Published at 7th of January 2023 8:56 am

Chapter 281: Flat

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Escalator of Dreams

After receiving the assignment from Elna-kaasan, I control thirty water balls, and moreover, each of them is in a different size.

At first, I was confused and struggled about the size since each of the water balls has a different volume, but as long as I can grasp the amount of magic power in each of the water balls, it wasn’t that difficult in reality.

As long as you understand the distribution volume of the magic power in each of them, there won’t be any confusion in the size differences and maintaining the water balls.

Rather than carefully adjusting them one by one, it’s easier to decide the size from the amount of magic power I released to maintain the water balls, right?

And thanks to that, now even if I close my eyes, I can decide the volume of the water balls with the magic power I released. By doing this, it’s no different from the way I manipulate water balls normally.

But, thanks to the assignment from Elna-kaasan, I managed to learn how to grasp the circulation and the delicate controlling ability of my magic power.

I might be able to expand the range of tactics I can use in the snowball fights against Eleonora-neesan with this.

While I was thinking of the water balls floating in the air, Elna-kaasan approaches me from behind.

「Al, how is......」

「Ahh, Elna-kaasan. It became a lot smoother to move them around when you understand the trick」

In order to show the result of my training, I smoothly pull the thirty floating water balls toward me.

And to properly show her the difference in sizes of each of the water balls, I raised them all at once and also make them make in circle shapes, spread them, and returned their size when they pass in front of Elna-kaasan’s eyes.

After that was done, I changed the sizes of the water balls to extreme sizes, then changed them to random sizes as instructed by Elna-kaasan.

And yet none of the water balls floating in the air is crumbling as they were dancing gracefully in the air.

「How is it? My assignment is perfect, right?」

「……y, yes, of course. There doesn’t seem to be any problem. Incidentally, would you tell me how you accomplished this?」

Since Elna-kaasan is asking me as though she wants to check on things, I told her that I thought it would be easier for me to cast the magic by accurately grasping the amount of magic power released that matches the size of a water ball instead of adjusting the volume of the water ball itself by releasing the magic power at just the precise amount.

「……certainly, you can accurately cast the magic and make it happen if you did that, compared to controlling each water ball individually」

「And it’s troublesome to manipulate your magic if you have this amount with different sizes. After all, we have to think like that so that the magic will be easier」

The programming in my previous life was similar to this.

There might be some wasteful methods in my way of using magic, but I should be able to improve myself by always having a feeling of ‘making it easier’.

「R, right. That’s because magic should be easy to use, right?」

「Right right, so can I have a break now?」

Without hesitation, I try to ask for a break immediately while using the flow of our idle conversation with Elna-kaasan naturally.

Of course, I won’t get tired of using and manipulating magic at this level, but it’s tiresome to keep in a place under direct sunlight in such darn hot weather.

「Sure, but please help with teaching Luna-san after your short break, all right」

「Eehー? But teaching her is Elna-kaasan’s responsibility, right?」

Why would I - as a student - have to take care of other students?

That’s negligence on the part of the sensei - Elna-kaasan - don’t you think?

「That’s because Luna-san’s attribute is Earth magic. I don’t have the aptitude for Earth magic so it is hard for me to teach her, but Al is very good at Earth magic, didn’t you?」

Ahー, I don’t understand it since I have the aptitudes for all attributes of magic, but it would be difficult for her even if she were to be asked to teach others an attribute she can’t use.

It’s something like, even though someone is only speaking Japanese, they are told to teach English?

「Well, I think I’m good at Earth magic.....」

「Teaching others is also a part of studying for yourself, you know. You were taught swordsmanship when you were having swordsmanship training, so Al has to teach Luna-san about magic in return, right?」

Not caring about me who hesitate, Elna-kaasan left in Eric’s direction after saying that.

Oh well, Luna-san was relatively gentle when facing me in the spar. Unlike a certain older sister, she doesn’t act immature and serious, she also told me what was wrong with my moves.

Guess I will teach her about magic a little this time, in return for that.

I cast Ice magic to reduce the heat around while thinking like that.

Then I return to Mina’s place, where she is standing by in the shade while being wrapped up in the refreshing air.

「Eh? Alfried-sama, are you taking a break?」

「Un, just a little while. Can I have lemon water?」

「Yes, understood!」

When I ask for lemon water, Mina immediately takes out a water canteen from her bag.

As I sit down and huff while waiting for the lemon water, I felt Natasha-san - who is sitting on the sheet - staring at me.

「……wh, what is it?」

「Oh, Alfried-kun is also Elna-sama’s child after all」

Again? Both Egar-san and Natasha-san, just what did they think of me I wonder?

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「……Al-kun, teach me Earth magic」

As I was sitting in the shade on top of the sheet while sipping the lemon water bit by bit, Luna-san came over and said to me.

It seems like, this should be Elna-kaasan’s message as she told me to teach Luna-san further lessons in magic training.

Be that as it may, I’ve just taken a break you know. I just sat down so I don’t feel like standing up right away.

「Well, why don’t Luna-san also take a break first――」

「……I’m fine. Our time is limited. I would like you to teach me about Earth magic as soon as possible」

I also try to offer Luna-san to take a break but it was flatly refused.

'Our time is limited'. What magnificent words filled with awareness coming from her.

「Come to think of it, Alfried-kun was the one who made that Misphilt castle with Earth magic, did you not! So please teach Luna some tricks in using Earth magic」

Moreover, Natasha-san also supports that idea from the side.

Since they have said it to that extent, I can’t casually say something like ‘we’ll do it after the break’.

I wonder if she does it on purpose. She’s quite the schemer if that’s true.

「Okay. Well then, shall we start」

After draining the lemon water, I reluctantly stand up and walk back to the sandy ground where the heat from the sun shines down on me again.

「Let’s see, first of all, I would like to know to what extent you can use Earth magic, so can you show me a simple Earth magic you can do for me?」

「……understood. Also, you don’t have to talk to me politely」

「Ah, that so?」

If Luna-san doesn’t mind then I will explain using my way of talking.

Honestly, keeping on talking using polite language even when I explain things is tiresome.

Luna-san took some distance from me and raises her hand as she faces the sea.

「『I ask thee　O earth Rise and turn into earth bullet』」

After Luna-san’s clear voice resounded, the soft soil on the ground rose to form a lump of soil.

However, I guess the compression of her magic power was not that good, as the shape is quite irregular and the soil was crumbling in large drops.

Nevertheless, Luna-san manages to raise it into the air and shoot it straight into the sea.

The stone bullet big enough to be held with both of one’s hands is flying to the sea with a whoosh, then it makes a splash after flying for around ten meters away.

「Was that the limit in terms of distance and size for your magic?」

「……anymore than that would be a little difficult」

I see, so the limit of her sending earth bullet flying is around this much, huh?

「Is there anything else you can do?」

When I ask her that, Luna-san bend down and put her hand on the ground.

「『I ask thee O earth Rise and turn into a mud wall』」

Thereafter, a square mud wall was made in front of Luna-san.

Compared to the earth bullet from before, the casting speed is faster and it’s big enough to be able to hide a large adult.

Although, the compression of the magic power of the mud wall has not been spread throughout the wall and has a bad compression rate, the difference in terms of hardness is clearly visible.

So when I hit the brittle part where the compressed magic power was unsatisfactory after using Body Strengthening magic, it was easily chipped.

「……ahh」

「Your magic power compression was a bit lacking. They got chipped when I hit them while using Body Strengthening magic」

As expected, she will lose confidence in herself if I break them with my physical strength - without Body Strengthening magic - alone, so I properly explained it to her.

「What else?」

「……I can manipulate the sand, I learned it in Lazur Kingdom」

When I ask her after pulling myself together, Luna-san says something that seems to be interesting.

What kind of magic did she learn when she was in the Lazur Kingdom, I wonder. I watch over Luna-san as she concentrates while holding curiosity in my mind.

「『I ask thee O sand in the earth Do my biddings 』」

After she chanted so, the sand under Luna-san’s feet wriggled.

And the moment I thought so, the sand made a noise *zuuooooo* and Luna-san was able to move without moving her own legs.

Luna-san - who is standing on top of the sand - is just standing there doing nothing. The sand is moving by itself and carries Luna-san - who is standing on it - straight ahead.

「……th, this is, no way!　……a flat escalator!」

(Like this, but using sand)

Everyone will dream of this at least once in their life. They will think something like, ‘Walking is too tiresome, I wonder if there is a flat escalator on the ground’.

A dream item born out of people’s laziness is now being realized right in front of my eyes!

What is this? Even back in my previous life, where science is quite advanced, they can’t do this.

It’s been a long time since I felt this deeply moved. I never thought I would come to see this flat escalator after coming to another world.

Before I knew it, I have already come running toward Luna-san - who had canceled her magic.

「A, amazing! Luna-san, this is amazing!」

「……re, really? I am happy to be praised by a magician like Al-kun」

I guess it’s because my reaction was weak until a while ago. Luna-san looks shy and happy.

This person, the occasional smile she showed people are pretty, maybe because she doesn’t show that many expressions on her face.

No, right now I have to focus on the magic rather than her smile.

「It’s amazing. Are the people of Lazur kingdom use magic like this? As long as we can do this, magicians don’t have to walk anymore!」

Can’t wait for the time when magicians will stop walking and their legs will turn weaker!

「……still the consumption of magic power for this magic is intense so I can’t use it continuously. It is only used when in a battle in the desert. And this magic can only be used in a place where there is soft sand after all」

Certainly, it will eat a lot of magic power if you want to move the whole area of the sand underneath, and it’s impossible without the soft sand itself underneath us.

You have to crush the soil and turn it into fine sand if you try to use it on a road like that of the Koryatt village before you can proceed. It’s not impossible if you have magic power like mine, but it’ll just cause trouble to the villagers and I would get scolded by Nord-tousan.

It is precisely the vast desert that extends to the horizon that the magicians over there were thinking of applying the magic like that, right?

「Heeー, so the magicians of Lazur kingdom move by riding on the sand」

「……since I’m not very good at magic, I can only go straight and for a short distance when I use it. But, magicians who are good at this can use this magic to move around as they please 」

What the, it’s a scene I’d like to see. I wonder if it will feel like riding on a natural surfboard.

Imagining the scene made me want to try it.

Since I can move sand, even I should be able to do it quickly.

So I take control of the sand under my feet with my magic power and then I move them.

The sand moves swiftly while I ride on the smooth, fine sand.

「Aah, this is kinda fun!」

I made a mistake in my control and a lot of sand enter my shoes but I don’t mind it.

Right now, I’m moving forward on the ground without moving myself. So I couldn’t help but be excited.

I can use the super convenient Teleport magic, but that is that and this is this.

The sand below me pushes the sand in front aside as I continue to proceed straight ahead.

And then I stop at a suitable place. Then I make a board with Earth magic and put my feet on top of it.

And it felt like I’m snowboarding when I continue to advance like that. I continue to move forward using magic as I stylishly rode on the board.

And after I continue to randomly slide around, enjoying the curves on the sand like that, I change the flow of sand and make a turn and turn back.

Thereafter, I see Luna-san looking a bit disheartened.

「.....I, even though it took me more than a month for me to be able to just go straight with that magic..」

S, sorry.

TL Note : only 1 chapter today, the rest of the 2 chapters will be posted on Monday.

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