Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 179 I have an idea.
“You both know Light magic, right?”
“The magic of lights? I know, but no one uses that magic.”
“That’s right. It’s more convenient to use a lamp magic tool than to use that kind of magic.”
Ijidol and Axel are twisting their heads. Yes, what they are saying is both correct. Rather than using light magic whose brightness is unstable, it is generally more popular to use reliable and proven lamp magic tools. And it doesn’t require the use of magic.
“The practice method I came up with uses light magic.”
The two, still not quite sure, tilted their heads. But they remained silent and listened to me.
"The brightness of light magic is not stable. Why is that? It's because it reacts sensitively to the amount of magical power poured into it to maintain the magic. Watch closely"
Evidence is better than theory. I lit a small light on the tip of my index finger. They both shouted “ah” at the sight of me.
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What’s with that reaction? It’s just light magic, right?
“Julius, you just used magic without saying anything.”
“Wow, you can do that.”
Oh, shoot! I had unconsciously used magic without chanting because it was an easy beginner level magic. This is not good. I glanced at the servant and saw that his eyes were wide and he was furiously writing something in his notebook. He is quite dexterous, isn’t he?
"Ah, what is it? If you master Light magic, both of you will be able to do it too."
Maybe. My words made their eyes light up. What I really want to talk about, though, is what's to come.
I regained my composure and turned the light on my fingertips stronger and weaker.
“Is the intensity of the light changing because you’re changing the amount of magical power?”
“Yes, that’s right. and the amount of magical power can be reduced as much as possible. I’ve never tried it, but I think it’s possible to increase it as much as you want.”
I see, they say, nodding their heads. It seems that they’ve understood up to this point. And now comes the real deal.
“The fact that it can be used even with a small amount of magic power means that anyone can use it as long as they have magic power.”
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“So you’re saying that if I have …… magic power, I can use it!”
“Shh, you’re speaking too loudly.”
“I-I’m sorry.”
Axel lowers his voice while blushing. I understand how he feels, but I’d like them to keep this between us. I should have told them first.
“I'm sure you understand, but this conversation is a secret between us. I only want to share this plan with my friends.”
The two of them nod with a solemn look on their faces. Truth is, I just don't want this story to spread and become important. But I don’t tell them that.
“Axel, try using light magic.”
“Like that? I don't know anything about light magic, Ijidol.”*
“I’ll teach you.”
They were talking in secret. I’m glad they didn’t ask me. I had learned this from my teacher Kernel-sensei when I was little, but I’ve completely forgotten what it’s all about. Is this the kind of problem that occurs when it’s normal to skip the magic chanting? I’ll review it as soon as I get home.
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“All right, then, let’s give it a go. Let there be light in the darkest of nights, Light.”
He chanted the spell in a small voice, as if the earlier warning had worked.
Axel’s fingertips seemed to lighten slightly.
“Oh, ……!”
Ijidol covers his mouth with his own two hands in a panic. He looks at me with wide eyes and nods his head. It is an appeal that he is quiet. His face is bright red and his eyes are about to pop out. Is he all right?
Axel, on the other hand, is not moving a bit, as if time has stopped. Is this okay here?
“I don’t believe it, I really can do magic. ……”
When he said that much, Axel was crushed like sticky slime. It seems that he ran out of magic. I hurriedly stuffed a cookie into his mouth.
“chew, cough. Are you trying to kill me?”
Axel curses while munching on a high-end cookie. Fine pastries have the effect of restoring magic, if only a little. It is not foolproof when depleted, though.
“Looks like you now understand how painful it is when you run out of magic, Axel.”
Ijidol grins. The depletion of magic power is a different kind of fatigue from the loss of physical strength. When magic power is depleted, it is as if a thread suddenly snaps and you can’t move. Therefore, the depletion of magical power is something that should be avoided at all costs.
“Yeah, I do. I guess it wasn’t just your gluttonous nature.”
“No, it wasn’t!”
Ijidol rushes to deny it. The silhouette of his body is not clearly visible because it is hidden by the robe, but perhaps he is a chubby type? When I stared at him, he turned his head to the side in embarrassment. A maiden.
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“This proves that you have magical power, Axel. From now on, you should use light magic to the limit every day before going to bed. Just like with physical strength, the more you use it, the more magic power you will have, it’ll increase.”
Axel was nodding his head with no expression on his face like a Noh mask. Oh, I guess he thought I was being a demon again. But for the sake of my friend, I’ll become an ogre or a demon.
Then, next up is, Ijidol.
“I’m going to ask you to use light magic before you go to bed, Ijidol. Of course, you’re not just going to use it, but you’re going to turn the lights on and off repeatedly. I want you to be able to use the light magic unconsciously, just like I just did.”
“So you were able to use magic without chanting.”
“That’s right.”
If they don’t find out, it’s not a lie. But in the meantime, let me apologize to Ijidol, who looks at me with respect. I’m sorry for lying. I don’t really practice like that.
Convinced, Ijidol begins to turn on and off the lights at his fingertips. The brightness is firmly suppressed, probably because he has good control of his magical powers.
Apparently, he has a talent for magic. However, it is a strange sight.
“Ijidol, do it under your futon before you go to bed at night. If you do it anywhere else, it will be noticeable.”
Ijidol quickly turns off the light and checks both sides of the room. Apparently, like me, Ijidol is not very good at standing out. I’m glad to have company.*
While we were exchanging information along the way, Axel came back to life.
It seems, since the amount of magical power was small, the high-class sweets was enough to recover his magical power with. He’s not going to get a taste of this and think that eating sweets would restore his magical power, right? Let me give him a word of caution so that he doesn’t become a chubby Axel.
"Axel, only high-class sweets can restore your magic power. Ordinary sweets will hardly restore your magic power."
"Yeah! Is that so!?"
“Ijidol, you can’t be serious.”
Axel looked at Ijidol with disappointment. Maybe I’m looking at him with the same eyes.