It's the morning after Ariel explained what happened. My pain seems to be mostly gone.. I guess this has sothing to do with magic.. It is really incredible. Hopefully I'll be able to use a healing spell..
I turned my head to find the source of weight on my hand only to see, Ariel layed down right beside . Using my arm as a body pillow.
The longer i stared at her sleeping face, the stronger my faster my heart began to beat..
"C-Calm down john, E-empty your mind.. Empty you mind..
I Took a deep breath, closed my eyes and felt my heart begin to calm down..
"Good.. just like that.." I silently said
I opened my eyes and stared at Ariel again only to go back to square 1.
Wait. Calm down john, there's surely an explanation for this. Ariel most likely only bought one room for us to save on our funds. Yes. That is surely what happened. However..
MY HEART CAN'T TAKE IT...
Just as i continued to fight my inner fantasies and mind, i heard Ariel whisper sothing while she slept.
"Uncle.." she said as a small tear slid down her face..
Arg.. What am i doing so early in the morning. I need to prepare myself to head out to the guild with Ariel..
Just as i motioned my self to get up, i noticed Ariels expression changed from sadness to a smile as she grabbed on to , in her sleep.
W-Well, i suppose we could get a little more rest...
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After a few minutes which felt like hours of my heart beating at 60 miles per hour, Ariel woke up.
She gave out a slight Yawn, before opening her eyes.
"Good morning." I said while we stared at each other as she continued to lay on my arms..
"Eh?" She muttured out as her cheeks beca bright red
Cute..
"U-um, sorry, i accidentally fell asleep and.." She desperate said in a rush, trying to explain herself.
"Don't worry about it, I don't mind. Besides there's only one bed, where else would you have been able to sleep?" I said, while I kept my head under the blanket to hide my red swollen cheeks too.
That said. We got up and tried to change the topic to get rid of the awkward atmosphere.
"S-So, let's get ready to go to the guild.
"Y-Yes"
Ah not good, it still feels a little awkward. But i guess it's fine.. On the bright side, i feel like we've gotten closer, she usually used to be more quiet but now she seems like she has no problems talking with .
While i said get ready.. There really wasn't anything to prepare. I held the dagger which had been sheathed on my waist and so did Ariel with hers. We have a weapon.. The only thing we need now is.. Armour and clothes and a shower.. When was the last ti this body took one?
Ariel on the other hand, was wearing clean clothes, and it looks like she recently took a shower. I guess the inn has that sort of facility.
As i stared at her, as if she managed to read my mind she said. "Um, while you were resting I bought so clean clothes for us to wear.. Was it wrong..?"
"No, no, not at all. On the contrary, it was sothing i was planning to do later so now that you've already done it, it makes life easier so thank you."
"Y-You're welco, Here are your clothes" She picked up the clothes and the table and handed them over to .
"Thank you"
I didn't really want to use these clothes without taking a shower first, but it can't be helped.
"Is there a place to take a shower here?"
She pointed at the door leading the another room in our room. before she said "That room is the shower room, the maids bring a few buckets filled with water every afternoon. I used that to take a shower."
I see. I guess it's the inns job to provide it's custors with water too. That's pretty nice. And i'm guessing the way ti passes here is the sa as how it did in my previous world.. so that's another bonus.
"That's great! Do you mind if i take a shower before getting changed?"
"Not at all, I already already took one last night, so don't worry about . And there's two buckets inside"
"Alright, see you in a bit" I said before heading inside the room
"Mn" She nodded in response
I took off my clothes and stood on top of the wooden platform that had a hole on it. I'm guessing the water i spill goes through this hole on to the sewers? If they have one. I also noticed that there was sothing which looked like soap on top of the platform.
Now that i think about it.. I learnt a lot of things in my last life due to how hard i studied for my parents. Science was my speciality but i did learn quite a bit on engineering in case i'd need it..
I'm sure i could think of a few ideas which would be able to help and improve this kingdom. Also, i wonder if i'll be able to use magic to create tals.. I an From what i rember, i was able to create an elent and turn the elents of Hydrogen and Oxygen in the air into molecules to form water..
As i wondered what the limitations to my abilities were, i poured down water on my head.
"C-Cold.."
I let out a quiet complaint accompanied and felt my body shiver as it ca into contact with the cold water. and started scrubbing my body to get myself as clean as possible.
Shortly after, i had finished. the shower was good and all but we need soap, or sothing similar. Well at least i managed to get rid of any odour i might have had.
Ariel sohow slled nice regardless.. Are the bodies of beautiful and cute girls able to automatically sll nice? At this point i don't know what i'm saying.
While i was stuck in deep thought, waiting for myself to dry, i got an idea.
What'll happen if i imagine all the molecules of water around moving to form a ball of water on my hand? That way i'll be able to dry faster and get rid of any moisture on the surface of my skin..
I concentrated on my flow of mana and imagined a ball of water would be ford by absorbing the moisture on my skin and water which hadn't yet dried.
It produced an effect looked as if a vacuum was pulling at the moisture on my skin and eventually i was dry. On top of my hand there a sphere shaped ball of water.
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I DID IT!!! I'M ACTUALLY ABLE TO FREELY USE MAGIC!!! YES!!! So wait.. Does that an that i can create water out of nothing by imagine molecules of H2O forming in the air and i can also manipulate the moisture and water in the area? Magic is OVERPOWERED!
I wonder if i can use other elents... The receptionist said that using more than 1 was rare, let alone the fact that magic was already a rare existence.
It'd probably be best for to wait until i got to the forest... Didn't the receptionist say i needed to chant to use spells? Well the spell i used was self made so i don't think there are any chants required in those cases.
She said sothing about unique magic, but i think my case is just the fact that i properly understand the molecular structure, therefore i don't need to chant.. I'm not too sure.. I guess i'll ask her.
But i couldn't help but get excited at the thought of about being able to create new spells and manipulate new elents. I Can't wait to find start a new quest!
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After the shower i got changed into the new clothes and we went to the guild
This ti we no longer look like orphans and look like proper adventurers. Ariel also looks even cuter on her new clothes.. But that aside..
I greeted the receptionist alongside Ariel while i ignored the the gazes that were piercing my back. This ti they were a lot sharper than before. I'm guessing they didn't expect orphans to survive in the forest? It doesn't seem like they heard about the incident though.
"Welco back!" She happily said
"Thank you"
"Your guild cards are ready and don't worry you're already registered as an F Rank."
So i guess we did rank up, i an we did get to exterminate a monster 3 ranks higher so it's only natural. However, the feeling of ranking up made feel strangely happy.. and proud.
"Lend your finger"
I did and she pricked it with a dagger.
I left out a soft "Ow" as she positioned it on top of my card. After a drop of blood fell on it. It gave off a temporary shine and that was it. She repeated this with Ariel and the sa effect happened.
"Congratulations. You are now officially rank F adventurers." She said with a happy expression
"Thank you" We replied.
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After we got our cards. The receptionist showed us a new letter which we were allowed to search for on the board. This letter represented E in writing.
We thanked her and made our way on to the quest board.
After searching around for quests. We agreed on choosing a rank E difficulty one. Since i had just learnt magic, taking out bigger targets would be much more possible, and with Ariel potential, I'm sure we'd be unstoppable.
I brought over the quest to the receptionist and she explained the details.
The objective of the quest was to exterminate goblins which had settlents around the forest. As proof for exterminating them we're supposed to collect a body part. If we can sohow bring the entire body back, we will be awarded money in exchange for materials.
Each extermination would be worth 2 silver and we'd be payed accordingly to how many we killed.
However it was weird how we didn't encounter any monsters despite spending 30 minutes in the forest, only one. I might've been due to how close we were to the entrance? I don't know..
We thanked the receptionist and accepted the quest, before making our way to the nearest blacksmith and armour shop. We needed so form of protection and since we have a budget, i thought i should get Us so armour.
After all, the only thing we have is a dagger, which we haven't even gotten to use.. Hopefully i'm able to learn a protection type and healing spell. however i still haven't tried and there's a chance i won't have compatibility with it. That's why we're getting armour now instead of later.
But if worst cos to worst, i'll try to make a water barrier. That sounds like it would work. I need to learn how to use my dagger though..
We entered the shop and i was instantly taken aback. There were armours and daggers on display. A back room which appeared to be where the blacksmith worked as i could hear the sound of soone banging tal coming from there..
"Huh, custors? Give a second." Said the voice which was coming from the backroom.
Shortly after, a short but ripped looking man ca out of the room. His ears were pointed and he had a long brown beard. He gave us a curious look before moving on to the topic.
"So, what are you looking for? Armour i'm guessing?"
"Yes, i'm looking for sothing easy to maintain and durable."
"For the girl as well?"
"Yes." I hastily replied
This man.. Although he was shorter than he definitely looked older. I'm guessing he's a dwarf..I've read about them in books. Short beings which specialise in blacksmith arts. I can't believe I'm actually eting one...
As i thought that. He asked. "Hmm, are you adventurers?"
"Yes" We replied in a proud and dignified manner.
"I see, that explains it. How does Orc armour sound? It was made with the top quality orc skin and is pretty easy to maintain, It's also flexible and weighs little so it won't restrict movent."
That sounds too good to be true.
"W-What's the price?"
"60 Gold Coins"
I knew it.
"Do you have anything cheaper? Around 50 silver coins?"
"Why did that guy make the armour in the size of kids... There are barely any adventurers that would fit this size.." He quietly murmured.
Ah, so that 's the case..
After Giving off a saddened expression, the man quickly recomposed himself
"How does iron armour sound? I'll have 2 sets which look like they'll fit you and the girl. Since i didn't seen any adventure's small enough to fit them, the price dropped. They're in top quality condition and i'll give them to you for 30 silver, maintaining kit included. "
He doesn't seem likes he's lying and i don't really know the market price and now's not the ti to be picky so i accepted.
The armour set itself was composed of an iron chest, leggings and gauntlets. In my opinion 30 silver sounds pretty good.
We each went to a separate changing room to try out the armour and then shortly after, ca back out, with it equipped.
It fit pretty well, I guess it's a little loose around the chest but aside from that it felt natural. Now i look even more like an adventurer.
"H-How do i look?" She asked with slightly reddened cheeks
In front of stood Ariel. I must say... Ariel is a real beauty. A slim waist, slender body yet it doesn't look like it lacked nutrition, A cute face with deep black eyes and short black hair. She's 100% my type.
"I would prefer longer hair though.." I quietly said without realising
"I-Is that so.." She said with a saddened expression
"Ah? What? N-No I accidentally said that out loud, but honestly you look really cute i-i an Nice!"
Uwah.. I was so flustered i couldn't properly make out what i was saying.
Seeing my embarrassed expression she let out a cute giggle giggle and smile before saying "Thank you"
... I think my heart just skipped a beat.
I took out 30 silver coins from the bag on Ariel's waist and handed it to the blacksmith. Now all that was left was 20 Silver coins. We left the rest at the inn in case sothing might have happened.
the purchase that brought down to 143 silver coins. the first twenty was payed in advance to stay for a week, aning there were 3 days remaining. And the 3 silver was used for her als. If you're a client in the inn. You'll be able to have 3 als a day for a silver as a bonus.
We payed 2 silver coins this morning for the als today and had breakfast before we left. In wasn't anything impressive just bread with milk. I guess you can't expect much from an inn. but she did say the other als were better.. Guess i'll have to wait and see.
I've been wondering. why did she pay 6 silver instead of 3 for the als? Did she get extra als for ? But i was asleep so i'm guessing she sohow managed to feed .. I'll ask her later. Either way i have to thank her.
"Thank you for your patronage"
After we left the store, we stocked up on food to eat in the forest as we weren't sure how much ti we'd be spending in the forest. And as we walked towards the gate i took upon this chance to ask.
"Um.. Ariel."
"Yes?"
"Rember when i was unconscious?"
"Yes..?"
"Were you feeding when i was asleep?"
"Yes.. Sorry."
"W-What? Ah no, i'm not mad at you, i'm actually grateful, that way i was able to properly recover, thanks to you."
"Mn.. I used to take care of uncle while he was ill so i learnt how to help.. While you were asleep i sat you up and spoon fed you.."
Ah.. I guess that's possible..
"I see.. Thanks a lot, i feel even better than before now thanks to you"
I showed her a big smile on my face as i said that.
"Mn" She replied with a smile as she blushed
The inn provided us with toothbrushes and toothpaste so there's no need to worry about my breath slling bad or bad teeth. And of course, the sa can be said for Ariel, she had been living quite nicely after all, it was only until recently that her uncle had died.
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After heading towards the gate we finally arrived and were stopped by the gatekeeper
"Where are you going?" he asked.
This voice.. Is he a new gate-keeper?
"Hey, we're adventurers, we're on our way to the forest for a goblin subjugation quest."
"Adventurers.. can i see your cards?"
"Sure."
We handed the man our cards and after checking them, he allowed us through.
That's weird, the previous gate keeper didn't ask us for our cards.. Was he slacking off? It's even more weird that he was easily able to lt ice, doesn't that an that he was able to use magic? Isn't it rare? Why was soone with such an ability working as a gatekeeper?
We took the sa path we took last ti and arrived at the forest, I wanted to see how much damage my magic caused after i fainted so i followed Ariel as she led the way.
After we arrived at the scene, i froze.
I.. did that? In front of were a few trees which had been completely frozen. It wasn't anything massive but the fact that i was able to do such a thing made feel strangely excited..
After looking around and making sure that there weren't any monsters nearby, i decided to sit down.
This was a pretty open area, there weren't many trees around here. No wonder the boar was able to easily attack us.
I took a deep breath, closed my eyes and wordlessly began to concentrate. Ariel stood there and watched quietly.
Imagine.. Imagine.. Rember how it felt when the boar tried to attack Ariel. Rember the feeling of the mana flowing within my body.. Imagine the elents forming water molecules around and imagine Ice being ford through an endothermic reaction.
After a few seconds which felt like minutes.. 4 Spiky erald shaped Ice balls ford around .
While it drained so of my energy, i still feel like i could create 30 more of these. But it's probably better not to use up everything.
After she saw the ices form, Ariel's expression lit up. and she let out a short "Wow.." to show that she was impressed.
Seeing this made want to show off but i held back.
I aid at a target and the directions the ices were facing changed at my will. After my signal they propelled themselves towards each target i had in mind.
I wanted to see if i would be able to aim each on individually towards a separate tree and it worked.
On impact The tree instantly froze up.
Seeing this i couldn't help but let out a short "Wow.." Either..
Although the power was weaker than the first and they only managed to freeze the first thing it collided with.. It was still amazing..
Oh god.. I can't stop trembling.. Even Ariel was surprised. It looked like she wanted to be able to do that too.. I'll try to teach her once i'm done with.
As i sat down again to i noticed that there were a few creatures approaching us from within the forest.
Was it the sound cause by the impact.. Crap.. Should we run? No.. With magic i should be able to fight them..
I signalled at Ariel to co over and perhaps having understood the situation she nodded.
"How many?" She asked.
"I'm not sure.. I'm only able to feel movent, i can't exactly, detect what they are or how many, with perception."
Although i should be able to if there was a search spell.. We'll leave this for later.
"What do you want to do?" I asked
She pulled out the dagger on her waist and said "Fight."
I nodded and we got into our positions. I'll attack with spells and a dagger and she'll attack with her dagger.
"Well then.. Let's dance."
Uwah... that was embarrassing.
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