Vale inspected the potion using his Phantasm State and Divine Sense before he finally relaxed and accepted his fate.
Well, his Divine Sense detected that the potion was dangerous, but it was in an acceptable range. He didn't know how the Divine Sense did that, but he liked how it feedbacks a lot of information to him.
'This ability is too magical. Furthermore, it's only level 2. I wonder what it does if its level gets higher.' Vale mused.
He actually tried looking for an equivalent Dark Arts Spell, but this Divine Sense was just too unique. It seems to be one of the Holy Arts Faction's exclusive spells.
After sitting comfortably, he saw Sherah's gesture urging him to open the bottle and drink the potion.
"May I first know what kind of pain or experience I'll get after drinking this?" Vale asked cautiously. He wasn't afraid and he simply wanted to prepare himself.
"It will only make your body hot. This is an Energy Burst Potion, so if any of your Spell Lights turned red, it means that the potion was successful and had increased that Spell's power by three times. It should normally last for two or three hours, depending on your compatibility with the potion. If the potion fails, you will experience a weak corruption in your body and you'll be an easy target for Evil Spirit and become possessed. This is why you have to consume this potion inside the Laboratory." Sherah answered.
Vale was content with this honest answer. He wasn't afraid of being possessed by Evil Spirits as well since he had Yvaine's protection.
Without any more hesitation, Vale uncapped the bottle and consumed the black potion...
Sherah smiled at Vale's decisive action while Maya frowned at the level of his confidence.
They were in the same year but she wouldn't dare to drink that failed potion.
Maya suddenly realized something as she looked at Vale curiously.
'Is he not improving his Spirit Strands because he was focusing on his physique? No way… What kind of Spellcaster focuses on physique? He's not a Knight or Combat Art Practitioner.' Maya silently thought. Although having a strong physique isn't a bad thing, it's not the main focus of the Spellcasters.
It should be good enough as long as they're healthy. After all, it's better to spend their time learning better spells or increasing the mastery of their spells!
After reaching this conclusion, she didn't notice how she was being uncomfortable at the thought of him being better than her.
"Urgh…"
Soon, she heard Vale groan in pain.
His body is also turning red but the potion's effect shouldn't be over yet. It was only starting and it should last for five to ten minutes.
In the meantime, Sherah was observing the changes in Vale's body while writing something in her small notebook.
"Hmm? Why is he not bleeding?" Sherah muttered as she carefully inspected Vale's face.
She expected Vale to have all his orifices bleeding after 20 seconds of consumption.
She deliberately fed him a failed potion after all! She was only planning to let him drink a perfect potion on the third attempt, which should give her satisfying observation data.
"His body is resisting it? He's not convulsing… Does he have a blessed physique?" Sherah softly said as she frowned while looking at the changes happening on Vale's body.
She initially thought that Maya had the finest physique after Lesley left the Academy.
It must be remembered that Maya barely got any reaction after consuming the Darkness Possession Potion. Her eyes simply turned dark for a few seconds confirming that the possession was completed. She didn't feel any pain or experience any hallucinations making her the student representative of the first-year batch.
Everyone thought she had the best Spellcaster's body and just needed a few more years to develop… As it turns out, the young man in front of her might have a different physique than her, but it wouldn't lose out to her. Vale's physique was already on a higher level than hers!
Soon, Vale started breathing steadily as the potion's initial effect started wearing down.
Vale also used the introspection ability of his Divine Sense to ensure that there weren't any problems in his body…
He then noticed that his Ghost Hand Spell Lights had turned red and while doing this, he also found out that his Incorruptible Body's spell light seem to have gotten slightly more prominent and darker.
"This…"
Without any hesitation, he entered his Phantasm State to check his Dark Arts.
[ Dark Arts: Spell Dispersion Lv4, Ghost Hand Lv7, Incorruptible Body Lv7, Darkness Manipulation Lv2, Spirit Vision Lv0, Light Absorption Lv3 ]
"What?!"
Vale was shocked. His Incorruptible Body, which was supposed to be Level 6, has turned into Level 7! This is already the Advanced Realm! At this stage, he won't even be afraid of the corruption brought by Unclean Zombie.
"What's wrong?" Sherah asked in concern after hearing Vale's exclamation.
"N-nothing… I'm just surprised since I felt something change in my Ghost Hand's Spell Light."
This answer made Sherah shocked and confused.
'Did it actually turn red?'
She knows that the potion should've been a failed one…
'No, perhaps, it's not a failure? Does the potion just have a higher requirement? Now that I think about it, the ingredients used in this potion are 30% more than the perfect ones.' Sherah's mind raced as she considered all the possibilities.
"Very good… Try entering your Phantasm State now and inspect your body. Tell me if your Spell Light has turned red." Sherah said after some thought.
"Wait, Master Sherah… He just used his Phantasm State. He might need some time to use it again." Maya said after noticing Vale's dazed expression.
Sherah also recalled that first-year students would only last for about two minutes at this stage. It would already be amazing to last five minutes.
Vale wryly smiled after hearing this as he gently nodded.
Of course, Vale has no problems with that. He could last longer than 20 minutes since a few months ago. He hadn't checked how long he could last now since he didn't think of testing himself.
He simply agreed to Maya because his Divine Sense sensed another person inside the Laboratory!
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