Chapter 109 Metamorphosis
Separated from Leaf Chemist, Aerial, an S-rank adventurer, heads towards rescuing Mercury.
And then, Demon Lord Vandesdelka.
"Senpai, are you okay? You look pale..."
Descending the dungeon under Vandesdelka's guidance, Aerial follows behind with a tense expression.
"I'll be fine... I, I can do it..."
Despite training, Aerial ends up defeated by the faceless monster, losing her confidence.
However, driven by her desire to save her friend Mercury, she has come this far by encouraging herself...
But honestly, she is still struggling to break free from her slump.
"Senpai, enemies ahead!"
"Faceless monsters..."
Monsters disguised as villagers.
However, their transformation seems incomplete, making them look plain.
"Barrier!"
The Demon Lord activates a barrier. A faceless monster is wandering around, blocked in its path.
"In the bag Leaf-senpai gave me, there seems to be medicine that works on these guys!"
"......"
What he handed her was a small bag.
It looked like a miniature magic bag.
When she reached into it, there was a bottle of medicine inside.
[Energizing Potion]
"Energizing..."
Right now, she have had her fighting spirit significantly drained by bitter memories of defeat.
She really need the energy to fight.
There was a label on the bottle. Leaf's writing was lined up there.
'If you drink this, all your worries will disappear!'
"......"
It's a potion made by that monster. Honestly, she hesitated to drink it.
But it's a gift from the kid she like. She can't just ignore it....
"The barrier magic is reaching its limit!"
"...Leaf-kun. I'll... borrow your power."
She drinks the energizing potion made by Leaf.
Quickly, her body feels warm and her mood is getting better for some reason.
"Hehe,"
"Hehe?"
"Hehe, hehehe, HOHOHOHO!"
Suddenly, she feels more confident. She doesn't really understand why, but she feels like she can do anything.
"Hey, what's wrong, senpai?"
"Senpai~? What's that?"
With a determined look, Aerial glares at Vandesdelka.
Her face is a bit red, her eyes are moist, and there's a hint of alcohol coming from her mouth.
"Alcohol?"
Leaf handed him a drink with honey and a little alcohol in it.
It's meant to warm up a body from the inside and give a energy, but...
"I am... the king!"
...This woman named Aerial.
Turns out, she's a heavy drinker.
"No, call me a Queen!"
Aerial pulls out a dagger she had brought as a backup for her broken sword.
"Wait, with such a small blade, you can't..."
"Be quiet...! Don't order the queen around like that!"
With a quick movement, Aerial shrunk her body...
Aerial moved at an incredible speed compared to before.
"What graceful movements!"
Originally, Aerial had flexible joints and soft muscles.
However, she had not been utilizing her strengths, swinging the sword with just brute force.
In that battle, she hadn't fully utilized her own potential.
But now, she flexed her arms and swung the short sword like a whip.
With a swift motion, Aerial cleaved the head off the faceless monster.
The monster crumbled apart.
"Wow... what a fast slashing attack..."
"Ohohoho~! This is so much FUNNNNN!"
Aerial continued to cut down the enemies into pieces.
The blade was coated with the anti-monster medicine Leaf had provided.
The enemies could change the material of their bodies. They should have been hardened, but Aerial easily sliced through them.
Aerial, getting drunk on alcohol, losing unnecessary power, and becoming simpler in thought... or in short, awakening.
Thanks to the energizing medicine brought by Leaf.
She... has metamorphosed.
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