Chapter 115 (1/2)

Volume 2

The Simple Job of Only Perishing to the Hero Volume 3 Chapter 28

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「Yosh, Seira and I will take the lead. Sharon and Rokuna-san will be behind us……and Ein, can I ask you to be vigilant in the rear?」

Everyone nodded to Kain’s instructions.

The Aledona Forest wasn’t at the level of the Great Jiol Forest, it was a fairly deep forest.

Rokuna’s group entered the Aledona Forest, then left the highway and went deeper into the forest.

「So, what do you plan on going up against in this forest?」

「Ermー, let’s see, it’d be the Elements. I want to try and increase the sighting reports of Earth Elements.」

Elements were monsters that had no definite form.

It was easy to confuse them with the Mazoku Amoeba who similarly had undefined forms, but Elements weren’t Mazoku, but close to phenomenons that magical power induced.

Magical power existed within nature as well, and sometimes, sites where it was abnormally thick would occur.

It was an Element when that magical power had gathered too much and resided in surrounding substances……that is how it was described.

If it resided in earth, it was an Earth Element.

If it resided in water, it was a Water Element.

If it resided in wind, it was a Wind Element.

If it resided in fire, it was a Fire Element.

In addition to these fundamental forms, where were various forms and names such as the Sand Elements that resided in the sands of the desert.

However, the act of absorption was a common trait for these Elements.

When they discover a living creature, they would try to take in its magical power.

It was unclear why they didn’t absorb it from inorganic substances, but since Elements didn’t have souls, wouldn’t they be instinctively targeting living creatures with souls and be trying to obtain a soul……that sort of theory also existed.

Elements become enlarged from absorbing the magical power of nearby living creatures, and since they greatly disturb the ecosystem, they are monsters that cannot be left alone.

「Elements huh……」

While walking behind Kain and the others, Rokuna recalled the eastern region of the Dark Continent.

The vegetation raised there also stock up on magical power, and since they will start moving on their own once they cross over a certain degree of it, a phenomenon similar to the Element transformation as mankind calls it would occur, but they weren’t existences as troublesome as the Elements.

After thinking “by some chance, the difference in soil might be related……”, she noticed that Sharon who was walking next to her was looking at her direction.

「Nn? What?」

「E, erm……It’s about magic.」

「Ahh, about Elemental Magic?」

Being told that, Rokuna started to be troubled on how she should explain it.

Elemental Magic was the standard magic used, and in cases where simply 「magic」 was said, it was typically recognized that Elemental Magic was being talked about.

In addition, there was magic such as Summon Magic and the Mazoku’s Transfer Magic, but they were grouped as being rare or minor.

Furthermore, there was also Original Magic like the one that Fainell created, but in order to go that far, extraordinary talent was required to use it.

However, Elemental Magic didn’t need talent, and as long as there was a chant or a magic formation, it was more difficult to fail.

To say that that was her weak point, it made it seem like it was merely a problem with her magical power.

「Nnー……From what I can see, the problem is with your magical power itself.」

「Ah, yes. I was told that by someone who was a magical power examiner as well.」

While holding a bit of interest in the words magical power examiner, Rokuna started thinking.

If there wasn’t a problem with her magical power, there might be a problem with her imaginative power.

However, that should be able to be resolved with the chant.

「You make the chant, right?」

「Ah, yes. But the result is small.」

Hearing that, Rokuna remembered the story she heard from Vermudol.

It was said that Summon Magic couldn’t be used by people with the talent for regular magic……or so it seem.

「Uーn……First, I can’t make a judgement unless I have you use Elemental Magic. Why don’t you try using Light Magic?」

「Ah, yes. Erm……O light, gather and become a radiance that illuminates the black of night……Light.」

At the same time as Sharon’s chant, a light about the size of the tip of her pinky finger appeared in front of Sharon.

「Erm……I did it.」

「Un, you did.」

While looking at the unreliable light that floated there, Rokuna started to ponder.

In the activation process just now, there wasn’t any sort of problem.

However, the movement of magical power from inside of her body was mostly not carried out.

This was something that was normally impossible.

In a magic’s chant, just how much magical power would be use……that much was included in it as well.

Unless one purposely suppressed the magical power included in the chant, or if the magical power of the person in question was extremely lacking, the phenomenon of there being almost no movement of magical power wouldn’t occur.

Most likely, there was some sort of primary factor other than those that was obstructing the movement of magical power.

「Nnー. Let’s think about it after I see the Summon Magic.」

「Ah, yes……」

Making a sidelong glance at Sharon who was visibly dejected, Rokuna developed her investigation even more.

If there was any primary factor that inhibited that, it couldn’t be anything but Summon Magic.

However, is it really possible for special magic to be the primary factor that obstructs other magic?

「I found it……! An Earth Element!」

Hearing Seira’s voice, Rokuna raised her head.

What was ahead of Kain and Seira’s vision, both of whom had readied their weapons, was something that looked like a clump of dirt.

Its wriggling form reminded her of Amoeba.

「Yosh, then it’s your turn. Can you do it?」

「Y, yes!」

After readying her staff, Sharon commenced her chant while looking at the Earth Element.

「My fragile self implores.」