Chapter 21
Chapter 21: Barrier Box
What did father say to brother? I recalled what father had said, “Listen, Luke, your power is large enough, but if you continue to channel your large power as it is, then your life will be shortened . You have to be able to effectively channel your magic into the magic stone without waste . ”
Alistair’s magic began to move and was rapidly being sucked by the magic stone . The stone became slightly reddish, but it continued to pull in his magic .
I took my eyes off Alistair and watched the men around me . None of them seemed to think there was anything wrong with him . This is bad .
I got closer to Alistair .
“What is it, Chibi? It’s dangerous,” Mill said in a carefree manner, but I had to do this . I swung my hand and slapped Alistair’s hand . The magic stone fell on the ground .
“Wh-what are you doing?! This isn’t a game!” Mill pulled me back . You can pull me and get angry at me .
But, look .
“Alistair . Hey, what’s wrong?” Alistair fell forward as Bart called out to him . Bart quickly went to help him .
“Alistair! He fainted! What’s wrong?”
“Magwic, none . ”
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“What?”
Nothing can be done even if you say ‘what?’ I repeated myself, “Awishthair, magwic . No mwore . ”
He had a little left, but if he continued to channel his magic into the stone then it would be all gone . If that happens then his life would be shortened . The thing that father repeated to brother so many times until he got tired of hearing it was probably about this .
“But nothing like this has happened until now…… Did he use too much?!”
He probably did .
“Oh well, it seems like we relied on the barrier a little too much . Mill, take Alistair to the tent . We’ll take turns guarding the camp in twos . It’s gonna be a dangerous night,” Bart quickly instructed . Then, he picked up the fallen stone .
*WHIRR* . I looked up .
*WHIRR* . Although a bit late, everyone looked in the same direction .
“It’s already here . Tsk! They only come out in large numbers at a time like this! There’s a lot of them, but it’s our win as long as they don’t touch our bodies!”
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Bart looked at me in surprise .
“You, chibi, you probably don’t understand what I’m saying, but we don’t have the power to protect you and Alistair . Go into the tent, be quiet and cover yourselves with a blanket,” he said as he took the sword from his hip and started running towards the Hollows . The three remaining men followed after him . They were probably taking the fight away from Alistair and I .
I couldn’t see it clearly, but there were about 10 Hollows . 10 Hollows against 4 people . I don’t know how strong they are, but I knew one thing clearly . If they die, then Alistair and I will die too .
I picked up the magic stone that was at my feet . It completely covered both my hands . I sat down beside the box . I put the stone down and picked the box up . There didn’t seem to be a switch on it . When I opened the box, I saw a hole big enough to fit the magic stone . There wasn’t any switch inside either .
“Puth thhe shthone in . Cwoshe thhe wid . Thurn thhe wey . ”
I did that one at a time and then the air around me changed with a ding, and then it immediately disappeared . The barrier was activated with a simple procedure, but there just wasn’t enough magic .
“I haf to put magwic in . ”
If you don’t put enough magic inside the stone, then the barrier probably won’t activate .
*WHIRR* . The sound got closer . I looked up and saw four people . They were all fine, but they were gradually coming towards me .
Can I do it? I know how magic circulation works and I also know how to use it . I’ve only done this once before and it was on a small stone . But, if I don’t do this then I’ll die anyway . So- .
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I put the small box down at my feet with the lid open and held the magic stone with both hands . I can tell that my magic and the stone were vibrating .
I don’t want to die . Control it . I breathed in and out, then began channelling my magic into the magic stone . I desperately tried to suppress my magic that was trying to rush into the magic stone . Effectively, without waste . Make the stream thinner and constant .
If I knew this was going to happen, then I should have trained my magic circulation in secret at night like the babies in reincarnation stories . Even if that meant Sebas and father would scold me for it . I started freaking out when I thought about how angry they would be if they found out .
The magic stone got a lot darker . It’s probably alright if I stop soon .
I smiled for the first time in a long time feeling accomplished and then frowned . This isn’t good . I don’t know how to stop . When I was lighting the light magic stone, I felt it repel my magic when it got full .
If it comes to it then I’ll just throw it away . If it comes to it? I’m talking about when I become sluggish . In other words, right now . I’m so sluggish that I can barely hold onto the stone .
*WHIRR* . I heard the sound nearby . I sluggishly lifted my face and a few Hollows were swaying my way .
“Chibi! Why are you still outside?! Go into the tent!” I heard Bart’s voice . Then, I felt the stone repel my magic .
Quickly, hurry up! *WHIRR* . The Hollows split into two groups; one headed towards me while the other headed towards the tent . Quickly!
I put the stone gently into the box with my hands trembling, closed the lid and turned the key . *DING* . The quality of the change around me couldn’t be compared to before . The Hollows within my reach flew back as if they were being pushed by the barrier . The Hollows near the tent also flew back .
I don’t know how long it will last, but at least we won’t die right now .
“Woah, what the hell! The Hollows flew over there! Don’t tell me- . ”
I showed the small box to Bart . He’ll probably understand with this .
“The barrier?!”
I nodded .
“Go back to your tents . The barrier’s back up!”
“How!?”
“Don’t think about it! Go back to your tents!”
That was all I remembered . Apparently I collapsed with the small box in my hands when the men came back into the barrier . My fever just went down, isn’t this too hard on my body? That was the first thing I thought when I woke up .