Chapter 91: Dier’s Mother
As soon as Owen entered the greenhouse, he gasped and stared in shock at Dier, who was in her transformed state. She was brandishing the Demon Sword with a murderous look on her face, gesturing at the neck of a giantess. It was clear that if he had arrived any later, Dier would have continued gesturing for a while longer. After all, if she had truly intended to strike, the blood would have already run cold by the time he arrived.
“Who is this?!” Owen lowered his head, his eyes widening. He had originally thought that Dier’s physique was already unparalleled, but it turned out that there were always greater heights. Even lying on the ground, this woman’s bulging parts were still as round and towering as hills. And why did she look so familiar?
“It’s my mother.” Dier said reluctantly, especially after seeing where Owen’s eyes were focused. Her hand holding the sword itched.
“Is she dangerous?” Owen’s gaze moved upwards, glancing at the large bump on the woman’s head, he asked casually.
“She’s a witch, and she came in secretly. So I’m afraid she might be a threat to you, Master.” Dier sold her own mother out without hesitation.
If her mother had come to visit according to etiquette, Dier might have hesitated. However, the fact that she had secretly infiltrated the castle and quietly found her in the greenhouse touched a nerve in Dier. So, while her mother was examining the herbs in the greenhouse, Dier transformed without hesitation and slapped her forehead with the flat of her sword.
Even without using her witch abilities, Dier’s mother, with her physique alone, could wield her three-meter-long staff and easily take on three to five knights. However, she never expected that her daughter would not only awaken her bloodline but also be able to transform and possess the Demon Armor. Therefore, by the time she realized something was wrong, it was already too late. She fell flat on her face and even bounced a little.
Without any hesitation, Owen waved his hand and summoned the Shikigami he had personally crafted.
“Come forth, Slime Queen!” As soon as he finished speaking, a large mass of pale green silicone landed in front of Owen. It was the Shikigami transformed from a slime.
Slimes were very weak and lacked even the most basic intelligence. However, this also meant that when one of them was transformed into a Shikigami, it could grow rapidly by devouring its own kind without any hindrance.
It couldn’t even be called devouring, but rather an active merging. Therefore, although weak, it was the fastest growing and least troublesome Shikigami for Owen.
As soon as it landed, it was as if an invisible pair of hands were kneading it. In a moment, the large mass of silicone transformed into a pale green female with tentacles all over her body. At least, her outward appearance was female, which was very important. Even though slimes had no gender distinction, as long as it looked good, Owen was pleased. He nodded repeatedly.
“Go, Slime Queen, use Bind!” Owen imagined himself wearing a baseball cap backwards and throwing a Pokรฉ Ball with force.
In reality, there was nothing, but this did not affect the Slime Queen. She first contracted, then used her body’s elasticity to jump up. While in mid-air, her body extended, stretching out countless tentacles that densely entangled his mother-in-law.
Perhaps Owen forgot that slime fluids were corrosive, or perhaps he deliberately let the Slime Queen search for any hidden dangerous items. In any case, his mother-in-lawโs clothes disappeared, and several potions, books, strange materials, and a pestle identical to Dier’s were all spat out by the Slime Queen.
However, some things could not be spat out. Owen looked up at the piercings on the womanโs nose and mouth, then sighed helplessly and swallowed, thinking to himself, after all, who doesn’t have a few quirks.
He also had a lot of dark history from his puberty in his previous life. However, in this life, he had women during puberty, so he didn’t need to fantasize about various things or waste them on himself.
Clang!
Dier put down the sword in her hand, ignoring the new bump on her mother’s head. She just said softly.
“I saw that she was about to wake up, and I was afraid she would be a threat to Master.”
You’re afraid she’s a threat to me? Clearly, it’s a show of force.
Owen didn’t have the heart to expose her. After all, thinking about the relationship between the three of them, his gaze just now was indeed a bit inappropriate.
On the way to the secret chamber of the dungeon, although Owen had thought of a solution, he hadn’t made up his mind. After all, this was Dierโs mother, and with such prominent features, he was somewhat reluctant.
After seeking the opinion of his filial daughter Dier, and fearing that the Demon Sword might become a high-quality replica of Frostmourne, Owen decided to follow his own method. It just so happened that he lacked test subjects. What a coincidence.
The restraint rack was a special puppet that Owen had created for some unknown purpose. It mimicked a skeletal structure, with countless automatically extending and retracting metal joints that could lock all the joints and force points of a humanoid creature. Because it was a full-body restraint, even someone who practiced yoga or bone shrinking techniques couldnโt break free. Furthermore, the restraint range was from three meters to one meter in height. Owen really didn’t know what purpose he had in mind when he created this thing.
However, Owen hadn’t expected a creature with such a physique to exist. Therefore, although he had locked her up, some flesh squeezed out from the gaps, which also woke her up.
“Oh ho ho, this must be my daughter’s Master. What a handsome young man, and he looks so delicious.”
She didn’t seem to care about her current state. Her calm demeanor made Owen unsure of her intentions, so he winked at Dier.
Clang!
Owen nodded in satisfaction. This way, he wouldn’t feel uncomfortable and could carry out his plan with peace of mind.
When transforming monsters into Shikigami, Owen discovered that this mysterious ritual had a wider range of adaptation than he had imagined. In theory, as long as it wasn’t human, no, not a living person, no, as long as it wasn’t a normal person with a sound mind, no bad habits, and a firm moral compass, most could be transformed into Shikigami. After all, the formation of yokai and oni in Japan was like child’s play. Many times, someone would just decide to stop being human, which was easier than changing nationality. No wonder there was a saying in ancient times that there were eight million gods and demons among such a small population.
After pushing his mother-in-law into the Synthesis Furnace, Owen found that his guess was correct. Dier’s mother could no longer be considered a normal human.
In fact, this wasn’t surprising, as the witch’s offshoot, the hag, was even classified as a species outside of humanity.
As mentioned before, humans had no magic power. Even mages relied on their mental power to manipulate magic power; they didn’t generate magic power themselves. Any human who could awaken magic power had inhuman blood, meaning they had an inhuman side.
For example, warlocks, as representatives of dominant bloodlines, would exhibit some inhuman characteristics as their bloodline became more active, such as horns, scales, claws, and fangs.
Although witches had recessive bloodlines, they weren’t without influence, and their situation was even worse.
Once they awakened magic power, because there was no outlet for it, coupled with strong negative emotions, it was easy to contaminate the magic power, which in turn affected themselves, as if they were casting a curse on themselves. Their minds and bodies would involuntarily mutate. Cases where someone completely transformed into another species were not uncommon.
For example, Dier’s mother, let alone ordinary women, even Northland barbarians didn’t reach a height of two and a half meters, let alone such an unscientific figure. To say she was human was simply a blatant lie.
After confirming this, Owen suddenly felt a little better because what he was about to do next was really not something ordinary people could accept. If the subject wasn’t considered human, it would be much better. At least, he had maintained a bit of his bottom line.
