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Chapter 8 : To Outside
🕑 Added 2022-03-14 08:56:19 +0000 UTCTL:SummerPeanut
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1 year later.
I and Ike worked really hard.
We worked so hard that I doubt anyone would have in their childhood in my previous life.
It was a very fulfilling year.
First of all, my status.
Name: Mars Bryant
Title: -
Status: Human race, commoner
Status: Good
Age: 3 years old
Level: 0
HP: 5/5
MP: 1541/1542
Strength: 2
Agility: 3
Magic: 6
Dexterity: 3
Endurance: 3
Luck: 30
Unique ability: Innate talent (LvMax)
Unique ability: Clairvoyance (Lv 5)
Unique ability: Lightning magic (Lv0/S)
Special ability: Swordsmanship (Lv 1/B)
Special ability: Wind magic (Lv 5/A)
Special ability: Holy magic (Lv 1/B)
Firstly, my MP was significantly increased.
This is because it is now possible to clad myself with wind magic and MP can be depleted quickly if I ever wanted to.
Incidentally, I named the magic that clads the body with wind magic as 'wind-cloak’ (sylphid).
It consumes 5 MP per second, so it consumes 300 MP in one minute.
Although I still can't achieve an explosive increase in physical ability, I can now engage in sword fights on equal terms with Ike when I’m clad in wind-cloak.
Next, Ike.
Name: Ike Bryant
Title:
Status: Human race, commoner
Condition: Good
Age: 6 years old
Level: 0
HP: 16/16
MP: 60/60
Strength: 4
Agility: 5
Magic: 2
Dexterity: 3
Endurance: 4
Luck: 10
Special ability: Swordsmanship (Lv 2/C)
Special ability: Spearmanship (Lv 1/B)
Special ability: Fire magic (Lv1/C)
Ike was trained in swordsmanship and spearmanship by his tutor, Frank.
He pushed himself quite hard and got a few injuries but I used holy magic to heal him behind Frank’s notice.
And his major accomplishment was that he became able to handle a fire spirit’s sword.
Zeke, Maria, and Frank were also surprised.
Nobody expected him to be able to handle a magic sword at the age of six.
Although it couldn’t be said that he has mastered the elemental sword, the fact of him being able to use it is amazing.
Perhaps Ike is a genius who works even harder than I do?
And, most importantly, the third child of the Bryant family.
Leena, the eldest daughter.
The father, Zeke, has brown hair.
The mother, Maria, also has brown hair.
The brother, Ike has red hair.
I have blonde hair.
And Leena has brown hair.
The result of Leena’s appraisal was such.
Name: Leena Bryant
Title: -
Status: Human race, commoner
Condition: Good
Age: 0 years old
Level: 0
HP: 1/1
MP: 1/1
Muscular strength: 1
Agility: 1
Magic: 1
Dexterity: 1
Endurance: 1
Luck: 20
Special ability: Water magic (Lv0/C)
Special ability: Earth magic (Lv0/C)
Truly skills that wouldn’t let you doubt that the child is indeed Zeke and Maria’s.
Leena is not only Zeke and Maria's idol but also mine and Ike's.
She’s the first girl in the Bryant family and how could she not be cute?
I've had more chances to meet a few of the neighbourhood kids lately and every time I do an appraisal, I've never seen one with a D or above in talent.
All the Bryant children have at least two above C.
Are Zeke and Maria, in some way, amazingly gifted?
One would even think that the more family members of Bryant there are, the easier it will be to defeat demons.*1
Well, even if we don't say anything, there will still be more children.
After all, Maria is such a beautiful woman that it's hard to believe she already has three children.
She's only 25 and I will probably have two or three more brothers or sisters.
And today is the day of Ike's appraisal ceremony.
The appraisal ceremony must be taken at the church every time a child turns six.
Normally, the ceremony is done in the morning but Ike is the only one who takes it in the afternoon.
Ike's abilities are not something he wants to expose to the eyes of those around him, so we forced the decision to have it done in the afternoon.
Ike was also called a 'genius' and a 'child prodigy' by the church officials who were present at the evaluation.
Zeke and Maria asked the church officials present not to tell anyone about Ike's talent and the church agreed.
After the appraisal ceremony was successfully completed, a second family meeting was held at the Bryants’ home.
The agenda was the future of the Bryant family.
The four members of the family, excluding Leena, gathered around the table.
“Well, it's been a year since then. From my point of view, Ike and Mars seem to have grown beyond my expectations. Tomorrow, as we talked last year, I and Ike will start thinning out the magic beasts outside the city. I want Mars to support us with holy magic too but I want to hear everyone's opinion first.”
“I, trained with my everything for this. I would very much like to go outside the city with father and thin out the magic beasts. I have also been injured during training but without Mars' cure(heal), I would not have achieved as much from my training. So I would like to request Mars’s to be allowed to go too.”
There is a reason why Zeke said he wanted me to accompany him and Ike once again voiced it out to get permission for me to accompany them.
It was to persuade Maria.
Maria is not absolutely against it but I think she is still very worried.
Outside the city, there are not only magic beasts but also bandits.
“I am still worried, you see. If you take Mars with you, you can heal some wounds with holy magic.
I am sure that any battle will be secure.
But if you take him, he won't be able to escape in case of an emergency.
Mars is only three years old. No matter how much of a genius or prodigy he is, I think it's too early.
I feel it's too early even for Ike...
At the very least, if I could go with you but with Leena around, that's not possible.”
All three groaned with 'hmmm'.
No one is saying anything wrong. Besides, everyone is thinking calmly.
I don't think I have a say in this matter, so I keep quiet.
I really want to be a part of the team but I understand what Maria is saying.
In fact, I believe Maria is right.
It was Ike who broke the silence.
“I think what mother said is right. So can't you request an escort quest from the guild for just one week? Or if there is someone close to father and mother who knows how to do it instead, you could ask that person. Alternatively, there is the idea of buying slaves. In any case, I would prefer someone trustworthy, since we are assuming that Mars will be using holy magic.”
“With an escort quest, you'd have to nominate someone. And I can't think of anyone I'd be willing to give a nomination quest to. There's no one suitable amongst dad and mum’s acquaintances.
There are circumstances that make it a bit difficult to meet Ike and Mars's grandparents. The only option left is slaves huh... But you need money to buy slaves and you have to look after them after you buy them. I don't want to spend much while we can't dive into the labyrinth.”
Come to think of it, I've never met my grandma and grandpa, and I never hear from them.
Something must have happened to them.
Also, I hadn't really thought about it but it seems that you can make quite a lot of money by diving in the labyrinth.
Since the surrounding of a baronet are commoners, we are also commoners in a way but I feel that the standard of living of the Bryant family is clearly different from that of the commoners around. What about the other baronets?
Instead of diving labyrinth being profitable, it might just be Zeke and Maria that’s outstanding.
And there are slaves in this world, apparently.
I was somewhat proud to hear Zeke's statement that slaves need to be properly taken care of too.
But still, we are completely stuck in an impasse. Or so I thought.
“What does Mars think? Tell us honestly.”
Maria asked.
“I want to go with father and brother. It's just that normally I think what mother says is right...”
“...Then...the three of you should go as originally planned. But don't go to places that are far away or where magic pools are likely to form. In addition, you probably can't wear proper equipments since you are still children but you need to bring all the tools you need with you alright. There may be situations where you can't cure(heal) so make sure you take potions with you. Dear, please take care of them.”*2
Maria gave in and the three of us were able to go.
Tomorrow, we will start killing magic beasts outside the city.
I mean, I don't even know much inside the city so I'm just happy to be able to get out of the house.
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TL’s note:
- The author seems to be trying to say Bryant family and their genes are better than any other family. So the larger their number, the easier it’ll be to deal with magic beasts.
- Magic pool: a place where magic accumulates or magic is dense. The author just threw something new w/o much explanation.
