Chapter 9: Manaless
[Skill [Throwing] has levelled up to Lv 7.][A]
Once she heard those words, Ai, drenched in spider fluids, stood up and jumped down from the top of the spider’s head.
“GYAAAA”
And then, while shrieking loudly, she went back to Tatsurou’s side at lightspeed.
“Ah, let’s wash in the river for a bit…”
“Hn.”
With teary eyes, she immediately removed her jersey, shoes and socks. With only her underwear and a PE shirt on, she started splashing her clothes in the river, trying to wash off the spider’s body fluids off her clothes.
“EWEWEW”
“Give me half of them. I’ll help.”
“Thanks!”
Tatsuro, who forced his exhausted body to move, took the shoes, socks and the top of the jersey while sitting down next to Ai.
“That’s what I should be saying. Thanks for saving me earlier.”
“E-eh, I told you it’s fine already! And it’s only because of those special luxury edition clumsybees that you made so don’t mind it.”
“That’s one thing but standing in front of that monster is on a completely different level. That’s why, just accept my thanks.”
“’s that so?”
“That’s so.”
Basking in the pleasant mood created by them, the two stayed like that for a bit. Before long, Ai broke the tranquility by muttering.
“Y’know, that’s why I love you.”
“Me too. I love that side of you too.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
Taken in by the atmosphere created by their conversation, the two stared at each other and closed the distance, finally breaking into a kiss.[1] After the tender moment, their cheeks were burning red and they could only smile at each other.
“Aren’t you cold wearing only that?”
“N… It’s fine for now, I guess?”
After washing her clothes, they once again sat down next to each other, facing the stream, and opened the convenience store lunchbox to share the food.
“Even though it’s a store lunch it’s good, isn’t it?”
“Yeah, it did change quite a lot recently.”
They exchanged a few empty conversations until they finally finished their food. When they did, Tatsurou brought the empty lunchboxes to the river and washed them.
“Why are you even washing them?”
“We don’t know anything about this world so it might come in handy.”
“Eh, can we even use that?”
“Well, if we can’t, then we could just throw it away so no harm in taking it along.”
As he was wiping it dry, he suddenly thought about using [Water Magic]. Upon activating so, all the moisture in the lunchbox gathered to one place and fell onto the ground. What was left in his hand was a perfectly dry empty lunchbox.
“Ooh, that’s nice.”
“So you can do that kind of thing too, huh?”
“Seems so, I just did what I thought of at that moment but it’s kinda convenient.”
“And so… Can you dry my clothes too?”
“Let me try.”
Ai grabbed her still damp clothes and handed them over.
“Then, first is the jersey bottom.”
Holding it by the waistline with both hands, he once again used [Water Magic], picturing his mana permeating the clothing in his mind. When he did so, he could feel the water soaked in the jersey. Immediately, he started gathering the droplets towards the hem, where they dripped off right after.
“How’s this?”
“Oh, it’s all dried up!”
Feeling the jersey all around, she checked for any wet spots before putting it back on.
“Then, next is…”
“U-uhh… Tatsurou.”
“Hmm? What?”
“Y-you see. There’s something I want you to dry before anything else… is that alright?”
“Ah, not that it matters which order I dry them in so… I think so?”
“Y-yeah. Wait for a bit.”
Saying so, Ai took something that looks like a small plastic pouch out from her shoulder bag.
“It’s this…”
“Hmm…? Can I see what’s inside?”
“E-eeeh… Can’t you dry it like that?”
“Nope. Water doesn’t pass through plastic, right? What even is thi… AHH!”
As if getting an answer from his own words, Tatsurou was able to guess what’s in the bag. It could only be this or that, the clothes that girls didn’t want others to see the most. With the thought of that in his mind, his brain cells started racing.
(If there’s this and that in this bag, then Ai…)
“Ai, did you just go no pa—”
“No need to let everyone know!!!”
Due to that, Tatsurou got hit on the head. However, that did not stop the tension from rising in his mind.
“W-well. If this is what I think it is, then… It’s aLright! L-LEaVe iT To ME! I’lL MaKE SHurE to Do MY JoB WithOuT Any MisTAKEs, MA’AM!”
“THAT’S ENOUGH, JUST DO IT!”
“Well, then. If you’ll excuse me…”
Opening the pouch, the first thing he grabbed was the shorts… or rather, that. That which had a blue, floral lace. Inside, the ribbon was—[2]
“DON’T STARE AT IT AND JUST DO YOUR JOB!”
“Oops. My apologies.”
Being scolded by Ai, Tatsurou went straight into using [Water Magic]. When his mana finally permeated the cloth, the color and pattern were already deeply etched in his mind. What they are, however, is a secret that he’ll be taking to his grave.
After he finished drying that, he handed it to Ai, who snatched it from him instantly with her cheeks puffed out.
Next is the b… this. Looking at it, it seems like this and that were bought in a set. They have matching designs and—
“TATSUROU!!!”
“Oops. Please forgive this clumsy one.”
When he was drying this, in order to make sure that every nook and cranny was perfectly dry, he put in more focus than he usually does when using magic. Doing so, the image of this was once again perfectly engraved in his head. While he was fumbling around for the movement of water, he was astonished at the size of this.
(Huh!? It’s bigger than I thought!? How do you explain this!? Is this the rumored ＫＩ・ＹＡ・ＳＥ?)[3]
“Tatsurou, your lips are smiling.”
“What nonsense—Oh, it’s true.”
“EROROU!”
“No need to compliment me, ma’am.”
“THAT’S NOT A COMPLIMENT!”
After he finished drying this, he returned it to Ai with a bit of regret. The girl quickly snatched it away, not different from earlier when she received that.
“I’ll be changing now so look away.”
“I know. I’m seriously considering whether to look here or there right now.”
“WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT!?”
“No need to mind me.”
“LIKE HELL I WOULD! EROROU! IDIOT! I’m fine already so just start drying my other clothes!”
“Can’t be helped then… Haaaa.”
“What’s with the haaa? Shouldn’t I be the one saying that!?”
And so, while Ai was changing her clothes, Tatsurou continued drying the jersey and footwear.
[Skill [Mana Purification] acquired.]
Without anything eventful happening after that, Ai finished changing back into the jersey she previously wore. Meanwhile Tatsurou, upon drying the last piece of clothing, learnt a skill without using the system for the first time.
“Oh, so this is what it feels like to learn a skill, huh?”
“Eh, did you learn one? — I know! It’s [Clothes Dryer Lv 1], right?!”
“There’s no way that we have that kind of washing machine skill!”
“He–eh, but I want it too…”
“Really…? But that’s not the point! Looks like I got [Mana Purification] somehow.”
“And what about the effects?”
“Don’t make it sound like a hot spring[4]… Uhh, the mana in my body gets to have higher purity, so I consume less mana to use magic, I guess?”
“It’s something that any magician class would want to have.”
“Yeah. It’s not really needed if you’re manaless, but it’s part of the foundation for magicians.”
“It’s a bit hard to build up the foundations, but it’s harder to say that doing so is fruitless.[5]”
After conversing with Ai, Tatsurou opened up his system to gather information about his new skill.
“Hmm hmm… To reduce mana consumption, I just have to think about it while using magic. Seems like that’s how you use this skill.”[B]
“From Help?
“Yes. From Help.”
“Well, no matter what we get, if we’re getting it on our own, then it helps.”
“True… Fuuu… Shall we get going?”
“Can you move properly now?”
“I think I can if I support myself with [Life Magic].”
“[Life Magic]? The one that has wounds and healing in its description?”
“Yeah, but it seems like it can also do other things like stamina recovery, blood circulation, healing a stiff neck and even back pain!”
Hearing that, Ai’s eyes went round with admiration.
“If you say it like that, then magicians will start to sound like the best multi-tools, you know?”
“But you’re still a manaless, y’know?”
ED Notes:
[A] No idea why [Throwing] levelled up or acted as a signal for the death of the spider.
[B] Passive ability learnt once the user has the knowledge or skill to improve mana efficiency and control.
TL Notes:
[1] Remember, she’s all drenched in spidey blood. This is what true love means… but still…
[2] Author, please don’t…
[3] After a few minutes of googling, it seems like this word means someone that looks slender in their clothing. You get what it means, right? The ecchi part killed the reader’s spirit in me, but I do admit that picturing Tatsurou with a Kazuma face while doing all this made me laugh a bit.
[4] The word for “effect” that Ai used in her question was something that’s commonly used when advertising the effects of hot springs like rejuvenation, stress relief, etc.
[5] No idea how their conversation turned into a sad sob story here…
Chapter 9: Manaless
[Skill [Throwing] has levelled up to Lv 7.][A]
Once she heard those words, Ai, drenched in spider fluids, stood up and jumped down from the top of the spider’s head.
“GYAAAA”
And then, while shrieking loudly, she went back to Tatsurou’s side at lightspeed.
“Ah, let’s wash in the river for a bit…”
“Hn.”
With teary eyes, she immediately removed her jersey, shoes and socks. With only her underwear and a PE shirt on, she started splashing her clothes in the river, trying to wash off the spider’s body fluids off her clothes.
“EWEWEW”
“Give me half of them. I’ll help.”
“Thanks!”
Tatsuro, who forced his exhausted body to move, took the shoes, socks and the top of the jersey while sitting down next to Ai.
“That’s what I should be saying. Thanks for saving me earlier.”
“E-eh, I told you it’s fine already! And it’s only because of those special luxury edition clumsybees that you made so don’t mind it.”
“That’s one thing but standing in front of that monster is on a completely different level. That’s why, just accept my thanks.”
“’s that so?”
“That’s so.”
Basking in the pleasant mood created by them, the two stayed like that for a bit. Before long, Ai broke the tranquility by muttering.
“Y’know, that’s why I love you.”
“Me too. I love that side of you too.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
Taken in by the atmosphere created by their conversation, the two stared at each other and closed the distance, finally breaking into a kiss.[1] After the tender moment, their cheeks were burning red and they could only smile at each other.
“Aren’t you cold wearing only that?”
“N… It’s fine for now, I guess?”
After washing her clothes, they once again sat down next to each other, facing the stream, and opened the convenience store lunchbox to share the food.
“Even though it’s a store lunch it’s good, isn’t it?”
“Yeah, it did change quite a lot recently.”
They exchanged a few empty conversations until they finally finished their food. When they did, Tatsurou brought the empty lunchboxes to the river and washed them.
“Why are you even washing them?”
“We don’t know anything about this world so it might come in handy.”
“Eh, can we even use that?”
“Well, if we can’t, then we could just throw it away so no harm in taking it along.”
As he was wiping it dry, he suddenly thought about using [Water Magic]. Upon activating so, all the moisture in the lunchbox gathered to one place and fell onto the ground. What was left in his hand was a perfectly dry empty lunchbox.
“Ooh, that’s nice.”
“So you can do that kind of thing too, huh?”
“Seems so, I just did what I thought of at that moment but it’s kinda convenient.”
“And so… Can you dry my clothes too?”
“Let me try.”
Ai grabbed her still damp clothes and handed them over.
“Then, first is the jersey bottom.”
Holding it by the waistline with both hands, he once again used [Water Magic], picturing his mana permeating the clothing in his mind. When he did so, he could feel the water soaked in the jersey. Immediately, he started gathering the droplets towards the hem, where they dripped off right after.
“How’s this?”
“Oh, it’s all dried up!”
Feeling the jersey all around, she checked for any wet spots before putting it back on.
“Then, next is…”
“U-uhh… Tatsurou.”
“Hmm? What?”
“Y-you see. There’s something I want you to dry before anything else… is that alright?”
“Ah, not that it matters which order I dry them in so… I think so?”
“Y-yeah. Wait for a bit.”
Saying so, Ai took something that looks like a small plastic pouch out from her shoulder bag.
“It’s this…”
“Hmm…? Can I see what’s inside?”
“E-eeeh… Can’t you dry it like that?”
“Nope. Water doesn’t pass through plastic, right? What even is thi… AHH!”
As if getting an answer from his own words, Tatsurou was able to guess what’s in the bag. It could only be this or that, the clothes that girls didn’t want others to see the most. With the thought of that in his mind, his brain cells started racing.
(If there’s this and that in this bag, then Ai…)
“Ai, did you just go no pa—”
“No need to let everyone know!!!”
Due to that, Tatsurou got hit on the head. However, that did not stop the tension from rising in his mind.
“W-well. If this is what I think it is, then… It’s aLright! L-LEaVe iT To ME! I’lL MaKE SHurE to Do MY JoB WithOuT Any MisTAKEs, MA’AM!”
“THAT’S ENOUGH, JUST DO IT!”
“Well, then. If you’ll excuse me…”
Opening the pouch, the first thing he grabbed was the shorts… or rather, that. That which had a blue, floral lace. Inside, the ribbon was—[2]
“DON’T STARE AT IT AND JUST DO YOUR JOB!”
“Oops. My apologies.”
Being scolded by Ai, Tatsurou went straight into using [Water Magic]. When his mana finally permeated the cloth, the color and pattern were already deeply etched in his mind. What they are, however, is a secret that he’ll be taking to his grave.
After he finished drying that, he handed it to Ai, who snatched it from him instantly with her cheeks puffed out.
Next is the b… this. Looking at it, it seems like this and that were bought in a set. They have matching designs and—
“TATSUROU!!!”
“Oops. Please forgive this clumsy one.”
When he was drying this, in order to make sure that every nook and cranny was perfectly dry, he put in more focus than he usually does when using magic. Doing so, the image of this was once again perfectly engraved in his head. While he was fumbling around for the movement of water, he was astonished at the size of this.
(Huh!? It’s bigger than I thought!? How do you explain this!? Is this the rumored ＫＩ・ＹＡ・ＳＥ?)[3]
“Tatsurou, your lips are smiling.”
“What nonsense—Oh, it’s true.”
“EROROU!”
“No need to compliment me, ma’am.”
“THAT’S NOT A COMPLIMENT!”
After he finished drying this, he returned it to Ai with a bit of regret. The girl quickly snatched it away, not different from earlier when she received that.
“I’ll be changing now so look away.”
“I know. I’m seriously considering whether to look here or there right now.”
“WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT!?”
“No need to mind me.”
“LIKE HELL I WOULD! EROROU! IDIOT! I’m fine already so just start drying my other clothes!”
“Can’t be helped then… Haaaa.”
“What’s with the haaa? Shouldn’t I be the one saying that!?”
And so, while Ai was changing her clothes, Tatsurou continued drying the jersey and footwear.
[Skill [Mana Purification] acquired.]
Without anything eventful happening after that, Ai finished changing back into the jersey she previously wore. Meanwhile Tatsurou, upon drying the last piece of clothing, learnt a skill without using the system for the first time.
“Oh, so this is what it feels like to learn a skill, huh?”
“Eh, did you learn one? — I know! It’s [Clothes Dryer Lv 1], right?!”
“There’s no way that we have that kind of washing machine skill!”
“He–eh, but I want it too…”
“Really…? But that’s not the point! Looks like I got [Mana Purification] somehow.”
“And what about the effects?”
“Don’t make it sound like a hot spring[4]… Uhh, the mana in my body gets to have higher purity, so I consume less mana to use magic, I guess?”
“It’s something that any magician class would want to have.”
“Yeah. It’s not really needed if you’re manaless, but it’s part of the foundation for magicians.”
“It’s a bit hard to build up the foundations, but it’s harder to say that doing so is fruitless.[5]”
After conversing with Ai, Tatsurou opened up his system to gather information about his new skill.
“Hmm hmm… To reduce mana consumption, I just have to think about it while using magic. Seems like that’s how you use this skill.”[B]
“From Help?
“Yes. From Help.”
“Well, no matter what we get, if we’re getting it on our own, then it helps.”
“True… Fuuu… Shall we get going?”
“Can you move properly now?”
“I think I can if I support myself with [Life Magic].”
“[Life Magic]? The one that has wounds and healing in its description?”
“Yeah, but it seems like it can also do other things like stamina recovery, blood circulation, healing a stiff neck and even back pain!”
Hearing that, Ai’s eyes went round with admiration.
“If you say it like that, then magicians will start to sound like the best multi-tools, you know?”
“But you’re still a manaless, y’know?”
ED Notes:
[A] No idea why [Throwing] levelled up or acted as a signal for the death of the spider.
[B] Passive ability learnt once the user has the knowledge or skill to improve mana efficiency and control.
TL Notes:
[1] Remember, she’s all drenched in spidey blood. This is what true love means… but still…
[2] Author, please don’t…
[3] After a few minutes of googling, it seems like this word means someone that looks slender in their clothing. You get what it means, right? The ecchi part killed the reader’s spirit in me, but I do admit that picturing Tatsurou with a Kazuma face while doing all this made me laugh a bit.
[4] The word for “effect” that Ai used in her question was something that’s commonly used when advertising the effects of hot springs like rejuvenation, stress relief, etc.
[5] No idea how their conversation turned into a sad sob story here…
