"What the hell are you talking about?" Ben asked A.I Chip with a dark expression.
[The Sun Demon has the power of the sun like your Sun Dragon Slayer Magic. If you consume it, you will gain Sun Devil Slayer Magic. It will boost your power and possibly also help with the Dragon Seed problem.]
Ben still had a dark expression on his face.
"That's not the problem here. How can you expect me to eat this corpse? Even if he's not a human, he looks like a human. Heck, even if he looks like a demon, I still won't eat him. No way, no way, no way! Just imagining it makes me nauseous." He said.
[Please think about it carefully. This is not about the problem of wanting to eat it or not. It's about your long term future. All of these people came here for the purpose of obtaining the Sun Devil Slayer Magic. If you don't take this chance, then someone else will.]
"But-" Ben said before A.I Chip cut him off.
[No buts! The golden fire has raised your power a lot. Your magic power also increased a lot because of it. Imagine what you'll get after becoming a Sun Devil Slayer.]
A.I Chip displayed Ben's stats which were increased after Escanor's golden fire fused with his golden fire.
[Name: Ben Cooper
Epithet: Karna (The Sun's Child)
Real Age: 15
Body Age: 15 (halted)
Status: Alive
MP: 200,310/200,310
STR: 230 (halted)
AGI: 230 (halted)
STA: 230 (halted)
INT: 267]
His magic power was increased by 30,000 points because of the golden fire. That's a years worth of training obtained in an instant. It's like he obtained Escanor's blessing like the other Dragon Slayers.
"Ugh! D-Do I really need to eat him? Even if I was trained to eat a lot of disgusting things in the past as a soldier, I never thought about eating a humanoid like this. I feel like I will turn into a monster after eating him." Ben said with a disgusted expression.
[Really? You've eaten Yetis, humanoid creatures and you said you can't eat this demon.]
"It's not the same thing. Those Yetis looked like apes rather than humans, but look at this dude! He looks like a human." Ben protested.
[Don't fret over a small matter like that. BE A MAN AND JUST DO IT, SOLDIER!]
"WTF, YOU'VE BECOME AN ANNOYING INSTRUCTOR NOW!" Ben shouted.
Ben and A.I Chip argue about him eating Midas' corpse. It would be beneficial if he obtained Sun Devil Slayer Magic. But his humanity didn't give him the heart to eat a human-like figure like this.
[Then how about you turn him into a lacrima crystal? You can insert the lacrima into your body later to obtain Sun Devil Slayer Magic.]
"Hmm, it would take some processing, but it's much better and more humane. Why didn't you suggest that first?" Ben asked, pissed off with A.I Chip.
[It wouldn't be fun that way]
A tick mark formed on Ben's face and he punched A.I Chip's screen, but it was useless. He sighed and forgot about it.
"A.I Chip, find the procedure to turn the corpse into a lacrima crystal." Ben instructed.
[Understood.]
A.I Chip searched for the procedure to turn the corpse into a lacrima crystal in the database. A.I Chip transferred the procedure to Ben after she found it. The transfer was fast and now Ben fully understood it.
A demon is a magical creature like a dragon. So even after their death, their magic power will remain in their bodies. Ben needs to compress that magic power and solidify it to become a crystal.
To do that, he needed a specific formation of magic letters. Fortunately, he learned it in the past and saved the formation in A.I Chip's database. He learned it from Roubaul when the old man taught him how to make many formations of magic letters.
Ben immediately makes the formation of magic letters near the coffin. He just needed to follow A.I Chip's instructions so he can avoid making mistakes. The formation is very complicated and Ben was sure he couldn't make it without A.I Chip's help.
He finished the formation after 3 hours because he needed to be very careful and precise with everything. This formation also required a lot of magic power. Ben spent half of his full magic power just to create the formation.
"Damn, if I made even a few mistakes, then I might need almost all of my magic power. Such a troublesome but awesome formation. This better work or I will destroy this forest." Ben said while lying on the ground tired.
He rested for 10 minutes while consuming sunlight to replenish his energy. After resting, Ben took Midas' corpse and put it in the middle of the formation. Then he left the formation before slamming his right hand on the formation and his magic power flowed into it.
The formation glowed white and Ben chanted, "White Art! Runes of Power: Compression!"
The formation glowed brighter and the light shot up into the sky. It stopped at 100 meters in height and a big white magic circle appears on top of it. The magic circle spins counterclockwise and then it starts to absorb the surrounding Ethernano to supply the formation's power.
Now Ben just needed to wait for the process to be finished. He didn't know how long it would take because of Midas' strength when he was still alive. Higher power will need more time to be compressed into a lacrima crystal.
"Hmm, the formation absorbs Ethernano from it's surroundings. There's a lot of Ethernano here, so I don't need to worry. The problem is time. I hope it won't take too long because waiting around is boring." Ben said.
Ben decided to train his magic while waiting for the process to finish. He wanted to see if all his magic was boosted after he absorbed the golden fire. It's very surprising to him because that was the case.
The golden fire is the sun itself, so it has all the sun's elements in it. Fire, Light, Heat, Plasma and Gravity. All of those elements were strengthened a lot now.
But there was a problem, the sudden increase in power reduced the control over Ben's magic. He needed to get used to this power up before he can optimize his magic usage.
"I hope the Sun Dragon Slayer Magic won't have the same problem. It will take a longer time to adapt if it had the same problem." Ben said while playing with his magic to get used to the power up.
It took a full day for the formation to finish it's work. Ben had also trained his control to a acceptable degree now because he has a lot of time to train. He didn't have anything to do, so he just trained, slept and ate.
"Finally. This guy must be very strong if work on the formation to compress his power lasted a whole day." Ben sighed.
Ben approached the results of the formation of the magic letters. It is a round golden lacrima with some red patches scattered on it. The lacrima looks like a miniature sun and it's also hot, but that wasn't a problem for Ben.
"How do I use it?" Ben asked A.I Chip.
[Put it on your chest and use Seal Magic to seal it in your body. But you can only use Seal Magic that attaches the lacrima to your body. You can't use a Seal Magic that will seal it's power.]
"Do we have that magic in the database?" Ben asked.
[No.]
"Then what was the point of that long explanation?" He questioned.
[So you can search for such a Seal Magic.]
Ben sighed and looked at the lacrima crystal with a disappointed expression. He can't use it even though it was in his hands now.
"Such a waste. It smells really good though." Ben said as he sniffed the lacrima crystal.
Suddenly, Ben's hands moved on their own following his body's instinct. He brought the lacrima crystal closer to his mouth and he took a bite out of it. He started devouring the lacrima crystal unconsciously because he was just following his instinct.
When Ben came to his senses, the lacrima crystal had entered his stomach. He is stunned and can't believe what he just did. He wanted to scream, but he can't as he suddenly fainted.