Chapter 94
“Celestine!”
Celestine had lost all strength and collapsed.
I quickly laid her down on the ground and checked her breathing and pulse.
‘Her breathing is fine.’
Although her breaths were a little shallow, her pulse was steady and rhythmic.
Thankfully, it didn’t seem like anything serious…
Still, wouldn’t it be better to double-check?
Even if she looks okay on the outside, who knows how damaged she could be internally?
‘What should I do?’
I couldn’t just leave her lying on the cold ground like this.
“Wendy, may I take a look at her?”
Yeriel, our designated healer, cautiously approached after seeing my serious expression.
“Ah, Yeriel. Please.”
As I stepped aside, he knelt beside Celestine.
“Then, pardon me for a moment.”
He held his hand near Celestine’s nose.
Poof.
A white flower bud bloomed at his fingertips.
“Hmm…”
The bud was soon absorbed into Celestine’s forehead and vanished.
After observing her for a bit, Yeriel let out a low sigh.
“It seems… my ability doesn’t work on her.”
Yeriel’s skill, Tricolor Flower, was potent— capable of healing bruises, scrapes, and even internal injuries.
If it didn’t work, that must mean it wasn’t a physical injury…
“This reminds me of the symptoms I experienced after we passed through the Forest of Spirits.”
“After the Forest of Spirits?”
His words jogged my memory.
“Yes. It feels similar to what I went through when I turned into a sapling.”
After awakening in the Forest of Spirits, Yeriel had temporarily transformed into a small sapling.
That was because of the recoil from using a massive amount of power.
In other words, it was the price he paid.
Using great power always comes with responsibility.
“So, you think Celestine also awakened?”
Hearing that, Lyria—another awakened member of our group—carefully asked.
After a brief thought, I shook my head.
“Hmm… no, I don’t think that’s it.”
Celestine’s use of her ability was mystical and powerful, yes—
But it felt different from awakening, which is a complete blossoming of potential.
Rather, it seemed like a strong link with her constellation had allowed her to draw out immense power.
I remembered reading about this in Three Lives Chronicle.
When an avatar’s compatibility with their constellation is high, and a special situation arises, the avatar can draw out the constellation’s full power.
It was similar to what Eden experienced when using Gungnir.
‘I think it was called Divine Descent…’
Recalling that setting from the original, I let out a sigh of relief.
Then gently placed my hand on Celestine’s forehead.
“She must’ve passed out from using too much power at once.”
If this was aftereffect from Divine Descent—
Then Celestine likely collapsed due to exhaustion after unleashing divine energy through her link with the god.
“She’ll wake up after some time.”
At my words, the others let out sighs of relief.
Among them, Darwin looked like he had been planning to carry Celestine on his back already.
“So I guess I don’t need to put her in here.”
He had taken off his jacket and folded it into a pouch, but now sheepishly put it back on.
I stared at him, dumbfounded.
‘She’s not a cat, Darwin…’
Celestine’s frame was small for her age, but not small enough to fit into that.
Still, once her strength returns, she’ll naturally regain consciousness.
We just didn’t know when that would be.
‘Man, I wish I had a healing skill.’
If I had a recovery-type skill, I could’ve helped speed up her healing.
That part was a little frustrating.
If only they allowed non-damage skills like healing or buffing…
If they did, I’d be the most busted overpowered character in this world.
“Lyria, could you summon the hearth for me?”
As a compromise, I asked Lyria to summon the hearth, which had recovery-boosting effects.
“Sure, got it!”
She cheerfully nodded and summoned the hearth.
“How’s this? I didn’t make it too big since that might be awkward…”
Her eyes sparkled, clearly expecting praise.
Now that I looked, the mini hearth that used to be the size of a ping-pong ball had grown into something that could genuinely be called a hearth.
‘And she even said making it any bigger would be troublesome…’
That must mean she could freely control its size now?
Listening to the crackling sounds of the fire, I smiled and patted Lyria’s head.
“Thanks, Lyria.”
Seeing her do so much already, I couldn’t just sit around either.
I opened my inventory and began searching for anything that might be useful.
Because I’d stuffed so many things into it, there had to be something useful in there…
<Personal Inventory of ‘Wendy Porcelain’: 16 out of 20 slots in use>
- Ragged winter dress
- Somewhat crude flower necklace
- Heartfelt flower bracelet
- Fenrir’s Molar
- Pouch with a fragrant smell
- Half-eaten top-grade healing potion
- Resurrection Stone
- Sura’s Calamitous Despairflower (Physical Form)
- Ripe grape cluster (7)
- Beehive-shaped jade charm
I scanned the inventory and tilted my head.
Wait a second… those grapes…
‘They take up space individually?’
They were bulkier than I expected.
It’s late, but maybe I should throw a grape party or something.
That’s when—
‘Uuu, uu!’
The Despairflower suddenly popped out of the inventory.
“Hey, I didn’t call you…”
I hadn’t even tried to take it out, yet it just sprang out on its own.
It was like what happened during the Seed Selection…
Could it be because it wasn’t an object, but a being with consciousness?
‘Uuuu… uuu…’
It leapt out and now curled its petals like it was watching my reaction nervously—
“Are you complaining that I shoved you into the inventory without asking?”
Its appearance and name were both ominous and terrifying—
But its behavior was no different from a timid hamster.
Though… can I even say a flower behaves?
“You can’t be outside the inventory. It’s too dangerous.”
I couldn’t just let it roam around outside.
If I dropped it somewhere, it’d seriously mess up our team’s mission.
As I reached out to put it back—
‘Uu, uuu.’
It lifted its flower bud and wiggled its thin roots, crawling up my arm.
“It—it’s walking up your arm!”
Darwin’s eyes widened in alarm, shouting as everyone’s attention turned.
“Uh… did I pick up a monster or something?”
“What a creepy flower. Throw it away now, Wendy!”
Lyria and Eden exclaimed in panic.
“Um… I think it’s kind of… c-cute, actually…”
To everyone’s surprise, Nia’s eyes sparkled with unexpected interest.
“I’d love to research that flower.”
Sylvester seemed rather intrigued.
“It doesn’t seem harmful…”
Yeriel, possibly sympathizing since he was a plant type too, cautiously took its side.
“It looks dangerous. I’ll handle it.”
Xenon, however, glared at the Despairflower and reached for it.
But the flower gripped my sleeve tightly with its roots and braced itself.
‘Uuu! Uuu!’
It clung desperately like it was playing tug-of-war.
“…Persistent.”
Watching Xenon try to pull it away, I sighed.
“It’s fine. It doesn’t seem dangerous enough to force off.”
For some reason, it seemed to feel affectionate toward me.
To the point it refused to be separated.
‘Do I… smell like fertilizer or something…?’
I sniffed my arm curiously.
Nope. Doesn’t smell like anything.
As I indulged in that silly thought—
The flower finished crawling up and settled itself in my front pocket.
And then, it peeked its head out.
‘Uu, uuu♪♬♩’
It swayed its bud happily, clearly content.
I let out a small laugh and gently patted the bud.
‘Feels like I just picked up a companion plant.’
Well, I suppose it’s fine.
As long as it stays in there, I won’t have to worry about losing it.
It even looks happy…
At first, it was gross, but now it was kind of cute the way it wriggled around.
“Alright then, let’s rest for a bit until Celestine recovers, then head out again.”
We had obtained the second material.
At this pace, things were going smoothly.
So a little unexpected variable was tolerable.
Feeling at ease for the first time in a while, I laid down on the grass.
When I opened my eyes again—
The endless blue sky seemed like it might just pour down on me.
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