I Know You're in a Hurry, but Hold Your Horses. / A Request.

As he spoke casually, Gwen ignored the aura that was almost locking him in place, raised his hand to grab the hand that was gripping his collar, and pried open Misterine's fingers one by one.

"He's lying in the medical ward right now. It's not exactly a matter of life or death, but there's a possibility he'll never wake up and will be a vegetable for the rest of his life."

Gwen was referring to Bronya, the daughter of Alexandra who had changed Misterine, whom he had previously saved but who had fallen into a coma while resisting Cocolia's control.

"Take me to see her!"

Upon hearing this, Misterine's eyes were filled with anxiety, and for a moment she even clenched Gwen's hand along with his collar.

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Chapter 302 I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush.

"I know you're in a hurry, but please calm down. There's no use in being anxious now—"

With a slight change in his eyes, Gwen's arms, which had become slightly thicker, showed prominent veins as he broke free from Misterine's seemingly untouched-by-the-house-hands grip, which held his hand and collar tightly like iron clamps. He then grabbed her hand in return to prevent her from doing it again.

Meeting Misterine's unfriendly gaze, Gwen remained calm, reminding Ryusei, who was clearly in a state of agitation—

"Perhaps that's no longer important to you, but you should have Remembrance that belong to Cecilia— "

In this situation, you should understand how much trouble you'll cause if you just walk out with me like this.

"..."

Hearing Gwen's reminder, Misterine, whose right hand was being held tightly by Gwen, calmed down a bit, let out a soft breath, and withdrew her grip.

"Sorry, I got too excited—"

Misterine, who tried to pull her hand away from Gwen's but failed, glanced at Gwen with some surprise. Instead of forcibly breaking free, she quickly said...

"I will go back to my previous state and go with you to see the child."

Although she was puzzled as to how Gwen knew about her affairs, Misterine was completely unconcerned about such a trivial matter, her mind entirely focused on the Alexandra child that Gwen had mentioned.

"Is there anything I can do for you?"

Seeing that Misterine had calmed down, Gwen nodded, but still held her hand to prevent this rational type, who was likely mentally unstable, from causing trouble.

Although Gwen hadn't paid close attention to the final chapter's plot in his previous life, he still had some understanding of Misterine, who appeared from there—

Misterine, whose full Misteln Schariac, is a special form of the Stigmata that took shape when Cecilia, at the end of the Second Honkai War, accidentally broke through the boundary between the Imaginary Space and the Real World while she was fully unleashing the Holy Blood.

As for what the ideal form was, Gwen didn't know, but that wasn't important to him right now. What mattered was what Misterine would go through afterward.

Although it is only a form of the Stigmata, Misterine still inherited Cecilia's kindness.

However, the power within her transformed all her kindness into disaster—

In short, although she is Cecilia's Stigmata incarnation, Misterine does not possess the same holy blood ability to eliminate Honkai Energy as Cecilia; rather, she embodies the opposite.

Wherever she goes, the concentration of Honkai Energy rises sharply. Not only ordinary people in need of help, but even machines are corroded, almost turning Misterine into a walking natural disaster.

Of course, besides this ability that can be described as a walking natural disaster, Misterine also has the ability to activate Stigmata for people.

However, even though Misterine activated the Stigmata, none of those who encountered her survived, and in the end, only the Stigmata were collected by her.

Everything was pulling this newborn, innocent soul toward hell, and she kept trying to kill herself, but all her attempts ended in failure.

Misterine finally found a glimmer of redemption after meeting Bronya's mother, Alexandra, and saving her by helping her activate her Stigmata.

Although the two were separated again due to a series of unforeseen events, when Misterine met Alexandra again with the help of the Gray Serpent, she only saw a tombstone.

However, this did not affect Alexandra's position in Misterine's heart.

As Alexandra's daughter, Bronya can also manipulate the other person's emotions.

"If you're willing to believe me..."

Just as Gwen was recalling information about Misterine, who had heard Gwen's casual question, hesitated for a moment and raised the hand that Gwen was holding—

"Do not resist the Honkai Energy I am channeling—"

As Misterine finished speaking, Gwen felt the Honkai Energy in the hand he was holding.

However, before the surging Honkai Energy be delivered into Gwen's hands, Misterine suddenly stopped the Honkai Energy that was about to be released—

"You should be able to withstand this level of Honkai Energy now, right?"

As she spoke, Misterine waved her hand, allowing Gwen to sense the intensity of the Honkai Energy within.

"No problem, come on."

Gwen nodded, somewhat puzzled as to what Misterine was planning to do.

The next moment, a massive Honkai Energy erupted from Misterine's hand and flowed into Gwen's body through their clasped hands.

To Gwen's surprise, the Honkai Energy that came from Misterine's palm was not as difficult to absorb as the Honkai Energy in the human body. Instead, it was as easy to absorb as the Honkai Energy that was specially provided for human absorption and utilization in those energy potions, and even more so.

However, Gwen's surprise quickly disappeared when he thought about Misterine Stigmata.

In a few breaths, Gwen had absorbed the lethal Honkai Energy of Honkai energy and looked at Misterine before him—

"Absorbed, then what?"

"..."

Completely unprepared for this situation, Misterine couldn't help but show a hint of hesitation—

"You're absorbing too quickly. I need to let the Honkai Energy I send out naturally integrate into your body and establish a temporary connection so that I can stay by your side without any flaws."

"Alright, let's try again. This time, I won't actively absorb the Honkai Energy you send—"

Gwen nodded knowingly upon hearing this, signaling Misterine to continue, but he didn't forget to ask—

"Would you mind revealing the principle behind it?"

"... Since you can call Alexandra by her name, you must know something about me?"

While channeling Honkai Energy into Gwen once again, Misterine asked.

"That's right."

Gwen nodded, feeling the Honkai Energy from Misterine actively merging into his body.

"Through some channels, I do know some things about you."

For example, your birth and some of the things that happened in the early days of your life.

The next moment, Gwen felt the hand that was holding his tighten its grip.

"..."

Misterine remained silent for a moment, seemingly lost in thought, before finally offering her explanation.

"If that's the case, the explanation becomes simple—"

By stimulating Honkai Energy, I will deceive your body, making it perceive me as its own Stigmata, thereby achieving the effect mentioned earlier.

As Misterine finished speaking, her figure gradually faded away, like a pencil drawing erased by an eraser. If it weren't for Gwen's powerful mental strength and the peculiar effect of his Sword Heart, he probably wouldn't have been able to discover Misterine following him in some indescribable special form.

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Chapter 303 Request.

In a ward in the medical department of the St. Freya Academy, Gwen looked at the petite girl on the hospital bed, whose breathing was even and steady, as if she were asleep, and remained silent.

In front of Gwen Misterine, who had revealed her form, sat on the edge of the bed, one hand on Bronya's forehead, her eyes closed.

Although Gwen was busy consolidating his power and dealing with a possible falling out with Otto in the previous three days, he still managed to take some time to visit Bronya.

According to the medical department's examination report, the chip originally implanted in her brain caused serious damage to Bronya's body after it self-destructed. Although it did not directly kill Bronya, it may have made it possible that Bronya will never wake up again.

In Gwen's mental perception, Bronya's mind was also in a very strange state.

Due to the time constraints, Gwen could only use crude methods to calm Bronya down, planning to find a better solution later when Bronya's body had recovered somewhat and he had more time.

Just as Misterine was using his mental powers to check Bronya's mental state through Gwen, the Misterine sitting in front of him suddenly opened her tightly closed eyes—

"Are you using your mental power to check on this child?"

Misterine slowly withdrew her hand from Bronya's forehead and turned to look at Gwen.

"Um."

Gwen nodded.

"As you can see, I have some skill in the field of mental power and can use it in a rudimentary way."

"If my senses are correct, the child's mental state is gradually calming down, which is good for her awakening. However, if she waits until she is completely calm, it will probably become even more difficult for her to wake up..."

Misterine's eyes lit up slightly upon hearing this, and she shared her opinion.

"Bronya's mental state has indeed improved, but I can't be sure how this will affect her awakening later."

Upon hearing this, Gwen raised an eyebrow and offered his own opinion.

"Thanks to some of my own abilities, I can now try to help this child recover from brain damage."

However, because of certain characteristics of mine, if I try to treat this child, it will inevitably cause her harm...

"Excuse me, could you please do me a favor next?"

What do you need me to do?

Gwen, who had no recollection of Misterine's achievements in the medical field, raised an eyebrow in surprise but did not press further, only asking what he needed to do.

"When I am treating this child, the seal on my Honkai Energy will decrease, and the excess Honkai Energy harm the child."

Therefore, I hope that you can absorb the excess Honkai Energy from my body during my treatment...

I know this is a bit much to ask, I...

"No problem, leave it to me."

Before Misterine, whose face was pleading, could finish speaking, Gwen interrupted her, extending a hand—

"As long as you don't transfer Herrscher- level Honkai Energy all at once, I can absorb and control it."

During this time, I will also try my best to control the dissipated Honkai Energy to avoid causing accidents.

If you reach a point where you can't handle it anymore, I'll remind you to stop in advance.

Although their meeting was brief, Gwen noticed that the Misterine before him was different from the somewhat cunning Feathered Feather Rabbit from later in the story—

Compared to the gentle yet cunning Feather Rabbit, who actively explores the meaning of life, Misterine in front of him is a Self-Destructor seeks death.

Aside from trying to kill herself, the only thing that might concern her now is Bronya, a descendant of an old friend.

Gwen felt that a favor was more appropriate than a naked transaction for Misterine.

Seeing Gwen's calm expression as he readily agreed, Misterine's eyes flickered slightly. She pursed her lips, extended a hand, and shook hands with Gwen.

"Thanks..."

With a soft thank you, Gwen felt a warmth in his hand, and a Honkai Energy of Honkai energy, like a river, surged from Misterine's hand and flowed into Gwen's body through their clasped hands.

"As expected of an existence that can trigger Honkai simply by appearing, causing Honkai Beast to be born in the surrounding area..."

With a muttered thought to himself, Gwen accepted the incoming Honkai Energy without hesitation, while simultaneously expanding his mental power to control the Honkai Energy escaping from the environment.

After making preparations, Gwen nodded to Misterine, who was looking at him with some concern.

"I have no problem here, let's begin."

"Good..."

Seeing this, Misterine didn't say anything more, and placed her other hand on Bronya's forehead again.

The next moment, Gwen felt the Honkai Energy being supplied by Misterine become even more violent and the amount increased. Misterine's body also began to overflow with a considerable concentration of Honkai Energy.

However, before this Honkai Energy accumulate, it was completely absorbed by Gwen, who was prepared.

Although he has a Cascade Light Source in his body that can provide energy, with Apollo, a major energy consumer, Gwen can absorb the Honkai Energy supplied by Misterine in a short period of time without any problem.

As the energy within Gwen's body transformed, a hazy, dreamlike glow gradually appeared on his skin.

Soon after, when Misterine opened her eyes wearily, she saw a hospital room that looked somewhat dreamlike under a hazy halo of light.

After looking at herself with some confusion, and confirming that it wasn't her problem, Misterine turned around and saw Gwen with a hazy, multicolored aura flowing around his body. Startled, she instinctively stopped the Honkai Energy she was still continuously channeling into Gwen.

Although with the help of World Serpent over the years, Misterine has been able to control her uncontrolled Honkai Energy to some extent, it is still not an easy task.

Therefore, although treating Bronya had taken a toll on Misterine's mental energy, it was a kind of relaxation for her, and she did not immediately cut off the Honkai Energy output.