Pioneering the Apocalyptic World - Chapter 75
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Chapter 10: Turning misfortune into fortune?
“… Regulus-nii?”
Lieze, who was sitting next to him, used a questioning tone.
Even from her point of view, the fact that Regulus had returned with a serious injury must have been a chilling feeling. …… Ah, I will have to apologize to her later.
Even though we made they worried, not only me but also the person in question said, ‘There weren’t only bad things.” It can’t be helped that their reaction is to think ‘What are you guys talking about?’.
“Well, just take a look.”
After giving Lieze a mischievous grin, Regulus stood up, stepped back a little, and took a stance putting his fists forward.
“Gununununununu…!”
Putting power in his whole body, especially his fists, he began to tremble.
He raised his eyebrows, clenched his teeth, and groaned continuously for about ten seconds.
??Crackle
“…!?”
Along with a little sound, it was hard to see because of the light but??A small ‘purple thunder’ was released from that fist.
I hate to say it, but “Isn’t that static electricity? ’ I thought for a moment.
But I’m the only one who felt that way.
This is because in this world, Asteria, there is no technology to use electricity as energy, nor there is the technology to generate electricity.
Lightning-attribute magic exists, but along with holy-attribute magic, it’s extremely difficult to learn. To the fact that Regulus used even a tiny part of it, that with couldn’t even be called a proper magic. Everyone except me was wide-eyed.
“Ha, ha… What you think!”
“It’s a lie… Lightning magic… ‘That’ Regulus-nii used it?”
Even though Regulus has mana, he could only barely use physical strengthening, but it seems that he couldn’t use proper magic.
When he suddenly used magic (or something resembling magic), It’s normal to be taken aback.
Uru also looked at Regulus as if she was impressed.
“Regulus, what else can you do?”
“Huh? That’s all.”
“… I-Is that so…”
She gently averted her eyes from the gracious words that came back to her.
Well, it can’t be helped. He just learned how to do it.
Aside from that, I’m also curious about it.
I couldn’t put it into words until just now, but when I saw Regulus’s words, I finally understood.
There is a feeling that ‘Lightning is dwelling’ in my body.
In the game, even if you were struck by lightning, you would only take damage and there was no benefit. It was also impossible to use lightning energy to something else too.
It was really just a natural phenomenon and nothing more than a mean of attack.
To it turning into something like this, I’m really sorry for worrying everyone, but it’s a happy miscalculation.
After all, if Regulus can do it… It’s highly probable that I can do the same.
In other words… I might be able to use magic…!
I couldn’t use it for a long time, a long time! But maybe I’ll can now know the trick about how to use magic!
…… So I asked him with hope but.
“Regulus, how did you do that?”
“Huh? … Fighting spirit!”
Oh yeah.
I gave up on learning from him as soon as he gave me that answer. It would be better to ask someone who knows more about magic than Regulus.
“Fricka, can you teach me how to use magic later?”
“… If you are saying that … Perhaps Rion-sama too?”
“Maybe.”
In the first place, I can’t use magic at all, so there’s no certainty to it.
…… In the worst case, there could be a sad situation where I can only sense the feeling of lightning and end up not being able to use it, but I won’t know until I try it. …… It would be good if I could use it.
“Ah, that’s right Regulus. It’s fine to train it, but you should be careful when using it.”
“Because it’s powerful?”
“That’s part of it, but… As far as I know, it’s an attribute that can only be used by specific races or monsters, just like dark magic.”
“??”
Among the races that are good at wind magic, such as harpies, those with a high level can use it, but… they are a race that is treated as a monster in some regions, just like the lizards.
So depending on the situation… Regulus, who can use lightning magic, might end up being considered a monster.
You’ll have to be careful how you use it to not create any unnecessary confusion or disputes.
“… I understand. I’ll keep that in mind.”
After that, as a precaution against thunder, I will have to explain various things such as don’t use metal objects until you can control it properly, use insulators when wearing weapons and armor, and do not use near flammable things.
Well, judging from the situation just now, it’s going to be just a little shock for a while. It’s probably something like static electricity, but if you don’t know its nature, It will be dangerous later.
However, because It’s something that no one else can use, I’m a little worried about fumbling around. I have to make sure that things like the lightning running out of control and the user end charred don’t happen…
But… There is a part of me that is more excited than that.
The thing doesn’t end with just ‘Maybe I can use magic?’.
This is because it leads to saying that I could be able to use electricity.
In other words, I may be able to make electrical appliances.
Well, I don’t have to bother using electricity for things like refrigerators, I can just use magic stones with ice magic enchanted to them.
However, there literally mountains of things that ‘Is moved by electricity’. So the expected value as a power source is very high.
… The problem is that no one knows ‘science’ here, and I know very little about how electrical appliances work, so I need to start from trial and error.
Even so.
‘It may expand the range of things that I can make.’
That alone makes my heart flutter.
“… Rion, you look like you’re having a lot of fun.”
“?Ah.”
It looks like it’s showing up in my face again. It feels like Uru is somewhat exasperated at me, somehow resentful… Or rather, she is sulking? Such a gaze was directed at me.
I lightly let out a cough trying to change the subject.
“Well, it means that there are things that were obtained, so Uru doesn’t have to worry too much about it…”
“… Is that so?”
Umu, she looked down again… I think we should take some time to discuss about this later.
I have no idea what to say or how to talk about it, but I feel like if I leave it alone, things will get worse…
And that’s how the story about the lightning ended.
Although it was a gathering with the pretext called reflection meeting … We couldn’t make a point to reflect concretely. Altair is difficult to deal with at the moment, and it’s more like a natural disaster. ‘During a thunderstorm, don’t act when there’s nothing overhead. Just run away.’ I feel like I can only say that about it.
That’s why I decided to talk about the future.
“Umm… What Regulus will do?”
“What are you talking about?”
“… Ehh, I wonder if you still will follow me.”
Although it’s like a natural disaster, it’s true that I put Regulus in danger.
After this, Lieze, and possibly Ryza-san, might scold me, and they might show reluctance to Regulus accompany me after that. It’s also possible that Regulus doesn’t want to come with him in the first??
“No, I thought I should definitely follow you, that what I decided.”
“… Regulus?”
Surprisingly, He had a strong will like always.
I unintentionally look at Lieze…… Although she smiled wryly, she didn’t seem to deny his words and actions. Had the two already talked about it?
“Like this time, you guys need someone who can take Rion back when she gets hurt, right?”
…… That is true.
Originally, only I could use the Return Stone, but now it’s different.
And since Uru can’t use the return stone, it’s better to have at least one other person besides me and Uru.
“If it’s something like that, I’d like to accompany you, but… Fin is still unstable, so it has to be delayed to some other point in the future.”
“I thought I should go together, but… If it’s a place where Rion-san gets seriously injured, I will just be a hindrance. I’ll do it after I get more training from my mother.”
It seems that Fricka and Lieze will continue to see us off.
… Yeah, let’s look forward to the time when they can join us.