A Little Something

"All right, that'll be all for today."

As she spoke, Yomi withdrew her hand, and the Killing Stone at her brow once again sank beneath her skin.

"Ugh! When is this kind of life ever going to end?!"

Looking at his arms, which had already regrown to his elbows, Bell could not help sighing.

He always felt that this half-regrown state looked less cool than having them cut off cleanly at the shoulders.

Of course, Bell would never say something like that out loud. Otherwise, ever-helpful Yomi would definitely bring down her blade and chop off the arms he had worked so hard to regrow, forcing him to suffer all over again.

After all, Bell was not the host of the Killing Stone. For him, using the Magic Power Yomi transmitted to repair his body was no easy task. One careless mistake, and his life force would be eroded by the Killing Stone's power, just like Kagura's.

Even the Elixir of Life could barely replenish life force lost to that erosion. If too much was eroded away, then even if he drank the Elixir of Life like water, he would still die when it was time to die.

Bell had not lived enough in this life yet, and he did not expect to have had enough anytime soon. So, in order to live a few more days, he would still try his best to avoid any needless depletion he could avoid.

At the very least, he had to outlive his little sister by one day...

"Hmph!"

Yomi shot Bell an annoyed glance.

So whose fault was this? Hadn't Bell brought it all on himself?!

Reaching for an apple on the nearby table, Yomi deftly began peeling it.

"So, how are you feeling now? Mental erosion is the most subtle and