「Chapter 042」
Translator: Silver
As the last rays of sunlight began to fade, the wind started to carry a noticeable chill.
I was feeling an indescribable sense of alienation at the moment.
“Wraith, it’s a little cold today. Let’s share a futon tonight.”
“Alright, so long as you don’t mind.”
Two people, in a tent.
I’m outside the tent.
I was keeping watch at the campfire.
Somehow, I forgot to buy a necessary tool for our trip before we left Wing Rest.
I forgot that we had run out of the magic stones needed to create a monster repealing barrier.
We rarely traveled long distances on foot, so buying more of them completely skipped my mind.
Recently, we’ll only travel by carriage and ship.
“The problem is that there’s no direct carriage to Libarai…… Even though the road is well maintained, the amount of carriage traffic is pitifully small.”
Magic-powered boats are already a thing, so can’t we have something like a locomotive between towns?
Well, there’d be a problem with a monster attacking the railroad tracks, but can’t that be managed?
“Fufu, Wraith is so warm…….”
“Rue’s hair is so smooth, I’m envious.”
“If you speak of envy, I envy you the most.”
“Kya.”
……I could endure for one night!
Early the following day, Rue exited the tent and told me to change watch, so I decided to take a nap by the now extinguished campfire.
We would depart at noon, so that should give me about 4 hours of sleep……
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“Do you think it’ll happen?”
“Well? Just a little …….”
Someone shook my body.
The stimulus was enough to wake me.
I felt mid-day sunlight cascading eyelids as I slowly opened them.
However, it wasn’t the sun that greeted me, but a pair of red wine-colored eyes.
“Good morning, Wraith. Did you wake me up?”
Close, this older onee-san was so close.
“Yes, good morning. You looked so comfortable. I couldn’t help looking at your sleeping face.
“Please stop. It’s embarrassing to hear such things. It’s bad for the heart to wake up with such a beauty in front of me.”
“Fufu is that so. Then I’ll wake you up from behind next time.”
I felt a little defeated by the appearance of her smiling face and lacked a proper counter.
This was different from dealing with the first elf.
“It’s just about time to leave, but before that…….”
After getting dressed, taking down the tent, and storing everything in my item box, Wraith headed to the firepit and held out her hand.
“「Use what remains as sustenance to achieve a new form.」”
With a simple chant, the burnt dregs started emitting a faint light and gathering in one place.
Eventually, the various pieces merged into a single black mass.
“That? Is that what a reformer can do?”
The act of creating something from literal garbage was different from what I knew.
I suddenly became interested.
“That’s right. I’ve reformed the bunt dreg into a small chunk of charcoal. It saves fuel while traveling…….”
“That’s amazing, Wraith! I don’t know such magic! Is it a regeneration technique? Show me again later..”
How convenient!
Magic was an incredibly versatile force in this world whose effects can be altered quite freely.
However, the versatility of this technique surpasses even that. Could this be called a form of “alchemy”?
………it’s enviable, that reformation technique.
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
There was no burden on my feet because we were on a well-maintained road. My current ability loadout kept everyone from feeling fatigued.
At first, I was concerned about Wraith, who wasn’t used to traveling, but she was stronger than I had imagined. Instead of complaining, she took the initiative to prepare the campsite, provided us with topics of interest, and happily enjoyed her time……
In particular, Rue’s fondness for Wraith was more significant than I imagined. Now the pair always ate and slept together.
Big brother was becoming a little jealous.
And, whether she was aware of my feeling or not, Wraith would often bring me a cup of tea as I sat at a fire at night.
She seems capable of using simple magic.
Well, the relationship between the three of us was pretty good.
The only problem I had was when Rue was on guard duty by the fire.
“Kai-san, can you move over a bit more?”
“Ah, okay.”
It’s not okay.
Though Wraith was affectionate by nature, in these situations, she became almost delirious in her approaches.
This was a huge problem. How long with my reason hold up?
If I didn’t buy the barrier stones as soon as possible and have Rue act as a buffer, this might become a huge problem.
……I was worried in several ways.
“Kaa, it tickles.”
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
A strange shout escaped my lips as I felt her slightly warm palm rub across my back.
Please stop. This is troubling in many ways.
Her fingers repeatedly crawled along my spine as if she enjoyed the feeling of doing so.
I inadvertently bent my back.
“Uh, this is really ticklish, so please stop.”
“……It’s so cute.”
She often took part in this kind of mischief.
Apparently, Wraith acted the same way with Rue.
This behavior would be okay if we were the same sex, but it was akin to torture for me.
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It was the fourth day of our journey on foot.
I wasn’t satisfied with using a cloth to wipe my body, so I was using magic in a slightly silly way.
“Kai-kun, how’s it going?”
“Oh, what a fantastic slight!”
In the middle of an open field, there stood a transparent ice bathtub.
I decided to add my black magic to further extend its life.
“Gume, I’m going to loseー!”
“Why do you bother? It’ll be alright if it melts quickly.”
The resistance of the ice insane, even for a magically created item.
Eventually, a bathtub with an obsidian-like luster was completed.
Though I called it black ice for convenience’s sake, it felt like a completely different substance.
It’s neither cold nor melted.
Not even regular flames could affect it.
“Well, if you warm it with fire from belowー.”
“Leave the water to Kai-kun.”
I quickly boiled some water with my maximum fire output before adding regular ice chunks to adjust the temperature.
With the finishing touches of a fence and tarp, the perfect open-air bath was complete.
“Black magic is really amazing. Kai-san, can I do this as well?”
“Maybe you can do it? Since you’re a demon, it’s more appropriate than me.”
“Oh, so Kai-san is a human.”
“I’m surprised that you’re the one who wants to take a bath the most.”
Wraith already had a bath towel wrapped around her.
This is terrible. Raise the towel more. So much was spilling out.
“Can I join you?”
“Sorry, Wraith! The bathtub is built for one person!”
“Why are you talking in that strange voice?”
Please don’t bother.
I knew it’d be like this.
By the way, Wraith and Rue were the first to enjoy the bath.
The hot pathos inside me complained that it was a waste to use this hot water for some reason.
It seems that I could become a reformer (meaningful) now.
“Well, I’m going in.”
I removed my clothes and entered the lustrous bathtub.
As the last one, there wasn’t a need to reheat the hot water.
It was well into the evening, and the first stars were appearing in the sky.
The combination of the sky and bathtub dyed the surface of the water jet black.
I found a grain of flickering light and looked up at the sky.
“Ah, there it is. Is the moon hiding…… well, it’s fine.”
I wanted to enjoy some moon-viewing sake, but the first star should due.
I used small-scale black magic to create a sake cup and took some sake from my item box.
Apparently, it was pretty dangerous to drink while bathing, but a small amount should be alright.
“……Ah, that’s good.”
I was drinking the 『Bond』 brand sake.
As I continued drinking, my mind wandered to my former friends again.
While I was traveling with new friends, I hoped we could all gather and share a cup.
Before I realized it, the number of grains reflected in my cup increased. I drank a full cup and enjoyed the afterglow for a while.
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“Wraith, I think it’s a bad idea. Kai-kun is quite serious.”
“But, I think it’s proper etiquette to wash his back.”
“Is that the case?”
When I got out of the bath, I caught wind of a conversation from the outside of the fence.
When I peeked outside, the two who should’ve changed their clothes stood in their bath towels at the entrance.
Isn’t it cold, you guys? Even I hastily put on my clothes.
“Ah……I didn’t make it in time?”
“Wraith, you don’t have to worry too much, you know? Things are fine as they are.”
“No, you can say this is important. It’s for my dream…….”
“Wraith dream seems to be becoming something a wife. She has always been a mother up till now.”
I see. What a wonderful dream.
Then, was Wraith aware of the couple’s skinship when she took part in her mischievous tent behavior?
I suddenly became more embarrassed after thinking about it.
Envy me, Shun, Dahlia. I’ll be tying the knot first.
……No, both of them might have been already married in this world.
I didn’t like it…… My long-lost friend could already have a family.
I spirit aged a few decades at once.
“Anyway, put on some clothes already!”
“Y-Yes!”
Wraith, was Rue corrupting you?
「Chapter 042」
Translator: Silver
As the last rays of sunlight began to fade, the wind started to carry a noticeable chill.
I was feeling an indescribable sense of alienation at the moment.
“Wraith, it’s a little cold today. Let’s share a futon tonight.”
“Alright, so long as you don’t mind.”
Two people, in a tent.
I’m outside the tent.
I was keeping watch at the campfire.
Somehow, I forgot to buy a necessary tool for our trip before we left Wing Rest.
I forgot that we had run out of the magic stones needed to create a monster repealing barrier.
We rarely traveled long distances on foot, so buying more of them completely skipped my mind.
Recently, we’ll only travel by carriage and ship.
“The problem is that there’s no direct carriage to Libarai…… Even though the road is well maintained, the amount of carriage traffic is pitifully small.”
Magic-powered boats are already a thing, so can’t we have something like a locomotive between towns?
Well, there’d be a problem with a monster attacking the railroad tracks, but can’t that be managed?
“Fufu, Wraith is so warm…….”
“Rue’s hair is so smooth, I’m envious.”
“If you speak of envy, I envy you the most.”
“Kya.”
……I could endure for one night!
Early the following day, Rue exited the tent and told me to change watch, so I decided to take a nap by the now extinguished campfire.
We would depart at noon, so that should give me about 4 hours of sleep……
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
“Do you think it’ll happen?”
“Well? Just a little …….”
Someone shook my body.
The stimulus was enough to wake me.
I felt mid-day sunlight cascading eyelids as I slowly opened them.
However, it wasn’t the sun that greeted me, but a pair of red wine-colored eyes.
“Good morning, Wraith. Did you wake me up?”
Close, this older onee-san was so close.
“Yes, good morning. You looked so comfortable. I couldn’t help looking at your sleeping face.
“Please stop. It’s embarrassing to hear such things. It’s bad for the heart to wake up with such a beauty in front of me.”
“Fufu is that so. Then I’ll wake you up from behind next time.”
I felt a little defeated by the appearance of her smiling face and lacked a proper counter.
This was different from dealing with the first elf.
“It’s just about time to leave, but before that…….”
After getting dressed, taking down the tent, and storing everything in my item box, Wraith headed to the firepit and held out her hand.
“「Use what remains as sustenance to achieve a new form.」”
With a simple chant, the burnt dregs started emitting a faint light and gathering in one place.
Eventually, the various pieces merged into a single black mass.
“That? Is that what a reformer can do?”
The act of creating something from literal garbage was different from what I knew.
I suddenly became interested.
“That’s right. I’ve reformed the bunt dreg into a small chunk of charcoal. It saves fuel while traveling…….”
“That’s amazing, Wraith! I don’t know such magic! Is it a regeneration technique? Show me again later..”
How convenient!
Magic was an incredibly versatile force in this world whose effects can be altered quite freely.
However, the versatility of this technique surpasses even that. Could this be called a form of “alchemy”?
………it’s enviable, that reformation technique.
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
There was no burden on my feet because we were on a well-maintained road. My current ability loadout kept everyone from feeling fatigued.
At first, I was concerned about Wraith, who wasn’t used to traveling, but she was stronger than I had imagined. Instead of complaining, she took the initiative to prepare the campsite, provided us with topics of interest, and happily enjoyed her time……
In particular, Rue’s fondness for Wraith was more significant than I imagined. Now the pair always ate and slept together.
Big brother was becoming a little jealous.
And, whether she was aware of my feeling or not, Wraith would often bring me a cup of tea as I sat at a fire at night.
She seems capable of using simple magic.
Well, the relationship between the three of us was pretty good.
The only problem I had was when Rue was on guard duty by the fire.
“Kai-san, can you move over a bit more?”
“Ah, okay.”
It’s not okay.
Though Wraith was affectionate by nature, in these situations, she became almost delirious in her approaches.
This was a huge problem. How long with my reason hold up?
If I didn’t buy the barrier stones as soon as possible and have Rue act as a buffer, this might become a huge problem.
……I was worried in several ways.
“Kaa, it tickles.”
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
A strange shout escaped my lips as I felt her slightly warm palm rub across my back.
Please stop. This is troubling in many ways.
Her fingers repeatedly crawled along my spine as if she enjoyed the feeling of doing so.
I inadvertently bent my back.
“Uh, this is really ticklish, so please stop.”
“……It’s so cute.”
She often took part in this kind of mischief.
Apparently, Wraith acted the same way with Rue.
This behavior would be okay if we were the same sex, but it was akin to torture for me.
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
It was the fourth day of our journey on foot.
I wasn’t satisfied with using a cloth to wipe my body, so I was using magic in a slightly silly way.
“Kai-kun, how’s it going?”
“Oh, what a fantastic slight!”
In the middle of an open field, there stood a transparent ice bathtub.
I decided to add my black magic to further extend its life.
“Gume, I’m going to loseー!”
“Why do you bother? It’ll be alright if it melts quickly.”
The resistance of the ice insane, even for a magically created item.
Eventually, a bathtub with an obsidian-like luster was completed.
Though I called it black ice for convenience’s sake, it felt like a completely different substance.
It’s neither cold nor melted.
Not even regular flames could affect it.
“Well, if you warm it with fire from belowー.”
“Leave the water to Kai-kun.”
I quickly boiled some water with my maximum fire output before adding regular ice chunks to adjust the temperature.
With the finishing touches of a fence and tarp, the perfect open-air bath was complete.
“Black magic is really amazing. Kai-san, can I do this as well?”
“Maybe you can do it? Since you’re a demon, it’s more appropriate than me.”
“Oh, so Kai-san is a human.”
“I’m surprised that you’re the one who wants to take a bath the most.”
Wraith already had a bath towel wrapped around her.
This is terrible. Raise the towel more. So much was spilling out.
“Can I join you?”
“Sorry, Wraith! The bathtub is built for one person!”
“Why are you talking in that strange voice?”
Please don’t bother.
I knew it’d be like this.
By the way, Wraith and Rue were the first to enjoy the bath.
The hot pathos inside me complained that it was a waste to use this hot water for some reason.
It seems that I could become a reformer (meaningful) now.
“Well, I’m going in.”
I removed my clothes and entered the lustrous bathtub.
As the last one, there wasn’t a need to reheat the hot water.
It was well into the evening, and the first stars were appearing in the sky.
The combination of the sky and bathtub dyed the surface of the water jet black.
I found a grain of flickering light and looked up at the sky.
“Ah, there it is. Is the moon hiding…… well, it’s fine.”
I wanted to enjoy some moon-viewing sake, but the first star should due.
I used small-scale black magic to create a sake cup and took some sake from my item box.
Apparently, it was pretty dangerous to drink while bathing, but a small amount should be alright.
“……Ah, that’s good.”
I was drinking the 『Bond』 brand sake.
As I continued drinking, my mind wandered to my former friends again.
While I was traveling with new friends, I hoped we could all gather and share a cup.
Before I realized it, the number of grains reflected in my cup increased. I drank a full cup and enjoyed the afterglow for a while.
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
“Wraith, I think it’s a bad idea. Kai-kun is quite serious.”
“But, I think it’s proper etiquette to wash his back.”
“Is that the case?”
When I got out of the bath, I caught wind of a conversation from the outside of the fence.
When I peeked outside, the two who should’ve changed their clothes stood in their bath towels at the entrance.
Isn’t it cold, you guys? Even I hastily put on my clothes.
“Ah……I didn’t make it in time?”
“Wraith, you don’t have to worry too much, you know? Things are fine as they are.”
“No, you can say this is important. It’s for my dream…….”
“Wraith dream seems to be becoming something a wife. She has always been a mother up till now.”
I see. What a wonderful dream.
Then, was Wraith aware of the couple’s skinship when she took part in her mischievous tent behavior?
I suddenly became more embarrassed after thinking about it.
Envy me, Shun, Dahlia. I’ll be tying the knot first.
……No, both of them might have been already married in this world.
I didn’t like it…… My long-lost friend could already have a family.
I spirit aged a few decades at once.
“Anyway, put on some clothes already!”
“Y-Yes!”
Wraith, was Rue corrupting you?
