Episode 6.17
The day after, Lecan's legs felt heavy as he made his way to Shira's house.
She's probably going to make him drink poison considering she ntioned green potions yesterday.
But he's not sure if 14 pieces are enough. As she's taught him about 17 kinds of poison.
"Oh there you are. Now then, I have taught you 17 kinds of poisons made from herbs. You've morized their slls and colors as well. Also how to use and detoxify them. Today, I'm teaching you five kinds of poisons. They're not made from herbs. But from snakes and spiders, see."
There are five small jars.
"First, it's the poison. This is a poison used to assassinate nobles. It's highly lethal and imdiately effective, it's also tasteless, odorless and fairly transparent, and you can take it with you into many dungeons. Hence, it's hard to trace back. Nobles won't use a poison no matter how effective it is if it can be traced back to its maker, you see."
This poison is tasteless and odorless and fairly transparent, but your skin will feel tingling if you get it closer to the poison. Moreover, it gives off a slight peculiar irritating odor when it's mixed in a tea above a certain temperature.
Lecan was made to take the poison in both the raw form and mixed in tea. He had to imdiately take green potions afterward. This was to make him morize the feeling of having the poison spread in his body.
He was made to learn several poisons in a similar manner. It was over in half a day, but he was already worn out by that ti. The inside of his mouth and stomach wouldn't have been restored with just green potions, as such he also took so red potions, but the nausea didn't go away.
Noon break was the ti to practice magic.
"Well now, try firing a . Don't forget to reduce the power."
An extrely tiny hit the center of the target fur.
"Very good. You've got a good control. This magic is very practical you see. You can make it explode on impact if you get to mid level. At advanced level, you can raise its destructive power even more, and depending on your mana quantity, you can put out dozens or even hundreds of it at once. I saw a magician used this magic against a 5000 strong army once a long ti ago, half of the army was decimated in one shot."
Shira took the fur off the target and put it on the floor.
"However, are not well suited for defeating dungeon monsters. Since it's got no penetration power. So the one I actually want you to learn is the higher version of ; . Watch closely."
Shira slowly held out her fingers, invoked her mana and when it all converged from every part of her body into her right hand, she recited the spell.
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A spear of fla shot out of her entire arm, and it had blasted the target right as Lecan thought it just flew out.
Shira repositioned the target back, then she spoke to Lecan.
"Now, give it a try."
Lecan closed his eyes and recalled how the flow of magic went with Shira. It looked as if she projected the spear out of her finger, but it's actually not. She kneaded mana from her entire body and converged it in one spot.
Lecan controlled his mana just as he pictured.
""
"Ah, you dummy!"
A huge pillar of fla manifested, a loud explosive sound echoed. Flying lump of soils hit Lecan's legs.
Cloud of dust enshrouded the surroundings, followed by raining soils. A huge hole has opened on the target fur along with a smoke rising out of it.
"Dearie . Another rumor to go around the neighborhood it is. Like, the witch sneezed out or sothing."
"Sorry."
"Well, it's way too late to mull over that. But I suppose there's no need for practice. Next is to test it out in a dungeon."
"Is that okay."
"You're the type that learns in real battle anyway, aren't you?"
That's exactly correct. Lecan is already devisings several ways to potentially use this magic in his mind.
Eda ca by in the evening. Lecan taught her [Draw] for a while, but eventually Shira spoke out.
"It appears like space magic is not for you. Ti to try out the next magic."
Eda looks dejected.
"Now then, Lecan. You're going in a dungeon right. There's no set days this ti, so go venture out to your heart's content."
"That's great. It takes ti since I can't avoid climbing my way out if I go down deep."
"Eh? Can't you just instantly go back to the floor you've been on already?"
"I heard that you can't."
"You can. There are several magic beasts that are about twice as big as the average monsters on each floor. Go beat two of them in a row."
"Two in a row?"
"Those big units spawn on the sa spot you beat them, so beating two in a row is a simple matter."
"What'd happen when you did."
"You'd get the of that floor. Then when you enter the sa dungeon next ti, recite at the entrance, floors with on them will show up in your mind, afterward you simply think of the floor you want to go to and recite ."
'That's it', Lecan thought. He saw adventurers who disappeared after reciting sothing when he first entered Golbul Dungeon. They must have recited the spell Shira told him just now.
"I had no idea. What should I do when I want to go back."
"Simply recite the sa spell and pick . However, you can only use this spell in the pathways, or in other words, the stairways on other floors besides the ."
"H-hold it right there! Lecan, you're going to a dungeon?"
He's got a bad feeling about this, but there's no point in lying here.
"Yea."
"Oh ! ! I'm going with you too!"
Lecan absolutely won't take this encumbrance with him, thus he cuts it short.
"Do as you like. I'm leaving tomorrow."
"I'm going with you!"
"There's no way you'd catch up to my speed."
"Uu~~~~uu~~~uu~~~~"
Afteward, Shira asked Ledcan if there was any way to take Eda with him, so Eda got on the montum and threw a huge tantrum.
"You're just going to drop dead at the floor I'm going to."
"Eda-chan. You can find strong magic beasts in the neighboring forests depending on the spots. It's still not too late to hunt them down when you have ti to spare between other quests and take on dungeons once you get stronger."
"But, but those arrows are so pricey. I can't afford them. I dunno how am I supposed to hunt."
Then how are you working as an adventurer, Lecan almost asked her that, but he refrained to. He can't afford to complicate this any further.
"Lecan. Don't you have a bow Eda-chan can use."
Lecan himself was eager to finish this unproductive talk. As such, he took out a bow from and handed it over to Eda.
"T-this is?"
"It's a magic bow called ."
"Magic bow?"
"Take a stance."
"Ah? And the arrow?"
"Just try taking a stance. Then pull the string just a bit. Good. Then put your mana in the core part, here. Good. Then recite this. ."
ans actually has a fatal flaw. Its arrows always go straight even in windy conditions, and never lose montum. They fly straight within its range but imdiately disappear the mont they go outside the range. As such, you'd lose sense of normal bows and arrows if you use this bow.
However, that's none of his business.
Now that the hindrance is gone, he can enjoy exploring the dungeon once again, freely and without a ti limit.
That's the important thing for Lecan.
"Lecan, these are for you."
Shira held out five pills.
"These are?"
"These are mana recovery dicine I made. Leftovers from last year, see. Take them with you in the dungeon."
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