Reincarnated As The Villainess's Son Chapter 135 Sowilo and Isa [2]

"Is this all we need?"

Within the hotel room that I booked for the next ten days, I spoke as I looked down at all the items spread on the main hall floor.

The background had echo's soft song playing as I sat down with my back against the sofa.

In the room adjacent to the hallway, Willis was sleeping peacefully, as I didn't want him to disturb or even see my condition.

[I think so.]

El replied in my head as I looked at the items, then glanced up at the whiteboard with a diagram of a human body, highlighting certain parts.

"So I only need to write the na on those parts, right?" I mumbled, looking at the highlighted sections.

[Yes, just like when you engraved the runes into your bones, you don't have to write them on both sides; you need to do the sa here as well.]

"I see." I stroked my chin, my mind thinking of different ways to reduce the pain that would soon follow.

[Don't worry about the pain. Last ti, you didn't take painkillers to make sure you didn't make any mistakes.]

"Yeah, and I call that stupidity." I grumbled, standing up and walking toward the board. "By the way, I was thinking of adding sothing with the runes."

[And what is that?]

"Neplh and Muspelh." I replied, taking out a black marker.

[Are you an idiot?]

"No, hear out first." I whispered, my lips curling up in a soft smile.

With the marker, I made both the symbol of Sowilo and Isa before walking back.

"Now tell , what does Sowilo do?"

[...It burns and destroys whatever it's engraved into.]

"Exactly, it burns and destroys." I mumbled as I wrote that on the board.

"Now what does Isa do then?"

[...It freezes and breaks.]

Nodding, I wrote that down as well, his tone turning thoughtful now.

"And you already know what Neplh and Muspelh do, right?" I asked, taking a step back from the board. "The exact sa thing but on a more basic level."

From what I understood about my powers, Neplh and Muspelh are like origin ice and fire—the first things that ca or were created in this world before any race was born.

A power I have very little knowledge of.

"Both of them nourish the world tree, El, and the Yggdrasil is one of the sturdiest materials in this entire world."

Pacing within the hallway, I explained, the gears of my mind kept on running. "Think about it, the sa thing nourishing my body."

[Think practically, Az. Your body and the body of Yggdrasil are completely different things. One wrong move and you will die.]

"No, I am the one with whom they have bonded, El. Neplh and Muspelh can't kill ."

Shaking my head, I replied as I sat down again. "And I am not going to blindly follow my plan. I need to confirm that I will be safe first."

[Fine, but what is wrong with just engraving Sowilo and Isa?]

I remained silent for a mont, the genocide I caused in the ga flashing in my mind, making uncomfortable.

But I shook my head as I replied, "In the ga, when I was at my pri, I had the power of a peak Overlord. But because of these runes, I could physically hold my ground against the Eternals."

[Wait, how long did it take you to reach that level?]

"Hmm?" I humd in confusion but replied nonetheless, "Three years from now."

[...How long does it take a normal person to reach that level?]

"I don't know about humans." I replied, shrugging, "But on average, soone from the Forsaken family reaches that rank around their early thirties."

[Aren't you a genius.]

"No, I was forcefully raised to that rank." I replied, not taking his complint.

[...Right.]

"By the way, any idea who was the youngest to reach that rank?" I asked, curious to know more about El.

From what I know, it can be Ragnar, who was a peak Overlord at the age of seventeen.

[....I had a friend who was a peak Overlord at the age of fifteen.]

"Damn, I am jealous." I groaned in frustration, feeling a bit inferior.

"Wait, which friend are we talking about?" I asked, curious to know more about El. "Was he a god as well?"

[...We are getting way off the topic.]

"Yeah, where was I?"

I asked, giving up trying to know more about him as he was reluctant to reveal.

"If runes can make this strong, then how powerful will I beco if I use Neplh and Muspelh?"

[....You are becoming greedy for power, Az.]

"Maybe." I mumbled, knowing full well that he is right. "But I am in need of more power."

....If I had to complete the goal that my mother gave .

If I have to kill the angel within the six months of ti.

...I had to beco as strong as possible.

Not to ntion people like Delwyn and Bradyn are also targeting .

"I don't have much choice, El." I replied, letting out a tired sigh. "Help , will you?"

[Sigh...]

He sighed as well as we both remained silent.

I shifted my head, looking out; it was already night, and the moon was clearly visible from here.

[Use your blood.]

"What?" I tilted my head in confusion as I heard his words.

[Mix your blood with liquid mana and use it to engrave those runes. That way, you can make it a part of your own body. You need to carefully attach it to your blood vessels and tendons.]

"Wait, will it work?" I asked, doubtful.

"Don't I have to attach these runes with Inguz, the one that I engraved in my body? Why blood vessels now?"

[If you do that with Neplh and Muspelh, then your body won't survive.]

Hmm...

He may be right.

From what I rember, the three runes work in pairs, with Inguz providing mana for both healing my body and for the working of the other two runes.

They work in a cycle of destroying and healing.

If I use it the sa way for Muspelh and Neplh, my body won't have enough ti to recover from the damage.

"So you are saying I have to willingly use those two runes?" I frowned as I asked, "Let them burn and freeze my muscles before letting them heal naturally?"

[That's the only way I can think of.]

"Hmm, but won't it take too much ti?" I asked again as I picked up the pen with a thin sharp needle. "And do I have to do it willingly?"

[Don't worry. As your muscles beco sturdier, it will take less ti for them to heal, and I am sure after so ti your body will instinctively learn to do that.]

"I see." I mumbled, looking at the whiteboard. "So we need to change that again, right?"

[Yeah.]

"Sigh."

I sighed, getting up and rubbing the already made diagram before making another one.

"I have a question, El." I mumbled, running my hand on the board.

[What?]

"Why don't you want to kill an angel?" I asked, making a new diagram.

[.... It's a taboo, Az. You can't face the consequences for it, and your mother should know that as well.]

"Then what are the consequences?" I pressed further, tapping my fingers on the board.

[...I can't say that. The one who kills can't reveal the consequences.]

"I see." I mumbled, silently continuing the diagram.

It took half an hour to finish the revised version as I took my shirt off.

My body, which was much skinnier, now had toned muscles and even a faint mark of six-pack abs.

But still, most of my body was covered with grueso marks of burns and cuts all over the place.

I twisted my head slightly, looking at my back's reflection in the glass window that had a deep cut.

'That reminds , I need an excuse for confessing to Ashlyn as well.'

"Another question, El." I mumbled, my gaze lowered between my legs. "What if I engraved the runes on my dic—."

[Are you fucking serious?]

"Think about it." Grinning, I replied as I sat down. "If it becos as strong as a branch of Yggdrasil, I can use it as a hidden weapon."

[That's gross.]

"But practical."

[You want to kill your partner or what?]

"Right." I mumbled, nodding my head, feeling a bit lighthearted.

[Either way, when your body gets sturdier, the blood flow will also increase, which will be more than—why am I bothering to explain this?]

I chuckled, slitting my wrist and mixing it with the liquid mana.

I grabbed a handful of recovery herbs, munching on them with so painkillers.

Filling the blood-mana in the pen, I brought it toward my leg.

"Arghh..."

I pressed my lips together as the needle sank deep into my calf, and the burning pain engulfed my mind.