Elly's ominous glare made Arthur tremble. Elly took a deep breath.
"Speak up."
"Gulp. So, I went to get some Phyrophylax wood and....."
Arthur explained everything to Elly openly.
Elly's expression changed quickly from angry to surprised.
"Sigh. Fine. I'll forgive you this time. Now hand him over."
Arthur handed her the baby.
Elly checked the baby's body to see if there were any injuries. After taking a check, Elly placed the baby on a bed.
A huge magic circle was drawn where the bed was. Elly activated the magic circle.
There was no response.
She tried again. But still there was no response.
She was shocked.
"This child.....has no magical essence at all."
Arthur was shocked after hearing her words.
"What!? I thought I couldn't detect his magical essence because babies have too little magical essence when they are born. I thought it was the same case. But no essence at all? How is that possible!?"
"I don't know what is going on with this baby, but I can surely tell this is not a normal child. He's not a demon or an angel, either.
"Just what are you?"
The baby giggled.
Even though the situation was tense, a smile appeared on both Arthur's and Elly's faces as they looked at the baby.
"What should we do about him, Arthur?"
"We cannot hand him over to the officers. We'll keep him."
"I agree more with you.
"If they find out about him, they will do research on him."
Elly's face darkened when she thought about the research. She recalled some awful memories. A chill went down her spine.
Arthur patted her shoulder.
"Don't think about it anymore. Bad memories only hurt you more when you think about them."
Arthur knew everything that had happened with Elly in the past.
Elizabeth Crimson, 30. Even though her magic affinity is common, her skills and special techniques were far too advanced. These skills and techniques were forced into her brain.
Skills and techniques are basically ways to use one's physical powers or one's magic power, or even both. Skills and techniques are special ways to use your power.
Skills take effect on one's body, and techniques take effect on one's power output and the way the attack flows.
Elly was 16 when she was caught by an illegal research facility. They experimented on Elly for 3 years until the facility was brought down.
The experiments that were done on her still stayed effective. She had the skills and techniques that never existed before. Her efficiency on the earth element was invaluable.
Elly sat down while holding the baby.
Suddenly, Arthur felt a presence at the doorstep of the clinic.
He opened the door to see who was there. He opened the door.
The whole street was empty at the time of midnight.
Arthur felt like something was off.
"Arthur, take a look at this."
Arthur closed the door and went back in.
Elly was projecting the baby's body cells. It was one of Elly's skills, Earth Projection.
Arthur could not understand a thing about the cells.
"What is wrong with that?"
"H-His cells are destroying themselves and regenerating in an instant."
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"Each time the cells are destroying themselves and regenerating, they are becoming stronger."
"....!"
Arthur was shocked after what Elly said.
"This kid is not normal."
"If we can't hand him to anyone, then we'll keep him."
Arthur shook his head and said, "We'll keep him."
"What shall we name him?"
Arthur stayed silent for a moment and then said, "Arreck."
Saying that, Arthur placed his finger on the baby's wrist.
Red flames triggered.
The red flames left a red mark on the baby's wrist, which looked like a sword.
"From now on, your name will be Arreck Crimson."
Suddenly, someone entered the clinic.