I go to a school-like facility where we learn basic reading and writing, fundamentals of magic and simple body movements starting from around 9 a . m .
The very young-looking princ.i.p.al told us âPlease come to school before the sun reaches the peak of that mountainâ . After that, I was told that the dragon kin are the oldest in this village even if they have a young appearance . However, the concept of time here is a little vague . Itâs doesnât really trouble me in any way but as a former j.a.panese, Iâm a little bothered by it .
There are no clocks in this world so, in my free time during sunrise, I pierce a pole into the ground and straighten it with my hands then point out my pinky finger towards the horizon . When the sun is fully aligned with it, I place a mark on at the tip of the shadow the pole is making . Then I do the same again when it aligns with my ring finger . When all of the marks are aligned, youâll know the general direction of east and west . Since it seems that the sun moves approximately 15 degrees per hour, when you open your fingers at a 15 degree angle, youâll find out how long an hour is . [TN: Iâm pretty sure there were less complicated ways to tell if the time is about the same in another world . ]
Well, this was how to know the approximate time from when I was on Earth . Then, I just have to stand above the line to face north and synchronize my body clock with the approximate time from the sunâs angle . Or rather, I thought that the sun was supposed to come out from the east . [TN: It doesnât?]
âWhat are you doing?â Suzuran suddenly called out from behind me . ăI was just playing for a bit, it wasnât fun so I stopped . ă ăhm?ă Sheâs tilting her head . I was probably able deceive her since it looks like she didnât understand .
ăSkillă»Comprehension of Time: 1ă acquired .
I just remembered something . Thereâs isnât really any concept of time here but, that doesnât really matter .
When school starts, as a man, there should be a âgetting woken up by my childhood friendâ event right? Sheâll say âIf you donât wake up, youâll be late!âand forcibly pull off my futon, sheâll scream when she sees my forming tent and weâll run off to school while still in my bed hair . I yearned for that kind of event but, I only had male childhood friends when I was on Earth and I didnât have any close female friends nearby . That was just my delusion . I did have someone like that at school but, I was just Mob A, a cla.s.smate to talk to .
As my childhood friend, I had great expectations from Suzuran but unfortunately, Iâm good at waking up in this world as well . In my previous life, I got up just before my alarm then turn it off the moment it rings . My alarm clock was treated just as something like an insurance .
Ever since I came to this world, I would wake up a little bit before sunrise, help out a bit on the fields and then finish eating breakfast so I had plenty of time to go to school .
Five minutes pa.s.sed but Suzuran still didnât arrive in the meeting place . I told her to come in advance but she only arrived after 5 minutes . She had j.a.panese doll-like bed hair and she looked really sleepy .
ăHey, Suzuran-chan . Are you perhaps not a morning person?ă ăâŠâŠâŠ? âŠâŠ . un?ă
Not good . Blood hasnât flowed to her head yet . Iâm not even sure if she had breakfast .
ăHow many times have you been late? Iâll pick you up from now on so that we wonât be late for school . If you donât want your sleeping face to be seen, wake up early!ă ăă»ă»ă»un?ă
Itâs unclear whether or not she understood it but I got her to agree more or less . Iâll also ask Suzuranâs parents later . Weâve been childhood friends for 2 years but this will be the first time Iâll get to know them .
When we somehow arrived at school without being late, Miiru[ăăŒă«] the self-important* Dhampir immediately looked like she had something to say . I wonder if theyâre the type that thinks their race is superior? It doesnât matter to me as a former j.a.panese though . Kids like those exist right? [*TN: I wonder if egotistical or elitist is better? Iâm not really sure what ä»ćăăăăć± is in english]
ăShouldnât you have come to school earlier?ă She looked down said that while her waist-length silver hair was swaying . I just replied âAa*, Iâll do so to the best of my abilityâ . For people like this, you should just brush them off lightly . Still, I thought that Dhampirs have weak const.i.tution as a child but, it doesnât look like that to me . [*Used when agreeing with someone]
ăThere are 10 apples in the store, if you buy 4 apples, how many are left?ă âŠâŠwhatâs this? I feel like Iâm being severely looked down upon . The teacher drew a circle with a line on something like a blackboard . Itâs kinda like an apple bomb butâŠwell, letâs just ignore that part .
The problem is reading and writing⊠I donât have a choice but to seriously accept it but, why is there aăΟă? Thatâs Xi* right? [TN: I probably murdered this . Itâs supposed to be a pun, I think? ăȘăă ăăΟăăŁăŠăăŻă”ă€ăăïŒ]
After school, I went home with Suzuran . I tried to tell her parents this morning but, I was only able to tell uncle because aunty was out shopping .
ăTo be honest, that would help a lot . This one is really bad at getting up . If itâs Caam, you can probably wake her up . ă
The uncle who said that in a deep voice had a muscular body, exactly like the oni that you see in manga . His skin color isnât red or blue but, heâs really scary . He has an incredibly intimidating aura . He looks so scary that the moment I say âFather-in-law-san, please give me your daughterâ, I canât help but imagine that sword hand making my body bid farewell to my head . You can immediately sell that in a Yakuza movie .
Suzuran left after finishing her lunch . I decided to go exploring since Iâve been thinking about it for a long time now .
ăMother, Iâll go into the forest for a bită ăYou shouldnât go deep into the forest, okay~?ă
It seems that my very slow and laid-back mother whose race is close to a Sahagin is good with water magic . Because of that, we donât have to draw drinking water from the well . Furthermore, once a week, we get into a bath filled with my motherâs water magic and heated by my fatherâs fire magic . Arenât my parentâs amazing?[Iâm not sure if this is sarcasm . ] If I can also use magic, I think it would make things like working in the fields a little easier . I donât know whether or not magic can be inherited but, it would be nice if I can learn water and fire magic that my parents can use .
Now then, I guess I should try to see if I can learn skills I can remember(from games) .
First of all, letâs try to throw a stone to that tree . whoosh!, whoosh!, whoosh!, thump, whoosh! thud! . Oh, a rabbit . As I was thinking about adding that, which I killed with a stone, to tonightâs dinner,
ăSkillă»Throwing: 1ăacquired .
OhhăŒ That was unexpectedly easy to learn . And also itâs not âstone throwingâ but just âthrowingâ . Oh well, I wonder what else I can do in the forest . Remember, think of something, me . I thought about throwing more stones but, there were already no more rabbits .
After a few minutes, I thought âPoison? Thatâs right, how about a patch testâ . Iâm going to check whether or not a plant is safe to eat . Iâll go to the area near the stream where I can pick several kinds of gra.s.s . If something happens, I can just rinse my mouth, drink water or vomit . First of all, Iâll grind some gra.s.s . Then add water and grind it some more . Next, Iâll press it against a tender part of my skin for 5 to 10 minutes . If a rash doesnât appear, Iâll smear some of it on my lips . After 5 to 10 minutes and still nothing happens, Iâll put some of it on my mouth . Then, after another 5 to 10 minutes and nothing happens, Iâll swallow it . If everythingâs fine after 1 to 6 hours, then I can say that itâs not poisonous . Although itâs unappetizing, it has no poison . You can get moisture and nutrition from it but right now, my parentâs arenât worried about our meals so I can just use this knowledge as a last resort . I donât think I can wait 1 to 6 hours so Iâll just try another one .
There it is! This is bad! When I chose the 3rd plant, the moment I smeared it on the inside part of my upper arm, I felt a burning like pain . This one is obviously poisonous . I resolved myself . I put that plant into water, grind it, and dilute it some more . I put it in my mouth along with some water, then gulp it down after enduring it for a bit . My stomach hurts and I donât feel so well but I havenât thrown up yet so I went home, eat a little dinner, told my parentâs âIâm not feeling wellâ then went to sleep .
ăSkillă»Poison Resistance: 1ăacquired .
It seems like I got over the poison while I was asleep . When the announcement didnât come after I swallowed the poison, I was planning to repeat doing that for 2 to 3 days but, itâs a relief that I didnât have to .
ăOkaaăŒay . Today, I will teach you about the basics of the foundations of magică Birke-sensei had a serious look but she said it with a light feeling . Iâm troubled since I canât read this teacher .
ăIf you roughly categorize magic, then there are attack magic, recovery magic and summoning magic which is a special case . The magic each race can use is limited . There are rumors that within the humans, there are several people who can summon heroes from another world . ă The cla.s.sroom started to become noisy when they heard the term âheroâ .
ăFor attack magic, there are fire, water, earth, wind, light and darkness attributesă
There are fewer attributes than I expected .
ăThe form is not really fixed . Please make it with your own imagination . When it comes to fire, having a mental image of fire burning from a furnace is okay . With water, water droplets . Everyone should give it a try with that kind of feelingă
Oioi isnât there some kind of chant? Something that would tickle my heart?
ăMagic power is inside of your body . Be aware of that special power and imagine turn it into fire or wateră
Eh? Is it okay for it to be that simple? First is fire . Like a fire burning in a furnace . Fire! ăwhoosh!ă Ah . It came out . I wasnât startled but it was so unexpected that I was strangely surprised . [æć€ă«ăăŁăçĄăćșăăăă ăȘăæć€éăăŠć€ă«é©ăăăă]
ăSkillă»Offensive Attributeă»Fire: 1ăacquired .
I was able to do it on my first try . I donât know what are the standards of this world . Compatibility? Well, letâs not think about it too much .
There were a lot in the cla.s.s who were able to do it on their first try so they were raising cheerful voices . And then, I noticed a strange noise coming from Suzuran who was sitting next to me . When I looked, with her palm facing upwards, a vigorously burning flame reached the ceiling burning it a little . Are you a flamethrower!? [Temporary TN: It said âAre you a gas burner at an asphalt laying site?â or something like that . Should I have just stuck with that? I think itâs weird . ]
Suzuran is expressionless, as usual . You wonât know what sheâs thinking from her facial expression . She doesnât have a surprised look on her and sheâs just looking at the flames with a straight face . Are your bangs alright, Suzuran-san?
After that, the teacher quickly made a water ball and safely extinguished the fire on Suzuranâs hand .
Father . Mother . It seems that I donât have much magic power .
AN: Caam just set the standard of this worldâs hour on his own . A day may not necessarily be 24 hours .