Chapter 29 (1/2)

Twenty-Ninth Episode〜 Painful Parting

Translator’s Corner: Hey everyone! No confusing explanations in this chapter. Enjoy~

Yui talks to me when I return with the book.

“Ah, Shuya. Dry fish is impossible here. It gets wet because of the fog.”

“There’s no helping it. You have to cook it to preserve the food so it can’t be helped that it is dry.”

“It’s easy if one can use magic.”

“A, speaking of magic. I discovered Magic Characters here. See?”

I hand the old book to Yui.

“N, this? I can’t read the characters, oh, I can feel mana in this. But, the contents are incomprehensible. I can’t read these characters. It’s different from the elf language…and though it’s similar to ancient dwarf I think it is different. I haven’t seen these characters before.”

“Is that so, I’m able to read them.”

“Eh?”

She returns the book to me.

“I’m going to conduct a few experiments. I’ll go away…”

“Eh? Experiments?”

“Nya.”

Yui lifts Rollo and back away from me. (TL: Heh, no faith in Shuya.)

“So, watch.”

Even though I cannot understand the visual forms of the characters I can easily read the thanks to the <language comprehension=””> extra skill.

The t.i.tle is Black Ma.s.s.

The t.i.tle is simple.

I begin to read the Magic Characters for 《Black Ma.s.s》

I though it a little earlier, but it is strange. This book.

I can feel mana from the magic characters.

When I open the book and begins reading the characters, the characters I read begin to give off white light.

Before long the characters I did not read begin to s.h.i.+ne and flicker.

What is this?

The s.h.i.+ning characters lift off the page and project into the air, the ages of magic characters turn automatically and the s.h.i.+ning characters floating in the air move the same way.

Ooh, amazing. Characters…

The white light is nearly colorless.

But, the s.h.i.+ning characters gradually turn black and erode.

A string of black characters floating in the air begin to give off a peculiar s.h.i.+ne.

“What is…this?”

A curious expression plays across Yui’s face as she mumbles.

Being carried by her, Rollo is staring at the floating characters. The characters are reflected in her red eyes.

Docile against Yui’s wonderful b.r.e.a.s.t.s, without playing, she seems to be watching the course of events.

A short time later, the string of floating characters begins to vibrate.

Then they suddenly swoop to the ground.

No, the characters turn to me.

the characters turn sharply and collide with my forehead.

The floating magic characters are ab, sor, bed.

“Uo…”

The characters entering my head one after another.

As the darkly s.h.i.+ning character string enters my head, the shapes and characters of a geometric pattern for a magic formation is spontaneously engraved in my mind.

The construction of the formation together with the method to regulate mana, I understand the sensation of how to construct it.

It is a strange sensation, the feeling of my mind’s consciousness being opened-

The umbrella of my senses all being opened at the same time-

However, I cannot completely understand it by myself.

It is a half-finished feeling, I suck in a breath, the sensation is like the naturally pulsing blood…

From the times I learned a skill, a deeper place…

I feel like it is being engraves into my mental heart.

For a moment- I look at both my hands with magic characters.

I take a deep breath in through my nose, then let it out through my mouth.

With this magic characters being supported by me, in order to finish their function, they are rotting away.

Finally, I have the fleeting feeling of sand running through my fingers.

※ Pikon ※

※ Pikon ※ <crest magic=””> Skill Acquired ※

I concentrate on this magic, ignoring the skill acquisition sound in my head along with acquisition characters displayed in front of me.

I understand. I see…this part is necessary.

I feel that I have realized something.

I will test it out immediately.

Just to be safe I activate the <meditation> skill and replenish my mana.

And I close my eyes and concentrate mana on a finger-tip.

Raising my right hand, I draw a circle with a finger- a character string is joined together.

This circle being drawn is a centralized type- the construction of a magic formation.

“Amazing…Magician…”

Yui mutters “magician,” referring to me.

I think of a question, but for the time being I focus on the magic.

I add the magic symbols I learned one after another to the circular magic formation.

The scale the geometric pattern I am drawing is small, I compose the magic character formation.

I freely tamper with the meaning one by one.

At the same time my mana is being expended.

“The beginning is according to the basics in the book…but the name is changed.”

Muttering so, I finish meddling with the magic formation.

Floating before my eyes is an oddly s.h.i.+ning black magic formation. (TL: In this case black is referring to the color of the formation, not the type of magic.)

Black Ma.s.s-

“《Dark Bullet》”

At that moment- an intense, a black ma.s.s appears from a rough, intense distortion in the magic formation. Furthermore, mana is taken from the magic formation.

The black ma.s.s plunges into the ground in one breath.

-DOGOOOOOONN!! The collision happens with a thwack and an intense shock wave.

Like a small meteorite.

But, my body feels heavy- I am attacked by a sense of listlessness.

It is a strong sense of exhaustion…

It is not to the extent of fairy moji or the naming of the bone knights.

Surprised by the loud sound, intense shock wave, and the cloud of dust Rollo jumps out of Yui’s arms and for a moment is suspended in the air with a foolish appearance.

Rollo is like that but she lands on the ground safely.

However, her red pupils are dilated and the hair on her back is standing on end.

With funny movements she is sidling along with crabish movements.

Yui is staring at the hole in the ground with a look of stupefaction…

A big hole has been created in the ground of the garden.

A one-meter hole. It seems to have pierced through the ground in a pinpoint.

Around the hole the earth is rolled up in a circle, several layers over and over again, small cracks are spread out.

“Hey, this is pretty powerful if it lands a direct hit.”

Moreover, I can still tamper with the ancient crest magic some more.

Ancient crest magic is amazing.

The <language comprehension=””> extra skill is also helping.

Since I can normally read ancient characters I am able to acquire ancient magic and crest magic in no time.

At first, I chose it because I wanted to understand people other than humans…

I was really lucky. Lucky.

“Shuya…you, who are you? Not only the spear, but to use magic…”

Her eyes have become completely frightened; her eyes are shaking.

And then, like the other day…the look in Yui’s eyes has begun to show signs of changing.

The color transitions from black to light gray.

Before long they have changed into the white snow scene.

A little silver is emitted from her vacant eyes, strangely.

“Yui, your eyes…”

“Ah, don’t look!”

She covers her eyes with her hands and looks away to hide them.

“N, Aah. However, I’ve already seen then…”

Yui speaks embarra.s.sed words while turning her back.

“My eyes. They are hollow and abnormally empty…”

“Is that so? It was fantastic and beautiful…”

When she hears what I said Yui’s should move a little, startled, time pa.s.ses.

“…Only Shuya. To say such a thing.”

Yui says so and looks back, showing her face.

Traces of tears can be seen on her cheeks. She finished crying…

Even though they are such beautiful eyes, she seems to have a problem with it.

“Beautiful. Once before…you showed me those eyes.”

“Un, thanks. That was for the sake of chasing Shuya.”

Chasing? Some kind of ability.

Then, a change happens in Yui’s eyes.

“Ah, they’re turning back.”

“Fufu.”

She seems embarra.s.sed, her shy figure is unusually cute.

“In order to chase me, those eyes are special eyes?” (TL: Look! Look with your special eyes. My brand!)

“So. These are the eyes of Beikala. They are nicknamed “Death Eyes” and are good for tracking. (TL: So chunni. I love it.) And, they increase ability The target I catch with these eyes once with be bordered red for ‘eternity,’ where ever they go I can follow. It’s a ‘game’ for me. two times, three ties, every time I see the target again, my a.s.sa.s.sination ability improves.”

So that means, I am bordered in red all the time?

“So, uh, do they change all the time?”

“So. Most of the time I activate consciously, but sometimes when I feel fear it activates automatically.”

Yui seems happy and her cheeks relax. She seems to be in a good mood.

“Is that so. Then I scared you. Sorry. But, such important information…is it okay to tell me?”

“Un. I am already okay with the problem that is Shuya. Aren’t you actually a magician?”

“No, n, well now I can’t deny it…I became a magic user. In other words, my groundings are well rounded?”

Scowling, Yui looks at me with a pair of doubtful eyes.

On the other hand, having already calmed down, Rollo has arranged her front feet and upper body properly and is being well behaved like a doll.

She seems to be listening to mine and Yui’s conversation.

“…It was a phenomenon I have not seen. I have not seen characters float when you learn magic. Such a phenomenon happens with neither language nor crest.”

“That’s right…”

“You’re hiding something?”

“It seems to be ancient magic.”

“Ancient Magic!?”

It was written in an ancient magic book.

With this response, it seems certain it was a valuable magic book.

Ah, Yui’s eyes changed again.

“…It’s a shock when the woman I love is afraid so many times.”

To my casual sudden confession, Yui’s shaking white eyes are trembling.

“…You love me?”

“Aah, would I have nursed you if I didn’t like you?”

“That, well…”

As she mutters Yui’s eyes return to normal and her face blushes red.

I open my mouth to disturb the delicate moment.

“Yui, did you say that you grilled meat earlier? Now, let’s finish.”

“N, that’s right.”

Like this, the pleasant days that n.o.body knows pa.s.ses immediately.

Furthermore, one week later-

Yui’s body has become able to move freely.

Looking healthy, she also shows her cute lively smile.

Her physical condition also seems to have improved.

Is the gyuza gra.s.s good for the skin in the bath? It is somehow charming.

I am still eating the meat that was barbequed in the garden with relish.

For a little while, I look at the condition of the meat being brought to my mouth.

When I look, a smiling face is returned.

Things have progressed really well.

In various way, I fought to “ma.s.sage” Yui’s body.

Talking with Yui has also become fun…