Strength 99999 but the Holy Sister

259. If you want to know the result, just give it a try.

For Tricia, today was probably the most comfortable day in forty years, or at least the most comfortable morning.

Because she drank the three bottles of Elsa's body fluids last night, the curse of the devil in Tricia's body was suppressed, but the magic power did not leave her. Coupled with the suppressive effect brought by Elsa holding her hand all night, Tricia now feels as if she has returned to forty years ago - without the erosion of the devil's curse, her sense of smell, taste, and touch, these are all feedback from her own body rather than fake things fabricated by magic. Without the constraints of the curse, the magic power in Tricia's body has become more active.

It would be great if this state could continue.

Tricia thought.

Tricia didn't know how long this state would last, but in short, it made her feel good. She had never thought that one day she would really have the opportunity to expel the devil's curse.

Swah——

Elsa opened the curtains.

Tricia sat at the desk, looking at Aisha's figure.

She suddenly thought, if - if, if she could get Elsa's kiss every day, then would she be able to become like she is now, temporarily free from the curse of the devil?

Although the devil's curse is still there, as long as it is suppressed, it will be eliminated one day, right?

No matter how bad it is...

Just some bodily fluids will do.

Compared to the feeling of being cursed by the Demon King, Tricia was not averse to those body fluids - rather, if she had to choose between the two, she would choose the latter without hesitation.

But whether it's kissing or body fluids, both need to be provided by Elsa.

In the end, I still can't leave Elsa.

Tricia actually wanted to ask Elsa what was in the last bottle besides saliva and urine, but when she thought of Elsa's meaningful look last night, Tricia decided not to ask for the time being.

Because she felt that she would most likely be teased again.

Tricia sighed, glanced at Elsa with a reproachful look, and carefully put the three bottles of liquid that had lost their function on the desk into her own space equipment, intending to keep them for further observation in the future.

It was still unknown whether Elsa's blood, saliva, and the like could truly permanently suppress the Witch's Mark and the Aura of the Abyss, but in any case, this was undoubtedly a huge gain.

At this time, Elsa was already dressed, with a nun's uniform replacing her petticoat, which covered most of Elsa's seductive figure, but Elsa in the black nun's uniform still revealed a different charm.

While Tricia used water magic to clean the utensils on the table and put them away, she secretly glanced at Elsa's body.

"Tricia, you once said that the Abyss affects people's minds and makes them crazy, right?"

Aisha suddenly asked, and Tricia, who was cleaning the table, stopped what she was doing.

"Well, generally speaking, it's like this. If someone has been in contact with the Abyss for a long time, even to a shallow degree, like Luther, who only uses Abyssal magic to provide him with strength, then he may not realize it, or even be unwilling to do it, and he will involuntarily do things that he would never do in the past.

Those who are more advanced, such as the witches of the Witch Society back then, some become extreme and insane during their long-term research and exposure to the Abyss. If they are exposed to the Abyss for too long, they will be assimilated by it and eventually become its puppets - their self-will will be erased. However, for the witches who have been bewitched by the Abyss, all of this is unbelievable and taken for granted."

"What exactly is the abyss? Why does it drive people crazy? Does it magnify their own desires?"

"Some people's desires are magnified, but this desire manifests more as a longing for the abyss. This influence is subtle, and the abyss seems to be showing signs of spreading. What's very confusing is that those bewitched by the abyss display a variety of wills. I'm afraid those who haven't experienced being dominated by the abyss will find it difficult to understand this behavior."

Tricia thought for a moment and said.

If someone else had asked about the abyss, Tricia would certainly not have answered, but since it was Elsa, she did not deliberately hide anything - but her understanding of the abyss was actually limited, or rather, everyone's understanding of the abyss was very limited.

There were scholars who tried to explore the mysteries of the abyss, but in the end they either went mad like the witches in the Witch Society, or sensed the danger and gave up. Even if one used hypnosis magic to forcibly question those who were bewitched by the abyss, their answers were completely beyond the level of what ordinary people could understand, and could not even be called language.

It can be seen that the abyss may usurp or erode people's will at the soul level, and it is undoubtedly a very dangerous thing.

Otherwise, magicians would not avoid it so much.

As for Luther - he probably didn't even know that the magic he was using was Abyss Magic.

"Why is Aisha asking this all of a sudden?"

Tricia asked.

Aisha thought about it and turned to look at Tricia.

"I was just thinking about the Ash Witch."

"The Witch of Ashes?"

Tricia knew about the Ash Witch Grace, because Elsa had told her about it when she came to Dammas before. But after all, the Ash Witch did not participate in the attack on Dammas, and had been captured by Elsa, so Tricia subconsciously ignored her.

"—She is Sophia's friend, but unfortunately, due to certain circumstances, she has been imprisoned by us, right here in this church."

Elsa pointed down.

"Sophia said that Grace was simply bewitched by the Abyss and 'became unlike herself,' but I don't see any truth to that statement—so last night I was thinking, since my power can dispel the Abyss's aura, and even my bodily fluids can dispel the Witch's Mark when it comes into deeper contact, then I want to know, if Grace is truly bewitched by the Abyss, can my power return her to normal?"

Aisha said, looking at Tricia seriously.

Tricia didn't answer immediately, but said, "Witches like Grace and Sophia no longer have their witch marks. So far, there has been no example of someone being able to re-condense the mark. The characteristics of their witch bloodline still exist, but without the mark, their witch bloodline has become inactive. In theory, the abyss aura in their bodies should also be expelled by you, Elsa, but..."

"only?"

"Maybe we still need to make her take your body fluids."

Facts have proven that the effect of physical contact with Elsa is not as direct and profound as directly taking Elsa's body fluids - Vivian and Elsa have been together for so long, but the witch mark in Vivian's body has always existed until they kissed, which was confirmed by Tricia.

The trigger for change was kissing.

Afterwards, the mark disappeared.

Similarly, Tricia and Aisha conducted many experiments, but none of them could be as direct and effective as drinking the three bottles of liquid. Of course, blood had the same effect.

Tricia said, "If you want to know the result, just give it a try."

"If you want to try it, maybe you should ask Sophia for permission - Grace is her friend after all."

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260 I will protect her

"The influence of the Abyss's aura is subtle. To me, it's like a sophisticated form of light hypnosis, allowing anyone who wields Abyss magic to use the Abyss as a tool to achieve their own goals. However, this is arrogant, as the Abyss will never be exploited by anyone. If anyone thinks they can control the Abyss, they must be crazy."

Tricia said.

In fact, Elsa didn't have much specific impression of what the breath of the abyss was. Whether it was in books or stories in rumors, the existence of witches was mysterious, and abyss magic was even more so. Apart from some clues of limited value obtained from Tricia, there was no more information.

It was rare, even Tricia had things she wasn't quite sure about.

As for Grace, the witch of ash, the reason why Elsa thought of her was because of her relationship with Sophia——

"Tricia, if Grace is indeed influenced by the Abyss, then is everything she does the result of her own thoughts, or is she being bewitched by the Abyss?"

Aisha asked Tricia as she pondered.

"Is it true, as Sophia said, that she has become like this simply because of the influence of the abyss? If so, then can removing the abyss from her body allow her to regain her 'self'?"

"That depends on how deep Grace has fallen into the abyss."

Tricia changed her clothes with her back to Elsa. She was still wearing a cool and abstinent black lining, and an adventurer's outfit that could be seen everywhere on the outside. She explained everything to Elsa in detail.

"In fact, among the surviving young witches of the former Witch Coven, some were once bewitched and controlled by the Abyss, becoming insane and losing their self-identity. However, after that incident, they slowly returned to normal with the help of the church. Vivian's mother, Sophia, and Grace, the Witch of Ashes, were among them."

Elsa had little contact with Grace, the Witch of Ashes, and didn't know much about her, but just by looking at Sophia, she knew that people who had been controlled by the abyss could actually recover from it - Sophia gave people a kind and polite impression, and she took good care of her daughter Vivian. She showed no hostility to strangers, and never did anything out of the ordinary to others, even though the people in the town of Mallaig treated her harshly and hatefully.

"So, there's a chance Grace could regain her sanity? If she's truly been affected by the Abyss."

“It’s possible, but how it will work depends on the circumstances.

The reasons why what happened to the witches was somewhat complicated. To put it simply, the disaster of the abyss began with the over-concentration of the abyss aura within the witches' club. The powerful and rich power of the abyss was gathered together by the witches, forming a wonderful resonance. As a result, the power of the abyss descended on the witches' club, and all the witches in the witches' club were bewitched.

In other words, the reason why Sophia and Grace were able to recover is not ruled out because they actually came into direct contact with the abyss and were affected by it while still retaining their self-awareness - because, among the witches rescued from the Witch Society, only those who had the mark removed eventually returned to normal, and the others died in madness, without any signs of recovery until their death.

In other words, if their subconscious and rationality have already been destroyed, whether they can be restored by expelling the breath of the abyss is still an unknown.

Fortunately, the Ash Witch you're talking about has so far retained her sanity, the judgment to act on her own, and her hands are unstained with blood. At least so far, her restraint has become a possibility for her to resist the abyss. Judging from her performance, she's probably not so desperate as to sacrifice her soul to the abyss. If that's the case, there's indeed hope.

"Perhaps this is why Sophia requested that Grace be imprisoned in the church."

Aisha thought.

Because Sophia wants to save her former best friend, she can only rely on the church's holy light magic to suppress the abyss breath in Grace's body. Perhaps in Sophia's view, this is the only way to save Grace.

So, if there is a better and more effective way, Sophia will probably try it, right?

That is to use Elsa's body fluids.

Of course, there was no need to have Elsa and Grace kiss or collect several bottles of body fluids again. Just one drop of blood would be enough - after dilution, the effect would probably be no different.

Now that we have ideas and guesses, all that’s left is to perfect the plan and conduct experiments.

In fact, the effect of Elsa's body fluids has been verified on Vivian and Tricia, but compared to Tricia's Demon King's Curse and Vivian's Witch Mark, the Ash Witch Grace's body is filled with pure magic and abyss breath - it is unknown how big a role Elsa can play.

"I'll go talk to Sophia and explain things first, then we'll go check on Grace."

Aisha said.

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“Grace?”

Sophia had just gotten up. She opened the door in a petticoat to greet Elsa. However, Sophia's expression looked a little unnatural. She subconsciously felt the movement on the bed in the room. Vivian was turning over.

Elsa was Vivian's lover. As a mother, she was wearing a petticoat and facing Elsa at this time. Moreover, Elsa came here not to find Vivian, but to find her - although it was just to discuss matters related to Grace.

We are all women, so there is nothing to be shy about. But Sophia can't see, and even magical perception is ineffective on Elsa. Everything about Elsa is an unknown object to Sophia - this feeling is actually very strange. It is precisely because of the unknown that strange fantasies arise.

By this time, Vivian had also woken up and was curled up in bed. When she heard Elsa's voice, she immediately got out of bed, but after thinking about it, she just stayed close to her and eavesdropped.

Although Elsa was surprised by the shyness in Sophia's eyes, she didn't pay much attention to it, considering that Sophia was not used to interacting with outsiders. Instead, she stated her purpose directly:

"Yes, I want Sophia to lend me Grace. It won't take too long. I just want to conduct a magic experiment. Of course, I promise not to harm her."

Elsa spoke directly and didn't mean to beat around the bush.

This actually surprised Sophia.

Because Grace is no longer a witch who has signed a contract with the church, but is just a criminal imprisoned by the church. No matter how the church wants to deal with her, it is not her turn to say anything. Moreover, with Elsa's identity, Elsa does not need to ask about this matter alone - but Elsa does not seem to think so.

This made Sophia suddenly nervous.

"May I know...what you plan to do with her?"

Elsa didn't hide much and explained her abilities in detail, including the changes and discoveries about Vivian, as well as the conclusions she reached last night - of course, she omitted many parts that were less appropriate to talk about.

However, Vivian, who was eavesdropping on the side, couldn't help but blush.

"So, I want to try and see if I can dispel the abyss aura within Grace—so I came to ask Sophia for your opinion. After all, the Ash Witch is your friend."

Elsa finally said, waiting for Sofia's response.

However, Sophia was already stunned, and it took her a while to come back to her senses, and her expression suddenly became complicated.

"Aisha is saying...you...eliminated Vivian's mark?"

"Yes, at least for now."

Elsa answered sincerely, "It's just that we're not sure whether the status quo can be maintained, and whether it will have any negative consequences. So I need to apologize for unintentionally putting your daughter in this predicament."

After saying that, Elsa glanced behind Sophia. There was no one there, but the corner of Vivian's clothes was visible in the corner of the wall.

"But no matter what happens in the future, I will protect her and will never leave her."

Aisha said seriously.

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261. It's just a little blood, is it that serious? (3K2)

Sophia agreed to Elsa's request regarding Grace and didn't say much about Vivian.

In fact, in Sophia's view, she had no room for refusal - Grace had attacked Father Fletcher in Mallaig and had also violated the rules by using hypnosis on ordinary people in Dammar, so Grace was undoubtedly a criminal now, a criminal imprisoned by the church. So even if she and Grace were friends, Sophia had no right to show favoritism or defend Grace.

So the fact that Elsa would specifically come to ask her what she thought was already surprising enough for her.

And the other piece of news that Elsa said made her very concerned.

So she hastily agreed to Elsa, and after confirming that Elsa had left, Sophia immediately turned around and ran back to her room - she was very worried about her daughter Vivian.

Elsa also explained that Vivian's condition is still under observation. Although it seems that there is nothing wrong with Vivian at the moment, the witch's mark has never been eliminated before, and there is no experience left by predecessors, so it is not certain whether Vivian will have any other problems in the future.

Elsa gave this explanation sincerely. In fact, from Tricia's point of view, Vivian is doing very well now.