Chapter 52 – The Reason I Couldn’t Use Magic
That night.
I lay in bed with a fuzzy feeling.
After delivering the materials to Roddy-san, I went to Amanda-san and reported the details of the party invitation that took place today.
Since they said they would report it to the guild, I didn’t want to put myself in a bad position unilaterally, so I told Amanda-san that I declined because there was no need for a party at the moment.
I reported that it bothered me that they had invited me in a very superior way.
Amanda-san confirmed who had invited me, and I told her that it was the leader of a three-man party with a spear named Adent.
“No matter how you look at it… it’s probably more for the reward than for Loki-kun’s strength. They wanted to be the first to recruit you before another party.”
After the meeting, I was relieved for the time being.
However, there was a possibility that they would continue to insist on inviting me.
If I continue to refuse, there is a possibility that I will be harassed.
There is a possibility that other parties will come up with similar ideas.
It was a bit frustrating to hear these suggestions.
Amanda-san said that it is possible to make them understand using my ability―a long-established practice of hunters―but it would be a big problem if I killed them by mistake, so it is not recommended unless there is a reasonable difference in ability.
In other words, I was clearly told that it wasn’t for me, so in the meantime, the guild will warn the Adent party, but…
I wonder if that will calm them down.
In the end, it’s always what it will be, for goodness sake.
I don’t want to join some random party and have my rewards and other benefits drastically reduced because I don’t want to be noticed, and I don’t want to have to return to Palmera Forest to hunt.
Although I have patience and compromise as an adult, I have no desire to endure or compromise in terms of my own personal growth.
Hah… I casually opened my status screen.
Name: Loki (Yuto Mamiya) <Salesman>
Level: 9th
Magic Power: 58/58 (+6) +50 with increased sword magic power
Strength: 32 (+1)
Intelligence: 33 (+7)
Defense: 31 (+21)
Magic Defense: 31 (+6)
Agility: 31 (+7)
Technique: 30 (+8)
Luck: 36 (+1)
Blessings: None
Titles: None
Acquired Skills: Stick Art Lv1, Fire Magic Lv1, Earth Magic Lv3, Wind Magic Lv1, Presence Detection Lv3, Different Language Comprehension Lv3, Rush Lv3, Gathering Lv1, Hunting Lv1, Dismantling Lv1, Oracle Lv1, Divine Communication Lv1, Poison Resistance Lv5
[T/n: I changed Divinity to Divine Communication.]
“(Finally level 9, huh…)”
After moving to the Rocker Plains, my level increased by 1 in 4 days.
Considering the range of the increase and the weakness of the enemies, it can be expected that the adequacy has already been exceeded.
Even if I stay in the Rocker Plains, it will be at level 11 or 12.
The experience bar will probably stop moving after that, so let’s see how much I can increase my skill level by then.
I also found out that the Wind Magic I learned today gives me an Agility bonus, and the Dismantling, which seems to have gained experience before I knew it, gives me a Technique bonus.
I don’t need to look at the details of Wind Magic to know what it says, but the details of Dismantling are as follows.
Dismantling Lv1: Improves the ability to dismantle, making it faster and more accurate.
How can I say… I can somewhat predict what this kind of content will be like.
It’s not something I like to take as much as Gathering or Hunting, but it’s something I’d be happy with if I had it.
And the bonus value of Poison Resistance, which was raised to level 5 a few days ago, has become quite prominent, as expected.
Compared to the note in my notebook, the increase at level 5 is +10 in ability value.
It is a bigger increase than I expected, so it will be level 6 the day after tomorrow, and it blows my mind to think how much further it will go from here.
Tomorrow, I will be able to do some serious fixed point hunting, and with my current amount of magic power, I calculate that I can build three 3-meter stone pillars or four if I take into account recovery on the move.
If I aim for one every 3-4 hours or so, I might be able to fill my basket as well… Fufufu.
I feel like I’ve been gaining stamina on the ground lately, and I still have plenty of pills left over, so I should be able to continue hunting at this pace for the foreseeable future.
As I was immersed in a happy fantasy to forget such a blur, I suddenly felt as if a noise was running through my head, and I involuntarily shook my head from side to side.
“(Hmm! What is it…?)”
“Loki… can you hear me? This is Rigal, the Goddess of War. We made an unseemly appearance the other day. It’s not every day that we get the chance to speak directly to the people of the lower realms. While we have been struggling with our own, the time for Divine Communication has come to an end. You haven’t used Divine Communication since that day. Is everything okay? We are all sorry and look forward to making contact with you. If you can spare the time, please contact us anytime. We’ll be waiting.”
…Oh, by the way, that’s the kind of skill I had.
I had completely forgotten about it in the past few days.
I mean, the Oracle can be used even if it is not by the nearly dead Alicia-sama who gave it to me.
Well~ that’s a surprise.
…Now, what should I do?
As for the magic power, I will have a short sword in my bed, but with that, I can secure more than 50 for now.
So, if I wanted to use it, I could use the Divine Communication skill.
However, if it is going to be a repeat of last time, I was thinking of using the remaining magic power to use even a match level of Fire Magic to increase my skill level.
I thought that would be a more meaningful use of magic power… Hmmm.
Are they reflecting on that? Is it true?
I don’t think “regret” or “reflection” is a word that would be used to describe those goddesses who seem to be too selfish.
But Rigal-sama’s words just now summed up the main points and were easy to understand, and it may just be a coincidence that she contacted me at a convenient time for me.
I’ll give it a try.
Let’s try it again, and if it’s still the same thing over and over again, I’ll just reseal it.
Let’s just trust the Goddesses.
Divine Communication.
“Hello? This is Loki. I heard the Oracle of Rigal-sama, so I used Divine Communication. Can you hear me?”
“I can hear you. My name is Riste, the Goddess of Commerce, who is in charge today. We were worried when we didn’t hear from you.”
“Well, well, how kind of you. My name is Loki, and it is a pleasure to work with you. Is it better to say the words aloud? Or is it better if I just think about them?”
“Just thinking is fine. But if you don’t get used to it, all of Loki-kun’s thoughts will be transmitted to us, so until then, it’s fine if you say them out loud.”
“I see… Thank you! Riste-sama is very helpful because you are very receptive!”
“(Riste-sama. She’s very good.)”
“”””Eehh!!””””
“I’m in trouble now that you say I’m good… So is there anything you want to ask me, or are you having trouble with?”
“(I know you can tell what I’m thinking even if I don’t say it out loud!!)”
“Well… I had a problem right away, but that’s okay; I was able to use magic for the first time today. But I couldn’t figure out why I couldn’t do it before, and now suddenly I can…”
“Are you saying that you had acquired the skill and couldn’t do it before, but today you were able to do it?”
“Yes.”
“Then there are several possible causes… you didn’t have enough magic power, you made a request that didn’t match your skill level, or you didn’t have a clear idea of what you wanted after it appeared.”
“Hmm… I’m sure there were no problems in that area.”
“If there is nothing else… No, as long as no other such phenomenon has been confirmed, it is possible that it is because of Loki-kun.”
“Hmm?”
“Magic is performed by the spirits that float around in this world, helping you and acting on your behalf in exchange for food in the form of magic power. However, the spirits may not have recognized you, um… or they may not even have acknowledged your existence.”
“Ah, because I am a foreign being in this world. So does that mean that after meeting the goddesses and having my existence recognized, I can now use it?”
“I think there is a high possibility of that. The spirit is a servant of the gods.”
So if the three of them hadn’t kidnapped me back then, I might never have been able to use magic in my life… Oh no!
And that Acorn bastard didn’t even give his servants that kind of instruction…
“Are you all right?”
“Oh, I’m sorry, I’m fine. I was just complaining about that thing I can’t tell you about.”
“I-is that so?”
“Thank you, that cleared things up for me. So I’d like to thank you, or rather say something that just occurred to me…”
“What is it?”
“The boss of the goddesses, Felza-sama, is it?”
“Yes. Felza-sama is the one who creates and manages us lower gods.”
“I’ve heard that Rigal-sama and Alicia-sama consult with her, but maybe you shouldn’t trust her too much, you know? I am talking about a possibility, though.”
“――!? W-what do you mean?”
“No, when I was given a mysterious skill, there is a possibility that the inexplicable thing could be a higher god, right? I don’t know what Felza-sama looks like… but maybe that person was a boy, or rather, a ‘man.'”
“A man…”
“Well, since that person is the boss of the goddess, he might even be able to change his appearance at will.”
“…..”
Oh, time is running out.
Hmm, I thought I was being nice, but… maybe I said something unnecessary.
Well, the boss of the goddesses, Felza-sama, is the Acorn, and I don’t know what the circumstances are, but there is a possibility that this Felza-sama brought me into this world.
Maybe it’s not true because Ria-sama said before that this world has been abandoned, and that could be the cause.
And since I, a commoner, shouldn’t get involved in such a big deal, I should just let the goddesses decide the rest.
I’m fine as long as I can live a life of daily growth.
However, even though I spoke very quickly, a minute was still very short.
It seemed that the other Goddesses could hear me, but the questions that would have remained a mystery if I had spoken to them individually were easily resolved.
I was also told that the power of the spirits is necessary to use magic.
Isn’t this skill super important?
Depending on the goddess, it could be considered a truly divine skill.
…Should I raise it?
The details of the Divine Communication skill are 1/10, and of course, it can be increased in level with skill points.
Originally, this skill could only be possessed by shrine maidens…
So, it can be assumed that there is no way for a monster to possess it.
Yes. If that’s the case, it’s worth raising even more.
Okay, let’s try it.
“(Transfer 4 skill points to raise the Divine Communication skill to level 2…)”
‘You have acquired Divine Communication Lv2.’
Divine Communication Lv2: Occupation <Shrine Maiden> exclusive blessing skill allows you to communicate with the goddesses. Usage condition: Once a day, usage time is limited to 2 minutes. Magic power consumption: 60.
The increased magic consumption is a pain, but the conversation time at level 2 is 2 minutes.
I have 20 skill points left, so I can raise another one if I want to…
I’ll stop here for now and see how it goes.
The next one is 12 points, which is pretty hard.
And the magic bonus is… Oh! It suddenly became (+14)!
So that’s a +8 increase.
Hmm… I have a feeling that the bonus value is different between Oracle and Divine Communication, but I’ll make a note of it as well.
When I got up from my bed to pick up my notebook, it suddenly came.
“(Ugh!? What is this tiredness? The sleepiness…? …I can’t stand up… I can’t…)”
So, my consciousness became clouded, and I lost consciousness on the bed as it was.
Chapter 52 – The Reason I Couldn’t Use Magic
That night.
I lay in bed with a fuzzy feeling.
After delivering the materials to Roddy-san, I went to Amanda-san and reported the details of the party invitation that took place today.
Since they said they would report it to the guild, I didn’t want to put myself in a bad position unilaterally, so I told Amanda-san that I declined because there was no need for a party at the moment.
I reported that it bothered me that they had invited me in a very superior way.
Amanda-san confirmed who had invited me, and I told her that it was the leader of a three-man party with a spear named Adent.
“No matter how you look at it… it’s probably more for the reward than for Loki-kun’s strength. They wanted to be the first to recruit you before another party.”
After the meeting, I was relieved for the time being.
However, there was a possibility that they would continue to insist on inviting me.
If I continue to refuse, there is a possibility that I will be harassed.
There is a possibility that other parties will come up with similar ideas.
It was a bit frustrating to hear these suggestions.
Amanda-san said that it is possible to make them understand using my ability―a long-established practice of hunters―but it would be a big problem if I killed them by mistake, so it is not recommended unless there is a reasonable difference in ability.
In other words, I was clearly told that it wasn’t for me, so in the meantime, the guild will warn the Adent party, but…
I wonder if that will calm them down.
In the end, it’s always what it will be, for goodness sake.
I don’t want to join some random party and have my rewards and other benefits drastically reduced because I don’t want to be noticed, and I don’t want to have to return to Palmera Forest to hunt.
Although I have patience and compromise as an adult, I have no desire to endure or compromise in terms of my own personal growth.
Hah… I casually opened my status screen.
Name: Loki (Yuto Mamiya) <Salesman>
Level: 9th
Magic Power: 58/58 (+6) +50 with increased sword magic power
Strength: 32 (+1)
Intelligence: 33 (+7)
Defense: 31 (+21)
Magic Defense: 31 (+6)
Agility: 31 (+7)
Technique: 30 (+8)
Luck: 36 (+1)
Blessings: None
Titles: None
Acquired Skills: Stick Art Lv1, Fire Magic Lv1, Earth Magic Lv3, Wind Magic Lv1, Presence Detection Lv3, Different Language Comprehension Lv3, Rush Lv3, Gathering Lv1, Hunting Lv1, Dismantling Lv1, Oracle Lv1, Divine Communication Lv1, Poison Resistance Lv5
[T/n: I changed Divinity to Divine Communication.]
“(Finally level 9, huh…)”
After moving to the Rocker Plains, my level increased by 1 in 4 days.
Considering the range of the increase and the weakness of the enemies, it can be expected that the adequacy has already been exceeded.
Even if I stay in the Rocker Plains, it will be at level 11 or 12.
The experience bar will probably stop moving after that, so let’s see how much I can increase my skill level by then.
I also found out that the Wind Magic I learned today gives me an Agility bonus, and the Dismantling, which seems to have gained experience before I knew it, gives me a Technique bonus.
I don’t need to look at the details of Wind Magic to know what it says, but the details of Dismantling are as follows.
Dismantling Lv1: Improves the ability to dismantle, making it faster and more accurate.
How can I say… I can somewhat predict what this kind of content will be like.
It’s not something I like to take as much as Gathering or Hunting, but it’s something I’d be happy with if I had it.
And the bonus value of Poison Resistance, which was raised to level 5 a few days ago, has become quite prominent, as expected.
Compared to the note in my notebook, the increase at level 5 is +10 in ability value.
It is a bigger increase than I expected, so it will be level 6 the day after tomorrow, and it blows my mind to think how much further it will go from here.
Tomorrow, I will be able to do some serious fixed point hunting, and with my current amount of magic power, I calculate that I can build three 3-meter stone pillars or four if I take into account recovery on the move.
If I aim for one every 3-4 hours or so, I might be able to fill my basket as well… Fufufu.
I feel like I’ve been gaining stamina on the ground lately, and I still have plenty of pills left over, so I should be able to continue hunting at this pace for the foreseeable future.
As I was immersed in a happy fantasy to forget such a blur, I suddenly felt as if a noise was running through my head, and I involuntarily shook my head from side to side.
“(Hmm! What is it…?)”
“Loki… can you hear me? This is Rigal, the Goddess of War. We made an unseemly appearance the other day. It’s not every day that we get the chance to speak directly to the people of the lower realms. While we have been struggling with our own, the time for Divine Communication has come to an end. You haven’t used Divine Communication since that day. Is everything okay? We are all sorry and look forward to making contact with you. If you can spare the time, please contact us anytime. We’ll be waiting.”
…Oh, by the way, that’s the kind of skill I had.
I had completely forgotten about it in the past few days.
I mean, the Oracle can be used even if it is not by the nearly dead Alicia-sama who gave it to me.
Well~ that’s a surprise.
…Now, what should I do?
As for the magic power, I will have a short sword in my bed, but with that, I can secure more than 50 for now.
So, if I wanted to use it, I could use the Divine Communication skill.
However, if it is going to be a repeat of last time, I was thinking of using the remaining magic power to use even a match level of Fire Magic to increase my skill level.
I thought that would be a more meaningful use of magic power… Hmmm.
Are they reflecting on that? Is it true?
I don’t think “regret” or “reflection” is a word that would be used to describe those goddesses who seem to be too selfish.
But Rigal-sama’s words just now summed up the main points and were easy to understand, and it may just be a coincidence that she contacted me at a convenient time for me.
I’ll give it a try.
Let’s try it again, and if it’s still the same thing over and over again, I’ll just reseal it.
Let’s just trust the Goddesses.
Divine Communication.
“Hello? This is Loki. I heard the Oracle of Rigal-sama, so I used Divine Communication. Can you hear me?”
“I can hear you. My name is Riste, the Goddess of Commerce, who is in charge today. We were worried when we didn’t hear from you.”
“Well, well, how kind of you. My name is Loki, and it is a pleasure to work with you. Is it better to say the words aloud? Or is it better if I just think about them?”
“Just thinking is fine. But if you don’t get used to it, all of Loki-kun’s thoughts will be transmitted to us, so until then, it’s fine if you say them out loud.”
“I see… Thank you! Riste-sama is very helpful because you are very receptive!”
“(Riste-sama. She’s very good.)”
“”””Eehh!!””””
“I’m in trouble now that you say I’m good… So is there anything you want to ask me, or are you having trouble with?”
“(I know you can tell what I’m thinking even if I don’t say it out loud!!)”
“Well… I had a problem right away, but that’s okay; I was able to use magic for the first time today. But I couldn’t figure out why I couldn’t do it before, and now suddenly I can…”
“Are you saying that you had acquired the skill and couldn’t do it before, but today you were able to do it?”
“Yes.”
“Then there are several possible causes… you didn’t have enough magic power, you made a request that didn’t match your skill level, or you didn’t have a clear idea of what you wanted after it appeared.”
“Hmm… I’m sure there were no problems in that area.”
“If there is nothing else… No, as long as no other such phenomenon has been confirmed, it is possible that it is because of Loki-kun.”
“Hmm?”
“Magic is performed by the spirits that float around in this world, helping you and acting on your behalf in exchange for food in the form of magic power. However, the spirits may not have recognized you, um… or they may not even have acknowledged your existence.”
“Ah, because I am a foreign being in this world. So does that mean that after meeting the goddesses and having my existence recognized, I can now use it?”
“I think there is a high possibility of that. The spirit is a servant of the gods.”
So if the three of them hadn’t kidnapped me back then, I might never have been able to use magic in my life… Oh no!
And that Acorn bastard didn’t even give his servants that kind of instruction…
“Are you all right?”
“Oh, I’m sorry, I’m fine. I was just complaining about that thing I can’t tell you about.”
“I-is that so?”
“Thank you, that cleared things up for me. So I’d like to thank you, or rather say something that just occurred to me…”
“What is it?”
“The boss of the goddesses, Felza-sama, is it?”
“Yes. Felza-sama is the one who creates and manages us lower gods.”
“I’ve heard that Rigal-sama and Alicia-sama consult with her, but maybe you shouldn’t trust her too much, you know? I am talking about a possibility, though.”
“――!? W-what do you mean?”
“No, when I was given a mysterious skill, there is a possibility that the inexplicable thing could be a higher god, right? I don’t know what Felza-sama looks like… but maybe that person was a boy, or rather, a ‘man.'”
“A man…”
“Well, since that person is the boss of the goddess, he might even be able to change his appearance at will.”
“…..”
Oh, time is running out.
Hmm, I thought I was being nice, but… maybe I said something unnecessary.
Well, the boss of the goddesses, Felza-sama, is the Acorn, and I don’t know what the circumstances are, but there is a possibility that this Felza-sama brought me into this world.
Maybe it’s not true because Ria-sama said before that this world has been abandoned, and that could be the cause.
And since I, a commoner, shouldn’t get involved in such a big deal, I should just let the goddesses decide the rest.
I’m fine as long as I can live a life of daily growth.
However, even though I spoke very quickly, a minute was still very short.
It seemed that the other Goddesses could hear me, but the questions that would have remained a mystery if I had spoken to them individually were easily resolved.
I was also told that the power of the spirits is necessary to use magic.
Isn’t this skill super important?
Depending on the goddess, it could be considered a truly divine skill.
…Should I raise it?
The details of the Divine Communication skill are 1/10, and of course, it can be increased in level with skill points.
Originally, this skill could only be possessed by shrine maidens…
So, it can be assumed that there is no way for a monster to possess it.
Yes. If that’s the case, it’s worth raising even more.
Okay, let’s try it.
“(Transfer 4 skill points to raise the Divine Communication skill to level 2…)”
‘You have acquired Divine Communication Lv2.’
Divine Communication Lv2: Occupation <Shrine Maiden> exclusive blessing skill allows you to communicate with the goddesses. Usage condition: Once a day, usage time is limited to 2 minutes. Magic power consumption: 60.
The increased magic consumption is a pain, but the conversation time at level 2 is 2 minutes.
I have 20 skill points left, so I can raise another one if I want to…
I’ll stop here for now and see how it goes.
The next one is 12 points, which is pretty hard.
And the magic bonus is… Oh! It suddenly became (+14)!
So that’s a +8 increase.
Hmm… I have a feeling that the bonus value is different between Oracle and Divine Communication, but I’ll make a note of it as well.
When I got up from my bed to pick up my notebook, it suddenly came.
“(Ugh!? What is this tiredness? The sleepiness…? …I can’t stand up… I can’t…)”
So, my consciousness became clouded, and I lost consciousness on the bed as it was.
