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nChapter 29

nYui talks to me when I return with the book .

n“Ah, Shuya . Dry fish is impossible here . It gets wet because of the fog . ”

n“There’s no helping it . You have to cook it to preserve the food so it can’t be helped that it is dry . ”

n“It’s easy if one can use magic . ”

n“A, speaking of magic . I discovered Magic Characters here . See?”

nI hand the old book to Yui .

n“N, this? I can’t read the characters, oh, I can feel mana in this . But, the contents are incomprehensible . I can’t read these characters . It’s different from the elf language…and though it’s similar to ancient dwarf I think it is different . I haven’t seen these characters before . ”

n“Is that so, I’m able to read them . ”

n“Eh?”

nShe returns the book to me .

n“I’m going to conduct a few experiments . I’ll go away…”

n“Eh? Experiments?”

n“Nya . ”

nYui lifts Rollo and back away from me . (TL: Heh, no faith in Shuya . )

n“So, watch . ”

nEven though I cannot understand the visual forms of the characters I can easily read the thanks to the extra skill .

nThe title is Black Mass .

nThe title is simple .

nI begin to read the Magic Characters for 《Black Mass》

nI though it a little earlier, but it is strange . This book .

nI can feel mana from the magic characters .

nWhen I open the book and begins reading the characters, the characters I read begin to give off white light .

nBefore long the characters I did not read begin to shine and flicker .

nWhat is this?

nThe shining characters lift off the page and project into the air, the ages of magic characters turn automatically and the shining characters floating in the air move the same way .

nOoh, amazing . Characters…

nThe white light is nearly colorless .

nBut, the shining characters gradually turn black and erode .

nA string of black characters floating in the air begin to give off a peculiar shine .

n“What is…this?”

nA curious expression plays across Yui’s face as she mumbles .

nBeing carried by her, Rollo is staring at the floating characters . The characters are reflected in her red eyes .

nDocile against Yui’s wonderful breasts, without playing, she seems to be watching the course of events .

nA short time later, the string of floating characters begins to vibrate .

nThen they suddenly swoop to the ground .

nNo, the characters turn to me .

nthe characters turn sharply and collide with my forehead .

nThe floating magic characters are ab, sor, bed .

n“Uo…”

nThe characters entering my head one after another .

nAs the darkly shining character string enters my head, the shapes and characters of a geometric pattern for a magic formation is spontaneously engraved in my mind .

nThe construction of the formation together with the method to regulate mana, I understand the sensation of how to construct it .

nIt is a strange sensation, the feeling of my mind’s consciousness being opened-

nThe umbrella of my senses all being opened at the same time-

nHowever, I cannot completely understand it by myself .

nIt is a half-finished feeling, I suck in a breath, the sensation is like the naturally pulsing blood…

nFrom the times I learned a skill, a deeper place…

nI feel like it is being engraves into my mental heart .

nFor a moment- I look at both my hands with magic characters .

nI take a deep breath in through my nose, then let it out through my mouth .

nWith this magic characters being supported by me, in order to finish their function, they are rotting away .

nFinally, I have the fleeting feeling of sand running through my fingers .

n※ Pikon ※ Skill Acquired ※

n※ Pikon ※ Skill Acquired ※

nI concentrate on this magic, ignoring the skill acquisition sound in my head along with acquisition characters displayed in front of me .

nI understand . I see…this part is necessary .

nI feel that I have realized something .

nI will test it out immediately .

nJust to be safe I activate the skill and replenish my mana .

nAnd I close my eyes and concentrate mana on a finger-tip .

nRaising my right hand, I draw a circle with a finger- a character string is joined together .

nThis circle being drawn is a centralized type- the construction of a magic formation .

n“Amazing…Magician…”

nYui mutters “magician,” referring to me .

nI think of a question, but for the time being I focus on the magic .

nI add the magic symbols I learned one after another to the circular magic formation .

nThe scale the geometric pattern I am drawing is small, I compose the magic character formation .

nI freely tamper with the meaning one by one .

nAt the same time my mana is being expended .

n“The beginning is according to the basics in the book…but the name is changed . ”

nMuttering so, I finish meddling with the magic formation .

nFloating before my eyes is an oddly shining black magic formation . (TL: In this case black is referring to the color of the formation, not the type of magic . )

nBlack Mass-

n“《Dark Bullet》”

nAt that moment- an intense, a black mass appears from a rough, intense distortion in the magic formation . Furthermore, mana is taken from the magic formation .

nThe black mass plunges into the ground in one breath .

n-DOGOOOOOONN!! The collision happens with a thwack and an intense shock wave .

nLike a small meteorite .

nBut, my body feels heavy- I am attacked by a sense of listlessness .

nIt is a strong sense of exhaustion…

nIt is not to the extent of fairy moji or the naming of the bone knights .

nSurprised by the loud sound, intense shock wave, and the cloud of dust Rollo jumps out of Yui’s arms and for a moment is suspended in the air with a foolish appearance .

nRollo is like that but she lands on the ground safely .

nHowever, her red pupils are dilated and the hair on her back is standing on end .

nWith funny movements she is sidling along with crabish movements .

nYui is staring at the hole in the ground with a look of stupefaction…

nA big hole has been created in the ground of the garden .

nA one-meter hole . It seems to have pierced through the ground in a pinpoint .

nAround the hole the earth is rolled up in a circle, several layers over and over again, small cracks are spread out .

n“Hey, this is pretty powerful if it lands a direct hit . ”

nMoreover, I can still tamper with the ancient crest magic some more .

nAncient crest magic is amazing .

nThe extra skill is also helping .

nSince I can normally read ancient characters I am able to acquire ancient magic and crest magic in no time .

nAt first, I chose it because I wanted to understand people other than humans…

nI was really lucky . Lucky .

n“Shuya…you, who are you? Not only the spear, but to use magic…”

nHer eyes have become completely frightened; her eyes are shaking .

nAnd then, like the other day…the look in Yui’s eyes has begun to show signs of changing .

nThe color transitions from black to light gray .

nBefore long they have changed into the white snow scene .

nA little silver is emitted from her vacant eyes, strangely .

n“Yui, your eyes…”

n“Ah, don’t look!”

nShe covers her eyes with her hands and looks away to hide them .

n“N, Aah . However, I’ve already seen then…”

nYui speaks embarrassed words while turning her back .

n“My eyes . They are hollow and abnormally empty…”

n“Is that so? It was fantastic and beautiful…”

nWhen she hears what I said Yui’s should move a little, startled, time passes .

n“…Only Shuya . To say such a thing . ”

nYui says so and looks back, showing her face .

nTraces of tears can be seen on her cheeks . She finished crying…

nEven though they are such beautiful eyes, she seems to have a problem with it .

n“Beautiful . Once before…you showed me those eyes . ”

n“Un, thanks . That was for the sake of chasing Shuya . ”

nChasing? Some kind of ability .

nThen, a change happens in Yui’s eyes .

n“Ah, they’re turning back . ”

n“Fufu . ”

nShe seems embarrassed, her shy figure is unusually cute .

n“In order to chase me, those eyes are special eyes?” (TL: Look! Look with your special eyes . My brand!)

n“So . These are the eyes of Beikala . They are nicknamed “Death Eyes” and are good for tracking . (TL: So chunni . I love it . ) And, they increase ability The target I catch with these eyes once with be bordered red for ‘eternity,’ where ever they go I can follow . It’s a ‘game’ for me . two times, three ties, every time I see the target again, my assassination ability improves . ”

nSo that means, I am bordered in red all the time?

n“So, uh, do they change all the time?”

n“So . Most of the time I activate consciously, but sometimes when I feel fear it activates automatically . ”

nYui seems happy and her cheeks relax . She seems to be in a good mood .

n“Is that so . Then I scared you . Sorry . But, such important information…is it okay to tell me?”

n“Un . I am already okay with the problem that is Shuya . Aren’t you actually a magician?”

n“No, n, well now I can’t deny it…I became a magic user . In other words, my groundings are well rounded?”

nScowling, Yui looks at me with a pair of doubtful eyes .

nOn the other hand, having already calmed down, Rollo has arranged her front feet and upper body properly and is being well behaved like a doll .

nShe seems to be listening to mine and Yui’s conversation .

n“…It was a phenomenon I have not seen . I have not seen characters float when you learn magic . Such a phenomenon happens with neither language nor crest . ”

n“That’s right…”

n“You’re hiding something?”

n“It seems to be ancient magic . ”

n“Ancient Magic!?”

nIt was written in an ancient magic book .

nWith this response, it seems certain it was a valuable magic book .

nAh, Yui’s eyes changed again .

n“…It’s a shock when the woman I love is afraid so many times . ”

nTo my casual sudden confession, Yui’s shaking white eyes are trembling .

n“…You love me?”

n“Aah, would I have nursed you if I didn’t like you?”

n“That, well…”

nAs she mutters Yui’s eyes return to normal and her face blushes red .

nI open my mouth to disturb the delicate moment .

n“Yui, did you say that you grilled meat earlier? Now, let’s finish . ”

n“N, that’s right . ”

nLike this, the pleasant days that nobody knows passes immediately .

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nFurthermore, one week later-

nYui’s body has become able to move freely .

nLooking healthy, she also shows her cute lively smile .

nHer physical condition also seems to have improved .

nIs the gyuza grass good for the skin in the bath? It is somehow charming .

nI am still eating the meat that was barbequed in the garden with relish .

nFor a little while, I look at the condition of the meat being brought to my mouth .

nWhen I look, a smiling face is returned .

nThings have progressed really well .

nIn various way, I fought to “massage” Yui’s body .

nTalking with Yui has also become fun…

nOnce she recovers completely, the period of pretending to be lovers will end, and it will return to antagonism .

nHonestly, I like this woman .

nBut…even though I do not want to, we must separate .

nThere are times when I am hot-blooded .

nIf I am not mistaken, Zoru said I can reach a city if I go west .

nAssuming I will leave tomorrow, once, I should talk to Yui…

n-N? A magic essence reaction .

nA magic essence reaction from above where the fog is spread out .

nBecause the visibility is poor I cannot really distinguish it…

n-It comes .

nA human type creature with bone wings growing from its back breaks through the fog to the ground .

nWith pale skin and unkempt thin blond hair, it has abnormally large black eyes and blood sucking fangs are visible on both sides of its mouth .

nIts hands and feet are humanoid, and the projections on it back are sharp and have taken the form of weapons .

nBut, my eyes are attracted to the clothing like armor in its hands .

nIt is a novel design . A bone pipe extends from the upper part of both shoulders into a thin line and wraps around the lower back as bone armor .

nThe small bones jutting out of its back form wings .

nSuch bone wings appear like blades of innumerable collected bone splinters .

nOn the other hand, the legs of its lower body are thin and bird like, similar to a goose .

nThe strange person in front of my eyes clearly is not human, but its small cotton swab like lips move .

n“…Oya, it isn’t that magician . ”

nPeculiar, their voice has an empty quality .

n“Aah, what are you?”

nWhen I ask Yui grasps a sword in both hands, activates her death eyes, and then her eyes change into “Beikala’s Eyes . ”

nRollo moves into a blind spot so she can throw herself at any time .

nI grasp my spear and adopt a natural posture .

nIt is a posture that can shift to fighting anytime .

n“The woman’s appearance is different too? What happened to Zoru Gustave?”

n“More importantly answer the question . Who are you?”

nI activate magic observing eyes and presence detection repeatedly .

nI raise my voice as I talk to the “Dark Eyed Bird Man . ” (TL: The Labyrinth Master?)

n“Sa〜”

nThe moment I say so the dark eyed bird seems to deceive, lowering its hands to its waist .

nIt instantly pulls a bone sword out of its body and it about to attack .

nImmediately, Yui fights back .

nI rotate to the side in order to attack and thrust out .

nYui’s sword collides with the bone sword wielded by the dark eyed bird .

nYui’s sword repeatedly collides with the bone sword, clashing together hard sounds ring out .

nYui continues attack with her one sword two swords, and then the dark eyed bird wields two bone sword, accurately defending against Yui’s attacks .

nWith a good rhythm the hard sound of the two colliding bone swords and Yui’s swords is audible, they take distance from each other and hold .

n“You fight well for a human girl, no? However-”

nIt then opens both of its bird eyes and raises its arms above its head, at the same time its bone wings open up and it flies away .

nI do not understand how its bone wings can use the wind, but quickly increasing its speed it attacks Yui .

nYui somehow manages to deflect the high speed bone sword with her swords, but she completely falls behind .

nTaking this as an opening, it folds its bone wings behind its back and they transform into a spear bone tail with a sharp point . The transformed spear bone tail draws a low arc and pierces through Yui’s foot .

nBlood spills out of Yui’s foot as it is sewn to the ground .

nThe Yui that has become full of openings .

nThe dark eyed bird sees the immobile Yui and the moment it is going to stab with the bone sword grasped in its thin hand-

n“With this, todo-”

n-Think I will let you!

nI kick the ground with fighting moji enhanced legs . (TL: I want to take this opportunity to explain part of my translation . The author actually writes “I kick the ground with fighting magic legs” and sometimes he just calls them “magic legs . ” This doesn’t sound that great in English so I have been translating it like this for a while now . Anyways, back to the fight〜)

nQuickly closing the distance with the dark eyed bird I attack its side with a thrust from my black spear, I stab into its intestines .

nIt is blown off to the side, and staggering with a “Gua,” it cannot help also issuing a brief scream . However, it still hasn’t collapsed yet .

nFurthermore, the pursuing feeler bone sword of Rollo pierces through its thin bird leg, leaving behind a hole .

n“You should regret that you laid a hand on the ‘woman I love . '”

nSpitting out a small speech I eject towards the crown of the black eyed bird’s head .

nAt the same time, I activate - (TL: Woah, Shuya’s pissed . )

nThe same moment I eject chain through the head of the stumbling dark eyed bird, I who sped up at that moment release from point blank range .

nEven if the chain pierced through the head of the black eyed bird, until ends I consecutively shoot like an electric drill, over and over .

nIn an instant the armored breast bone of the dark eyed bird is smashed and its body it crushed like trash .

nFinally, as if brushing off of the dust, I rotate the spear to cause a strong wind, and I look back toward Yui .

n“Yui, are you okay?

nAt the moment she appears to be more dumfounded that concerned with her injured foot, with her small mouth open she has a peashooter face .

n“Yui?”

n“Ah, aah, un . I’m okay . Thank you for helping me . Also, since my life was saved…kya, it hurts . ”

n“Rollo . ”

n“Ah, it’s fine . Fufu, thank you . Rollo-chan . ”

nRollo licking the wound on Yui’s foot made her scream .

nRollo seems to be worried .

nHow do you say, licking the blood…

nYui has a gentle smile on her face, and consoles the Rollo who was behaving in such a way by stroking her head .

n“Rollo, it’s not good to lick blood . Rather, I…”

nI do not say that I want to lick it- I hold myself back .

n“Eh?”

nYui is looking at me with strange eyes, so I hurry and deceive her .

n“No, no, that is, medicine! I’ll go get a potion . ”

n“Ah, un . ”

nWhen a potion is sprinkled over the wound on her foot it immediately closes up .

nI give her a potion just to be safe .

n“With this it should be alright . It was good there were a lot of potions . ”

n“…Un, but, the demonic being from earlier…it felt like it was an acquaintance of the magician that used to live here . ”

nYui speaks while looking at the deformed dead body of the dark eyed bird and calls it a demonic being . I check the corpse, there is nothing .

nWhich reminds me, there was something written in the diary about that .

n“…Dead men tell no tales, but there was a description about the bone wings in Zoru’s diary . And then, the demonic being has no possessions . There is only the bone sword . ”

n“We shouldn’t be attacked by a different one again, but…”

n“Surely, the possibility is there . It may be better to immediately leave this place . ”

n“Yeah . ”

nDid you hear what I started to say earlier…

n“That, reminds me, wasn’t the sword handling a little while ago very sharp? Has your body already completely recovered?”

n“Eeh, I’m cured…”

nYui’s expression suddenly stiffens .

n“Is that so…that’s good, you feel good…”

n“What do you want to day?”

n“Since you have recovered, I was considering leaving here tomorrow morning . ”

n“…Na…wait, are you saying Shuya will return to antagonism with me?”

n“It’s up to Yui . ”

nAfter a short moment Yui eyelashes begin to tremble and she adopts and angry expression .

n“…I must kill Shuya, it can’t be helped, but I don’t want to kill you, but even so, unfair, unfair, unfair!”

nHer voice is unusually rough, and her reaction is one that is not normally shown by a woman of her age .

nhaha, even though it’s a frantic face it’s still cute .

n…Then, should I invite her?

n“…Na, if that’s the case, why don’t you travel with Rollo and me?”

n“…”

nYui stays silent .

nAre you going to hold out a little more?

n“I am look for a certain treasure artefact for Rollo . Well, Yui could travel . Wouldn’t it be fun if you were with us…How’s that? Will you come together?”

nAfter I look Yui in the eye, her face looks like she is going to cry and she evades my eyes .

nFrom her profile I can see one tear stream down her cheek .

nAah, I made you cry .

n“…I want to go . But, I’m sorry . It’s impossible…the organization won’t allow it . I must protect the Furgman Family . For the sake of my father who is bed ridden with illness . ”

nThe organization, the Furgman household .

nBecause of the family name I too would be worried about my father .

nThere is no helping it . I’m sorry .

nIt is disappointing, but I have been rejected .

nI thought of confessing and being rejected several time, but I do not want to taste it in any world .

n“…I won’t force you . ”

nI try to be a little tough, and do not show it on my face .

n“…Shuya . ”

nYui is suddenly there, removing the black clothes she is wearing .

n“Oh…”

nAnd then, she throws aside all of her clothes with determination .

n“Strangely I want you hear it without thinking . Before we separate, I want to thank you . I’m not Shuya’s ‘loved one’…I know that . But, if it’s still okay…I want you to hold me . ”

nYui speaks while making a tight fist .

nBut, her voice is soft like the feathers of a small bird, floating on the wind .

nHowever, loved one? There is no such person…

nOther than such a thing, is Yui’s naked body . Always so beautiful .

nNaturally, I stare at her body .

nThe skin the nape of her neck is shining white with sweat .

nClearly taking in her elegant collar bone, and immediately below, double hills of a moderate size that are so magnificent as to make a famous photographer groan .

nThe finely arranged hair of the secret flower garden truly seems like Yui .

nThe thin firm musculature of her waist that continues to the white peach of her thighs down to her tiny feet is seductive .

n“…Yui, you’re beautiful . …But, I have no loved one?”

n“Eh, but, the necklace…”

n“Ooh, this . I picked this up a while ago…bake, did you misunderstand? Hora . ”

nI instinctively pull in the too cute Yui and hug her .

nAnd, naturally, once again the same words are spoken .

n“Beautiful, a cute person . ”

nI am a man, too . Not eating the meal set before him is a man’s shame . I will accept .

nI undress immediately and put my hands around Yui’s waist to hold her .

nOnce more I strongly hold her close .

nYui, with her face buried in my chest, looks up at me and for a moment, her eyes close bravely as they swell with tears and grief .

nI steal away Yui’s lips .

n“N, for today, I’m your lover…”

nShed tears fall from her face and hit my cheeks .

n“Aah…”

nYui’s coquettish figure is branded in my eyes .

nBring our bodies leaning close to each other, running my eyes over her I covet her small lips exhaustively .

nEntwining our arms, our bodies seek to come together and surrender themselves to our desires .

nOur hearts melt together as we love and are loved in return for countless hours, to the extent the Rollo is astonished…I am not sure, but the love affair passes through the night and follow until early in the morning .

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nRising early, the blood of deflowering is left on the bed from our repeated love-making .

nShe’s still sleeping . It is because we did so much yesterday .

nThe stamina of that one was inexhaustible too…

nThe loose sleeping figure of Yui .

nI look at her lustrous skin and check her beautiful sleeping face .

nI can detect the lingering scent of a woman, the feeling I had revives…

nIsn’t Yui well? I am going to speak, but I stop myself .

nI myself, because my resolution might waver .

nControlling my emotions, I write a message on parchment with a quill pen .

nI tore this paper from the diary in the study .

nFinally, I put near the letter I wrote all of the money Zoru had along with five pieces of the ancient gold I got from Shisho .

nWith painful reluctance, I break away…

nI speedily leave the hut after arranging my equipment .

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