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Volume 8 Chapter 201

Release of the Mother Fox’s Seal

「Oh, Master, that—-」
Yoko was surprised that Haruto had started to use Resurrection Magic.
The chant was for a simple healing spell, but its effect was undoubtedly that of resurrection.
Normally, even among those specialising in healing magic, only a select few could use Resurrection Magic. Yet, here was Sage Haruto, using it as if it were the most natural thing.
He could sense the presence of a soul.
Having seen the scenes where Ryuuka, the dragon priestess, and Seira, the saint, used Resurrection Magic multiple times, Haruto, a sage, could easily break down the structure of that magic into a combination of various other spells.
The perfectly reconstructed Resurrection Magic drew Kikyo’s soul, sealed within Yoko’s seal, back into her original body.
Without any issues, Kikyo’s resurrection was complete.
Except for the fact that her body remained sealed—
「Ah, is this a seal? Yoko’s, right?」
Haruto realised from the magical composition of the ice encasing this beautiful woman that it was Yoko’s magic.
「Y-Yes, but the seal was cast using the magical power my mother gave me. Even with the power I have now, I can’t undo it……」
「I see. Well, then I’ll undo it」
「C-Can you really?」
「No problem, I think. This was a seal you cast when you were a child, right? I hate to say it, but there are quite a few flaws here and there, so it should be easy to break」
Haruto touched the ice sealing Kikyo.
As a sage, he could sensitively feel the magical power of others. Haruto found the weak points in Yoko’s seal, and there, he forcibly created a path by pouring massive amounts of magical power.
It was like entering a maze where you knew where the goal was and breaking down all the walls of the maze while heading straight for it.
Haruto easily unravelled Yoko’s sealing spell, a spell that would take several advanced mages several years to break.
About ten seconds after Haruto touched the ice, it cracked.
Kikyo emerged from within, collapsing toward Haruto.
「Oops!」
He caught her body.
At the same time, Haruto had a large amount of magical power stolen by Kikyo.
—-At this moment, Kikyo was unconscious, but due to her nine-tailed fox nature, she absorbed magical power from her surroundings to recover herself.
It was fortunate that Haruto was the first to touch Kikyo.
If it had been someone else, Kikyo might have absorbed all their magical power and life energy, possibly resulting in their death.
With a seal lasting for two hundred years and the exhaustion from the regeneration of her wounded soul, Kikyo had greatly depleted her magical power and life energy.
By absorbing a large amount of Haruto’s magical power, she managed to recover enough to regain consciousness.
「…….W-Where am I?」
Kikyo opened her eyes.
Her body seemed weak, unable to stand without the support of Haruto, but otherwise, she appeared fine.
「Nice to meet you. I’m Haruto. I revived you at the request of your daughter」
「D-Daughter?」
「Mother!!」
Yoko embraced Kikyo.
Separating from Haruto, Kikyo entrusted herself to Yoko.
「Yoko, that’s…… But, even so, I truly—」
「The Master revived you safely」
「You, you revived me?」
「Yes. It’s fortunate that you could be resurrected safely. You are a nine-tailed fox, right?」
「W-What!?」
Tension appeared on Kikyo’s face.
Although she was a complete nine-tailed fox, she had not gone berserk due to certain reasons and had never attacked humans.
Even so, she understood that if her identity as a nine-tailed fox were revealed, humans might attack her, considering her a calamity.
I need to escape with my daughter right away— that’s what she thought. However, her body lacked strength.
She couldn’t run away right now.
At least, she wanted to let her daughter escape.
「Certainly, I am a nine-tailed fox…… If my body recovers, I will serve you for the rest of my life. So, please, could you let my daughter go?」
「What?」
Haruto didn’t understand what Kikyo was saying.
「Why do I have to let Yoko go?」
「T-That is……」
Kikyo thought that Haruto not letting Yoko go meant he was saying he would defeat her.
「Oh, are you worried that I’ll attack you?」
「Mother, you don’t have to worry about that」
「Why?」
「Yoko is my wife」
「Yes」
「––Eh?」
Kikyo couldn’t believe it.
The fact that her daughter was connected romantically with a human, just like herself, was something Kikyo knew would be an incredibly challenging path.
That’s why she found it hard to believe.
「You are Yoko’s mother, right? Allow me to introduce myself again. I’m Haruto Elnor. I’ve heard that absorbing magical power can heal most injuries and fatigue for nine-tailed foxes. First, recover with my magical power」
Saying so, Haruto extended his hand to Kikyo.
「B-but……」
Kikyo was bewildered.
Even though she was recovering slightly, she continued to absorb magical power. Especially for a nine-tailed fox in a state of magical power depletion, she could absorb enough magical power just by touch to fatally harm a human.
Yet—
「Mother, it’ll be fine if it’s the Master」
「Yes, I’m sure it’ll be fine」
Haruto took Kikyo’s hand without her consent.
「Ahh!」
Magical power flowed from Haruto.
「P-Please stop! Any more, and you will die!!」
As far as Kikyo knew, she had absorbed almost the maximum amount of magical power a single human could possess. Nevertheless, Haruto didn’t release her hand.
「Mmm, it’s inefficient to do it with just hands, huh?」
「A-Ah, um, it’s not—」
Haruto hugged Kikyo.
He intended to do a light hug to transfer magical power quickly. However, for Kikyo, it was the second time in her life experiencing the warmth of the opposite sex.
And then—
「Nnn!?」
A massive amount of magical power surged in.
Although a nine-tailed fox could absorb a considerable amount of magical power, there was a limit to how much magical power it could absorb at once.
By sending in magical power that significantly exceeded this limit, symptoms of magical power intoxication appeared.
Kikyo’s body was enveloped in pleasure.
「N-No, please, stop—」
In disbelief, Kikyo clung to Haruto’s body, emitting an unexpectedly sweet voice.
Thinking that Kikyo was appealing for more magical power, Haruto, who misunderstood the situation, sent even more magical power.
「—!?」
Desperate to endure without letting out a sweet voice in front of her daughter, Kikyo’s efforts were shattered by the clueless Sage.
「Ahhhhhh!」
Kikyo’s sweet and exquisite scream, the kind that would excite any man, echoed in the surroundings.