Chapter 7 (2/2)
Lime approaches sloith trepidation Seems like it’s made up its mind, and jumps into the tub of water
“Alrighty, pouring it in Anyotten to that point, okay”
As I say that I open the lid on the bottle, and pour one drop at a time into the water At five drops, Lime tells me to stop
“Up to here huh When you’re able to increase the dosage, make sure to tell me okay? This is for you after all”
As though unable to coins to drink the water Yup, curious creatures, slimes are They can live on just water, y’know Wonder how their body is rass to Lihts
After eating about a tenth of the plants I brought, Li lunches out of poisonous plants and diluted solvents for a while, I’ a few pieces of ry, so maybe some of the pieces will have been consumed by then
I then head to the library, and search for Lucas and Triss The two are sitting next to each other at desks, and poring over the math textbook
“Tsuchio-kun, you came Are you done with Ruu-chan’s s over here?”
It see at the textbook What kind of proble?
“It was okay earlier, but she’s a bit stuck It looks like she’s having problems with this part…”
I have thens are a little different, based on the pages before it looks to be double-digit addition and subtraction Although the literacy rate is high and paper is in ht, huh…What’s the deal here
“Where don’t you understand?” “Adding up digits or borrowing digits, I don’t get it-dearimasu”
Triss wrestles with arith Mmm, what to say in this situation…
“Tsuchio-kun, you don’t need to take Math-dearimasu? Are you really fine-dearimasu?”
“Me? I’m fine, I probably don’t even need to study it”
“Big talk-dearimasu…In that case, what’s the answer to this-dearimasu!?”
“Uh no, that’s the proble, aren’t you Triss”
“Even if you dodge the question with that, I won’t let you-deariht-dearimasu!”
Grrr I, as a meh school student you know I could handle arith coffee!
“Gimme that 26”
“Even if you say such a half-assed answer there’s no way it could be…it’s right-dearimasu H-H-H-How did you solve it-deariht-dearimasu!?”
“Mental math”
“Wow Tsuchio-kun, you can do mental math…Did you learn it from someone?”
“Eh!? Uhhh…from my parents, my parents My MP is low, so they beat arithmetic into me”
“So that was it-dearih-dearimasu”
Did I dodge the question okay? Mentalnot many people can do, huh I’ll be careful from now on
“Then, being with us would probably be boring, huh…”
“I’ll be reading a book Letyou don’t understand, I’ll teach you”
“Mm, please!”
After teaching ether It’s fish everyday, so I wonder if we’re near the ocean
The next day was the long-awaited Magic class Quite a few people are taking this class, and it appears class will be held in a lecture hall-like large classroom
“How exciting!”
“I know, right-dearimasu!”
“More like, there are too many people Aren’t most of the students here?”
There aren’t that ic -type skill, either…I wonder why they’re here?
“U we learn is how to control MP, and warriors have skills that use that as well, so…”
“Wa-, wait Lucas! Triss’ brain is already full, and I won’t get it unless you say it one more time”
“Uic, and um?”
“Ah, sorry…I think they’ll explain soon, so they will probably be easier to understand! Look!”
Sporting a long white beard that looks like it round, an elderly man stands on the podium with a staff
“Eh, aheic class My name’s Gauche, pleased to meet ye”
It doesn’t appear that he spoke loudly, but you can hear his voice loudly Is this ic too…Wonder how he does that Is there some kind of law?
“First off I’ll tell y’all this Based on yer skills, yeh’ve got a certain aic That’s fer certain, but on the other hand Magic is also a study”
Oh?…
“Studies are, things ye can groith the appropriate aet stronger in Magic Those with skills must not be lazy either, and devote yerselves to study Otherwise, ye may be passed by those without”
I see So if I study hard, that ic! That otta do my best
“Um…What does that mean-dearimasu?”
“Basically, if you study seriously then even without a skill, you can use ic on the same level on those with skills, I suppose”
“What kind of study should we do-dearimasu?”
“Uht knoe listen to him”
“Is that so-dearimasu!”
I need to listen too In regards to norant
“Even though we call it Magic class, we’re starting with learnin’ to control your MP If ye can’t ic Out of all of you, how many can manipulate their MP?”
Lucas and me included, several tens of people raise their hands That’s about it, huh…
“Honna learn how tah control MP froht be a little bored Well, think of it as review”
With h I want to kno to manipulate my MP normally I don’t think I’ll be bored
“First, concentrate on the area under your navel Ye should begin to feel yer MP”
While listening to Gauche-sensei’s instructions, I begin ic around my body I want them to teach warrior techniques soon
Author’s Note: M…
(TLN: Moved Author’s notes to the bottom for layout purposes This will probably be the last of the near-daily releases for a while, as I’ve run out of )