chapter 33
33 – Before the Storm (1)
Louid, as always, was lying on the lake in Delrin, looking up at the sky.
The weather is nice. Even if it is sunny, can it be this bright?
Louid’s daily life was as peaceful as this weather. She said then because it had been three days since she had worked, but nothing much had happened.
She rolls around Delrin’s lake grass, just as usual, full of her laziness. She eats when it’s time to eat, sleeps when she wants to sleep, and talks to Hersie when she’s bored.
Indeed, it was a daily life that Ruid did not want to wish for.
However, Ruid knew that this quiet daily life was just like the one before the typhoon came.
Just like the clearest weather before a typhoon comes.
“Wouldn’t the sky fall?”
“Yes??”
“The sky is high, so it would hurt if it collapsed.”
“…… You must be very sleepy.”
But it’s foolish to worry about things that haven’t happened yet.
Rather than just worrying vaguely, you should prepare properly.
But it’s annoying.
Ruid muttered blankly.
“So, Hersy, not going out for fear the sky will fall is stupid.”
“…… Ordinary people wouldn’t worry that the sky would fall.”
The words of a genius are hard to fathom. In fact, Hersy pondered seriously whether there might be a great meaning hidden in the conversation she just had.
Of course, what Ruid was thinking at the moment was far from Hercy’s imagination.
‘You have to tape it. You should also check if the windows are closed properly. Just in case you didn’t know, the puppies were also on top of it…… ‘
What will happen will happen.
You can sleep comfortably in such a serene lake in Delrin, but the huge wave called Story is still steadily moving forward.
The second episode begins soon.
Ruid decided to fully prepare.
So that the windows do not break in the upcoming typhoon……
**
Louid took a nap thinking that he had to move, and slowly opened his eyes.
Right next to him, a fox was curling up and wagging his tail.
Ruid grabbed the fox by the armpit and lifted it up.
“Your name is Fox.”
[…] Suddenly?]
“Because I like foxes.”
[…] ….]
Ruid put the fox back on the ground and stood up.
After stretching her once, she stretched lightly.
I must have slept, I was thinking of moving soon. But is it because it’s a lazy afternoon?
Growling-.
I was hungry.
Because there is a saying that Mt.
Let’s just eat and move.
“Hmm.”
Ruid looked behind her.
Zzz…
Hersy was sleeping on his side. She was smiling, but he seems to be having a good dream.
‘Shall I wake you up later?’
I don’t really want to wake up right now.
At that time, Miho humanized and hugged Ruid.
Her hair tickled her face.
‘I don’t think I will fall.’
Right after the contract, Miho stuck with me. Whether it was a fox or a girl, the actions were the same.
He said he missed the warmth of people.
Fortunately, he didn’t talk as much as he thought. I don’t know if it’s because he gave me attention, but he mainly played with me and stroked me, that’s all.
It wasn’t as bothersome as I thought, so I was quite satisfied. No matter what she was inside, she was an arctic fox on the outside, so she was also satisfied.
“I like foxes.”
“Play with me. I mean, I waited a long time.”
“I’m going to eat, so wait.”
Ruid shaved her ass.
“But do you know what to do?”
“You ask so quickly. It’s already been three days since we signed the contract.”
Miho said with a triumphant face.
“My special skill is mental abilities. It is a star spirit.”
‘… What does the stars have to do with the mind?’
Ruid thought so.
By the way, it’s an unexpected income if it’s a spirit type.
Mental magic was a very difficult magic. It was also a magic that had nothing to do with the amount of innate mana, just as it had been wrongly sworn in the covenant the other day and turned into a different aspect than intended.
“It is surprisingly useful.”
“Right? I told you Miho is very useful! In that sense, a formal contract. hehehehe.”
“How much do you want used spirits? It would be nice if it was more expensive.”
“Sorry, I made a mistake.”
“I just need to know.”
Ruid looked at Miho, who was downcast, and asked.
“Is that the end?”
“… You can use the basic magic effects that humans say. Among them, healing magic is a little better. And… “
“And.”
Miho smiled as he raised his head.
“You can become an adult.”
I knew right away without asking.
I wondered if the whole body was glowing, but Miho grew bigger.
It has not only grown in size, but has matured. The perfect body shape. The chest was very large.
“How is it?”
If the girl looked very plain, now she even looks s*xy.
Ruid said firmly.
“Don’t grow taller than I am.”
… It was the only complex. Miho sulked again and returned to her childish form.
“Isn’t that great?”
“No. The mental series is worth using. Are you talking about manipulation?”
“Yes. To put it more simply, you can turn a lie into a truth.”
After going to the jewelry store with a stone, Ruid imagined using Miho’s ability.
-Oh my God, such a high-purity jewel!
-It is very beautiful gold.
… Anyway, there is Young master Gao, let’s not cheat.
“Can you catch fish?”
“… A fish?”
“Yes. Today’s lunch is sushi.”
“What is sushi?”
“Secret.”
“… I now know the master’s way of speaking. If you’re bothered, you’re just saying it’s a secret, right?”
“Secret.”
“… That’s right.”
Miho felt weak and stretched her body.
“I have confidence in catching fish.”
“Don’t grab too much. Because one is enough.”
Ruid said worriedly.
It was feared that Delrin’s lake ecosystem would be destroyed.
“Yes!”
Miho gave a courageous answer and ran to the lake. Right before she hits the water, she turns into a fox and jumps in fondant.
‘The name is a spirit, but it won’t drown, right?’
Ruid decided to trust Miho and walked into the woods.
Recently, she ate only stale rice. Since she had this and that, she often skipped meals at the restaurant.
The taste of food here is terrible. In the first place, the menu is only stew or steak.
The stew has no taste, and the steak tastes like chewing on a rubber band. Basically, the spicy, sweet, and salty flavors that should be in food were not present at all.
Because of the damn detox magic.
I never get used to the taste. So today, I decided to cook with a big heart.
The reason the menu was sushi was because the ingredients were easy to obtain.
Of course there is no rice here, but there is a great alternative resource.
“Rice or mushrooms.”
Ruid looked around and found a mushroom.
“I was about here.”
I was looking for a softly glowing mushroom. Unlike ordinary mushrooms, it has a high density of taste, and it has a taste and texture similar to sweet rice.
‘He is.’
I found the mushroom right away, but I also found an unexpected person.
“Huh?”
Nia Ryan.
She was a first-year student at the same Ministry of Magic, and a girl with a talent for alchemy.
She spotted Louis and greeted her brightly by waving her hand.
“Nice to meet you!”
Ruid asked as he walked towards the girl.
“Why are you stealing other people’s mushrooms?”
“… Is this also Ruid’s?”
“No, actually, it doesn’t matter if I take it.”
Nia stretched her body with her empty expression.
But she soon asked, her eyes shining with curiosity.
“What is Delrin’s fairy doing here?”
“Go get that.”
“…… Is there anyone around you who is sick?”
“Should I?”
“That’s right, Gena is the main ingredient in potions… “
She was unaware of it. Ruid only remembers mushrooms for their taste.
“Mo, I didn’t know.”
Nia laughed awkwardly. Ruid approached and picked her mushrooms.
“I’ve been here several times, but he’s always gone. You are lucky today! To see Delrin’s fairy.”
“I am a person.”
Ruid replied in a cold tone. She picked about 5 mushrooms and stood up.
I thought as I looked at Nia, her eyes twinkling.
‘I never thought I’d run into him. I wanted to avoid it until the second episode happened.’
The second episode, ‘The Commoners’ Rebellion’.
Nia Ryan was a key character in this episode.
As the title of the episode suggests, commoners unite in irrationality and make a fuss to occupy the ‘Evris Library’.
In a way, it was a natural step for the commoners to target the Ebris Library. In the original work, it was also expressed that it was about to explode over this.
The nobles occupied it in advance and prevented commoners from using this library.
The Evries Library is not only a library, but also a storage warehouse for various materials.
Only nobles use such a place, and the commoners are in a state of anger-
Under someone’s initiative, they gather and make this library available to common people.
The instigator was Nia Ryan.
“Looks like you are still interested in alchemy.”
“Huh? That’s right! Classes are boring, but research is fun.”
“… Is alchemy the only thing you’ve been interested in lately?”
“Yes… ?”
There is only one reason why she, the daughter of Count Ryan, who is called the powerhouse of the system, moved.
Because it looks interesting.
Nia Ryan incites the commoners to attack the library just for fun.
So, Louis asked.
“No? It’s like a fun thing.”
“Funny things… ?”
Nia tilted her head.
‘Was it different or… ‘
Did her own intervention change her storyline?
Ruid didn’t care either way.
It was exactly half and half.
If the second episode goes on, it’s nice to have confidence that the future we know will continue.
If things don’t go well, it’s nice to have one annoying worry less.
But still.
“Ah, yes. I’ve recently found something as interesting as alchemy. But why? Are you bored too? Wanna play with me?”
It seemed that what was to happen would happen.
Ruid turned around without a word.
She was thinking of starting with mushroom sushi.