Inn Overlord: Reincarnated with Enhancement Magic, Now Worshipped as a Divine Messenger! - Chapter 5
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Seraph’s Perspective
I was remembering the apple tree experiment.
I had strengthened the world’s life energy—magic—through enchantment magic. Because of that, the apple tree swelled up. So, I used body enhancement magic to strengthen it. As a result, the tree grew even bigger.
I used that same magic enhancement and body reinforcement to boost self-healing on Luka. Slowly, Luka’s body started to heal. However, since Luka was just a normal cow, her magic was already weak, and because she was near death, her magic had almost run out.
It wasn’t enough to fully heal her.
—If only I could give Luka a source of magic…
Magic exists not only in living creatures but also in plants. Even a regular cow like Luka has magic within her, just by being in this world. But how could I transfer ordinary magic to her?
I couldn’t think of anything, so I looked around. Then, I noticed the hobgoblin bl00d on my hands and suddenly had an idea.
—What if I let her drink bl00d that contains my magic?
That’s it. I bit my own finger, making it bleed, and let the bl00d drip into Luka’s mouth to strengthen her magic. But the small amount wasn’t enough.
—I need more bl00d…
I considered cutting off my own arm. If I used the same body enhancement magic on myself, my arm should grow back. After all, Luka’s internal organs and front legs were already healing, so there shouldn’t be any problem.
But cutting off my own arm would take incredible courage.
As Luka grew weaker by the second, I made up my mind. I grabbed one of the daggers the hobgoblins had used and enchanted it to make it even sharper.
“Phew… Phew…!!”</strong
If I hesitated, Luka would die—my family would die. Resolving myself, I cut off my own right arm.
“Gaaahhhhhh!!!!”</strong
Bl00d sprayed everywhere, and an unbearable pain shot through my body. I barely held onto my consciousness and forced my bl00d into Luka’s mouth.
Thanks to my magic, Luka’s recovery sped up. But now, with so much magic strengthening her, she was about to lose control—her magic was going wild inside her body.
A tree can keep growing endlessly, but a living creature like Luka can only grow as much as her DNA allows, no matter how much body enhancement magic I use.
I pulled my arm away from Luka’s mouth to stop the magic supply, but the magic inside her had already gone out of control.
“Damn it!! Luka!!”</strong
Unless she released the built-up magic—either by exploding or expelling it from her body—this chaos wouldn’t stop. She needed the same unconscious or conscious control of magic that we naturally had.
Then, I suddenly had an idea. What if I used mental enhancement magic to force Luka to learn how to release magic?
But this was already stepping into the realm of gods.
It might change Luka’s mind from that of a cow into something else. She might even turn into a monster. The difference between wild animals and monsters is whether they can consciously or unconsciously use a certain amount of magic to sustain life and strengthen their bodies.
But if I wanted Luka to survive, this was my only option. And I had the power to do it.
The power given to me by the gods.
In my past life, I had no power. But now, I had the ability to save someone.
Determined, I used mental enhancement magic on Luka.
Black lightning-like energy crackled around her as the magic inside her began to release.
“Yes!! Now she should…”</strong
Luka should be able to survive. But then, a sudden wave of exhaustion and pain hit me. I had lost too much bl00d and used too much enchantment magic.
With my last bit of strength, I tried to use body enhancement magic to heal my own arm.
—No… It’s not enough…
I didn’t have enough magic to regrow my arm.
I stared at the bl00d flowing from my wound, feeling like my consciousness was drifting away. Then, like falling into sleep, I collapsed on the ground.
But someone caught me as I fell. Then, they put something in my mouth. A sweet liquid flowed inside.
—Why…? My magic is coming back…
Almost unconsciously, I tried to use body enhancement magic to heal my arm, but before I could finish, I completely lost consciousness.