40 – Teacher and Disciple
“This, what is this all about? Sister?”
Unlike the first time, Seria was flustered this time and stuttered her words.
It is natural. From her point of view, it is literally ‘afraid’.
“As you can see. They are clothes.”
“It’s not just clothes?!”
“Yes. These are all thick winter clothes. There are leather and fur clothes, all of which are waterproof to maintain body temperature. They say it can survive even in the northern ice caps.”
“Then why did you bring that?!”
A unique constitution that allows mana to circulate through the skin. Resulting in a rapid rise in body temperature.
And even the mana heart, which is greatly affected by the state of the body.
For whatever reason, it doesn’t change that Seria should avoid wearing thick clothes.
To the point of avoiding even covering the skin with blood or other contamination.
Even if she goes to an important place, thin clothes are the best she can wear.
At least, at least, her underwear is all she wears all the time.
But what Enlil brought was things that collided with it head-on.
From Seria’s point of view, it’s not just because it’s hot, it’s something she has to avoid in order to survive.
If you do it wrong, you can put a lot of strain on your mana heart.
“Why did you bring the clothes? She was brought to wear.”
“Sister? Didn’t you know that I have an unusual constitution?”
“I am familiar with it. That’s all I’ve been talking about so far.”
“But telling me to wear such thick clothes is no different from strangling my throat. Are you kidding me?”
Seria smiled embarrassingly, saying hehehe, and Enlil huhu! And so she laughs.
That’s where her saintess realized. Oh, this woman is seriously doing this.
“Hey, sister. I’m really in trouble. It’s not at this level because I just don’t like it, because it’s stuffy, because it’s hot.”
“Perhaps. Because it is directly affected by the mana cycle and flow.”
“Why is someone I know well doing this!”
Now Seria is trying to escape her.
Judging by how quickly she puts on the clothes she had taken off, she seems to have made up her mind.
At that, Enlil sighed and began to explain the reason.
“You told me earlier. How did you approach Instructor Leone so far?”
“Yes. But there was nothing like that in those methods.”
“Because it’s dangerous. If you do it wrong, it won’t end with internal injuries, but your Mana Heart can be damaged beyond repair. Yes?”
When Enlil said so, Seria grumbled why she would do that when she knew so well.
If the flow of mana is not smooth, damage will accumulate on the mana heart.
She can endure for a while, but can recover from some damage.
If more damage is accumulated, the mana heart will eventually collapse like human organs.
If it really does, she will never be able to use mana again.
Like a man who has lost his heart can never open his eyes.
“Actually, this is a secret.”
But Seria, hearing Enlil’s next words, could not grumble any longer.
“I almost died in that tower.”
“… Yes?”
“It’s not because of the owner of the tower or the beast, it’s because of a similar reason to the current saintess.”
Reasons similar to your current self. It probably meant the worst damage inflicted on Mana Heart.
Seria looked at Enlil with eyes asking what that meant.
It’s not because she doesn’t understand what she’s saying. That’s because it’s the first time she’s heard it.
No one has ever told me a story like that. It’s just that Enlil fought the owner of the tower and was defeated again.
She never said that she was over the edge of death by taking damage from mana hearts inside the tower.
The reason for this was revealed not long after.
“By the way, I kept this a secret even from Instructor Leone. If he knew, he would be very worried about him.”
Enlil just didn’t mention her, so no one knew about her.
She said that even before she could fight the tower’s owner, she had already almost died once.
“She’s mana, you know she’s modified the practice.”
“Yes. I heard from Instructor Leon. That her sister did a great job.”
“I almost got into trouble for her doing that. If I had done something wrong, I would have died on the spot, let alone on the top floor, suffering irreparable damage.”
Enlil’s explanation was shocking to Seria.
“What? Reverse the flow of mana? Are you saying she did some reverse flow control?”
“The principle is similar. Except the result came to be the exact opposite.”
“Sister Enlil, are you crazy?!”
What Enlil did was a very dangerous act, to the extent that even the saintess said she was crazy.
“Only words go backwards, I could have died because the inside was shaken right away! Maybe the mana heart was twisted and I couldn’t use mana again! Even if it wasn’t for that, she suffered serious internal injuries, so fighting might not have been possible for a while!”
“Yes. You know exactly.”
“How can you know that….”
“Because it was so urgent. Because she was so desperate. My change in the current situation.”
The mana inside the tower, which she naturally assumed was the same, turned out to be different from the outside.
Thanks to that, the mana practice she had practiced so far has become almost useless.
Management may be necessary, but over time it will become poison, not medicine.
The only way left is to change the practice method to match the mana here.
At any cost, even prepared for the worst if necessary.
“… That’s how I modified the mana practice method to suit the situation inside the tower.”
Why did Enlil bring those thick clothes and why did she tell herself that?
Seria, who finally found out, sighed involuntarily.
It is not the only way to create the most suitable situation and find a method that suits your body.
Sometimes you absolutely have to avoid it. It could have been a road that had to be detoured unconditionally.
“I look a little strange when you say that. Sister-in-law was fighting to the death inside the tower, but I seem to be afraid of clothes like that.”
“There is nothing different. Either I completely changed the flow of mana, or the saintess wrapped her whole body tightly and suppressed the circulation of mana to the extreme. After all, it’s the same as being dangerous to Mana Heart.”
Seria nodded her head and looked at the clothes Enlil had brought with her.
They are all thick and unmatched. My body temperature seems to rise just by looking at it.
Since I went to the battlefield with this constitution, I have never worn clothes like that.
Moreover, even in that strict church, they recognized their peculiar constitution and allowed them to wear only thin clothes.
‘If you think about it… There is nothing wrong with Sister Enlil’s words.’
Rion was definitely a good teacher. He seemed cold, but he wasn’t cold-blooded.
All the mana exercises he has suggested so far are for Seria himself. It is now visible that the emphasis is on them, less risky and less burdensome than
.
Every time you say that you have to prepare for a crisis or that it will be difficult.
In reality, you’re worried about getting hurt. How absurd is this.
Even so, how thankful and willing it is.
‘This is why Sister Enlil has such a crush on you.’
Seria, who understood everything, hoo! She took a breath and picked up her clothes.
“It’s heavier than I thought.”
“It’s fur on the outside, but leather on the inside. It is said that neither wind nor rain can pass through it. In addition, it is said that the heat emitted from the body is hardly released to the outside.”
“You managed to get something like this. Sister.”
“Among the people I know, there are people who have lived in the North a lot.”
If you’ve made up your mind, you have to do it properly.
Crisis is dangerous, but sometimes it can be an opportunity to leap forward.
“I’m afraid to wear clothes like this. I’ve never really had anything like this.”
“Has the saintess really never worn clothes like this? The fight against the monsters wouldn’t have been only in the south. I heard that the combat priests fight everywhere.”
“Right. I’ve fought several times in the north right now. Even then, I was only wearing a thin pair of clothes. Ugh… I’d rather take off all my underwear and be naked.”
Seria puts on another layer of clothes inside before putting on a thick coat.
But Enlil, who was helping her by her side, grabs her by the shoulder.
“Isn’t it?”
“Yes?”
“That was just that, wasn’t it?”
What are you talking about all of a sudden? Seria blinks her eyes.
No, I meant to ask you to explain what the hell you mean by saying no.
“Take off all her underwear… nudity….”
“Sister Enlil?”
“No way, you didn’t go that far with Instructor Leone, did you? Right, saintess?”
“Everyone, you say the obvious. I can’t possibly do something so rude. It’s just that it is, it is.”
Seria spits out a laugh as if it is absurd. Thanks to that, Enlil was relieved and could barely laugh.
Because according to her standard, it was right that men and women who had already seen everything they had to see would connect unconditionally.
‘Gee, it’s really fortunate. Thank god….’
I must have heard all the answers, Enlil, who had her mind set, decided to focus on his own business.