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Chapter 45
The Chaos Breath ability had disappeared.
Instead, I gained a new breath.
It was a golden breath named Luck Breath.
"Oooong!?"
"What's this? The color is different from the last breath? A Golden Breath?"
The golden breath shot out briefly before immediately cutting off.
It wasn't me who stopped using the skill.
It had stopped automatically.
And the Mana consumption from just that momentary release was immense.
[Consumption Mana: 3,105/10,520]
Even at a glance, a massive chunk of Mana had been deleted.
Although I didn't know the exact consumption amount.
I traced back my memories for a moment.
My Mana when I woke up this morning was 4,245.
The Mana I had used since then wasn't much.
I didn't remember exactly, but maybe around 100?
Hmm, if that's the case...
Does that mean the Mana consumption for Luck Breath is close to 1,000?
It was absurd.
Just how incredible was this skill that it consumed 1,000 Mana?
Chaos Breath definitely hadn't been this extreme.
Although I had no way to measure the Mana consumption back when I could use Chaos Breath, I could still guess that it consumed far less than 1,000 Mana.
Just now, when I used Luck Breath.
I felt all the energy suddenly drain from my entire body.
It felt almost as if my soul was being pulled out.
I assumed this was the symptom felt when consuming a massive amount of Mana all at once.
And I didn't feel this when I used Chaos Breath.
"Oooong, oooong? Uwooong?"
"Bear Baby, what was that Golden Breath just now? Unlike the Black Breath we saw last time, there's no ominous feeling, and I feel like it wouldn't be dangerous even if I took a direct hit... Strangely, I actually feel like I want to be hit by that breath."
Swish.
I held out one of my front paws to them.
It meant for them to wait a moment.
I don't know what this is yet either.
If it were the past, I wouldn't have had any way to figure it out without experimenting directly.
But not anymore.
Because I have my reliable Helper friend.
Not the stupid Helper from before, but the one that got smarter after reaching level 2.
Hey, Helper!
Explain Luck Breath to me!
If it knew the answer to this question, it would respond.
If not, it would just stay silent.
[What is Luck Breath. Question confirmed. Submitting the answer to the question.]
Ohh. A reaction came.
You knew this information too!
I believed in you!
[Luck Breath is a golden breath.]
...Huh?
[.......]
Is that the end of the explanation?
Helper... are you messing with me right now?
Do you want a taste of my Bear-Bear Punch too? Huh?
With a very fierce expression.
I swung my front paws wildly into the air.
"Oooong?"
"B-Bear Baby? Why are you suddenly doing that?"
Explain exactly what Luck Breath is!
I said explain it in detail, you punk!
I continued to throw punches into the empty air.
Then, Helper's voice was heard again, and the text floating before my eyes updated.
[Beginning a detailed explanation of Luck Breath.]
Is this thing some kind of junk computer?
It only works properly when you smack it.
[Luck Breath is an ability that artificially brings Luck to the target it hits. The Luck caused by this ability occurs once within 24 hours, and of course, it can also happen immediately.]
[Great Luck may occur, or Small Luck may occur. The probability of Small Luck occurring is much higher than that of Great Luck.]
[The effects of Luck Breath can be stacked.]
[Luck Breath cannot be used on the user themselves.]
Helper, thank you!
I understood after hearing the explanation.
It wasn't an ability that increased the luck of the target it hit, but rather one that brought Luck to them just once.
In other words, I had lost an attack skill and gained a Buff skill.
It didn't seem like a fair trade.
Just hearing the explanation, Chaos Breath seemed better.
Because I prefer being a damage dealer over a buffer.
The fact that I couldn't use Luck Breath on myself was also a downside.
The Mana consumption was also too high.
It would be one thing if only Great Luck occurred unconditionally, but consuming around 1,000 Mana when Small Luck was much more likely to happen was a bit much.
I was slightly disappointed.
"Oooong...."
"I guess you don't plan on explaining the Golden Breath to us...."
***
After hearing the explanation about Luck Breath.
I stopped my meal and headed straight for the large jar filled with blood.
Pad, pad.
I scurried over to the front of the jar.
Then I climbed up the side and dived into the jar.
"Oooong?"
"Bear Baby suddenly got weird...."
After entering the jar.
I gulped down the blood inside.
Of course, I wasn't doing this because of thirst.
Since I couldn't feel thirst in the first place.
The reason I was consuming blood in large quantities was to replenish my Mana.
[Consumption Mana: 10,150/10,520]
Good, it's almost full.
As expected, the blood Tosun's Mom gave me fills my Mana right up.
Of course.
The replenishment effect was slightly weaker than last time.
That was because the blood of the monsters we hunted today was mixed in.
Still, it wasn't really a problem.
Because the amount of blood in the jar had increased by that much.
Having finished replenishing my Mana, I climbed out of the jar.
Ailee and Tosuni were staring at me with puzzled expressions.
Swish.
I reached my arm out toward them.
The extended arm transformed back into a dragon head doll.
Aiming the dragon's head at Tosuni and Ailee like that, I opened its jaws wide.
"Uwooong?! Oooong!"
"She says, Bear Baby has gone crazy."
Tosuni was startled.
Ailee wasn't flustered and provided the interpretation.
And with a calm demeanor, she soothed Tosuni.
"Baby Tosun, don't worry. There's no way Bear Baby would harm us."
"Oooong, oooong."
"She says, that's true."
There was no real need to interpret when the two of them were talking.
Ailee soon shifted her gaze to me and asked.
"Bear Baby. Are you perhaps planning to shoot that Golden Breath you showed us earlier at us?"
Nod, nod.
That's right.
I replenished my Mana just to do that.
"That breath isn't for killing, right? From the feel of it, it seemed like a Buff skill."
Nod, nod.
Correct.
You have good intuition.
"I thought so."
Ailee turned her head.
Looking at Tosuni, Ailee said.
"See? Bear Baby wasn't trying to attack us, he aimed that dragon head at us because he wanted to give us a beneficial Buff."
"Oooong? Uwooong!"
"You say, I believed in Bear Baby and never doubted him? Weren't you just doubting him a second ago?"
"Uwooowoong!!!"
"Alright, I'll believe you, so don't get mad."
Ailee's gaze returned to me.
"Anyway, our Bear Baby drank blood to reuse the Golden Breath you used earlier, right? Even at a glance, that skill looked like it had huge Mana consumption."
Nod, nod, nod.
That's the perfect answer.
Did you just master mind-reading or something.
Unlike usual, you don't have a single wrong answer.
"That's a relief. Earlier, I was worried thinking Bear Baby had gone out of his mind."
"Oooong. Uhoohung."
"Baby Tosun, are you going to keep lying?"
While the two were bickering slightly.
I released the golden breath from the dragon's jaws.
[Using [Dragon Mimicry lv.1]-[Luck Breath].]
If you know it's a Buff, just take the hit quietly.
Whoosh-!
The Luck Breath wrapped around Ailee, the Baby Doll, and Tosuni's bodies.
[[Dragon Mimicry lv.1]-[Luck Breath] has hit.]
[Target: Devoted Rabbit Doll lv.14]
Immediately after.
Helper automatically brought up Tosuni's information.
[Devoted Rabbit Doll lv.14]
┗Pw.42
┗Rnk.Superior
<Luck Breath Applied - 23:59:59>
Oh. A message saying the Buff is being applied popped up.
The remaining time is also being displayed.
So it means Luck will occur once within that time.
Ailee and the Baby Doll.
Luck Breath was not applied to those two.
According to the Helper's notification, the only hit target was Tosuni.
It seemed that Luck Breath only applied to one person at a time.
I thought I could buff everyone if I hit multiple targets with just one use.
Anyway.
I couldn't just give the Buff to Tosuni.
To be fair, I should give it to Ailee and the Baby Doll too.
Ugh, what a waste of Mana.
...No. Let's not feel it's a waste over something like this.
Because they are now my family and friends.
First, I gestured to Tosuni.
Shoo, step aside for a bit.
Tosuni tilted her head, then quickly moved aside, seemingly catching the meaning of my gesture.
I immediately reused Luck Breath.
[[Dragon Mimicry lv.1]-[Luck Breath] has hit.]
[Target: Servant Vampire lv.14]
[Servant Vampire lv.14]
┗Pw.42
┗Rnk.Superior
<Luck Breath Applied - 23:59:59>
"Seeing you use the breath again, it seems the Buff is only applied to one person at a time? It looks like the Buff went to Baby Tosun just now, and this time it came to me?"
Nod, nod.
I bobbed my head in affirmation.
Then shall we give the Buff to the Baby Doll now?
I pointed to the Baby Doll Ailee was holding and gestured for her to put it down on the floor for a moment.
"Are you going to give our baby a Buff too?"
Nod, nod.
Of course I should.
Leaving someone out isn't good.
"Alright. I'll put the baby down here, and I'll take a step back."
Ailee placed the Baby Doll down.
[Using [Dragon Mimicry lv.1]-[Luck Breath].]
[[Dragon Mimicry lv.1]-[Luck Breath] has hit.]
[Target: Dirty Doll lv.10]
[Dirty Doll lv.10]
┗Pw.10
┗Rnk.Normal
...Huh? What's this?
It definitely just said it hit?
Why isn't the remaining time displayed below the information?
Ah, could it be?
Did the Luck occur immediately?
Just as I was having that thought, Ailee shouted in a surprised voice.
"Huh? Our baby is...!"
Twitch.
The Baby Doll's arms and legs trembled and slowly began to move.
Soon after, it raised its body from its spot all on its own.