"Ugh.., my head hurts.."
"Where am I?"
Waking up from his slumber, Damien slowly opened his eyes, shaking off his momentary confusion
The last thing he remembered was crying in Isabelle's hands after casting Shadow Armor
However, right now, he was clearly alright, so that meant Isabelle had somehow regained control.
"Speaking of Isabelle! Where is she? Also why don't I feel any burns on my face?"
Remembering the burns on his face, as he hugged Isabelle, Damien couldn't help but feel a bit reckless.
Fortunately, he didn't have to think much as a familiar voice soon made its way into his ears.
"Young master, you're finally awake!"
"Thank you for believing in me, and I'm sorry…"
"Even if I couldn't control it, I still hurt you."
"Yet you still called me family regardless of everything!"
"Thank you!"
Hovering over his face, Isabelle, who at some point moved Damien back into the carriage, sensing his movements instantly jumped to his side
"Thank goodness, it seems the medicine madam gave me is quite useful, no injuries or scars."
"However, why are you staring blankly? Could it be there's something wrong with your head?"
Laughing with a few drops of tears at the corner of her eye, Isabelle began to check every part of his body for injuries
"head check! Arm check! Waist check!"
Checking every part of his body, just as she was about to go downwards, with a blush on his face, Damien instantly swatted her hand away
"Stop it, Isabelle, it's enough," he said with a blush on his face
"I can see you're okay, that's good. However, instead of playing so much, why don't you tell me about your current condition?"
Blocking her hands, it was only at this moment that he really had a chance to take a look at her
"Also, your eyes, your horns? They're gone!"
"Did you finally manage to control it?"
With a hint of excitement in his tone, Damien was ecstatic.
As someone who had read the original novel, he knew how strong a half-demon who could control her demon transformation was
Especially after witnessing firsthand the strength she had when she fought against him, a third order dual practitioner, as someone who had never practised
He even began to wonder if she was the protagonist, not him, as her half-demon blood was enough to count as a golden finger.
"Ugh.. is this what they mean when they say talent triumphs over hard work?"
Muttering under his breath, unfortunately, before he could complain more, Isabelle's voice soon interrupted his thoughts.
"About that young master, after you passed out, I suddenly noticed they had both disappeared."
"Not only that, but now I can fully retract and use their powers as I please," she said, summoning a pair of horns
However, although she said this, her face was not all smiles.
"Sadly, it seems like whatever happened can still happen again."
"Whenever I try to use the ability past a certain threshold, I begin to hear whispers of destruction again."
"If I go past that limit, in all likelihood, I'll become possessed by whatever happened last time once again, and this time, I get the feeling like I won't be able to return.."
Retracting her horns, Isabelle summoned a fireball, juggling it in her hand from time to time.
To be honest, she herself couldn't believe she was the legendary half-demon.
A race that, while she didn't know much about them, knew that there was an order to be killed on site by most of humanity
Now, looking at her young master, who was not only able to awaken her blood but also dared to awaken a half-demon.
For the first time in twelve years, since Damien was born, he began to look a little mysterious in Isabelle's eyes
Perhaps he had already expected all this to happen?
However, if that was the case, did the madam and master know their son could do this?
Lost in thought, Isabelle unknowingly stared at Damien blankly as she tried to process everything that was going on
And Damien, hearing this, didn't bother to deny or refute; rather, he silently communicated with the system in his mind
"System consume DP and analyze Isabelle's condition"
[consuming 50 DP to analyse target condition..]
[Target: Isabelle
Condition: Demon blood awakening.
Current state: Stable
Note: The target's current state is stable; however, the residual demon will still resides. Overexertion and stimulation may lead to the state becoming unstable]
Short yet concise.
Reading the information from the system, although sad about the loss of another 50 DP, Damien had a better understanding of Isabelle's state
At least for now, there was no need to worry, and he had a powerful new helper.
"Perhaps with her strength, maybe I can get that! Before I go to the Elf forest!"
Recalling a piece of information from his mind in the book, Damien had a smile on his face.
"In the original novel, the protagonist also went to the Elf forest to awaken a dual physique; not only that, but he also went to a dungeon in the nearby Gravestone town!"
"In it, he found the golden dragon aura technique, which could be said to be the strongest aura technique. Adding to his unique mana technique, he created an unprecedented method capable of leapfrogging levels!"
"At first I was afraid to go there because of my current strength, but now there's nothing to worry about!"
"After all, the protagonist and his group were also only third order when they went, although more than us, but neither Isabelle nor my strength is ordinary."
"We should be more than enough to tackle anything the dungeon throws at us!"
With his eyes shining brighter and brighter, Damien couldn't wait for his next power-up
Truth be told, after witnessing Isabelle's strength, he himself knew that his current strength was insufficient
Unfortunately, not only was he only twelve, but his cheat didn't directly improve his strength
Lucky for him, a new way had just presented itself to him
"Young master! Come see this!"
"We're here!"
Just as he was about to think over the dungeon trip, Isabelle pointed outside the window.
In front of them, a majestic yet rustic town appeared in front of them
Alongside a long line of carriages similar to theirs, all heading towards the town.
Looking at the knights at the gate doing inspections, the merchants and adventurers talking and laughing
Damien had once again come to realize that he was truly in a fantasy world.