novelGift Magic
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"UUUOOO"
When I swung down my wooden sword, Claris-san unhesitatingly steps forward and only turned her body to evade. She gathers her magic power then use the momentum to make a roundhouse kick while applying magic to strengthen her leg.
"Fu, "
I immediately block it with Third Hand.
I was thinking whether to just catch her leg while I am at it but decided not to. The power behind her kick was so strong that all I could do was blocking. I couldn't even stay root to the ground, her kick even left a mark on the ground as her foot slides through.
"Such power... even though she looks so slim."
This also applies to Mizumori-sempai.
"Oh spirit of the wind......."
Shit.
Seeing Claris-san started chanting, I immediately close the distance.
However, I was unable to stop her.
"Wind Storm"
As if I was hit by the maximum speed of a super large typhoon, my body was blown away.
"Uwaaaa, I'm flying...... I'm flyinggggggggg"
I harden my Fourth hand and strike the ground. I was somehow able to endure the wind but.......... .
"I can't see anything.... ."
The wind blew up the dust around us, making it so that I can only see a few meters ahead.
Which direction will she attack from?
I used Fourth Hand to prevent myself from being blown away so stole shield can only expand to half its capacity. If I am hit at a blindspot now I can't defend against it.
If I can see neither front nor behind then I will defend my back. If the attack came from the front....... I will use my sword to parry it.
Deciding so, I deploy the shield to my back and took a stance with my sword.
Claris-san will definitely attack before the dust settled.
"From the front, seriously......... !"
She knocks the sword I placed in the middle stance off my hand and proceed to kick me away
I was rolling on the ground. I strengthened my body to reduce the damage but..........
"Ahgf, Blargf"
I look at Claris-san while lying on the ground. Ah, I feel like puking.
"It's over....... ?"
Claris-san immediately rushes over and rubs my back.
"As I thought, long-range magic sure is unfair."
When I muttered so, Claris-san bitterly smiled.
"From my perspective, the one being unfair here is that stole though.... . An average swordsman would already be finished after the first kick."
She said while looking at my stole.
After some time passed, I put magic power into my stole and pressed it on the ground to push myself up.
"Right, I might have won against you but mock combat against Takioto-sama made me realize that I am still immature."
Certainly, I have a chance to win against her, but it was only around twenty percent. It is not that I let her win. Her strength is obviously above mine.
"No, I still have a long way to go."
"I don't really think so though."
The one who interjected that was Ludi who was watching from nearby. She separates herself from the tree she has been leaning on and came over to me.
"I have never won against Claris before, you know?"
Saying so, Ludi walks toward me. I look at Ludi's figure and recall her starting abilities. The magic and skill she possessed.
"Ludi...... if you learn how to shorten your cast time...... I think you would have a lot of ways to win though."
As one of the main heroines, if appropriately trained Ludi should be able to become stronger too. She also has a special skill that enhances the power of her long-range magic. A complete opposite of me who can't use most of the long-range magic (I can throw stuff though. ) and can only attack the enemy that is right in front of me. Conversely speaking, it is no exaggeration to say that if we work together it would be the best combination to cover our weaknesses.
"Chant Shortening, huh. I want to learn it but....... . can I really learn it as I am now? There's no one around who could teach me in the first place."
She said so and tilt her neck.
Chant shortening and Chant Cancelling are essential skills for a character that focused on long-range magic like Ludi. Chant Cancelling can be learned from an item drop by high-rank dungeons or an end game event regardless of the user's ability. But first, one has to learn Chant shortening. In the game, it is a skill that can be learned regardless of the user but.... Even now I still can't learn Mind Eye so I don't know whether that is true or not.
"If you are looking for a teacher then they're close by, you know, two of them at that."
"Eh?"
Ludi tilts her neck to the other side.
With that said.
"Please teach her, Nee-san"
I bowed my head to Nee-san who is sipping a cup of tea while looking at her document. Ludi also bows her head. Is it okay for royalty like her to lowered their head? Since it was for her teacher then it might be alright, probably?
"If it's now I can teach you...... since I will be busy once school started. But don't ask Kaa-sama, she is very busy."
I leave Ludi with Nee-san, Then I went to the library with Claris-san.
"Claris-san, I am fine alone you know?"
Cast Shortening is an unnecessary skill for me who is a front line fighter. It is different for Claris-san who is good at mid-range combat though.
"No, I tried learning it a few times already but the results are not so good. What about Takioto-sama?"
Well, the magic I usually use only involves putting magic into my stole and modify it.
"I just simply channel magic into the stole so.... ."
Recently, I always channeling magic through it, it is like continuous magic so there's no need for chanting. Speaking of which, since I always activate it for the whole day.... . I wonder what happened to my magic power.
"Then, what will Takioto-sama be looking for in the library."
There is a little time before I have to go train under the waterfall with sempai. I could just relax in my room but....
"Well, I was thinking about looking for a magic book that I could use in the library."
I just want to kill time though.
"I see."
The thing I am wondering about is why Ludi's personal maid is following me around though. Well, since she has Hatsumi-neesan with her, it should be fine, right?
When I opened the library door, the wind carrying the smell of ink and paper waft passed me and Claris-san.
For now, let's check the table to make sure that there's no research material left behind by Nee-san. After looking around the library, Claris-san looks at something at the corner of a bookshelf.
I will look around for some magic I could use like Body Strengthening and recovery magic in one of the library corners.
I found several books I could use.
I take the books in my hand and take it to the sofa. I grabbed an iced coffee from the refrigerator inside the library and sat down on the sofa to start reading
"Is that Gift magic?"
"Whoa"
Since she called me from the place very close to my ear, I startled and dropped the book.
"Don't surprise me like that, When did you get so close? I couldn't feel your presence at all!?"
I don't know since when but Claris-san is standing next to me.
"It's a natural skill for a maid."
Even if you said that while smiling, isn't that a skill for an assassin rather than a maid.
"I also want that kind of skill."
Honestly speaking, I want to acquire a skill like that before gift magic. A stealth skill is really convenient in the dungeon. The one I really want is the Ninja skill but....... she wouldn't happen to have it right?
"Yeah, I will teach it to you in our sword training. More importantly, do you intend to learn gift magic?"
Gift magic is a magic that transfers one own magic to others.
"Claris-san should already know this, my magic capacity is rather unusual, you see."
Those weird gentlemen who use Takioto Kousuke did not only use him as a shield but also a mana pot, Making him learn gift magic he was used to restoring the other party member's MP(Magical power). It is the optimal solution for Takioto Kousuke who has the highest magic capacity in Magiero. But he was only used by those gentlemen who want to play with a handicap for First or Second playthrough.
The reason is that the players keep their recovery items and money when you beat the last boss and start a newgame+ with all the shops in the game unlocked from the start.
Since the player already got their hands on the recovery item, there was no need to bring Along Takioto anymore.
If it's me I would fill all my party slot aside from the protagonist with beautiful girls. It's an obvious choice.
"I see, it would be very effective if Takioto -sama were to use it."
Claris-san nodded convincingly.
If it consumes a turn to learn the skill like in the game then I wouldn't want to learn such a skill. But since the game still hasn't started yet there's no loss in learning it.
"Since Ludi consumes magic power like water, I think I will be able to use it effectively."
It's safe to say that doping was essential for Ludi who dish out powerful long-range magic one after another. In the game, there was no item usage limit, as long as you have the money you can obliterate any enemy that comes your way.
Then I look at Claris-san, she looks like she has something to say. I wasn't sure why but I soon found out the reason.
"Umm.... . I don't recall Ludivine-sama learning such magic though."
I slipped. I forgot that this is still the beginning of the game when she could only use her starting magics.
"Ah, it's, it's for the future, yes! The future."
"Ri, Right, Certainly Ludivine-sama will surely be suitable for such magic."
The atmosphere ended up turning awkward. As if to run away I focus on my book instead. Then I noticed something and ask Claris-san.
"Perhaps Claris-san can use it?"
"Yes, do you want me to teach you?"
I coughed out a dry laugh.
Perhaps I might have already acquired a cheat. One that never appears in the game before at that.
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