Magic Warrior Chapter 46 (Patreon)

Life Magic

Later, they also included the vigilante who came after Lerio's report and reported where Killer Rabbit had been.

"If it's that close, the road to the southern forest may be blocked for a while. Contact the village chief and the Knights as well."

"Roger!"

One of the later ones to arrive ran to the village chief's house to report the situation.

"Can I borrow this Killer Rabbit? I'll return it after I show it to the chief."

I'll show it to the chief and then return it to you. It's too much trouble..."

"Okay, I'll do that. I'll do that. I'll do that. And please report it to Mark-san, too.

I'll tell him when I get back from town.

I'll tell him when I'm back from town." We're not going to be able to enter the southern forest.

I think that Killer Rabbit can be safe with Claire as long as we are careful, but I don't think we have a choice if we want to be safe.

I went home and found that my dad had left town and was going to go back to his house.

When I got home, my dad was back from town.

"Oh, Dad. Welcome home."

"Welcome home, Dad."

"Welcome home, Father."

"Oh, I'm back. I heard you went to the southern forest.

"Yes, I found a rare monster, and I handed it over to the vigilante."

When I told him about Killer Rabbit, he looked nostalgic and said, "Oh, that's him. He must have seen it when he was an adventurer, because he never saw it near the village.

"If you can beat that guy, you're good enough for now. ...I mean, aren't you guys stronger than the vigilantes?"

"I was just watching, Rilfana-chan was in check and Big Sister beat him quickly, but maybe he's a stronger monster than I thought?"

"...Oh, oh. I'm not sure if it was a stronger monster than I thought."

Another resigned look, like it's Mina again!

"Hmmm...I knew Mark's kid was funny..."

I couldn't see him behind my dad's back, but apparently there was a visitor.

I looked over and saw it was the girl at the reception desk of the Adventurer's Guild.

"Hello. Long time no see."

"Long time no see. Did the receptionist come to see how things are going in the village?"

"Yes, the guild has been busy with various things, so I haven't been able to do much."

The receptionist had her peach-colored hair tied back in a bun so as not to get in the way of her activities.

"You're still playing receptionist, aren't you?"

"I'm not playing, it's part of the job."

Maybe so, but some people might be surprised to see a Guild Master doing such a thing when they return home after completing a request.

Is this the Guild Master?

"Oh, don't spoil it. Jeez. Only newbies are surprised nowadays."

"...I see, you still didn't know?"

The three of us were stunned, and Dad sighed. The girl puffed out her cheeks to show that she was angry.

"Well, that's why I'm Leda, adventurer Guild Master of the town of Guardia. I'm here today to investigate the forest, just like Mina-chan and the others did?"

"Yes. Let's go see Killer Rabbit for now."

"Yes, yes. Mark has always been a hard worker, hasn't he?"

"Well, Leda just doesn't work, that's all."

"I enjoy the reception desk, though..."

Leda-san was an interesting person with an ever-changing expression on her face.

I wondered if they had known each other for a long time, since my father called her by her first name.

"I see, if you are a Guild Master, you must be very competent."

Perhaps it is because of her high sensing ability, or perhaps Rilfana has the ability to read her opponent's ability to some extent.

It is said that adventurer guild masters are often appointed by retired adventurers at the B level or above in order to be able to deal with adventurers who are often rough around the edges.

As might be expected, there are seldom adventurers who are extremely quarrelsome about everything, like characters in a novel. If we let such a person take on a request and there is a problem, the name of the Adventurers' Guild will be damaged. Even so, the position of guild master requires a certain level of strength in order to manage disputes between adventurers.

We can eat the meat from the wolves, but what about the pelts?

I was thinking of having my dad go to town to cash them in, but it looks like he's going to be busy for a while.

It's still early afternoon.

In town, it would be around 1:00 PM.

We could have gone to the north forest, but Claire was reading a magic book at her desk and Rilfana was sitting on my bed reading [Illustration Book of Wildflowers].

I had finished reading all the illustrated books I had bought, so I decided to read one of Claire's books on magic, and found it to be [Introduction to Magic: Life Magic]. Since Rilfana was in my bed, I lay down on Claire's bed and opened the book.

I get tired of sitting on a chair to read a complicated book.

It already has [Ignition] and [Clean], but it also has [Water Purification], [Boiling], [Insect Repellent], [Rest], and special life magic for craftsmen to use while they work.

By "exclusive," I mean that there is a threading magic created by a clumsy seamstress, or a magic created by a lazy baker for kneading dough. Some magic is said to be more difficult to use than others due to lack of magical power, or because it is more difficult to manipulate magical power, so people usually do not use it, but I won't say anything.

Living magic requires no fixed chanting or vocalization and requires little magic power, so it can be used by almost anyone. Instead, it is completely ineffective against creatures or magical substances other than oneself. The book says that this is because if you apply too weak magic, it will be repelled by the original magic power of the creature or tool.

In addition, since it is often taught by parents or teachers as it becomes necessary in daily life, it does not seem to be something that is well organized.

Therefore, it was even mentioned at the beginning that the same effect may have a different name, or the same name may have a different effect.

For example, [Ignition], which my mother taught me, is listed as [Ignition] in this book, and [Clean] seems to be similar to the effect of [Purification] in this book, since it is an effect of blowing away wind. I thought it was true that the name [Clean] didn't mean washing.

[Water Purification, Boiling, and Insect Repellent are just as I imagined. [Boiling] seems to be able to make the water warm and tepid by adjusting the magic power. [Perhaps it would be more correct to call it "heating.

[Rest] is a magic that gives a relaxation effect and is said to be used when it is difficult to fall asleep. It is a degraded version of [Sleep], which forces the subject to sleep.

There are some tips on how to manipulate the magic, but I wonder if they are wrong about "gradually and intensely" or "passionately" in the instructions.

I can handle it with my imagination....

I brought a wooden cup from the kitchen to try [Water Purification]. I am a water purifier, so I should be good at it. I put it on the desk and started.

"[Water Purification]".

It's not like water comes out from the palm of my hand, but a mass of water seems to form in the place where I am aware of it. Is it like extracting water from the air?

*Basha!

As soon as the image solidified, the water, which had only increased a little earlier, swelled up and scattered at once.

"Oops. A rag, a rag..."

I'm glad I didn't leave anything on the desk.

"Big Sister, how did you do that?"

"Hmm?"

"I don't get that much water when I do it."

Claire dumped a glass of water out the window and actually worked her magic. A few drops of water trickled into the glass.

"Right?"

"Well, I can't really describe it because I'm just using my imagination, but I think there is a very small amount of water in the air, and I use it as if I were collecting it?"

"There is no water in the air, right? You'd drown."

"Uh... I see."

I don't have any scientific knowledge. I don't know what to do. I'm not a chemistry major either, so I don't know much about it.

Well, it doesn't matter if I'm wrong as long as I can visualize it, right?

I made a glass of water and used [Boiling] to make hot water.

"Hot water in a glass of water or in a pot on the fire will gradually decrease, even if you leave it alone, right? This gets mixed in with the air as hot water. On a cold morning, if you see water droplets on the window even though you didn't pour water on it, it's because the water mixed with the air cools and sticks to it."

Actually, the water droplets on the window are a result of the temperature difference from the outside or something, but if Claire can tell that the air contains moisture, it doesn't matter.

"Hmmm? How do you not drown?"

"It's like putting your face in the steam in the bathtub, it doesn't hurt. It's because there is less water in the air."

If I say it's because we can take in oxygen, I'd have to explain what oxygen is, so I'll skip that. It is surprisingly difficult to explain a simple thing I learned in class to someone who knows nothing about it...

Claire is not easily convinced and nods her head.

"I think I understand, but I don't know. I'll give it a try anyway. [Water Purification]."

I handed the cup back to Claire and used the magic of [Water Purification].

It still seems to take a long time to fill a full cup, but it clearly fills the cup faster than the plop rate of the previous one.

Scientific knowledge seems to work for magic as well. Rather than vaguely expecting the water to come out, it might make a difference if I could visualize it, even if only somewhat.

"Wow, this is great, Big Sister!"

Perhaps Claire is amused by the fact that she can make water, but she keeps turning [Water Purification] off and on.

[Water Purification] is a type of magic that keeps on working as long as you keep pouring magic power into it.

In a game, if you hold down the button, it will continue to be used until you release the button or run out of magic power. This type of skill is also known as channeling skill, and in SeveChro, the level of channeling skill is based on the cumulative time spent using it.

It should have been about 15 minutes or so at first, but since in-game time and real time elapses differently, I'm not sure which one it conforms to.

"Where did Mina-sama learn such knowledge?"

"Someone taught me a long time ago."

"Really? I didn't know that some people know so much."

Rilfana, who was listening to the conversation, looked at me with an indescribably strange expression.

I guess even aristocrats don't learn about chemistry...