Chapter 11

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I changed the word creek used in this and in previous chapters into river . The kanji used meant streamlet or brook which is a small and narrow river so its pretty much the same, I guess (;)

And also, the next chapter (chapter 11 . 5) just contains character introductions but its not really necessary for now so Ill just skip over it for now and just combine it with chapter 25 . 5 since that chapter is also more or less the same with just more details . It will be posted by the end of this arc to avoid spoiling stuff .

Disclaimer: I can't guarantee that this is 100% accurate .

Please let me know if there are any mistakes in my translations .

Chapter 11: That time when school reopened

Its snowing again today This world has four seasons but the length of the day doesnt change . I only noticed it during autumn but sunrise and sunset always happens at the same time all year round . Its great that there is plenty of daylight during winter . Its troublesome to create light using magic and if we use oil, our expenses would pile up so Id feel sorry for my parents .

Well, Ill just make some glass beads since it cant be helped like usual . Ill use black glass as a the base then attach green stripes and white spots to it then finish it off by adding transparent glass to the exterior and putting it in an annealing agent .

So that I could cheer myself up for a while, I just convinced myself that Its obvious that it would be like this since Im just a beginner when I saw the finished product . I havent seen any suzuran flowers in this world yet so I just tried making it from my memory . I finished it by attaching it to a hair clip after that .

I thought about this during the end of the year festival but I havent really done anything like this to her so I wanted to try and do something in my own special way . I didnt really have any income and Ive been avoiding it until now so it would be nice if I could return her feelings with just this much .

Next, I mass-produced glass beads with what I thought was a pretty good pattern since I thought I could sell those at the villages second-hand shop . Next would be knitted mats . These are the ones that good enough to be laid down on the floor for sitting since there seems to be a demand .

The problem is carving and sculpting I just cant make it look like a bear . It looks like a wild boar no matter how I look at it, and what was supposed to be a rabbit looks like a rat . To be honest, Im probably useless when it comes to sculpting I dont have a choice but to just keep at this as a hobby and just steadily improve . First of all, lets start with a Kokeshi which has a relatively lower difficulty . Un .

Its snowing today as well and Ive used up all of my pocket-money and materials . What should I do? How should I pass the time? After thinking about it for a while, I decided to do some magic image and muscle training . By the way, I gotCraftsmanship: 1the other day .

The village is safe right now but theres a place nearby where monsters live so lets just do mock battles in place for muscle training . Ill do my usual routine of sit-ups, pull-ups and push ups but do I also need grip strength? I kept on thinking about that while I was on my way to my training room inside the forest .

By the way, since it was snowing in the middle of the forest, I shouted, Eternal Force Blizzard! . Then, I shouted, ***ruptive Wave, as I bended my knees, spread my legs apart and raised both of my hands forward while my mouth was open . I was still embarrassed even though nobody was around but then I felt despair because I remembered that god was probably watching me right now . [TN: He was copying from DQ3]

On the way home, I thought about a things that could put my magic image to use like non lethal magic, simple magic and modern weapons that could be made using magic .

The things that I came up with that I could actually use are:FlashFine SandBoiling WaterandMucus Flashis made by trying to combine light and fire attributes and imitating the effect of a flashbang or a stun grenade so it generates a small explosion with a sudden loud noise and an intense flash of light . Its purpose is to blind an enemy .

Fine Sandis quite simple . It generate particles of fine sand in my hand using earth attribute and throw it towards the face of the opponent . Its for physically blinding them .

Boiling Wateris made by combining water and fire attribute . Its similar to those things they throw over castle walls in a siege battle . Opponents would die because of shock at worst but it would leave serious injuries if they survive and those injuries might cause infection and there would be a possibility that it would still end up with death . Thats why unless I think its really, really necessary, I will only douse my opponents with water at 70 degrees Celsius . I only tried making this so that I had something to use against heavily armored troops . I could have increased the boiling point by using salt water but I think there wont be any problems even if the water is just at 98 degrees .

Mucuscould be used for a lot of things if you know how to use it . I was originally just going to use this against fire magic but I also thought that this could be used to stick dry leaves and grass or even sand and soil to my body as an improvised ghillie suit . Its currently winter right now though so I just need to paint my skin as it is .

By the way, combining boiling water and mucus turns it into a sticky and piping hot viscous fluid which is a simple but brutal way of getting rid of enemies .

I also tried coming up with a stun gun-like magic but I could only remember large objects that could generate lightning and electricity so Im just going to keep this in reserve .

Its a bit chilly but since snow stopped falling, I went out to my training spot in the forest to try out my magic .

I tried castingFlashon my feet and it looked like it was about a million candela but I dont really get that unit of measurement so lets just say that its like looking into the beam of a flashlight . Youd get dazzled and wont be able to see for a while . There was also a loud sound similar to that of an airplanes engine which caused me to temporarily lose my hearing and my ears were ringing for a while . It seems to be pretty effective but Ill close my eyes the next time I use it .

Fine Sands effects were obviousI mean, really obvious . The sand was too fine to throw far away in one direction that I got hurt myself because it got caught by the wind and got in my eye .

Hot, is what I would use to describeBoiling Water . I made a crater next to the river using earth magic and let the river water flow in . Then, I imagined a hot spring welling up in that hole . I just tried to make an outdoor bath but its good that everything went well .

I was able to adjust the viscosity ofMucus . It went from something slippery like oil to something similar to mud like those toy slimes . I tried dropping it on the ground as a test and pebbles, sand and soil stuck to it creating an instant ghillie suit .

I heated the bath water and took a bath after returning home and since it was still slightly warm afterwards so I got found out . I became in charge of preparing the bath starting the next day . By the way, it seems like school will be restarting tomorrow .

I went to the usual meeting place but, as expected, Suzuran didnt arrive so I decided to go and pick her up .

Its been a while but I actually came to wake her up . is what I said as my greeting . Even though I made sure to tell her yesterday, was Ricoris-sans reply but I couldnt say anything back and just gave a wry smile .

I did my usual knock and called out before entering but before waking her up, I take out the suzuran hairclip and a folded paper from my pocket and put it on top of her desk . After doing that, I hit her shoulders and call out to her until she was sitting up, then I leave the room . By the way, the letters contents was something simple . I said, I had free time this winter so I made this . You can have it if you like it .

Im a coward so I was embarrassed to write something even longer .

I received the usual tea and drank it while waiting . Suzuran had her usual bed hair when she came down but this time there was a hairclip attached . Well, it cant be helped since were in a hurry .

Uhm starting tomorrow everyone is going to go up a grade . Simple reading and writing lessons will be reduced a bit and in exchange simple body movement classes and mock battles would start to increase . Magic basics and training would remain the same

After the teacher said that, we had trivial discussions regarding our activities during winter and joked around with my classmates . Then, school was over for the day .

I guess Im going to be a second grader starting tomorrow .