The yellow lightning contained in the Judgment of the Brain incinerates the Kraken.
The sea and sky, the source of the Kraken, are of Extreme Holy.
The Kraken’s dominion does not reach the sky and can only affect phenomena like storms or disrupt the aura state.
Moreover, lightning is a representative power of the sky and the deadliest ability regarding ‘water.’
“Kyahhh!!!”
Not only does the brain burn the Kraken, but currents now flicker throughout the surrounding sea.
As the Kraken writhes in agony from the lightning, the legs that had ensnared Young Lily loosen.
Even Young Lily, protected by the White Guardian, feels a jolt and hastily soars into the sky.
“Wow, lightning…”
─Isn’t it magnificent?
“It looks super painful.”
The Kraken trembles, unable to resist the Judgment.
But this is relative.
While lightning is a weakness, for the ‘real’ Kraken, unless it’s the upper celestial or demon’s lightning, it’s merely an electric massage.
Of course, this dungeon’s Kraken is in a fairly weakened state, so even this level of lightning can cause temporary rigidity.
Young Lily grips the hammer again, ready to attack at any moment.
“Is it caught? Or is it… again…”
─Not yet.
Though it looks unable to resist, the Kraken is a progenitor-like being, close to being semi-immortal.
Even if 99% of its body is blown away, it can regenerate, and its soul is resilient enough that it doesn’t die easily.
‘An upper celestial did kill it once, though.’
Whatever the reason, it has revived.
Kuoooooo!!!
As if waiting for this moment, the effects of the brain’s judgment fade, and the burned body of the Kraken regenerates.
The eyes that were writhing in pain open, and more than twelve legs shoot aggressively upward.
It’s utterly furious.
Young Lily looks back and forth between me and the Kraken in panic.
“Uh, uh… let’s attack directly─!”
─Don’t worry.
Kuruung.
Once more, currents flow in the clouded sky.
Another judgment due to the duplication of the White Guardian.
The Kraken glares fiercely, and Young Lily gasps, her eyes widening in shock.
The tension hangs in the air.
I now drop the lightning I had temporarily restrained.
[Once more?]
[Let’s go~]
[Ah lol, hitting it twice]
[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
The Judgment of the Brain strikes again.
■
Day 3
12:03
[The Sea Disaster falls into slumber.]
[The Sea Disaster will awaken on Day 5.]
The disaster of the reaper awakens on the fifth day.
Young Lily completely realizes the existence of the disaster on the third day.
[Record – ‘Third Day 12:30 PM’ is saved.]
[Remaining slots 4/6 (+?)]
“Alright! Everyone this way!”
“One! Two!”
“We need to drain that water! Otherwise, it’ll all get swept away!”
“Ugh, I can’t use this.”
As the Kraken that was about to submerge the village fell asleep, the area effect around it stopped.
With the area effect gone, the village’s sea level also lowered, and the villagers returned, busy draining water from each house.
Although the village was a bit of a mess after just a few hours, with everyone helping each other out, it quickly started getting organized.
“Lily!”
“Mom!”
Swoosh!
Young Lily tossed off her armor and leapt into her mom’s arms.
While embracing her for a long time and sharing warmth, young Lily snuggled up.
I looked on with a warm heart and turned my gaze to the chat window.
[The end?]
[Wow]
[That was insane]
[Using the technique twice is so OP, lol]
[Transcendence is great, huh? Lightning twice too;;]
[Big Lily]
[The village is a mess, haha]
[Info) It’s worse that little Lily destroyed the house than the village getting flooded]
[But wasn’t little Lily the one who broke the house?]
[LOL]
[Oh hey]
[Little Lily is so cute]
[A sacrifice for the big one, anyway haha]
[I was nervous because the Kraken was supposed to be tough, but it was just trash]
[Is it all over now?]
“It’s almost over, but there’s still a bit left.”
After all, the Kraken just fainted from the extreme current.
On the fifth day, the Kraken will wake up, and considering its nature, killing it will probably be impossible.
It’s best to see what I can do while it’s asleep, but as there’s still time, there are things I need to check.
“Since killing it is impossible, I need to start finding some hints.”
I’ve subdued the final boss of the dungeon, the Kraken, but there is almost no information on the ‘clock’, the sorcerer, or the escaped Geo.
With some leisure time given and the constraints of plausibility mostly gone, gathering hints will surely be helpful.
First…
“I told you! The Dreamland Fairy…!”
“Is that true? Oh my…”
Let’s leave them to talk a bit.
There’s plenty of time.
■
Third Day
15:29
Young Lily returned after talking with her parents, the villagers, and friends, and it was five hours later.
Young Lily looked apologetic for making them wait, but since we skipped the waiting time, it was just about ten minutes.
─You’re here.
“Hehe… Took a bit longer, huh? Sorry about that. I was busy explaining things and having conversations…”
─It’s okay. It didn’t take long at all.
“So… what happened with the nightmare?”
─It’s asleep. I plan to take a look before it wakes up.
“Phew… thank goodness.”
……
“Will it show up again?”
─It will.
At least if it does, it’ll be a month later.
The young Lily in the dungeon will only appear in Deoen’s world, whom she can’t see.
─Thanks for your hard work. It must have been tough for that young body.
“Hehe… It’s all thanks to the Dreamland Fairy. If it weren’t for you, I would have been trembling and done nothing.”
Hmm. Young Lily nods her head in agreement.
After giving her another pat, I got to the point.
“Can I take a moment… huh?”
─I’m curious about the sorcerer who was wandering around to stop the Nightmare Demon King. And this person named Geo. I need to find them.
“O-oh… then please let me know like before.”
─As you know, it’s hard for me to use my power in this state. If you could just sleep for a bit, I’ll handle it.
Sure, I could just give orders in fairy form, but right now, being a ‘Dreamland Fairy’ means I can’t use my powers much.
Plus, now I know very well that it’s not really me when I speak from my heart or move in dreams.
It’s better to ask for permission than to do things recklessly.
Young Lily ponders for a moment.
Her serious expression briefly turns cute before she nods.
“I’ll lend it to you.”
─Thank you.
“But then, please let me know! Because I’m curious about who it is.”
Young Lily clenches her fists, and I chuckle as I seep into her body.
“You’ll find out.”
■
[‘Lily (Day 3?)’ has encountered a blank space of ? amount.]
[‘Lily (Day 3)’ has been granted permission. You gain permanent ownership of ‘Lily (Day 3)’s body.]
Wiggle wiggle.
It’s been a while since I took control of young Lily’s body.
I checked the body as I soared into the sky.
Thanks to having obtained permission from young Lily, I gained permanent rather than temporary ownership, and the constraints of Gaeyeon almost vanished.
Unless I go crazy and meteor the village, I won’t lose ownership.
[Oh]
[Hehe, Lily’s resurrection, lol]
[Wow]
[Time to hunt Kraken, let’s go]
[Wow finally taking over the body]
[Lol]
[Let’s head out for slaughter~]
“First, let’s find all the hints.”
It’s been a while since I’ve contained ‘Holy Power’ in my body.
As the pure white holy energy fills young Lily’s flesh, unseen things become visible, and I feel parts I shouldn’t.
Swoosh…
The blue hair turns white, and a small hand reaches out, rummaging through the entire village in an instant.
Thud! Thud!
At last, a small wristwatch and a huge alarm clock soar into the sky, floating in front of me.
I playfully fiddle with the clocks, setting the time before pulling out two letters.
First, the small letter.
Flap.
“…Did you really execute the spell?”
I probably succeeded. This letter can only be found if the spell is successful.
Actually, I just ripped it open with some holy magic.
“What an amazing spell.”
A massive design layered over a dozen times, infused with a special gem’s power.
I haven’t touched the gem, but it must be something incredible.
It must be comparable to this ‘clock’—at least that’s what the spell suggests.
Also, I thought the sorcerer genuinely wanted to prevent the disaster; if things hadn’t gone awry, he would have done something to stop it.
… I know it’s an excuse, but in the end, I ran away.
Even if the villagers are important, isn’t my life worth more than that?
Using the clock, I hid myself in the rare moments when time slowed down to a crawl.
By the time I heard the truth from the sorcerer, I didn’t have enough time to escape to another continent, and this was the only method.
Telling the villagers would have been pointless and would likely have caused more confusion.
I wait.
I don’t know how long it will be, but when I emerge, everything will be over.
It absolutely has to be.
“Hmmm… So the ship…”
Perhaps the person who lived on the broken ship swept away by the waves is that person, Geo.
There’s certainly no trace left where the ship was.
If he used the clock to move his very existence, it would make sense.
[You have discovered Geo’s letter (3).]
[Record ─ ‘Day 3, 15:35’ is saved.]
[Remaining slots 5/6(+?)]
After fully checking the recorded entries, I opened the last letter.
Since nothing special other than these two was discovered, this must be the final letter…
I opened the letter.
It was made of different material than the previous ones.
The first line of the letter was written in a different font.
“Geo, look. The time difference of the clock cannot be completely matched… is it not you, who is it?”
[Failure.]
[Returning to one of the recorded slots.]
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