Chapter 182 – Episode 182 – Meeting
◈-Rant SIDE
While everyone was talking, I was in the room, killing time by making various shapes with my mana weapon.
I made scissors, a sword that could be attached to the back of my hand that popped out with a *whoosh*, and a multi-purpose knife.
I wasn’t limited to knives; I also made simple triangles and squares, and even a bouncy rubber ball that I played with by bouncing it off the floor.
It reminded me of my childhood memories from my past life.
I vividly remembered getting scolded for bouncing it too hard, hitting myself, or hitting things around the house.
While I was doing that, an idea popped into my head.
…What if I made a figure?
Now that I have a better understanding of the female body after having sex, wouldn’t I be able to recreate even the smallest details and make the best figure?
A mini-Elsie, or Noah, or Ms. Ninya.
Even if I don’t make a figure, it might be easier to find people later if I show their figures.
For example, when taking on requests outside of dungeons, like search missions or finding lost cats.
It seems like it could be useful in many ways.
First, I imagined Elsie wearing Noah’s clothes as a test.
Elsie’s chest, which looked like it was about to burst because the size didn’t fit.
Elsie’s exposed thighs, which were a bit more slender than Noah’s but still looked very soft.
I imagined Elsie being embarrassed by her own outfit.
Imagination complete!
Mana Weapon!
And I made a small Elsie figure on my palm.
“Hmm…”
The result was not very satisfactory.
The sculpting is good.
But…
“It’s only one color.”
The mana weapon can be maintained as long as it’s within 30 meters of my body, and I can freely change the texture and weight with my imagination.
But the color is always a bright shade of blue.
It’s a bit too shiny, and even if I make detailed sculptures, the lack of color makes it very unappealing.
“…Tch.”
I poked mini-Elsie’s chest once.
The soft texture of Elsie’s chest, just as I imagined, was recreated.
Yes! I think this is very good!
I thought it would be perfect if only the color could be reproduced.
If I could reproduce the color, I could not only make figures but also recreate weapons I saw in my past life by coloring them.
Spears, swords, hammers, and so on.
Is there any way, Solly?
『There is a phenomenon where the color of magic changes.』
Really?
『There are cases where the color of magic changes to match one’s characteristics due to innate magical traits or an increase in the concentration of magic during promotion. For example, in games, when special effects appear, the aura around the characters ripples according to their individual personalities.』
I have a high presence, but my color is still ordinary?
『That color is Rant’s unique color from the beginning.』
Ah! My magic color was standard from the start.
Then, is there no skill to intentionally change the color of magic to a specific color?
『I don’t know about that. But just like when you got Bind, a similar skill might appear if Rant wishes strongly enough.』
Really?
『Yes. According to the information just received from Solly, it is said that ordinary adventurers are more likely to get inspiration at the moment of promotion because the desired skill is formed by their presence.
If Rant, who already has more presence than anyone else, keeps wishing strongly, he will be able to obtain the desired skill within the reproducible range.』
Oh, I never thought that presence, which I thought was just a display level, could be used like that.
That’s very useful information.
So, if I wish strongly for the color of my magic to change, there’s a possibility that it might happen.
I immediately closed my eyes and wished intensely.
Change magic color! Change magic color! Change magic color!
For 10 minutes, I repeated “change magic color” while harboring hope for making cool weapon appearances and high-quality, appealing figures if I could change the color of my magic.
And…
“Ah!”
Inspiration came down.
It really came down because I wished for it!
Is this my privilege as someone with a high presence?
The name of the skill that came to me is Mana Change.
The effect is simply to change the color of mana to the desired color.
I immediately tried using the skill.
I imagined putting the color I had imagined into the Elsie figure, and the Elsie figure, which had only been shining blue, became a figure with vivid colors.
The vivid skin tone and the colors of the clothes made it look like Elsie had actually shrunk!
I was once again impressed by the detail of my imagination.
…I got rid of the Elsie figure and made a Noah figure wearing Elsie’s clothes.
Noah in her priestess outfit was also refreshing and nice.
From now on, I have the advantage of being able to see what kind of outfits would be suitable when I want to do cosplay sex using this skill.
“…”
I grabbed the hem of the priestess outfit and looked up from below.
Oh… The underwear is also properly equipped as I imagined…
“Son~.”
“Whoa!”
When I heard my mom calling me, I quickly got rid of the Noah figure.
Just then, my mom came into my room.
“Why are you so surprised?”
“I was startled because you suddenly called my name, Mom. Why?”
I asked my mom, pretending to be nonchalant.
“When are the others coming?”
“They’re having a good time talking at the Shimane Inn right now. It might take a while.”
“Really? Then are you going to eat lunch before you go?”
“Yeah, I will.”
“Okay, then I need to buy something for lunch. Son, stay home.”
“Okay.”
After my mom left, I sighed.
“Phew…”
Now I was alone at home.
By the way, my dad went into the forest alone to cut down trees.
Mana Change.
It seems useful for making figures and weapons, but it seems like it can be used in other ways.
When activating Bind and using Mana Weapon, there is a feeling of taking out and releasing the mana inside my body.
I tried to recreate that feeling and released mana while imagining Elsie and Noah’s promotions with my whole body.
“Oh…”
Blue mana was emitted from my whole body as if it was rippling.
I was very excited because it felt like a special in-game gacha effect.
In that state, I used Mana Change to change the color of my mana to the same green as my hair.
“Oh…”
I was excited and tried red, blue, purple, and even a sparkling gold color.
“I think there are three stages…”
If I dyed my hair yellow and added a lightning enchantment like Ms. Ninya, it would be perfect.
Additionally, I tried changing it to black, dark purple, or dark red.
I created an effect as if I had turned dark and fallen.
I raised my right hand slightly, bent my fingers slightly, made the aura on my hand ripple more, and recited a plausible line.
“This is the power of darkness…”
I even said very cringey lines because I was alone.
Yes, being alone made my tension rise.
I would be 100% embarrassed if someone saw me.
Finally, I created a rainbow-colored aura by mixing various colors.
“Oh…!”
It was surprisingly cool.
It was like the super mode aura of a protagonist who had awakened in the final battle of a manga after receiving all the power of his comrades.
Elsie would be very happy if I defeated monsters while maintaining this aura.
I could picture Elsie’s sparkling eyes as she excitedly said, “You’re so cool, Rant!”
Yes, the excited Elsie in my imagination was also very cute.
…Wouldn’t it be cool to put an aura on weapons too?
A weapon that emits an aura that is no different from a gacha weapon effect!
Let’s make it right away!
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About 20 minutes passed.
My dad wouldn’t be back yet, and my mom would be talking to the other women while grocery shopping, so it would take at least another 30 minutes.
Considering Noah and Ms. Ninya’s personalities, their conversation would definitely be long, so I continued to enjoy my alone time, and my tension kept rising.
“Uooooooo!”
So, I made a red cape, put a golden aura all over my body, and put a golden aura on a roughly made, flashy sword, and shouted alone.
“Excalibuuuuuur!”
“Rant?”
“Whoa!?”
I was so immersed in my own world that I didn’t notice Noah until she came into our house, opened my door, and called my name.
Surprised, I immediately canceled all Mana Weapon and Mana Change.
“N, Noah? W, when did you…”
“No, I just got here… What was that just now? Rant was shining so brightly, and you were waving a cape and shouting while holding a demon sword-like sword?”
Please call it a holy sword, Noah.
“Ah, th, that was… I, I got a new skill and got excited, so I just…”
“Huh!? You got a new skill already?”
“Y, yeah…”
“…So you were playing with it alone?”
“Yes…”
*Hwaaa*
My face flushed instantly.
I was so embarrassed that I squatted down and lowered my head.
“Ah, Rant became like Elsie.”
I thought, “So this is how Elsie feels.”
“I want to ask about the new skill, but more than that! Rant! Come with me!”
“Huh? Is the conversation over?”
“No! It’s actually still going on! But it’s an important story, so you have to be there! Come on! Let’s go quickly!”
“O, okay!”
I immediately got up at the sight of Noah, who was not teasing me with a sly smile but looked quite serious.
“What happened?”
“Just come with me.”
I followed Noah outside and immediately headed to the Shimane Inn.
Then, I went straight up to the second floor and entered the room where everyone was.
“I brought Rant!”
“Aaaah… I, I said you didn’t have to bring him…”
“But this is important to confirm. It’s an important issue for our future life with Rant.”
“B, but…”
“Ms. Melissa, even if you’re embarrassed and scared… I think you should ask at times like this.”
“E, Elsie…”
Melissa had a pale face.
“What’s going on?”
Judging by the atmosphere, it didn’t seem like Melissa, Ms. Ninya, Elsie, and Noah had a bad relationship.
Did something else happen?
Noah closed the door and came in front of me and said.
“Rant, we got to know each other while talking. I, Elsie, Ninya, and Melissa all really like each other!”
“That’s good.”
“Yeah! We all talked about how we met Rant, how we came to like him, and what our first experiences were like!”
“Even that?”
“It’s good for getting closer! In the process, we also found out that Melissa has actually liked Rant since she was young… Hehehe.”
“A, ah! D, don’t say that!”
“Melissa has liked me since she was young?”
Melissa said that she realized she liked me only recently.
Did she find out when she started liking me while talking?
“Actually, Melissa fell in love with Rant when she saw him having fun while playing with other kids! Since then, she’s been watching Rant whenever he plays with the boys!”
“A, ah…”
Melissa’s face turned red, and she covered her face with her hair.
Come to think of it, Melissa was always watching us when I was playing with the boys.
But her expression was always indifferent, and other girls were also watching us together, so I didn’t know.
“I see…”
I was unaware, but it was really unexpected that Melissa had liked me since then… and it was a bit embarrassing.
But I didn’t think this was the reason Noah had called me on purpose.
“Noah, Melissa should say that herself… What are you doing by saying it?”
“Eeeh~ But it seems like Melissa would keep it a secret from Rant. It’s better to say these things right away to get closer!”
“Noah, did you call me just to say that?”
“Ah, no. That’s not it. The reason I called Rant is actually because of a more serious problem.”
“A serious problem?”
“Um, Rant…”
Noah asked me with a very serious expression.
“Was Melissa’s there… loose?”
“What?”
What on earth is Noah talking about?
