Splash-
The black robe fell into the water and was finally swallowed by the fathomless sea. Lumian-na watched the black robe she had worn sink into the ocean's whirlpool and slowly exhaled.
"The Witch potion has been fully digested-"
With Nimrod's help, the "work" Lumian-na had just created had allowed her to finish digesting the Witch potion, which had already been on the verge of complete digestion.
That also meant that Lumian-na, who was in excellent condition, could now take her second Sequence 7 potion-the Pyromaniac potion.
Once she became a dual-pathway Sequence 7 Beyonder, Lumian-na's combat strength would receive a considerable boost.
Pyromaniac... Hunter and Demoness are adjacent pathways. Why did Godfather have me take potions from both?
Lumian-na mused silently, some clear lines of reasoning taking shape in her mind.
Adjacent pathways can be switched between. Taking potions from both pathways at once only slows my digestion, rather than causing the consequences of switching between unrelated pathways-half-madness at best, a loss of control at worst. Does that mean these pathways can actually be combined into one, and can only be separated because they aren't the smallest units?
As she thought, Lumian-na quickly stripped off her clothes, which were soaked through with seawater, and changed into something dry. Only after doing all this did she open the door as though nothing had happened and head for Nimrod's room.
Upon opening the door, Lumian-na saw Nimrod sitting in the living room. Several iron boxes stood on the table before him, alongside the die he had recently been keeping with him at all times. Lumian-na lowered her head and greeted him respectfully. "Godfather!"
Her voice brimmed with genuine feeling. Nimrod was not only her guide into the world of occult studies, but now her only family as well.
"Have you finished