After The Golden Days
「As promised, I'll hand over
my precious...」 (Gather)
He pulled something out of
his pocket and put it in my hand.
Wait, this treasure.
「Striped panties.」 (Gather)
「I don't need that.」 (Izayoi)
「Wh, What! You can get any
better striped panties than these you know?」 (Gather)
「What would I do with women's
underwear?」 (Izayoi)
「What do you mean, what.」 (Gather)
「I don't need this thing. If
that's how it is then the prize from the duel is unnecessary.」 (Izayoi)
「Wait, wait! That's not the
right reaction! Take it!」 (Gather)
「Wait a minute! They're
panties you know? Striped panties, you know?」 (Gather)
「So what if they're striped.」 (Izayoi)
「...Tear, striped too.」 (Tear)
Pulling up her robe, Tear showed
her striped panties.
「Ooh! They're the same! But
I'm an underwear connoisseur. I only need panties that aren't being worn.」 (Gather)
Gather pretended to look
away.
「...Reri's are one color. It's
frustrating but I'll let you see them. It's a service.」 (Reri)
「Stop it. Tear too. I'll get
mad.」 (Izayoi)
「...Sorry.」 (Tear)
「...Reri won't apologize.」 (Reri)
「Alright, I got it. Stick out
your butt, Reri.」 (Izayoi)
「...It suddenly became this
after seeing Reri's naughty panties. Very well. It's ok even if it's outside.」 (Reri)
I smacked Reri's rump.
「...I'm sorry. Stop hitting me
already.」 (Reri)
Curled up on the ground, Reri
was holding on to her butt. Since she won't listen to what I say, I have to
make her body remember.
Because I carried out punishment
by hitting her butt, I lost the striped panties.
「M, my, you sure are strong,」 Gather said in an unnaturally excited voice.
「I'm not sure, weren't you
just weak for Emperor rank?」 (Izayoi)
「But I am strong. There are other
Emperor-rank people who are stronger than me though. Even so you're more
amazing. You're familiar with magic, even though there's not a mite of magic
flowing through you?」 (Gather)
「That's because I have no
magic. I can't strengthen my body with magic.」 (Izayoi)
「You don't have magic? Then
why did the sword have magic in it?」 (Gather)
「That's from another source...」 (Izayoi)
Could I do it too? Do I not
have magic?
「Master! What is body
strengthening!?」 (Uri)
「You don't know? You can
strengthen your body by circulating magic power. The number of people that can
do it is limited though.」 (Gather)
The main reason that Emperor-rank
people are called monsters is because of their ability to strengthen their
bodies.
Although it was possible in
the past with Astrea's divinity, it's impossible now without the sacred sword. It's
impossible for me to do by myself because I have no magic power... or so I
thought, but I might be able to do it.
...Shall I give it a shot?
Taking a bit of distance, I
applied some strength.
(Astrea. Put some magic into
my body.) (Izayoi)
『That's fine, but there'll be
some strain you know?』 (Astrea)
(That's fine. Give it to me.)
(Izayoi)
I thought I might be able to
do it by chance, but I only ended up feeling sluggish.
「Boy, do you have a fairy inside
you?」 (Gather)
「Do you understand because
you're a sorcerer?」 (Izayoi)
「I know because I'm me. That's
a cute fairy you've got there.」 (Gather)
「Fiere is the wind fairy and
oniichan's little sister!」 (Fiere)
「So she was a fairy! I didn't
notice at all!」 (Uri)
Speaking of which, my water
magic is Tier 2.
It's not very high.
My highest rank magic is
wind. It's Emperor rank.
「I had a great idea! Because
you said you want my precious, I'll give you another thing!」 (Gather)
「I don't need anything in
particular.」 (Izayoi)
「Hurry up and take it!」 (Gather)
「So, what's this?」 (Izayoi)
I was passed a crystal-like
object.
「That's a magic crystal.」 (Gather)
「A magic crystal. How would I
use it?」 (Izayoi)
「It's a pure magic crystal, so
a fairy can reside in it. The grade will go down a bit, but it can be used
temporarily.」 (Gather)
The water fairy moved to the
crystal from where it was staying with Astrea.
Astrea is able to send magic
power through me, and Fiere doesn't require an object to reside in in order to
use magic.
「The thing is, I once captured
a fairy and planned to use its magic power, so I put it into a magic crystal. I
used the magic crystal to pass magic through my body, and I could use magic!」 (Gather)
「I don't know anymore! It's
all magic this, magic that! Explain it more simply!」 (Uri)
「In other words, he can use
the wind fairy's magic! What do you think! It's amazing!」 (Gather)
「That's how it is, so will you
enter it, Fiere?」 (Izayoi)
「It's small, don't wanna.
Fiere wants to run around outside.」 (Fiere)
「Hey, Fiere. You're using my
life force in exchange for magic power, right? That's mine to begin with. Will
you share some magic with me?」 (Izayoi)
「Do you want my magic that
much, oniichan?」 (Fiere)
「Ah, I would be happy if you
would give me some.」 (Izayoi)
「...If I give you some, will
you reward?」 (Fiere)
「Yeah, I will.」 (Izayoi)
「*Hawa, hawawa,* If, if
oniichan says it like that, then it's fine.」 (Fiere)
Fiere touched the magic
crystal, turning into light, and was absorbed into the crystal.
「Did you go inside? Here.」 (Izayoi)
『*Hawawa,* That feels strange!
It's cramped and cold but it feels good.』 (Fiere)
I didn't hear it in my ears,
but it was sent directly to my brain. It's the same as when Astrea talks. I tied a string to the crystal, and
tried hanging it around my neck.
I imagined pulling my sword
out.
Magic started welling up from
the base of the sword.
I succeeded in putting magic
into the sword. I actually tried to use magic.
With a swing of the sword, a
blade of wind flew forth.
I can do it somehow.
What's left is to try putting
magic directly into my body. If this works, I might be able to reach my
previous level of strength.
If I can do that, I should be
able to overcome anyone. I closed my eyes and concentrated. I focused on my
veins and blood vessels.
The air began to flow around
me as I did so. I feel feverish. Something is welling up from deep inside.
Power circulated throughout
my body.
If it's this, it's possible.
I lowered my stance and drew
my right leg back.
I took a pose to start
running, and stepped firmly.
Bringing my hand behind me, I
began gathering power. I continued to gather power, waiting for the right
moment.
And, I released all of the
power in an instant.
With an impact like an
explosion, the scenery changed.
What happened during that
instant, I wonder. I should have taken only a step forward.
But looking back, there was a
tunnel.
Peering into the distance,
several shadows could be seen far away.
Did I make this tunnel when I
charged forward?
If so, then this, this is—
「Compared to the old me,
aren't I three times stronger?」 (Izayoi)
What does this mean?
The divinity from Astrea
should have been stronger than the fairy's power. There's the issue of aptitude as well, but even so it's
much too strong.
What's different? Between the
me right now, and the me of before. The holy sword was heavy, but normal weapons
aren't exactly light either.
So what's different? Five
years ago, what...
Five years? I see, that's
right.
I've grown 30 centimeters in
these five years.
(TN: 30 cm = 1 ft or so.)
I've grown a bit from the
short kid I was. In other words, it wasn't an issue with magic, but that I grew
up.
My body grew.
Speaking of which, I fought
against S-rank monsters normally.
My physical abilities were
reduced to one tenth when I returned to my original world, and I had forgotten
what my original strength was.
I was short, and the world I
see now is not the same. The monsters seemed more terrifying, and I felt more
frightened.
Is this the result of me
growing up?
Regulating my power, I
returned to where I was.
「Amazing! It was like 'whoosh'
and then 'boom' and it went 'bang'!」 (Uri)
「What's with those sound
effects, I don't understand.」 (Izayoi)
I can't quite control it yet,
so I'll get accustomed to it little by little.
「*Hawawa,* It really does feel
good outside.」 (Fiere)
「Oh, well. Accept that magic crystal
gratefully. Now, go home.」 (Gather)
「What happened, suddenly
becoming calm. I thought you were going to get depressed again.」 (Reri)
Separating from the old man,
we made our way home. A new power was obtained. I need to train to become
accustomed to it.
We became friends with a
dragon, so Tear's growth is going well. I want to make more friends, but strong
monsters don't appear often.
Let's not go too far, and
wait and see for now.
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Walking King (Walking) 45km/300km ≪Adventurers in combat≫
(TN: I assume this is for the
goblin king that's walking home.)
Thanks for the chapter!
ReplyDelete"I want to make more friends" this statement kinda amaze me. lol
ReplyDeleteSince what he means by more friends is probably more monster companions for Tear. haha
Thank you for the Chapter!
I gathered such was the case as well. Gotta love the MC's sense of humour, lol!
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DeleteThis D*amn (?) nepu is everywhere... O_O
ReplyDeletewell, thanks for the chapter ~
lmaooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!! xD xD xD
ReplyDeletePoor Goblin King has not even walked 1/6 of the distance... xD
He is definitely getting summoned back when he is 1 mile away from getting home xD
wait, he using spirit magic and the old man didn't recall him? and he just left without getting revenge? this novel getting more weird fer every chapters.....
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