Chapter 12 (2/2)
”Nice job Edgar, just like that.”
When I noticed, the magic stone was emitting a dark orange light.
The crystal in my left hand showed the same color.
”Next then, try hardening this sand.”
”Is magic next?”
As Arisa told me, I try to form an image of sand hardening.
On top of the fact that I don't normally make this image, this is difficult because what I'm manipulating is sand, so it's fine.
While somehow moving the sand, I formed an image of the sand hardening, and released it.
The magic stone in my right hand shone conspicuously intensely.
The sand moves bit by bit, and gathers in one place.
I kept the image until the sand had completely hardened.
Since when, Arisa was staring at that as if she was going to eat it.
”That's a lie……you did it.”
Arisa muttered.
In front of me was a single lump of sand.
”Fuu……”
I wipe the sweat off my forehead and gently release my breath.
(I'm tired because the sand was really fine, but I somehow managed to do it.)
I don't know if it was because I concentrated so much that I forgot to breath, but my breathing rose.
”Right right, this time hold this in your right hand, and keep the crystal in your left hand.”
”Y,yeah.”
This time Arisa brought over a purple magic stone.
Arisa is excited.
”Can you fill this one with magic power this time?”
”Okay.”
Just like before, the magic stone shone purple.
The crystal in my left hand shone purple this time.
”……As I thought, that's it. Ed, this time try to give out a flame.”
”What are you talking about Arisa? That's magic from the fire attribute right? I can't use it.”
'Fufu' I laugh.
Arisa seems to be tired.
……But then I notice.
”Hey Arisa, how did I harden that sand?”
That's strange. My attribute is [s.p.a.ce].
I shouldn't be able to use any magic other than that.
However, no matter how I think about it, hardening that sand was a step into earth attribute territory.
In other words, the magic I used just before was from the earth attribute.
”……Ed, try using a magic of the fire attribute.
If you do that, you should be able to understand.
Arisa nodded to me with confidence.
”……I'll try it.”
The image of fire……
The fire attribute rules over heat, and manipulates temperature.
Heat is [motion].
The temperature is decided based on the movement speed of the molecules.
If it's the motion of objects, then I can manipulate it as much as I want.
⸺In that case, I should be able to manipulate temperature too.
⸺Imagine it.
The [motion] of matter in a s.p.a.ce, it's [temperature].
The image gradually solidifies.
My concentration increases.
I close my eyes.
I imagine the movement of molecules.
In the air, the oxygen, the nitrogen, the molecules are moving.
Increase their speed.
[Manipulate] the heat that comes from that.
Arisa's specialty is making ice from fire attribute magic.
However, the image I form from the fire attribute is a flame. It's far easier than creating ice.
I just earnestly move the molecules, and form an image of it collecting at one point.
I also manipulate the heat that's born from it.
⸺I move the molecules, move them faster, faster, faster, faster⸺!!!
⸺I control the heat that's born from that. I manipulate it. I focus it all on one point⸺!!!
”……d, Ed, stop it already, Ed!”
I return to reality through Arisa's screams.
In front of my eyes is a huge fireball.
It contained a heat that couldn't be contained through Arisa's ice.
Almost simultaneously, Arisa took the magic stone from my right hand, and the magic stopped.
”⸺Ed!”
When my magic ceased, Arisa's ice wrapped us up at once.
⸺It's hot.
Suddenly, sweat gushes out from my body.
⸺When did my magic activate?
Arisa cries as she clings on to me.
”I'm sorry, Ed, I'm sorry……”
I notice.
Everything in our surroundings, the barrier, and the walls had all almost completely melted.
Arisa must have been desperately trying to protect us⸺everything other than where we were hadn't stayed in its original form.
”……Ah……Ed……”
As I saw the ceiling slowly melting down in front of us, I felt that I was feeling confused.
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