Kato Megumi wants to learn magic

Melissa was very anxious and wanted to persuade Kato Megumi not to act on impulse and to leave and break out as soon as possible.

However, before she could open her mouth, she saw Ying Lili and Sa Bei beside her with calm faces, as if they were not worried at all. The words that were about to come out suddenly stopped at her lips, and she couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Shouldn't we be making a strategic retreat now? Why don't they seem worried at all?

Could it be that this benefactor in front of me really has a solution?

Thinking about how they had made a fool of themselves before, it would be even more embarrassing if they made a fool of themselves again, looking frightened and unreliable.

So he didn't say anything worried, but instead gave his teammates a look to stay calm and wait and see, while looking at Kato Megumi, he became alert.

After all, this place is not far from the nest. Although it will take some effort to break out, we can still get there.

……

……

Kato Megumi looked at the circle of monsters around her, thought about it, and took a step forward.

Recalling the last time she used her ability spontaneously, Kato Megumi invoked Nebula's ability [Presence]

The formation of the nebula before not only had the energy provided by divinity, faith, and mental power, but also the sense of existence, which integrated the rules that exist in the soul. Therefore, unlike before when one had to calm down and use vague feelings to use the ability of [Existence], Kato Megumi can now directly use the nebula as a medium and use the ability of [Existence] to more accurately change her breath and temperament, as well as - existence.

Using her ability to reduce her presence to an extremely low level, Kato Megumi looked at the magical beasts around her that were coveting her. As expected, their eyes were all turned to everyone except herself.

After casting a magic barrier on himself, Kato Hui stepped out of the range of light and fell into the group of monsters.

There was clearly a living person here, but the monsters seemed to be unable to see her and turned a blind eye to her existence. Some of them were even a little surprised, wondering why something pushed them away when there were clearly no one of their kind around.

Kato Megumi thought to herself as she watched the monsters around her ignore her and focus their attention on the people within the range of light.

This won't work. My sense of existence can only be bestowed on myself. I can only make these monsters ignore me, but I can't let others be like me, without a sense of existence.

It would be nice if we could control them and make them obey.

Kato Megumi was thinking this in her heart, and suddenly she remembered the incident when she had let down the defenses of the witch lady, and she thought of that ability.

Speaking of which, the so-called [bewitchment] is also an ability to change one's aura to make others feel good about oneself, which seems to be the same type of ability as sense of presence.

It’s just that one is to adjust your own temperament and presence to make others think you are good and thus have a good impression of you, while the other is to force others to have a good impression of you, let down their guard, and make others listen to you.

The seemingly different functions are actually essentially the same.

Could it be that these two abilities are actually the same? It's just that the so-called bewitching ability is just a branch of the ability to develop [existence] in advance, so I simply absorbed a little illusion energy and easily gained this ability.

It is precisely because of the existence ability as the foundation that this type of ability will develop new branches due to the birth of illusion ability?

Otherwise, why isn't the extra ability I have is the so-called seeing through illusions and creating illusions, but this kind of [bewitching] that is somewhat related to illusions but not in line with them?

Kato Megumi suddenly realized and resolved some of her doubts. She thought that as long as the nebula absorbed enough energy of that type, it could produce that type of ability. It turned out that this was just a coincidence. How could the seedlings break through the soil without seeds? It was just because she already had it.

Speaking of which, since [Bewitch] can make the witch let down her guard and "obey her words", can she also use this ability on monsters?

It stands to reason that the weaker the mental power and the worse the thinking ability of the object using the ability, the less energy it consumes, the easier it is to control, and the deeper the degree of control. The group of monsters in front of us just happen to meet all the conditions.

Does that mean that I can easily control these monsters and make them obey me?

You have to know that Miss Witch's strong intellect and mental strength could cause her to let down her guard inadvertently. Although it was also because she was careless and didn't guard against herself, it also proved that she was still very capable.

So... there should be no problem controlling these monsters, right?

Kato Megumi thought uncertainly.

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 276 Chapter Easily Resolve the Monster

"Look, they've started killing each other!"

Melissa was shocked. She saw that the monsters surrounding them had gone crazy and started killing each other.

She subconsciously looked at her benefactor and asked if it was because of him. After all, it was because he felt there was no need to break out that the three of them stayed here. As a result, it didn't take long for the monsters to start killing each other.

However, the searching gaze suddenly froze, and Melissa opened her mouth wide with a look of shock.

When did she, her benefactor, enter the group of monsters? Why didn’t the surrounding monsters attack her?

Melissa's face looked strange, especially when she saw Kato Megumi walking towards them, the group of monsters "wisely" made way for them without even using the surrounding barriers to push aside, Melissa was certain of it.

It seems that everything in front of me was caused by my benefactor.

While being shocked, Melissa couldn't help but guess.

Who is she? She seems to be able to handle everything with ease. Not only does she have a physique that is much stronger than a warrior, but she is also extremely skilled in controlling magic. Not to mention that the mysterious and unpredictable situation in front of her was also caused by her.

For a moment, Melissa felt a chill in her heart and at the same time she was relieved. Fortunately, they showed friendliness to the people in front of them and did not have any conflicts with them. Otherwise, they would not know how they died, especially Casey's big mouth. If the other party had not been so broad-minded and did not mind his rudeness at all, they would have turned into nutrients and slept underground.

Thinking of this, Melissa glared at Casey beside her.

Casey looked at Melissa in confusion, not knowing why Melissa was dissatisfied with him again. However, if he knew what she was thinking, he would definitely cry out that he was wronged. He was obviously very perceptive, but the other party was cheating! Who would have known that such a beautiful girl was such a powerful character? If he knew, he would definitely not offend her!

"Wow! Hui, what happened to them? Why did they start killing each other? Did you do this?"

Seeing Kato Megumi come back, Eriri jumped into her arms and asked.

"Um"

Kato Megumi nodded and stroked her cat.

"After using some tricks, there shouldn't be any problems now."

In fact, with her current abilities, it is no problem for her to control all the monsters. However, the ability will eventually consume the power of the nebula, and the power of the nebula will be used less and less, so try not to use it if possible.

Although there is omnipresent magic power and an endless supply of faith power to replenish it, even so, the power of the nebula cannot be used too much. After all, the stability of the nebula is now barely maintained with the help of the witch lady. If it is broken all of a sudden, she will have no place to cry even if she wants to.

Furthermore, the recovery of the nebula's power is very slow, not just ordinary slow. Even now, with hundreds of thousands of believers continuously contributing to it and the abundant magic power around, the nebula can only recover 10% in a month. This shows how precious and pure the energy of the nebula itself is.

Now that it is impossible to expand storage capacity and devour high-concentration energy to contribute to the growth of the nebula, it is necessary to effectively retain every bit of power as one's own trump card.

Just controlling these tens of thousands of magical beasts, even those with low intelligence and almost no mental power, is a considerable burden when their numbers increase. In just a moment, one percent of the nebula's power disappears.

This made Kato Hui feel regretful and she changed her mind. She no longer controlled all the monsters, but instead controlled the thousands of monsters surrounding the crowd, making them obey her orders and attack other uncontrolled monsters in turn.

In order to further reduce the consumption of abilities, after causing disputes among the monsters and arousing their ferocity, Kato Megumi no longer controlled them and allowed them to kill each other.

After the dispute subsided and all the monsters under his control were destroyed, Kato Megumi used his ability to control another group and commanded them to engage in internal strife again, and then withdrew his ability at the right time, leaving the battlefield to them.

Just like that... after an infinite cycle and targeted manipulation, the group watched as the countless monsters that had previously given them a headache were completely wiped out under Kato Megumi's rhythmic control and provocation, leaving only a small number still lingering on.

Melissa and others were stunned. They looked at Kato Megumi who was calm and collected, and then looked at the body parts scattered around them. They felt shocked.

And Sabei still looked at her sponsor with admiration, her fangirl temperament showing through.

Only Eriri looked at the blood-red ground around her. She wanted to vomit but couldn't. She didn't want to look but was tortured by Kato Megumi's tough habits.

"Ah~~~ I'm going to die. I'm afraid I don't want to eat meat for a while."

Even after being transformed by modern big information and having seen many bloody scenes in TV dramas, Eriri still lost her appetite when she saw the blood-stained limbs that seemed to have no end in sight.

"Me, me too..."

Not only her, the three people next to her also looked unhappy, mainly because the smell around them was too bad.

At the scene, only Kato Megumi and Sabei accepted it well and were not affected. Because they did it themselves, Kato Megumi did not feel anything about the results. Sabei regarded it as an honor and achievement of his sponsor, and naturally did not complain about anything.

Under the filter of a fangirl, nothing can be blocked.

Seeing that they were feeling a little uncomfortable, Kato Megumi thought about it and created a mobile barrier for everyone to isolate the surrounding smells. Now Melissa and the others felt much better.

"Thanks……"

Several people thanked him.

As a wizard who specializes in fire magic, Melissa is not good at other magic. Not only her, but most wizards who graduated from magic academies are only good at one or two types of magic, and at most three or four.

Due to the decline of magic heritage in this world, not only is there a limit on the number of times magic can be used, but even the types of magic have been greatly reduced. Melissa has never seen a barrier like this one that can protect itself at all times, isolate itself from smells, or a barrier that can counterattack attacks.

So she was very curious about how Kato Megumi could have so much. Judging from her calmness and the situation just now, she would obviously get more.

So she became even more curious about how much her benefactor knew and what he didn't know.

Could it be that the other party has inherited something?

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 277 Chapter Precious Magic Crystal (Two in One)

"Sister, what are you thinking about? Your benefactor is calling you again..."

"Oh, oh"

Irene reminded Melissa, pulling her out of her thoughts.

Melissa shook her head. What if it was an inheritance? What if it wasn't? What did it have to do with her? She would never take the things from her benefactor because she wasn't someone who would do anything to achieve her goals. Besides, she didn't have the strength to do so! She hated people who framed others for their own selfishness.

Wasn't it because of this bottom line that Bo Xi insisted on that she hindered him and led to the frame-up? She didn't want to become the kind of person she didn't like.

Shaking off her useless thoughts, Melissa looked at Kato Megumi.

"My benefactor, what do you want me to do?"

Melissa walked forward and saw Kato Megumi holding something, observing with her eyes, looking thoughtful.

"Well, I want you to see this..."

Seeing Melissa coming, Kato Megumi nodded and handed the thing in her hand to her.

"This is something I discovered by accident. It seems to be a good magical material that can store magic power. Do you know what it is?"

Seeing Melissa reaching out to take it with a puzzled look, Kato Megumi continued.

"As a senior adventurer, you have more experience than me. Perhaps you know what this is. So when I saw this, I wanted to come to you and ask."

Hearing Kato Megumi say this, Melissa felt a little comforted. Her benefactor's words not only acknowledged that she was useful, but also accepted her. Therefore, she naturally did not refuse, but happily picked up the thing and observed it carefully.

The thing the benefactor handed over was an irregular crystal blue stone-like object. The surface felt extremely smooth and slightly cool to the touch. It looked like some kind of gem.

Magical materials that can store magic power? There are many such materials. Melissa thought about it and guided the magic power in the air into the stone.

However, the result surprised her. She thought that although this material could store magic power, it must be similar to the materials on the market that could store a little magic power. However, the result was somewhat unexpected. The thing in front of her was not full as she expected because of the magic power poured into it. It was even beginning to slowly absorb the surrounding magic power because of her movements.

This surprised Melissa a little, and a flash of inspiration passed through her mind, as if she had thought of something.

Melissa pursed her lips, looking a little serious. This thing seemed to be...

She was a little unsure. Could it be that they were really lucky?

In order to verify this guess, she took out a special carving knife from the package and began to carve something on the irregular stone. There was a faint magical power lingering on the carving knife, and even spiritual power attached to it.

This aroused the interest of Kato Hui. Is this how magicians in this world release their spiritual power? By using props made of special materials to attract the spiritual power in the body, magic props can be made to depict the magic circle.

Kato Megumi couldn't help but observe it carefully. She had to say that this method was very good. The carving knife could stabilize the external mental power so that it would not dissipate in the air. The carving knife itself also served as a medium, allowing the weak mental power to participate in the production of props and the depiction of magic arrays. It was accurate and meticulous. Even a magician with weak mental power could arrange arrays, enchant, and make props.

Instead of being like himself, relying on powerful mental power to explore the surroundings unscrupulously and using powerful control to manipulate mental power.

The two are different methods, just like a god can break mountains and crush rocks, and a person can also break mountains and crush rocks through machines. Although the latter is less efficient and requires certain other assistance, the results of the two are the same.

Thinking of this, the pride hidden in Kato Megumi's heart unconsciously calmed down. There are always people better than you, and there are always things better than you. She was a little proud and complacent.

Besides, Miss Witch also said that her promotion speed is actually just average, and can only be considered above average among people of the same age. Those who are better than her and work harder are stronger than her, and those who don’t work as hard as her are just as talented as her. Some intelligent beings are already at the peak of extraordinary talent when they are born. What is there for her to be proud of?

As if she had figured something out, Kato Megumi's aura changed and became more peaceful.

She also began to observe Melissa's movements carefully, wanting to learn her techniques. After all, there were too many places where her mental power was suppressed and disturbed, and Melissa's techniques were still worth learning.

How could Melissa not know about Kato Megumi's gaze!

However, she did not expect that her benefactor was openly learning her skills. After all, how could a magician as powerful as her benefactor not know this kind of enchantment technique? Therefore, Melissa did not think of this aspect at all. On the contrary, she believed that Kato Megumi's glance was not about learning from her but a look of scrutiny and judgment of her own abilities.

After all, when we were in the academy, weren't there teachers who often liked to stop and watch when they saw students displaying proficiency in magic beyond their age, and then give comments and guidance afterwards.

So in Melissa's opinion, the powerful Kato Megumi was the same. She just wanted to see how good her skills were. Thinking of this, Melissa instead put in even more effort and showed off her superb skills and techniques.

I guess... this will satisfy the benefactor! She won't think that she is as useless as before. After all, she is one of the top students in her batch in terms of enchantment.

In this way, one was openly learning secretly, and the other was showing off his skills by accidental guessing, which led to both of them being very serious. It was obviously a small enchantment, but it was made like an academic meeting, and it was extremely harmonious.

Finally, Melissa's enchantment came to an end. She gently scratched the end with the hand holding the carving knife, and the gem in front of her instantly became brighter. The surrounding magic power slowly flowed into the stone, and the surface of the stone became cold, gradually forming a layer of ice crystals.

That’s right, the magic circle carved by Melissa is an ice magic circle, which is usually used by magicians as a refrigerator to store some confiscated materials.

"Sure enough, this is a magic source crystal"

Seeing that the stone was not damaged and could be used normally, Melissa said in surprise.

"Magic Source Crystal?"

Kato Megumi asked in confusion.