I Possessed It Instead of My Younger Sibling

75 – Warmth

Under the soft and gentle moonlight of the full moon——there was a beautiful silver girl.

“…….”

It’s so beautiful that you can’t take your eyes off it, but with a fleeting atmosphere that seems to disappear without a trace the moment you touch it even slightly, Suu Icicle was looking at me with an innocent silver gaze.

‘… No. It’s not me, are you looking at this scarf?’

I glanced at the white scarf in my hand.

I now remember where I saw this scarf.

This white scarf in my hand right now was the one Su Icicle always wore. It must have been blown away by the strong wind that just blew.

As I was about to hand over the scarf, I suddenly got playful and lightly shook the scarf in my hand from side to side.

“…….”

“Cook…!”

Following the scarf moving left and right, Su Icicle’s head turned slightly.

After seeing that, I laughed a little. I approached Sui Sickle, who was staring at me blankly, and held out the scarf he was holding in his hand.

“Now, this is Icecle’s scarf, right?”

“…….”

Swoo Icicle took a look at the handkerchief held out with his unique mirror-like silver eyes, glanced at my smiling face, and then carefully reached out a small, fine hand toward the scarf–

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——Just before his hand touched the scarf, he stood tall and stopped.

“…Huh? Aren’t you taking it?”

“…….”

Looking at Su Icicle, who had frozen with his hand outstretched, I expressed my doubts.

Sou Icicle’s hand did not intend to move again.

“…….”

“…….”

Around five minutes had passed since I waited for the scarf to be taken, and Su Icicle, who had stopped with his hand outstretched like a sculpted statue, had passed.

“Hmm… I can’t help it…”

Hurry back to the dormitory. I, who had been scheduled to go out of the academy by space transfer and act as a mercenary, Misteltein, reached out to put the scarf directly into Su Icicle’s hand.

Sug-

The moment I quietly grabbed Suu Icicle’s hand, which had hardened as it was.

“……!”

Swoo Icicle’s silver eyes, which had always been half-closed, opened wide, and an unexplained sense of urgency began to appear on her expressionless face.

“Huh? Why that——!?”

The moment I was about to question it——

──Sue!!!

“──Ugh?!”

──I opened my eyes wide at the terrifyingly cold magic that penetrated into my body in an instant through the connected hands.

Damn it—

It wasn’t just cold magic, but a chilly energy that could be called cold air with magical properties rushed into my hand,

It started to freeze not only my body like blood and muscles, but also my ‘magical power itself’.

‘—What is this!?’

At the unprecedented and unheard-of situation that magic itself starts to freeze, I let out a sigh of amazement.

The cold air that penetrated froze the mana in the hand in the blink of an eye, and in an instant began to rise up the mana rod of the hand.

At this rate, not only the hands, but the entire arm, no, the whole body’s magic power would be frozen, an extremely dangerous situation.

In that situation, I reflexively acted according to my intuition.

[Gift is replaced with [Cold (B)]!]

[ Is activated! (Target: Cold (B)]

[Cold (B) ▶ Cold (B+)]

First of all, replace it with a gift of the freezing type, increase the resistance to cold as much as possible, and delay the phenomenon of freezing as much as possible to buy time.

A talent that can be said to have reached the heavens when it comes to magical powers——after maximally activating the And maximizing intuition and affinity for magical powers.

I began to ‘analyze’ the mana of the Su Icicle that had penetrated my body in great detail.

─Giying

The arrangement and pattern of magical power, the nature of magical power, and the thoughts contained in magical power…… Etc. A huge amount of information about the magic power of Su Icicle began to pop into my head.

I will endure the cold to the limit and draw out as much information as possible——

‘After ‘changing’ the mana, ‘synchronize’ it!’

──I began changing my magical power to be as similar as that of Su Icicle as much as possible.

I can’t change it exactly the same because I’m a highly skilled person, but based on the information about Su Icicle’s magical power floating in my head, my magical power started to change as closely as possible.

It was an absurd thing that went against common sense, in modern times, that one’s own genes were voluntarily altered.

The talent of incomprehensible magic began to fulfill the will of the owner as if he did not know such a thing, and [Cheongbyeon], Which affirms all changes, began to assist it.

In less than a few seconds, the mana flowing through my whole body changed to resemble Su Icicle’s magical power.

… Swoop

The coldness that ran wild and froze the bodies of those who were not its owner, was momentarily perplexed and quiet when the surroundings changed to the inside of its owner.

I didn’t miss the chance, and with the changed magical power, I gently calmed the chill and induced him to return to Su Icicle’s body.

─Sueueu

Following my guidance, the coldness slowly recedes.

I let out a sigh of relief when all of the magic that froze my hands was restored.

“Whew…”

‘I almost froze to death just by holding my hand once….’

I grumbled softly as I touched the hand that had just returned from being frozen once.

Still, it wasn’t just a loss.

The mastery of the [Gift [Cold B] Is rapidly increasing! (10.98% ▶ 30.23%)]

The grade of [Gift [Frigid] Is going up! (B ▶ B+)]

[Learn the skill ”!]

[Attribute: Due to , Mastery starts at LV10.]

Because the proficiency of [Cold Cold], A minor copy of Suu Icicle’s gift, has increased exponentially and has risen to the level, and he has benefited from the acquisition of new skills.

‘… Well, making a profit doesn’t make the fact that I almost died disappear….’

But I wouldn’t say anything to the master of magical power, Su Icicle.

‘Rather, it could be said that it was my fault for rashly touching my hand.’

Because I realized while analyzing my mana that this phenomenon was not intentional by Su Icicle.

‘… Could it be that I can’t completely ‘control’ the immense magical power that has reached the level of a hero?’

Swoo Icicle possessed an enormous amount of mana, at least S-rank, but….

Compared to the magical power she possessed, her control power to manipulate her magical power was not keeping up.

‘That’s why even if I tried my best not to harm the surroundings, I’d be able to suppress it only up to the top of my skin.’

But if it’s just emitting mana, it won’t cause much damage to the surroundings. As long as you don’t put your will into magic power, the attack ability of magic power itself won’t matter much.

‘… Okay. If that’s ‘normal’ magic.’

The gift that Suu Icicle has bloomed is an ‘S-class’ ice barrier gift [Spirited Ice Cold].

As the absolute chill that literally freezes even the soul dyes the Su Icicle’s enormous magical power,

In this way, the frightening phenomenon of being frozen just by touching Su Icicle’s magical power would occur.

‘And since Su Icicle knows that, he’s always suppressing his mana as much as possible. …… You must be suffering a lot.’

Swoo Icicle’s actions are the same as breathing or blinking, a person’s natural physiology 24 hours a day consciously.

Suppressing one’s mana and just standing still, must be an act that gnaws at Su Icicle’s nerves tremendously.

I was so lost in thought, then I suddenly came to my senses——

“…….”

──I could feel the silver gaze staring at me right in front of my eyes.

Swoo Icicle alternately looks at my hand and face with wide open silver eyes.

My slightly dazed face was reflected in Icicle’s eyes, which were as clear as a mirror.

“Oh.”

It was only then that I realized that I had been holding Icicle’s hand ever since, and then I gently put the scarf in Icicle’s hand. He carefully removed his hand.

“…….”

“…….”

What followed was a quiet silence.

I can’t find anything to say with Su Icicle, who silently stares at me.

I decided to say goodbye to Icicle and return to the dormitory to get out of this awkward silence.

“…Then, I’ll go now. Icicle, don’t stay too late and go back…”

“…Suu.”

A very small voice.

I heard a voice so small that I couldn’t even hear it if it wasn’t for the sense of high level.

“Huh…?”

I didn’t understand what it meant for a moment and I blinked my eyes, but Icicle thought I hadn’t heard.

“…Call me Suu…”

It was louder than before, but still small, and it spoke to me again with a pitiful voice like a bell rolling.

Icicle looking straight at me… No, there was a faint emotion in Suu’s always emotionless eyes.

I don’t know what kind of feeling it is because it’s so faint….

Now, this moment.

For the first time, I felt that my existence was recognized by a girl named Suu Icicle.

“…Ah, okay, Suu. Call me Sunwoo.”

“……Yes.”

I smiled at the strange feeling of satisfaction that lingered in my heart, and Suu nodded slightly.

“Sure. See you tomorrow, Suu.”

“…Bye bye.”

In my farewell, I waved my hand to Suu, who slowly waved his hand and saw him off.

I walked back toward the dormitory with pleasant steps.

******

“…….”

Swoo Icicle, with her transparent silver eyes, watched Lee Seon-woo until he disappeared from sight.

“……It’s warm.”

Carefully touching the weak but warm warmth that still remains in my hands

I stood there for a long time.