Published at 18th of January 2021 10:41:19 AM
Chapter 233.1
Awoken by the cold, I went outside to be greeted by a world dyed in silver .
“Well, this isn’t really the time to be dropping lines from some famous book somewhere, though . ” [Ryouma]
This is my house, it’s located north of Gimuru and is a few hours walk, it’s also an abandoned mine .
Naturally, there’s no one else here except me .
Which also means that there’s no one else here to take care of the snow other than me .
I’d guesstimate the snow to be anywhere between 5 to 6 centimeters thick .
It’s not as bad as Hokkaido’s streets when I visited it that one time for a business trip, but it’s more than enough to be a hindrance .
“I need to get this over with quickly or I’ll be late for my appointment . ” [Ryouma]
I didn’t prepare it specifically for this situation, but I do have something prepared that might just help me here . With that in mind, I quickly went out to test it .
30 minutes later…
“Well, it worked…” [Ryouma]
In a forest near Gimuru’s northern gate was me, lying on the ground .
“It only works for places I’ve been to, but with this I’ll be able to easily use Long-Distance Teleportation . I do need to be careful after teleporting, but there’s snow all over right now, so it doesn’t really matter even if I fall . ” [Ryouma]
What I’ve done just now is one of things I’ve been thinking about for a while now – another way to use the weed slimes and the stone slimes . In a sense, it’s similar to the combination sand magic spell I used with my sand slimes a few days ago, but it’s not as complicated, and all I’ve really done was to leave a stone slime with a stone (for food) in the forest .
The teleportation spells under the Dimension Magic Tree are Teleport, Warp, and Gate . Teleport being an Beginner spell, Warp, an Intermediate spell, and Gate being an Advanced spell, of course, I can’t use that one just yet .
But Sebasu-san, an expert on Dimension Magic, had this to say .
“These are essentially the same spells . The only difference between them is the distance they cover and the amount of mana they consume, but the fundamentals are the same . ” [Sebasu]
When Sebasu-san taught me, the most I was able to learn was Teleport, but I eventually managed to learn Warp .
Naturally, I figured I should be able to learn Gate as well .
Unfortunately, teleporting to a place I couldn’t see was more difficult than I imagined .
The beginner skill, Teleport, would at most teleport me to a few meters, but the new skills demanded that I cover a distance multiples of tens further . Even the Warp skill already had me on my knees . I might’ve been relying on my eyes unconsciously, but I can’t teleport to a place I can’t see .
I could probably do it if I just used the same concepts I use for Teleport and poured enough mana to cover the distance, but I found that too dangerous, and so abandoned the idea . It wouldn’t be funny if it turned out like that old game, and I ended up inside a stone . In the worst case, I could even die .
My solution to this problem was to teleport near a slime that I’ve placed beforehand .
Because of the Familiar’s Contract, I can still share my thoughts with my familiars even when we’re separated . And even when that’s not possible, I can still feel the direction and distance they’re in, so I figured I could rely on that to teleport .
It’s kind of like the fast-travel feature in games, where you open up a map and pick a spot to fast-travel to .
Anyway, with this, I’ve successfully teleported to the forest next to the town and have greatly shortened my travel time .
I’m sure there’ll be a lot more uses for this in the future . The day is just starting, and we’ve already accomplished something meaningful .
While I was thinking that, I headed for the northern gate .
I have some free time now because of the teleportation, so I changed my plans a bit and dropped by the laundromat .
Along the way, I saw people shoveling snow here and there . There was still a lot of time before we opened for business, but the employees were already gathered in front of the store .
“Good morning!” [Ryouma]
I called out to them, and they all greeted me simultaneously .
Carm-san asked me why I came .
“What brings you here so early, Boss?” [Carm]
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Carm-san asked in surprise, so I answered him .
“The snow started falling, so I dropped by to see how you guys were doing . We’ve already spoken about what to do in case of snowfall, so it would’ve probably been fine just to leave it to you guys, but I still have some time, so I figured I’d drop by . ” [Ryouma]
“Ah, sorry, that’s not what I meant . I mean what time did you have to leave the mines to get here at this hour? Not to mention with all this snow . ” [Carm]
Oh, right . I better tell him about the Long-Distance Teleportation, or he’ll misunderstand and think I left the house at a really early hour .
“Ahh, that’s good to hear . I thought for sure you pushed yourself too hard again . ” [Carm]
“Umm, I’m pretty sure being able to use Advanced Spells at the Boss’s age is pushing it plenty…” [Yurdum]
Yurdum-san has only been with us for a short time, so he still made a troubled face upon finding out what I’d done, but everyone else was already used to it and didn’t bother asking for the details . His reaction sure takes me back .
“Good morning!” [Zeke]
“Hey, Ryouma!” [Pauline]
Oh, it’s our friendly neighbors .
“Good morning! I see everyone is busy with the snow, huh . ” [Ryouma]
“Gotta clear the road, or the customers won’t come . It’s dangerous too!” [Zeke]
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“My kids are really happy, but unfortunately, this time of the year is really hard…” [Pauline]
Zeke-san the Butcher and Pauline-san the Florist . As I approached this married couple while talking, I stopped, and then turned around . There, their son and daughter, Rick and Leni, were playing with the freshly fallen snow .
“Brr! It sure is cold, huh…” [Zeke]
“Ah, Zeke-san . In that case, I have a spell that might help… ‘Sunlight’!” [Ryouma]
As I visualized the spell and chanted its name, a ball of light appeared several meters up high .
Under the light of the ball, warmth immediately filled me .
It’s been a while since I last used it, but it looks like I was able to cast it successfully .
“Oh, that’s warm . ” [Zeke]
“It’s a spell that uses the sun as its image and combines the light and fire attributes . ” [Ryouma]
The spell, Light, will do if a light source is all that’s needed, but just like LEDs, it can’t produce much heat . Sunlight is a spell that I came up with after trying to recreate the warmth of the sun’s light .
Alone, it can provide warmth akin to being bathed by the sun in a good day, but if I combine it with a Windbreak Barrier and a Heat Insulation Barrier, the warmth of the light can fill an area, and serve as a replacement for heating within the winter forest .
“I’ll set up a couple of these, so people can rest in them . Please feel free to use them . Too much cold really isn’t good for the body . ” [Ryouma]