White Knight, who was standing to the side, immediately jumped out, unable to stay still, "Then isn't she invincible?!"
The Black Knight gave him a side-glance and said, "Of course, this process takes time, and before it's completed, she won't be able to gain power from the foreign elements. At the current rate of digestion, it will take at least 200 years to fully digest this mixed crystal of dragon's blood and Your Highness's Dead Apostle blood."
Altrouge, who had reverted to her loli form, looked a bit troubled, "So, Rin hasn't become my subordinate Dead Apostle, right?"
"That is correct, Your Highness."
Black Princess rubbed her face, looking very displeased, "I don't care! As long as Rin and my soul contract are still active, she's still my maid! Anyway, I've given her 500 years, and after 500 years, she'll obediently return to my side."
The black and white knights, plus the pet White Beast, all looked at their Black Princess with a black line over their heads as she suddenly threw a childish tantrum.
It's worth noting that Altrouge's current blonde loli state is a manifestation of the True Ancestor component inherited from Crimson Moon. In this state, Altrouge is like a naturally born True Ancestor; she does not fear sunlight, flowing water, garlic, crucifixes, or other things that counter Dead Apostles, and can move freely during the day. However, because she inherited less of the True Ancestor component, Altrouge's power in this state is relatively weak compared to her black-haired older sister state.
Altrouge in her mature, black-haired, waterfall-like older sister form is the full activation state of her Dead Apostle, True Ancestor, and gaia's child factors. While displaying all her advantages, she also inherits corresponding weaknesses; although she doesn't fear sunlight, she feels uncomfortable when exposed to the sun, develops mild hydrophobia, and intensely dislikes garlic, etc.
Therefore, Altrouge usually maintains her True Ancestor loli state during non-combat daily life, especially during the day. However, it seems that as her body became childlike, her mind also became childlike!
The pouting princess jumped down from her chair and said to the Black Knight, "So when will Rin wake up?"
The Black Knight pondered for a moment, "The fused blood is accelerating her body's evolution. Because it completely discards the weaknesses of blood traits, she will likely wake up in about three days."
"I see." Black Princess nodded, "Then, Stuart, you and Big White come with me to look around. Brad, you stay here and wait for Rin to wake up." To protect a young girl, there's no one more reassuring than a faggot.
"Brad, don't you dare go out cruising for a hookup during this time. Protect Rin well for me." Before leaving, Black Princess did not forget to instruct White Knight thus.
...White Knight Brad made a bitter face, once again expressing his speechlessness and exasperation. Days without beautiful men were truly difficult... Two days later... White Knight Brad stood by the window, his face full of sorrow, gazing at the starry sky. He had been guarding Rin here for two days, not setting foot outside. The girl, like a sleeping beauty, showed no sign of waking up, as if waiting for a prince's awakening kiss.
Oh, how he longed for a beautiful young man... This was probably why Altrouge sent Brad to guard Rin. If it were a beautiful young man lying there, Brad would have long since lost control and done this or that. Unfortunately, Rin was a beautiful girl—
His aesthetics didn't match up... White Knight looked at the sleeping Rin with a look of regret. He acknowledged her beauty as a girl, even on par with his own Black Princess, but from a faggot's aesthetic perspective, this feminine beauty was like appreciating the beauty of a work of art.
No matter how beautiful the naked statue of Venus is, can you really get hard looking at it?
The White Knight felt this kind of helplessness when facing Rin; he acknowledged her beauty but felt absolutely nothing.
"Huh? Is that!..." Blood suddenly gripped the window sill and looked down, spotting a presence he couldn't ignore!
After a moment of extreme indecision between the targets inside and outside the window, he gritted his teeth and suddenly jumped out the window!
It was unknown who the White Knight had seen to make him so anxious that he disregarded Black Princess's command and ran out.
But perhaps it was a coincidence, because less than ten minutes after Blood left, the sleeping Rin finally showed a change.
Fine cracks gradually appeared on the surface of her entire body, rapidly spreading and deepening.
Finally, Rin's body surface cracked into fragments that began to peel off, like a snake shedding its skin, discarding the old, useless skin tissue.
Where the old skin peeled off, a smoother, more perfect, crystal-clear skin was revealed.
Faintly, under the skin, fine, diamond-shaped scales could be seen intermittently, before finally completely disappearing beneath the skin.
Along with the shedding skin tissue, there was also a layer of delicate white powder, as if Rin had expelled all the useless impurities from her body at once.
After the transformation of her body was complete, the newly reborn Rin finally awoke from two days and two nights of slumber.
She sat up, somewhat disoriented, looking at the fragments of skin shed around her.
When Rin awoke from her sleep and opened her eyes, she felt as if the entire world was different!
Everything she saw was clearer than ever before.
Rin got up and walked to the window to look outside; even without applying reinforcement Magic, she could still clearly see the patterns on leaves several kilometers away.
This was practically the clairvoyance of an Archer class Servant!
Rin quickly noticed other unusual changes in her body, the most obvious being the Magic power that spontaneously generated within her body with each breath.
Dragon's Heart!
Exclusive to dragons, a Magic core of a completely different dimension from human Maguss!
With it, Magic Circuits were no longer needed; as long as she breathed in air with blood circulation, Magic power could be generated!
Rin quickly closed her eyes and carefully observed her evolved body internally.
After a thorough scan, even Rin herself was shocked by the changes in her body!
The 473 Magic Circuits had disappeared, replaced by every cell and tissue in her body having the function of generating and storing Magic power.
At this moment, Rin's body was like... no, she was a humanoid Magic Circuit!
And unlike Illya, whose body was also composed of Magic Circuits, Illya's body was woven together from countless Magic Circuits, while Rin's body at this time was a single, integrated Magic Circuit.
Rin flicked her right wrist, and a brilliant light flashed in her palm, a colorless ceremonial short sword carved from multifaceted gems appeared in Rin's hand.
Jeweled Sword!
After five years, this highest-grade Magic artifact in the Nasuverse, sealed within Rin's body, was finally truly held in Rin's hand!
Rin's emotions at this moment were beyond ecstatic, her right hand holding the sword trembled uncontrollably.
The highest mystery of the world, held in her hand!
However, Rin was not foolish enough to try the effect of the Second Magic.
She then put the Jeweled Sword back into her body in the form of a conceptual armament and looked around the room.
"Eh? There's no one here. Has Altrouge left?"
"Phew, she really keeps her word. She said she'd give me 500 years to resolve my ties to the human world. I didn't expect her to leave so decisively even after what happened."
"Well, my time is also limited. Since it's a hotel, there must be a town nearby. I don't know which country I'm in. Without further ado, I shouldn't wait until dawn. It's important to gather information as soon as possible and continue with my plan."
Clearing her thoughts, Rin no longer pondered, she pushed off the window sill and jumped out of the room...
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