Chapter 778 Hunting Hollows Again
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The next morning came flying, and this time without weird dreams. Today, before even having breakfast, I decided to help my daughter and Monica get stronger.
After she showcased a great deal of talent with her magic, we wanted Monica to get a magic circle, the Great Spirit informed me that if she gets one, it will help her regulate her powers much better.
And also my daughter needed to get a bit stronger, she needed more Mana to use her abilities properly! So we'll let Monica get a magic circle and also upgrade my daughter's magic circle.
For that we prepared everything in my room, which was the largest. The magic array was prepared on the ground using my branches and sap, which the Great Spirit said were great conductors of mana.
"So we just sit in here and do nothing?" Asked my daughter while raising an eyebrow.
"I-Is it that simple?" Asked Monica.
"It's not!" I sighed. "It's not that simple… Look."
I explained them how it worked, from the mana conduction to the usage of mana crystals.
"These Magic Arrays are made out of special runes that help in the transportation of Mana and hasten the generation of Runes in your bodies." I explained. "These circles are nodes; I'll place the materials in here. Such materials are imbued with magic, which will hasten your growth progress, and as for Monica, it will create a compatible magic circle."
"Oh, but where did you get those materials?" Wondered Monica, confused. "I've never seen those bones before… A-And that black goo is a bit creepy…"
"They're materials we collected from the Dungeon at school, those Undead weren't just left there, I looted most of them with my Inventory ability." I smiled. "Monica has an affinity with Darkness, Death, and Phantom Magic. But more specific, the branch, which is a mix of them, Curse Magic. So for that we need Accursed Materials, the bones of a resentful undead, the nether miasma of some evil cultists, and lastly, these Phantom Crystals dropped by Dorothea."
"E-Eh? I am growing more scared now…." Monica was scared.
"Calm down, it's alright, I had to use similarly weird things." Said my daughter. "No, wait, I only got the most basic materials for my magic circle! Mom, why is she getting privileges?"
"She's not getting any privileges, child." Said the Great Spirit, appearing above me. "Monica has a greater Mana Essence Core within her interior, something that was formed by the condensation of her dangerously high quantities of Mana she developed. If we use low grade materials, it won't work and there will be no magic circle to contain her powers."
"I-Is she that talented?" Wondered my daughter, feeling rather shocked.
"Y-You're even better, Elena…" Monica smiled while blushing a bit. "I am simply a dummy that can barely conjure a Curse Spell… And I don't even know how it works, I just willed it…"
"That's why you're so special, simply willing magic is usually not possible! You need a Runic Formula, a Magic Circle, and knowledge to conjure it. Only those with ridiculous enough quantities of Mana capable of wasting it on whatever spell they imagine can do this." The Great Spirit reiterated. "Now, calm down you two, and just relax."
"As she said." I nodded. "Relax, girls, inhale and exhale. Don't pay attention to the world around you…"
The two of them closed their eyes after I told them that, trying to relax. Monica was still very nervous, while my daughter relaxed surprisingly easily.
Her upgrade isn't a normal one though, we could had asked her to use a Mana Crystal and absorb them until she felt "full", which is the period we need to rest in between our strength growing.
However, this time I wanted her to get a little boost because she's my precious daughter, of course! And for that, I will not only add some of the materials from monsters of this world.
But also some of them coming straight from BNLO… Well, Monica is getting some too, but my daughter is extra special.
I just bought a few items in the Commerce Area, which were rather cheap dropped items not many needed, but that became real and useful materials with my abilities.
I just spent a few million of Gold to purchase [Red Oni King's Blood Bottles (C Grade)], [Blue Oni Barbarian's Horns (C Grade)], [Oni Soldier's Shattered Armor Pieces (D Grade)] and lastly… [Ashura Oni King's Mystical Bead (B Grade)]!
The last one is from an actual biweekly boss that is around Level 100! It is farmed by many so it sold super cheap, but once I brought it to Earth, I was able to sense an incredible amount of power within, very compatible with my daughter after the Great Spirit inspected its properties too!
"Alright, all done." I nodded. "Let's begin."
"Okay!"
The Great Spirit touched the magic array, as it activated instantly. The entire thing glowed with bright golden light, connecting all my branches and sap into a beautiful creation.
The materials were immediately consumed, turning into particles of different colored lights and being absorbed by the branches, conducting them towards their targets.
"Now, as you are concentrating, Monica, imagine something inside of your heart. A big circle, with many colorful runes. Like the ones I showed you." I told her.
"O-Okay…!" Monica nodded.
She began to imagine it, as I used my Dream Magic to see through her mind to an extent, seeing she was struggling to imagine everything.
There was a huge cloud of darkness right behind her, it seemed bothered that she was trying to contain it with a magic circle, the runes were arranged and the circle was being made.
However…
RUMBLE!
Her soul shook rapidly, the black cloud, the manifestation of her ridiculous quantities of Mana became enraged, beginning to annoy her creation by putting pressure on her, the Mana was overflowing from her body, creating a huge black aura.
FLAAAASH!
"Urgh…!" Monica struggled, gritting her teeth. "ARGH…!"
"Monica!"
As I tried to help her, the Great Spirit stopped me.
"Leave her alone, she needs to win this battle herself! She has to tame her powers!"
"I-I can… do… do this!"
Monica gritted her teeth, while sweating, her face was growing redder.
She was doing her best!
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