Publishedat 18th of March 2020 04:39:06 PM
Chapter 61 Sponsored Content
Author: Kaburagi Haruka Original Source: Syosetu Word Count: 2579 characters Translator: Aurum English Source: Re:Library Word Count: 1281 words Editor(s): Deximus_Maximus
That night I used my gift to sneak out of Cortina’s house .
Of course, it’s so I can practice with the piano wire I stole that afternoon .
The only way out of the city is through the gates or over the wall so this will just be an experiment conducted inside the city .
Namely, the lumberyard where the battle with the kidnappers took place .
The guards already concluded their investigation so it remains shut down .
Thanks to that there aren’t many people around here and many obstacles . It was the perfect place for some training .
That G.o.d said, my gift could become the strongest .
Up to now I’ve used my ability to manipulate the thread as it is .
However, it’s a far cry from the strongest . Perhaps there’s some way of using it that I haven’t considered yet .
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And so, I thought about wrapping myself in thread .
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I lack strength and stamina, but there’s no stamina lost in manipulating thread .
If I can manipulate my limbs with thread, I might be able to compensate for my lack of stamina .
So I came to this place to test out that idea .
“Well then, let’s…”
First, wrap my arm in thread, and grab hold of my katana .
With my own strength I can’t hold the katana in one hand . However, if I use the threads to manipulate myself, I can use the same muscle strength to achieve the same effect .
I thought I could use the threads to support my own strength and swing the sword one-handed .
If I lift the katana slowly at first, I can hold it one-handed .
“Oh, this is surprising…?”
I thought it felt light so I took a swing . You have to swing the sword, not just hold it up after all .
And like that, in a single swing… I tore my arm .
“Aaah!?”
The sleeves of my jacket are torn with blood flowing out in a helix pattern .
And it’s pouring out pretty violently .
“Fi- first…”
I cancelled my thread manipulation in a panic and tore off the piano wire from my arm .
The gash on my arm was pretty deep, so much so that wrapping it in cloth wouldn’t hamper the bleeding .
“This is bad . This… How do I…”
I can’t use healing magic, hiding this is impossible .
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Finia will notice in the morning without a doubt .
“Ahh, the stronger the gift, the stronger the backlash, do take care . ”
“Who’s there!”
I suddenly heard a carefree voice from behind me . But it sounded somehow familiar .
As I expected, standing there was the self-proclaimed G.o.d in white .
She appeared like a peerlessly beautiful girl, the same as always . However, she gave off a strange impression wearing a slightly unfas.h.i.+onable pair of gla.s.ses and a collar for a large dog .
“You…”
“Look, please hold out your hand . Normally intervening like this is bad . ”
“What do you mean?”
“Now see here, even if I look like this, I am a G.o.d . It’s not good to show myself to the public . ”
She took my hand and gave it a light tap . And with that, my wound vanished .
Without chanting or creating a magic circle . No wait, did the magic circle s.h.i.+ne for just a split second there? Even so, to form a magic circle in an instant like that would require incredible skill .
“Like a normal wound, you have to avoid overdoing it . Right now you’re very unstable . ”
“Unstable?”
“Because for you who’s soul couldn’t use magic previously to suddenly be dropped into a body with magical power, of course there would be some growing pains . ”
“…Why are you going so far to look after me?”
“Hm~ that’s a secret,” replied the G.o.d with a cutesy wink .
Despite looking like a little girl, that gesture was quite bewitching .
Putting that aside, using thread to improve your kinetic power isn’t the wrong idea, but isn’t that just thread still?
“Wha?”
“It’d be a problem to give out too many hints, so I’ll leave it at that . ”
With a hard step, she leaped back and put some distance between us .
“Well then, take care from now on . Reid Albain .
“You know my last name?”
“Of course I do . ”
Albain, that’s the last name I had before leaving my home country to exterminate the evil dragon .
Although I wasn’t a n.o.ble, I came from a wealthy family, but because I was born as a half-demon, I was abandoned at an orphanage .
After dropping my name correctly, the G.o.d took another leap back, and instantly disappeared into the shadows without a trace .
No, you could say the recovery of my arm is the only trace left of our encounter .
“You might as well have repaired my clothes while you were at it, G.o.ddess…”
My jacket was completely shredded by the piano wire . What’s more, it’s soaked in bloodstains .
This won’t come out with a wash, I’ll have to throw it out .
That said, I don’t want to return home topless, so for now I tore off the sleeve and put it back on .
I had to look over what the G.o.ddess just said .
She said something about it not just being for thread, but I’m not sure I understand . However, she said it wasn’t wrong to use thread to a.s.sist my muscle movement, so it seems my train of thought is not far off .
If I use wool in place of piano wire and try to do the same thing .
This time, due to the wool being much softer than the wire my arm didn’t tear .
“I can actually swing the sword… . ”
However, on the second and third swing I could hear it start to tear and before long it completely snapped .
It seems that wool’s tensile strength isn’t enough to use it for muscular support .
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“I see… 1 of Scarlet, 1 of Ultramarine, 3 of Gold… Strengthen . ”
After strengthening the wool with magic I gave swinging my sword another shot, twice, thrice… ten times . After over 20 practice swings the wool finally started to show signs of wear and tear .
“This isn’t good enough to go into battle with, but being able to swing my sword one-handed is a big step forward . ”
Being able to do one-handed sword-strikes gives me freedom of movement with the other hand, that said, I have to use one hand to control the threads, so the end result is basically the same .
Next up, I wrapped some wool around my leg and started doing exercises .
My gift gives me free control of the thread I’m in contact with, which means with one hand I can use my fingers to control up to 5 threads simultaneously .
So by using my left hand to control my legs and my right hand I can exponentially increase my fighting capabilities .
I increased the amount of wool threads, strengthened both legs with wool and took a light step, and then my body leapt faster than I had imagined .
“Whooooaaa!?”
I failed to put on the brakes and plunged face-first into a stock of lumber .
With a loud crash, I slammed into the wood nose first and started seeing stars .
The next morning, I headed down to the dining room for breakfast .
I went down after was.h.i.+ng my face and changing clothes, at which point Finia raised a shout in surprise after seeing me .
“Lady Nicole, what’s wrong with your nose?”
My nose was so swollen and red that you could call me Rudolf .
Seeing my face like that, both Cortina and Finia flashed me looks of amazement .
“I just took a little slip out of bed,” I replied with a glum expression and took a drink from the hot milk Finia brought me .
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