I did a short glance at the fallen Little Treant before checking Wight’s status.

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Species: Wight
Status: Cursed
Lv: 2/5
HP: 4/8
MP: 1/3
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T-The level didn’t really increase as high as I thought……
For Ball Rabbit’s case, I gave him the power leveling treatment, and in my case, I have a skill that doubles my exp points.
At this rate… at this rate…!
I’m so sorry Little Treant, your sacrifice had little value.

I guess power leveling is more efficient, after all…… but, there aren’t really that many strong opponents in this forest.
For now, I’ll let Partner use〖Fake Life〗to fix Wight’s broken body parts.

I wonder if this skill also recovers its HP.
And, if I use healing skills, it’ll cause damage instead?

After Partner used〖Fake Life〗, I checked Wight’s status and I was right, HP did recover.
I sigh in relief.
I guess it’s better if I don’t use healing magic. I’m not sure how it affects undead after all.

Still, I wonder I can level Wight up though.
While lost again in thought, Wight slammed my front leg with her bones while pointing at a small tree.

W-Wait a minute, that’s kind of……
How do I say this… does that tree sapling catch your attention somehow?
Wight tilted its head again in a peculiar manner.
Well, what do you know, who knew this child wanted to level up that badly.
The way things are now, it still breaks apart often, and if I leave it alone, it will catch the Abyss’s attention, so yeah, leveling it up is for the best…… right……

“Gra~a, gra~a”

Hm? What is it, Partner?

She’s telling me “I’m thirsty” by moving her head.
But, why now of all times……

【Special Skill〖Communication〗has risen from Lv1→2.】

Ah, so that really was Partner communicating at me.
I wonder if Partner is going to go ahead of me and learn how to speak before me.
No! I don’t want that!

Partner extends her tongue while breathing wildly and looking at me.
You… don’t really have to force yourself to act for appeal, you know……

“Gru~o”

After I roared and resumed walking, Wight soon followed.

The moment we arrived at the river, Partner immediately dove her head down the water and drank wholeheartedly.
I also feel kind of parched as well, so I drank alongside Partner.

After I had satisfied my thirst for water, I raised my head up high.
The water’s surface shows a very clear reflection like a clean mirror.
I open my mouth and check out my evil-looking fangs using the water’s reflection.

I’ve gotten quite used to being a dragon, haven’t I?
Well, it’s not like I started out with a fierce appearance though.
While thinking about those stuff, Wight was at the edge of the river and was also staring at itself in the water.

It’s not like I expected it to be happy after I revived it, but it looked depressed after seeing its appearance clearly now.
I noticed that when Wight gets scared, it curls its body up, and it becomes sensitive to touch, and jumps when I poke it.
I’m not entirely sure if it still has memories of when it was still alive, but its gestures are clearly that of a child.
On the other hand, if you were just a random monster I made with〖Fake Life〗out of nothing, I probably wouldn’t be thinking of these things about you.

“Gru~uo……”

When I gently called Wight over, it turns this way and stands up.

What if Wight recovers its flesh when its level is high enough, then won’t we be able to understand better when that happens?
That gives me all the more reason to level up Wight more.

There is the slight hope that it might regain its flesh again when it eats human flesh, but that’s what zombies do, and Wight is a skeleton.
But, I still understand your feeling because it’s the same as me back when I didn’t have〖Human Transformation Art〗before.
When you suddenly realize that you’ve become a monster and you’re forced to accept that cruel reality, there’s this feeling inside you that you just have to regain your humanity back.
But, it’s different for us dragons, Wight is just bones. A skeleton, to be precise.

I’ve steeled myself up and went near the tree sapling.

Partner,〖Fake Life〗once again, please.
For now, let’s aim to evolve Wight before the day ends.

“Gra~a?”

Partner gives me an “Are you serious?” face.
Heck yes, I’m dead serious.

Once Partner used〖Fake Life〗on the tree sapling, it changed its shape just like the one before, and the hollowed parts make a face.
We have successfully made a Little Treant.

“Higyii!”

Little Treant pulls out its roots from the ground and starts moving.

Wight looks up at me with gratitude.

“Gra~a”

At the signal of my roar, Wight immediately went in behind Little Treant, and grabbed it.
As Little Treant struggles free, a few of Wight’s bones crack.
Wight picks up the broken parts before the fall down the ground and uses them to pierce Little Treant’s back.

“Higi, higyi!”

Strangled, joint locked, and then finally, cut down by the pieces of broken bones.
Well, that sure was quite an uncouth battle compared to last time.
Maybe it’s because it couldn’t use any skills from its lack of MP.

Still, Wight won in the end.
I separate Wight and the Little Treant since they’re both level 1.
Although, status alone, Wight is higher.

Little Treant, who was cut down, and Wight, who was clinging on Little Treant, both fell down on the ground.

Wight drags its broken body parts and approaches me.
I raised my front claw and patted Wight’s head.
Then, when I turned to look at Little Treant, it half-closed its eyes and bowed before me.

I guess it still wasn’t enough.
I’m guessing we’re going to need five more Little Treants to evolve Wight.