Chapter 13 - I Caught Something That Wasn’t Supposed To Be Caught (1/2)

I Caught Something That Wasn’t Supposed To Be Caught

“…This is a world where you can use magic, so I suppose these kinds of things are possible…”

I muttered as I watched through Shared Vision with the slimes.

There was clearly someone there, but I couldn’t see them.

It must have something to do with magic.

Well, for a harsh test, the instructor had been very easy to spot.

Maybe this is where it got harder.

‘I’m going to transfer some magic now.’

‘Okay.’

The slime agreed, and so I sent magic called ‘Flash’ to a slime that was closest to the intruder.

This was one of the spells I read about in the book.

My reasoning was that if this person was using some kind of optical camouflage, then flashing a very bright light might make them visible for a second…

“…I guess not…”

Apparently, that was not the case.

Perhaps the stranger was surprised by the light, because the footsteps seemed to stop for a moment before continuing.

…If anything, the intruder was more cautious now, as the movements seemed more careful.

In any case, I now knew that light was pointless.

So then…I would either have to use something else to see the intruder, or I could use an attack that covered a wide area.

But I was pretty sure it was the instructor and not a real enemy, so I wanted to avoid attacks that would get him injured.

…So I decided to try a different method for now.

Like temperature.

I had so many spells at my disposal, so there must be something that allowed me to see temperature.

I thought as I looked through them…

“No…there isn’t.”

Unfortunately, I did not have any magic that allowed me to see heat.

What I found instead was…

“Hm? Am I supposed to use this?”

It was magic called ‘Magic Creation.’

Apparently, I was able to make magic.

Thinking this, I activated ‘Magic Creation.’

“Woah…this seems like it’s going to take a long time.”

A very complicated looking screen had appeared.

I could understand most of what was written, so I would probably be able to use it if I had enough time…but I doubted it would finish before the intruder reached me.

And so I decided to use it later and deal with the present problem with magic I had now.

‘Everyone. Gather around.’

‘We can stop watching the area now?’

‘Yeah. I want you to make a 5-meter circle around the tent instead. Then look outward.’

‘Okay!’

I gave the order and the slimes all gathered together without making a sound.

‘Alright, here it goes…Detection Barrier!’