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[Body is the Capital for the Body Strengthening Magic]
The next magic that Gawain taught me was also a magic that strengthen muscle strength.
However, although the magic also strengthens muscle strength, it is a magic that strengthen explosive power, called (Quickness).[1]
“Quickness is a magic that mainly strengthens the explosive power of muscle movements. By exerting its effect, you can also perform movements like this.”
The body of Gawain who said so was split into three.
“Split!?”
I look carefully and closely.
Thereupon, it seems that Gawain was moving left and right at a furious speed, and the afterimages from his movements seemed to be having substance.
“As usual, Gawain-shishou do something meaningless. I don’t understand the benefit of fast movement for mages.”
Retort Noelia, who was resting because of oxygen deficiency from strengthening her muscle strength.
“Why? It’s essential for a mage to get away from approaching monster quickly, isn’t it?”
“It’s more efficient for mages to put up a barrier when they’re approached.”
Mages typical response to approaching enemy is, as Noelia said, by defending with Wind Barrier or Protect Guard.
However, rather than take up distance, on the contrary, I prefer to be able to close the distance at once.
“You’re saying that my magic is an improper way!? Noelia, it seems that our skinship isn’t enough一一”
Gawain, who was split into three, headed towards Noelia, who was sitting on the ground.
“Oh unseen air. Become a solid barrier and manifests yourself in the surroundings. Wind Barrier.”
“Mugii! Isn’t your treatment toward your teacher is terrible? Even though you were more obedient in the past. Is it that, is it what they call rebellious period?”
Gawain, who was trying to have skinship, was blocked by the Wind Barrier made by Noelia.
“No. I’ve said it the other day, but now that I’m an adult, I will graduate from having skinship with Gawain-shishou.”
“Eh? It’s a lie, right?”
Gawain, who was refused by Noelia, stood still as if struck by thunder and stopped moving.
It seems that he got shocked from Noelia’s declaration.
However, I also think that is an act that should be graduated from quickly.
There is no warranty for your life after all.
“Since I’ll be interacting with Gawain-shishou as an adult from now on, please treat me well.”
Gawain, who was rejected by Noelia, turned his line of sight to me.
This is… It’s coming!
I, who felt danger, starts the chanting of Wind Barrier.
“Oh unseen air. Become a solid barrier and manifests yourself in the surroundings. Wind Barrier.”
The barrier formed just in time, and I was able to avoid the impact of Gawain’s skinship.
“Mugii! Even Frick refused to have skinship with me!?”
“No, that’s not it…it seems that my body rejected on its own.”
“I see, if your body rejected on its own, then it can’t be helped.”
Eh? You agree with that?
I though he was an incomprehensible person, and as expected I can’t understand him.
“The talk has derailed a bit, but let’s return to the talk about Quickness. By using it, you’ll consume a lot of nutrients in addition to oxygen. Since using it will consume nutrients three times more than usual, don’t use it when you’re lacking nutrients, if you do you’ll feel headaches and nausea, and in the worst case you’ll lose consciousness.”
Gawain, who was rejected from having skinship by his two apprentices, completely change and began teaching seriously.
The speed at which he changes like this maybe one the reasons why he was called a weirdo.
“Nutrients consumption, huh…so that’s why Gawain-shishou, who regularly use it, ate so much.”
“Well right. If I neglect replenishing my nutrients, I won’t be able to move, so I’m careful about how much I eat.”
Yesterday, when he came back to the workshop, he immediately releases the Wyvern that he rode on to the Youg Hannotes, then cook and eat himself. So, the reason he did that was to replenish the large amount of nutrients consumed by using Body Strengthening magic.
I thought that he was a big eater, but there was such a reason, huh.
“Well then, let’s see you activate it. Quickness is the same as Strength, in that they thicken the muscle, but they target different muscles, so don’t mistake it. Strengthen the muscle of your quadriceps and upper arms.”
Focusing on the muscles that Gawain told me, I chant the incantation that he taught me beforehand.
“Become a new flesh that moves my body. Quickness.”
I felt my quadriceps and upper arms gradually became thicker.
However, it didn’t swell as much as when I used Strength, so the muscles didn’t look to be that different.
“Since you’ve been able to safely use Strength, this wouldn’t pose be a problem, right. As expected, Frick seems to be the person who can completely inherit my magic.”
“Even if you praise me, my body refuses to have skinship with you, so it’s impossible y’know.”
“Che-, what a cheapskate. Even though I’ve praised it. Well, fine. Let’s see how it affect your movements.”
Gawain asked me to try the effect, so I try to move my strengthened body.
The reaction of my body was in a different dimension than before.
My body quickly reacts to my consciousness and moves.
I tried to imitate the movements that Gawain did earlier.
I was able to move smoothly without any rattling, and my field of vision was different from what I had seen before.
“Frick-sama…to be able to learn Gawain-shishou’s movements just by seeing it once…amazing.”
Noelia, who was sitting on the ground and watching over the course, was amazed at me.
“If you can handle that much already, you shouldn’t have any problem even in the next stage.”
Gawain also had satisfied face as he looked at me who was good at Body Strengthening magic.
The magic of Body Strengthening seems to be a magic that doesn’t have much merit for ordinary mages, but for me, it is a magic that has a lot of merit.
Moreover, magic power consumption of Body Strengthening magic isn’t that different from other magic.
It consumes things other than magic power, such as oxygen and nutrition, but by supplementing them, it will bring some extra benefits to me.
“Gawain-sama’s Body Strengthening magic seems to have good compatibility with me.”
“It seems so. Although you can use it, you shouldn’t over do it because you haven’t mastered it yet. Let’s end today’s training here. We should eat y’know.”
“Understood. I will cancel the magic.”
Following Gawain instruction, I cancel the Quickness magic, then my stomach grumbles loudly.
It seems that my nutrition has been consumed considerably in this short period.
“I will prepare the lunch. My body has recovered after all.”
Noelia, who was resting, stood up and headed for the building to prepare the lunch.
“I’ll help too. If we make it together, it’ll finished quickly right. I’m really hungry right now.”
I was feeling hungry, so I decided to chase after Noelia and prepare the lunch together.
[1] (クイックネス) literally Quickness magic.
As a side note, quadricep was actually written as front thigh.