Episode 17: self-proclaimed genius magician ①
Around Houdon capital, there is a royal road spread out. Thanks to this road, the survival rate of travelers rose by leaps of bounds.
It was on this royal road of Houdon…
“Hey.. are you going to walk, why not take a carriage?”
Usually it was common to ride a horse-drawn carriage by paying some money. It was faster and safer. The horse-drawn carriage has magic protection to keep weak monsters away. It will take 3 days on a carriage and 10 days on foot.
“Why? Because we’re going to do intensive training from now on.”
“Eh? Intensive training?”
“Yeah. It was a jam-packed schedule. You could say it’s special training.”
Nina has become strong recently. I also have increased my level and status, however when I was facing the ogre I was struggling just to fight it.
“Eh.. You have been fighting the ogre?”
“Yeah.. It was terrible. My arm was broken and my head were one step away from being crushed… However I killed it.”
“Eeeh?”
Nina was surprised seeing me alive after facing the ogre. I was never getting injured when fighting against weak monster but that day I was one step away from the death’s door.
“Hey.. What are you doing?”
“I’m trying to see if your injury is better.”
“That arm was healed long ago. And why are you touching my bottom?”
“Don’t worry. Being touched there is calming you down right?”
While she said that there is no chance to make the hand, touching my bottom, leave.
“The reason is that the monster get stronger the closer we are to the capital. We will get ourself accustomed to their strength so that we won’t die stupidly when we encounter a strong monster.”
“Yeah. That’s because the capital was made in the vicinity of a dungeon.”
“So, why did they build it near one?”
“Because there are a lots of benefits.”
Nina was telling me the reason. Dungeons have a monster spawning ground. Unlike normal monster breeding, the monsters spawned are in high purity. Weapons, armor, accessories, it can be created from monster’s materials. There are also treasure boxes spawning inside the dungeon. Hearing treasure boxes spawning may be weird, but so many adventurers aim to find these boxes. From a high rank dungeon, it could even have national level treasures inside. If one could find such a treasure, they could live the remaining of their life in luxury.
“But there are a lot of monsters attacking.”
“Still there are more benefit than drawbacks.”
“However, we haven’t encountered any monster.”
“Because we’re on the royal road.”
That day we didn’t encounter demons until nightfall.
“Today we will camp here.”
“Eat eat ~ ♪”
We say it’s a camp but it’s more like a bonfire. We don’t have any tent to justify it as a camp. We eat bread and dried meat that was made by Stella. She told me how to make it once.
“Stella’s bread is delicious….”
Because of Nina remarks, my eyes becomes watery.
“Yeah.. Because bread can be kept longer don’t eat it all now. We will do the special training now.”
“Eh.. We’re going to do it in the darkness?”
“Because it is dark, it will be a special training. You can also use your full power, no need to hold back.”
“I know I have grown but you have better swordmanship Yu.”
“Don’t worry. I will spar with you without magic and a weapon.”
“What? Barehanded and without magic?”
I drop my long sword in front of Nina.
“Ah.. How come it is broken?”
In the battle with the ogre, its state became so tattered.
“I will get a new one in the city. So I have to fight without it until I get a new one.”
“Don’t worry there are good equipments at the capital.”
The reason I want to buy it there is because they have a A, C and D rank dungeons. “Enrio maze” B rank dungeon and “Golgo labyrinth” a D rank. Many dungeons were nearby and famous for the materials found within, which were used to make armors and weapons from.
“Of course. I will buy the best equipment available.”
“Buy an [Item bag] first. It’s the thing that makes a revolution for an adventurer.”
[Item bag] is a small pouch that has magic applied on it. It could hold items much bigger than it’s size and the weight isn’t changed. It was an essential equipment.
“Alright, enough talk and let’s train.”
I positioned my self away from her.
“You can come at me anytime.”
The moment I said that, Nina’s dagger has passed by the side of my face with a *ziiiing* sound.
“Nina you don’t have to hold back, I can heal myself.”
“Ok…”
Nina was afraid to hurt me, it should relax her anxiety.
Okay, I will cast fireball. (Tl note: i tought he said without magic?)
“What?”
I a shoot a fireball at Nina.
“What?”
“Nina you have to be serious. If not, there’s no point in this special training.”
“Aaah… You saw trough me.”
Nina finally became serious. She used a dagger and a steel knife on her left and right hand.
Ninas [Dagger mastery Lvl 3] and [Dual dagger Lvl 1] enhanced their own effects.
“Oh.”
At that moment Nina is aiming for my chest.
I dodged it easily.
“[Dagger Strike]!”
“You still shout it out.”
Nina is activating her skill on her right hand. The moment I tried to dodged it, her left hand moved forwards. She also activates [Dagger Strike] on her left hand and this time without chanting. It was a feint.
“See ya!”
I was dodging back and took a distance using [Body Enhance].
“Hehehe surprised?”
It was amazing.
“You used a feint by deliberately shouting the skill name out loud.”
I was jealous at her development. I casted a fireball which expanded to be several meters big.
“Wha… Yu…”
That night, special training ended with me chasing Nina using fireballs.
(TL note: he felt lost then cheated by casting magic. I forget at how childish our MC was)
“Good morning..”
“Morning Yu..”
Nina is rubbing her sleepy eyes.
“You didn’t sleep?”
Yesterday after special training I was trying to increase my [Awareness] skill. A monster was caught in my area of awareness and because of that I couldn’t go to sleep with a peace of mind.
“I was trying to scan the area with [Awareness]. I want to get used to it.”
“But you also need to sleep.”
“Well… I want to get used to it.”
It’s because we will enter a city soon. Comer city that we will visit has a population of more than 100,000 people. If I don’t get used to [Awareness] some bad things may happen.
We were walking but Nina keeps looking at me. She was making sure that I was okay.
On the way, we saw one wagon. 5 to 6 adventurers are in it. It stopped a few meters from us.
“What’s happening?” A girl got off the carriage, while the men inside were sneering at her.
“We have some company. Oy.. Pot-chan, come back here~.”
“What did you call me? Pot-chan?”
“No.. You must have misheard me.”
After saying that, the carriage took off and left her.
It was a girl with a face of 10 to 12 years old. Wearing a robe with short blonde hair. I looked at her status.
—–
| Status window |
| Name: |
Lena Forma |
Race: |
Human |
| Job: |
Magician |
Level: |
7 |
| HP: |
21 |
MP: |
67 |
| Strength: |
1 |
Agility: |
3 |
| Vitality: |
2 |
Intelligence: |
23 |
| Magic: |
44 |
Luck: |
16 |
Passive Skills
| Casting Speed Up: |
Lvl. 1 |
Active Skills
| White Magic: |
Lvl. 2 |
| Black magic: |
Lvl. 2 |
—–
“What’s with her status? She is a magician but her physique is horrible.”
“You guys..”
“What?”
“What?”
Nina and I said it at the same time.
“You’re lucky…”
“Nina let’s leave..”
“To have met me…”
“Quick..”
“the genius magician..”
“I’m a magician…”
“Hey…”
“Yaaa!”
I have met a strange person.
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