Ch.279Grown NPC. (5)

This is my body. A memory from when the Mime Golem was still called a mannequin or a drawing figure by Master.

[Master, isn’t it inconvenient for you to have no magical power?]

“What? Why are you picking a fight all of a sudden?”

Master, who was carefully wrapping his precious little sister Ira in a blanket to keep her warm, glared at me while raising his voice just enough not to wake the sleeping Ira.

[…I wasn’t trying to pick a fight. If it sounded that way, I apologize.]

“That was random. So, why bring this up suddenly?”

His level is 300. However, he has many invisible stats, and his intelligence is low. Despite having me, [Status Window], by his side to objectively visualize his strength, Master is in a position where he cannot utilize it. And because of that…

[According to my recent findings, there’s a way to acquire magical power later in life. If the reason you struggle to gather firewood every night to light a campfire with flint, and always keep your distance to protect Ira is because you cannot perform effective ranged attacks. I thought it might be beneficial for you to acquire magical power and try using magic.]

“How interesting. This bastard is unusually eloquent today, huh?”

I wanted to be of more help to him. I wanted to be loved a little more. While I couldn’t immediately change my appearance, I wanted to prove that my existence could be more helpful to him.

“As you say, in this world, there is indeed a way to acquire MP later in life.”

[You were aware of this?]

“Of course I know. Even as a casual player, I didn’t play the game without completing any quests, you know?”

Master told me that before being born into this world, he played a board game related to this world in another world. I always knew he was special, but despite constantly putting himself down as stupid, he knew a great deal.

[Then, from now on, magical power…]

“But that’s completely meaningless. To clear the quest for acquiring MP later in life, it’s absolutely impossible with my current power level, and even with your help, it would be a life-risking quest. Or there’s also the possibility that the quest hasn’t appeared yet because the tutorial hasn’t even started. Moreover…”

MP acquired later in life can only be used for [Skills] obtained in the process and cannot be used for any other purpose. Master explained that because he’s not a playable character, forcibly creating MP when he doesn’t have any would only make him a trash-tier character, not even third-rate but below fifth-rate.

“So, I’ll continue to train only my body. If an opportunity arises to get such quests or skills, I’ll give them all to Ira.”

[…Will Ira be able to clear those quests?]

“Are you saying crazy things again? When that time comes, Ira will just watch from behind, and you and I will clear it even if we die.”

[I see. I understand.]

At that time, I didn’t fully understand his words. While I am his status window, I am still ‘born of this world.’ I didn’t understand then that the MP Master spoke of was slightly different from the magical power I mentioned. And Master also understood magical power and MP to be the same thing.

But.

[I couldn’t move a finger under the pressure of the magical power released by the Chancellor. I’m really, really sorry. Because I’m weak, Ira was almost in danger.]

[-Occupation: Raid Boss (Slave of the Ottoman Empire)- Level: 450 Name: Ragni Bluemoon: Age 20.]

[HP: 210,000]

[MP: 100,000]

I felt some doubt at that time. Ragni’s MP exceeds that of all of us combined, no—it’s more than all the humans in the city put together. I don’t know the Chancellor’s detailed stats exactly, but she has by far the most MP of any human I’ve seen. The Chancellor has more MP than her? No, the Chancellor I saw directly afterward had considerable magical power, but it was only at an ‘excellent’ level. If I were to compare, it was about twice the magical power of Green Doll, the Elf Elder.

And simply put, the weapon called a gun that she received from Master is one that can be used because of her vast MP. If I or Ray were to use it, we’d run out of MP before firing 10 shots. But she had no problem using it dozens or hundreds of times in rapid succession.

[Magic? Well, I was told I had no talent, so I didn’t learn it. Oh, but lately I’ve been learning alongside Ira as she studies with the Chancellor, and it’s quite fun.]

[But you know what? The Chancellor also tells me I have no talent. Isn’t that too harsh?]

MP and magical power. Magical skill doesn’t correlate with them. I noticed this to some extent back then. And now…

[Do you understand? That demon ‘absorbs MP from attacks mixed with magical power.’ It doesn’t just absorb MP. And MP is the source for activating skills. In other words.]

If Ira awakens an attack [Skill], she can deal damage to the creature. If she obtains a skill that can consume her vast MP, she could certainly at least drive the creature away. That was my calculation, and then…

“S-Skill! But what should I do?! I don’t really know!”

[Master. Your brother Jack said that most magic-related skills emit overwhelming effects. The Ira you desire would have the occupation of Sorceress. And the attacks of that occupation activate powerful [Skills] with ‘magic-like images.’]

“Ma-magic-like images! Effects!! Skills!!! But what are all those?!”

Master’s world’s language is difficult. But excluding Ira, I’ve watched him longer than anyone else, and I understand his words better than anyone else. There’s no reason I can’t convey Master’s words to his sister!

[An image is imagination. An effect is when that imagination actually produces results. Imagine it. Not Ira’s magical power, but the MP inside you. A completely different power that makes your imagination come true in reality!]

“Ah, I got it! A different power, not magical power!! Another power inside me!! Nnngh!!!”

After hearing my words, Ira immediately closed her eyes tightly and began to concentrate on something, and I, with my leg cut off and not yet regenerated, watched the battle before my eyes.

“Really!! Just die already?! Why! Why won’t you die?!!”

[Graaah!!! Stop annoying me, human!! You die instead!!!]

“Peeep!! Peeeeeep!!!”

Ray’s swordsmanship. It’s the elven wind-riding arcane swordsmanship with the skill [Swift Blade]. She’s currently using her MP properly by activating skills like [Swift Blade] and [Steel Swordsman] while keeping us behind her, but the creature can’t absorb that MP. However, Ray’s sword, which ‘cannot carry magical power,’ can’t deal effective damage to the creature either, and they’re completely at a stalemate. Indeed, to completely drive the creature away from here, we need a ‘proper attack skill infused with MP.’

“Nngh!! …Um, G-Gor?”

[Yes. Is something still not working?]

“…No. It’s just that. I feel something like a different energy? Magical power? Something similar inside me…”

She truly is a genius. Looking admiringly at Ira, who already claimed to have found the sensation of MP, she instead furrowed her eyebrows, tilted her head, and spoke.

“How do I use this MP thing for skills? You said to use imagery, but I’ve been thinking about a fireball continuously, and it’s not moving at all.”

[…My growing larger is also a [Skill] that uses MP, not magical power. Ira, you surely have an attack method that suits you best. You’ve worked hard enough to be able to do it.]

Attack skills haven’t appeared on her status window yet. To be honest, I knew that asking her to suddenly create a skill and attack in this situation would not easily succeed. But it’s okay. Ray can still hold out for another 30 minutes.

“…I’m happy that Gor is praising me, but I don’t understand. What does it mean for this power to respond to my imagination?”

[Well, to give a simple example. Master has no magical power. And he has no skills that use MP, right? But all his skills lead to an ‘increase in his physical abilities.’]

“Huh. So big brother has skills too?”

“Ex-Excuse me!!! Gor?! I’m struggling here?!! How much longer do I have to hold out?! This thing really won’t die?! Couldn’t you just take Ira and run away?!!”

While I’m having a serious conversation about Ira’s growth, Ray raises her voice urgently and glances over here. Come on, it’s obvious she can hold out for another hour. Why is she exaggerating?

“An hour?! I can’t hold out that long…!! Ah, my sword?!!”

[Finally, it’s over!!! Die, you trash who can’t even use magic!!!]

“Oh shit!! Magic sword!!!”

When her usual sword breaks in half after touching the demon’s mouth, and the demon finally thinks her weapon is gone and starts charging, she swings her magic sword that had been transformed into a ring, pushing the creature back again.

See that? She can definitely hold out for another 3 hours. Oh, its HP decreased.

[Superior Demon of Greed: Level 562]

[HP: 149,999]

[Ray. Your attack with that sword succeeded in depleting the enemy’s HP. Now you just need to slash it 149,999 more times to kill it, right?]

“Are you joking with me?! This sword is precious because Jack gave it to me!! If it touches that mouth, this might disappear too?!! Then I’ll cry?!!”

[Graaah!! You woman who can’t even use magic!!!!]

[That demon seems to want to be slashed by you, so keep fighting.]

“Aaah, really!!!”

“So? So? What are big brother’s skills like?”

[Ah, yes. So Master’s skills are…]

I moved my partially regenerated leg, held Ira, and retreated a bit while explaining step by step. How his life as a mountain keeper has been reflected in his skills. How he has become the manager of various mountains in this world as a veteran mountain keeper. And finally, how he developed physical attacks specialized for killing demons and skills for managing ‘me.’ After hearing all this, Ira…

“…I see. Yes! I understand! So the experiences that are closest, most precious, and most reliable to you become your skills!!”

[Well, that’s roughly correct.]

Actually, if we think about it that way, Master’s skill should be something like –Ira’s big brother–, but I deliberately didn’t mention that part. And then.

“Then, I want this as my [Skill]!!”

-Boooooom!!!!

[Eh?!]

After saying she understood from Master’s explanation, she raised her staff with both arms and began using a [Skill] by utilizing her tremendous MP. Wait, is this? For real? Wait a moment. It actually appeared on her status window? Why is this actually working?!! I mean, I hoped it would, but…!!!

And both the demon who noticed her starting to use a skill and Ray who was focusing all her attention on keeping her magic sword away from the creature’s mouth stopped and began looking in our direction.

“Huh? Wait. Could that be…?”

[What is that? Magic? No, I don’t sense any magical power?! What on earth is that!!!]

Under the night sky darkened by the smoke of the fire, with not a point of light visible, Ira’s full magical power… no, her full MP-infused massive [Skill] gradually began to look down upon us. This is, could it really be…

“My [Skill] is my big brother, the coolest and strongest in the world!!!”

[-Occupation Village Girl: Level 201 Name: Ira. Age: 12.]

[Strength: 54]

[Agility: 79]

[Intelligence: 252]

[Luck: 73]

[HP: 1,683]

[MP: 0]

[New! Skill: My Big Brother.]

[Skill: Elemental Darling, Supreme Elementalist. My Big Brother.]

[Elemental Darling Effect: All elementals love her. All elementals are devoted to her, so she doesn’t consume MP when commanding elementals.]

[Supreme Elementalist: You can contract with elementals as long as MP permits. Contracted elementals perform at 90% capacity at all times.]

[My Big Brother Effect: Summons a giant with the form of my big brother, who loves me the most and whom I love the most, for one attack. The giant deals damage equal to consumed MP * Intelligence. (Someone touched my little sister? You have two choices. Die in one hit? Or die with your limbs torn apart? -True Sister Complex Mountain Keeper-)]

[Well, as expected of Ira. A perfect reproduction.]

[Wha-what is th-that…?!!]

“Ah, haha. Now I really don’t know what’s what…”

A giant figure matching the maximum size of my enlargement begins to raise its fist, with orange eyes that don’t lose their light even in the darkness. Consumed MP multiplied by Intelligence. Ira’s MP was over 2,000 when she was holding her staff and had recovered a bit, right? But now her MP is 0, meaning she consumed all of it…?

“Big brother! Attack!!”

“Ira is my favorite.”

The giant, uttering Master’s all-too-familiar voice, mercilessly dropped his fist containing over 500,000 damage onto the demon’s head.