v1c5 - Slow Life in an Uncultivated Land with an Elf Girl
“Lydia…… that offer is quite helpful, but are you sure?”
“Yes! I am an elf, you know. I used to live in the forest, and although I am not good at physical work, I am familiar with plants. And, as I mentioned earlier, I can use spirit magic, so cultivating plants is a piece of cake with the power of the spirits of the Earth!”
Saying so, Lydia gives a cute smile.
Certainly, as an elf, Lydia would be a natural at dealing with nature.
But even though she wanted to go home, she would stay here and help me ……. But on second thought, she doesn’t even know where she would go at this point.
If that’s the case, someone from the Adventurers’ Guild will probably come by sooner or later to check on things, and I think it would be better for Lydia if she waited here until that time, asked which way to go and what was there, and then moved on.
“I understand. Then, Lydia. I’m sorry, but would you mind helping me with cultivating?”
“Yes, of course! But please protect me when monsters come. If a monster like the Shadow Wolf comes, as it did earlier, I won’t be able to do anything about it.”
“I’ll take care of it. I’m an expert in defense, a paladin after all …… Speaking of which, what’s Lydia’s job?”
“Me? I am a shaman. Also known as a spirit user.”
A shaman …… I see.
I had never heard of this kind of magic, but I guess it is a job that uses the kind of spirit magic she mentioned earlier.
Paladin have good compatibility with jobs that attack with magic, so it should be no problem.
“So first, let’s deal with the most important thing for Alex and me to work together on the cultivating work here.”
“When you say most important, do you mean …… food?”
“That’s important, but first we have to deal with the monsters. Monsters become active at night, so let’s do a lot of things before then.”
Saying this, Lydia took my hand and led me out of the house.
“Then, for now, I went to …… [Stone Wall]. Then, the [Hole in the Earth].”
Lydia uses a skill that appears to be spirit magic to create a stone wall around the cabin and a moat outside of it.
“Y-You’re amazing. I can’t believe it only took you a few seconds to build a wall and a moat.”
“I borrowed the power of the spirit of the Earth. I left the front of the door open, but I think I should block it off for the night as well.”
“I guess so. If you can do it easily, please.”
“I understand. Now, the next thing Mr. Alex is worried about is food …… But first, let me take a short break.”
Saying this, Lydia wanders back into the house.
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“Lydia, what’s wrong? Are you all right?”
“Ahaha. Spirit magic is convenient, but it consumes a lot of magic power. I will recover after a short rest, so please wait for a little.”
Looking a little pained, Lydia collapses onto the blanket on the floor.
Ellie sometimes had the same thing happen to her, but she said that if she used too much magic, the magic power in her body would be depleted and she would feel dizzy.
Elves are said to have more magic power in their bodies than humans, but if she’s in this state, she must be using a lot of magic power.
When I looked at Lydia, her clothes were so tattered that I could see her beautiful white skin through the large holes in various places.
I approached the fallen Lydia and reached out my hand to her white skin.
“What? Mr. Alex?”
“Just stay comfortable …… [Share Magic].”
He touches Lydia’s arm and activates one of his paladin skills.
“Huh? …… There’s something warm from Alex’s hand …… eh, this is …… magic!? My magic power is recovering!?”
“With my paladin skill, I can share my magic power with anyone I directly touch.”
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“That’s great! I didn’t know you could restore magic power in this way, besides drinking precious magic potions!”
“Oh. My childhood friend used to collapse from overuse of magic, so I used to help her out like this.”
While Ellie could use great attack magic, she was quickly depleting her magic power.
Now that I’m thinking of those fond memories…
“Mr. Alex. Is that childhood friend of yours a girl!?”
“Yeah. She’s an arch wizard and could use various kinds of magic, but when she was just starting out, she often collapsed. So I used to carry her on my back and secretly share my magic with her.”
“…… Hmph. I see.”
For some reason, Lydia becomes a little grumpy.
Why!? I didn’t do anything special!
Inwardly impatient, Lydia stood up silently and pulled me out of the house again.
“[The Breath of the Earth]”
“What!? A tree has grown!?”
“It’s still a sapling, though. With the help of the spirit of the tree, I produced a fruit tree. After my magic power is restored, I’ll make it grow bigger with the power of the spirit of the earth …… Aahhhh! I used so much magic that my magic power is–!”
Lydia, who had grown five trees inside the wall she had just built, crouched in place…
“I want you to carry me into the house. Preferably on your back.”
It was only a few steps away, but she made me carry her on my back.