with my roots.

It was much clearer and more delicate.

‘Wow…’

I touched my face with my fingers.

I felt soft skin, plump lips, a straight nose, and long eyelashes.

And the sensation of blinking eyelids, breathing in and out, and the sensation of my heart beating…

Everything was unfamiliar and new.

Long, black hair flowed softly down my shoulders.

What’s more, when I looked inside my hair, it was pink.

‘Secret two-tone…?’

I touched my hair with my fingers.

A soft, elastic texture was transmitted to my fingertips.

It was a more delicate texture than flower petals.

I pulled my hair forward and looked closely. It was a black color with a subtle hint of pink.

It seemed to resemble the color I had when I was a sprout.

When I touched the back of my neck, a tickling sensation was transmitted.

This sensation was completely absent when I was a flower.

I laughed without realizing it.

“Heehee…”

I made a sound for the first time.

My voice was clear and pure.

It was as light as the sound of water drops falling.

I should try again.

“Ah… ahh…”

Making the sound was easier than I thought.

Moving my lips, tongue, and vocal cords felt strangely natural, as if I had known it since birth.

When I looked at the ice floor, I saw the face of a cute girl.

‘This is me…’

Her red eyes were looking at me exactly.

Her soft facial lines and neat facial features were very pretty.

I smiled without realizing it.

My reflection in the ice also smiled.

Finally, I looked at the black dress I was wearing.

It was a beautiful dress that looked very luxurious with red accents here and there.

‘If it weren’t for the trait that you gave me, I’d be naked…?’

Ugh… It would’ve been really horrible.

I touched the fabric of the dress.

It was soft and slippery.

It felt like a luxurious silk material.

I unfolded the skirt and saw that it was decorated with lace and ribbons.

The red stitching was delicately placed all over the dress.

It was a pattern that looked like blood flowing.

It seemed to reflect my identity.

‘It seems to be filled with your taste… But it’s still really pretty…’

I could feel your deep consideration.

It seemed like you had prepared this trait for me because you believed that I would polymorph someday.

At that moment, I heard a small sound of wings flapping in the fog.

‘Miel?’

I carefully stretched out my hand.

A small butterfly landed on my finger.

The vibration of the wing was transmitted to my fingertips.

To be able to feel such subtle tremors, the human sense of touch was truly amazing.

“Miela~”

The butterfly’s antennae twitched.

Miela followed my fingers and climbed up my arm.

Then she settled on my head.

It seemed to recognize the energy emanating from my body.

Soon, a fiery light cut through the fog and approached me.

It was Cecilia, who had three pairs of wings.

She seemed surprised by my transformation, but soon she sat on my shoulder and conveyed her warmth.

“Hehe. Cecilia is here too.”

Even though she now possessed the ultimate evolved form of ice blocking, the warmth of Cecilia, my personal hot pack, always felt good.

The fog was slowly clearing.

It was time to show the humans my new appearance.

I was both excited and nervous.

‘Will the master be surprised when he sees me?’

That thought made me excited.

I wanted to meet the master as soon as possible and show him my new appearance.

As the crimson fog cleared, the humans looked shocked and astonished at me.

The bugles quickly ran towards me who had changed.

The Lotte that fell off when I transformed started to circle my shoulder line, and this time Glessia was also surprised and was watching me intently.

Hehe.

Should I say hello to those foolish humans?

“Hello?”

I raised the corners of my lips and gave a playful smile to the humans.