Chapter 229
This was a space that Rachel Vanargand made through the use of dimension magic . A place that connected to all other places . A foyer . As this place was made with magic that affected time and space, time stood still here . Only Rachel knew how that worked…
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“In other words, your mind and time -hey, stop that you idiot!!- …It’s like a dream space . ”
I gulped at her sudden outburst . We were now in an open field .
I had seen this place before, back when she had made me fall into the sky . In fact, this whole world seemed to be nothing but two rows of houses, one alley, and open fields .
“Now, there really isn’t much to do here . You just need to learn how to use your power . ”
Rachel and Lehaty were now sitting together on a bench that seemed to have materialized from nowhere . It was nice that they got along .
“So, they really won’t rip?”
“That depends on you . ”
Hmm…that wasn’t promising . I was here because I didn’t want to ruin my new gear . Of course, things had gone a little differently . But maybe I should at least change my pants…
“You’ll probably try harder if your nicest clothes are at stake . So do your best . ”
Well, that made it hard to change . I guess I should just do it…there was no other way .
“Hmm . Fine . So tell me how I’m supposed to use this wind . ”
And so the lesson began .
And then a week passed . My pants were still intact . However, my mind was in tatters .
Rachel’s training was Spartan, if not worse . One little mistake and you were thrown into the sky with dimension magic . I had to frantically activate Legs of the God Wolf in order to regain my balance . Of course, her magic was too powerful and it was all useless . It was only after I was thrown about to the point of feeling ill that I was able to come back down .
That was a good incentive to try as hard as I could, but she was a severe judge . And I ended up falling into the sky many times .
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I would get so exhausted that I’d sleep without eating anything . But I would quickly be awoken and sent flying . It continued for seven days . I persevered . Though, I now looked and felt like a walking corpse .
“Hmm . You look awful . ”
“Sorry…”
I barely felt like talking anymore .
“All right, let’s start things easy . As always . ”
Rachel’s training was quite simple . You started with a really weak wind, and slowly raised it . I had been able to control the first eight levels of wind, but nothing above that yet .
Even the weakest level required a lot of concentration . Raising the speed and strength wasn’t that hard in itself, but it was hard to maintain the exact level . And that precision was what Rachel wanted .
“…All right . You can now control strong wind perfectly . But lets move above that now . ”
“Right…”
“Not good enough! You just slipped!”
Rachel had quite a temper . I quickly righted my posture, but it didn’t save me from taking another trip to the sky .
“Uggghhhh…”
“You’re filthy…hmm? Lehaty . ”
“Uh…yes…”
“He looks terrible…”
I looked at them with dazed eyes after having vomited . They had the kind of expression that would make you think they were looking at their trash…
“Let’s start again . From the weakest level . ”
“Yes…”
I wiped my mouth and took in a deep breath before starting .
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“Good . Now keep it…”
“…!”
It was now the second week . I was now challenging the strongest level of wind . In spite of everything, I had arrived at this point . The only thing left to do was succeed and earn the stamp of approval…!
“Nope . Enjoy your trip!”
“AAAAAAAAHHHH!!!”
Effort wasn’t everything, and I was sent into the sky at a very high speed . Actually, I was getting used to it at this point . And so I tried resisting a little .
I activated one of the stronger levels of wind with Legs of the God Wolf . And then I pointed my legs in the direction that I was moving .
“Tsk…!”
It wasn’t working . Maybe if I made it stronger…!
“Huh…it might just work . ”
I was slowing down . I glanced towards the ground and saw Rachel had a look of disappointment on her face . I would not mind if she furrowed her eyebrows just a little more . And so I raised the level of the wind yet again .
“Good…!”
I was now moving at the same speed that I walked in . Interesting . So this was the force being used to carry me…it was no wonder I had puked…
“Hehe . Take that!”
“Hmph . Idiot . ”
“What? Wh-woahhh!!”
I had been directing my legs towards where I was falling, but she just reversed the pull of gravity, and I shot in the other direction . It was at that moment I decided to just allow her disciplinary measures to happen .
That night . We were eating dinner at the table . In spite of everything, it was the last night I would be here . Apparently, there were limits to how long this place could stop time . And that limit was two weeks . It would start to affect the outside world if time was stopped here any longer .
“Strictly speaking, time isn’t actually standing still here . It is moving slower . Something close to one-thousandth of the speed as the outside world . ”
Rachel explained as she poked at her grilled fish . I guess it was still impossible to stop time completely, no matter how great your dimension magic . That didn’t give me much hope for creating my time-freeze attacks .
“Well, you’ve made a lot of progress . And you got to a very high level . ”
“And it was the same level that tore my pants before, right?”
“Yes . So your pants should never rip again . ”
While I wasn’t passing with the highest honors, it seemed that I had at least passed the test .
“Eat up, take a bath and then leave . ”
“You could be nicer for once…”
“Stop whining . You mustn’t disobey your master . ”
Well, fine then . I was covered in sweat anyway .
“Thanks for dinner . I’ll borrow your bath then . ”
“Mm . ”
Rachel muttered with pronounced disinterest as she bit on her fish heads . Lehaty sat next to her and poured her a cup of tea .
I pulled out a change of clothing and went to take a bath . There was a loud sliding door that when opened, revealed a nostalgic, old bathing room . There wasn’t a shower, so you had to use a bucket . I wiped myself with a cloth I had brought and then soaked in the tub . The day’s fatigue seemed to seep out of me .
“Hahhh…”
I sighed and looked up at the ceiling .
“Who would have thought it…”
I had only come to upgrade my pants but ended up training . It was a harsh two weeks of training . While time hadn’t moved outside, it all seemed to have happened in a rush…
“I hope I’ve become that much stronger…”
I knew I wouldn’t lose to your average Adventurer or monster . But dragons still had me worried . I wanted to be able to kill them quickly . But perhaps that was more about my weapons? Or my ability to hit my targets .
“Then maybe I should focus on armor for support instead of defense…?”
No, that would bite me in the ass if I was ever taken by surprise . I could be attacked from far away . Then I would die because my armor was too thin . No . Defense was important too…
“Huh…it’s getting hot…”
I got out once my face started to burn up . Then I dried myself and put on my clothes . When I looked in the mirror, the face I saw was gaunt .
“Ugh . Horrible…”
I smiled as I touched my cheek . It was better to think of it as proof of your efforts .
I returned to the dining room to see Rachel resting on Lehaty’s lap .
“I’ll be leaving now . ”
“I see . ”
“Thanks for the training . Maybe I’ll come again some time . ”
“Hmph . I get it . Hurry up and leave . ”
She sounded annoyed, but I saw her smile briefly . Lehaty also smiled . She had gotten used to having me around . Well, it was nothing compared to when we first met .
“See you later, Lehaty . ”
“Oh…yes . Mister Asagi . ”
I waved and she raised her small hand at me . I patted Rachel on the head before climbing out of the window and leaving their world behind .