Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 37



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＃Returner’s Notepad Episode 37

Team without a team (3)

Actually, I didn’t intend to cheat from the beginning. The original plan was to ‘see’ the magic spell with ‘SZX-9500’, ‘remember’ it as is, and ‘reproduce’ it with the magic fork.

It was irresponsible.

It was overly optimistic.

First of all, when I tried it myself, the horsepower was not enough. The capacity of “Notepad” was also insufficient. Her eyeballs almost exploded when she saw Solliet’s magic spell.

So, I had no choice but to change my route to Plan B, which was much more direct and efficient.

Bigi — This is the use of ‘walking at the back’.

“Were you followed?”

The cost is an angry Soliette. Of course, she doesn’t care what my grades are, but since she grew up in a family of knights, she doesn’t like this kind of shortcut.

“… … .”

I nodded and walked away without saying a word.

There were quite a few stone chairs and blackboards inside the cave. Would it be like this if there were schools in primitive times?

Asilen said, looking at her watch.

“It’s 6:30 now, so I’ll wait until 9 o’clock~”

There are about 2 hours and 30 minutes left.

I sat down in my chair and yawned. My butt and back were hard, and the eyes of the Soliette team on the back of my head were stinging, but I felt like I could sleep well.

… … .

“Now~ Concentrate! “Concentrate!”

Clap clap – I opened my eyes to the sound of applause. I wiped away the half-drool and looked around.

There were a lot of people. Much more than I thought. The voices were louder than the waiting room at Edsilla Station.

“Nice to meet you~ Are there about 200 people gathered here?”

Looking closely, most of the school uniforms are different. Not only Endex, but also Devon, Sdme, Otali, etc… … Edsilla It seems like seniors from magic high schools from all over the country have gathered here.

“now. “Who came early or late? Don’t worry, those things are not included in the evaluation.”

Asilen said.

“Let me introduce you. I’m Asilen, a representative from the College Board. “I was in charge of exploration area A, Parascal’s Mist Mountain.”

She continued with a tired look on her face.

“Today’s assignment is simple. You can write down everything you see, hear, and feel in this ‘Mist Mountain’ in an exploration report. “We will grade you based on the quality of the report, and there are only two evaluation criteria.”

‘Key elements of the expedition report’ were already written on the blackboard.

１. mana

２. ecosystem

“How well and accurately do we observe and write about mana and the ecosystem? We’ll just look at these two. Smartphones don’t explode, so it would be useless to take them with you. It’s a team game, but be sure to keep track of what you researched and how you did it! Because I also have personal grades~”

It was then. Someone in front of me raised their hand.

“yes. what?”

Then the guy in front somehow looked back at me. It was Kiely. There was a hint of hostility in his eyes.

“Can I fight while exploring?”

“Foot.”

Asilen chuckled.

“Of course~ When has there ever been a time when you didn’t fight on the College Board? “As long as you don’t kill me, it’s okay~”

Just don’t kill it. These are quite cruel words.

“yes.”

Chiely nodded and sat down in his chair contentedly. I scratched my eyebrows.

“Then, let’s start the assignment now. The deadline is midnight, and we will leave in 5-minute intervals in order of arrival.”

Asylene pushed the large blackboard. There were about five passages behind it.

“If you go through this entrance, you will see a mountain of fog~ Team Solliet first!”

Then he pointed to Soliet. Five members of her team jumped to their feet.

“Which passage will you choose?”

Solliet strode to the far right. Her four teammates also followed her lead.

* * *

Entrance to Mt. Foggy Mountain. Solliet and the four others looked around the area.

The whole place was shrouded in fog. The distance that the eyes could reach was only about 3 meters, and everything beyond that was obscured and obscured.

“… … “The fog is amazing.”

“Anyone can tell, isn’t it water-type mana?”

It’s my first time seeing a fog this thick, so I’m amazed. Thanks to this, it’s easy to infer mana properties. Of course, fog is water.

Kiely said.

“Take out the tools first.”

“huh.”

A team member took out a portable duster from his bag.

Click-

“… … huh?”

Click- Click-click-click-

No matter how much I turn the switch up, it doesn’t turn on.

“It’s not turning on?”

Kiely frowned.

“what? why? “You brought defective goods-”

“Give it to me.”

Soliet held out her hand. The team member handed over the powder powder with a timid look on his face.

Click click- click click-

It was a problem.

“It is not a defective product. “It’s probably because of the mana concentration.”

“Mana, mana concentration?”

“yes.”

This much was expected.

In places where the mana concentration is too high or too low compared to the continental average, the piece may not work, so the nature of mana in such rough terrain must be felt physically or inferred from the environment.

If mana is of the water attribute, the fog is thick like here, the humidity is so crazy that even if you stand still, your whole body gets wet, or it’s raining like hell, or something like that.

Therefore, there is a high probability that the mana of this foggy mountain is of the water attribute, but one should not make hasty conclusions.

“Put it in.”

“Oh, yes.”

A team member placed the powder grinder in his expedition bag.

“Now let’s disperse.”

The exploration method decided in advance by the Solliet team was ‘individual investigation’. The five people disperse in different directions to explore the area, then gather again at an appropriate time to gather information and write a report.

“okay. Then, everyone take one.”

Kiely handed four paper cups to his teammates.

“Because we are connected to each other, we can communicate through this.”

Paper cup phone. Why, it’s the same principle as connecting two paper cups with a thread, which I used to do when I was young, but it’s very different in that the thread is magical power.

This is Kiely’s “Spectrum.”

He can spin out magic power as thin as a thread. Originally, the length was limited to about 2-3 km, but in places where mana is dense like this, it will be maintained up to 10 km.

“If anything happens, call me right away. “I will go.”

All team members wore those paper cups on their waists.

“Then you guys go first. I have something to talk to the team leader about for a moment. Are you okay, team leader?”

Kiely looked at Soliet. Solliet, who was about to leave on her expedition, stopped.

“I will be back.”

“after. “I’m nervous.”

“We’re meeting at 4 o’clock, right?”

Soon the three team members dispersed in different directions, and Kiely spoke to Solliet, who tilted her head.

“Team Leader. “What is he going to do?”

“Him?”

“There’s that yellow one.”

“… … “You mean Zion Askal?”

“uh. Are you going to stay still?”

Solliet answered calmly.

“yes. Poop is dirty because it is poop. There is no need to take the time to step on it.”

It was quite a Soliette-like answer. Chiely showed the right side of her face and smiled. Because she is more confident on the right than on the left.

“Haha. Yeah whatever. “Then I should do the same.”

“yes. See you later then.”

Solliet was walking into the fog, but suddenly a thought occurred to her and she stopped. She then looked back at Chiely.

“But, I have a question.”

“huh? What? “Ask me anything.”

Soliet asked Chielli, who smiled naturally, in a dry tone.

“Shoot high. “Did you do it?”

“… … uh?”

Height shot, 687cm.

Kiely’s sleeves still have no buttons.

“Uhm… … .”

Was he taken aback by the sudden words? He stumbled and scratched the back of his neck.

“that… … For now, later. “After the assignment is over.”

“… … yes.”

Then Solliet climbed the mountain path in silence.

Just as the back of her head was being swallowed up by the fog, Kiely clenched her fists.

“Whoa!”

Somehow, things are going according to plan.

Anyway, 687cm is probably the work of the person in charge. Because other than Gerken, there is no talent capable of reaching 687cm. It’s No Mana Zone, so you don’t have to go there again, so you won’t get caught, and if you think about it, it’s not such a big lie, right?

It’s not that it’s not, 550cm is enough for me too. I am confident in my strong body.

Let’s use this as an excuse to become a little closer to each other and live without worrying about money for the rest of our lives.

“Hehe… … Ah, more than that.”

Kiely, who was just splitting, suddenly looked down and raised his finger. There were a total of five threads hanging on that index finger.

Four are connected to team members, and the other one is… … .

“Dog

I secretly connected with Sion Askal while he was sleeping.

A miserable bastard who cheats. Endex is a public figure who is a bully and a jerk.

Even a bastard like that would want to explore. I’m going to write a report too.

“Just wait.”

Kiely planned to rob him when he felt like he had written a decent report.

Of course the quality will be poor, but I really don’t like the fact that such a bastard is still on the College Board.

Ji-e-ing-

At that moment, the blue line connected to Zion Askal is vibrating. It means the thing is moving.

“You fell behind.”

Kiely twisted the corner of his mouth as he looked at it.

* * *

“… … “The environment is really shit.”

As soon as I entered Mist Mountain, I muttered.

I feel like I’m trapped in a cloud. You can’t see an inch in front of you with the naked eye, so even though you’re walking, it’s doubtful whether you’re even walking.

At this rate, there is no point in walking.

First, I stood still and took out the magic fork. When magical energy was passed through the handle, a transparent film like a soap bubble formed between the fork’s prongs. The “magic world” was brought in there. The curtain turned colorless and spit out shame.

[9,000 ppm]

This is the purpose of the magic fork. A ‘catalyst’ that reduces magical power consumption and helps recall memories easily.

“If it’s 9,000… … 0.09%?”

It’s more than three times the continental average, so it’s extremely intense. This is why magical power occurs.

I wrote a line in the report.

[◆ Mana concentration

The concentration of mana in the air of Foggy Mountain is estimated to be more than three times the continental average.]

This time, I called in the “pulverizer” for the magic fork. The membrane that had been colorless until just now became transparent again.

Actually, I don’t think there’s any need to check. If the fog is this much, it must of course be water-based.

In general, no matter what region you are in, the attribute of mana is ‘element’. I’m familiar with water wind fire and things like that. There is also non-elemental mana, but such cases are very rare.

I injected magical power into the fork and activated the “pulverizer.”

“… … “It doesn’t work.”

There is no particular reaction. Originally, mana had to be dispersed to emit a spectrum of specific properties.

Probably because of the mana concentration.

The limit for portable dusters is usually 7 to 8,000 ppm. If the concentration rises above that level, it will not work.

“hmm… … .”

Of course, it seems like it would be okay to just use the water attribute, but is there really a need to leave it to luck?

I stared at the magic fork. I held it tightly and breathed “Perion.”

Weeeeeee——!

At that moment, the two strands of the fork resonated with each other. The transparent film flashed wildly. It was evidence of amplification.

I waved it in the air. It’s shaky—! The mana of the fog was dispersed like sparks flying through a fork, and a spectrum containing its properties was released.

It was purple.

“… … “It’s not a water attribute.”

Fog is a phenomenon in which condensed water vapor sticks close to the ground. Simply put, the clouds have come down to the earth’s surface. It’s called ‘water’.

But this fog is purple. Violet is not one of the four elements. It is ‘reiki’. You can usually only see it in places like cemeteries.

I added one line to the report.

[◆ Attribute: Presumed to contain British energy.]

Now that I know the properties, I turn on “SZX-9500”. The misty fog was washed away from my retina.

It is a type of mana vision filter. This function is used to properly analyze when multiple mana attributes are mixed when analyzing a specific magic spell, and it also works in this case.

“Let me see.”

First, I plan to find some high ground. You have to go up high to see it wider.

“… … hmm?”

As I was climbing the mountain path, I suddenly noticed an ‘air current’ near the top of the foggy mountain.

A mysterious scene where thin mana strands tangle together and rise into the sky.

It is a harbinger of magical power.

“Is there 8 to 9 hours left?”

A natural magic phenomenon will occur today, Friday, at 9 p.m.

The type is grade 5 Dispel.

The effect of Dispel, a fairly common magical phenomenon that occurs 2-3 times a year in Edsilla, is to ‘annihilate mana in the area for a short period of time.’

In other words, this entire foggy mountain becomes a no-mana zone.