「So what exactly do you mean it’s not just magic exhaustion?」
I asked Marian, who was still striking her smug pose.
「That’s because! That’s because!!」
「Just get to the point already. Seeing how relaxed you are tells me it’s not dangerous, so hurry up.」
「That’s mean!? But… yes, it’s true!!」
「In any case, Marian-sama, what exactly is happening to my daughter?」
Noctarl-san, unable to watch any longer, stepped in to move the conversation along.
「Well, the current Liliana-chan has taken in an excessive amount of 【Divine Blood】, and because of the magic power from Yuuki-san contained within it, she’s experiencing an overflow!」
Marian pointed dramatically again. Stop pointing at people so much.
「Overflow, yet magic power exhaustion?」
「Yes. To put it simply, Liliana-chan’s magic is like oil, and Yuuki-san’s magic is like water.」
「「「????」」」
I don’t really get it… Everyone else is tilting their heads too.
「Uh, huh? You don’t understand?」
「Nope.」「No.」「Not at all.」
「Gah… No way…」
Suddenly bringing up water and oil out of nowhere is just confusing…
「Ugh… Ah, wait!」
As if something clicked, Marian thrust both hands forward and went 「Mmmph!」 with effort. A liquid hourglass appeared on the desk.
「What’s that? I’ve seen those in novelty shops or something…」
「Eh? Yuuki-san, you don’t know!? I thought all young people would recognize it!!」
「No… I really don’t…」
「This is an oil timer. It’s like a sand hourglass, but using water and oil instead.」
「Hee… So it’s called an oil timer…」
「So pretty!」
「The glasswork is amazingly precise…」
Liliana and Noctarl-san leaned in to look. The way he held her in his arms looked completely natural.
「So how does this explain anything?」
「Like this. Let’s say the clear part is the magic power you get from Yuuki-san’s blood. Now, if I flip it…」
Marian turned it over. The colored liquid flowed down, leaving only the transparent layer on top.
「If you keep supplementing the missing magic like this, eventually it fills up completely. But since the bare minimum magic needed to sustain life is still there, her body shrank to match.」
「So in that case, wouldn’t it be better to receive magic power from someone other than me?」
「No, it’s fine even from you, Yuuki-san. We just need to change the quality of the magic power, so simply changing the intake location would solve it easily.」
「Intake location?」
「Yuuki, what’s wrong!?」
「Yuuki-san, what happened to Liliana-sama!?」
「S〇men!」
Right before Marian could proudly declare it, Amilia and Selene burst into the room.
「「「「「Haa?」」」」」
Time froze. What is this useless goddess saying?
「So yeah, sem〇n. Changing the method of absorption is the way to go, and this will be enough!」
「No no, jokes are fine, but…」
「It’s not a joke～!? The only other option would be something like sweat, but…」
「Ehh…」
「I don’t mind even that desu!」
「No, the mental image is way too dangerous…」
「Hmm… What should I do… Magic power in a different form instead of blood.」
「It doesn’t sound like a joke after all.」
「Right? You’re not seriously suggesting Yuuki-san do that with Liliana-sama in her current state, are you?」
Hold on, that’s way too dangerous… She looks younger than an elementary school kid right now!?
「Convert? Absorb? Hmm…? Hey, Marian, would it be okay if I had my magic power absorbed somewhere else first?」
「Yes, a magic stone would work too. But very few things can actually withstand Yuuki-san’s magic power, you know?」
「No, there is one. A plant unique to this world.」
When I said that, Liliana and Noctarl-san clapped their hands together.
「That’s right. That might actually work.」
「Desu desu! That one already has different magic power stored inside it once!」
「All right, let’s give it a try. Shall we head there?」
「「「「Yes! (Yesh!)」」」」
「Huh? Was there really a plant like that…?」
Hey, god of this world…
◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆
We arrived at the Demon Rose Garden, which had been closed off for accelerated growth after Liliana and I fought there and left it in ruins.
「Wow…!」
「So beautiful…」
But instead of being wrecked, the garden was now filled with perfectly tended, blooming silver-blue demon roses spreading out in every direction.
「I repaired the ground and the broken parts, but I never imagined the plants would recover this beautifully…」
「Our gardeners were shocked too. They said the roses grew unusually fast after being bathed in Yuuki-dono’s magic power, and they’ve been in full bloom for weeks now.」
「Really…?」
「Amazing… Almost all of these roses are infused with Yuuki’s magic power.」
「Good. In that case, Liliana should be able to absorb it without any problems.」
When I turned around, everyone’s eyes were sparkling, except for one useless goddess (Marian) who was on all fours, muttering dejectedly to herself.
「I didn’t know… I didn’t know about any plant like this… (mumble mumble)」
「All right, Liliana. Do you think you can absorb the magic power?」
「Yes! I can desu!」
Liliana raised her right hand energetically in response to Noctarl-san’s call.
「Okay, let’s give it a try then. But first, here.」
Noctarl-san draped an adult-sized robe over Liliana. Preparations complete.
「Here I go desu! Haaaa!!」
Liliana released the magic power stored inside her body and launched it upward. The released magic spread out high above, about as high as the top of the castle, then scattered into mist.
「Wow… So pretty!」
「Incredible…」
Unlike last time, the magic power flowed back into her body, enveloping her in a radiant glow.
When the light finally faded, Liliana stood there in her original form once again.
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