In the Type-Moon world, Ren Kurose had been able to manifest in the form of a genuine human by using the Saint Graph unique to that world.
Here, however, he could only appear in the form of flames.
At most, he could take on something resembling a humanoid figure made of fire.
It was completely different from the human form he possessed in Chaldea.
Rem drank the medicine she had received through the Chat Group.
Very quickly, she felt her condition improve considerably.
The curse afflicting her was a weakening curse.
Anyone struck by this curse would rapidly grow weaker and eventually die within an extremely short period of time.
That was precisely what had happened to Rem.
After being attacked by the mabeast earlier, Rem had immediately realized what kind of condition she was in.
That was why she had asked for help in the Chat Group at the first opportunity.
Bai Yuekui’s medicine was indeed extremely useful.
It was actually a drug Bai Yuekui had developed by studying the life factors within the bodies of Mana-Eaters.”
“It could temporarily provide the body with a certain kind of energy—the same type of energy found within Mana-Eaters.
That was why it could stimulate the human body and promote recovery.
Naturally, it could also provide resistance against Scarlet Pheromone Syndrome.
That was one of the reasons Bai Yuekui’s team could operate throughout the wasteland.
However, Rem soon realized that something was wrong.
Her body had indeed improved significantly compared with before.
But that weakening sensation…
was still continuing.
In other words, the medicine couldn’t eliminate the root cause.
It had greatly reduced the strain on her body, but the fundamental problem remained unresolved.
Rem couldn’t help feeling somewhat disappointed.
She decided that she should return to the mansion first.
But just then—
Yomagn’tho established contact with her.
A stream of obscure, incomprehensible whispers entered Rem’s ears.
Her entire body instantly stiffened.
Rem hurriedly looked around, searching for the source of the voice.
Finally, she noticed a mass of flames floating high above her.
The instant she saw it, the desire to fight within her suddenly surged.
Then, under Rem’s alarmed gaze, the mass of flames shot directly toward her.
Rem instinctively tried to dodge.
But no matter where she moved, the flames followed her.
Left with no other choice, she raised both arms in front of herself to block them.
To her surprise—
Rem quickly realized what had happened.
A mark had appeared on her arm.
It resembled three flaming flower petals.
At the same time, His voice resounded directly within her mind.
This time, it was no longer the incomprehensible language she had heard before.
“Rem, it’s nice to finally meet you.”
“Great Deity…”
Hearing the voice, Rem became somewhat nervous.
She had only heard Bai Yuekui and the others describe the strange incident that had occurred in the Chat Group before she joined.
Because she hadn’t experienced it herself, she had never felt particularly afraid.
But now that she had actually come into contact with Yomagn’tho—
Rem instinctively sensed how terrifying He was.
The Oni race possessed a certain instinctive sensitivity toward danger.
And so, just like Bai Yuekui, Rem naturally used a respectful form of address.
“It looks like you’re in pretty bad shape.”
“Yes.
Rem has been cursed.”
“I remember you asked Bai Yuekui for some medicine.
How well did it work?”
Rem knelt on the ground and continued communicating with Yomagn’tho Ren Kurose through the three-petaled flame mark.
“It didn’t work.”
Rem answered truthfully.
“Although it greatly slowed the rate at which Rem is weakening, it didn’t remove the root cause.”
Ren Kurose wasn’t particularly surprised.
Witches existed in Rem’s world.
The most powerful among them were perfectly capable of reaching a level where they could destroy the world.
To people like Rem, those beings were utterly terrifying.
And curses like this ultimately originated from the power of those Witches.
Of course, that didn’t mean a Witch had personally placed this curse on Rem.
It was more likely that some other existence had done so.
Even so, power of this level naturally couldn’t be completely dealt with using a single bottle of Bai Yuekui’s medicine.
If anything, the fact that her medicine had managed to alleviate Rem’s condition to this extent was already impressive.
“Um…
Great Deity, is there anything You can do?”
Rem asked cautiously.
Previously, she had only chosen to perform the summoning because she had run out of options.
Now that He had truly appeared before her, Rem felt that something like this should surely be simple for a god.
Truthfully, Yomagn’tho possessed no Authority related to dispelling curses.
However…
that didn’t mean Ren Kurose had no solution.
“Of course.”
“However, I don’t possess any Authority for removing curses.”
“I can still deal with your curse, but the method would essentially be fighting poison with poison.”
Ren Kurose’s solution was to allow his own power to enter Rem’s body.
Compared with his power, the curse inside her was nothing.
Unfortunately—
Yomagn’tho’s power wasn’t exactly harmless to Rem either.
Its corruptive nature alone would be enough to make her suffer for quite some time.
Ren Kurose’s words immediately caused Rem to hesitate.
At present, his power was attached to her only in the form of the petal-shaped mark.
That was merely there to make communication easier.
“Then…
will Rem die?”
Rem asked timidly.
There were still many things she hadn’t done.
And there was still her sister.
She didn’t want to die.
Yomagn’tho Ren Kurose’s voice sounded in her mind once again.
“You won’t die.”
“But there is a risk that you’ll lose your sanity.”
After all, Ren Kurose would essentially be filling Rem’s body with his own power.
As long as he had no intention of harming her, her life wouldn’t be in danger.
However, the corruptive nature of a Cthulhu Mythos Outer God still existed.
There was a genuine possibility that Rem could lose her sanity.
Even though the power being used was only that of a manifestation, the risk still wasn’t small.
Rem already ran the risk of losing control whenever she entered her Oni form.
If Yomagn’tho’s corruption were added on top of that— the chances of her losing her sanity would probably become even greater.
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