Just as Semilis was racking her brain in perplexity, she suddenly felt a tiny hand tugging on the hem of her dress. She turned her head and met a pair of large eyes staring intently at her.
Semilis was momentarily left speechless.
“Uh... I get it! I won't back out on the bet!”
“Ahem, stand properly in front of me.”
Shulim cast a suspicious glance at Semilis, her little hand still clutching the hem of Semilis's dress.
“Stand still, and I'll give you the Blessing!”
Hearing this, Shulim finally let go and stood straight in front of Semilis.
Semilis had no intention of fooling her this time. Her expression became uncharacteristically serious, and the wings on her back radiated a brilliant light.
Then, she placed her right hand on Shulim's head.
“O Chosen One, in the name of the Fairy Queen, I bestow upon you the supreme blessing. You shall be beloved by the world, and protection shall forever walk with you.”
A kaleidoscopic light spread continuously from Semilis's right hand, enveloping Shulim's entire body.
Waves of warmth and comfort washed over Shulim, causing her to involuntarily close her eyes.
“Fire shall burn for you!
“Water shall flow for you!
“The wind shall encircle you!
“The earth shall protect you!
“Light shall shine upon you!
“Darkness shall shroud you!
“And the power of the Non-Elemental shall be bestowed upon your body!”
As Semilis softly chanted, Shulim felt waves of strange power entering her body, bringing about a mysterious change within her.
After a long while, the change finally settled down into tranquility.
The light radiating from Semilis faded away. She slowly withdrew her right hand, her face looking somewhat pale and weak.
As expected, bestowing so many blessings at once is too much of a strain. If I'm not careful, I might fall into a deep slumber after returning this time...
Realizing that the ritual had ended, Shulim opened her eyes and moved her body to test it out. However, she didn't notice any obvious changes. Even so, she still remembered the sensation of her body being altered by that power, so she knew the change was real.
“Semilis, what's wrong? Are you okay?”
Noticing Semilis's unusual state, Shulim quickly asked.
“Ah... I'm fine, I'm fine! I'm okay!”
Slapping her cheeks, Semilis forced herself to cheer up.
“Are you really okay?”
Shulim looked skeptical.
“Really! Alright, let's not talk about that. Let me check the results of the Blessing first.”
With that, the same magic circles from before manifested in Semilis's eyes once again.
“I wonder how it turned out... Honestly, bestowing seven blessings all at once, I had no confidence if a soul could even contain them.”
The familiar text floated above Shulim's head once more.
【Shulim Hayeral
Race: Human (Female)
Age: Seven years old
Life: E-Class
Mana: D-Class
Magic Aptitude:
Fire Affinity S-Class (Fairy Queen's Fire Blessing),
Water Affinity S-Class (Fairy Queen's Water Blessing),
Earth Affinity S-Class (Fairy Queen's Earth Blessing),
Wind Affinity S-Class (Fairy Queen's Wind Blessing),
Light Affinity S-Class (Fairy Queen's Light Blessing),
Dark Affinity S-Class (Fairy Queen's Dark Blessing),
Non-Elemental Affinity S-Class (Fairy Queen's Non-Elemental Blessing)
...
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“...”
This is just too ridiculous!
Even though I was the one who personally caused this... this is seriously bad, isn't it? It's way too absurd!
Who on earth created such a monster?!
Ah, it was me.
I was the one who did it!!!
What have I done?!
Besides, to think this child's soul actually accommodated the power of all seven blessings! This is too bizarre. No, in the first place, it's been weird ever since she had aptitudes for all elements...
“Semilis, what's wrong? Is there a problem?”
Watching Semilis's expression flicker wildly in such a short span of time, Shulim couldn't help but worry that something had gone wrong with the Blessing.
“Mmh... There's nothing wrong with the Blessing. If anything, it succeeded too much, which makes it terrifying instead.”
“?”
Why would anyone be afraid because of succeeding too much? Shulim couldn't quite understand.
“Hey, Semilis, are you about to leave now?”
Shulim suddenly asked, looking at Semilis.
Although she had hated being mocked at the beginning, this past month had been an unprecedented experience. Moreover, even though Semilis's words were often aggravating, Shulim surprisingly didn't dislike them.
Suddenly realizing that the other party might leave after completing her task, Shulim felt an inexplicable pang of sadness in her heart.
“Normally, yes.”
Shulim's words snapped Semilis back to her senses.
Indeed, no matter how strange Shulim was, her mission was complete. The rest wasn't something she should worry about. Normally, she would have already left the Chosen One eating her dust while she went off to enjoy her freedom.
“So that really is the case...”
Shulim's mood sank a little.
“...”
Looking at Shulim's petite figure, Semilis only now remembered that aside from her weirdness, the girl was still a very young child. Normally, what should children of this age even be doing?
Semilis didn't know much about the situation of humans, though she knew a bit about the elves, with whom she was relatively friendly.
At seven years old, elven children seemed to mostly still be in their cradles, right?
Uh...
A seven-year-old really is just a tiny baby!
Semilis came to a shocking realization.
Could it be... was she really going to abandon such a tiny baby to her own devices? She herself knew best just how dangerous this world was. Could she really survive? What if she ran into danger? Although she had such an absurd stat screen, right now she was still just a powerless baby. Any random slime could swallow her whole...
“...Well, although I wanted to say that's how it's supposed to be, tell me, do you even know how to use this Blessing?”
“Eh? No.”
Shulim shook her head.
“Hmph, I knew it! Therefore—”
“Therefore?”
“Therefore, until you learn how to master your own strength, I'll be here to supervise you! After all, if I just gave you the Blessing and you immediately went and accidentally got yourself killed, wouldn't all my hard work as the one who bestowed that power be for nothing? So—”
“So?”
“So! Starting from today, Shulim, you must come here every single day to receive my instruction, until you completely understand how to use your power!”
“Does that mean... Semilis, you're not leaving?”
“Of course! Let me tell you, it's already too late to regret it now. Go ahead and tremble in fear of the brutal training days ahead!”
Semilis said with a proud look on her face.
“I see... Understood. I will come to receive Semilis's training.”
“Hmph, glad to see you're being cooperative. Remember, come back at this exact time tomorrow!”
“Tomorrow? Tomorrow won't work.”
“Eh?”
Semilis's expression stiffened, her voice instantly losing much of its momentum.
“...Why won't tomorrow work?”
“Because—”
Shulim answered with utmost seriousness,
“my school starts tomorrow.”
On the day after the one-month limit ended, Shulim's long school break was over, and her second school year was about to begin.
“You should have told me that sooner—!”
Semilis's scream echoed through the forest.
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