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'The Bulgasari is Bulgasal (不可殺, cannot be killed), yet it is Hwagasal (火可殺, can be killed by fire).'
I succeeded in immobilizing the monster with the Skill: Fire Festival, but…
The Fire Festival, imbued with magic power far exceeding that of an 8-Star, is too much for the monster.
If I make a mistake, I might end up burning its entire body.
Simply burning it would be no different from the previous playthrough.
'Since the legendary monster has actually appeared, the legend related to its heart must also be true.'
I must kill the Bulgasari before that heart or whatever burns up.
Or perhaps extract the heart.
Davian meticulously controlled his mana, gradually tightening the flames little by little.
The Bulgasari shrieked in agony, but…
There was no reason to feel sympathy.
It was a monster that had bitten the young master, who had desperately tried to protect it from terrifying adults.
Latia approached.
"What are you doing, Davian?"
"Catching the Bulgasari. Where's the kid?"
Latia extended her arm and pointed behind her.
"Sleeping soundly. But this incredible fire elemental magic… It seems more than enough to completely obliterate the Bulgasari, right? Am I just imagining that you seem hesitant?"
That sharp girl.
"Do you know the legend?"
"What legend again? Why are you so hung up on legends today?"
"So, the Bulgasari from the legend appeared, didn't it?"
Ahem.
Latia cleared her throat.
"It did."
"Right. Then you must know the legend too. The one who takes the heart of the Bulgasari…"
"…Shall obtain the body of the Bulgasal (不可殺)."
"You know it well."
Latia turned to Davian with a startled look.
"Are you trying to get that now?"
"Can't hurt to try."
"Are you planning to become immortal now?"
"I'm not expecting that much."
The indestructible body spoken of in the legend.
As Latia said, it probably wouldn't make one immortal.
If that were the case, the game 'Elton Academy' would become too easy.
'Elton Academy' is not such a pushover of a game.
What Davian is thinking is...
"Then what are you expecting?"
"I was hoping it might revive me once."
The three Resurrection Bead he obtained after clearing the Gray Witch quest in the first playthrough.
Items that send you back to the starting point while maintaining your mana points for a total of three times.
If such an item exists in this world…
Wouldn't there be an item that revives you on the spot at least once?
That was Davian's thought.
Latia nodded slowly.
"It seems like you've already caught the Bulgasari. And as you said, it can't hurt to try."
"Exactly."
"Shall I help?"
"How?"
"If you keep squeezing it like this, it'll burn up completely, right? Isn't that why you're controlling the fire elemental magic?"
"That's right."
Latia lifted her chin, indicating the Bulgasari suffering in the wall of fire.
"Doesn't it seem much weaker already?"
Even though Davian was controlling it little by little so that it only touched the fire.
The Bulgasari had already been trapped in the wall of fire imbued with 8-Star mana for over 10 minutes.
"Earlier, you seemed to be trying to do something with a sword imbued with fire attribute Aura. Do that again. It seems much weaker now, so I'll assist with fire elemental magic."
Davian turned to look at Latia.
'She's definitely smart. And quick to assess the situation.'
Davian withdrew the curtain of fire.
He didn't completely extinguish the flames created by the Fire Festival skill, just in case.
After turning it into a small flame and setting it aside so that it could be used again at any time.
He drew his sword again and manifested fire attribute Aura.
"He's not an easy opponent. I need your support, Latia."
"Got it."
As if she had been prepared.
Pillars of fire erupted from Latia's hands.
Kuaaaaah!
'It's definitely weakened.'
He confirmed that Latia's fire elemental magic was igniting the monster's body.
Taat!
Davian jumped high and swung his sword.
Whoosh.
The Bulgasari instinctively swung its front paws, but…
An attack that didn't work before couldn't possibly work now.
On the other hand.
Thwack!
Davian's sword easily began to hack the Bulgasari's weakened body to pieces.
After some time of coordinated attacks.
Just as Davian was thinking that he and Latia were working too well together.
Thud.
The severed head of the Bulgasari fell to the ground.
Ting.
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[Quest 'Defeat the Bulgasari' Completed]
―Reward: 15K Points (x2)
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'Point Summary.'
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[Mana Points: 175K]
―Magic Power: 407K
―Internal Power: 170K
―External Power: 116K
―Points Remaining Until Absorption of the Archmage's Heart: 1,132K
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At the same time as confirming the new point summary.
Goooo.
Black energy emanated from the severed neck area.
An alienating.
And extremely ominous energy.
A phenomenon that didn't appear when it was burned to death.
"Davian! Be careful!"
Latia, who was in the rear, shouted.
But Davian took no action.
Because another notification appeared after the quest completion notification.
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[Heart of the Bulgasal (不可殺)]
―Rarity: ★★★★
―Usable Times: 1
―The moment your heart stops. You will have another chance on the spot.
―Damaged body parts will not be restored upon revival.
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An item with a rarity of ★★★★.
There's no reason to be careful or avoid it.
The black energy, which had been floating in the air and maintaining a cloud-like shape, began to split.
The black energy split into three streams.
Paaahk.
One stream of black energy shot out and pierced Davian's body in an instant.
The black energy, which touched Davian's chest, was absorbed into his body as it was.
Ting.
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The item 'Heart of the Bulgasal (不可殺)' is being absorbed.
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"Davian!"
Latia, who didn't know anything, began to run toward Davian, who was standing blankly.
At that moment.
Paaahk.
One of the remaining two streams shot toward Latia's body.
"Eek!"
Latia was startled and crouched down, but…
The fired energy pierced Latia's chest accurately and was absorbed into her body.
"What, what is this."
While Latia was fumbling with her body due to the foreign sensation.
Paaahk.
The last lump of energy shot into the kid, Ethan, who was collapsed in the back.
Similarly, the energy that touched Ethan's chest was absorbed into his body.
Davian, who was watching the scene, nodded.
'Well, this time he's at least giving the owner a gift before leaving.'
Latia and Ethan don't have a notification window, so they don't know what item was given at all.
It seems that items have been given to all three people nearby.
Latia Meridiem, who becomes a supervillain after being hit by mind magic as soon as she becomes a third-grader.
Her life has become two.
It's definitely something to be wary of, but…
For some reason, I'm not worried at all.
Latia has grown so much that she can't be compared to the previous playthrough.
She's not a big threat to Davian now.
No matter what changes happen to Latia, I can control her enough.
And.
'Someone who casts mind magic on people can't be hit by mind magic.'
Latia cast mind magic on Assistant Instructor Dennis Fione in the midterm exam.
If I tell her about the situation in advance and have her prepare, I don't think she'll be swayed by mind magic anymore.
It's not just because her mind magic skills have improved more than before that I'm thinking this.
'She's completely changed. Latia Meridiem.'
She always has the same haughty expression and a personality that doesn't want to lose to others.
But she's definitely changed.
She quickly acknowledges what needs to be acknowledged.
And she silently does her best in the given situation.
When I pointed out her lack of stamina when I climbed Mount Perum five months ago.
She's been running around the playground every morning since then without missing a day.
In the meantime, the speed of growth was really scary as she gained the Stone of Enlightenment and her mana doubled.
Of course, growth was not limited to magic.
'The person itself has grown. Beyond comparison with the previous playthrough.'
An insurmountable mountain.
It was a change that occurred by completely acknowledging Davian Naone.
Besides.
After fighting together several times, our teamwork couldn't be better.
'I won't let her become a villain this time, Latia.'
Latia, who had examined her body, approached.
"What... What's going on? What exactly came into us?"
"What do you think it is?"
"Could it be...?"
"It's the heart of the Bulgasari. No, since it's already out of the Bulgasari's body, should I just call it the Heart of the Bulgasal (不可殺)?"
"Goodness. Does something like that really exist?"
"I don't know. Try dying if you're curious. Shall I do it for you?"
Latia glared at me.
"What?"
"I mean you won't know until then. What's inside us."
Latia nodded slowly.
"Well, I don't feel like something bad has come in. It's not like my body condition has suddenly gotten strange."
"Let's go back. We have to write a report."
"This matter...?"
I guess she's asking if we should write about the Bulgasari's energy entering our bodies in the report.
There's no need to let others know about this kind of thing.
"Let's keep it a secret."
Latia pondered for a moment and nodded.
"Okay."
"…I hope you prepare for the next academic year calmly. That's all."
President Hugo Moulton's speech ended.
The announcer's voice echoed in the common auditorium.
―With that, we will conclude the vacation ceremony. Faculty members of each grade are requested to distribute the completion certificates to the students.
A tradition of Elton Academy.
Professors personally hand out the completion certificates for each semester at the vacation ceremony.
Shillems Andrian, the head of the Department of Magical Engineering, approached Davian.
"It's the first time you've given up the position of male student representative, isn't it? You should have received the completion certificate on stage as usual."
"I don't care about such things."
"You have great courage, as expected."
It's not that I have great courage.
Davian really doesn't care about things like being the male student representative.
As long as I can graduate safely.
I don't care if my grades are last.
Of course, that won't happen.
Because I missed a few midterm exams while searching for the last trace of the Archmage, I had to give up the position of male student representative even though I received the highest overall score on the final exam.
The female student representative went from Bonita Portis back to Latia Meridiem.
Bonita took first place in the Swordsmanship Department, but Latia was selected as the female student representative as a result of combining the results of the written exams, etc.
Bonita didn't seem to mind much either.
After the vacation ceremony, the Gray Bear Expedition gathered at Davian's house as always.
It's to have the first-year end-of-term party that Bellum and Liber have been so insistent on for a few days.
"I can't believe the first year is already over!"
"Let's all go together until graduation! Gray Bear Expedition!"
"There were no expulsion candidates in the second semester, right? We didn't need a super pass either. We can all do well."
"Let's do well next year too!"
"Not just next year? Our Gray Bear Expedition will be together until graduation!"
While his friends were cheering for graduation.
Davian also thought to himself.
'Yeah. Please just do it. Graduate.'
Nubes raised his beer glass and took a big gulp.
It was beer that he brought directly from the brewery in the city in a drum.
He had to receive the attention of the local residents by carrying the large drum on his shoulder as if it were nothing.
He's only emptied one glass and is drinking his second.
I don't know if he's drunk or not, but his voice has become hearty somehow.
Nubes asked in a hearty voice that matched his size.
"So! What are everyone's winter vacation plans?"
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