Episode 11.12 (2/2)
But that's a completely different matter to him handing Eda over to the priests who don't know her. And that feeling has just grown stronger after coming to the temple and meeting priest Casis.
The priests have settled down before he realized.
Lecan swung his right hand to delete the green light.
”Oy. That <Recovery> just now.”
”There was no, preliminary casting...”
”No way!”
”It's true, he only recited the spell name.”
With eyes wide open, priest Casis's face is having a cramp while various emotions like shock, anger, and hatred surface bits and pieces.
”Priest Casis.”
”What is it, Lecan.”
”That was the utmost <Recovery> I could muster.”
”It was <Recovery> indeed.”
”Was that elementary-class by Ceres Temple's standards? Or mid-class?”
Priest Casis kept quiet, priest Pajil gave the answer instead.
”That was clearly higher than mid-class.”
The other priests also weighed in.
”And with the size of that light orb. It must hold an extraordinary amount of recovery power.”
”I can believe someone suffering severe injuries and dying being healed instantly with that.”
Lecan sighed out deeply. They've crossed over the mountains.
”My pupil Eda could employ a percentage of that <Recovery>.”
”Ooh!”
”Wonderful.”
”That's practically a divine act.”
”As you have witnessed, my teachings need not preliminary casting.”
”T-that's it!”
”Just how are you able to accomplish such a feat.”
”R-right. Weak <Recovery> that gets cast by coincidence is one thing, but I can't fathom how you could manifest that class of <Recovery> without preliminary casting.”
”Which means, Ceres Temple doesn't have techniques that allow someone to cast <Recovery> without preliminary casting, does it?”
The priests could only sink into silence in astonishment at this impolite inquiry.
It was priest Pajill who replied to Lecan.
”Preliminary casting possesses the effects of raising the art's precision and efficacy. This particular temple put emphasizes on careful and precise preliminary casting.”
”That may be the case with temples. But not with dungeons.”
”Dungeons?”
”That's right. A moment difference could mean your life or death in dungeons. All the magic I employ, I use without preliminary casting.”
Priest Casis interrupted.
”All magic, you say? Lecan, are you a mage?”
Since he couldn't have been armed as they entered the temple, Lecan had stowed his sword inside <Storage>. But no one would have suspected Lecan being a mage with his build.
”I'm mainly a swordsman. But I also use magic.”
A long silence filled the room once again. The priests are in a state of confusion at the contrasting reality to their common sense. Now's the time to withdraw.
”I just showed you lot that I could use <Recovery>. Eda being my pupil, her <Recovery> and all other magic are still not quite there, she's still honing them. I believe she will eventually be able to employ the <Recovery> you just witnessed one day. That's the answer to your questions. Can we go back now?”