Chapter 233: On the Morning of the First Snow (1/2)
Awoken by the cold, I went outside to be greeted by a world dyed in silver.
“Well, this isn’t really the ti to be dropping lines from so famous book sowhere, though.” [Ryouma]
This is my house, it’s located north of Gimuru and is a few hours walk, it’s also an abandoned mine.
Naturally, there’s no one else here except .
Which also ans that there’s no one else here to take care of the snow other than .
I’d guesstimate the snow to be anywhere between 5 to 6 centiters thick.
It’s not as bad as Hokkaido’s streets when I visited it that one ti for a business trip, but it’s more than enough to be a hindrance.
“I need to get this over with quickly or I’ll be late for my appointnt.” [Ryouma]
I didn’t prepare it specifically for this situation, but I do have sothing prepared that might just help here. With that in mind, I quickly went out to test it.
30 minutes later…
“Well, it worked…” [Ryouma]
In a forest near Gimuru’s northern gate was , lying on the ground.
“It only works for places I’ve been to, but with this I’ll be able to easily use Long-Distance Teleportation. I do need to be careful after teleporting, but there’s snow all over right now, so it doesn’t really matter even if I fall.” [Ryouma]
What I’ve done just now is one of things I’ve been thinking about for a while now – another way to use the weed slis and the stone slis. In a sense, it’s similar to the combination sand magic spell I used with my sand slis a few days ago, but it’s not as complicated, and all I’ve really done was to leave a stone sli with a stone (for food) in the forest.
The teleportation spells under the Dinsion Magic Tree are Teleport, Warp, and Gate. Teleport being an Beginner spell, Warp, an Interdiate spell, and Gate being an Advanced spell, of course, I can’t use that one just yet.
But Sebasu-san, an expert on Dinsion Magic, had this to say.
“These are essentially the sa spells. The only difference between them is the distance they cover and the amount of mana they consu, but the fundantals are the sa.” [Sebasu]
When Sebasu-san taught , the most I was able to learn was Teleport, but I eventually managed to learn Warp.
Naturally, I figured I should be able to learn Gate as well.
Unfortunately, teleporting to a place I couldn’t see was more difficult than I imagined.
The beginner skill, Teleport, would at most teleport to a few ters, but the new skills demanded that I cover a distance multiples of tens further. Even the Warp skill already had on my knees. I might’ve been relying on my eyes unconsciously, but I can’t teleport to a place I can’t see.
I could probably do it if I just used the sa concepts I use for Teleport and poured enough mana to cover the distance, but I found that too dangerous, and so abandoned the idea. It wouldn’t be funny if it turned out like that old ga, and I ended up inside a stone. In the worst case, I could even die.
My solution to this problem was to teleport near a sli that I’ve placed beforehand.
Because of the Familiar’s Contract, I can still share my thoughts with my familiars even when we’re separated. And even when that’s not possible, I can still feel the direction and distance they’re in, so I figured I could rely on that to teleport.
It’s kind of like the fast-travel feature in gas, where you open up a map and pick a spot to fast-travel to.
Anyway, with this, I’ve successfully teleported to the forest next to the town and have greatly shortened my travel ti.
I’m sure there’ll be a lot more uses for this in the future. The day is just starting, and we’ve already accomplished sothing aningful.
While I was thinking that, I headed for the northern gate.
I have so free ti now because of the teleportation, so I changed my plans a bit and dropped by the laundromat.
Along the way, I saw people shoveling snow here and there. There was still a lot of ti before we opened for business, but the employees were already gathered in front of the store.
“Good morning!” [Ryouma]
I called out to them, and they all greeted simultaneously.
Carm-san asked why I ca.
“What brings you here so early, Boss?” [Carm]
Carm-san asked in surprise, so I answered him.
“The snow started falling, so I dropped by to see how you guys were doing. We’ve already spoken about what to do in case of snowfall, so it would’ve probably been fine just to leave it to you guys, but I still have so ti, so I figured I’d drop by.” [Ryouma]
“Ah, sorry, that’s not what I ant. I an what ti did you have to leave the mines to get here at this hour? Not to ntion with all this snow.” [Carm]
Oh, right. I better tell him about the Long-Distance Teleportation, or he’ll misunderstand and think I left the house at a really early hour.
“Ahh, that’s good to hear. I thought for sure you pushed yourself too hard again.” [Carm]
“Umm, I’m pretty sure being able to use Advanced Spells at the Boss’s age is pushing it plenty…” [Yurdum]
Yurdum-san has only been with us for a short ti, so he still made a troubled face upon finding out what I’d done, but everyone else was already used to it and didn’t bother asking for the details. His reaction sure takes back.
“Good morning!” [Zeke]
“Hey, Ryouma!” [Pauline]
Oh, it’s our friendly neighbors.
“Good morning! I see everyone is busy with the snow, huh.” [Ryouma]
“Gotta clear the road, or the custors won’t co. It’s dangerous too!” [Zeke]
“My kids are really happy, but unfortunately, this ti of the year is really hard…” [Pauline]
Zeke-san the Butcher and Pauline-san the Florist. As I approached this married couple while talking, I stopped, and then turned around. There, their son and daughter, Rick and Leni, were playing with the freshly fallen snow.
“Brr! It sure is cold, huh…” [Zeke]
“Ah, Zeke-san. In that case, I have a spell that might help… ‘Sunlight’!” [Ryouma]
As I visualized the spell and chanted its na, a ball of light appeared several ters up high.
Under the light of the ball, warmth imdiately filled .
It’s been a while since I last used it, but it looks like I was able to cast it successfully.
“Oh, that’s warm.” [Zeke]
“It’s a spell that uses the sun as its image and combines the light and fire attributes.” [Ryouma]
The spell, Light, will do if a light source is all that’s needed, but just like LEDs, it can’t produce much heat. Sunlight is a spell that I ca up with after trying to recreate the warmth of the sun’s light.
Alone, it can provide warmth akin to being bathed by the sun in a good day, but if I combine it with a Windbreak Barrier and a Heat Insulation Barrier, the warmth of the light can fill an area, and serve as a replacent for heating within the winter forest.
“I’ll set up a couple of these, so people can rest in them. Please feel free to use them. Too much cold really isn’t good for the body.” [Ryouma]
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