Wizard Stone - Chapter 718



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718. Ordinary small cat

“You started the fire?”

“no.”

no.

“… … No, no. I didn’t ask you guys.”

Roy frowned slightly, then added, because he felt like the two of them were protecting Rani.

“Don’t misunderstand. I’m not trying to scold Rani.”

“no?”

“of course.”

really?

“That’s true.”

Even though they were familiars, animals were animals. It was hard to believe that Rani would have set fire with malicious intent.

Of course, I won’t let you start another fire. I don’t know if it was a joke or curiosity, but it was too dangerous.

It was fortunate that both times we discovered it quickly, otherwise things could have been worse. Perhaps because it was winter, the fire spread faster than expected.

“So, how did you start the fire? Did you light a branch on fire and spread it?”

“no.”

“No?”

Then what does that mean? No matter how much I think about it, it seems like the only way is to use a fireball… … .

I don’t know.

“I’m curious. Can you show me how you did it? Oh, and if you need anything, just let me know. I’ll get it for you.”

No need.

“No need?”

Roy looked at Rani as if to ask if that was true. Rani seemed to hesitate for a moment, then began to cry softly.

“Really? Then show me.”

“Here?”

“Here. If you can really make fire, I’ll give you a reward.”

“Really?”

“okay.”

“Then I’ll have milk with honey.”

Tello is a large piece of meat.

“……okay.”

Roy nodded and looked at Rani. Rani seemed to hesitate for a moment again and then cried softly.

As expected, Rani’s wind was blood.

“Okay. I’ll make you drink until your stomach bursts.”

“Wow! Really?”

What about Tello?

“… … Okay. I’ll make you eat until your stomach bursts. So show me now.”

As Roy took a step back, Rani moved to the wall. After moving to the wall, she did not move.

What on earth are you trying to do?

Fortunately, the doubts didn’t last long.

“It’s on fire.”

It’s fire.

“… … Yeah. I saw it too.”

Rani lit the fire without using anything. She seemed to be just staring at the wall, and then at some point smoke started to rise, and soon the fire was lit.

Should this be considered magic?

Can familiars use magic?

“The fire is growing.”

“… … Don’t worry. Can you show me just one more time?”

Roy used his water magic to put out the fire and then looked at Rani again.

Fortunately, Rani moved to the wall without saying a word. I was worried that she would say something about the reward again, but that wasn’t the case.

The fire broke out again.

Now I really have no choice but to believe it.

Rani was able to use magic.

“… … You’re not going to scold me, are you?”

“No. Why do you think I would be upset?”

“If a fire breaks out, it’ll be a big problem.”

If you don’t light it, you’ll get in trouble.

“… …water. Not always.”

It seems like these are the real culprits.

Even if they hadn’t stopped Rani from talking, they would have definitely found her long ago.

Of course, if that were the case, everyone would have known that Rani could make fire.

Thinking about it that way, I actually felt a bit grateful.

“You said milk with honey and a large piece of meat? I’ll make sure you eat until you’re full. But I have a favor to ask.”

“Please?”

“Yeah. You guys, can you do something like that with the fire?”

… … Then Tello will be in trouble.

“That’s right. I get scolded by my sister.”

“Instead, you can eat milk with honey and large pieces of meat for a week?”

“A week?”

“Okay. Just say it was like that this time. You can say it wasn’t like that the first time.”

The mercenaries hired as security guards were not doing so well lately because they seemed to have forgotten their original purpose, but this one turned out well.

I thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to continue living with a sense of alertness.

“how is it?”

“still…….”

Beek, that’s scary.

“I’ll make sure to tell him not to scold me.”

“Really?”

“huh.”

Of course, he would still get in trouble for doing that, because Beek and Marie knew to some extent how stressed he and the mercenaries were because of the fire.

Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do about that.

“Okay?”

“yes.”

i get it.

“good.”

After receiving the confirmation, Roy finally felt relieved and went out.

I wanted to kiss her several times and then leave, but I had no choice because it took a lot of time.

I also thought it wouldn’t matter if I made another mistake. After all, only Beek and Marie would know.

If the two of them knew this fact, they would definitely come to ask him first.

Especially in the case of Beek, it was obvious that he would come looking for him with a bright light.

A familiar that uses magic?

It was a strange subject that Beek had no interest in. It was quite possible that he would have asked to be allowed to experiment seriously or even offered to teach him how to speak.

… … The latter might be okay.

Should I just leave it to you now?

“Ouch. I’m joking. Don’t bite. Not now. I’ll go to the room and give it to you. Oh, just in case, don’t light a fire while you’re in the hood. If you burn my head, I’ll never bleed again.”

You can’t light a fire in the air. Therefore, you need firewood to light a fire.

The casting speed isn’t that fast, and it’s not yet known how many times it can be used.

I tried doing it roughly twenty times in a row, but I’m not sure if it’s possible to do more than that.

This is a summary of Rani’s abilities.

Roy added one more line here.

That is, you don’t need any spells, watermarks, or starter words to light a fire.

I was surprised when Elihal used water magic without even saying anything, but what can I say?

This time it hit me harder.

Because I learned that using magic without a stimulant doesn’t necessarily require arduous training.

Well, not only this, but all magic is like that in fact… … .

While there are magics that grow steadily without much effort, there are also magics that remain stagnant despite considerable effort.

Fire walking is a representative example.

It’s not easy to acquire properties inherent in magic, but in the case of fire walking, progress was slow.

That’s why I wrote to Vivian a few days ago for advice.

Although there hasn’t been much progress yet, some magics like this require a new impetus.

And somehow I have a feeling this will be one of them.

It would be pretty useful if you could use magic without a starter word… … .

I don’t think that will happen, but you never know when you might get kidnapped or captured and have your mouth sealed.

It was perfect to use at that time.

“Yeah. You too.”

If it were the current Rani, it would probably be possible to sneak in and burn the rope to free her.

Conversely, you could hide somewhere and set it on fire.

I never thought Rani could do what I thought Trish’s rat or other familiars might do.

Yeah, Rani could definitely do that too.

A cat like Rani could move around without being detected, because if you just look at her appearance, she looks no different from a normal small cat.

I had thought it would be nice to have something I could carry around in my hood, but I never thought it would be this helpful.

No, if I had to be picky, would it be better to not get caught by a monkey?

anyway.

For that reason, it would be best to keep Rani’s abilities hidden for as long as possible.

Of course, I plan to continue experimenting and training.

It has now become indispensable in many ways, including its ability to detect poison and familiars.

It’s a bit of an exaggeration, but it’s on a similar level to Nop.

No, comparing them in the first place is wrong. Their abilities and what they do are so different.

While Nop plays a mostly visible role, Rani plays an active role behind the scenes.

Nop is helpful when you are moving somewhere, and Rani is helpful when you are staying somewhere.

While Nop monitors the outskirts with his eyes, Lani detects familiars and poison with her nose and ears.

When I say it like this, it feels like it’s pretty well balanced.

Even at a glance, they complement each other’s shortcomings well. It’s as if they were brought together with this in mind from the beginning.

Originally, we were only going to find and release the missing people… … .

“Ouch. Don’t bite. No. Stop drinking now. I’ll let you drink again later.”

Roy barely managed to get Rani off him and lay down on the bed.

Although I had shed a lot of blood, I didn’t regret it at all. Considering what Rani would do in the future, this was nothing.

Of course, a week like this might be a bit difficult.

My head was spinning.

“Why do you keep looking at it?”

“Me?”

“Don’t worry about Tello. I gave him a really good scolding. It won’t happen again.”

“No, that’s not why I saw it… … .”

That’s why.

Tello kept looking at me with resentful eyes.

“If you say you didn’t see it because of that, then you did see it. Do you have anything to say?”

“It’s nothing.”

Actually, I have a few questions.

For example, this is how Rani gained her abilities.

No matter how much I thought about it, it seemed like there was nothing but blood, because that was Beek’s specialty. The idea that there was something in blood was still vivid in my mind.

The problem is how to ask that naturally… … .

“How are you doing these days?”

“You finally got around to talking. But what do you mean?”

“Research. I heard you’re writing a book. Is that right?”

“That’s right. Since I can’t experiment here, I’m writing a book to organize what I’ve done so far.”

“Elf and dwarf would hate that.”

“It’s not going to be published. It’s not that kind of content.”

“sure?”

“It’s about magic and magic stones. The main content is the principles and reasons for the creation of magic stones.”

“Did you figure out the principle?”

“no way.”

Beek shook his head with a bitter smile. Judging from his expression, he still had a long way to go.

Well, there’s no way you can complete research that could completely change the world that easily.

Perhaps it is something that is impossible even if you dedicate your whole life to it.

It may be impossible, but… … .

“What are you going to do when the research is completed?”

“Well, maybe I should start a new study? If I still have the passion to start something new.”

“Is there anything else you’re interested in?”

“Of course. I would like to know more about similar races, especially elves.”

Elfranii.

Roy looked around quickly. Fortunately, there was no one around.

Still, I lowered my voice for a moment.

“Why the elf?”

“I’m just curious. No matter how much I think about it, elves seem to be different from humans or dwarves in some way.”

“What is different?”

“Well, I don’t know. Isn’t that what we’re researching to find out? Oh, don’t misunderstand. Even if we do research, it will be conducted in the form of questions.”

“Don’t misunderstand.”

“That’s good. If there’s any problem, please let me know.”

With those words, Beek got up from his seat and disappeared. Roy watched him for a while before letting out a deep sigh.

Because somehow the appearance seemed to have detected Mila’s identity.

It could be said out of suspicion of Elihal, but somehow it seemed like he knew about Mila as well.

No, it was obvious. It was even stranger that Beek, who was so interested in similar races, didn’t notice.

Well, it’s not like noticing it will make any difference… … .

I feel like Mila’s, or rather Elf’s, position is getting narrower and narrower. It certainly seems like earrings alone aren’t enough.

Maybe we’ll have some freedom in Elihal’s territory?

I guess I should ask now if that’s really true.

Just then a man came from Elihal.