Chapter 61
Faced with his teacher's calm gaze, Takuson felt flustered for a moment, as he was embarrassed to tell the other person what he had been thinking.
"Haha, it's just that I was curious about the stories the adults told me when I was a kid, nothing to worry about."
That's a lie.
Xiu Er immediately realized it, but he didn't say it aloud.
He realized that his apprentice was too embarrassed to explain it to him.
Well then, he's not one to pry, and since Takuson isn't willing, he won't force him.
After crossing the moat, the two of them had arrived outside the city's territory.
"Teacher, do you know the location of the Spirit Village?"
"[Answer] We only have direction data for the destination, not specific coordinates."
After saying that, Xiu Er walked away without looking back. Although Takuson was surprised that his teacher did not know the exact location of the destination, he never doubted his teacher.
He shook the backpack on his back, felt the weight of the empty space inside, and smiled helplessly.
Ever since their teacher learned that [Storage Magic], all their belongings have been stored in his Magic space.
If he hadn't insisted on carrying these things, his teacher probably would have taken them without hesitation.
He still remembered the teacher's puzzled look back then. Although he couldn't see any change on the surface, he could tell the difference in Xiu Er's various "emotions" because of their years of getting along.
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his face.
As expected, even her "Angel" teacher couldn't understand human "emotions".
As he walked along the road, Xiu Er recalled the past and the things between him and Sariel.
The other party did not directly specify the exact coordinates, but only gave him a general direction.
I still remember the scene. To be honest, Xiu Er himself dislikes riddle people and people who don't finish what they say, but they had already finished fighting, and Xiu Er wasn't the type to take action over something like that.
After all, Sariel did answer his question and gave him the coordinates of the Spirit Village.
"Why would you go to that place if you had nothing to do?"
"[Answer] Find the target individual."
"Is it an elf?"
"[Affim] "
"I really don't understand, what do you want with an elf?"
"..."
"Fine, if you don't want to talk about it, there's nothing I can do."
"I hope you can tell me about the Magic you collected on your journey when you come back."
"[Confirmed] The contract has been generated."
This was a conversation between Xiu Er and Sariel at the time...
Episode 39: Magic That Shouldn't Exist
In a valley somewhere in this world.
A massive, bright red Monster dwells here.
Dragon.
A creature that is a must-have in every fantasy/otherworld genre.
In any work, "dragons" are always portrayed as having considerable strength.
And this world is no exception.
Ordinary adventurers simply cannot fight against dragons.
Its hard scales all over its body allow it to withstand most physical damage, and its inherent characteristics mean that attacks from weaker Magic User are simply ineffective.
To put it simply, it has high physical and magical resistance.
This is a conclusion that Xiu Er drew from observing Takuson's various reactions to attacks during their battle.
Roar--!
Boom----!!!
The monster's howl rang out simultaneously with the sound of a giant object crashing to the ground.
"How was it, teacher? I did pretty well on this test, didn't I?"
Sensing Xiu Er's approach, Takuson uttered those words before even turning his head.
"[Affirmative] The test results are excellent."
"[Supplement] Your progress is significant and deserves praise."
Hehehe.
Ignoring his proud disciple who was puffing out his chest, Xiu Er bypassed him and walked towards the dragon that had not yet completely turned to ashes.
He has preserved and repeatedly analyzed the battle records between Takuson and the dragon.
The conclusion was that he could easily kill this dragon.
It seems that the dragons in this world are not as powerful as those in other games or works.
Within seconds, the dragon's corpse vanished, leaving only cracks in the earth as proof that a battle had taken place there.
"Data recording complete, now added to the [Virtual Combat Arena] pre-selection process."
After taking one last look at the dragon, Xiu Er turned his gaze to the other side, to the dragon's lair.
Having already scouted the place once before, I know this dragon's nest is teeming with wealth and treasures. Come to think of it, many dragons in various works seem to have a fondness for treasures or shiny objects.
The purpose of Xiu Er and Takuson's trip to eliminate this dragon was precisely this, or rather, it was Xiu Er's own purpose.
That's why he set this month's test target as this dragon.
His goal was the Magic Guidebook buried beneath the treasure in the nest.
However, Takuson didn't complain much. After all, killing this dragon reduced the threat of another dragon.
There are many villages in this area, and the villagers often see the dragon flying in the sky, which makes them live in constant fear.
At first, Xiu Er wondered why they chose to build their village here.
Well, I later found out that it was actually the dragon that came.
Xiu Er and his companions had simply happened to be passing through this area, and the villagers had told them about it while they were passing through the village.
It was just a minor incident, nothing serious.
Furthermore, Takuson also intended to help these people, which is why they made the impromptu decision to go to the dragon's nest.
That's how the scene we just saw came about.
Call--
Xiu Er flew directly to the dragon's nest and, from a high vantage point, began to investigate the creatures inside at close range.
"Detection complete, target locked."
In Xiu Er's view, the Magic Guidebook buried under the treasure was highlighted, but the layers upon layers of items pressing down on it were quite troublesome.
Fortunately, he had learned a very useful Magic a month ago.
— [Codex Opening]— [True Codex]— [Storage Space]—
A huge hole appeared above Xiu Er's nest, sucking all the items below into the air.
Just as all these things flew into the sky, Xiu Er swiftly grabbed the "book" that was about to fly into the storage space.
He immediately opened the book, taking notes as he slowly descended.
Just then, Takuson climbed up to the nest and saw this scene as soon as he got there.
"Teacher, what kind of Magic is it this time?"
There was no doubt that Xiu Er could learn it, because Takuson had experienced this kind of thing no less than a hundred times.
The teacher can quickly learn all types of Magic, a conclusion drawn from years of experience by Takuson.
Yes, it's perfectly reasonable for the Goddess's Angel to have this privilege.
"Teacher?"
This time, however, Xiu Er did not immediately try out the new Magic he had learned, which made Takuson realize something.
Could it be that this Magic is the type that the teacher doesn't like?
I've experienced this before. I remember the first time I experienced something like this was when my teacher obtained a [Charm Magic].
Takuson felt a chill run down his spine whenever he thought about what happened back then.
I don't know the details of what happened; the teacher didn't tell me.
All he knew was that when he woke up, he was hanging from a tree, and his whole body ached so much that it felt like it was falling apart.
"[Answer] This Magic should not be demonstrated."
"Ah, okay, I understand."
"[Notification] It's time to continue our journey."
"Aren't you going to inform the villagers?"
Because he was entrusted by the villagers, after slaying the dragon, Takuson wanted to go back and deliver the gift.
I don't understand why the teacher is in such a hurry this time.
"[Question] Why don't you just go and tell them?"
"Uh, huh?"
"[Answer] After you complete the task, I will open Space Gate to bring you back to my side."
Well, that is indeed a way to save time.
Now, Takuson also understands that the teacher always knows his location, so this ability, which requires "coordinates," can be accurately released around him at any time.
Since the teacher has said so, what else can Takuson say?
"I understand, teacher. I'll be going now."
After saying that, Takuson didn't hesitate at all and immediately started running towards the village they had been looking at.
After seeing Takuson leave, Xiu Er burned the Magic Guidebook in his hand to ashes.
"[Confused] How can such Magic exist...?"
He finished reading the book and learned the specific function of this Magic — the Magic of creating Monster out of thin air.
But out of curiosity, he decided to send his apprentice away and try it out here once.
And so.
"— [Codex Opening]— [True Codex]— [Monster Creation]—"
A giant Magic Circle appeared on the land in front of Xiu Er, occupying a considerable area.
Looking at the pentagram magic circle in front of him, Xiu Er couldn't calculate exactly what kind of Monster would be summoned.
According to the knowledge provided by the Magic Guidebook, this Magic will create a monster whose final strength depends on the user's magic power, and whose appearance will be the form imagined when casting the spell, with "Monster" as its race.
It is not controlled by the spellcaster; to put it bluntly, it directly creates a neutral monster whose strength depends on the spellcaster's magic power.
As far as Monster are concerned about other races, this Magic is simply creating an enemy, or rather, a way to perish together with others.
After all, in a battle Magic User, the strength of their magic is not a factor that determines victory.
However, summoned creatures with higher magic power and greater strength are not so easy to deal with.