Chapter 337 : I Seem To Look Powerful When I Use Dark Magic
「Kati-san, let me see the collar.」(Mary)
「Sure.」(Kati)
While sitting on her chair, Kati lifted her chin so that I could take a good look at the collar.
The pancake crumbs on her lips bothered me but I tried to ignore it.
While observing the collar, I recalled what Tori told me about how magic tools work including slave collars.
He said that magic stones were the most important part of magic tools. They store mana, amplify it, and transform it into energy for the magic tool to function.
The mana capacity that magic stones could store varies. Small magic stones can only store a small amount of mana, and bigger ones can store much more.
To use a magic tool, you have to put your mana into the magic stone attached to it.
Tori told me that I should be very careful when I do that because I have a tremendous amount of mana and might break the magic tool if I carelessly put too much mana into the magic stone.
I always pay attention to the amount of mana I use when I activate a magic tool, but his warning gave me an idea.
I might be able to destroy a magic tool If I put a lot of mana into its magic stone.
I’ve never done it before but it should be worth a try.
「Kati-san, please stay still for a bit.」(Mary)
「O, Okay.」(Kati)
Slave collars use dark magic stone, so it would be best if I put dark-attributed mana directly into it.
I touched the black magic stone attached to the collar with my fingers and started pouring my dark-attributed mana into it.
「E, Ehh!? Mary onee-sama, you can use dark magic!?」(Liane)
Seeing the black smoke flowing from my fingers into the magic stone, Liane suddenly let out a high-pitched voice.
She seemed to be very surprised, but I ignored her for now and tried to concentrate.
「Wh, what’s going on…?」(Kati)
Unlike us, people who don’t have an aptitude for magic normally can’t see the flow of mana, therefore Kati was confused because she couldn’t see the black smoke.
She could only see me touching the magic stone on her collar. However, a while after, she could feel the collar start vibrating.
「Wait… Why is it vibrating? Is it gonna explode!?」(Kati)
「No, it’s not. I’m almost done, so please stay still a bit longer.」(Mary)
「Hiiiiiyy! But I’m scared!」(Kati)
I held the collar with my other hand to prevent Kati from moving away and put more dark-attributed mana into the magic stone.
I could tell that it was already full, but I kept pouring my mana forcefully into it untilー
ーSnap!
It cracked.
A thick black smoke leaked from the cracked magic stone and the glow in the magic stone fainted, indicating that it was no longer working.
「Phew… Alright, it’s done. I broke it.」(Mary)
「Eh? You… broke this collar?」(Kati)
Kati carefully touched her collar, looking dumbfounded.
「Yeah. To be exact, I broke this black magic stone, so the collar has stopped working now. We will get a blacksmith to cut this iron collar for you later.」(Mary)
「I see… I don’t know what you did but I never thought this thing was so fragile that you could break it easily.」(Kati)
「It’s not easy!」(Liane)
Suddenly, Liane raised her loud voice again.
「Breaking a magic stone is not easy at all! You need to have a huge amount of mana to do that! It’s impossible for most magicians, you know!」(Liane)
「I, I see…」(Kati)
「On top of that, heー I mean, she used the rare dark-attributed mana… I can’t believe it…」(Liane)
She then looked at me with a serious expression.
「Mary onee-sama, now I finally understand why Father likes you a lot. You’re surely a talented young magician.」(Liane)
It seems that she has now acknowledged my ability, but I can’t let my guard down and make a smug face here.
She sees me as a rival, if I made a smug face, she would definitely hate me even more.
「So… what Mary-chan did was magic? I still don’t get it, but you saved me! Thank you, Mary-chan!」(Kati)
Saying that, Kati patted my head and smiled brightly at me.
Those pancake crumbs on her lips were still bothering me…
Meanwhile, Maya, who stood next to me, sighed loudly.
「Hahh… I thought I witnessed your full power when you beat up those thugs in the market the other day, but it was only a small part of your power, huh? Damn…」(Maya)
Maya looked so surprised that she forgot to stay in ‘maid-mode’ since Liane was here.
「Aa… Ahem! Pardon me.」(Maya)
「Fufu. Maya, you don’t need to be so stiff. It’s okay to speak like you used to, you know?」(Liane)
「No, Liane-sama. It won’t be good for your education.」(Maya)
「Who cares about education in this situation? Besides, I kinda want to see the wild version of you in action.」(Liane)
「Umm… If you say so… Ahem! Oi, Ester, how’s it going over there?」(Maya)
「I don’t think there’s anyone nearby.」(Ester)
Ester reported while pushing her ear against the steel door, trying to hear footsteps outside.
「I see. Alright, I think it’s a good time to contact him now.」(Maya)
After she said that, Maya opened her mouth wide and pulled out her tooth.
「I hid it just in case they would do a body check, but it was all for nothing. What careless idiot criminals.」(Maya)
The tooth she pulled out was actually a small resonance stone to contact the people on the other team.
「Mary, you still have some mana, right? Here. Call Morrison for me.」(Maya)
「Uhh…」(Mary)
She tried to hand me the resonance stone, but it was covered in her saliva.
Noticing my hesitation, she sighed and wiped dry the stone with her sleeve.
「Here. Hurry up.」(Maya)
「Alright…」(Mary)
I put the stone on my palm and poured my mana into it.
Maya spoke as soon as it shone.
「Oi, you hear me?」(Maya)
『Yes, I hear you, but… Who is this?』(Morrison)
「The hell are you talking about? It’s Maya.」(Maya)
『Ma, Maya-san!? This beautiful voice indeed belongs to her, but…』(Morrison)
「Liane-sama gave me permission to speak like this. Anyway, we don’t have much time. How’s the situation over there?」(Maya)
『I, I see… My subordinates and I are currently hiding in the flower garden in the backyard, and the guards on the main team are already surrounding this mansion secretly.』(Morrison)
「Got it. We found a kidnapped victim and successfully deactivated her slave collar.」(Maya)
『That’s quick. Good job, Maya-san.』(Morrison)
「It wasn’t me, it was Maー」(Maya)
「Maya-san, someone’s coming!」(Ester)
「Dammit! I’ll contact you again later.」(Maya)
As soon as Ester warned us, Maya took the resonance stone and hurriedly put it back in her mouth, while Ester quickly returned to the table and sat with us.
A moment later, the heavy door slid open and the man with a toad face, Darkan, entered the room with a disgusting grin on his face.
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I feel sorry for Morrison lol… Not only he think she was “innocent maid” but she is also in love with lord
Unwarranted assumptions on his part are not a fault of anyone else.
Wasn’t that casual “let me try something” actually super dangerous? If that collar have safety mechanisms, like stated “pain, if disobedient”, then overloading the magic stone have a very high chance of triggering those mechanisms.
I thought he was about to try stashing collar into his item box, or something… that at least have minimal chance of accident.
The thing he did in that chapter was irresponsible as heck!