“Thank you, Masaru. With that much it’ll last a few days. Sister Matilda. Taking the opportunity I replenished the ice. Thanks to Masaru I had Magic Power to spare.”
“That’s right. From tomorrow I’ll be gone from town for 5 days. I’ll go to the forest at the request of the guild.”
“Eh?. The forest is dangerous. Will Masaru-chan be alright?”
“A party of around 20 people has been assembled. The commanding officer is the former A Rank, instructor Vogt; seems B class guys are gonna participate too. I’m just carrying the baggage, they said it’s okay for me to follow at the rear.”
“Still, be careful. That forest is the dwelling of monsters after all. Make sure not to get separated from the strong guys, ok?”
Why everyone tells me to stick to the strong guys?
“Angela, you’ve seen my magic, haven’t you?”
“I know you’re skilled with magic, but I’m worried because Masaru doesn’t really look strong…”
That is, because compared to the fellow adventurers at the guild I appear feeble.
“Instructor Vogt said it’s an inspection tour of the forest with escorts attached. I’m sure there won’t be any danger.”
Lunch is ready. Angela and the priest-sama. Sister Matilda and other priest who was with her. Moreover, around 40 children. The not so small dining hall is filled. With the exception of the priest-sama who sat at the head of the table the rest sat scattered around. I was told I’m free to sit anywhere, so I choose an appropriate seat and Angela-chan ended up seating away from me. The menu are modest things like soup and bread. The children when properly accompanied they were silent all the time. Priest-sama raises his hands.
“Today too, let us mainly express our gratitude for being accompanied all together like this and having this modest meal. And sitting over there is our friend, Yamano Masaru who said will be going to the forest tomorrow. Everyone, let’s pray for his safety.”
Saying that he closes his eyes. Looking around everyone appears to be doing the same. They finish the prayers in a few seconds.
“Well then, let’s eat.”
“Let’s eat.”
The food was pretty ordinary. Because there were small children it wasn’t completely quiet, but everyone was well behaved while eating. The soup that had plenty of meat and vegetables was delicious. Because the bread was reasonably sized I was short of stuffing myself.
When the lunch is finished, Angela is in charge of the children. Sister Matilda and the others go to the medical center and priest-sama ended up going somewhere too.
Finishing tidying up I got some tea together with Angela.
“After this, if you have time I’d want you to show me water magic.”
“Is it okay with just showing?”
“Yeah, a simple one is useful.” and so she showed how with magic, water is made in the empty cup.
“Before I go into the forest I want to increase the number of magic I can use in advance.”
We go out to the garden. The children cheerfully follow us outside.
I take out from Items and put on a shield. The children take refuge some distance away and watch.
“What I’ll show you now is an attack magic called Water Ball, ok?”
Saying so a mass of water is made in front of her hand and shot towards me. Bang. Quite a shock was sent to my arm.
“Right now I held back on the force and size, but it got quite the power, doesn’t it? If the user does it seriously I’ve heard it can smash a big tree.”
Does it feel like a Fire Arrow but with water? I gather Magic Power. Water takes form, I face towards a wall where there was nobody and shoot.
The water before it hit the wall ended up scattering…
“No, no. You have to pack the water more tightly. But that should be roughly the impression of how to use it.”
I gather Magic Power. I pack the water more tightly. This time it perfectly flew up to the wall, however it only produced a splashing sound. It wouldn’t even knock down a kitten.
“Uh-huh. Isn’t that promising? If it’s like that, you’ll soon be able to use successfully. Then, here comes the next one. This time is Water Whip.”
Saying that, from the bucket drawn from the well, water is sucked to her palm and like a whip she swings it swishing through the air. And she strikes the ground.
“It’s okay even if there’s no water, but if you instead use present water it’ll be easier on your Magic Power. If there’s water that can be used, you’ll be able to fight considerably better with Water Magic.”
Once more water is drawn from the well for testing. Water is lifted up with Magic Power and shaped into a whip-like appearance… Ah, it’s torn to pieces. I do it once more. This time it wasn’t torn apart but I couldn’t swing it well.
“Not too bad for your first time. Last one, it’s magic to create ice, ok?”
Said that, water is drawn from the bucket, made into ice and shot this way. With a clashing sound it shatters colliding with my shield.
“Because learning to make ice might take a bit of time, It’s better you first stick to learning Water Wall.”
Could it possibly mean Ice is around level 2? As a test I tried freezing the water in the bucket, but as expected it didn’t work.
“Thank you, teacher Angela. I was able to learn a lot.”
“Yup, well I think if it’s Masaru, you’ll soon be able to use it just like me. Then, since I have work to do, take care.”
“Yeah, I’ll show up again after I return. Look forward to some presents.”
Hearing presents, Angela smiled cheerfully and waved her hand when she entered the orphanage building. As expected, she’s really cute. I’ll do my best just for that smiling face.
“Well then, kids. Tomorrow I’ll be going to the forest to fight, however you mustn’t cause problems for Sister Angela.”
“Bye-bye, onii-chan!” “Please bring souvenirs, ok?” “Meat! Meat!” and so forth the children said waving their hands while I left the orphanage.
That day I didn’t acquire the Water Magic Skill. Does it mean it won’t work unless I properly learn Water Ball?