Chapter 43 (1/2)
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One day – Morning
After making breakfast, s.h.i.+zuru went towards Casca's room to wake her up. And as usual, she looked to be dead at first glance. To be more precise, she was close to death. As for the cause, alcohol poisoning. As per usual, Casca had a hangover this morning.
”s.h.i.+juuu…p– e-s-, H..~l……”
Lying down exhausted together with who knows how many bottles of liquor, Casca whined at him like a mosquito. By the way, her earlier words meant to say, ”s.h.i.+zu, please, help me.”
”Haa……”
Such a view of Casca was unbearable. Although, depending on the person, the scenario might appear even comical. s expected, however, s.h.i.+zuru let out a sigh. Why does one repeatedly make the same mistakes time and time again? He could not comprehend it. In other words, he was slightly dismayed.
”Hey, Ca.s.sy, I'm sure you have heard this before, but did you ever thought about waking up in the morning feeling refreshed?
”uah uoh……uii”
It was currently impossible for s.h.i.+zuru to interpret anything thrown at her. It appeared that even spinning words of meaning turned out to be difficult. If it was already like this, she would become unreasonably enraged later on if he didn't help her soon. So once again, s.h.i.+zuru let out a sigh and hovered his hand over Casca.
”――Heed me, O White G.o.ddess”
Within one beat after beginning the chant, a pale light emanated and surged from s.h.i.+zuru's palm. It's true ident.i.ty was the white magic that he held.
When humans handle magic, they call the being who controls the color they align with among the 8 attributes; they generate and acc.u.mulate mana inside their body, before starting to release it.
If it's red, the pa.s.sionate and optimistic ruler of fire, the Crimson Lion.
If it's blue, the lackadaisical and timid ruler of water, the Charitable Water Spirit.
If it's green, the ferocious and short-tempered ruler of wind, the Dragon King of the Sky.
If it's brown, the gentle and carefree ruler of soil, the Earth Giant.
If it's yellow, the prudent and headstrong ruler of thunder, the Great Heavenly Raven.
If it's purple, the ruthless and aloof ruler of ice, the Ice-Sh.e.l.led Mysterious Turtle.
If it's black, the severe and gloomy ruler of dark, the Pitch-Black Devil.
If it's white, the pure and tolerant ruler of light, the White G.o.ddess.
And then, the released Magic power would engrave a magic square upon one's central area, namely the chest, to roughly determine the ‘system's’[1] orientation. In the case of light, there are two types, Light based attacks and Healing. Of course, it was Healing system magic square that was engraved on s.h.i.+zuru.
”El Wol Yste”
Once the system was settled, magic could be invoked after giving the details through incantations. That being said, even if it was only those words, the fact was not quite as simple. One must first control the mana output strength from time to time, and the magic would fizzle out if riddled with error. Not to mention, low ranking magic that grants a single effect, intermediate magic onwards grants multiple effects, and so the learning curve soars.
Additionally, the amount of required magical apt.i.tude varies by the type
It is a common story that it takes about 1-2 years to study and master a single magic type.
”――Cleansing (Wash)”
The three verses that s.h.i.+zuru needed to chant were completed, and form was given to the magical power which had been freely flowing from his palm, which soon after began to activate.
A low-leveled healing magic that removed acc.u.mulated toxins within the body, Cleansing (Wash). Even if it was a Yellow Day where the efficiency of white magic plummeted, there wouldn't be a problem, to a degree. This magic is also used for acetaldehyde, which is an intermediate in the substance of alcohol, and a hallmark cause of hangovers. In the blink of an eye, he finished removing the toxins from Casca's body.
”Fuu”
A small sigh signifying the end of the treatment resounded. Then, the light which had been flowing from s.h.i.+zuru's palms gradually began to s.h.i.+mmer and fade before long, in the end, it spirited away as if nothing had happened.
”―― YSHAAA!! Casca, back to life!!”
After (something) like this every morning, Casca had recovered from her hangover.
”Seconds!”
s.h.i.+zuru cut a small watermelon in half, and vigorously pushed another rice bowl which looked neat in vain. Casca demanded a second cup of his famous pizza rice. Until a little while ago, she had been dying from a hangover, so it was hard to believe that she had such an appet.i.te.
”Ue…… How can you eat something like that straight in the morning……”
The ingredients of pizza are placed in large quant.i.ty upon a mound of cooked rice. It's definitely a dish for heavy eaters. While Casca had a calm appearance while requesting for a refill in the morning, Ludmilla murmured and looked like she was in a sour mood.
Contrary to Casca who had a voracious appet.i.te, Ludmilla had low blood pressure and was cold, and only had a small sandwich and coffee at breakfast. Since it was a small meal in the first place, in order to replace the intake of calories for one day, just now, a tablespoon was put inside the cup.
”Hahahahah! I’m different from a thin bean sprout like you!”