Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 64: Magic That’s Far Too Powerful
When they returned to the village, nothing had changed yet.
However, Bob said the acrid smell had completely disappeared.
“Thank you, Tauro!”
“I didn’t do anything. You’re the one who defeated the Sorcerer, Bob, so the credit belongs to you. I merely happened to receive a message from the spirit.”
Explaining everything he had done with [Purification] would take too long, so Tauro decided to give Bob all the credit.
It was now the tenth day since Tauro had arrived in the village.
Changes had begun to appear.
The most obvious example was the innkeeper’s behavior.
As though she had been freed from a possessing spirit, she became friendly and lively, and even began making good-natured jokes.
Laughter could now be heard throughout the village, and its atmosphere steadily improved.
“This must be what the village is really like.”
Bob’s eyes brimmed with tears of emotion.
“If we hadn’t been able to do anything, I could never have faced the person I owed.”
His gaze grew distant as he remembered the past.
“You mean the adventurer from this village, right?”
“Yeah. He bought me a drink and told me about the village.”
Hm?
Something about that bothered Tauro.
“Um… What was his name?”
“I don’t remember because I’d been drinking. For some reason, only the village’s name remained perfectly clear in my mind.”
Could it be…?
“When you said you owed him… did you mean because he bought you that drink?”
“That’s right.”
That’s all?!
He only bought you a drink?!
You nearly died, Bob!
I gambled my life on a desperate plan and had a huge hole put through my stomach too…!
Tauro unleashed the full force of that retort inside his own mind.
Admittedly, Bob’s gallantry had moved him in many ways.
They said a dog never forgot the kindness of a night’s lodging and a meal. Was Bob like this because he belonged to the dogfolk?
Even so, the price was far too high!
Bob’s actions had ultimately saved the village, but Tauro still couldn’t quite accept his reasoning.
Tauro paid for another ten days at the inn and decided to remain in the village.
Concern for the village’s future was a major reason, but rare medicinal herbs also grew in the surrounding forest. Tauro began experimenting with new potions. Although every attempt had failed so far, the ingredients grew nearby, and steady effort might eventually bring success.
Another reason for staying was that the village’s woodworking shops sold excellent high-grade timber at reasonable prices.
Under the name Girosugar, Tauro occasionally crafted unique, special-edition Reversi boards and sold them in towns and villages with branches of the Garfish Trading Company.
This village had no company branch, but he could sell the boards whenever he found one during his travels. Thanks to his magic storage, carrying inventory posed no problem.
He therefore bought and stockpiled several pieces of timber. Whenever he had spare time in the forest, he took them out of storage and worked on special boards.
In the middle of one such session, Tauro suddenly remembered something.
He hadn’t yet tested dark magic performed through spirits.
He returned the unfinished board to his magic storage and surveyed the area.
[Presence Detection] revealed two kobolds nearby.
Deciding to test the magic on them, he concealed himself with [Presence Concealment] and approached.
“Dark spirits, please use mental manipulation and ability reduction.”
Tauro cast the spell, and the two monsters immediately changed.
They suddenly glared at each other and began to fight.
Perhaps because their abilities had been reduced, they traded weak blows like children brawling.
Neither had a decisive move, so the fight showed no sign of ending.
When they grew tired, they paused, only to resume punching and biting each other. It truly resembled a childish squabble.
“I know I’m the one who made them do it, but this magic is frightening…”
Tauro then conjured a haze that robbed them of their sight.
The two kobolds forgot their fight and began to panic.
Next, he tried casting paralysis magic.
Both kobolds stiffened, collapsed where they stood, and began foaming at the mouth.
The spirit’s paralysis magic was already powerful, and it proved fatal to the two kobolds after their abilities had been reduced. Both died.
“This is something I must never use again. Spirit magic is stronger than ordinary magic, and <Dark Spirit’s Blessing> enhances it even further. It’s far too dangerous… And besides…”
It felt as though a huge portion of his mana had been ripped away.
Considering the magic’s power, that was only natural.
Tauro reminded himself that he would have to think very carefully before ever using it against an enemy.