Chapter 37 (1/2)

Chapter 37

３7－月の女神の付き人③

Chapter 37 – The Moon Goddess’s Attendant ③

The next ood on her proic

Having stayed up late last night, the drowsy Kurando listened to Oofuia’s lecture on ic textbook When Oofuia saw the textbook, she wished to see the book

Kurando handed the book to Oofuia While being overcoently brushed the book’s cover

「This is one of the first editions You see, only a few of them still exist」 (Oofuia)

He shook off his drowsiness and asked Oofuia a question

「Why was a revision issued right after the first release I’ it wasn’t because of a second edition or an error correction」 (Kurando)

Kurando is speaking in the saht

Oofuia see an unusual bashful expression

「……about 150 years ago, a certain academy had commissioned the creation of this textbook You see, in those days, I was quite popular and I h, because of that the author from the first edition was re」 (Oofuia)

「Was that not overkill?」 (Kurando)

「Let us see now, basic autonoic, the original spirit ic and how it correlates to the body, augic users, and other such techniques & theories that weren’t known in those days You see, i the end of the world war, the royals and aristocrats who had been concealing ic, they feared that the elves would protest and thus the production of the revised edition was halted Of the few books that were produced, fortunately, because of the book’s complex content it wasn’t banned Anyhow, as of now, most of them are probably buried somewhere in some country’s storehouse…… oh, to be blinded by the folly of youth」 (Oofuia)

「Youth, huh……」 (Kurando)

「Ah, it is not nice to coe… well, on that note, an elf has a lifespan of about 500 years Please, keep that in mind By the way, I’m 450 years old Well, I’m completely an obachan」 (Oofuia)

After she said this, Oofuia stared at the cover of the textbook

On Eripusu (エリプス): a human’s lifespan at most is 150 years, an elf’s lifespan is 500 years, a beastiantkind’s lifespan is 160 years and as for an earthling their lifespan & existence is unknown

「The second edition was released under the title, Eripusu Magic Reference, Magi・Corpus (魔法教書, マギ・コルペス)…… it sure has been quite a long tiic Encyclopedia, Magi・Corpus (魔法大全) Hs, have you been…… while I a with this?」 (Oofuia)

Oofuia understood that Kurando’s intellect is on par with the aristocrats and nobility of this world To be able to learn ic from this book, one needs the intellect to comprehend its contents

However, Oofuia stopped herself fro about his birthplace

As this young ht that in itself was questionable enough

「Now then, do you understand the basic architecture of autono the flow of maryoku?」 (Oofuia)

「Yes, it was more or less written in the textbook While I have the tiive up because I don’t have the tools that are needed to use the ic」 (Kurando)

The chances that sole book that was throay on the mountain is low

Oofuia was astonished by the conversation; they continued to talk

「So, do you know any original ic?」 (Oofuia)

Oofuia wanted to talk more with Kurando, a person who had secluded hiinal copy

Even if one knows the basic theory of autonoic that doesn’t ic The Eripusu ic encyclopedia merely consists of simple elements, characteristics, and basic information that is open to the public; it does explain any further than the fundamentals

For new ic theories to be discovered, it requires numerous trials & errors and 『luck』

『To be able to deceive the world』, it is simple in idea but is not an easy feat to achieve

「Well, I do know an original ic called, 『maryoku arrow』」 (Kurando)

Having heard this, Oofuia didn’t find it surprising nor impossible

「……did you also learn that from the book?」 (Oofuia)

「No, this was soht me」 (Kurando)

The original ic that Kurando knows, it is the one he had received from the transaction with Baron Potapenko (ポタペンコ男爵)

「Hic a hunter can easily use My, how expected of an aristocrat」 (Oofuia)

Kurando showed a wry ss

「No, that isn’t the case」 (Kurando)

To activate 『maryoku arrow』, it requires that the user uses a ic towards its target

However, at best one would only be able to fire off a single shot

Because the ic is practically useless, the association siic, 『ht be inferior, though

「Is that so,it」 (Oofuia)

Certainly, a inal

As the generic arrow had been er than an average arrow

The characteristic of the generic arrows, as an effect of autonoic, unlike a nor asupplied

「Well, for hunters, it justmore arrows」 (Kurando)

Anyways, even if the e the fact that material and time & labor are still necessary The medium for 『maryoku arrow』 are sticks; in place of those materials, Kurando uses the sharpened bones of the prey that the parent ical beast had hunted

「Well, at any rate, you already know an original ic for you the 「illusion」 ic formal So, ill be the other 3 you would want to learn?」 (Oofuia)

Kurando placed his hand on his chin and began to ponder which other 3 ic formulas he wanted to learn

「……of course, I won’t teach you 『explosion』 as such a uys like to learn those dangerous types of ic――」 (Oofuia)

「――」 (Kurando)

「……would you not rather have soic poison』, or maybe 『maryoku release』? In case you didn’t know, for 『barrier』 to be effective, all ic square」 (Oofuia)

Kurando slight hesitated before agreeing with a nod

Oofuia let out an unusually big sigh, showing her old age

「Please, promise me that after I teach you this, that you won’t abuse it And, please don’t teach anyone else either As I had sworn it to you, yesterday, I ask that you please do the same and keep your word as well」 (Oofuia)

After saying this, Oofuia presented her pinky finger to Kurando

「This is so I heard from Akari-san; when two people make a pinky promise, the person who breaks the pro says, whoever breaks their proiveness in death」 (Oofuia)

As Kurando pinky promised with Oofuia, he wondered why Akari would teach Oofuia such a thing

If the other party makes a request, it is up to oneself to respond to the request

And thus, a thin pale little finger and a rough little finger intertwine

≪指切りげんまん嘘ついたら、針千本の～ます、死んだら御免、指切った≫

< pinky proive=”” me=”” if=”” i=”” die,=”” i=”” pinky=”” swear=””>>>

(T/N: ht have butchered it)

Oofuia recited a song froer

She sins to teach Kurando ic

Since the Atorabashi+ku (アトラバシク, giant thorny spider) was removed, the area was temporarily cleared, the time it took to transverse the mountain was shortened

Yesterday, Makushi+roup had left some time before noon; the next day, they were able to return in the evening

As vapors steamed from Makushi+age fro back another subjugated Atorabashi+ku strapped to his back

Makushi+e over to the cave where Oofuia and Kurando aiting

「……so where is your plaything?」 (Kurando)

「……leave me alone」 (Makushi+mu)

「Well, you do have a reputation for playing around that even I find it surprising Anyhow, an elf would not behavior in such a manner Why not try to act more properly」 (Oofuia)

Kurando had finished being instructed on autonoic with Oofuia

From his head, Kurando isa sword of ice froht as a fla fro