Cara was the one who ca up with the solution.
They would borrow Dana from the hammock, and move her into the Dana Space, where they could be alone. With everyone else sleeping, they could wake her up just enough to get her to drink the potion, and then wake up Karl to give him the good news once the whole process was completed and the evidence of their thodology was hidden.
The first part of the plan went off without a hitch.
The Dana Mage was extracted from bed, moved to her bed in the Dana space, and then gently shaken awake by Remi, who presented her with the potion.
"It's a health tonic. Try it and tell how it tastes." The Naga insisted.
That was far from the strangest request that Dana had been woken up for, so she simply downed the potion, then tilted her head and pursed her lips, trying to understand the flavour.
That was where it all went wrong.
The power in the potion was overwhelming, with a huge dose of Tian's Totem Rank essence, and a powerful Overlord Rank base.
Dana's body began to flood with mana, but it was too fast. The potion didn't push out the old mana on its own, and by the ti that Dana realized and started to do it on her own, her skin had started to split, and Remi had to bring out the healing Totems to help her keep up.
The Epic Guard was active, so she would have [Void Body] active on her. But if Dana was taking that much damage this early in the process, things were definitely not working the way that she had envisioned them.
[Tian, we need assistance. You have healing, right?] Remi asked.
She had healing totems, and if she needed, [Healing Splash]. But neither of those was a high output healing spell.
The tiny fox ca out of his space and began to pull external mana to focus [Sacred Heal] on Dana. That stopped the damage, and surrounded her body in a golden glow of healing magic as she took constant magic from the effects of the potion.
Black energy from [Void Body] mingled with healing energy, flooding the [Tiny World] with power, but the potion's effect was still peaking.
Dana's power was definitely upgraded, flowing out at a distinctly Overlord Ranked quality, but if they had to wake Lotus to resurrect the Dana Mage, they were going to be in so much trouble.
So, they kept at their healing efforts, unaware that Karl was now very much awake and aware of what they were up to. He could feel what happened in the Tiny World, and this was definitely not a subtle action, with Tian pouring Totem Ranked healing on Dana at his maximum output.
The effect of the potion began to fade, and Tian was finally able to end his healing efforts, though Remi kept her totems up as a precaution.
As Dana recovered enough to be able to do more than focus on survival, she turned a glare on Remi that made the Naga consider that her good intentions might not have been as highly appreciated as she had anticipated.
{New Skill Gained} [Fox Charm]
[Fox Charm] Passive skill. Grants the user an alluring appearance that attracts others of all species. Increases chances to bargain, negotiate, and induce possessive feelings toward the user.
The notification startled Dana, but didn't change the glare she was giving the errant Naga.
{Congratulations on making Overlord?} Remi asked hesitantly.
"And?" Dana asked.
{And... I'm deeply thankful for the research data on the new potion?}
"And perhaps you would like to apologize for giving a strange thing that almost killed without warning first?" Dana asked, her tone harsh.
{Oh, that too. It wasn't supposed to cause any damage. I will have to work on that part. Perhaps so more runes for slow release.}
Dana's glare said that was not the right answer.
[You're supposed to be sorry for almost killing your friend, not looking for ways to improve your potions right now.] Karl inford her.
[Oh, good point. Wait, how long have you been up?]
[Long enough. Now apologize to Dana and make sure there is no lingering damage.]
Remi hugged Dana, and then handed her Tian as a comfort fluff and distraction.
{Sorry, I got carried away with my idea to make an advancent potion. I should have thought more about your safety and feelings.} Remi said softly.
Dana petted the back of the little Fox's head and then smiled at the Naga.
"Karl caught you, didn't he? But how did this good little brother get caught up in your sche?" Dana asked.
{I'm the best magic user, and because I have a Divine Bloodline, my fur is great for helping other creatures advance.} Tian explained as he nuzzled into her hand, looking for more head pats.
Brother Thor was so right about the pats.
"Remi is getting more tricky. She knows it's impossible to be mad at you for long." Dana sighed.
{But it was a good potion. It made you even cuter.} Tian added.
"It changed my appearance?"
Dana stood and went to the attached restroom to look in the mirror.
She still looked like herself, but a bit more flawless, a bit more fair, and her eyes seed to have a slight tilt to them now that gave her a lazy and seductive resting appearance.
{Personally, I was hoping for you to get Earth Magic, but no luck.} Tian inford her as Dana examined her new face.
Dana read over the details of the skill notification. A seductive face wasn't always a good thing. Fortunately, she had a beast form to fall back on if her face attracted too much attention.
"I think it's about ti that soone talked to Remi about the possible side effects of giving strange things to others. I'm glad that I'm cute like a fox, but having an alluring appearance can be very troubleso for a lady." Dana inford the little fox.
Tian was confused. {Isn't being cute always better?}
"When you grow up, you will understand. Being cute is good. But there are many people that you don't want to notice your appearance. Bad people with bad intentions."
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