The decrease in mana due to using magic caused a dizziness as though my blood pressure had suddenly dropped.
âŚI seem to have fainted. To think I made the same mistake twice.
ăReiji-kun, you should be able to use ăFlower Magică at a basic level even without a skill orb!ă
Contrary to me, Mimino-san was in a good mood.
While I was unconscious, the processing of the charcoal wolf was over, and Dante-san seemed to have carried me on his back. Right now, we just finished dinner, and I am about to drink Mimino-sanâs herbal tea before turning in for the night.
By the way, tonightâs menu was still dried meat. But it was super delicious.
âŚRaikira-san, if youâre going to complain about it, I might just take your portion.
ăR-ReallyâŚ?ă
ăYeah. Itâs a lot more amazing than when I first used ăFlower Magică. With this, you can become a pretty good ăFlower Magică user with the addition of a skill orb!ă
ăBefore that, itâs useless if you donât have a skill which increases your mana quantity.ă Raikira-san cut into the conversation.
He seemed to dislike herbal tea, as he refused it, and was chewing on a bitter-tasting grass stalk.
ăI wouldnât say so, Raikira. Isnât ăMana Quantity Increaseă skill orb extremely expensive?ă
According to Mimino-san, her ăMagic Power Enhancementâ ă ăMagic Aptitude Enhancementâ ă is sold cheaply due to its high frequency of occurrence. Whereas, ăMana Quantity Increaseâ ă is traded for as much as a 3-star skill orb.
It is true that the fewer stars a skill orb has, the more likely it is to appear. But now that I think about it, I and Lark have never seen a ăMana Quantity Increaseâ ă skill orb in our 3 years of excavation. Even though the number of stars is the same, the frequency of appearance must be different.
âMana Quantityâ is probably the same as âMPâ in RPGs. If you have a lot of mp, you can shoot a lot of magic. Which means, I must have a painfully small amount.
ăBy the way, ăMana Quantity Increase â â ă seems to have been used by a great mage who was also called the âSage of the Windâ, and although there is record that ăMana Quantity Increase â â â ă was discovered, it is tightly controlled by some country.ă
ăOh. Even though itâs the same type of skill, there are oneâs with more stars, huh.ă
Iâve never heard that information from old man Hinga.
ăYes, thatâs right. By the way, equipping one ăMagic Power Enhancementâ â ă is more effective than equipping two ăMagic Power Enhancementâ ă.ă
ăI seeâŚă
I guess that makes sense. If equipping two 1-star has the same effect as a 2-star, then a 2-star skill is pretty meaningless.
ăSpeaking of which, what kind of effect does ăMagic Power Enhancementă have?ă
ăSimply increases the power of magic.ă
ăWhat about ăMagic Aptitude EnhancementăâŚ?ă
ăItâs something like having a wider range of use of your magic. And ăMagic Controlă gives you a lot more flexibility when activating your magic.ă
So thatâs it. Mimino-san chose the skills after considering itâs availability and usability.
ăâŚDoes mana quantity increase if you continuously use magic?ă
This was the most important question. I donât even have any money right now.
ăAbout that⌠I donât really know.ă
ăDonât know?ă
ăJust like Reiji-kun said, some people say it will increase with usage, some say it will increase with age, and some others say it will increase as the body grows. On top of that, some people even say it depends on the race⌠So I donât know for certain.ă
ăHmm⌠So I canât really do anything concrete about it.ă
ăBut itâs good to keep practising. It will be useful to learn other magic too!ă
ăYes!ă
ăLetâs work hard!ă
ăYes!ă
ăâŚâŚâŚă
ăWhatâs wrong, Mimino-san?ă
I felt kind of uncomfortable as Mimino-san kept looking at me without saying anything.
ăNo, I was just thinking that you can use magic even though I didnât teach you anything. I was trained really hard by my sister, though.ă
Mimino-san seems to have an older sister.
My older sister⌠Lark⌠I wonder what sheâs doing right about now.
ăO-Oh yeahhh⌠Thatâs really weird, yes? Though this was the first time Iâve used magic⌠R-ReallyâŚă
Raikira-san eyed me kind of suspiciously, but I just dodged it with a fake laugh.
âŚI donât really know the common sense of this world! Help me,ăWorld Ruleră! âŚâŚAnnnnnnd, there is no reply. I already know you are not such a convenient skill.
ăPerhaps Reiji-kun has a great magical talent!ăMimino-san said, happily, with a big smile.
After that, I learned the various ways to use ăFlower Magică from Mimino-san. However, I couldnât activate it due to my lack of mana. It was the same for ăEarth Magică. Still, I might be able to use it once my mana amount increases. So I kept observing and studied diligently.
Though, I was not sure if I could copy ăMagic Power Enhancementă, ăMagic Aptitude Enhancementă, and ăMagic Controlă. I didnât have enough mana to use magic in the first place.
I learned a variety of magic:
Magic of growing branches to create a scaffold. Conversely, magic that shrinks branches. Magic of making traps that can trip enemies by controlling grass. Magic that binds the opponent with ivy. Attack magic which shoots thorns. Magic which puts your opponent to sleep with pollen.
Magic that creates a mud wall. Magic that creates pitfalls. Magic of breaking stones. Magic that temporarily increases the hardness of metal. Attack magic that solidifies and shoots soil. Magic of grasping the enemyâs position by vibrations in the ground. Magic that reinforces walls and ceiling of a cave.
Actually, I was also able to use the healing magic that Non-san casts on Dante-san every night. The magic increases the activity of cells in the body which leads to increased natural self-healing, so I was able to heal wounds on the level of scratches.
On the other hand, I was not able to use a large sword like the one Dante-san swings around, or Raikira-sanâs expert movements. In the first place, I donât even have a knife, let alone a large sword, and a chisel canât substitute for it. As for Raikira-san⌠I canât tell for certain. I think itâs either ăLeg Strength Enhancementă or ăKicking Techniqueă , but I canât imitate it.
âŚI wonder why? Is it a natural potential of a beastmen? If so, isnât it a cheat exclusively for beastmen?
This would be solved if he would tell me about his skills, but of course he wouldnât tell me, and I did not ask.
However, Dante-san and Non-san did tell me theirs.
I have excavated ăDexterityă skill orbs many times, but I did not think there were people who actually used it. On inquiry, I heard that it seems to be easy to use, and it is useful for repairing equipment and tools and for cooking.
âŚThe world of skills sure is deep.
It seems that ăImmunity Enhancementă , which is rare even among 2-star skill orbs, was bought using all the money he had after the petrification. He said he had âdestroyedâ the skills he had originally and got the new skill even at the extent of going into debt.
It seems that the âdestructionâ of a skill can be done by paying a specialist, and unlike ăOrb Detachmentă, the skill is lost, so it does not cost much.
In any case, thanks to ăImmunity Enhancementă, it was possible to stop the spread of petrification. Therefore, he was able to resume activities as an adventurer, and paid off his debt.
Non-sanâs skills are as follows.
ăDivine Sense Enhancement 1, Prayer Technique 1, Healing Magic 2, Support Magic 2, Holy Magic 2ă
All of them were skill orbs of âmysterious characteristicâ. I was thinking that the attire Non-san wore resembled a nun, but she was, in fact, a nun. When she heard that Dante-san had been petrified, she temporarily left the church and rushed to her father.
The church distributes the âmysterious characteristicâ skill orbs from the country. Non-san said she acquired these skills without paying money in return for becoming a nun. On the other hand, it is almost impossible to quit being a nun, and you can only leave temporarily for some special reason, such as Dante-sanâs petrification.
Iâd like to see ăSupport Magică and ăHoly Magică, but Silver Balance has been unyielding to all the monsters weâve encountered thus far.
When I asked âWhat do you use ăPrayerăskill for?â, she said, âSo I can show even more gratitude to God,â with a serious look.
âŚArenât there too many skills in this world? The world of skills sure is deep.
There are a total of 8 skill orb appearance locations in this world, including the mine where I worked before. So, a great number of them are produced every day. Although, the mine might currently be out of service.