Chapter 316 - Marking Complete
"Evening."
Shou-kun.
Only Mion was in the Virtual Club Room.
Seth (Miki) and Club President Bell must have already gone to prepare for the live stream.
It's been a week, and the Demon Kingdom's assault on the Necropolis is really kicking off today, so they must be highly motivated.
"How was the ice cream?"
Oh, yes. My mother said it was delicious too!
That's good, that's good.
After Dad left, Miki, Tsubaki-san, and I enjoyed making soy milk ice cream together, and naturally, if four people make it, you get a lot.
I had Mion take home as much as she could of what we couldn't finish as snacks.
I gave her a big container full, so I don't think she'll have trouble with dessert for a while.
More importantly, was I alright?
"Huh? What about?"
I'm worried if I greeted your father-in-law properly...
"Oh, you did fine, so it's okay."
Or rather, I don't think it would matter much even if she hadn't done it perfectly. Dad's standards are Mom and Mashiro-nee, after all…
"Oh, right. We were talking about buying new costumes again, so shall we go to the studio first?"
Y-yes.
I wonder if there are any goddess-like costumes?
Even if there were, if they were too much like cosplay, that would be…
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In-game, it was raining for the first time in a while.
I had plenty of food stock, so I didn't have to worry about meals, but today I wanted to go behind the church and talk with the Urisks.
Well, tomorrow is Monday, a farming day, so it can wait until then.
"Hmm..."
I'd eaten bacon and Yakokko eggs for breakfast, and now I was doing the dishes.
Shou-kun, are you still thinking about it?
"Yeah. It just doesn't feel quite right."
I searched for a dress that fit Mion and resembled the Jade Goddess in the studio, but none of them felt quite right, and I ended up not choosing anything.
I agonized for about an hour until Mion told me Lupi might be waiting.
Please don't worry too much about it. Tsubaki-san will look into it too.
"Oh, yeah, thanks."
There are literally countless full-dive avatar costumes, so finding 'the one' among them is…
It's raining, but what will you do today?
"I was thinking of reading books on Spatial Magic and Applied Water Magic."
Ah, that's right.
I can raise skill levels up to 5 just by reading grimoires, so I want to at least get to that point.
I'm hoping to learn convenient magic from both…
"Lupi and the others can nap if they want."
"Woof."
"Woof!"
I finished the dishes and returned to the mountain cabin.
I took two grimoires from the cabinet on the first floor and went upstairs.
"Woof."
As I sat down, Lupi jumped from her usual sitting platform onto my lap.
"There, there."
"Woof~"
While petting Lupi, I started with the [Spatial Magic] grimoire.
Last time I only skimmed it, so I'll read it thoroughly from the beginning…
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[Spatial Magic skill has leveled up!]
[Basic Magicology skill has leveled up!]
"Phew, finally level 3. I guess rare skills level up slowly?"
That's right. For common and uncommon ones, it was quick to reach 5.
Right.
I focused for about an hour and only managed to raise it by 1.
I felt like [Applied Magicology] would have increased by about 3, so perhaps I should have read [Applied Water Magic] first.
"Well, no need to rush, I guess. Is it almost 10 o'clock?"
Yes, 5 minutes until. Have you learned any new magic?
"Roger. Um, this one's easier to explain, I guess. [Rotation]."
I took out my Magic Engraving Pen and cast the magic, and it floated in mid-air, spinning around.
Huh?
"It's apparently a magic that rotates objects in place. Like, fixing the center and then spinning it?"
How to rotate it, vertical, horizontal, diagonal, and so on—the way it spins depends on one's imagination.
Um, I can't imagine how it would be used...
"Hmm, let's see. With this, turning a millstone would be easier, I think. And if I make a potter's wheel or something, I could probably make perfectly round pots or small bottles."
I see!
I have high STR and VIT, so turning it by hand doesn't tire me much, but if I can turn it with this [Rotation] magic, it might be good training?
I want to try it right away, but…
"I've figured out a use for that one, which is good, but the other magic, [Positioning], seems difficult."
Positioning... How is it written?
"Um, well..."
The grimoire stated: 'Measures the world coordinates of a specified space and acquires that value as a unique identification number. It is possible to acquire unique identification numbers up to the number of Spatial Magic skill levels.'
Um, I feel like nothing would happen with just that...
"You think so too, Mion? I wonder if it's a magic to mark a specified location."
Ah, for teleportation or something?
"Exactly, exactly."
I have a feeling that [Transfer Magic Circles] also use these unique world coordinate ID numbers for teleportation.
If my skill level increases, perhaps I'll be able to use magic to transfer or teleport, allowing instantaneous travel between registered points using their unique ID numbers…
Would you like to try it?
"Yeah. Inside the house... that's a bit scary. I'll try it outside."
Yes.
Lupi, sensing my intention to stand, jumped from my lap.
Looking out the window, the sky was cloudy, but the rain seemed to have stopped.
"Shall we go outside for a bit?"
"Woof."
I'm glad that the slopes of this basin have good drainage and don't get muddy.
After walking a short distance from the mountain cabin, Leda and Roy were, as always, standing behind Lupi. How smart.
"I'm going to try some magic, so get behind me."
I don't think it's the kind of magic that would backfire, but just in case.
Now, if it's about designating space with mana, the MP cost is probably going to vary quite a bit depending on the size.
For now, 1 meter by 1 meter, the same as the [Transfer Magic Circle] on the first floor, and 2 meters high should be fine.
A size where one person fits comfortably, and Lupi and the others, Sweee and the others, can also enter…
"[Positioning]."
As I chanted, mana glowed faintly as if it had materialized for about a second, and then,
[Acquired and registered the unique ID number of the specified space. The name can be changed.]
A window appeared.
Was it a success?
"Probably?"
There should be a list of these numbers somewhere in the menu… Found it!
"This must be it. [Spatial Coordinate 1] looks like it."
You can change the name, right?
"Yeah, [Mountain Cabin Front] is fine for now."
With a skill level of 3, I can register up to 3 points.
I'll register here, the harbor, and behind the church. Once I reach level 5, I also want to register the sandy beach at the starting point and the riverbed next to the goblin cave.
Shou-kun. Let's stop reading here and go for a walk, shall we?
"Woof!"
"Yeah, let's do that."