"Your maid Clara became a witch?"
Shade asked. The witch, likewise frowning as she endured her headache, nodded.
"Yes. Like her twin sister, she had talent to begin with, only hers was somewhat weaker. The violent spirit just now was enough to support a witch's awakening."
"Mia, are you all right?"
Shade hurriedly checked on the cat he had been holding in his arms. He had just tried to turn her directly back into a toy, but the cat had resisted—this thaumaturgy required complete trust, and even the slightest thought of resistance would cause it to fail.
But when he looked at the cat now, her orange-and-white fur had become even smoother and glossier. As Shade tested how she felt to the touch, Mia lay lazily in his arms and glanced at him, seeming perfectly fine.
The ordinary Bard's eyes had undergone a slight mutation, the witch had grown stronger, and the maid had awakened. Shade, who had also endured the sandstorm and witnessed that unbelievable natural phenomenon, had naturally gained something as well.
Outlander, your thaumaturgy—Heaton Seal—has changed. When casting it, you no longer need to stab your sword into the ground. You need only hold the sword and form the corresponding hand gesture, and you may move while the spell is active. At the same time, the power of "Heaton Seal" has greatly increased. When using this thaumaturgy for defense and counterattacks, the force of the counterattack is enhanced.
This defensive thaumaturgy, the one Shade currently used most smoothly, had undergone a qualitative transformation because of this change. Though Shade had not gained any new Spirit Runes or thaumaturgies, he was already more than satisfied.
"But what exactly happened just now?"
He raised his head and asked the god. The weather-beaten Traveler replied with a question:
"On a