cat, cat, cat (2)
Even for Lortel, who grew up seeing all kinds of human figures, a girl named Lucy Meirl was difficult to understand.
Often, when I walk around the university, I see him asleep in a sunny place.
However, from the top of the right mountain in the northwestern part of the island, it was witnessed that a high spirit was beaten down,
In the eastern bay, it wipes out the shark-shaped monsters the size of a house with a single gesture…
The image of him wielding that transcendent strength here and there is often caught and heard in Lortel’s ears.
In the case of the Glaskan Incident or the Ophelis Hall incident, he does not even think about exerting his power by taking a nap or sleeping in a corner, so there is a degree to living at his own pace.
In the first place, even with Lortel’s intelligence, information about Lucy Meirl’s identity could not be obtained at all.
I have no idea where I came from or what I was doing before entering Sylvania.
Besides, I don’t understand why you go to the academy for a subject that can destroy a city by yourself right now.
Although he shows up in class all the time due to his indolence, most of them only see him dozing, and even his professor, Glast, doesn’t touch Lucy at all.
In the first place, there was no sign of trying to teach Lucy anything. Ziggs, who didn’t see it, seriously reported Lucy’s attitude to Professor Glast.
– ‘I don’t have to worry about that student because he’s not at the level that I can teach or not. If there is an achievement you need, you are the type to awaken yourself.’
To the extent that a professor whose job is to lead students would say such a thing, in the end, Ziggs and Lortel had no choice but to let Lucy’s eccentric behavior go unnoticed.
Actually, I’m just a little concerned, but Lucy doesn’t bother Lortel. No, I’ve never really had a conversation in the first place.
Aren’t you like a wild feral cat who always wanders around the school with a blank face, wriggling around, eats when hungry and sleeps when sleepy?
At one time, I was drawn to that transcendent strength and thought that it would be nice to be able to open a network, but the more I look at it, the more I can’t control it, so I gave up a long time ago.
Thinking like that, I’m sure I’ve gotten used to a girl named Lucy.
“Wow!”
– Whiwing
Ed lifted Lucy’s whole body, draped it over his shoulder, threw it into the wooden shelter outside, and then opened the door again and came in.
“Oh, sorry. Wake up, Lortel. Lucy was hiding in the hut. I’ve put it away now, so rest in peace.”
Ed, who was wiping away the sweat, looked as if he had finished the cleaning that had been delayed.
Lortel’s cabin life, the morning of the second day.
The first day went by crazy.
Washing myself at the river for the first time in my life, sitting shyly in a corner of a hut with a shabby cloth to dry wet clothes, eating the fish that Ed had carefully cooked for me, feeling the strange warmth, and looking at the starry sky. Soaked in romance, etc… It’s been a while since I’ve had all sorts of exciting and exciting experiences that are hard to summarize in one line.
It was funny to go out on the subject of being chased, so most of them stayed in the huts, but just sitting in this camp now gave me an unknown sense of satisfaction.
However, if you ask if this hiding life was just a romantic healing camp… It’s hard to say that. Being on the run also plays a part, but the most inconvenient thing is the existence of a natural enemy.
“I heard that Yenica would stop by in the morning. Today, reading a book at the Buddhist temple, I think I’m going to do some sort of spirit-style training. If you need anything, tell him.”
Yenika stayed tenaciously until last night’s check-in time for Dex.
Then, seeing that he was going to return to the northern forest early in the morning, it seemed that Lortel was going to be sitting in the camp for the entire three days of his stay.
Sometimes when they make eye contact outside the door, they smile with the brightest and freshest face in the world. It feels like we’re falling for each other.
In any case, during these three days of putting down her life as a merchant, only Yenika is Lortel’s main enemy.
…that’s what I was thinking.
“Lucy seems to come to camp often, senior?”
“Tell me what are you going to do? I think it’s just a natural disaster.”
“…”
Lortel felt as if his intuition was howling.
When I think about the appearance of Lucy I saw yesterday and today, I even wondered if I was spending too much time at the camp.
Whenever he has free time, he will stick to Ed’s side, pick up some jerky from the drying rack, and fall asleep on the roof of a hut, or he will spread out on a rock near Ed while he is chopping firewood and throw up a little story.
In the first place, there is no such thing as a good reason to see Lucy because of the nature of the human being, but that is just the current situation.
It permeates the camp so naturally that even Ed sees it as an everyday scene, and when he wakes up, he always sits next to him and grunts. Isn’t this pretty dangerous?
As I said, the reason for the development of human relationships between men and women usually comes from a change of perception. If Lucy changes her current attitude and even feels a crush on Ed or a desire for monopoly… This would be a different kind of disaster from Yenika. I think I might be even more tired.
It is one of the many lessons learned while living in the world of Sangdo. If you find a seed of disaster, it is right to remove it at that point.
However, the methodology is problematic. how? If you ask me, I can’t help but blur the answer.
“It may be a little noisy, but I’m also busy, so please understand.”
With that said, Ed took a bunch of bricks he didn’t even know where he had gotten them from and began to pile them up.
Lortel crouched and nodded, then cast her gaze at the wooden shelter peeking towards the open door.
A dress that is completely disheveled and does not take shape.
The figure of Lucy, who spreads out and ate, but fell asleep with jerky in her mouth… It certainly seems far from a love affair or a desire for monopoly.
It was clear that he had built a wall with those feelings in the first place… Lortel also thought that he might have overreacted a little.
In any case, Lucy’s unpredictable nature makes it difficult for ordinary people to understand her easily.
There’s nothing wrong with being careful, but I don’t think there’s a need to overreact so much that you don’t have to get tired of yourself.
Ed and Lucy’s point of contact is clearly a matter between them, not Lortel’s. Trying to restrain someone even though they’re not in a romantic relationship yet can seem like a tiring style.
After some degree of self-objectification was over, Lortel nodded and leaned back against the wall of the hut.
Am I just becoming unnecessarily sensitive to unfamiliar feelings? Even my unusual appearance is slowly starting to be accepted as pleasure, and I start to twist my hands.
I just clasped my knees and put my chin there, glancing at Ed’s back, holding a brick and doing his research.
It’s impossible to do anything because it’s force majeure that laughter leaks out like crazy, but I bow my head because I don’t want to lose the image of a seasoned and demanding merchant by showing this for nothing.
That mask is Lortel’s most powerful weapon at this point.
Anyway, I don’t think it’s necessary to be too sensitive about Ed’s relationships.
Time is overflowing.
*
[ New finished product ]
handmade bricks
A brick made by pouring clay into a mold, shaping it, drying it sufficiently, and baking it by fire magic.
Crafting Difficulty: ●●○○○
[ The production has been completed. Crafting skill has increased. ]
[ You have mastered the masonry skill. Due to the feat stat, the increase in proficiency increases. ]
[ New finished product ]
brick fireplace
Fireplace made by stacking handmade bricks with your own hands. It is not strong because the joint is treated with mud, but it seems to be able to fulfill its role as a stove. If you want to use it indoors, it seems that you need to attach a flue pipe.
Crafting Difficulty: ●●◐○○
[ The production has been completed. Crafting skill has increased. ]
– Tap, tap, tap.
I spent the whole morning, but I didn’t have time to build a chimney. It seems that I have no choice but to use the afternoon or night time.
Still, the finished product itself is quite satisfactory, so it feels good after a long time. Just a little bit more, and the day will soon come when we can move into the hut and live.
It is a stable living environment. What a dream this is.
“Oh my, it smells unique. Did you add basil?”
“Last time Bell gave me some. But can you tell just by smelling it?”
“I am confident of one sense of smell.”
Lortel singing a hum, Yenika with her axe-eyed, and me. The three of them went around the fire and prepared to have lunch.
It was a dish made from raw fish that had been kept in a close state, cut into fillets, and then grilled and seasoned with various spices.
Cooking skill proficiency is also increasing day by day, and it feels like my eating habits have risen as an environment where I can get and use various ingredients.
It’s still the same wild diet, but it’s a good thing that the taste is getting better every day. After the hut construction is complete, it would not be a bad idea to grow small annual vegetables yourself.
When you take a bite with a skewer, the juicy juices seep through it, making your mouth water.
“If you see that there is no movement even this morning, you can think that the plan is going well.”
Lortel covered her mouth with a gentle movement and chewed the food, then continued speaking. Yenika didn’t say anything, as if she was in a bad mood.
“If you’ve come this far, you’ll just have to wait for the victory report.”
“okay. It’s a good thing, but don’t be vigilant.”
“Sure. Sir Ed.”
Laughing with a smile, Lortel spoke in a lively voice.
“Well, it seems like a lot of work to do right now. There are things that need to be taken care of, and I have to take care of Ed-senpai’s pay.”
“About 20 gold coins is not a lot of money for your wallet, is it?”
“No matter how small the money, you have to thoroughly repay it. I’m a merchant. Is there anything you would like to receive in kind other than cash, senior? As long as the surplus inventory in the branch warehouse allows it.”
“Well. I got it in kind for nothing, but it seemed like it was going to be a dump, so I did.”
“Oh my goodness. Seniors.”
Lortel ruffled her reddish hair and smirked.
“Because I don’t joke with seniors. Why are you so sad?”
“Hmm… the ones that come to mind right away… Construction materials… Or, yes. Any leftover tech supplies?”
“Are you tech supplies?”
The thought of what to fill the advanced skill slots in the crafting series with is already over. It’s magic engineering and elemental infusion.
Among them, the level of proficiency increases only when you encounter as many magic items as possible for the magic-related skills, so it will be easier if you have someone who can distribute them.
“It has become practical, and it’s mostly just leftover and cheap items.”
“Hmm…”
Lortel put a hand on his chin and seemed to be in thought.
“Check stock later and tell me.”
“No, I’ll think about it now. I am memorizing everything.”
“Are you memorizing all of that?”
“If you report on the flow of inventory changes every day, you can always memorize certain items without much change.”
Well. There’s no need to think too seriously about it right now, but Lortel considered my request more proactively than I thought.
“But why did you ask for cheap and unpopular items?”
“Well. It’s not going to be used for anything very useful, and it’s funny to ask for something that’s reasonably expensive and then go into debt or burden.”
“Aha. If that’s the reason… let’s just stay…”
Lortel smiled broadly, apologized for a moment, and pondered. I waited for a minute or two, but after thinking for a while, I reached out for the food again.
“By the way, Jenika. Speaking of Kim, I have something I want to ask you.”
“Uh-huh?!”
Yenika, who was eating the fish meat, flinched and trembled. Perhaps he was surprised by the sudden call, or as if he was thirsty, so he quickly handed him water.
“Fu ha!”
“…”
“Are you asking?”
I pondered for a while as to how to bring up the story, and then I calmly divulged the story, wondering if it was necessary to even think about it.
“These days, I want to learn a little bit of spirit-based magic and try to make a contract with even a low-level spirit. I was wondering if I could get some help with that.”
“Edgar Spirit?”
“yes.”
Yenika thought, “Umm,” as she braided her pigtails, and then aha! and nodded.
“By the way, Tarkan talked a lot about Ed. Ed’s severed neck still hurts.”
“…”
“Hey, you don’t have to make that face, Ed. Even if Tarkan is a bit sloppy, I mean, I said it wisely. Ed was definitely angry that he had no choice but not to be emotional!”
The only thing that comes to mind is Yenika’s anger, rolling her feet and inflating her cheeks.
There’s nothing wrong with pretending to be a high-ranking spirit, but… I wouldn’t even go out of my way to get angry.
“Takan still hasn’t fully recovered his powers. Even so, I know that Ed was the one who stopped the rampage… He’s just grunting, I don’t think he really has any feelings. In any case, Eddo’s spirits must have accumulated quite a bit.”
“right.”
It was the result of a fan beating not only Takan, but also all the spirits under Yenika’s orders.
In fact, Yenika must have been well aware that it was inevitable.
In the first place, Yenika still seems to have a lot of guilt about what happened at the time, so she doesn’t seem to want to talk about it any more.
“Then… can you see…?”
Yenica suddenly said that and then spread her arms out.
“…yes?”
“Um… you have a weak sense of seeing a spirit that hasn’t manifested yet… Would you like to hold my hand, Ed?”
“hand? Suddenly your hand?”
“… No, no, I don’t mean that! I have something I want to show you!”
Having said that, I took Yenika’s hand without any doubt.
“Huh, billions. Ed, Bird, your hands are bigger than I thought.”
“You are small.”
Having said that, I closed my eyes for a moment and then opened them, and I couldn’t help but be amazed.
“Fifty-three… a little less than usual…”
Rabbits, hawks, deer, tigers, eagles, dogs, sparrows… There were so many animals that it was difficult to say one by one. Each of them is different in size and the elements that make up their bodies are also different, which is a huge scene.
A sparrow made of wind sits on Jenica’s shoulder, and a cute boa constrictor baby is wrapped around her right arm, a puppy with dust falling from her feet sits wrapped around her, and a burning deer She rubs her face against Jenica’s cheek.
“…were you always like this?”
“Usually, they all spread out, but when I come to the Northern Forest, they always gather like this. Come on, this snake. Does he see clearly? He’s just changed from a body spirit to a sub-element.”
“How many spirits did you contract with in the first place?”
“yes? Well… Not all of the kids here are contracted… Umm… One high spirit, six middle spirits, and lower spirits… I’m not counting them one by one. I think the triple digits are definitely going to go beyond that.”
If you reach the minimum achievement of the Spirit Sensitivity and Spirit Understanding skills, you will receive at most two spirit slots.
She is a girl born with a constitution that is truly loved by spirits.
There are more than a dozen spirits that can only be seen at a glance, but considering the number of spirits that my eyes still cannot detect, how many are there?
“Anyway, if you’re interested in animology, I can give you a good idea. But I feel that the sensory aspect is more developed than the theoretical aspect… If it were a simple magic theory, Ayla would be much more well-versed than me… Still, it is much more important to develop the senses in actual animism. Because…”
Tailly’s companion, Ayla, is vague in terms of his powers, but he has deep knowledge in magical knowledge.
Just as the realm of science and the realm of sense are different, Yenika is a type of spirit magician with extremely developed senses.
If you want to learn Elementalism, which has a high barrier to entry, it is best to get help from the same Elementalist in the end.
In the field of spiritism, no one is as highly sensible as Yenika. At least in Sylvania.
“Anyway, considering the first contract, it seems that the level of spirit sensitivity has risen to some extent. When we first met, I was a complete stranger, but I grew up very quickly. I think Ed has some talent.”
Yenicka must be well aware of the reason why he was able to grow so quickly… Above all else, the biggest thing was to cut off Tarkan’s head.
“Besides that, I want to get some help from Yenika on the sensuous part. There is a limit to simply being an academic spirits class.”
“yes! Don’t worry about that!”
Yenica Palerover is a network that is difficult to make intentionally. If you have such a strong classmate, you should be able to see the virtues of it.
I wonder where I can go and get a one-on-one tutoring from a spirit master of this level. If you can suck it, suck it as much as possible…. is a bit of an expression.
Anyway, Yenika is helping me out of pure goodwill.
“Then, I am Ed’s teacher!”
Yenica says so, ahem! and laughed.
To others, he put his arms on his waist to show a dignified smile, and snorted confidently, uhhh, but the expression of cuteness rather than dignity was appropriate.
It’s a little bit too much to upset Yenica’s mood, so I gave her a few rounds of applause.
“Hold on to your worries! I’ll take responsibility and raise Ed’s spirit magic sense! I’ll make it possible to sign a contract with a lieutenant in no time!”
Ahem! I was very grateful for the smile, so I nodded my head at the same time.
“Then… it seems that direct communication with the spirit is still difficult, isn’t it?”
“My voice seems to reach the lower spirits I see occasionally, but I can’t hear what the spirits are saying to me.”
“okay? Umm… considering the level of magic that Ed deals with, it’s impossible. Aren’t the Spirit Sensitivity and Mana Sensitivity levels up to a pretty decent level?”
“…that’s right.”
“Isn’t this just… the spirits aren’t talking to Ed? Even if you can’t hear it clearly, you should be able to hear the stories of the spirits at least vaguely…”
Yenika said so and held out her index finger to the sparrow sitting on her shoulder.
The sparrow with a cute appearance quickly moved to Yenika’s index finger and sat down.
“Charis! Would you like to talk to Ed?”
[ Miss Yenica! This guy… I can’t… because! ]
Five…! It sounds really vague…!
As I drove my mind to the more magical sense, the voice began to be transmitted clearly.
[ In the first place, we need to raise the level of sensitivity a little more in order to hear our story! ]
“is it? But Ed’s growth is faster than I thought.”
[Think of this man’s daily routine! How much time have you had to practice magic! You know Miss Jenica! According to what was reported at the regular report meeting held last week at the window of Dex Hall 203, the supplies in the food warehouse are running out, and I have to focus on the hut construction right now, so I can’t focus on anything else.
When Yenika put her palm on the sparrow’s head and twisted the flow of magic, the sparrow-shaped spirit was reverse-summoned and disappeared in an instant.
“…can you hear me?”
“Vaguely?”
silence for a while.
“…By the way, what about the weekly report meeting?”
“Yes, the North Forest is a place where many spirits live. So, do you have to report any other external fluctuations to me or some sort of system anyway? Let me know if I report something that makes the spirits uneasy? In the meantime, a little bit of Ed’s content is also mixed in, but it’s not that important, and what should I say? A light feeling like saying goodbye to a neighbor you met while passing by?”
“….okay?”
The gibberish tone is strangely troubling, but what is important right now is the method of cultivating spirit-based magic in the end.
“Anyway, I’ll check Ed’s spirit response on a regular basis. Perhaps this sensory area is the most open to me within the bachelor’s. It is rare to find a person who has developed a sense of the spirits in the first place.”
“Yeah, thanks for that.”
In any case, with the help of an experienced spirit magician, spirit-based magic can really go up and down. Having good friends made this part really good.
In the end, the part I’m concerned about is the mechanics…
“Oh, are you done talking?”
Lortel came in with a still grinning smile.
“okay.”
“So, let’s wrap up the story about tech supplies. We have more inventory than we thought, so I think we can provide enough.”
This is also pretty good news.
“Besides, most of them are considered dead assets because they have no record of being sold over a certain period of time or expired.”
“Oh, so can you sell it at the lowest possible price? Try pounding the calculations with the 20 you promised.”
“It’s not a sale at a cheap price. The old man also said very sad things. After all, the amount is not large, and it’s practically a dead asset, so it’s free…”
After talking up to that point, Lortel shook her head for a moment and then looked at me and Yenika in turn.
As he looked at Lortel with a puzzled face, he immediately brought up that foxy smile again.
“No matter how free… it must be difficult as long as I have the title of a merchant, right?”
“right. I understand your position.”
“Nevertheless, I will sell it as cheaply as possible. If we have a bad inventory, we keep going as it happens. However, since it is an exchange of money, you have to write a contract… Also, it would be better if you write a sales certificate every time you sell it.”
“Do you usually do that to simple sales contracts?”
“Well, we have a special compromise. Are you offering it cheap? ahaha. but…”
Lortel smiled and added a story about what made him feel so good.
“You have to renew your contract every time, so you have to visit the Elte Sangha branch in the eastern part of life on a regular basis. Well, it would be nice to have a cup of tea while you’re here, and talk a little bit about taking care of yourself. Considering the change in properties, the more frequent the contract renewal, the better, so once a week… or once every three days?”
“If it’s a contract, it can’t be helped that it’s a bit cumbersome. Don’t just think about putting a dumpster on it.”
“Oh my gosh, as I said before… the secret to longevity at Elte Company is conscience.”
It is quite important to have an environment where people can receive magic equipment stably.
You can fine-tune the details at that time. It’s not that I can’t see magic equipment at all.
“But… isn’t it okay to give that much for free…?”
From there, Yenika came in.
“Ed helped a lot this time. As long as the amount does not cause any major damage to the ledger, it is okay to not be too rigid about the contract or anything like that.”
When Yenika speaks in a strangely hard tone, Lortel responds with a contrasting, assertive tone.
“I am a merchant. Even if you are a benefactor, there is no such thing as offering anything for free. This is a kind of work ethic.”
“lie! You’re just making excuses!”
“For a reason? For what reason?”
Lortel’s expression, looking at Yenica with a bright face and blinking eyes, is like a girl who really doesn’t know anything about the world.
Naturally, Lortel couldn’t be that kind of girl.
In fact, there seems to be room for further consideration on the price negotiation.
If there is a case related to the occupation of the Ophelis Pavilion, if the lortel is further roasted, it is highly likely that a way to conclude a contract will be found in a more advantageous position.
This is a pretty sharp point for Yenicka. You should not look at the heart of Lortel, who uses evil to earn even a penny of gold from time to time.
Then I was thinking about how to conclude the story for a while.
“Oh my God, I didn’t know that even Miss Lortel would be here.”
Having said that, they all turned their heads and looked towards the grass to see a familiar guest.
“…Mr. Bell?”
“Ugh…”
“…why are you doing that?”
Seeing the sight of the campfire where me, Lortel, and Jenica were sitting around, Bell suddenly pressed his temples down and closed his eyes.
“No, I’m sorry. Just looking at the members makes my head feel dizzy already.”
“…Yes?”
“It seems that the situation is not at all peaceful. I’m sorry for coming all of a sudden.”
The first person to get cold eyes is Lortel.
He must have been in a position where he did not want to meet the officials of the Ophelis Hall. You probably wouldn’t even want to reveal your location in the first place.
In fact, at this point in time, it was already a victory for Lortel. It is time for the sale of Jangguryu to have already passed. If Elte was to subdue Lortel, she should have come to this hut last night.
Even so, although he was in a position to be unaware, he had enough time to get out of the hut and bask in the flames. In fact, he is in a position waiting for a victory report.
Still, the outfit Bell is wearing seems to make Lortel feel uncomfortable.
Compared to the neat and tidy senior maid outfit, it is a much more colorful outfit. It was the dress of the maid chief.
The fact that Bell succeeded to Elise and succeeded in the position of head of the maid means that the Ophelis House incident is being completed as well.
Bell walked in as gracefully as usual and sat cautiously across from our group.
“…I’m sorry to deliver the bleak news…”
Then, with his eyes closed, he continued the story slowly.
Anticipating what Bell was going to say, I quietly lowered my gaze.
Looking at the burning bonfire, I threw in a few more bonfires.