Chapter 367: A Day of Complete Rest (3)

　A few days had passed since Ragune left for the Marquis Van Dyne territory.

　Tauro and Ankh, who remained in the city of Caxart, were spending their days as they pleased.

“Ankh, are you going to spend time on flower Street today as well?”

　Tauro casually confirms his plans for the day.

“R-Leader!? How do you know that!?”

　Tauro, no matter how firm a leader he was, was still only a thirteen-year-old child, so Ankh had kept his flower street commuting a secret.

“Ha-ha-ha. That’s the smell of women’s perfume, If you come home smelling like makeup, how could I not notice?”

　Tauro pointed to his nose.

“Even though I took a proper bath… ──Ah, it was when we were about to say goodbye…!”

　Ankh covers his face as he remembered something.

“I’m not accusing you of anything. I think it’s healthy for a man to do so, and it’s not that I’m not interested in it either. Ha ha ha.”

　Tauro thanked Ankh for his concern for him and his friends, but he ended it as a conversation between men.

“Well, the leader is also a man…and it’s not something I can talk about in Ragune’s presence, so I haven’t been able to talk about it until now…but I guess it can’t be helped…if you’re a man.”

　Ankh also accepted Tauro’s understanding and spoke of the patience he has had so far.

“Ragune follows me everywhere. As a guy, it was hard for me. When Aeris was around, they sometimes worked together, so we could manage at that time, you know? Ha-ha-ha.”

　Ankh doesn’t seem to mind talking about such bawdy subject.

　Tauro’s understanding of the man’s problem was a clear indication of this.

“By the way, there’s something I want to try today…”

“Oh? Oh, is this the creation magic experiment you talked about?”

　Ankh asked sensibly.

“Yeah. Up until now, I’ve had  Aeris accompany me in case of emergencies. I was thinking of asking you today, Ankh, but we can do it another time if you want to go to the flower street?”

　Tauro had already started teasing Ankh about his commute to the flower street like it was a joke.

“Give me a break, leader! Of course I’ll go with you. I don’t plan going to go to the flower district every day, am I?”

　Ankh smiled bitterly and decided to go along with Tauro for his experiment.

　Tauro and Ankh had come to the side of a field spread out beside the salt lake.

 “Is this the right place to be, in such a conspicuous place, where there is nothing to see but fields?”

　Speaking of Tauro’s experiments, Ankh has heard from Aeris that he makes flashy weapons and then collapses and almost dies.

“I’m not going to do anything too flashy today. Ah, maybe we’ll do something later…”

“You’re going to do it? ─ Well, I think it’s okay as long as you do it in the company of your friends, but don’t be too reckless, okay? So, what are you going to do today?”

　Ankh liked this leader, who always did something out of the ordinary, because he was fun to be around.

　Is it possible because it’s a child’s idea? Or rather, since Tauro often thinks more than adults. Tauro, who at first glance seems to be nothing more than a boy, has always surprised me, and I think I can expect more of the same this time around.

“This time, though, it has nothing much to do with us. ……”

　With that, Tauro pulled out a couple of small bags from the magic storage.

“?”

　Tauro seems to be holding it relatively lightly, so it doesn’t seem to be money or anything of the sort.

　Ankh could not imagine what was inside.

“…… this is a plant seed.”

　Tauro answered, noticing Ankh’s questioning look.

“Plant seeds? What kind of experiment are you going to use those for?”

“My ‘creation magic (weak)’ is not easy to use, so I need not only magical power but also materials, right? I was wondering if it would be possible to improve the breed.”

“Breeding enhancement?”

“Yeah. The idea is to create a breed that is more useful to humans. I was wondering if it would be possible to do that with creation magic.”

“Such as?”

　Ankh still doesn’t seem to be able to grasp it.

　It can’t be helped, there is no such word in this world.

“For example, this seed is from the fruit, the Rigaud’s fruit, and we could try to make it into a seed that produces a sweeter and more delicious Rigaud fruit with a higher sugar content.”

“Is that possible? No, if you could do that, you would certainly make a fortune. But it’s a long shot, isn’t it? I mean, you won’t know the outcome until you grow it, right?”

　Ankh made a sharp point.

“Yes, you make a good point, Ankh. I’ve been thinking about that too, but recently I came up with an interesting spell.”

“Interesting spell?”

“Yeah. Right now, I have the restrictions on dark spirit magic and light (holy) spirit magic lifted, and I came up with a new magic by combining that with the ability to use “Multiple Chanting” and “Magic Manipulation (extreme)”., and this is it.

　Tauro answered and decided to show Ankh how he would actually do it.

“’Plant Growth promotion Magic’!”

　As Tauro chanted this, plants sprouted from a portion of the field, and as they grew, each one began to bear fruit.

“……Hey, hey, hey. Isn’t this God’s domain at the earliest ……?”

　Ankh looks at a part of the field, stunned.

“…I tried a little too hard.”

　Tauro murmured as he stumbled and fell to his knees.

“Hey, are you okay, Leader?”

　Ankh walks up to him.

“…I did it a little too extensively, but now I can grow the seeds and see if they were successful.”

　Tauro took out a magic recovery potion from his magic storage and downed it in one gulp.

“…This guy is amazing, Leader. I feel like his ‘plant growth promotion magic’ is a hundred times more amazing than that breeding stuff.”

　Ankh was stunned by the miraculous magic in front of him.

“I see? There is a limit to how much magical power there is to this, so we can’t overdo it. Rather, I think the ‘breeding’ we are going to experiment with will be better for the future.”

　Tauro said as he held the bag containing the seeds in his palm.

“Creation magic!”

　I chanted.

　For a moment, Tauro’s hand glowed, but it quickly subsided.

“…Are you okay, leader?”

　Ankh took a look at Tauro’s state due to the momentary incident**　Ankh in a moment’s notice.

“I’m …… okay, but I don’t feel like I used that much magic power either. ……”

　Tauro was unusually worried that he might have failed.

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