203 - - a new magic trick

is a transition to a past state.

Both of them are magical techniques to interfere with the time that has passed.

However, seems to accelerate the present time into the future.

The branch of the tree of skills also grows on the opposite side of and .

To tell the truth, the moment the word appeared in his mind, Thor clenched his fist involuntarily at the image.

However, that was until he saw the explanation that followed.

--Accelerates the time of an object involved in a battle.

Level: 1 / Usable number of times: twice an hour / Activation: instantaneous / Effect: 11 seconds / Range: contact.

Again, limited to objects.

It seems that the god of time really likes to give us trials.

Unlike , Thor thought that could be applied to this sword and tried to swing it with .

But nothing happens.

Since neither the magic power nor the number of times the sword can be used is decreasing, it seems that the sword is not activated.

Thor's head was twisted, but he soon noticed a difference in the explanation.

While and are for objects involved in battle, is described as an object involved in battle.　

This means that the can only be used in actual combat.

To find out, Thor went to the forest of kobolds.

Normally, it would be off-limits to B-rank adventurers, but he had the pretext of collecting the bodily fluids of the forest slimes.

Thor swung his sword at a monster that looked just like a lump of mud, activating mercilessly.

The next moment, the tree in front of him was cut down, forest slime and all.

With a loud clang, the tree, severed in mid-trunk, topples over on its side.

And the sword, which had shown us a great achievement, was gone from my hand.

Thor looks around quickly and finds his beloved sword stuck deep into the ground beyond the tree.

He tried to use it twice, and it showed him a great sharpness, but the sword left his hand and moved to an unexpected position.

Then, the next question is the 11-second effect.

Thor thought that the unit of time, seconds, might mean that the change is occurring for that amount of time.

The source of his speculation was .

For a period of eleven seconds, this magic technique can make most actions and results disappear.

However, the sword's movement could not be rewound or its result undone at all.

The possible reason for this is that only the sword has already passed the eleven seconds.

So this time, I swung the sword down slowly for 11 seconds to get a feel for it.

Next, I tried to the sword while swinging it to the forest slime at the same speed.

Then, I successfully cut off only the slime.

However, the sword was still far from my hand, so I had to catch it before it fell.

By , he moves in an instant to the position where he will move in eleven seconds.

That seems to be the effect of this new magical technique.

And while it is moving, anything in its path is cut in two.

Perhaps it is the unusual speed that makes the sharpness of the blade produce unimaginable results.

Incidentally, with the sword stationary did not cause any change.

You need to swing the sword slowly to keep it from going far.

Even so, the sword will always move away from your hand.

In the end, after spending more than half a day in the forest of small demons, we found out that it was a very difficult technique to use.

But that is true of swords and the like, and there are easier ways to bring out their power.　

Once the sword was sheathed, Thor approached the remaining sleeping Kobolds and picked up a reasonable stone at his feet.

Adjusting the overlapping positions, he throws the stone silently.

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Without a moment's pause, holes appeared in the heads of the four monsters in front of him, as if they had been neatly hollowed out.

The Kobolds fall down in unison, spurting blood.　

The remaining one woke up, too, bathed in the warm blood of its brethren.

It opens its eyes to check its surroundings, then rushes toward us, fangs bared.

Thor glanced at Sora behind him as he walked around behind him.

The girl was holding up her walking stick with a furrowed brow, which was unusual for her.

But Thor and Kobold do not seem to have changed at all.

Next to her, Mu is jumping up and down happily as Thor continues to lose his attacks with overwhelming speed.

This one seems to be back to his old self.

He makes eye contact with Yuril and shakes his head slightly in concern.

He stepped forward and swung the white blade at the same time.

In an instant, Kobold's hands and neck are cut off, and he crumples to the ground without so much as a groan.

This is more than enough time without relying on .

"How was it, Sola?"

"It seems like it's going to come out, but it doesn't. It's so frustrating!

"Not so fast. You'll have to try again and again to find the right conditions for activation."

"Well, but..."

"We'll take our time to find out. And even if you can't use any new magic, you'll still be my precious partner.

"Oh, yeah?"

Thor nodded his head firmly to the girl whose cheeks were stained with happiness.

Following Thor and Mu, a new branch of magic was born in Sora.

The name is .

It is said to be able to reproduce the attacks and effects of a target whose memory is stored.

If one can master it, this is a technique that can be used for a great many purposes.

Unfortunately, however, I have not been able to activate it even once yet.

Perhaps the problem lies in the description of "memory storage", but I have not been able to find out what kind of condition it refers to.

For now, we have no choice but to repeat the trial-and-error process and try to find some clues.

"You're early, To-chan! You were fast. Is it because of Moe?"

"Yeah, I guess so."

"I see. All by Moe's hand.

Not all of it. I'd say Moore's share is about 30%."

"Three percent. That's almost all of it.

Clinging to Thor's back, the child is in a good mood.

This was also the reason why he offered to help in defeating the relatively weak monsters.

Of course, it was also to practice his new magical skills, but most importantly, to regain the confidence he had lost in the swamp.

Although Sora and Mu had little experience in actual combat, they were more than ordinary adventurers.

They have been through more than enough tough battles.

All that remains is to remind them of that fact through a fight they can afford.

The girl who looked into Thor's eyes, which hid her worry, said cheerfully with her staff in her hand.

"Don't worry, Thor. I'm not going to let this get the better of me.