episode_0032

If this experiment is as successful as I thought…

Perhaps the characteristic of [Slime], {Ingestion}, could also be substituted and used as is.

As written in the “Homunculus Journal”, when the unrefined, cloudy magic stone of a monster is transplanted into a human, the test subject is strangely transformed to possess the characteristics of the monster.

Then, it was assumed that if {Magic Iron} was used to implant this pure magic stone that purified the monster’s cloudy magic power, it would be possible to bring back the pure characteristics of the monster without any heterogeneous physical deformation or side effects.

＇It seems like it was completely transplanted..＇

＇Actually, there is no big change.. Is that a good thing? ＇

So, I decided to look around my left hand, where the [Slime] magic stone of the “nothing” attribute was implanted, and observe the situation for a while to see if there were any changes due to any side effects.

＇[Slime] I can feel the demonic power inside my left hand..’

＇Rather than feeling completely integrated, it feels like something is separate.’

Yes.

I simply implanted the purified monster’s magic stone into the human body and held it in place with the magic power flowing out so that it would not scatter.

This is as if the property of sticking to a magnet was cleverly used by comparing it to magical power.

Since there was no connection point, it was natural that there was no interaction between them.

Throbbing… Throbbing…

My left hand is throbbing as if it resonates with something…

Excited.. Excited..

In response to that, my heart beats like crazy…

‘Are you asking for magical power?’

I felt it instinctively.

After remaining tense for such a long time, my whole body started to feel numb, but since I couldn’t let my guard down even an inch, I focused my mind again and used the implanted [Slime] with the “No” attribute. I decide to slowly inject my “Mu” attribute magic power into the magic stone.

“please..”

I could feel that the flow of magic power slowly seeping in was being gradually absorbed by the implanted [Slime] magic stone.

Of course, for me, such an unusual phenomenon was not within the scope of my expectations, so everything going forward had to be purely based on speculation and “luck”.

Moreover, since it is not visible to the naked eye what changes the [Slime] magic stone, which has the same “nothingness” attribute, will cause inside the body, I had to use my senses to discern the heterogeneous situation within the body.

if..

If something goes wrong and an unexpected mutation occurs…

Ugh…

I had to cut off this left hand using Janes’ dagger.

＇I can feel the magic stone… really sticking to me.＇

However, contrary to these concerns and worries, I could feel the magic power of the [Slime] magic stone slowly being absorbed through my left hand.

Just as humans can faintly feel their own pulse, I too have been able to gradually feel the magic power of the [Slime] magic stone that is gradually synchronized.

‘It’s a strange feeling..’

＇It’s as if my heart is in my left hand.＇

The [Slime] magic stone with the “nothing” attribute that was implanted in this way gradually stabilized.

As he did so, the [Slime] magic stone gradually penetrated into the inside of the bone, and adhered strongly to the outside, covering it as if coated, and soon spread evenly and seeped into the spaces between the muscles attached to the bone.

Although I could not see this with my naked eyes, I could feel that they had become completely one just through my senses.

While I was feeling the magic power of the [Slime] magic stone…

＂Hot.. hot?＂

In some ways, this may be a natural reaction.

The human body is truly amazing. Even if you are not aware of it, when germs or beneficial substances invade the human body, an immune response occurs and the hot point of the body temperature control center rises.

Literally, the body raises its own heat to encourage the invading germs to die.

No matter how much I accepted the [Slime] magic stone in my head, I couldn’t do anything about the human body’s instinctive rejection. It’s natural.

While he was complaining of pain for a while, he was able to see his left hand starting to turn red as a huge amount of heat began to radiate from it.

Cheee…

I was mistaken.

This heat is not because my body cannot accept the [Slime] magic stone…

[Slime] This is a side effect because the magic stone cannot accept my body.

‘What should I do with this heat right now?’

＇If it continues like this, it might become completely cooked. ＇

I stop thinking and hurriedly run to the spring water next to me and put my left hand, which felt like it was going to burn.

with a splash!!

tooth….

How hot is the heat coming from your left hand? Thick steam was generated above the cold spring water, causing a loud noise as if a heated metal object was momentarily placed in water.

“It’s okay.. I can endure it..”

＂No.. you have to hold on!＂

The pain in my left hand is so intense that the throbbing pain caused by the burn is nothing, and the pain in my left hand is dizzying.

Since I had no idea what was happening to my left hand due to the thick steam, I felt even more scared.

Throbbing.. Throbbing..

I just hope that this moment of pain will heal… I couldn’t decide on anything easily.

‘I don’t want to die…’

After soothing my fever with spring water for a while, I felt another strange change in this dizzy situation.

＇What..my eyes suddenly feel itchy.?＇

The twitching sensation, as if there was a bug in my right eye, drove me crazy again.

Wiggle… I quickly grab my right eye.

＇Seo.. Could it be a side effect?＇

It was that moment.

Having no choice but to observe the condition of my left hand, I see a very faint, unclear afterimage through my right eye. Since I covered my right eye, I was able to see even more clearly.

‘Is this a bed??’

‘Where am I?’

An unfamiliar yet awkward surroundings.

The luxurious bedroom looks like it’s the first time I’ve seen it.

The heterogeneous sensations seemed to be dreaming, as if sharing someone else’s vision.

‘What is this feeling…?’

‘This… isn’t how I feel.’

Even the mysterious feelings that we feel knowingly or unknowingly.

It was never something I saw or felt wrong.

The more urgent the situation, the more I had to keep my mind strong, so I was clearly seeing that this situation was not in vain.

I urgently put my face into the spring water and tried to ascertain the cause of this illusion seen through my right eye.

The shape of the face was distorted due to the waves lapping along with the underwater plane, so I couldn’t see it clearly, but I was still able to confirm this much.

The right pupil boasted a sapphire-blue sparkle, just like my mother’s.

Now, at this moment, not only is it turning red like a red ruby, but as time goes by, the pain gradually doubles and begins to cause serious pain.

＂Ugh..!＂

＂Who.. eyes.＂

An unknown vision through your right eye? Without even having time to think about why I was seeing it… I had no choice but to sit down and hold my right eye as the pain worsened.

Wiggle… Wiggle…

This is because the psychological pressure was so great that I wanted to explode right away through the throbbing feeling, like a bug trying to hatch from an egg.

“OMG..!!!!”

I was so caught up in the pain that I couldn’t even scream…

{{The “Bonding of Greed” is achieved.}}

Kwasik!!!!!!!

Without recognizing the contents of the text window that appeared in front of my eyes, I was so caught up in the sound and shock that my head would break, I lost consciousness.

{{Forgotten souls awaken when certain conditions are met.}}

{{The Forgotten Soul blocks the “Imprint of Greed”.}}

***

Meanwhile..

It was only a moment, but the mysterious woman, who shared the same field of vision as Da-hein through her right eye and was able to feel the same pain as him, writhed on the bed as if she could not easily escape from this unknown pain and pleasure, and at the same time, for that moment, I began to become infatuated with the feast.

It’s as if this feeling gives you a different kind of ecstasy rather than being scary and embarrassing.

The mysterious woman opens her ruby-red eyes deeply… She thinks of Da-hein’s reflection in the spring water… and begins to give herself up to the lingering pain once again.

＂She was pretty… that child…＂

***

Tuk.. Totuk..!

How many hours have passed like that?

I could feel something cold and heavy touching me, so I quickly got up and started looking around, barely holding my right eye.

＂Steel.. slime..?＂

“I fainted.? when..??”

It was none other than [Steel Slime] that woke me up from my fainting, and it seemed as if it was worried about me and stayed by my side to protect me as I fell.

“under….”

My spine is numb from the murderous pain I have felt for the first time in my life.

Throbbing.. Throbbing..

The pain was incomparable to when I used {Sixth Sense}.

Could it be that such vivid yet bloody pain is not easily forgotten? I double check that there is nothing wrong with my body.

‘What happened to the left hand??’

Fortunately, the left hand to which the [Slime] magic stone had been implanted showed normal movement without any side effects, but the extreme heat had caused the skin to turn red, leaving behind several crack marks. Like a burn scar.

Of course, as the blisters visible around me showed, the heat didn’t go away, so it was a bonus that I got a serious tingling sensation every time I moved.

＇Still, is this… good? ＇

“Compared to the side effects mentioned in Homunculus’s Journal”.. this level of pain and burns consisting of cracks were paid at a low price compared to its value, and even taking into account this extreme pain, the result is that the demon’s magic stone can be used as a human’s magic stone. The experiment to transplant it into my body was a success, so I gained hope for my future life.