I Was a Crazy, Berserker-Type Dungeon Streamer, but When I Helped a Beautiful Dungeon Streamer and Treated Her Politely, It Was Revealed That I Was Actually a Normal Person - 29-30

Chapter 29: Could It Be, You Don’t Know Anything About Magic?

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“Senavia’s best friend was killed…”

I asked Grandpa Pixie after Senavia disappeared into the mist. 

“Yeah. I told you earlier, didn’t I? Ten years ago, humans attacked us and many warriors were killed… Senavia’s best friend was among the fallen warriors.”

“…”

The lingering resentment could be heard from Grandpa Pixie’s voice. I wasn’t the culprit. I had nothing to do with it, but at the same time, I felt partly responsible for it, as if I was the one who had done it. 

“Hohoho~ There’s no need for you to feel responsible for it. Just like there are good and bad pixies, there are good and bad humans too. I understand that much. However, even if you understand it… Emotions are not something you can always fully control.”

“That’s true…”

There were more pixies gathering around the training grounds. Perhaps they had heard the rumors about me and among them, there were quite a few pixies directing their clear murderous intent and hostility toward me. 

“Well, let’s put the bitter past behind and let’s get started with the training already.”

“Alright.”

“This week, we will teach you about perception interference and attribute magic.”

Perception interference and attribute magic? But those kinds of things could only be activated through skills unless you had some kind of magic item for it. In other words, no matter how hard I try to ‘learn’ it, I wouldn’t be able to actually use it unless I had the skills for it. 

“Umm.. But I don’t have the skills for it though?”

“What are you talking about? That’s precisely why we’re here to train you. We’re going to make you learn to use it.”

“Do-Don’t tell me… You have skill orbs?!”

Skill orbs were the only way to acquire skills that you didn’t have. As expected of pixies. Of course they had skill orbs and they were benevolent enough to prepare two skill orbs for me….

“What are you talking about??? We’re not going to use any item. You will learn them through your own effort.”

“Huh? No, no. That’s impossible. It’s impossible, I tell you!”

“Why is it impossible? All pixies learn magic this way.”

“No, no! Not humans! A human can’t learn a skill like that! We need to use items!”

If you could learn new skills through sheer effort, people would’ve done so already. 

At that, Grandpa Pixie tilted his head to the side in confusion. 

“I really don’t understand what you’re talking about since earlier… Skill? What you’re going to learn now isn’t a skill! It’s magic!”

“Huh? So it’s not a magic-type skill?”

“Just what is this skill nonsense you’ve been sprouting about? Magic is something you cast. You use magic power to cast magic.”

What does that mean…? Could it be… Pixies have been using magic without relying on skills? They’re manipulating this mysterious power called magic power or something to use magic…?

“You…. You really don’t know anything about magic power?”

“I-I’m afraid so…”

I answered truthfully and the old man seemed to ponder deeply. He must’ve assumed I could handle magic power and was planning to train me with that knowledge in mind. 

“That’s it! We can use that!”

“Huh…?”

“Sorry, but please wait here for a bit.”

Grandpa Pixie said before he suddenly flew off, leaving the training ground. He probably came up with a good idea. 

“You… You’re the human that Grandpa asked for help, right?”

And then, a boy’s voice could be heard from behind me. Upon turning around, I saw three young pixie boys staring at me. One of them pointed at me. 

“You’re the human who killed my dad, right?! Now that Grandpa Zero isn’t here, I will kill you—”

“Sto-Stop it… This guy is strong enough to go head to head with Sena-neechan, you know? You’re going to get your butt kicked instead.”

“But still! I can’t forgive the human for…!”

His face twisted into deep sorrow, but thanks to his friend’s words, he reluctantly stepped back. 

Well, his reaction is completely understandable.

Just like humans who had their loved ones killed by a monster and held a strong grudge toward the monster, the pixies could have a grudge against humans too. The hatred wouldn’t dissipate until all monsters that killed their loved ones went extinct… No. The hatred probably would never dissipate no matter what…

“Sorry about that. You see, a lot of us here have lost our family and friends because of the humans.”

“…Then what about you?”

I asked the red-haired pixie boy. Somehow, this pixie looked oddly familiar…

“I’m Gyle, the son of Garura, the leader of the exploration team. Does that ring a bell?”

Garura… The pixie who I had met earlier…

What does his son want with me though?

“There’s something I want to say to you.”

“Huh?”

What is it? Is he going to declare his intention to fight me, just like that female elf did? 

I braced myself for the upcoming fight, but… His next move went beyond my expectations.

“First… I’m sorry!’

Suddenly, he bowed deeply and apologized to me.

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Chapter 30: Crap

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“Like I said earlier, there are many pixies who hate humans, but I personally think it’s wrong to direct that hatred to you when you’ve done nothing wrong and for that, I apologize.”

At Gyle’s words, the mood quickly grew tense. Since he was the son of the leader of the exploration team, his position must be quite high up in the social hierarchy of the pixies. So for him to apologize to me… This was not something that he did willy-nilly.

“You’re here to conquer the dungeon together with Sena and suppress the energy from the dungeon core, right? That’s what Grandpa Zero asked you to do, right?”

By ‘Grandpa Zero’, he must be talking about that old pixie. 

“Well, yeah. That’s the gist of it.”

Though rather than ‘asked’, I was threatened instead. 

“In that case, allow me to tell you this. I know you’ve heard about our situations from Grandpa Zero, but… We’ve been trapped here for over 100 years.”

“That sounds tough, man.”

“Yes. We’ve been yearning to escape this forest for 100 years… Once we get out, we can see the beautiful landscapes… Find new foods and maybe we might be able to recover the memories we lost.”

“Right. You guys suddenly found yourselves trapped in this forest with no past memories whatsoever, right?”

“Precisely. We probably forgot something truly important that we shouldn’t have forgotten… And that thing might change the entire gears of the world itself.”

A knowledge that could change the entire gears of the world… If I had the heart of a hero or a brave warrior, that line would’ve struck me in the heart. Alas, I was just an ordinary person. I didn’t have the intention to cooperate with them when I didn’t see any benefit for it in me. No matter how grandiose or noble their intention was, in the end, I was the one who had to fight in the frontline. I was the one who had to put my life in line to conquer this dungeon. I only agreed to help them because they would kill me if I said no.

“I’ll do my best.”

“Thank you, I appreciate it.”

They left the training grounds, and soon after, someone else approached me.

“I-I found it! Here it is!”

When I turned around, I saw Grandpa Pixie flying toward me with a small wooden box in his hand. 

“And this is…?”

“Fufu~ Prepare to be amazed! This is a ring that will grant you the ability to wield magic! …Probably.”

The old man said as he opened the wooden box with a sharp snap, revealing a ring made of wood inside. 

“Probably? So you’re not 100% sure?”

“…I mean, this is something I happened to bring with me when I fled to this forest, so I only had very vague memories of it. But I assure you, this is not something dangerous.”

Is it? Is it really safe for me to use?

Though doubts plagued my mind, I still took the ring and put it on my left hand. I put it on my left hand so the ring wouldn’t get in the way when I had to throw punches. 

“Huh…?”

But then, my vision started shaking violently. I was staggering on my feet and soon after, I found myself catching myself with my hand on the ground. 

I knew it! This item is defective!

Just as I was about to protest to the old man, I noticed something.

“What? This is…?”

The heck with this colorful light particle floating in the air? 

Especially around the Pixies. There were a large number of these light particles drifting around them.

“Hoo~ So this item is still working properly.”

“What are these light particles? Is this magic?”

“To think you can even see the magic in the air…”

“Grandpa, can you see it too?”

“I can see it just fine, but you see… Only a few very talented pixies could actually see magic like this.”

So the ability to see magic particles is that impressive?

I stared at the wooden ring. The pixies were really amazing since they were able to craft such an amazing item. 

“Then why don’t the pixies wear it?”

“It doesn’t have any effect on us.”

“Huh?”

“Like I said before, I only have a tiny recollection of this item, but… This ring was given to us by a human man who was revered as the hero. He said that someday, there would be someone who would need it and just like that, he left this ring with us.”

“Hero…?”

Magic… Hero… It’s like something straight out of an old RPG. If that guy was a hero, then the place the pixies came from must have had a demon king too, right?

“He was a human hero, so I don’t remember much about him, but we have a more pressing matter at hand. Let’s get started. It’s time for you to learn magic.”

“Ye-Yes!”

“First, we will start with an easy elemental magic. 〈Mini Fire〉”

The moment the old pixie uttered those words, a small flame appeared at his fingertips. Amazing. I could see light particles gathering at Grandpa Pixie’s fingertips. 

So this is magic! This is how you use magic power!

“This is the simplest fire magic. We mostly use this to light something up.”

“So, I just need to give it a try first?”

“Yes, that’s right. However, it’s best if you start by practicing gathering magic power in your fingertips. Just so you know, even the most talented pixies take at least a day to master their first magic.”

“Gathering magic power… In my fingertips…”

I focused my senses on my fingertips. For something like this, having the right image was crucial. So, I tried to imagine those light particles gathering in my fingertips… However, the particles only gathered for a second before scattering again. 

“You let your guard down. Magic power will quickly return to its original place if you’re not careful.”

“Tch… One more time!”

….Failure.

“Alright… One more time!”

Another failure. Failure, failure and another failure. After about 30 minutes of struggling, I finally started to get the hang of it.

“Ah…!”

I mustn’t let my guard down, but at the same time, I mustn’t tense up too much. It was like catching goldfish. I had to be calm and gentle, like petting a baby…

Then, little by little, the light particles began to gather in my fingertips.

Come on! More! Gather some more!!

It took me another three minutes, but I managed to gather a large amount of glowing light particles in my fingertips. 

“I… I did it!”

“Hm. You’re getting the hang of it pretty quickly. Now, try to imagine a small flame and say ‘Mini Fire,’ like I did earlier.”

A small flame, huh…

But for some reason, the memory of my fight against the Fire Dragon flashed in my mind. I was reminded of how incredible the fire breath from that dragon was. 

Wait! No, no!!!

Since my mind ended up wandering around, the magic particles were about to disappear. Flustered, I quickly chanted the spell. 

“〈Fire〉!!”

But by the time I realized what I had done, it was already too late.

“Crap!!”

In an instant, flames engulfed my whole vision. I saw nothing but red.

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