episode_0047

As the system changed from closed beta to open beta, many things changed as if they had not changed. A representative example is that previously only people who hunted slimes that appeared in the city for a short time could log in, so those people were roughly called explorers, but now anyone can log in. There are many social problems and changes that result from this, but that is none of my business.

“Mom, don’t you raise your level?”

“why me?”

“Grandpa was just bragging. He said that he will enjoy life after raising his level and becoming healthy.”

It is said that he is abusing the party system and sitting at home leveling up instead of hunting. I don’t know what system administrators do if they don’t improve the system.

“That’s because my grandfather is senile, hmm. He was always aching, so he must have felt liberated. My mother is rather worried. There are many reports that magical power has a negative effect on the body, and the majority of academics are expressing concern, so I’m worried. “Speaking of which, would you like to have a health checkup for my daughter today?”

“The last time I did it, it said there was no problem.”

“It’s good to do it often.”

“It’s not good if you do it often.”

Mom glanced at the loose clothes on this side and burst out laughing.

“You don’t want to go out?”

“I didn’t specifically mean it that way, but I’m saying there’s no need to do it anyway.”

“Then do you want to go for a walk with Mom?”

“Is there really a need to go for a walk? I think it would be more effective to just stretch.”

When I shook my head, my mother hugged me.

“Why is my daughter so cute?”

“What’s happening all of a sudden?”

“Where is the suddenness of cuteness?”

“Yes, of course.”

KakaoTalk came and I pushed my mom away and checked the contents. The story is that Yumina persuaded Do Yoo-geon to go to the island to play. It’s going well.

“I’m going to go play with my friends this vacation.”

My mother made an exaggeratedly surprised expression and then spoke.

“to home?”

“That’s not going out to have fun.”

“Mom and Dad made all the plans for this vacation?”

“You two should go without me.”

Mom cheered, lay down on the sofa and took out her smartphone. I think it’s probably Kakao Talk to my dad. What is it, I feel a little sad because I am truly happy. I thought I was a good child, but was I actually causing trouble for my parents?

Well, yes, that can happen.

I returned to my room with a subtle sense of regret. As I was rolling around in bed for a while, thoughts came to me. Even so, isn’t it too much to show that you like it in front of your children? It’s too much. Mom is bad. Dad is bad too.

While I was squeezing the blanket, I checked KakaoTalk, which I had been ignoring because the notifications were noisy. Yumina was making a fuss about Kakao Talk, asking if she was reading it and ignoring it.

-It’s noisy, so watch in moderation.

-at las!

-okay. I finally saw it. congratulations.

-A difficult problem has arisen.

-Do Yu-geon suddenly doesn’t want to go?

-He accepted it very happily.

-Then what’s the problem?

-In addition to Do Yu-geon, we need to call in one more person, right? But there is no one suitable for it.

I was planning to go out with my friends, but since Do Yoo-geon was called in as an additional person, we need to bring in an appropriate number of people.

-You have a lot of friends.

-But when I mentioned our young lady’s participation, rejection started pouring in. I’d rather play with other kids. It must be a burden since there are four people including myself.

-So you’re saying you couldn’t save anyone?

-It’s not that, but…

Then what should I do?

-That’s a long story. What’s the point?

-Can I take the magical girl with me?

-There is only one magical girl I know.

-It’s him!

-Ok, fine.

After talking for a while, I turned off my smartphone.

If she’s a magical girl, she’s probably someone who uses space-time magic. Turn back time… … .

I got out of bed and sat down at my desk. I stretched once and got my mana in order. As I looked back on my memories, I remembered the simplest magic circle among the space-time magics I had briefly seen. It’s very complicated, but not to the point where you can’t follow it.

I took out a reasonably small handbook and placed it in the center of the desk. I used my magic power to trace the magic circle as I remembered. I took a large frame and shaped it from the outside to the inside, adjusting the small details. I looked at the handbook, hoping to feel like I had completely followed it.

Nothing happened. According to what I saw, the handbook should move in space.

I was wondering if my memory was wrong, so I checked the shape of the magic circle using a magic recording skill that I don’t usually use, but my memory was correct. what is the problem? Umm. Now that I think about it, it seems like this magic wasn’t made with magic power?

There is a precedent that the magic circle created when Schrödinger turned into a cat in the wizard war was made of blood, not magic, so there is no need to make the magic circle out of magic. There must be a good reason for that since it was made with blood and left behind simple magic power.

However, from what I remember, the space-time magic circle was not made of magical power, nor was it written in blood. what? The only other suitable thing is the soul. I have no idea how to deal with souls.

If the magical girl uses magic directly like this one, the best way would be to ask the person involved, but Yumina said that since magical girls rely on magic tools, they are used without knowing the principles and process. To put it bluntly, the magic tool is the wizard and the magic girl is just a fuel tank.

There is no answer. Should I draw a magic circle, offer beef as an offering, and recite a spell? Sounds plausible? Because the world is a fantasy, it’s completely plausible. Originally, this was more fundamental.

I gave up my frivolous thoughts and went looking for a needle. This is what a bad life is like if you don’t donate blood.

Blood was drawn and a magic circle was drawn. There was no need to do this, and I wasn’t sure if it was right to use blood instead of soul, but a small desire urged me to do so.

A squishy red magic circle was activated, and the handbook in the center was moved through space and fell to the edge of the desk. Wow, success.

My heart was pounding and my mind was tangled with all kinds of thoughts. I shook my head to get rid of my thoughts.

After calming down for a moment, one of my fingers started throbbing. I had to draw blood and then treat him first, but I was so distracted by the magic that I couldn’t treat him. Thanks to this, blood is dripping all over the desk. I quickly healed my finger with magic, pulled out a tissue and wiped the desk.

Meanwhile, many thoughts were flowing. More capital, more opportunity, more power, more fame. If you can turn back time, you can achieve areas you could only imagine.

“Wow, that’s a pointless idea.”

Feeling tired is like a side effect of magic. It will definitely be right. From a common occult way of thinking, blood is both a part of the body and a symbol of the soul, so using magic with blood could be interpreted as touching the soul. Sounds plausible?

Just by changing the location of the handbook, you can feel the fatigue. It is obvious that if it is large enough to turn back time, there will be unbearable side effects. After all, it would be better not to learn space-time magic. That’s bad arrogance. Needless greed is not good.

“I wasted my time.”

So wouldn’t it be possible to use magic with other people’s souls? There is a precedent for being a magical girl, so it seems possible.

I got up and lay down on the bed.

Stop thinking about anything and take a nap.

* * *

“Don’t tell me. I’ll guess. Is that the ship we’ll ride on?”

Yumina pointed to the largest yacht in the dock. It was a yacht with several sails.

“It’s not.”

Cha Ha-neul shook his head.

“No? Then what about that?”

This time it was the second largest yacht.

“I think I know what you were thinking when you chose it, but I don’t at all. Do you know how much it costs to maintain that thing? The one we’re going to ride is a small one.”

“then?”

“That’s it.”

Cha Ha-neul pointed to the yacht next to him. It wasn’t particularly small.

“That’s it.”

“Bad response? It may look relatively small, but it’s big enough for four people.”

“I didn’t mean to. Is it yours?”

“No. I borrowed it.”

“You borrowed that?”

Yumina’s eyes sparkled. This is because I suddenly imagined a future where I could have fun on a yacht with my friends.

“For how much? With what budget? Can I rent it? Is there a separate rental company?”

“I don’t know how much it is. It’s my grandfather’s.”

“Okay.”

“Well, I’ll tell you if you want. Are you sure you’ll refuse?”

“Wow! You’re a good friend too!”

“Okay, okay. When Do Yoo-geon comes, talk about the scenario well. I’ll be checking on the yacht. Understood?”

“Yep.”

Cha Ha-neul approached the person waiting in front of the yacht.

Yumina, who was left alone, wanted to use the time she had left to use social media, but she couldn’t because Do Yoo-gun arrived quickly.

“You came quickly! Do Yoo-gun happened to be invited to an already planned event and we got to hang out together!”

“Are you still following that concept?”

Do Yu-geon said in shock.

“Cha Ha-neul just left to pray for God.”

Yumina pointed to Cha Ha-neul, who was still talking. Do Yu-geon sighed.

“I don’t know why you’re doing that. Why are you telling a lie that will get caught so obviously?”

“well.”

“He does this often, but it almost always seems like he has a lot of gaps and no intention of hiding them.

“You probably want to hide it.”

“You have an idea, but you don’t act on it?”

“It seems plausible.”

“What kind of condition is that….”

Cha Ha-neul looked at the two, tilted his head, stopped talking, and approached.

“What are you two talking about while looking at me?”

Do Yu-geon waved his hand.

“Go away from your back. Whoa.”

Cha Ha-neul frowned, puffed out her cheeks slightly, and glared at the two in turn before returning to the front of the yacht. And then I glanced back.

“Are you upset?”

“I’m sure you’re not upset.”

Soon the magical girl also arrived.

Yumina introduced it to Do Yoo-geon.

“You may have met each other, but this is the first time you two have spoken to each other, right?”

Do Yoo-geon encountered a magical girl every time he visited the crack a few times. At that time, I had a normal conversation with Yumina, but I never made a full statement.

“That’s right. I’m Do Yoo-geon, nice to meet you. I’m going with you this time, so I’m glad to see you even though I don’t know your name. After all, if you know my face, I’m familiar, right?”

“Oh, I see. Nice to meet you.”

Do Yu-geon waited for a moment, but the magical girl said nothing else. Do Yu-geon glanced at Yumina. Yumina shrugged her shoulders and looked at the magical girl again.

“I’m glad to see you too. I guess we get along. It’s a good sign. Cha Ha-neul wasn’t like that when we first met. Oh, Cha Ha-neul is that guy over there. By the way, what’s his name?”

“Call me whatever you want.”

Do Yu-geon looked at Yumina again.

“I don’t know your name either.”

Do Yu-geon looked at Yumina for a moment, wondering if that made sense, and then spoke to the magical girl.

“You’re a very cheerful kid! I was worried you wouldn’t fit in, but I’m glad you did! This vacation is going to be a lot of fun.”

* * *

I approached the magical girl. I’ve been thinking about it for a while at home, and I guess I’ll have to check out the time-turning magic. Regardless of whether you use knowledge and information or not, it’s important to know it, right?

When asked to demonstrate, the magical girl asked this question.

“Where did you hear that?”

“Schrödinger told me. That cat is soft-spoken. Plus, he told me that you were protecting Yumi. To someone who wasn’t even an official.”

“Even that? Does Yumina know?”

“I don’t know.”

“That’s good. Please keep it a secret from Yumina.”

“huh.”

The magical girl sighed.

“I’ve heard that I can use it since I was a magical girl, but I’ve never used it before.”

“Then can I try it now?”

“I won’t do it. It’s obvious that the price will be high. It goes against the movement of celestial bodies and the twinkling of stars.”

“How big is it?”

“I’m sure I won’t die, right?”

It’s not that big. It costs just one person’s soul to turn back time, even if it’s only for a short time.

“What are you going to do if Yumina dies? Turn back time?”

“I have to return it. I signed a contract.”

“Then you die in Yumina’s place. It’s like an extra life.”

“That’s… right.”

I see.

“I liked it. Have fun. If you need anything, let me know.”

“I have one.”

“Tell me. I will listen.”

“Can you please go away? I’m feeling so good right now.”

“That’s irony, isn’t it?”

“I know. I’m so glad.”

“So does that mean you’re feeling exhausted? Your mental state is weak. You need to recuperate. The timing is just right. Have a good time. I have one more question than that-”

“Don’t bother her.”

Do Yu-geon came and grabbed hold of this side and lifted it up. I raised my head and glared at him.

“You’re bullying me? What are you looking at me for?”

Do Yu-geon ignored this and looked at the magical girl. The magical girl nodded.

“It’s true that you’ve been harassing me, so can you just take me away? It’s bothering me to be with you.”

“That’s a lie. I said we were having a good conversation.”

“Yes, yes, miss. Let’s go.”

Do Yu-geon picked this up and moved to his seat.

They won’t drop it off… … .