Chapter 35 - I'm Happy to be Able to Use Magic
When I woke up, I was lying in a bed in my room.
"Gail, did you use some kind of magic?" (Aina)
It seems I regained my consciousness after they made me drink a magic potion.
"I had no idea it was magic." (Gail)
"What do you mean?" (Arnold)
"What Dad calls Fighting Spirit is magic." (Gail)
Arnold and Aina looked at each other in surprise.
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"What are you talking about? Your Dad can't use magic." (Aina)
"When I saw Dad teaching John Fighting Spirit, I wondered if I could do it too, so I gave it a try." (Gail)
"Were you able to invoke Fighting Spirit!?" (Arnold)
"I saw Dad being enveloped in golden light, and when I imagined the same thing, I was able to produce it, too. I even channeled my Fighting Spirit into a stick, and that was when my magic power ran out." (Gail)
""Golden light?"" (Arnold/Aina)
Arnold and Aina's voices overlapped.
"Yes, Mom's healing magic is pink, right? I saw the golden light just like that." (Gail)
"Aina's healing magic is pink? What are you talking about?" (Arnold)
Huh? Magic power is colored, right? When I make a stove or a hut out of dirt, it was brownish light.
"When Mom heals wounds, you wrap them in that pink light, correct?" (Gail)
"Eh?" (Aina)
What are you so surprised about?
"I couldn's see such a thing, though." (Aina)
Eh? Am I the only one who can see them?
"Gail, can you see the colors of magic power?" (Arnold)
"You normally can see them, right?" (Gail)
"I've never heard of anything like that. How about you, Aina?" (Arnold)
"Me neither." (Aina)
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"Gail, you can see colors when someone use magic, correct?" (Arnold)
Arnold's body was enveloped in golden light.
"Dad, why are you suddenly using Fighting Spirit?" (Gail)
Huh, are you angry?
Just when I was about to ask that, the golden light slowly disappeared.
"It seems like what Gail said is true...." (Arnold)
Ah, were you testing me?
"Dear...." (Aina)
"So Gail really has that kind of ability. In addition, Fighting Spirit is actually magic, correct?" (Arnold)
"I'm sure of it." (Gail)
Hearing that, golden light enveloped Arnold’s body again.
Whoa, so dazzling! I wonder if he'll turn into Super Arnold or something.
The golden light got brighter and brighter, and after a while....
"Ugh!" (Arnold)
Arnold dropped to his knees.
"Dear!?" (Aina)
Aina handed a magic potion to Arnold and he gulped it down in one go.
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"Phew, the dizziness went away after I drank the magic potion. There's no doubt that it's actually magic." (Arnold)
"When I used Fighting Spirit, I felt like my body was overflowing with power, so it must be magic for strengthening the body or something.” (Gail)
"Hmm, I see...." (Arnold)
"But, Dad, have you never used Fighting Spirit until your magic power ran out?" (Gail)
"I always stopped when I felt it was getting dangerous." (Arnold)
So he instinctively sensed when his magic power was about to run out. Come to think of it, Aina also drank a magic potion in the middle of her treatment. I don't know if she can also sense when her magic power is about to run out from years of experience, or if I'm just insensitive to this kind of thing.
When I was mulling over it, Arnold started laughing with a happy look on his face.
"Hahahaha. So I can use magic, too!" (Arnold)
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Because I collapsed in the morning, I ate lunch at home before I headed to the forest.
"I heard that Young Master collapsed this morning. You should have taken a rest today." (Dan)
"No, I want to finish the hut as soon as possible." (Gail)
"You haven't told Misha about the hut yet, right? There's no need to rush." (Dan)
"I haven't told Misha because I want to surprise her." (Gail)
"Misha is sure loved. Hahahaha.... Speaking of which, why did Young Master collapse this morning?" (Dan)
"I'll tell you when we get to the forest. It's quite a long story." (Gail)
"I see...." (Dan)
Dan replied and started increasing his walking speed.
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"Alright, we are here. Now you can tell me what happened this morning, can't you?" (Dan)
Dan seemed to be expecting an interesting story.
"Dan, can you use Fighting Spirit?" (Gail)
"Young Master, where did you hear about Fighting Spirit?" (Dan)
"Dad showed me his Fighting Spirit this morning." (Gail)
"So Master Arnold has started to teach Fighting Spirit to Young Master...." (Dan)
"No, well, do you know that John is going to enter the knight academy? Dad decided to teach John because it might be useful." (Gail)
"Oh, so it's not Young Master who was being taught. You surprised me there." (Dan)
"So, can you use it too?" (Gail)
"Yeah, I can. But don’t compare it to Master Arnold's Fighting Spirit." (Dan)
Having said that, Dan started to concentrate. Then, after enveloping his body in golden light, he swung his sword.
~swoosh~swoosh~swoosh~
I can tell that he's swinging his sword, but I can't see his movements at all....
The golden light slowly disappeared.
"That's about it." (Dan)
"Good job. It was so fast I couldn't see it." (Dan)
"Stop with the compliment! So, what does Fighting Spirit have to do with Young Master collapsed?" (Dan)
"Dan, that's actually magic." (Gail)
"Fighting Spirit is actually magic? What do you mean?" (Dan)
I explained to Dan what I had told Arnold and Aina.
"I can't believe it.... Is that story true?" (Dan)
Because Dan still looked doubtful, I had no choice to show him my Fighting Spirit, which was actually a strengthening magic, and cut the board with a wooden sword.
"Look, I can use Fighting Spirit, too. If it's not magic, then how could I, someone who have just started practicing swordsmanship, did it?" (Gail)
"You, are you for real!?" (Dan)
Dan was so shocked by what had just happened that he dropped all the honorifics.
I don't mind if he speaks to me casually, though.
Dan remained motionless in his stupor.
I'm sure he will reboot soon. For now, let's leave him alone and continue building the hut instead. But before that, let's check my magic power.
[Magic power] 61/70
Huh? Wasn't my total magic power 62 a month ago? Because it usually increased by 2 points a month, plus 1 point when I ran out of magic power this morning, isn't my total magic power supposed to be 65 now? So where did this extra 5 points come from?
Hmm, maybe the increase isn’t fixed? Oh well, there's no point thinking about it now. Let's focus on building the hut instead.
The earthen structure was getting taller and taller as I poured my magic power into it.
[Magic Power] 4/70
Okay, I'll finish the shape by tomorrow and bring Bossman here the day after tomorrow.
"Hell yeah! I can use magic, too!" (Dan)
The rebooted bear roared.