OBS Chapter 3971 [Blood Moon Arc]
Chapter 3971 [Blood Moon Arc]
Chapter 3971 [Blood Moon Arc]
Early Saturday morning, Shad had planned to go to Arcadia City after breakfast. But when he was washing up in the bathroom, Ellie and Emilia walked briskly up the stairs first, and then Danist appeared there as well.
The appearance of the white-haired unicorn girl always brings a smile to everyone's face. Everyone likes her. Recently, the maids have even specially stored a lot of apples in the kitchen cabinet of this house, which are specially for Ellie.
With the three ladies already at home and Shad, there were a total of seven people sitting around the table this morning. However, Emilia and Ellie were both very slim, so they squeezed in without needing an extra table.
Shad sat at one end of the long dining table, Galina at the other, with Luvia and Danist on either side of him. As usual, Mia jumped onto the table, but before settling down beside Shad, she meowed at Ellie as a greeting, and Ellie waved back cheerfully.
They seemed to be very close friends, which reminded Shad of Flora and Mia back in Vesta Grove. However, after Flora was freed from the curse of time and regained her "human" race, Mia didn't like her as much.
While the maids, who hadn't expected so many people this morning, were busy preparing breakfast, Shad recounted yesterday's events.
Emilia's eyes lit up when she heard that the Blood Spirit School had reappeared. The little sprite, who had long wanted to join a new adventure, immediately became eager to try it out.
"So, do you need my help? Arcadia City, huh? Its library is famous!"
"I think Shad doesn't need your help for the time being."
Daniste glanced at her, then said to Shad:
"The disappearance of vampires is definitely not a small matter. In fact, the academy learned from the church some time ago that the Blood Weepers of the Blood Spirit School have been spotted operating in the New World."
"He's been reborn, hasn't he?"
Sylvie asked, and the administrator shook her head:
"It's still unclear. The Bloodthirsty One's condition in that eyewitness report was very strange. But since he showed up on his own initiative, even if he hasn't completely regenerated, his strength has probably at least returned to its previous normal level."
"Shad, you must be wary of 'Bloodthirsty One' Hermons appearing directly in Arcadia City. Even with the Church of Creation right next door, it's difficult to predict what the madman is thinking."
"I see."
Allie and Emilia came over this morning simply to freeload breakfast. They didn't have any classes today, and Danestel gave Emilia special permission to go to Vista Forest to visit the chocobos and then soak in the hot springs together.
As for little Leona, who was still sleeping in, she couldn't go that far without the [Space] rune, but the little unicorn should be glad that she didn't have to be woken up by Ellie this morning.
As for Daniste herself, she came to deliver study materials to Shad:
“A few days ago you said you wanted to learn the Crimson Moon magic related to ‘flesh decay’ and ‘flesh decay,’ and I have already prepared it for you. When you were learning from me some time ago, I only had you study the fundamental nature of March in depth, without teaching you any new powers, so that you could settle down and better explore the potential of the moon’s power.”
"It seems that's about right. Keep this parchment safe. I've also prepared materials for you to learn magical arts in the library. These magical arts shouldn't be difficult for you."
The new magical technique offered by Danist is surprisingly a rare one that summons "spiritual weapons." To date, Shad's "spiritual weapons" are only the "Chains of Sin," the "Moonlight Greatsword," and the "Thunder Spear" in its wielded form; the "Stinger of Cupid" can only be considered half a weapon due to its unique effects.
The new spell is called "Blood Moon Arc". When casting it, bite your finger and smear a crescent moon mark on the palm of your other hand. Then you can summon a blood-red longbow.
Daniste, of course, also knew this magic. Before everyone left after breakfast, she even demonstrated what the "Blood Moon Arc" looked like:
"Look."
Compared to a longbow, it actually resembled a giant, glowing red crescent moon. Its shape was exceptionally beautiful; the material used to make the longbow didn't seem to be metal or wood, but rather, like the "Moonlight Greatsword," it appeared to be translucent crystal.
"The magical technique 'Blood Moon Arc' can be attached to a real longbow, such as Shad's [Star Mark]. After using this magical technique, one can either directly condense blood-colored arrows or use physical arrows."
Regardless of the type of arrow used, it will be imbued with the light of the crimson moon, causing it to 'explode flesh' upon contact with anything made of blood and flesh. Furthermore, this bow possesses a unique property: when shot at the moon, it can create thousands of blood arrows that rain down from the sky like a blood rain.
Daniste, holding the longbow, introduced it to Shad:
“I recommend this spell mainly because you’ve been active in urban areas lately. The ‘Blood Moon Arc’ longbow is actually more suitable for you than large-scale destructive spells, especially since you already have the [Corrupting Blood Mist].
Galina asked Danist:
"Can this magical technique be used in conjunction with other arrow-type magical techniques? Didn't Miss Feliananna teach Shad a witch's secret technique called 'Night Arrow' last summer?"
The sorceress nodded:
“Of course, I’ve considered that too. The attributes of night and moon are quite compatible, and using these two magical arts at the same time might bring some surprises to Shad.”
Both [Blood Moon Arc] and [Moonlight Greatsword] are standard high-level magical arts, and it would be best to learn them at night. However, considering that Shad might encounter a series of events recently, Daniste decided to take Shad to learn the magical arts that morning.
"Shad, come with me after breakfast. A morning is enough for you to learn this magical technique."
Because there were so many people, breakfast that day lasted a long time. Everyone chatted about various things, and Shad also shared his adventures in the Fifth Age with Emilia and Ellie.
When Ellie heard that Shad needed to use a "Bubble Pod" to cast the Bubble Charm, Emilia laughed and talked about how she used to enjoy searching for this weed-like plant on the grasslands with her fellow elves when she was a child, and then using it to blow bubbles. Ellie then curiously tugged at Emilia's sleeve, wanting to see it.
No one could refuse Ellie, so Shad asked the maid to fetch the pods from the study.
While the other ladies were still talking, the fairy and the unicorn girl started chewing on pods and blowing bubbles. Without the [Bubble Charm], their bubbles were as fragile as soap bubbles, but they still laughed together.
Luvia then inquired about Ellie's recent activities at the academy, and Danist praised her:
"Ellie is very studious, or rather, all the little unicorns are very studious. Unlike other students, the unicorns don't understand what lying is, so they would never make excuses not to hand in their homework, and if they don't understand something in class, they will obediently ask questions after class."
I've heard professors say that if even one-tenth of the students in a college were as obedient as these unicorn girls, the difficulty of being a teacher would probably be halved.
Emilia felt as if she was being talked about. Emilia didn't lie about not handing in her homework; she just sometimes didn't hand it in on time.
"Moreover, Ellie is very studious and loves reading. There are many common-sense questions that students who have lived in the academy for a long time often get wrong—for example, the oldest tree in the academy is not the sacred tree of the Moonbrook Clan but the 'Dragon Blood Tree' in the central courtyard of the academy, but Ellie remembered this by reading the school history herself."
Emilia now knew that Danestra was talking about her. Last week, she had been asked by Sister Kisara to invite the headmaster and librarian to dinner in the current 'Elven capital', and it was during the meal that she made this erroneous remark.
Aunt Kisara was embarrassed, but Denise, as the teacher, was even more embarrassed. Denise was deliberately pointing out to Emilia that she could go out and play today, but she still had to study hard when she came back.
Shad, Luvia, and the witches couldn't understand this deeper meaning. Ellie could understand it, but she didn't care because she was busy blowing a special bubble.
Shad only noticed that Ellie had blown out an apple-shaped bubble when the cat tilted its head to look over. She hadn't used any magic or spells; it seemed to be entirely due to her own skill. No one knew how she did it, which was probably due to the unicorn's amazing talent of "the heart that believes is magic" influencing reality.
Sylvie was just discussing "compound magic" with Daneste, which refers to the ability to cast two magic spells simultaneously to produce wondrous effects. Sylvie then asked Shad:
"Speaking of which, can your [Bubble Charm] be used together with [Dragon Breath]? After all, they both involve breathing power from the mouth."
Shad hadn't thought about this before, so after breakfast, he started chewing on bubble pods. The stuff had a very strong gluey taste, so Shad asked Emilia as he chewed:
"Has no one thought of turning this interesting material into candy? If the flavor is right, this kind of snack that is both fun and provides sweetness for a long time should sell well, right? Kids should love this kind of candy."
"Ok?"
The little elf, tilting its head, tried to understand what Shad had suddenly said, while Shad was already prepared:
"Dragon's Breath - Bubble Charm!"