The Abysmal Territory

[30]

Saki got the clothes that are floating in the air and showed it to Akeiko.

“Akeiko-nee, are these clothes okay to use as a repairing material?” Saki asked/

Akeiko observes the clothes in front of her. She replied, “I don’t think I need them anymore, you can use those.”

Saki flies over Akeiko and holds the repairing clothes up in the air.

《Recreate》

The torn clothes magically return back to normal.

“Wow, this seems like new,” Akeiko said.

Saki also recreated Teiko’s torn out clothes.

“Can I also learn that skill?” Teiko asked.

“Of course, since you’re a human being, you’re capable of learning any type of magic, but you said you’re not gonna use any kind of magic,” Saki said.

“I’m only talking about attack type magic, I would want to learn it if it is not an attack type magic like your heal and that recreation magic,” Teiko replied.

“I see, but I cannot teach this kind of thing. You could still learn it on your own but you need to study details about it which I also don’t know,” Saki replied.

“Then how did you get this skill?” Akeiko asked.

“From grimoire, there are many grimoires that are present in Gekozen though they are also rare due to their value. Everything you need to know about a skill is already magically written there. You just need to scan through it and you could already use that magic,” Saki explained.

“That’s very convenient,” Teiko said.

“Of course it is. Large amount of magic is poured into that book so you could learn it in an instant. If we could bump into some merchant, we might get some but for a very high price,” Saki replied.

“If it’s just pouring magic into a book, why don’t you create your own then give it to us,” Teiko said.

“First of all, I’m not willing. However, the most important in writing grimoire is that you know the magic’s origin and you would also lose the ability to use it yourself,” Saki replied.

“So it’s like transferring magic and not sharing,” Akeiko said.

“Yup, so in summary, I wouldn’t want to let go of my skill for you to learn it,” Saki said.

“Don’t worry, we wouldn’t think of learning magic that way. Is that the only way to learn magic,” Teiko said.

“Remember what your teacher says in your battle that lifts you mid air?” Saki asked.

“Ohh, the chant he made, right? I thought it’s not magic since he said that he doesn't have mana,” Teiko said.

“That magic is not considered as true magic since it doesn’t consume mana. Although you think it’s too powerful, if Dalton had mana that time, you wouldn't have won that match. What he did is called Borrowed Magic,” Saki replied.

“I see, so what’s with his chant?” Teiko asked.

“The chant he uses is basically borrowing power from the goddess, in his case, the goddess of wind,” Saki said.

“Then, I can just memorize the chant, then will I be able to learn that magic? Awesome,” Teiko said.

“Of course not!” Saki exclaimed.

“You’re really funny, Teiko,” Akeiko said while laughing.

“If you don’t understand what you are saying, the Goddess will not listen to you and of course will not let you borrow his power,” Akeiko added.

“I see, so it’s understanding by heart again,” Teiko said.

“Everyone has their own meaning on the chant, so no one can teach about that either. You can memorize the chant then study the meaning for yourself and you can use that magic,” Akeiko said,

“And only a few people could do that,” Saki added.

“I see, but what Dalton-sensei does is an attack type magic even though it’s not considered as magic, it is for me. So I will have my hard pass learning that, I am a swordsman afterall,” Teiko said.

“Here he goes again, so these grimoires in Akeiko’s inventory will stay where they were since you’re not willing to learn any type of magic,” Saki said.

“You also got grimoires here? Wow, your family is rich,” Teiko said.

“I also didn’t know about that but from what I see, the grimoire here is composed of only attack type magic so I’m sure you’re not willing to learn them,” Akeiko replied.

“Hmm, Firebolt, Fire Wave, and Solid Fire Ground. Basic and intermediate fire spells, you really don’t want to learn any of these, Teiko-nii?” Saki said.

“I should decline that offer. I promised within my heart that I’ll be a great swordsman. Just keep that thing for other people. Or why not learn it yourself, Akeiko?” Teiko said.

“You’re really a person that doesn't want free stuff, huh? And with the grimoires, I already learned those skills,” Akeiko replied.

“Really? Then you're a mage? Then you can really help us in our journey. Being with a pixie that always wants to conserve her own mana is somewhat unhelpful. And for the free stuff, I want them but I just have the pride of being a swordsman so I declined,” Teiko said.

“Hey, what you’re talking about me, Teiko-nii?” Saki said.

“You’re both funny, I look forward to this wonderful journey,” Akeiko said.

Teiko expression become serious. He looks at the horizon and saw how vast the world is.

"Yeah, I am also looking forward to this journey. It will not be easy but I hope that we will enjoy it along the way," Teiko said.

"Why did you become sentimental, Teiko-nii?" Saki asked.

Teiko just smiles.