Episode 4.4 (1/2)
They decided to set up camp near the river.
Shira skillfully made some tasty dinner with wild grass, nuts, and animal meat that Lecan procured during Parade's special training. Shira had stocked up on bread that would last a long time.
”Could you take a look at this.”
It's the lower grade recovery medicine made by Zaidmahl House's apothecary. Lecan was thinking of having Shira look at it since he felt like it had absolutely no effect at all.
Shira took the medicine with her left hand, produced a light orb on the index fingertip of her right hand, and stared at the medicine under the light.
”Looks to be proper medicine diligently made by an ordinary apothecary. What about this.”
”It didn't work when I drank it.”
”Why'd you drink it. This is an ointment.”
”What? Smearing recovery medicine on yourself?”
”Isn't wound salve something you apply on your wound?”
”That may be true for normal medicine, but not for magic potion.”
”Ah, you mean that huh. I get it now. This world does have medicine that you drink to heal wounds as well.”
”Hou.”
”There's magic that can heal wound in your world, isn't there?”
”There is.”
”You dissolve such magic and put it in water, or rather water-like substance, it's called magic water in this world.”
”Magic, water.”
”It's water of magic. Magic water is generally applied by drinking. While medicine created from medicinal plants and stuff and has magic play a role during its creation to increase its effect is called magic potion in this world. And even though there are oral and topical magic potions, for treating wounds, it's topical.”
”Oh, is that right.”
”That is right. But that means this magic potion you wanted me to teach you was magic water then.”
”Is there any problem?”
”Well, not really a problem. Just that magic water is not something that can last long even though its effect is immediate.”
”Really.”
”Medicine that's been mixed with herbs is more effective and last longer instead.”
”Fumu?”
”Well anyway, I'll just teach you the basic for now, afterward, when you've figured out which you actually want to learn, just tell me.”
”Umu. Please teach me from the very basic. That aside, you didn't chant when you lit up a light on your fingertip earlier.”
”Ah, you mean <Lamplight (Parm)> huh. Anyone could do that.”
”I can't do it though.”
”You, you can't use <Lamplight> with all that mana of yours?”
”I can't help it. Magic is something bestowed to you, it's not something you can learn.”
In the world Lecan comes from, although there are differences in quantity, anyone possesses mana. However, you need a specific <Ability> in order to wield magic. You have a chance of receiving such ability when you defeat magic beasts, and that chance is higher with dungeonborne magic beasts, and especially Floor Bosses. The ability bestowed to you is completely random, and there are floor bosses that tend to give specific abilities. Dungeon's floor bosses don't only drop magic, but a variety of skills as well. Some priests have also been bestowed abilities by God at the temples, but Lecan is not well versed in that matter.