\n\nAfter letting my divine power flow out for a while, I became a little lightheaded.
ใใMaster! How are you? ใ
I heard Prenna's panicked voice.
"I, I'm... fine..."
I sat down on the ground with a thud. Then I peeled opened my eyelids, which had been closed to concentrate better...
"Wow..."
It was a completely different place; colorful flowers were blooming and lush trees grew. Seems like the operation was a success.
ใ As expected of Marina-sama, now there's nothing to worry about.
Ruri said and nodded in appreciation. The sanctuary is now safe, thank goodness...
ใใใ You must be tired. I think we should go back to the hut. ใ
"Yes, we should..."
I was so tired that I could barely reply. It's a symptom similar to running out of mana, but more painful. For some reason, my whole body is warmer and my face is feverish.
ใใใ Fumu, I suppose the reason for the heat is because of you releasing power. ใ
Ruri put a hand on my forehead and commented.\nRelease, huh... I can certainly feel a different type of magic power rushing through my body. That should be divine power.
ใใใ Master, are you alright? ใ
"Yes.... But I want to rest for a while."
A wave of fatigue and drowsiness hit me, making my eyelids heavy.
ใใใ Then go to sleep. I'll carry you. ใ
"No, I..."
ใใใ Master, just rest. ใ
Prenna...
"Un... Then I'll... leave it... to you..."
I lost consciousness altogether after replying.
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ใใใ Now, please. ใ
After Ruri spoke, a dark shadow descended from the sky. It seemed to be a bird type monster of sorts.
"Squawk!"
With a piercing cry, the bird type monster lowered a basket to the ground.\nInside that same basket, Ruri had used magic to conjure vines and greenery to gently place a sleeping Marina inside. Prenna stayed close by.
ใใSo hot...ใ
Marina was breathing irregularly, and her forehead was slightly sweaty. After placing a hand on her forehead, Prenna found her fever to have become even worse.
ใย ย ย ย ใYou don't have to worry too much, she'll recover after resting. Now then, go ahead.ใ
ใใใOkay.ใ
"Squawk!"
With a flap of its wings, the bird type monster took off into the skies. Of course, it was gentle so as to not disturb the sleeping Marina. It headed towards the hut that was recently built for her.\n
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ใใMaster...ใ
Prenna snuggled up next to Marina as she slept on the bed. A wet towel had been placed on her forehead.
ใใใ It's time to change it. ใ
Ruri took the towel and soaked it in a bucket of water. After wringing it dry, the towel was placed onto Marina's forehead again.
ใใใ Chief, about Master she... ใ
ใใใ Fumu. It seems she had a lot of divine power hidden in her body. ใ
It was not surprising that Marina's power is beyond that of an ordinary divine dragon. This is due to the blessings she had received from the gods. That's why it was difficult for Marina to fully unleash her enormous power, which had increased too much for her body to handle. However, now that it has been drawn out, she is beginning to adapt little by little. However, the backlash was so great that it was boiling inside her body.\n....In other words, when this is over, Marina's power will be fully released, awakening her.
ใใใ She will wake up tomorrow. There's nothing to worry about. ใ
ใใ...I understand.ใ
Even though she knew, she couldn't help but feel worried. Prenna continued to take care of Marina late into the night.
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What... it's all a bit fuzzy. This is...
"Ah, you're finally awake."
The person who had said that in front of me was... Gran-papa. Looking around, I saw that it wasn't the usual place. It was a white space...
"Um, where are we?"
"We're inside your dream."
In a dream... I see, I felt that it somehow makes sense.
"Well, what happened this time around?"
Coming all the way here in a dream, there must be a good reason that.
"It's about your powers, Marina."
ใPower...
"By that, do you mean the divine power?"
"Yes. Your divine power has increased due to the numerous blessings you've received....... I was going to tell you how to use it and draw it out next time you come to the church, but..."
"I've already done it."
I wish you had told me that earlier.
"Yes... for now, I will reduce the burden on your body during awakening. Also, I'll raise Haku's permissions. This should allow it to access more secrets."
"Is it about how to use divine power?"
Gran-papa nodded in response to my question, which I'd expected. But, why is that information confidential?
"Why did you keep it a secret until now?"
"Well, that's..."
He was clearly getting a bit flustered. Ah....... I know now.
"Did you want me to depend on you more?"
"Uu! ...Yes"
Bullseye. I figured, knowing his personality.
"But why did you increase permission now?"\nIf he wanted me to come to him, he could've just told me to go to church
"...... You have a lot of divine power. It was originally supposed to be released little by little in the church, but since it was released all at once, there was no time to practice controlling its power... It might get out of control by the time you've arrived at the church."
That's horrifying! You should have told me that earlier! Shouldn't that be your first priority!?
"So I'm elevating permission today to help you gain control."
"I understand... and I'll do my best."
That's what you call self-discipline. Thats right, I'll do my best.
"See you at the church."
With those words, Gran-papa disappeared.\nOkay! I'll practice hard when I wake up!!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
But what Marina doesn't know is that she's been reported "Missing"\n
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Next chapter is about making Pork Miso Soup. I think I'm going to end it here earlier than expected ๐ญ \nThis seems like a suitable cliffhanger(?) too.
Thank you all for reading and I hope someone picks this novel up soon.\nOr you can try MTL, but I don't think it goes well with the Japanese language... I remember an MTL for "I'll Live My Second Life!" (Something like that) and there's like, 10 different names for one character in a single chapter.
Right now, I'm thinking of either finding another JP yuri (Chinese kills, you've seen how that went with "Willingly Baited") or just stick to studying most of the time for summer. Yikes ๐