Diary of the Improper Monster Girl Transformation.

Chapter 457 I Give "He" to You

"What...what do you mean by this?"

Use it?

Uh, no.

Use Him! ! ?

After realizing what the archbishop's words really meant, Herbert fell silent. He even skipped over his fear and went straight into a state of forced calm.

dong dong.

Herbert outwardly maintained his doubts, but inwardly he had forced himself into a state of extreme calm.

He could clearly hear his own heartbeat and the sound of blood flowing through his veins; his mind was on high alert.

Sealed Artifact...

As her relationship with Nenasha grew closer and she became more familiar with the Archbishop, Herbert almost forgot the origins of the evil god who followed him.

He was never some random evil god, but a terrifying being personally suppressed beneath the monastery by the unfathomable archbishop before him.

Saint-level Sealed Artifact – [Desecrating Prayer Statue]

Or rather... [The Death of Saint Nenasa]

Now that we have a better understanding of the archbishop's great power, some of his words have taken on a new meaning when we look back.

At that time, the archbishop once said something when referring to Saint Nenesa.

"Yes, the saintess back then was probably not much different from me now."

"They won't be much weaker than me."

At the time, I thought the archbishop's words were impressive; he had subtly shown off.

Those words that sound like boasting actually have a very different meaning; they've gradually stopped sounding like a joke and started sounding more like a compliment.

For the archbishop, it was perhaps just a sincere and honest assessment.

The archbishop is very powerful, and a sealed artifact that is "equivalent" to his strength is extremely dangerous!
When it comes to sealed items, you can never be too careful.

What made Herbert even more nervous was the deeper meaning behind those words... Could this be a test?
Was he testing the waters of his relationship with Nenasa?
But what did we learn?
No, what is he planning to...reveal?

Or was he trying to give him a warning or a lesson?
Or perhaps... hiss.

Don't panic! Don't panic!
Calm down, calm down, I must calm down.

The most dangerous moment hasn't arrived yet, so don't panic.

Herbert looked at the archbishop's cheerful expression and felt a short circuit in his brain.

Relying on his reason, he forced his brain, which had fallen into brief chaos, to piece itself back together and quickly sort out the current situation.

The archbishop did not say anything explicitly, but only mentioned that the seal would be used to resolve Herbert's incomplete baptism.

Calm down first, and wait for him to finish explaining the specific steps before you panic.

As for my own reaction... although it was somewhat obvious and revealed my panic, it was still explainable.

This is no ordinary sealed artifact; it is a sealed artifact related to a deity. It's okay to be a little nervous!
After all, everyone considered this sealed artifact to be extremely dangerous for Herbert.

"hehe."

The archbishop, after chuckling as he observed Herbert's uneasy expression, nodded with satisfaction and said leisurely, "Child, seeming a little nervous?"

"……Um."

Herbert nodded silently, putting on a well-behaved and obedient appearance.

He was too embarrassed to say that his nervousness was entirely because of you, old Deng.

Herbert didn't say anything, and the archbishop wouldn't deliberately take the blame upon himself.

The old man continued, "Hehe, it's not the first time, what's so surprising?"

"Ok?"

The archbishop looked at Herbert's palm and said softly, "Last time, didn't you also gain power through Him?"

Last time?
Wait, which time are you referring to?
Do you mean I gained special abilities from the monster girl with the help of Master Daigure?

The last time was... oh, no, that's not right.

Herbert thought back and suddenly remembered the specific time the old man had mentioned.

It was here that I was "forced" to touch the sealed statue under the archbishop's instruction and "order".

At that time, he did indeed obtain pure holy light power from the "Nenesha" statue, which allowed his holy light power to advance to a high level.

At that time, he skipped levels directly, rising from the lower level to the higher level, saving a lot of cultivation time.

However, after realizing this, Herbert's expression became even more unpleasant, and he clicked his tongue inwardly.

...Tsk.

"Oh? Why do you make that face?"

The archbishop chuckled as he watched Herbert's changing expressions, then leisurely rose and walked to the side of the statue.

He looked at the statue, then at Herbert, and asked curiously, "What, don't you like it?"

Herbert remained silent.

"..."

He felt again that this old man was not a good person, and might very well be a real troublemaker.

The question this guy asked seems to have some malicious intent!
Is it implying something?
Are you asking whether I dislike the power bestowed by the statue, or whether I dislike the statue itself?
shut up!

What exactly are you implying?
But under that meaningful gaze, Herbert forcibly withstood the pressure, slowly shook his head, and said:
"……dislike."

After he finished speaking, before Herbert could even get a response from the archbishop, he heard a gasp in his mind that was a mixture of shock, sadness, and confusion.

【"Um!!?"】

The evil goddess was greatly shocked!

Does that mean I don't love you anymore?

Has she changed her mind?

So, once they get something, they don't know how to cherish it, right?

O man!

"..." Herbert clenched his teeth, and his face twitched slightly.

Tsk.

Shut up and stop causing trouble!

What time is it? Why are you causing trouble now?
【"Eek."】

Herbert listened to Nenasa's mock crying with a smile, feeling helpless.

Having such a teammate is truly bad luck.

He really wanted to unleash a torrent of abuse on Nenasha right then and there, and have a passionate and exhilarating online duel.

Unfortunately, time and occasion did not permit it.

In the end, all his indignation turned into a single word of reassurance.

"Stop fooling around, be a good girl... And besides, it's not that I don't like you!"

Nenasha seemed surprised that Herbert would play along at this moment, and paused for a moment.

Then, after sensing his tension and unease, she belatedly realized what was happening and, feeling somewhat ashamed, gave a soft "hmm."

【"……Um."】

The whisper echoed in Herbert's heart, and he vaguely sensed that it contained a wealth of complex emotions.

But there was no time to discern anything at that moment; he could only raise his head and continue gazing at the old man who seemed to have seen through everything.

"Please believe me, I am not lying."

Herbert remained calm and said earnestly, "Your Excellency, this gift is good, but I don't really like power that doesn't belong to me." This wasn't Herbert pretending; he genuinely disliked receiving gifts directly from others.

At the time, I didn't think much of it, but looking back, the operation was a bit like a forced initiation, very forceful.

The pure power of holy light caused his body to expand violently and forcefully fill itself.

After that, the reason Herbert felt his legendary journey was so "slow" was ultimately because of that initiation.

That improvement gave him the unrealistic illusion that improving his strength wasn't actually that difficult or slow.

Aside from those born as divine offspring, special beings burdened with destiny, or even so-called "chosen ones" blessed by luck, how many people can improve their strength faster than him?

There are practically none.

Herbert's dissatisfaction with the speed of his own improvement is simply a case of complaining after getting a good deal.

In addition to his own subjective reason of "not having any self-awareness,"

A large part of the objective reason why they didn't leap to legendary status was that they were paying off the debts they owed from that time.

While improving one's strength is certainly a good thing, reality is not a game where you can simply add points with one click and be done with it.

Rapid improvement in a short period of time is not necessarily a good thing.

Power beyond one's control is a double-edged sword; while powerful and sharp, it is also too easy to cut oneself.

Only by continuously strengthening our own foundation, and ensuring that the forcibly elevated portion does not become a castle in the air, can we truly grasp this gift of power.

“Power that does not belong to me does not belong to me. I would rather hone my abilities with ten or a hundred times more hard work than become a slave to power.”

The archbishop was very satisfied with Herbert's heartfelt answer, nodded, and smiled:

“Child, compared to your initial ignorance, you now possess the heart of a strong person… no.”

The old man paused for a moment, looked into the firm eyes before him that were neither humble nor arrogant, and sighed, "You are now a strong person."

What kind of being can be called a strong person?
Does it possess sufficiently great power?
Or is it having a steadfast heart that is not defeated by difficulties and not tempted by interests?

Different people will have different answers to this question.

But in everyone's eyes, Herbert now truly deserves the definition of a strong person.

When he was weak, he had the spirit but lacked the strength; and when he became strong, he did not lose his true self.

He now possesses both strength and spirit.

The archbishop looked at Herbert and shook his head:

“It’s good that you have real ideas, but you’ve misunderstood. I don’t intend to let you gain holy power from it again this time.”

"Instead, we need to use a different method."

call!
The archbishop's answer relieved Herbert slightly, and his tense mind instantly relaxed.

Since the Grand Master has made such a promise, then the things I'm worried about won't happen, and I won't fall into the awkward situation of being in a position where the power is stronger than me again.

For beings like gods, Herbert's strength was insufficient, but it wasn't lacking either.

His strength mainly lies in the monster girls; compared to improving his own strength, directly enhancing the monster girls is much more convenient and faster.

And... it can be concluded that this conversation was neither a test nor for any special reason.

Hi!
Is that all?
I thought our secret had been discovered.

【“…”】

After relaxing, Herbert looked at the prayer statue with a completely different mindset, and asked with some curiosity, "Sir, how shall we use it?"

Say it!

What to do?

"Your upgrade was only halfway done because the main material you used was of too high a grade and there were no corresponding auxiliary materials, which ultimately led to you being stuck at the critical point of being just one step away."

Or perhaps it was used when the user was possessed by the Sun Goddess, and the transformation was carried out by the deity himself using the Radiant Holy Flame.

But what is the essence of the Holy Flame?
As is widely known, the essence of a deity is completely governed by laws, and the very thing that constitutes their "physical body" is the power of those laws.

In other words, that radiant holy flame is itself a "false body of the sun god," almost equivalent to the sun god's flesh and blood on earth.

In other words, Herbert used "the flesh and blood of the sun god" as the main material for his ascension ritual.

Such an extravagant main material is almost unmatched by any auxiliary material, which is why Herbert's upgrade falls short.

This line may seem to be missing very little, but in reality, it's so close yet so far, with no possibility of improvement.

But... there's always a way out.

There really is a solution.

"The solution to this problem is simple: just stay in contact with it for a long time and absorb the aura of the gods."

The archbishop pointed to the holy icon that exuded an aura that seemed both sacred and corrupt, and said slowly, "Given enough time, your incomplete ascension will be automatically completed."

Take time?
Herbert keenly grasped the key point, and hesitated for a moment.

Does this mean I'm going to spend a lot of time here?

"But, Your Excellency, I can't stay here indefinitely, can I?"

If you're only staying here for a short time, it's fine, but if you need to stay here for a long time, then everything outside of yourself will go wrong.

In that case, the Eldar territory, which had finally begun to show signs of improvement, will continue to stagnate.

"Don't worry, I don't want you to waste your time on such boring things."

The archbishop could guess what he was thinking, waved his hand, and said directly, "You are still young, you don't need to be trapped here like them."

"What I'm actually talking about is another method."

There are still experts here!?

"What should I do?"

"If you can't stay here for long, then why not just let it stay by your side for the long term?"

Herbert: ?

Wha, what do you mean?
The archbishop gazed intently at Herbert and asked, slowly and deliberately, "If..."

"Shall I give it to you?"

Herbert: ?

Stunned.

He stood frozen in place, all his thoughts vanished, and only one sentence remained in his mind.

For me?
You're giving this to me?

I'm a student, so you gave it to me?
I……

Calm down, calm down!
Fuck!
Calm down my ass!
Ahhhh!! ?
"ah!!?"

While Herbert cried out in shock, Nenasha remained surprisingly calm.

In the depths of the soul, the deity nodded calmly, muttering to himself, "After all, this is the only way."

"But it's really surprising! He actually dared to do that."

He had guessed what the archbishop was planning to do and knew that he wouldn't harm Herbert at this time, which is why he deliberately caused trouble.

Nenasha knew what was going on, but Herbert was completely dumbfounded at this point.

Holy crap!?

What's going on?!

Can anyone tell me what happened?
He just stared blankly at the old man before him, mouth agape, as if in a daze, and heard him ask him:

"So……"

"Are you willing to be its temporary vessel?"

(End of this chapter)