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Chapter 294 - The Road Home 5. Water-Repellent Magic ~ The Unveiling ~

On the third day after leaving Laurenzen, just as the post town of Han was about to come into view, Yuri’s party was caught in a sudden shower.

That was the beginning of the commotion.

"Tch! A sudden shower, now of all times. ...Can’t be helped, we’ll just push through."

"Alright!"

Unfortunately, there wasn’t a single tree nearby that could serve as shelter from the rain, and dusk was approaching. Kudol, on horseback as a guard, and Fray, in the driver’s seat, drew the short straws and were about to push on to the post town of Han, soaking wet, when…

"Please wait, Kudol-san. I’ll cast a rain-repelling spell."

"Hm? You can cast a Waterproof Barrier, Yuri? That’d be great, but that thing gets stuffy if you keep it up for too long…"

The Waterproof Barrier Kudol spoke of was, as the name suggests, a barrier deployed to block the rain. While it could comfortably block the rain, its magic consumption was quite high, and it required a knack to maintain while moving. What’s more, the "watertight barrier" became a double-edged sword, obstructing air circulation and posing a risk of oxygen deprivation and suffocation if maintained for too long, making it a rather difficult spell to use.

"No, this time it’s not a Waterproof Barrier. I’ll be using Water Magic."

"...Water Magic?"

"Yes, Water Magic."

Water Magic, as its name implies, is magic that manipulates water. Therefore, it’s not impossible to freely move small water droplets. But… to manipulate all the raindrops falling ceaselessly from the sky… was another matter entirely. In the first place, aiming Water Magic at a multitude of small falling raindrops was absurd. In such cases, when one wanted to exert magic on a large number of small targets, the general principle was to use an area-of-effect spell.

("...Hey Katra, an area-of-effect rain-repelling spell… what kind of spell is that?")

("I wouldn’t know. My elements are Fire and Wind, after all. Water Magic is outside my jurisdiction.")

("Trying to manipulate water in the middle of the rain… there’s no way that’s possible.")

("Maybe he creates a film of water and uses it like an umbrella?")

("Wouldn’t that use a crazy amount of magic power?")

("Well, Yuri-kun might not even notice…")

Perhaps wondering about the huddled discussion, Yuri asked.

"...Is something wrong, everyone?"

"No, it’s nothing. ...Ah, Yuri… we’ve never heard of using Water Magic to repel rain."

"Oh, yes. I was thinking of using Repellent Film."

"""""""Repellent Film?"""""""

The unfamiliar spell name deepened everyone’s confusion, but Yuri, as if to say "seeing is believing," swiftly cast the spell called Repellent Film. Kudol and Fray were already soaking wet, after all.

As Kudol and the others, including Kudol, Fray, and the horses, flinched slightly, wondering what was about to be done to them, magic enveloped their bodies.

"...Whoa? What is this?"

"The raindrops… are they being repelled?"

"Yes, this is Repellent Film."