The Dollmaker of the DanMachi World — Chapter 31

Which man had stolen her little sister away?!

What the hell was that old hag Hera doing?!

"I know. I just wanted to see what kind of person could make my little sister fall for him."

Seeing Alfia's insincere words and twitching brow, Meitellia felt both helpless and amused.

"He's just an ordinary person. He isn't even an adventurer."

Meitellia's words threw Alfia's thoughts into complete disarray.

An adventurer would have been fine. Most of them could take a beating.

But if he was an ordinary person... she really couldn't vent her temper on him.

In truth, Alfia was only angry for the moment. She couldn't possibly do anything to Ming Ge, at most tossing out a few cold remarks.

It was only natural for her to feel upset. After all, Alfia was a siscon.

But as had been said before, Alfia felt deeply indebted to Meitellia, so she would not interfere with her decisions.

"Compared to my affairs, how is your body, Sister?"

As Meitellia spoke, she extended a finger.

An invisible ripple spread outward. Though it was extremely faint, Alfia still sensed it.

She stared at her little sister in astonishment, then saw Meitellia's panicked expression.

"How could this be... There are problems throughout your body. This phenomenon... I remember, it's neural disorder?"

It was not just her nerves. Her bodily fluids, tissues, and cells were all extremely weak.

In particular, there was an overwhelmingly strong negative influence. It was the effect of a negative skill, and its strength was a full eight times Meitellia's!

It could be said that Alfia was only still alive because her immense vitality had forcibly endured it.

"I had no idea your body had deteriorated to this extent, Sister."

Meitellia was deeply worried.

"A sensory-type magic?"

Alfia's mouth twitched as she hurriedly comforted her little sister.

In less than two months, her clumsy little sister had not only found a lover, but also learned new magic.

More importantly, this sensory-type magic could actually detect her physical condition!

What in the world was going on?!

In fact, the two sisters' negative skills shared one common trait: their effects would intensify.

For positive skills, becoming stronger in battle meant greater power. But for negative skills, becoming stronger meant another reduction in lifespan.

As battle continued, the skill's effects would grow increasingly powerful.

When the Zeus Familia and Hera Familia faced Leviathan, she had delivered the final blow to Leviathan.

The battle had lasted too long, and the expenditure had been too great, causing the effects of her negative skill to increase enormously.

If an ordinary person had suffered such a thing, dropping dead on the spot would have been perfectly normal.

It was only because an adventurer's vitality and her own will were far too strong that she had barely clung to life.

"What is this magic?"

Once Meitellia had calmed down a little, Alfia asked.

"Ah, it's called Detection Wave. Ming Ge taught it to me."

A warm light flickered faintly in Meitellia's worried gaze as she said gently, "It's innate magic. It's very useful."

"Oh, right. At a time like this, we should ask Ming Ge for help. He can treat you, Sister."

As if she had thought of something, Meitellia quickly deflated. "No... He went to the Dungeon today. He probably won't be back until later."

That was quite a lot to take in.

"You mean that the 'ordinary person' you just mentioned taught you this chantless innate magic, has healing abilities, and went to the Dungeon today?"

Alfia rubbed her brow.

Where had such an incredible fellow come from?

If her little sister had not said so herself, Alfia would never have believed it.

An innate magic capable of completely detecting someone's physical condition—she had truly lived long enough to see it.

"Yes."

Meitellia nodded. "Ming Ge said that ordinary healing magic now merely triggers the phenomenon of 'healing' and offers almost no restorative adjustment to the body itself. Only a few potions can achieve that."

"But he has developed magic that suppresses our negative skills, and he has also researched restorative adjustment treatments."

After improving his control over magic power and discovering the characteristics of magic waves, Ming Ge had become able to fully grasp Meitellia's physical condition.

Using magic power to trigger phenomena and adjust the inside of the body, he could not reach the genetic level, but it was enough to improve Meitellia's condition.

He had even developed magic to suppress negative skills. It was an extension of auxiliary magic: Inscription Magic.

By carving inscriptions to suppress a skill's effects, Ming Ge no longer had to continuously expend magic power. Instead, he could form magic power into inscriptions that would last for a long time.

However, the degree of suppression had its limits. Combined with a magic item made from a Great Sage Tree branch, it could suppress up to 92% of the effects.

Thus, Meitellia's physical condition had actually improved considerably.

"Magic that suppresses negative skills..."

Alfia stared at her in surprise, then narrowed her eyes.

"Then I really must meet him... Meitellia, tell me about this 'Ming Ge.'"

"Of course." Meitellia also wanted Alfia to approve of Ming Ge, so she began from the time the two of them had first met.

By the time Alfia heard that Ming Ge had developed magic to suppress skill effects in just one month, she was even more astonished.

At first, Alfia had wondered where such an incredible fellow had come from. Now, she wondered where such a monster had come from.