Chapter 33 – Episode 33. With This, I Can Control You.
Magic is a collective term for ‘manipulation of phenomena’ that manipulates objects using the physical force generated by mana.
Contrary to the perception that it is omnipotent, the reality is that it requires the knowledge and skills necessary to control and control physical forces controlled by human will.
From there, it is necessary to gather as much mana as possible in one place in order to use things such as decomposing substances or affecting a wide area by further application.
The most stable way to induce the phenomenon is to operate the controlling physical force in the form of a ‘loop’.
This is the concept of a circle that proves the scale of a wizard.
The creation of a circle is absolutely necessary for those who have just started magic to be recognized as true magicians.
“… Nonsense.”
And even though Dave may not have any knowledge of magic, he knows the basics to some extent.
We are already aware that creating a circle is only possible with a huge amount of time and investment, and above all, with innate sensuous qualities.
But can you create a circle just by drinking a potion?
After skipping all the previous steps?
“Heh heh, I can’t believe it.”
“No, that… I don’t know much about magic, but wasn’t it impossible until now?”
“It is possible now. Could I have risen to the position of an archmage at the same age as you?”
Ymir struggling with his arms folded while bursting into laughter.
In reality, it would be close to impossible to make a finished product right after obtaining a sample, but she had already established a hypothesis about her witch’s power.
She was just not sure if she was successful, so she just threw away after scrap.
Fortunately, however, she found that among the hypotheses that had already been established, there were several parts similar to the properties of the samples, and as a result of continued research based on them, she succeeded in creating a test piece stably.
It’s not that it wasn’t very meaningful. Everything you’ve done so far.
“This… Can you give it to me?”
Did he even vaguely understand such a lonely effort? As Dave watched the potion bottle in her hand with mixed eyes, she began to question herself anxiously.
Whatever it is, it’s a pointless worry, Ymir thought and replied with a smile.
“Worry about it, I don’t know if it lasts forever, because there are no side effects for things that are made volatile. Do you feel a bit tired after using it? As long as you don’t overdo it, there’s not much of a problem…”
“You studied seriously.”
A mixed voice continues towards her, trying to explain that there is no danger to her.
On the one hand, I felt guilty. As if I couldn’t take what I was holding lightly.
“Even though I haven’t known Mr. Ymir for a long time, I know how seriously Mr. Ymir studied this. Wasn’t it because he was so desperate and earnest that he came out uncooperatively to Verdia-san and Celica?”
“… So, you are so burdened with my sincerity that you can’t accept what I made for you?”
“…”
Dave lowers his head with a hard expression on his face.
Yumir’s eyebrows furrowed as he saw that the strength in his hand that was holding the bottle gradually loosened.
“Yes, as you said. I’m just a porter who can only do chores…”
“Yes, because I am a porter who can only do chores.”
Yumir holds Dave’s hand and prevents him from missing the bottle.
Only that act was done with his own hands, not with telekinesis as before.
Because that’s how much the rejection of the person in front of me has diminished.
“You’ve had more than one experience feeling powerless over something like that, so weren’t you trying to help me while overdoing it?”
Furthermore, he put a decisive wedge in his research.
I am deeply grateful for his courage and passion.
“That…”
“Sometimes people get it wrong.”
But at the same time, I felt sad.
“… Illusion, is it?”
“Thinking that anything is possible if you just try. If it doesn’t work, you think it’s not enough effort.”
The fact that a dungeon based on a witch appeared nearby, that he took blood from the corpse, that the blood of that corpse had properties suitable for his research…
In the end, the only effort he made was ‘I tried hard’.
If any one of them didn’t fit right, beyond failure, he might have lost his life too.
“The world is wide and people are small. In the wide world, what a person can do is only one very small thing. It would be terribly arrogant to hope that only what you wish for will come true when everyone else is gathered in one place.”
A wrong environment, a social system that is neglected.
Ymir was a person who considered that to be human beings no different from a disaster.
Do you think it is natural to treat a person who cannot overcome a disaster such as a typhoon or tsunami with his bare body?
In a sense, even more than the axis of evil called the Demon King Army, that kind of perception may be the greatest danger to mankind.
“By the way, what kind of answer can you give me by teaching you that? The authors who actually built that environment were all just talking nonsense.”
In a way, it can be said that the perspective of looking at the world is greatly distorted…
She believes that even such an idea is correct, and she will never be able to say that she is a good person objectively.
Others see only her talents and feats and believe that she is worthy of a savior called the Warrior Party, but what she does is completely devoid of love for humanity.
“Still…”
However, because he is such a person, he can claim that the world is not always clean.
“Still, if there is something to be called a little bit of leisure for people like you who regard hard work as the answer… The chances of going to the goal by sticking your head into the ground will be reduced.”
“…”
“… Ah, was it a bit surprising to say such an unfamiliar thing?”
Yumir, realizing his words belatedly, smiled bitterly and turned her head away from him.
“Well, don’t get me wrong. It’s not like I made this to be nice to anyone.”
It wasn’t a lie.
Lies.
“Because I hate the world. Even in a world like this, those who think it’s right are just annoying and made this to eat shit.”
“… Is that so?”
“If you don’t listen even if you say it, you have to shove the facts. Well, how are you? I made this and broke all common sense you know. Like, let’s see who’s right from now on.”
In the end, he did it out of anger without assuming responsibility for the consequences.
But she has no regrets.
Because from the beginning, it was committed to be liberated from the trauma of the past.
It is the world that made you see such things, but if that world is confused by your achievements, wouldn’t that also be a thrilling revenge?
“So there is nothing to be thankful for. Rather, it’s putting the responsibility for the research that might make the world weird on you too. I won’t force you…”
Still, if you can’t participate in this kind of self, you don’t have to touch it.
While contemplating how to collect her potion while organizing her story, Dave opened the cap of the bottle and began to take it to his mouth.
Jerk, jerk.
The contents of the vial flowing smoothly. It would seem that he would be repulsed by the sparkling carbonation and the strong feeling, but Dave nevertheless took the drug without hesitation.
As if something had been decided from this serious conversation.
“… Drink slowly. It’s not like anyone is stealing it.”
Why does the trust towards oneself felt from such a figure make the mind so agitated?
But that also looks good, thinking, Yumir laughed awkwardly and stood up from her seat.
“After about 10 minutes, the body will start to take effect, so prepare and come out to the backyard right away. Afterwards, a test to see how effective the medicine you took…”
“Hey, wait a minute.”
Dave calls Ymir, who was about to leave. Yumir, who stopped his feet for a moment, looked back at Dave and asked.
“What do you have to say?”
“No, that… May I ask you a little weird question?”
“Weird question?”
Ymir is suspicious.
Dave, who made her nervous, swallowed her saliva and asked her cautiously back at her.
“Mr. Ymir. By any chance, do you like me?”
“… What?”
“Do you like me, I asked.”
A straightforward question.
When you throw a ball, it is a fastball that flies precisely toward the target.
– Damn!
For some reason, Ymir felt emotional at that question, and immediately slapped Dave on the cheek with telekinesis.
“Why why?”
“No sorry. I’m a bit out of luck.”
Do you like it?
It’s nonsense.
Even if your only friend is now dating, is it really possible for you to have positive feelings for someone now?
“Ah, no, I didn’t mean that…”
“So what do you mean?”
Ymir gathering mana in his grasp.
Facing that crooked face, Dave hesitated, then timidly spit out his thoughts.
“I was asking if I liked you as a person to person, not as a man to woman.”
– Jab!!
“Why again this time!!”
“No, that’s a little annoying too.”
Whether it’s a relationship between a man and a woman, the problem is that you expect that kind of thing from yourself.
Tsk, when I got annoyed, Dave started scratching the back of my head with a pitiful expression.
“… Aha, was this also rude?”
“If you are aware, don’t take it out, man.”
Ymir raises his hand.
Yumir, who saw Dave shrinking, burst into laughter and drew out the power of his telekinetic power as much as possible.
“Well, anyway…”
And stroke her hair Just like an adult comforting a child.
“It’s not that I hate it. A guy like you.”
She’s stupidly nice and got into it.
However, because she is such a person, she may be the first to enjoy the achievements she has made.
If no one leads me like my friend, it will eventually lead to catastrophe.
“… Do you hate it or not?”
“Yeah, that’s about it, so don’t expect anything like that in the future. I have to be with you at the party anyway…”
If this guy
Maybe through the opportunity he gave, he might be able to become someone’s sun like his friend.
“I see. You didn’t hate me.”
Dave smiles brightly as if that was enough.
That smile was felt more clearly than the sunlight shining through his window at this moment.
Dave smiled and said to Ymir.
“I’m glad that the hard work was worth it. Because I can control you with this.”
“Heh heh, don’t like it too much. Even if you forcefully push away things you don’t like, it’s your fault for coming closer, so you’ll have to roll hard in the future…”
Pop. Do.
The moment the half-joking words were cut off.
“Just what?”
The moment Ymir looked back after recalling what he had said belatedly, he was shocked! And snapped his fingers.
At that moment, the power emanating from him began to oppress Ymir’s mind.
