This chapter was pretty much the sole reason I had to go back and do the Miduchi reverse chapters first. Next chapter in 3-6 hours. Getting a bit distracted but won"t be stopping for at least another 2-4 chapters. Fat=Lard=Tallow replace it with whatever makes the most sense there to you.
The Yellow Fat of Dried Goods is More Delicious
Year 7445, Month 8, Day 28
After finishing some simple cooperative training incorporating all three teams and then eating lunch, Miduchi and I were enjoying some tea together slowly.
"Come to think of it, it"s almost been exactly a year today since I joined the {Slaughterers}.."
Miduchi said after taking a sip of tea and returning the cup to the table. There"s nothing tasteful like saucers or other tableware.
"Ah, so it"s already been a year huh..Time pa.s.ses by quickly."
"I still haven"t really gathered much of the ingredients as well..Hey, does it seem like you still won"t be able to use the spell {Cure Disease}?"
Miduchi looks at me with an expression like she"s praying. It"s a pathetic story but when it comes to the spell {Cure Disease} I haven"t been able to acquire it so easily like all of the spells I have up until now. Since there"s countless people with illnesses in this Baldukk if I were to become able to use it then I"m already in situation where I could practice it easily though.
All of the spells I wanted to learn up until now if I just recognized "they definitely exist" and know the name of them that seems to match up to my image then continue trial and error I"ve been able to master them in at longest a few months.
However, when it comes to the spell {Cure Disease} just as you would expect with the source of the information being the Demi-G.o.d Lilus, even when I recognize without a doubt "it definitely exists", I can"t master it. I"ve been challenging it with the resolve that it involves quite a bit of difficulty in acquiring and not something that can be done right away but things that aren"t working just won"t work. I think there"s almost no chance that Lilus lied to Miduchi and there"s no meaning in that after all.
In the first place, regardless of the information about a spell that can cure diseases from Miduchi I"ve been trying to find a way to do it since long before that. When I had already halfway given up on it, I heard that information from Miduchi and it was around this time last year that I was burning with motivation over it...Even teacher Mila said she doesn"t know about it so it"s not like I could have her show it to me in front of my eyes but since I can"t deny the existence of the spell at all we"re in this predicament.
"Sorry...I"ve been trying to make time to work on it but..I can"t get a grasp on it at all in the current situation."
"I"m sorry. It"s not like I"m blaming you.."
I can tell that much just from looking at your expression. Miduchi has been overdoing things quite a bit in gaining experience with magic think that if I can"t do it she herself would. It"s the same for me but whenever we have days off she"s often entering the dungeon together with Zulu or Angela. Thanks to that her elemental magics. .h.i.t level 6 several months ago and her void magic has even increased to level 7. It"s the result of dealing damage to monsters with magic in the most efficient method for gaining experience points.
"No, it"s fine. In any case I"ll continue to try testing things out."
"Yeah..when it comes to the location of the ingredients we have some decent prospects, but several of them are difficult after all..right."
"Yeah..It"s not like I have any proof of it but for the time being I don"t intend on leaving the dungeon, so in that regards..there"s also things like timing so I can"t say anything.."
"Nn, after all the most severe is the {Wyvern} and {Vampire Lord}.."
"Also, the {Dragon}..huh.."
When it comes to the things like black newts they"re wandering all around the place near wells. When it comes to the Shurika there were a few if you wander around a bit of distance away from Bakuddo as well. Rather~ Myun should know of their living environment. When it comes to the {Scavenger Crawler} if you just wander around on the 1st floor unless you have some seriously bad luck you can encounter one within two days. I"ve heard that the Kuntokigaeru aren"t all that uncommon in the wetland areas in the South and it seems the {Rock Vipers} live in the mountain areas around Miduchi"s home town. Things like hairs and nails we can get our hands on at any time and even when it comes to the raw liver if it"s just a small piece then it"s fine to take it from me.
The difficult ones are the three types listed above but since it seems that {Wyverns} are known to live and occasionally~ seen in the mountain ranges to the Northeast, if we just spend some time searching our chances of finding one are high. I had never heard about {Wyverns} until Miduchi mentioned them but it seems they"re something like inferior dragons. However, since their strength is no comparison for the real thing with how much it"s dropped it"s not as if I don"t feel like we could win if we fight as well. Though I can"t be sure.
In regards to the {Vampire Lord} I told Miduchi how we previously killed a {Vampire} on the 4th floor but she said something like "If it"s a dungeon where {Vampires} appear then it wouldn"t be strange for a {Vampire Lord} to appear even further inside." It seems like it"s something like the boss of {Vampires}. Both Miduchi and I can use {Anti-Magic Field} and if it"s us who were able to finish off that {Rotten.Eye.Ball} from head on then I"m sure we"ll be able to manage somehow.
However, the problem is the dragon. As far as I know there"s no definite proof that they exist. I"ve heard legends that in the past there was one in the Dirt Plains but..regardless since it was something from over 100 years ago I don"t know if it really existed. However, a result of discussing it with Miduchi and we came to the conclusion that it be unnatural for there not to be dragons in this sort of world.
For now our only clue is just that there was one in the Dirt Plains. According to Miduchi it seems they live for 100 or 1000 years so they"re like a reptile that has a tremendous longevity. I haven"t said it to her but if that"s true then I don"t think it would be strange for a mate or child still to be remaining alive somewhere in the Dirt Plains.
Just, it seems that they"re no joke in how strong they boast. Their bodies are huge, they spit out breathe of ice, acid, poison, electricity, or fire over wide areas, and can even flying through the sky. It seems it"s not unusual for them to be highly intelligent and use magic as well. It"s not even strange for them to have enough power to wipe out an entire country alone and for some reason she declared that proudly to me. What is that sort of perfect living creature.
In any case, in regards to the ingredients for the medicine we"re in a stalemate for now. The highest possibility is that somewhere even further in the depths of the dungeon we might be able to encounter that {Vampire Lord} or whatever, is what it means. Of course, while they can supposedly fly through the air, since dragons are reptiles it seems there are also ones that would prefer being in a dungeon as well so we can"t deny the possibility that we"ll encounter one in the depths of Baldukk dungeon either. Though it might just be my own personal opinion I think we probably won"t run into one. I mean, they"re huge right? Even in the higher parts of the dungeon the ceiling is at most 100 meters, even if there"s supposedly some individual types that prefer dungeons...They should at least do some exercise. Before they end up getting bed sores.
"Right now all we can do is aim even further into the dungeon."
"Nn, that"s right. Also, starting tomorrow the {Slaughterers} are on holiday for a week. In three days~ or so I"m going to teacher Mila"s place again after all..I"ll tell everyone this evening."
"I guess so."
Zenom, Bel, and Angela are looking after the {Butchers}, Toris, Ralpha, and Zulu in {Sooner}, Basutoral is getting help from Giberuti and Catherine to make sausages and it was a good chance so Gwine decided to join a barbecue party she was invited to being held by {Gehenna.Flare} on September 1st. So it should be okay if Miduchi and I show our faces at my company in the capital and then go to the Fairy Village.
It"s possible we might run into the {Butchers} and {Sooner} on the 1st floor but if I let Miduchi who"s skilled at hiding herself go ahead there"s almost no worries on that end.
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Year 7445, Month 8, Day 29
"..And also, we"ve run out of the new model of Saya. We"ve had quite a few customers who liked the samples say they"ll and to sell some to them but there"s already none remaining."
I show my face in the company and confirm our stock of products that have gotten low, Rozural reported that to me while giving me details on the demand. When I tried asking for more details on it and it seems an envoy has come for the royal family a number of times. Up until now I"ve brought the stuff for deliveries whenever we delivered the armor but since there"s been no armor deliveries recently I"ve just done deliveries to them whenever I see the chance. However, I somehow feel like the behavior of the Queens was strange after seeing the normal model of Saya.
What the, did they like the new model that much? They sure are shy~ They didn"t say anything to me when I made deliveries but it seems like the studded ones were popular. Well I still have a lot remaining in my inn so things should be fine for a short while. Other than condoms there"s still a couple pairs remaining of the high end boots but sandals, shoes, and rubber cloth are already sold out. It"s only slightly but it seems the number of repair jobs on boots and armor has increased as well. That"s only obvious because the number of users has slowly increased after all.
In any case if we can"t replenish our stock then putting aside Ryogu and the others, there"s no job for Yotlen.
If I calculate back to around the time sister returned and take into consideration that after withdrawing they would have returned to the village once then I probably can"t hope for any replenishment on the stock for a short while longer. This time, since the war only just finished I doubt there will be anything like this again for a short while after but it might be a good idea to hurry up Basutoral on the sausages I"ve left to him as well.
After discussing things with Rozural, Miduchi and I had him start looking for a house that slaves can live in.
"Do you intend to have Bakuddo send over some slaves?"
Rozrural said a bit surprised.
"No, as expected there"s no way I"d do that. I thought of buying some new slaves. Depending on the case I might buy a new place like the rubber workshop as well. The {sausage} factory that I talked about just now. We"ll need laborers to work there. Well, I"ll bring some {Sausage} along next time so we can discuss it once more while eating that."
Slave brats in their early teens are pretty cheap. Furthermore the supply of them is high so I can buy as many as needed. If we properly drill the proper concepts of hygiene into their heads while they"re still soft then I"m sure they"ll become good workers. In the off chance that there"s someone superior mixed in among them then it"s even more profit. If it comes to that then it would be nice if I could being the factory leader or other things to them as well~ Cathy is fine as well but as expected I"d feel a bit bad making her live separated from Basutoral. The people themselves haven"t said anything about it either.
No, they"re still newlyweds of only about two months. It would be stranger for them to say something during that sort of period. Also, it"s not like Cathy is an adventurer, let alone one of my subordinates. I"m sure she"ll be having kids as well. It wouldn"t be strange for Basutoral to have his own family plan going.
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Year 7445, Month 9, Day 1
"What the~ after all you weren"t rejected huh.."
Hey, winged insect. So you were saying that seriously...Rather~ even though you were proudly boasting your own lack of ability to remember things, why can you remember that. I don"t get the meaning~ Dealing with him is mentally exhausting.
"And then, teacher Mila. There"s a spell I"d like you to teach me this time as well but.."
"It"s fine~ But, before that.."
"The fish right. Of course we"ve brought along a lot of them again this time as well...They"re over here."
When we opened up our bags filled to the brim with dried fish the fairies all let out a cheer and smiled. It feels good that they get happy no matter what happens.
Miduchi and I exchanged glances and smiled before we grilled up some fish on the stove and ate some sandwiches we had prepared for ourselves.
"By the way teacher Mila, I"ve heard that the most effective ways to invalidate attack spells fired from a distance are {Anti-Magic Field} and {Dispel Magic} that"s used instantaneously but are there any other methods?"
Miduchi tried asking teacher Mila after taking the sandwich out of her mouth. Umu, it leaves a good impression how she"s properly calling her teacher as she calls her.
"There"s several. The representatives would be {Resist type spells} and {Turn Magic} I guess."
Teacher replied while gulping as she watched the grilling dried fish on the stove. Ho~ so there"s something like that as well?
"Resist..I can get the image but it"s not like they"re invalidating it right?"
Miduchi asked a bit strangely. Why? If you say {resist} then isn"t it resistance? If you succeed at resisting then usually things have no effect and if you fail you end up taking it, isn"t that how it works? Otherwise, maybe it"s like the kind of resistance from electrical circuits a {resistor} sort of feel? Though if it"s like that it"s not as if I don"t get it.
"Ho~ I"m surprised you know. It"s just as you said the {Resist type spells} normally focus around softening the negative effects of the magic used rather than completely invalidating the effects."
I guess some of the fat that dripped off the fish evaporated in the fire from the stove but it gave off a bit of smoke and teacher Mila narrowed her eyes as she watched that. I see now~ After all it was the {resistor} type.
"There"s quite a bit of depth to it. The sales point of the {Resist type spells} is that they can be used on other people I guess."
Karl said from the other side of the stove of teacher Mila while staring at it. In your case, rather than the details of your statements, why is it I can"t help but remember the expression of Ralpha being a glutton?
"After that there"s the meaning of cla.s.sifying them as well...If you end up being attacked with ice and the spell {Resist Water} shows the maximum effectiveness it can then by the time it pa.s.sed through it will have just become cold air. Though I say that in order for an {Ice Javelin} used by a normal magician to turn into just cold air it would require a tremendous amount of mana and when it comes to just dealing with the attack {Ice Javelin} itself using {Anti-Magic Field} like that uses far less mana."
Teacher Mila is moving her face following the movements of my hand as I flip over the fish. However, in that case I thought it should be plenty if there"s just {Anti-Magic Field} right. That"s why, I tried pointed that out. Also, I intentionally didn"t touch on it but I can certainly understand the valid uses of it. Since if you use it something like a {filter} then that"s probably possible I"m sure.
"If you don"t know it then it"s not unreasonable to say something like that. The biggest difference between {Anti-Magic Field} and {Resist type spells} is the duration of their effects. If you use {Anti-Magic Field} while moving around you can"t use other spells right?"
In my case I can move around and swing the sword but it"s certainly true other spells at the same time is impossible. I see now, if you just use it once then like the spell {Light} even if you leave it alone you don"t need to concentrate to maintain it. Also, I"m sure it"s a big difference that you can sue it on other people as well.
"Teacher Mila, then in that case today please teach us those {Resist type spells}."
"Nn, that"s fine."
It took until close to midnight again but I was able to learn the spells {Resist Fire} and {Resist Air} while Miduchi was able to learn {Resist Earth} and {Resist Water}. Once we return to the surface Miduchi and I will teach each other the spells we learned this time and then it"s necessary to practice them.