Vol 1: Chapter 7
The decrease in mana due to using magic caused a dizziness as though my blood pressure had suddenly dropped.
…I seem to have fainted. To think I made the same mistake twice.
「Reiji-kun, you should be able to use 【Flower Magic】 at a basic level even without a skill orb!」
Contrary to me, Mimino-san was in a good mood.
While I was unconscious, the processing of the charcoal wolf was over, and Dante-san seemed to have carried me on his back. Right now, we just finished dinner, and I am about to drink Mimino-san’s herbal tea before turning in for the night.
By the way, tonight’s menu was still dried meat. But it was super delicious.
…Raikira-san, if you’re going to complain about it, I might just take your portion.
「R-Really…?」
「Yeah. It’s a lot more amazing than when I first used 【Flower Magic】. With this, you can become a pretty good 【Flower Magic】 user with the addition of a skill orb!」
「Before that, it’s useless if you don’t have a skill which increases your mana quantity.」 Raikira-san cut into the conversation.
He seemed to dislike herbal tea, as he refused it, and was chewing on a bitter-tasting grass stalk.
「I wouldn’t say so, Raikira. Isn’t 【Mana Quantity Increase】 skill orb extremely expensive?」
According to Mimino-san, her 【Magic Power Enhancement★】 【Magic Aptitude Enhancement★】 is sold cheaply due to its high frequency of occurrence. Whereas, 【Mana Quantity Increase★】 is traded for as much as a 3-star skill orb.
It is true that the fewer stars a skill orb has, the more likely it is to appear. But now that I think about it, I and Lark have never seen a 【Mana Quantity Increase★】 skill orb in our 3 years of excavation. Even though the number of stars is the same, the frequency of appearance must be different.
“Mana Quantity” is probably the same as “MP” in RPGs. If you have a lot of mp, you can shoot a lot of magic. Which means, I must have a painfully small amount.
「By the way, 【Mana Quantity Increase ★★】 seems to have been used by a great mage who was also called the “Sage of the Wind”, and although there is record that 【Mana Quantity Increase ★★★】 was discovered, it is tightly controlled by some country.」
「Oh. Even though it’s the same type of skill, there are one’s with more stars, huh.」
I’ve never heard that information from old man Hinga.
「Yes, that’s right. By the way, equipping one 【Magic Power Enhancement★★】 is more effective than equipping two 【Magic Power Enhancement★】.」
「I see…」
I guess that makes sense. If equipping two 1-star has the same effect as a 2-star, then a 2-star skill is pretty meaningless.
「Speaking of which, what kind of effect does 【Magic Power Enhancement】 have?」
「Simply increases the power of magic.」
「What about 【Magic Aptitude Enhancement】…?」
「It’s something like having a wider range of use of your magic. And 【Magic Control】 gives you a lot more flexibility when activating your magic.」
So that’s it. Mimino-san chose the skills after considering it’s availability and usability.
「…Does mana quantity increase if you continuously use magic?」
This was the most important question. I don’t even have any money right now.
「About that… I don’t really know.」
「Don’t know?」
「Just like Reiji-kun said, some people say it will increase with usage, some say it will increase with age, and some others say it will increase as the body grows. On top of that, some people even say it depends on the race… So I don’t know for certain.」
「Hmm… So I can’t really do anything concrete about it.」
「But it’s good to keep practising. It will be useful to learn other magic too!」
「Yes!」
「Let’s work hard!」
「Yes!」
「………」
「What’s wrong, Mimino-san?」
I felt kind of uncomfortable as Mimino-san kept looking at me without saying anything.
「No, I was just thinking that you can use magic even though I didn’t teach you anything. I was trained really hard by my sister, though.」
Mimino-san seems to have an older sister.
My older sister… Lark… I wonder what she’s doing right about now.
「O-Oh yeahhh… That’s really weird, yes? Though this was the first time I’ve used magic… R-Really…」
Raikira-san eyed me kind of suspiciously, but I just dodged it with a fake laugh.
…I don’t really know the common sense of this world! Help me,【World Ruler】! ……Annnnnnd, there is no reply. I already know you are not such a convenient skill.
「Perhaps Reiji-kun has a great magical talent!」Mimino-san said, happily, with a big smile.
After that, I learned the various ways to use 【Flower Magic】 from Mimino-san. However, I couldn’t activate it due to my lack of mana. It was the same for 【Earth Magic】. Still, I might be able to use it once my mana amount increases. So I kept observing and studied diligently.
Though, I was not sure if I could copy 【Magic Power Enhancement】, 【Magic Aptitude Enhancement】, and 【Magic Control】. I didn’t have enough mana to use magic in the first place.
I learned a variety of magic:
Magic of growing branches to create a scaffold. Conversely, magic that shrinks branches. Magic of making traps that can trip enemies by controlling grass. Magic that binds the opponent with ivy. Attack magic which shoots thorns. Magic which puts your opponent to sleep with pollen.
Magic that creates a mud wall. Magic that creates pitfalls. Magic of breaking stones. Magic that temporarily increases the hardness of metal. Attack magic that solidifies and shoots soil. Magic of grasping the enemy’s position by vibrations in the ground. Magic that reinforces walls and ceiling of a cave.
Actually, I was also able to use the healing magic that Non-san casts on Dante-san every night. The magic increases the activity of cells in the body which leads to increased natural self-healing, so I was able to heal wounds on the level of scratches.
On the other hand, I was not able to use a large sword like the one Dante-san swings around, or Raikira-san’s expert movements. In the first place, I don’t even have a knife, let alone a large sword, and a chisel can’t substitute for it. As for Raikira-san… I can’t tell for certain. I think it’s either 【Leg Strength Enhancement】 or 【Kicking Technique】 , but I can’t imitate it.
…I wonder why? Is it a natural potential of a beastmen? If so, isn’t it a cheat exclusively for beastmen?
This would be solved if he would tell me about his skills, but of course he wouldn’t tell me, and I did not ask.
However, Dante-san and Non-san did tell me theirs.
Dante-san’s skills are as follows.
【Physical Strength Enhancement 1 / Back Muscle Enhancement 1 / Abdominal Muscle Enhancement 1 / Dexterity 1 / Large Sword Technique 2 / Immunity Enhancement 2】
I have excavated 【Dexterity】 skill orbs many times, but I did not think there were people who actually used it. On inquiry, I heard that it seems to be easy to use, and it is useful for repairing equipment and tools and for cooking.
…The world of skills sure is deep.
It seems that 【Immunity Enhancement】 , which is rare even among 2-star skill orbs, was bought using all the money he had after the petrification. He said he had “destroyed” the skills he had originally and got the new skill even at the extent of going into debt.
It seems that the “destruction” of a skill can be done by paying a specialist, and unlike 【Orb Detachment】, the skill is lost, so it does not cost much.
In any case, thanks to 【Immunity Enhancement】, it was possible to stop the spread of petrification. Therefore, he was able to resume activities as an adventurer, and paid off his debt.
Non-san’s skills are as follows.
【Divine Sense Enhancement 1, Prayer Technique 1, Healing Magic 2, Support Magic 2, Holy Magic 2】
All of them were skill orbs of “mysterious characteristic”. I was thinking that the attire Non-san wore resembled a nun, but she was, in fact, a nun. When she heard that Dante-san had been petrified, she temporarily left the church and rushed to her father.
The church distributes the “mysterious characteristic” skill orbs from the country. Non-san said she acquired these skills without paying money in return for becoming a nun. On the other hand, it is almost impossible to quit being a nun, and you can only leave temporarily for some special reason, such as Dante-san’s petrification.
I’d like to see 【Support Magic】 and 【Holy Magic】, but Silver Balance has been unyielding to all the monsters we’ve encountered thus far.
When I asked “What do you use 【Prayer】skill for?”, she said, “So I can show even more gratitude to God,” with a serious look.
…Aren’t there too many skills in this world? The world of skills sure is deep.
There are a total of 8 skill orb appearance locations in this world, including the mine where I worked before. So, a great number of them are produced every day. Although, the mine might currently be out of service.
