Episode 43.13 (2/2)
”No. <Mana Detection> also shows humans as red, magic beasts as blue.”
”Eh? Then, do you see mana itself in red color?”
”No, that's not it. Not sure how to go about this, but I see the color of red and blue from the core parts of humans and magic beasts. Mana itself is colorless. It looks like sparkling shining water.”
”Does that apply to mana emitted by humans and magic beasts?”
”Of course. Emitted mana is still mana, doesn't matter whether it comes out of humans or magic beasts, there's no distinction. Though when mana is cast as magic, that mana gets to be in the color of that particular magic sometimes. Wait, don't think you need me to tell you that.”
”Hmmm.”
Shira got lost in thought for a little while. Then she spoke.
”Let me confirm it once again since this is important. When you use <Life Detection> to display humans, the difference in strength is shown as brighter or fainter lights, no?”
”Yea, that's right.”
”The more their mana the brighter, the less the fainter, no?”
”Yeah.”
”Then.”
”Hm?”
”Then humans without mana can't be displayed in your abilities.”
”That can't happen. Mana is the source of life. Mana dwells in all living beings. Even to the smallest insect. Hence, <Life Detection> will definitely display humans. Ah, but that one time.”
”That one time, what?”
”There was this one time where humans I met were completely missing in <Life Detection> when I first fell to this world.”
It feels as if Shira's eyes glimmered there.
(Today Shira seems odd somehow.)
(There's this strong pressure emanating from her.)
”So. So what happened after that?”
”At first I thought they were some unliving monsters, but they turned out to be humans when I saw them in person. Yet <Life Detection> didn't display them, and <Mana Detection> wouldn't show them as red dots even when I was close by. However, those guys couldn't possibly be unliving monsters no matter how you look. So then I activated <Mana Detection> at maximum accuracy right next to them. Then very weak red dots did get displayed. Then I found out that <Life Detection> would also show even humans with little mana if I raised its accuracy.”
”Were those humans you met back then weak humans who could not fight?”
”No. They were knights and soldiers. The knights were plenty strong.”
”Yet neither <Life Detection> nor <Mana Detection> displayed them.”
”Yeah.”
”They got displayed after you willed them to get displayed and the accuracy raised.”
”Yeah.”
”My goodness.”
Shira went silently deep in thought for quite a long time. Then she muttered.
”Thank you. That was really helpful.”
”What's the point in probing my abilities now.”
”It's not because I'm thinking of going with you or anything. I just grasped a key clue for a problem I have been researching all these years.”
”Hou?”
”I should have realized it sooner. I'm such a big dunce.”
The pressure-like something emanating from Shira since earlier has dissipated. What was that all about anyway.
”Just to be sure, the blue dots are not only true for beast type magic beasts but also apparitions and dragons, right?”
”Yea. Hollow Shriek (Gworas) in Dungeon Golbul, White Specters (Zaags) in Dungeon Tsubolt, and Zaags out in the wild were all blue colored.”
”Hee. So even Hollow Shrieks are blue huh. Interesting. Thank you. That's all I wanted to ask you.”
Lecan himself felt like he still had some stuff to ask Shira, but due to many shocking information he just got, he couldn't think up an intriguing one.
Shira handed him a Solid Sacred Silver sword as he was leaving.
She made a new sword from the two broken pieces Lecan gave her.
The blade part looked nearly identical to the original sword's, but the grip and sheath had different styles.
There should be quite a bit left of Solid Sacred Silver remnants, but since he had promised to give the leftover to her, Lecan didn't bring it up.