Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Chapter 230 Teacher Se Lian's Small Class

Through the blessed teleportation magic, people will be taken to the places they have been to and the places they dream of.

At this moment, I was teleported into a darkness. Laya, Lenia, Diaros...all the people who were supposed to go to Stonewell with me, seemed to be gone.

"La, Laya." I called softly.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard beside him: "Disciple?"

A voice as soft as water passed over my head, and I saw, under the fluorescent green glow, the gentle stone face of a woman appeared.

——Sure enough, it was my last thought that caused me to leave the organization and spread to the ruins of Post Street? !

"Teacher Se Lian~" I smiled and greeted him, "Long time no see, how are you doing recently? Nothing's wrong, right?"

There was also a smile in Se Lian's voice: "Disciple, I don't want to spread the word, but your teacher is the 'Magic Cube Witch', an existence feared by others. Even if the fate is not sealed, no one would dare to deliberately cause trouble for me. And you, why are you always worried..."

"Teacher." I interrupted, "Latan was defeated by us."

"Oh?" This seemed to be beyond Se Lian's expectation. She couldn't help but put her arms around her chest and supported the statue's jaw with her other hand. "I'd like to hear more details."

So, I briefly told him about the battle festival.

"So, Latan didn't die... Do you even want to save him?" Selian pondered for a moment and guessed what I was thinking. "I heard that the annoying man is also in the royal family of Kalia, so you want to use a puppet to replace Latan's body and save him from the fate of falling into the scarlet corruption? Just like the princess."

“······” I was so shocked that I couldn’t speak.

——I just talked about my own battle process, but I didn’t mention my plan with Lani at all.

——I can only say that Teacher Se Lian is indeed a talented woman.

"What's wrong? Apprentice."

I swallowed my saliva and explained everything: "Teacher, you are amazing. How do you know what I am thinking?"

"Hehe, it's nothing. I just integrated the information I know. These are not difficult to infer." After chuckling, Se Lian reminded, "However, disciple, the times now are completely different from when the princess committed the heinous crime. The death runes have been sealed, and the same method cannot be used a second time."

"So, this time we plan to use the method of creating source pyroxene in origin magic to transfer the general's soul..." I was halfway through my words when I suddenly remembered that the person in front of me was an expert in this field, so I quickly changed the subject, "I'm sorry, teacher, I'm obviously not very skilled, but I'm showing off in front of you."

"Oh? What are you talking about?" Se Lian asked back with some confusion.

——Isn’t this because I’m worried that you’ll get angry?

——Although it has been quite a long time since I studied here, the memory of being so Spartan that I couldn’t even sleep has left a deep impression in my mind.

——Besides, wouldn’t it make people laugh and get angry if a rookie who can only use elementary magic like pyroxene magic gravel was asked to talk about professional knowledge in front of a master like himself?

As if he had guessed my thoughts, Se Lian continued, "I'm just a little worried. The production of source pyroxene is quite complicated. If you make a mistake, not only will the other party's life be harmed, but you will also be disturbed and fall into danger. What's more, the fate of a demigod is not something that ordinary pyroxene can bear. The difficulty and danger will be higher... But I can't help you with this matter, apprentice. Even if I start to teach you that knowledge all at once now, your half-understanding will only harm you..."

"Ah, it's okay, Sensei. The task of making the source stone will probably be handed over to the 'Full Moon Queen' Reinara, not me."

"The woman who was abandoned by her husband, gave up magic, and lost herself?" A hint of anger came from under Se Lian's hood. "... Forget it, since it's your decision and I can't help, I'd better not mention her."

——Well, it seems that the relationship between the teacher and the queen is not very good.

"······So, the reason I came here this time is to tell the teacher about Latan. In addition, if our plan succeeds, the seal on the stars will be lifted after the general recovers...Teacher, if there is anything you need my help with, I will definitely agree." After saying that, I looked at the other person.

——But to be honest, without my X-ray vision, I couldn’t observe the other person’s expression under the stone cover.

There was silence between us for a few moments.

"Thank you for your kindness, disciple." Se Lian spoke, but did not mention the ruins of the Weeping Peninsula. "I don't need you to worry about me yet, but you still have a long way to go. You need to be careful."

——The teacher may not trust me completely yet. After all, I am only a 12th-level magistrate and cannot learn much magic. Besides, I have come here very rarely in reality.

Since she said so, I changed the subject: "Teacher, actually, regarding the matter of rune magic, I have some questions recently."

"Oh?"

"You know, Runeization?"

"Oh, so that's it." When it comes to magic and academic matters, Se Lian can be said to be an encyclopedia that knows everything. "I heard that it is a special way of strengthening the body in the Golden Dynasty... Disciple, you should know that everything in this borderland is made up of runes, right?"

I nodded.

"This should actually be considered a kind of power from the furnace of life. When creating life, runes are divided into multiple forms - runes shaped into flesh and blood, runes as magic, and additional dynamic runes. Under normal circumstances, the three of them exist independently in the human body, and will only be converted under special circumstances... For example, those finger witches can use prayers to help you faded ones convert the dynamic runes stored in your body into flesh and blood runes, or magic runes, to enhance your strength." Se Lian paused, as if waiting for me to fully understand, and then continued, "Runeization blurs the distinction between the three, just like removing two partitions in a reservoir, so it will become extremely powerful in a short period of time. However, the total size of the reservoir will not change, so a huge disadvantage of runeization is that it is difficult to grow."

"In that case, isn't Runeformation similar to clone magic?" I thought of the "Evil Omen Demon" and the "Royal Guard Knight" Loretta, whose forms were also quite similar to Runeformation.

Se Lian shook his head. "The principles are different. Fantasy is just magic after all. Its power depends entirely on the total amount of runes currently stored. Once the runes are consumed, they cannot be restored... But rune-transformed life can absorb the rune power bestowed by the golden tree from the outside, just like ordinary people, until the water storage is full. Moreover, their speed of absorbing runes is even faster than that of ordinary people."

"Even in battle?"

"Ah."

——Wow, if you put it that way, Rune transformation is quite tricky. During the battle, he is actually constantly recovering his health. If he can't deal a fatal blow to the opponent, he might be able to recover to full health.

"...Oh, but there are exceptions." Se Lian suddenly said, "Disciple, you Faded Ones have lost most of the blessings and cannot absorb the light of the golden tree and transform it into runes like ordinary people. Although it is still possible to increase your strength under the guidance of a witch, under normal circumstances, after the runes are consumed, you can only keep taking them away. Therefore, I don't recommend it."

"No, no, no, teacher, I don't have such an idea. I'm just a little curious." I raised my head and touched my chin, "I see..."

"In addition, since you mentioned runeization and clone magic, there is another similar situation." Se Lian added.

"Ok?"

"Disciple, you know that there are ghosts in this land... It is said that when a person is on the verge of death, under the extremely strong touch in his heart, the runes in his body will give birth to an aggressive thought monster. Under normal circumstances, this monster will disappear with the death of the original body soon after. But if that person happens to survive, this monster will turn into a red shadow and linger on the land where it was born."

——Oh, this is the origin of the birth of Red Shadow.