The Effects of "Monster" Meat

After leaving Fairy Tail, Ul carried the wild boar onto the carriage and headed back to Granny Is's house.

On the carriage, Ul recalled what Wakaba had said to him and couldn't help muttering to himself: "Laxus, Erza, Mirajane... what a formidable lineup. I didn't expect the old man to have such guts! How dare he send these three on a mission together? Isn't he afraid they'll team up and tear down someone else's guild?"

Thinking back to the original story's descriptions of these three, Ul could almost hear Makarov's regretful wails echoing in his ears!!!

After returning to Granny Is's house, Ul's first challenge was Granny Is's nagging.

The reason for the nagging was Ul's injuries.

Although neither Ul nor the guild members paid any attention to such minor wounds, in Granny Is's eyes, these injuries were practically "a matter of life and death"!

Ul obediently listened to Granny Is's "lecture," not daring to talk back.

A full hour passed!

By the time Ul felt the wound on his leg starting to heal, Granny Is had finally finished her lesson.

Then!

Ul went right back to his "pig life" of eating and drinking as usual!

Just as Wakaba had said, guild wars were still too far away for Ul. Satisfying his curiosity was enough. If he actually got involved, Ul was certain he'd end up dead in a very ugly way...

Ever since moving into Granny Is's house, Ul had never eaten anything light, no matter which of the four daily meals it was.

But since breakfast today was a bit too late, Granny Is only made something simple.

A whole roasted pig!

That was Ul's breakfast for the day.

The raw material for the roasted pig was the wild boar "monster" Ul had specifically brought back. After all, the whole point of bringing back that "monster's" corpse was to eat it...

Ul ate the whole pig, sweating profusely and feeling his body heat up. He sensed a strange power spreading from his stomach outward through his body.

This was an experience he'd never had before!

Very abnormal, but... very satisfying.

Sensing the anomaly inside him, Ul immediately pulled up his status panel.

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Invincible Passive System

Host: Wei Yi

Passive Abilities: Void Stomach, Lava Body, Evil Equilibrium

Health: 16

Magic Power: 16

Mental Power: 19

Magic Resistance: 0%

Armor: 1%

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"Just as I thought," Ul murmured softly as he looked at the panel.

Compared to yesterday, most of Ul's stats hadn't changed much, but his Health had increased by a full two points.

The reason for this was the wild boar "monster" he had just eaten.

Void Stomach could increase Ul's Health by devouring the life essence of other creatures, and this boost was closely tied to the level of the creature being devoured. Compared to ordinary creatures, the life essence inside a "monster" was far greater. Even all the "rich food" Ul had eaten recently probably couldn't match that single "monster."

After all, the food in Ul's stomach hadn't been fully digested yet. Once everything he'd eaten was completely processed, his Health would likely increase again.

"What a terrifying ability!" Ul sighed. At this moment, he once again realized just how fearsome a cheater could be.

Although most Mages in this world didn't deliberately train their bodies, their bodies were constantly tempered by Magic Power, making them far stronger than ordinary people. They might not be exceptionally fast or strong, but they were at least very durable.

But those Mages only achieved such results after a long period of "tempering." Ul, on the other hand, had surpassed most low-level Mages in less than a month. How could that not make him feel... exhilarated!

After the remaining "monster" meat in his stomach was fully devoured by Void Stomach, Ul's Health increased by another point, reaching seventeen.

Seventeen points of Health was already a considerable level. It meant Ul's physical condition was nearly twice that of a normal adult.

Such a physique was quite impressive even among Mages!

However, since Ul's body was still very thin, this was hard to tell from his appearance alone.

After finishing breakfast!

Ul took the carriage back to the guild.

After the unexpected incident during this mission, Ul also came to understand that he still had many shortcomings, so he needed to hurry and resolve these issues.

Entering the guild, Ul headed straight for the library...

Today, the library was different from usual—there were quite a few people. Besides Levy, the resident study bug, there were several others, all of whom Ul recognized...

Among them, a pair of white-haired girls (one older, one younger) were none other than Mirajane and Lisanna, the two sisters.

Aside from them, the remaining person was a boy dressed in a suit with a tie, sturdy of build, earnestly reading a book—Mirajane's younger brother and Lisanna's older brother, Elfman Strauss.

Like Mirajane, the current Elfman was not yet the future muscle-bound bro who constantly roared "Manly!" but rather a gentle, scholarly "burly" student.

Of the four in the library, only three were seriously reading. Mirajane, still a dark-hearted girl at this point, sat on the table swinging her legs, watching her younger siblings read, looking every bit the delinquent girl.

"Sigh... the future Mirajane is so much cuter!"

Every time Ul saw Mirajane now, he couldn't help but let out this sigh in his heart.

How did such a proper young lady end up going astray?

Hmm?

Something felt off...

"Ah... Ul, you're here! What book do you want to read today?" Levy was the first to notice Ul's arrival. Because Ul had been spending a lot of time in the library lately, he and Levy had grown fairly familiar—at least now, when she spoke to Ul, her voice was much louder.

And as soon as Levy spoke, it immediately drew the attention of the three Strauss siblings!

Especially Mirajane—when she heard Levy call out "Ul," she abruptly turned her gaze toward him...