Magic Maker - How to make magic in another world - - Chapter 20

Magic Maker – How to make magic in another world –

Chapter 20   Flare

One week later. It had been over a month since the incident.

My mother, whose wounds had completely healed, started doing household chores.

Then, we gathered in the living room and began discussing.

I hadn’t told my mother about magic or goblins yet.

It was because I didn’t want to disturb her wounds and wanted her to rest for now.

The progress was good, and it seemed like there were hardly any scars.

She looked as lively as before.

“And so, what kind of story is it?”

With my mother smiling gently, we began to talk.

I explained the circumstances, just like I had told Father.

Exactly the same content.

After we finished talking, my mother said,

“Oh my, is that so? I don’t quite understand, but you’re free to do as you like, Shion-chan.

Also, hehe, Shion-chan, thank you.

I don’t remember it well, but you helped me. You’re my wonderful son.”

My mother had a gentle smile on her face.

I was grateful for her accepting everything.

Not everyone has such understanding parents.

“But from now on, if anything happens, tell Mom and Dad, okay?

I’m sure we can help, and even if we can’t, just talking about it can sometimes make things clearer.”

“Yeah, I’ll do that from now on. I promised Dad too.”

“Hehe, that’s good then. Do your best.”

We looked at Mom’s smiling face, feeling a bit puzzled.

Not just Dad, but my Mom was too generous.

But that’s exactly why I could be free.

With strong gratitude and reverence, I smiled.

And I made a fresh determination.

There’s no more sorrow now.

I’ll devote myself even more to the study of magic.

Alright, let’s do our best.

○●○

After a while.

The repairs to the house were completed, and a period of relative calm ensued. It was during this time that the swordsmanship training resumed.

Maron, Red, and Rose all gathered, and I just ran around the perimeter.

I wanted to focus on studying magic, but my father insisted that strengthening my body was important too. So, I continued my training.

Well, even if you can use magic, if your body doesn’t move, it could be a problem later on.

You never know what might happen, and monsters might come again.

So, I convinced myself that training had its meaning.

Since the goblin attack, I hadn’t met with the three of them at all.

We were all quite busy, and maybe we were being considerate.

We received thanks from everyone in the village and were worried about various things.

The three of them, including Rose, were the same. They were thanked right away.

Now, in the center of the courtyard, my father is watching the practice of four people, including Marie.

As I ran around the perimeter, I thought about studying magic in my head.

However, Maron and Rose often looked in my direction.

It couldn’t be helped.

I defeated the goblin.

Moreover, I gave instructions for treating Mom afterward.

Nothing was said outright, but I couldn’t deny wondering what they thought deep down.

I wanted to ask, but I couldn’t.

It might be that kind of feeling.

But my father probably didn’t explain in detail to the villagers.

There’s no way to explain, and even if you tell the truth, it will only create confusion.

It seems they were told not to disclose anything.

The people of the territory are kind, but it’s doubtful if everyone is silent.

Still, for now, there were no problems.

During swordsmanship practice, I constantly felt two gazes.

Especially Rose’s gaze was blatant and somewhat uncomfortable.

But in the end, without asking anything, that day ended.

And from then on, Maron and Rose never asked me about the situation.

“All right! Today’s training is over!”

With my father’s voice, the training came to an end.

After tidying up, the three of them went home.

They didn’t say anything.

It wasn’t the usual, but it seemed like they were trying to act normal.

If they didn’t say anything today, they probably wouldn’t say anything in the future either.

It’s frustrating. But they are probably stronger than me in this regard.

I wiped the sweat, put away the wooden swords, and tried to go back home.

But my sister was still in the courtyard, continuing her practice.

It’s an everyday thing.

Even after training, my sister continues to train alone in silence.

Since that day, my sister changed.

She’s usually normal, but she has become quite obsessed with swordsmanship.

“Marie, let’s stop for today.”

“…I’m still okay. I’ll be back for dinner.”

“But still…”

“Father, you also said that practicing a lot will make you stronger, right?”

“I did say that, but there should be limits to it.”

Father’s admonition made me feel like my sister was pushing herself too hard.

On this occasion, I agreed with Father.

“Sister, Father is saying this, so maybe it’s time.”

When I said that, my sister stopped her movements.

I thought she understood, but she glared at me.

It was the first time I saw that expression, and I was taken aback.

To see anger from someone I was always close to and got along with, directed at me.

I was greatly shaken, and my heart began to beat faster.

“Okay, I get it. If Shion says so… I’ll do that.”

The glare lasted only a moment, and she immediately looked down and went into the house.

I couldn’t say anything in response to that reaction.

I was just shaken and stood there in that spot.

Then, something gently touched my head.

“Don’t worry. Marie is just a little on edge.”

“…. Yeah.”

Many things had happened, and we had experienced frightening situations.

If you encounter something like that, you can’t just stay normal.

After the goblin attack, Father and Mother were acting normally, but they surely had various thoughts deep inside.

Since then, I too had developed the idea of using magic to protect myself and my family from monsters.

Marie directly faced the monsters and protected me, and Mother got injured in the process.

She must have various thoughts she couldn’t help but have.

Maybe she ended up disliking me.

Thinking that, I was terribly afraid.

That’s how much Marie’s presence had grown within me.

Together with Father, I returned home.

Leaving an awkward atmosphere, the day came to an end.

○●○

I named the fire attribute magic, still in the prototype stage.

Flare.

At the current stage, it’s not an official magic, so I’ll refer to it as Prototype Flare for the time being.

The Prototype Flare sends the magical power that reacts with fire upwards.

Therefore, it’s completely unusable as an offensive method and has no practicality.

The primary condition is that it flies straight.

Although the firepower is low, it should be at the level of a will-o’-the-wisp.

Furthermore, it requires infusing intent into the magical power.

In other words, it’s a command to ‘release magical power straight from the right hand.’

It involves transitioning from the magic gathering state to the magic release state, expelling about sixty percent of it outside the body.

I realized that conveying some form of intent to the magical power, in other words, giving it a command, seems to reduce the magical power that can be moved.

And although there’s no tangible sensation, it might be consuming some magical power for each command.

So, I conducted an experiment.

I compared the magical power consumption between a state where the maximum amount of magic was released in close proximity and a state where it was released straight to a distant location.

The result was that the latter consumed slightly less magical power.

It’s an estimation, but I’m sure.

In other words, the firepower had weakened.

The farther it went, the smaller the fire became.

Currently, the maximum times I can activate the magic gathering state in a day is thirty.

This means that I can activate the Prototype Flare up to thirty times.

In a way, it’s functioning as a magic.

A lump of fire flying straight.

Just this could be quite menacing.

Well, it’s not like I have a specific use for it.

If goblins or monsters come again, it could be useful and not completely useless, I think.

By the way, I tested it on objects.

As expected, it didn’t have much effect on hard things like rocks.

However, it was effective on flammable materials like wood, and it was possible to burn them in a distant location.

But unlike the fire attribute magic I envision, it doesn’t explode upon contact or pierce the opponent.

It’s just about touching and burning.

Still, it’s a fairly effective offensive tool.

It’s like bringing a torch close to the opponent.

And I can use it thirty times.

Wait, is this unexpectedly strong?

But my main job had been decided.

“Shion, can you light the fire?”

Upon my father’s request, I lit the firewood.

The temperature was starting to drop, and the fireplace was becoming necessary.

That’s why every time, I’m the one who lights the fire.

Lighting a fire manually takes time and effort.

Because of that, I’ve been assigned the task of lighting the fire.

I struck a portable flint and produced a Prototype Flare to ignite the firewood.

“Thank you, that helped. The blue flames feel a bit unusual.”

“Yeah, it’s kind of subtle.”

“What are you saying? Ordinary people can’t do this kind of thing.

I think it’s amazing that only Shion can use magic.”

I’m not sure if I’m being praised or just being used—it’s a delicate line.

But it’s better than not being useful.

It’s a bit different from what I had imagined, but well, it’s not bad.

However, I again found myself at a loss as to what to do next.

Fire attribute magic.

For that, a ignition source is necessary.

Magical power is like a gaseous combustible material, and there’s no problem with oxygen supply.

However, a flint as an ignition source is indispensable.

Without it, magical power can’t be ignited.

It would be great if I could somehow use magic without anything, or in a state of having nothing.

The predominant image is using an ignition source like a flint, or maybe a catalyst like a staff when using magic with nothing.

In fact, that’s the ideal.

It feels a bit awkward to always have a flint with me.

Well, I do feel like I can use magic quite well now, but my goal is further ahead.

I want to be able to use something like grand magic.

Whether it’s possible or not, I want to keep the dream alive.

Anyway, I want to somehow be able to use magic in an empty-handed state.

However, a method just doesn’t come to mind.

Regarding Flare, there might not be any further progress.

If I hit a dead end, I’ll try a different approach.

That’s my way.

Anyway.

Let’s put the research on Flare on hold for now.

Let’s move on to the next research.