「It’s finally over」
The divine power completely disappears from the big stone in front of me.
A number of monster cores roll around the big stone.
And a large number of monster….corpses that Kurou and the others have hunted for me, piled up in a distance.
Some of them are already in the bellies of Kurou’s group and Marshmallow.
As for why, I’ve run out of monster cores so we had to procure them locally.
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The sky that can be seen through the trees is becoming faintly brighter.
I have never known the exact time since I came to this world but I know that it’s almost dawn.
It has been a long time.
A very long time.
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I tried to replace the straw that’s sucking up the divine power with a thicker straw on the way.
I had a bad feeling about it since it will be the first time I will be tampering with magic that was still in effect except for offensive magic.
However, it was so slow that I summoned up all my courage.
Sure enough, I managed to do it.
The pain I felt in my hand that time…..I can no longer remember but I would never try to modify magic that was still in progress ever again.
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Areh?
After stopping the magic, shouldn’t I have changed the image to a fat straw?
…..hahahaha, hah….
If only I had thought of it sooner…..
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But still, I wonder how many monster cores were used?
I pick up the monster cores lying around the giant stone.
「1, 2……48. 48 pieces.」
I brought 10 stones which means 38 were procured at this place.
A little further away, you can see a pile of monsters.
It seems that….Marshmallow and Kurou’s group has consumed a lot.
The number of monsters left is 8.
Well, Marshmallow is big after all.
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Come to think of it, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen Kurou and the others devouring raw prey.
They are wild wolves, aren’t they?
I am already a bit scared of seeing their fangs dripping with blood.
However, the way Marshmallow eat was even more terrifying.
I didn’t expect Marshmallow to just swallow a prey whole.
I was so surprised that I stopped taking out the monster core and kept watching.
「Alright, we can finally go home.」
That’s the last of the problems that those apprentices have left!
Now, I can finally spend some time on my own problems.
Even so, I’m tired…
When I lift my arm to stretch, I feel nice but my back is aching.
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Before leaving, I put the monster cores into my bag.
It’s a good thing that I brought a bag.
Next, I go check the area around the big stone to make sure everything is okay.
「Okay, no problem. Let’s go home.」
As I was about to start running home, I felt a slight sense of discomfort.
I looked back.
There was nothing but a big stone that had been drained of its divine power.
「…….? This should no longer be a problem, right?」
No visible change has occurred.
But there’s something bothering me.
I look at the area around the stone again.
All I can see is a big stone and a quiet forest.
「So, the one giving me the bad feeling is this stone?」
Everything that ever lost is power collapsed.
Perhaps this stone not breaking was bothering me.
I pointed my palm at the stone.
「Shatter!」
As I felt magic power slipping away, the big stone in front of me cracked.
And then, pieces of stone start falling to the ground.
Boom!
Everything came crashing down at once.
This is the way it should be.
「…..not good, the discomfort won’t go away.」
Let’s check out the place the stone was.
As I try to approach the wreckage, it starts glowing.
「Whoa!」
As I was still surprised by the light, wind started to pick up around the remnant of the stone.
I stay low and protect my face with my arms in order to not get blown away.
Strange, I don’t feel any divine power at all so how can magic be triggered?
Is it magic?
….I don’t feel magical power.
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The wind soon stopped and the light disappeared.
Lowering my arms, I look at the stone remains again.
「Nothing….」
The should have been big amount of stone remains was gone.
I looked around to see if the wind had blown it away but all I could see were leaves and branches scattered around by the wind.
There’s no stone debris anywhere.
「Where did it go?」
I cast a search spell around the area where I am and look for the remnants of the stone.
「Nothing. Everything’s gone.」
I stop the magic.
So, what should I do now?
Well, there’s nothing I can do about it since everything’s gone.
「This feels kind of unsettling」
I feel like screaming as hard as I can.
If I scream, I’ll worry others so I better not.
「Let’s go back….」
There’s no point in staying here.
I did what I could.
It’s just that it wasn’t how I thought it would turn out.
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I sprinted through the forest towards my residence.
I’ll take a good rest today and find a safe way to use my excess power tomorrow.
「I’m home.」
「「Welcome home!」」
Seeing Usa and Kuuhi’s smiles makes me feel like I’ve come home.
Grrrrrrrrr
When I’m with Koa and Chai, I feel relaxed.
By the way, these two are always together no matter where they go.
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It seems like it is time for Usa and Kuuhi’s breakfast.
Perhaps they were waiting for me.
I’m sorry about that.
I already told them before that they can just go ahead and eat when I’m not around but as expected, they wouldn’t get what I’m saying with just gestures.
I wonder how I can make them understand.
This is a very difficult problem.
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We had a leisurely tea after breakfast but I was so tired that I decided to go to bed.
I can stay up all night with this body of mine without any problem or rather, I can continue to stay up for several days without any problem but I can’t get rid of mental fatigue.
I’m currently very tired.
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I lay down on my bed.
I thought I would be able to sleep soon because I’m tired but I don’t feel….sleepy.
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…….I can’t sleep.
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I remember the big stone.
The divine power I felt in that stone doesn’t belong to those apprentices.
Or is it because it’s a stone that I felt it’s different?
Or perhaps I’m correct and there’s someone cooperating with the apprentices?
I’ve been thinking about it but….I can’t find the answer.
「Fuh…..things just don’t work out the way you want them to.」
Haa, I’ll just sleep.
………….
『Can you hear me? Is it still impossible? Oi』
…………….I thought I could sleep.
「I can hear you, but who are you?」
The voice is very light. Is it an enemy? Or is it an ally?
『Ho～, as I thought. The light earlier was because the jamming magic has been destroyed.』
The light earlier?
Jamming magic?
What are you talking about?
By “light”, do you mean what happened with that stone?
Hnn?
Does it mean that it is close by?
「I can hear you, but who are you?」
I get up from my bed and look around my room.
『I’m not close but I’m closer to you more than anyone else.』
What do you mean?
「I don’t understand what you are talking about.」
『Aren’t your lordship the one who created me? Only your lordship can give me commands.』
……..ehto, your lordship?
…………………….Hnn? Commands?
What do you mean?
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