Reincarnated into a Doomed Novel as an Unknown Extra-Chapter 154: New Abilities [2]

"... Don’t use it for so long. It may really hurt too much if you did." Glutton said in surrender, sighing while taking my hand.

All of a sudden, he turned into countless tentacles and wrapped around my entire body. He didn’t harm or suffocate me, instead, he was fusing with me.

The tentacles kept tightening without end until they became like a second layer of my skin, they started fusing with my internal parts and organs as well, filling me with overwhelming power I had never felt before without enhancing.

A few minutes later, we finally fused into one. I immediately drank a potion for pain resistance and, using my spatial awareness, scanned my new appearance.

I was still wearing Night Terror, which covered me perfectly, but in the visible parts, the skin was covered by what seemed to be thin armor of solid, pitch black tentacles that had azure veins moving through them.

It wasn’t just armor, but my skin itself now, and my internal organs had similar effect, ensuring that all my body was well protected.

I looked at my fist, seeing the small mouth in the middle of my palm, and clenched it slowly, feeling the immense power flowing within it. It wasn’t the first time I felt such power, but now, I wasn’t even enhancing my body.

Was that how the physical monsters, like Zephyr, felt? I couldn’t help but envy them for that.

I raised a finger and made a small flare of cosmic flames, and as expected, the aether consumption was significantly lower than when I did it without Glutton.

I suddenly opened my palm, and 3 long tentacles burst out of the small mouth. I could freely control them like a part of my body, which, in a sense, was true.

[I feel sick... I hate this.] Glutton complained in my head, but I ignored him as I continued scanning myself.

There were 3 long tentacles in my back, moving freely like tails, but unlike the usual tentacles, these 3 looked more solid as if made of steel, just like the weapons Glutton was making with his shape-shifting.

And lastly, my purple eyes were still glowing subtly, but unlike before, my white scleras turned azure, giving me a terrifying, scary appearance.

I teleported instantly to the nearest dummy, enhanced my leg and kicked it. The dummy flew away and crashed into the wall like a broken toy.

I stood still in awe, feeling the immense power. It was great and addictive, even the teleportation was faster and the enhancement was better.

This was the power of being 2 in 1.

Sadly, there was a price for this power. A sudden sharp headache hit me and Glutton at the same time, causing us to stop the fusion and return to our normal forms.

Glutton, in his human form, fell on his knees and glared at me sharply. "I told you not to use it for so long!"

I fell on my knees as well and held my head firmly. "Argh... I didn’t expect it to be that painful!"

Our mental power dried rapidly due to the fusion, causing us to become mentally exhausted in a few minutes. And if that wasn’t enough, the headache just made everything even worse.

It was the result of fusing almost all our thoughts, to not end up trying to move the same part in different directions.

I was a person that could endure the pain of being burned alive without flinching, I could endure the pain of fighting with broken bones, and I could even harm myself if I needed to without hesitation.

Yet, all that meant nothing against that fucking headache! What Tier did I need to become to endure this pain?!

"Glutton... only for emergencies, right?"

"Yeah..."

Having an agreement, we both collapsed on the ground, unable to move our bodies.

"Glutton... can you turn into a raven and call Selene to help us?" I asked with a hint of hope, but my hope crashed the moment he shook his head.

"...Do it yourself."

"How am I supposed to turn you into a raven?"

"....I don’t know."

I sighed and pulled him into my soul like an artifact. Then, using all my willpower to endure the headache and the exhaustion, I opened my bracelet and sent Selene a small message.

[Me: Training Room]

Almost in an instant, Selene slammed the door open and looked at my miserable state with concern.

"W-What happened to you? And when did you come here?" She asked as she tried to use her healing light on me.

I explained: "Don’t try... It’s just some exhaustion... I tried to practice a new technique and ended up exhausting myself." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Obviously, I avoided her other question. What was I supposed to say? I wanted to try something secretly without you noticing even though I could have told you about it?

I knew that she would have respected my privacy and let me do whatever I wanted, but asking for something like that was embarrassing and I was in a hurry, so I didn’t.

Selene’s eyes were filled with sadness as she asked: "Are you still hurting yourself? You can’t keep doing that to yourself..."

"I..." I tried to defend myself, but I couldn’t say anything.

I knew that I was always going too far, but I couldn’t help it as I was slightly indifferent in that matter.

I mean, I even had an ability to resist pain. I couldn’t waste it, right? Of course, I still took the painkillers whenever I needed to endure some pain, I wasn’t a masochist.

[Like anyone would believe that!]

’Shut the fuck up, Glutton!’

Without showing my real emotions on my face, I looked at Selene and asked: "Can you take me to the bed... please?"

Selene sighed and carried me like a princess. It was still too embarrassing, but I was getting used to it.

Still, I really had to make her taller somehow. She was bringing shame upon the entire dragon race with her height!

’I wonder who her parents are. Wait, which one of them is more likely to be the short one, the dragon or the human?’

As I was lost in thoughts, Selene suddenly threw me into the bed, and after putting my hand on her head, she comfortably rested her head on my shoulder and opened her bracelet to chat with her friends.

I almost forgot that we were still in the morning. It wasn’t the time to sleep.

Unlike me, she didn’t bother herself with hiding the screen. Even though I could still see the screen with my spatial awareness — which I never abused, of course — she was giving me enough trust over her chats now.

’Oh Zephyr, you damn bastard!’

It wasn’t like I didn’t want to do the same, but I couldn’t do it when I was mostly chatting with that son of a bitch!

The things he said in that chat could have turned us into criminals if they were leaked to the people from earth. Obviously, I couldn’t show those things to an innocent girl like Selene.

Just then, I remembered that there was something I wanted to tell her about.

’Glutton, do you think I should do that?’

[Do what?] Glutton asked with confusion, but I knew that he understood me and just wanted to annoy me.

I was asking about telling Selene about my spatial awareness, the one that was showing me... almost everything.

As the one that was always with me, and as a girl, of course, I felt like she deserved to know about that. The problem was... I didn’t know how to do that.

That matter was too sensitive.

Desperately, I called Aria: ’Umm... Aria, I need your help in something... sensitive.’

Aria didn’t even wait before responding.

—Will you finally admit it? It’s okay, you can tell me everything, we will find a solution together.

That stupid dirty-minded girl! Was she still suspecting me? Other than killing and torturing some people, I was clean and innocent!

The fact that I, in my past life, didn’t ask anyone to clean my browsing history after my death was proof of that!

Sighing inwardly, I cleared the misunderstanding — again — and told her about the real problem.

After saying everything, Aria stayed silent for a few minutes, then suddenly spoke.

—I don’t know... I think you are doomed. I can’t give good advice for that.

"...."

I kept staring at the ceiling in daze as she continued:

—You know I’d be mad if my roommate suddenly said that he even knows my underwear color, right? Try to tell her in the most polite way possible, like talking with a fragile flower that might explode at any moment.

I sighed as I asked: ’Can’t you tell me what to say? You are a girl yourself, so you definitely know how to approach Selene in that matter.’

Aria responded:

—I think you are right. Give me a few minutes to think about that.

I nodded and waited for a few minutes, then I looked at Selene and said: "Ah... Selene, I got a new ability recently and I think you should know about it."

Almost in an instant, Selena’s eyes lit up as closed her bracelet — ignoring Elara who was waiting for her response — and sat up straight.

"I’m listening!"

Seeing her excitement, I started explaining everything calmly, repeating all what Aria said like a robot.