En Route (2)

We were en route to the second inn-town after Mikhan, passing through a pretty rocky area filled with shaded areas. Wed finally arrived somewhere with good public safety, a main road.

That town we stopped at last night was great. Being able to sleep properly in a private room was a huge difference compared to sleeping out in a tent.

Just then, we were stopping for a toilet break. There were a lot of shaded areas and there werent any enemies around, so it was a great opportunity.

We decided wed have some lunch after we were done relieving ourselves.

Phew

Humans had to deal with physiological phenomena to keep living, I was no exception. Rokuko was, though, since she was a dungeon core.

Oh, Master Kehma. Ill join you, excuse me.

Uoooh!? Whyd you come here for!? Im in the middle of something!

Oh come now. The men in the knight order always do it and I wanted to give it a try too, so I figured now was a good chance!

Shikina was standing next to me as she spoke.

But youre a girl! You cant

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Oh, come to think of it, she got affected by that [Futanaru] magic drug so she had it. Id forgot. Wait, its still there?

Mmmm, penises are so convenient!

Just stop, you lewd girl. Girls shouldnt talk like that.

Whoops, excuse me. Still though, it was hard to get used to. I mean, I have two holes to pee from now so its pretty hard to just get it out the right one. So Ive been practicing with it!

Please spare me the details. Women shouldnt talk about pee like that.

As ever, shed never stop on her own.

Ummm. So, its still there? Whens it supposed to go away?

She said itd be sometime within the next year but its basically just a part of me now. No, its always been a part of me! I think of it like my child. Like how it grows up when I care for it

Ahem! Uhh, so, well be going to the imperial capital, your house is there right? Will it be alright?

Although I didnt exactly damage her she did manage to have an extra, well, tool.

Her parents learning of that seems a bit scary.

Well, you could probably hide it for a little while, but

Do not worry yourself! For I have realized I am a man! Just look at this thing!

Thats exactly why Im worrying!

Dont say anything about having one, seriously. I mean really, promise me, yeah? Itd suck, so please dont.

But well, I feel like weve deepened our relationship, Master! So this is what they all talked about, bonding by peeing together? I bet it is!

The f*ck? Never again. Seriously, please, I can feel my mind breaking.

Awww! Oh well, Ill join in on Wataru-sensei or Gozoh-dono next time!

It looked like the next victim wouldnt be me again, so I decided to leave it be.

Lets not step on any snakes I dont have to

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After we ate, I suddenly remembered how I was the only one left out when we were dealing with the flame dragon a few days before. I was a bit worried about it, so I decided to ask Ichika for more information.

Sooo, Ichika-sensei. Got a sec?

Whats up?

Hmm, how should I put it? I was worried about everyone easily coming to grips with Ontentoo but just couldnt accept Igni.

Why was Igni no good but Ontentoo was OK?

Oh, thats cause of magnitudes.

Magnitudes?

Ichika nodded when I parroted the word back to her.

Like their status. I meant, between Igni and Ontentoo, Ontentoos is bigger. Like, Ontentoos is waaaaaay bigger.

Yeah, I dont follow.

I mean, if his is bigger, wouldnt that mean Ontentoos more frightening?

Mmm, to put it a way yall understand its like comparing a bag of flour to the entire field? Igni bein the flour, Ontentoo the field.

Oh.

I started to understand what Ichika was saying.

To put it another way, its the difference between being able to comprehend a numerical value at first sight versus not.

To put it some other ways, a truck versus a skyscraper, or a dump truck versus the ground itself. Like what kind of damage could it deal?

Ignis, well, easy to understand just how strong she is. Ontentoos more unknowable. Its more like yer the only person thatd think [Oh yeah, hes a great guy], Goshujin-sama.

Its that big of a difference?

Saying that, Ichika leaned forward to whisper something into my ears so that no one else could hear.

By the way, Goshujin-sama in terms of magical power only, its probably the same for Goshujin-sama too?

Eh?

I mean, yer a hero. Its natural yad be that strong right?

But like, I havent trained at all?

Ichika shrugged and sighed, a gesture that seemed to say something like [Thats why ya dont get it, Goshujin-sama].

Goshujin-samas been usin [Create Golem] most every day ya? Thats magic, remember? And Ive heard stuff about how stuff like meditation and faith raisin magic power.

Wait, sleeping is training?

Now that I think about it, Id had to drink tons of mana potions to restore my magical power from using [Create Golem] during that last Dungeon Battle, but nowadays I basically dont use them at all. Well, I they do taste kind of alright, so I do sip some now and then.

Ive also heard about how using yer magical power up and then letting it entirely fill back up over and over and over again can actually improve yer resilience and capacity. Dunno if thats true though.

I see, so your resilience improves by exhausting your supply, while your maximum capacity increases by storing it up or something? Though she did say it might not be true.

So then, its just my guess but like imagine heroes have like a hundred points. Wataru woulda split his half n half between strength and magic yeah? But yers is more like all in on magic. Get it? It makes sense.

Yeah. Great job, Ichika. Your theory makes sense.

Also, Goshujin-sama, ya know how far youll be able to go usin magic yeah? Yer upper limit I mean.

Crap, I have no clue. I mean like, magics something that you can do anything with if you have the magical power for it, is that the upper limit?

Isnt that a contradictory question, like if youre asked a [Yes] or [No] question like [Is your answer [No]?]. Whatever you answer could mean either.

Come to think of it, it was a fail, but I did try summoning Ichika with that [Summon Gargoyle] magic a while back, and even that should be possible if Id reorganized it to be closer to [Teleport] or something. I just needed the magical power for it.

Not bein able to respond straight off is what I mean. To be honest, me, Gozoh, Watarunone of us can figure out how strong yer magical power is, Goshujin-sama.

And physically?

I could probably beat ya if ya didnt wear a clothes golem. Yad probably even lose against a Pavueran punk.

Oh. Alright then. Well, Im confident in my magical ability so theres that I guess.

Hey, am I actually pretty awesome?

Yer just now gettin it?

Ichika spoke in amazement. It got me thinking.

But yeah as far as battles concerned Goshujin-sama, yer magical powers just too much. If ya put it next to Ignis magical power, yers would probably drown it completely? Its like S-Rank with a good bit to spare. Yad get wrecked if ya didnt have the clothes golem on, but with it yad beat even B-Rank adventurers yeah.

Mulling it over for a moment, Ichika turned to me again.

Objectively lookin, Goshujin-samas amazin?

O-Oh.

I guess I am? I guess, since if not theres no way Id ever have something like a connection to B-Rank adventurers.

Though I guess it wasnt just a connection, be it the dragon subjugation or Ontentoo.

So. Todays dinner is meat from the great boar Meat-senpai and everyone hunted. Wataru sliced the meat suuuper thin and boiled it!

Shabushabu1 huh. Is there any sauce?

By the way, this world has shabushabu too. It sounded like the god of food, Hero Ishidaka, made it well known I wonder if he spread the concept of draining the animals blood first, too?

Well, I guess its possible he didnt. Itd be a profitable thing to keep close, after all.

Is there a magic that can drain blood in one go?

Huh? Whyd ya bring that up? Thatd be super convenient. You can do it?

Is it space-time magic, or water magic? Should the blood drain out of the body directly? Or maybe from its mouth well, it might be impossible.

Thatd kill a human straight off if ya used it on them Goshujin-samas cruel.

Dont say that. Its supposed to be a convenient magic, not some instakill magic.

I guess its just another example of it depending on how its used?