The Hero Kicked Me Out of His Party, So I Turned Him into My Maid - Chapter 19

“It looks about the size of two of Ariel’s fists!”

Ariel glanced out the window; the afternoon sun was also quite dazzling.

Luna calmly deduced:

“In other words, it takes about 16 to 17 hours for this advanced transmutation magic circle to transform two fist-sized pieces of metal.”

“Too slow.”

Otto shook his head:

“If it is indeed a high-level transmutation magic circle as you say, Luna, then the speed is too slow. A standard transmutation magic circle only takes an hour to convert.”

“No…it’s possible.”

Luna looked at Otto with unwavering determination, her eyes filled with the excitement of overcoming difficulties and finding a solution.

Otto suddenly realized:

“You mean, he and I… he was born with a transmutation magic circle within him?!”

Then, Otto suddenly understood, and some incomprehensible words came out of his mouth like a rapid-fire spell:

“Sixteen hours is the most standard, most suitable, and most appropriate time!”

“When the Seed of the Sage is infused, it coexists with the stomach, absorbing nutrients from the stomach, and the Sage’s Array grows, feeding on metal…”

Luna sighed, resignedly taking on the role of translator for Otto.

There’s no way around it; after all, the younger cousin understands the older cousin best, and the researcher understands the researcher best.

“That means that person may have been affected by the legendary Philosopher’s Stone, and a Philosopher’s Transmutation Circle grew in his stomach.”

“The Sage Transmutation Array will force him to transform metals, otherwise he will be hungry, even if he eats food.”

“The Sage Transformation Array within the human body can initially only transform metal into metal ingots. At this time, the transformation time is a constant sixteen hours.”

“Oh my god! A magic circle growing inside a person’s stomach, how terrifying!”

Mira’s mind was filled with the terrifying image of a fat man whose stomach opened wide with a dark maw, swallowing the metal material on her back in one gulp, and then swallowing her whole in the second.

Thinking of this, Mila curled up, her facial features slightly distorted.

“It’s fine.”

Luna noticed Mira’s condition and offered words of comfort:

“The Sage Transformation Array is not a scary thing. If you have to say it, it’s like he has an extra big mouth in his stomach to eat, or an extra stomach inside his stomach.”

“His method of consuming metal is likely due to the awakening of the Philosopher’s Stone’s unique ‘telesynthesis’.”

“Wow, that’s even scarier…”

Mira tightly closed her eyes and kept shaking her head, indicating that she refused to think about such a situation.

Ariel wanted to comfort Mira, so she kept looking at her.

Before Mira closed her eyes, Ariel caught a fleeting glimpse of something unusual in her eyes.

Mira… was she faking it?

Otto also added:

“If he doesn’t convert the metal, he will be starving every moment. So he is pitiful and needs help.”

“He maintained a frequency of converting metals every few days, converting only a few metals at a time. That wasn’t enough; I suspect he was so hungry he was delirious that he had to do it.”

“If the host’s needs are not met for a long time, the Sage’s Stomach will begin to draw on the host’s own life force as fuel, eventually turning the host into blood.”

“Wow……”

Mira instinctively clutched the fabric around her stomach, trying to suppress the urge to vomit.

Luna tapped her finger on the table and made a decision:

“So now the one who needs our talk show club to solve their problems is no longer Otto, but the person with the stomach of a sage.”

Ariel glanced at Mila again, who was still curled up with her hands folded in front of her chest.

Mila seems genuinely scared.

But what was with that elusive, strange look in her eyes…?

In short, it’s best to end this as soon as possible.

Although the morning paper did not explicitly state it, rumors circulate within the academy that the hero team suffered heavy losses after entering the dungeon and is expected to have to evacuate urgently.

Brian is about to return to the capital.

Then I need to quickly create a clone and then carry out the “Hero’s Undying Alliance’s” plan to avenge the hero.

Let’s speed up the Alchemy Society’s request.

Ariel stood up and deliberately made a noise with her chair to attract the three people’s attention.

Mira stared up at Ariel, her eyes filled with confusion.

“Senior Otto, I think this person meets two conditions:”

“First, he’s an insider at the Alchemy Society. He knows the location of the metals stored in the warehouse like the back of his hand. The reason you didn’t find anything unusual while you were staking out the place is because he knew about it and therefore didn’t proceed with the transmutation.”

“Secondly, he is most likely a freshman. Freshmen can only join clubs at the beginning of the second semester. And the transformation also happens this semester. Of course, I can’t guarantee this, so we need to conduct a screening.”

“Um……”

Otto nodded throughout Ariel’s deduction, and after she finished speaking, he agreed.

“Junior Alyssa is right. Well then, let’s go to the Alchemy Club now and meet the new members recruited this semester.”

“I think I’ll pass.”

Luna leaned back in her chair and waved her hand wearily.

“Your club members will probably be nervous and scared if they see my face as the head of the disciplinary committee, right? I’ll just take a break here at the club, so I’ll leave this to you, Ariel.”

Luna looked at Arielle and blinked.

…

Luna’s eyes were also strange, seemingly filled with a mix of… anticipation and reluctance?

I must be seeing things!

Soon, Otto brought Arivil and Mira to the Alchemy Society.

He didn’t let Ariel and Mira into the Alchemy Club, but instead had them wait in another empty classroom.

Then Otto brought over a dozen new members and had them stand in a row.

Ariel and Mila watched from the side. After all, it was Otto’s home turf.

Otto’s expression was serious, and his tone carried a hint of sternness:

“I suspect that the person who recently converted the metal is among you.”

Ariel observed their expressions; aside from confusion and shock, they showed no fear.

“Then, I will now test you. I hope none of you are secretly refining metals.”

With a stern face, Otto approached the first new member, placed his hand two fingers in front of his stomach, and released his magic to probe him.

After probing for a while, Otto shook his head with a solemn expression and walked to the second person to continue probing.

…

“No way! Could it be that none of these dozen or so people are from there?”

After waiting for a while, Mira saw Otto shaking his head after being tested, and it was almost time to test the last person.

Ariel continued observing for a while, and whispered:

“I think Otto already has the answer in his heart.”

Otto walked up to the last person:

Henrietta.

Henrietta was thin and short, with dark skin and a few freckles on her face. When Otto called her name, she subconsciously swallowed and hummed in response.

Otto placed his hand two fingers in front of Henrietta’s stomach and began to release his magic.

Henrietta gripped the hem of her dress tightly, trying to stand as straight as possible.

It’s her!

Mila whispered.

In the end, Otto shook his head.

“How could that be! Ariel, it’s so obvious!”

Ariel looked at Mira, smiled without saying a word, signaling her not to speak.

Otto bowed slightly and addressed the new members:

“It seems I am not among you. I’m sorry, I misunderstood you. I apologize.”

The new members all said it was nothing, and then returned to the club room to continue their activities.

Otto closed the door and stood in the doorway, looking at Ariel and Mira inside, his expression grave.

“Found her, the one with the stomach of a sage is Henrietta.”