By the Grace of the Gods: Volume 14 [Parts 1 to 7] by Roy

Author:Roy
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 8, Episode 25: A Master Class in Curses, and the Departure

It was darker outside the tower than when we had gone in. Nightfall was still hours away, but thick clouds had rolled in, warning us of imminent rain through scent and moisture in the air. We returned to the building we’d spent the previous night in to discuss our game plan.

It didn’t take long for us to agree on spending another night before returning to civilization the next morning. The weather was one factor, but we’d spent more time than expected in the Starving Gallows. Besides, my curse—if I was still cursed—wasn’t presenting any symptoms. After a series of battles, we’d decided to get some good rest for the next day. If the rain happened to let up, I was told, there was a way to get back sooner.

Of course, there was nothing to do with the sudden free time I found myself with; it was too early to cook dinner. White the rest of us were chatting away, Sebas had poured tea for us, turning our casual discussion into a leisurely afternoon tea.

Before long, rain began drumming the ground in a steady crescendo until it was a formidable downpour.

Good thing I returned the goblins and slimes back to the Dimension Home.

“How do you feel, Ryoma?” Reinbach asked.

“Let me see... I don’t feel like there’s anything wrong, but I’m recovering magical energy very quickly. I’d spent a lot of it in the tower, but I can feel that I’ve already recovered about ninety percent of it.”

“That could be because this place is rich in magical energy,” Remily pointed out. “When you recover magical energy, you’re taking it in from nature, through breathing and eating. In places that pool more magical energy, you recover more of it. Cursed energy can get in the way of that, but it’s normal if you’re recovering faster now. Even though a larger pool of magical energy poses its own dangers like more Undead and stronger monsters, a lot of mages use these places to train or experiment.”

The faster they could replenish their depleted magical energy, the faster they could get back to training.

Maybe I should set up a base somewhere where I could come and train magic... Well, I’ll be in the Sea of Trees of Syrus soon enough. If it looks like I can pull it off, I’ll build one there.

“If we can attribute my faster recovery to our location, I should be fine. That’s pretty much the only difference I’ve noticed in myself,” I said.

“Years ago, when I’d been injured on a mission, I had someone put a curse on me that numbed my sense of pain. Curses are generally harmful to their targets, but there are situations where they can provide a benefit. Maybe this is one of them,” said Sever.

“It’s possible,” Remily conceded. “But I haven’t heard of any curse that helps recover your magical energy.”

“If all curses are harmful, and this curse recovers magical energy, would it mean that replenishing magical energy could be harmful? Overmagick comes to mind.

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