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I Kidnapped the Hero’s Women Chapter 169

Mana Sleep

“Aslan, please… please heal Lady Laura…”

“…”

 

Irene clung to my forearm, shedding big tears.

 

At her miserable appearance, I was momentarily engulfed in doubt whether this woman was really the Irene I knew.

 

Even Sylvia seemed quite flustered; she merely stood there frozen, having dropped her sword.

 

‘Even when her mental state collapsed in the Other World, she wasn’t like this…’

 

At that time, Irene was just mentally shattered and spaced out.

 

She didn’t cry and wail like this.

 

But now, as if she had forgotten the very emotion of shame, she was sobbing to the point her eye makeup was completely smudged.

 

She is someone who could, if she wanted, turn my arm into mincemeat right now.

 

Yet, for some reason, she started to look like a weak and delicate woman.

 

‘I’m not a doctor specializing in Evil Gods, and there’s no way I can heal her…’

 

I don’t even know much about the avatars of Evil Gods.

 

I have no idea why the avatar is ill, nor how to cure her.

 

But I couldn’t bring myself to say that I couldn’t do it.

 

Irene must know that I don’t have that kind of ability.

 

She came knowing that.

 

Because she had nowhere else to lean on.

 

No one else to confide in but me.

 

She knows it’s impossible.

 

Nevertheless, she came to me, holding onto a last thread of hope.

 

Knowing her feelings, I couldn’t easily turn her away.

 

“Let me see it.”

“Ah? Huh?”

“Give it to me. I have to see it to at least diagnose it.”

“Ah… okay…”

 

[The Evil God ‘Kali’ pays respect to your compassion for even caring about a weak Evil God.]

 

Unable to hide her bewilderment, Irene’s eyes widened.

 

She awkwardly shuffled and handed Laura’s avatar to me.

 

She seemed to react as if she didn’t expect me to actually accept it.

 

“How… how will you diagnose it…?”

“How should I know? I’ll try something.”

“Ah, okay…”

 

Of course, I didn’t want to give her false hope.

 

I’ll just do my best.

 

I can’t guarantee the outcome.

 

Only then did Irene sniffle and stop crying, and stuck close to me.

 

‘I don’t know anything about Evil Gods’ avatars, but Kali does.’

 

Of course, I wasn’t entirely without confidence.

 

I have Kali behind me.

 

Kali should be an expert on Evil Gods’ avatars.

 

So if I take a look, she might immediately tell me what’s wrong.

 

I hurriedly moved to the lab.

 

I placed Laura’s avatar on the table under bright lights.

 

“Hmm…”

 

As soon as I let go, Laura’s avatar drooped limply.

 

Previously, she always floated slightly, levitating in the air.

 

But now, she couldn’t float at all and just collapsed on the table.

 

Her eyes were closed.

Even if I poked her, there was hardly any reaction.

 

Only occasional whimpering sounds came out.

 

Now, what’s the problem?

It was Kali’s turn to work.

 

[The Evil God ‘Kali’ expresses confusion, asking why on earth she is like this.]

 

“….”

 

If you don’t know, then who would?

 

I was momentarily speechless at the absurdity.

 

[The Evil God ‘Kali’ makes excuses, saying that since her true body is so strong, she has no need to use avatars, so this isn’t her area of expertise.]

 

I hadn’t said anything yet, but she started making slick excuses on her own.

 

Pathetic.

 

I had benefited quite a bit from Kali, so I wouldn’t be too disappointed if she couldn’t help this time.

 

But her pitiful excuses ended up disappointing me.

 

‘This is getting us nowhere…’

 

Next to me, Irene was watching with eyes overflowing with subtle expectations, her hands tightly clasped together.

 

It would seem too insincere to give up now, saying it can’t be helped.

 

I decided to at least try something, so I began to examine Laura’s avatar by touching and feeling it.

 

‘The texture is surprisingly like jelly. Smooth and squishy, but when you squeeze it, you can feel considerable density.’

 

How should I describe it?

 

It’s like touching a slime the size of a pencil case.

 

…I don’t actually know what slime feels like, though.

 

Smooth and soft, so if you squeeze or pull it slightly, it easily gets pressed or stretched.

 

But it’s quite elastic, so it doesn’t get pressed or stretched beyond a certain point.

 

As I kept touching it, I felt like I was getting addicted, so I decided to stop.

 

‘Does she like me?’

 

When I tried to take my hand away after touching it a bit, Laura wrapped her cute little arms around my hand and wouldn’t let go.

 

She doesn’t seem conscious.

 

But subconsciously, she seems drawn to me.

 

Indeed, being loved by Evil Gods isn’t just for show.

 

But wait a minute.

 

This texture…

 

‘It’s similar to Dirt-Dirt.’

 

At that moment, I felt a shock as if I’d been hit hard on the back of my head.

 

Dirt-Dirt is an originally bodiless, spiritual being.

 

The body that Dirt-Dirt gained through Julia’s spirit magic could be considered a kind of avatar.

 

In that case, maybe Dirt-Dirt might know something?

 

[Kyahhh! How dare you make this busy body move! If today’s snack isn’t delicious, you’d better be prepared!!!]

 

I immediately summoned Dirt-Dirt.

The children who followed Dirt-Dirt peeked into the laboratory.

 

At first, they poked their heads in from outside the door in three layers to look inside.

 

When I gestured that it was okay, they finally scurried in.

 

“Why are you all doing that? You can come in.”

“Oh, it’s okay!”

“We thought we shouldn’t come in recklessly since the Evil God was sick… so…”

 

Even though I was doing this to heal the avatar of an Evil God, it wasn’t a real hospital, so it didn’t really matter.

 

[“Ugh! Uuuugh!”]

“Here we go.”

 

Yuri lifted Dirt-Dirt, who was flailing under the table, in one swift motion.

 

Then Dirt-Dirt waddled over to Laura’s avatar and stared at it seriously for a long time.

 

[“This one is a grateful benefactor who saved me when I fell backward and was in trouble… I will definitely heal her!!!”]

“Do you have any idea, Dirt-Dirt?”

[“Hmm… If I eat a piece of apple pie, I might know…”]

“Guys, take Dirt-Dirt out.”

[“Kyaaaah! Fine! I’ll do it properly! Let go of me!”]

 

Just as I was about to drag Dirt-Dirt out, thinking he was no help, he flapped urgently and began to seriously examine Laura’s avatar once more.

 

[“She is alive but seems to lack energy… Ah! I know!”]

“What is it, Dirt-Dirt? What? Tell me!”

[“She’s definitely hungry!”]

“…”

 

At Dirt-Dirt’s confident assertion, I was momentarily dumbfounded but then thought it might make sense.

 

After all, the amount of food Dirt-Dirt eats in a day is enormous.

 

Maybe it’s true…?

 

“Sniff. This is a chocolate I was saving to eat later…”

 

Charlotte, wiping her tears, took out a small piece of chocolate from her pocket.

 

I took the chocolate and brought it to Laura’s avatar’s mouth.

 

Nah, this can’t be…

 

“She ate it!?”

“…!?”

 

Just when I was half-doubting, Laura’s mouth suddenly gulped down the chocolate and began to chew, munching and crunching.

 

Is it resolved with this?

 

Will she recover and wake up?

 

As Irene’s eyes sparkled with hope—

 

[…Ugh.]

“…?”

 

Laura’s avatar let out a small burp and then drooped again without any reaction.

 

At this, Dirt-Dirt awkwardly turned away.

 

[Never mind then…]

“Ah! Perhaps she’s just asleep? She looks too peaceful to be sick…”

“Asleep?”

[Kyaaah! Now I get it! I also sometimes fall into a deep sleep like this! When too much mana accumulates in the body, during the process of breaking it down, one falls into a long sleep! Humans call it ‘Mana Sleep’!]

“Mana Sleep…!”

 

Indeed.

 

I recalled reading about it in a book on Julia’s spirits.

 

But would the nature of spirits apply the same to Evil Gods?

 

I was uncertain.

 

For now, I placed Laura’s avatar back on my palm.

 

If excessive mana accumulation in the body is the cause of Mana Sleep, then dispersing it should suffice.

 

‘Skill: Black Magic.’

 

As I used the skill, black haze flickered on my palm.

 

Startled, Irene grabbed my forearm, but I ignored her and continued casting Black Magic.

 

When a significant amount of mana evaporated from Laura’s avatar with a sizzling sound—

 

[“…?”]

“Lady Laura! Are you okay?”

[“…!!”]

“Waaah! Lady Lauraaa!”

 

Blinking, Laura’s avatar opened her eyes, looked around, and floated up into the air.

 

She looked energetic, as if she hadn’t just been lying around sleeping, and Irene burst into tears and hugged her.

 

It wasn’t a big deal after all.

 

Just as I sighed in relief that things went better than expected, suddenly, the air in the entire lab turned chilly, and all the hairs on my body stood up.

 

“Aslan…”

“…!?”

“About today… if you tell anyone… you know what will happen…?”

 

[The Evil God ‘Kali’ trembles all over at the murderous aura.]

 

Irene slowly turned her head to look up at me.

 

Her tear-stained face had become flushed red, filled with lethal levels of embarrassment, and she glared at me with trembling eyes.

 

Ah. Big Sis is angry.

 

 

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I Kidnapped the Hero’s Women

I Kidnapped the Hero’s Women

용사의 여자들을 납치했다, 저 빌런 아닙니다
Score 7.4
Status: Ongoing Type: , Author: Released: 2024 Native Language: Korean
I’ve possessed the mid-boss who tortures the protagonist and receives true education. Am I crazy? How dare I do such a thing to the person who is supposed to be the protagonist? I even planned to treat all the protagonist’s friends hospitably…   “Everyone, wait for me! I will definitely become stronger and come to save you!”   Oh. Running away.

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