Martiality (武
by Afuhfuihgs
Martiality (武)
Seeing Ellie coming on so strong like this, it seems sharing life with her is the only answer after all.
Having no choice but to nod and reluctantly agree, Ellie gave a satisfied smile.
Asking for a moment, Ellie got up again and soon brought back several books related to black magic.
,Safety is important, after all.”
Still, her prioritizing safety is reassuring. Now that I’ve agreed, I have no choice but to trust and leave it to her.
However, the library isn’t exactly a suitable place to use magic.
Especially if black magic is used, there was a high chance the internal alarm would go off.
The only place to avoid the gazes of others and the alarm magic was, of course, the clubroom.
Ellie agreed to the suggestion of moving locations.
Together with Ellie, who had checked out all the books she brought, we headed straight to the clubroom.
Entering the clubroom, Kane was still snoring loudly, fast asleep.
,You have a friend?”
At Ellie’s gaze, as if asking if it was okay for her to be here, I shrugged as if to say it didn’t matter.
,Since the alchemy books are making things messy, let’s go to the island beyond the closet.”
Because the books Kane borrowed were taking up most of the table space, we didn’t have enough room to use. The hideout is relatively clean, so it should be fine even with Ellie there.
Moving to the island beyond the closet, Ellie let out a pleasant laugh as she felt the sea breeze.
,An island beyond the closet, it’s like a fairy tale.”
Then, with a playful expression, she turned to me and deliberately said mischievously.
,It was supposed to be mine in the future… stealing it secretly.”
,…It wasn’t intentional.”
,Just kidding. Now there’s no reason to have a Magic Tower Lord’s room in the academy anymore. Don’t worry about it.”
Saying that, Ellie looked off into the distance for a moment before turning back to me and asking.
,Shall we go?”
,Yeah.”
Together with Ellie, I headed to the hideout. Ellie, who was looking around the hideout here and there with a curious expression, soon finished looking around and took a seat at the table.
Putting the borrowed books next to her and loosening her hands, Ellie, who had finished preparing, turned her gaze to me and asked.
,Safely devising the incantation will take some time. If you have nothing to do, you can watch from the side.”
,Well, even if I watch, I wouldn’t understand anything. Should I prepare dinner or something?”
I can always happily treat a friend who’s going through trouble for me to a meal. It was dinner time anyway.
,Really? Then, I’d be grateful.”
,Okay, then I’ll ask you for that.”
Leaving Ellie in the living room, I headed to the kitchen. The magic refrigerator was full of ingredients, and there were also many fresh ingredients I had put in the spatial storage.
,Is there anything you want to eat specifically?”
I asked, looking at the living room, but it seemed she was completely focused in that short time, as Ellie was muttering to herself quickly while looking at the book.
It seems she can’t hear me.
There’s no need to disturb her concentration for no reason, so I decided to decide on the dinner menu myself.
First, I lit the installed stove and put a wok on it to heat the oil.
I was thinking of making tonkatsu for the first time in a while, using the tenderloin that was left over from before.
I’m also thinking of making cheese balls and shrimp tempura with the leftover tempura batter.
I sliced the vegetables to make a salad, and then poured the homemade seasoning I had made before on top, finishing the preparation of the salad.
I made precise cuts in the tenderloin, sprinkled curry powder on it to get rid of any gamey smell, and decided to let it marinate a little while preparing the other ingredients.
I gathered a little tempura batter and put it into the wok. Seeing it float to the top right away, I could confirm that the oil was heated properly.
I coated the marinated tenderloin with tempura batter and immediately put it into the oil. While the tonkatsu was being fried, I ground sesame seeds and poured a thick sauce on top to make a dipping sauce.
I cooked warm rice on the other stove. Rice goes well with tonkatsu as a side dish.
It would be nice to have miso soup too, but unfortunately, there was no miso in this world. I also don’t know how to make miso.
Still, there was also a salad to relieve the greasiness of the fried food, so if there was one more thing to fill the void of the miso soup, it would be perfect.
After all the meal preparations were finished, I put the food nicely in dishes and headed to the living room.
As I brought the food to the table, Ellie, who had been focused on the book, finally raised her head.
,Wow, it looks delicious.”
I brought out tenderloin tonkatsu, salad, shrimp tempura, and cheese balls. And what I brought out to fill the void of the miso soup was cold honey beer with ice floating in it.
Beer goes well with fried food after all. A highball is also good.
Ellie, who had put the book she was looking at on the floor, pulled the dish towards herself.
Ellie, who had taken a bite of the tonkatsu with a fork, widened her eyes and looked at me with a look that said she had a lot to say.
,If you ever think about becoming a full-time homemaker, tell me anytime. If you make this for me every day, I’ll go out and earn money.”
,Okay, I’ll nag you like crazy.”
Saying such nonsense, we started our late dinner. Surprisingly, Ellie was as serious about eating as Aria.
Ellie, who enjoyed the meal with various expressions, finally smacked her lips while gulping down the honey beer.
After finishing the meal and cleaning up, I returned to the living room. Ellie was engrossed in the book again.
Ellie, who had written things I couldn’t understand in her notebook, nodded to herself and said.
,With this much, the theory is enough. If I test it a few times using animals, I’ll be able to use it safely.”
Not even tired, Ellie left the hideout and returned a little later with a few frogs she had caught while wandering around the island.
Putting the frogs on the table, Ellie waved her staff and tested them repeatedly for hours.
In the meantime, Kane, who had woken up from his sleep and returned home, discovered Ellie pressing down on a frog floating in the air with her staff, and quietly approached and whispered.
,By any chance, does your friend… have a hobby of tormenting frogs?”
Ignoring the nonsense, I told him to eat the dinner I had left for Kane.
Seemingly annoyed at having to prepare a meal, Kane ran to the kitchen with a happy face at my words that I had prepared dinner.
Kane, who had finished his meal, regained his energy and went back beyond the closet to study alchemy.
Patting me on the shoulder, as if he had misunderstood something, he kept smiling, saying that there was no better friend than him.
After a long wait, it was dawn when Ellie finally became satisfied with her safety standards, released the frogs outside, and approached me.
,I think this is enough.”
,Is that so, aren’t you tired? There’s no need to force yourself to do it today.”
,It’s okay. My condition is good too. Actually, I’m more eager to use the new magic quickly.”
In that case, there’s no need to delay. I shrugged and replied.
,Then shall we try it?”
Not knowing what would happen, we headed from the hideout to an empty lot near the closet.
As I loosened up, Ellie explained what I would experience in the future.
,In a state of shared life, I’m going to stop your heart. There won’t be any pain, but the lethargy will increase over time. The longer the lethargy lasts, the more dangerous it becomes, so use Quantum Jump as quickly as possible when I give you the signal.”
,Okay. I’m ready.”
As I spread out my arms, Ellie took a deep breath and pointed her staff at me.
,I feel strange. I don’t know if it’s good or bad.”
I agreed with Ellie’s words. It’s not the first time Ellie has pointed her staff at me. I said playfully for no reason.
,Are you perhaps excited?”
,Maybe you’re right?”
With a chilling smile, Ellie waved her staff. The pure white light that spewed out from the end of the staff flew towards my chest.
In an instant, I felt something heavy pressing down on my heart, and my fingertips tingled.
Like static electricity on my skin, I could feel a stinging pain and a strange sensation as if I was connected to Ellie by something.
And as Ellie waved her staff once more, I suddenly couldn’t feel anything.
The heartbeat that had been echoing inside me disappeared. My heart had completely stopped.
It felt as if the senses of my body had been completely cut off. But even though my heart had stopped, I could still move.
,Now!”
At Ellie’s shout, I found the Loss related to the spear among the many Losses recorded in the terminal.
As I had learned from the Loss of Yearning, I immediately took a lotus position and closed my eyes.
Drawing up magic power and operating it as I had learned, I sent breath through the crown of my head.
And imagining silence, I used the spear in that silence to draw in Ross’s terminal, which had reached the realm of transcendence.
In an instant, along with the familiar illusion that heat was spewing out from the crown of my head, all sorts of things began to enter my mind.
I understand.
I come to realize.
The mysteries of the spear,
The realm that has been achieved.
Along with that, a certain strong will arose in my mind like an irresistible memory.
Roel, who had concentrated magic power on the Holy Sword and finished preparing to attack at any moment, looked at me and said.
,You can never beat me, Ross.”
The pressure contained in his voice feels like it’s crushing my body.
,I know, I never intended to win from the beginning. But….”
I pointed the spear at Roel without the slightest hesitation.
,That doesn’t mean I’m going to give up either.”
In an instant, all emotions are erased. Only the will towards martiality (武) aims at the opponent.
Unlike Roel, who is drawing up a huge energy, I was in an infinitely static state.
But the moment Roel took a step, everything inside me exploded, drawing out energy and unleashing the spear.
I don’t get pushed back against Roel. No, rather, taking advantage of the benefits of the weapon called the spear, I avoid Roel’s attacks, which contain the power to break everything, and pour out a one-sided attack.
Because of the setting that attacks aimed at Roel’s heart cannot be won, the spear blade bends at impossible angles and fails several times.
But I never gave up.
And finally, one will towards martiality (武) eventually overcame the setting and pierced Roel’s heart. As if he couldn’t believe it, Roel widened his eyes and looked down at his body.
,…It’s the first time. You’ve ever hurt me.”
The spear blade that had pierced his heart was pushed out by the regenerating flesh. Roel, who raised his head, said with a bitter smile as if spitting it out.
,But I’m already an immortal.”
The Holy Sword and the spear clash. Along with that, the memories move away from my mind.
In the fading memories, what Ross in another world had held in his heart until the last moment takes its place in my heart as well.
That is,
An indomitable will towards martiality (武).
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