184 - - 百八十二话 ジーナの训练

We made a contract with the fire spirits and had dinner and drinks for two days in a row. We had a few drinks with the spirits and left the party, and of course IF loved to drink. I'm a little curious to know how many more drinking buddies Sylphy has. You don't mean to say that she has drinkers of all attributes, do you?

"Yeah, it's a hoot."

Before we sink, we pull out and check on Belle and the others in the nursery. The cute little girls and boys and animals curled up in their beds are, as you might expect, a welcome sight.

Just seeing this scene cheers me up. Maybe this is how Japanese fathers felt. I have completely awakened to paternity even though I don't have a wife. No, at least I can be a big brother who watches over his children tenderly. But with Sara and the kids here, maybe it's going to be difficult to find a marriage?

The job title is not popular, but ...... is well funded and there is land, albeit in a dead land. I wonder where I rank in terms of marriage partners.　If it's a political marriage thing, it would be surprisingly easy to get married. ...... I don't want that to keep me too busy.

Well, so far, the candidates for heroines in my otherworldly life are ...... the great spirits, Gina and Marie?　Are the Great Spirits romantic in the first place?

They are all beautiful, and I think I was aware of them at first, but I've seen some amazing scenes and their power. Well, it's a question of whether they will accept me or not. I want to have a simple encounter with a beautiful woman who comes out of a carriage being attacked by bandits and falls in love with them.

Would it work if I ask Sylphy to fly all over the continent and save the carriages from being attacked?　...... indeed, that is so desperate that I would cry if I did it.

I feel like I'm getting into ...... crazy thoughts. I don't think I've had much to drink, but the booze is getting to me, isn't it?　Thinking in this situation is going to create a black history. Let's go to bed.

**

I wake up, suppress my desire for coffee, and head for the living room. As I leave the room, I am assaulted by the Bells, who greet me in the morning. As I listen to the conversation, both Freya and Sheba seem to like their children's rooms and are smiling. They say that the fact that it's their room is a high point.

We go down to the living room, say our morning greetings to Sylphy and Gina, and have breakfast. Recently, the spirits seem to like the new menu, and are sharing meals with us quite a bit.

They will probably get tired of it eventually, but there are still many dishes they want to eat and the menu will be expanded, so it should be fine for the time being. Well, nomos is not going to show up.

"Master, what are you going to do today?"

"Well, I don't know. I'll think about it.

While we were eating breakfast, Sarah asked me a question. I have a lot of things I want to do. ...... Oh, right. I heard the crops in the field are almost ready to eat, so I thought I'd harvest them.

"Hey Dolly, are the crops in the field ready to eat?"

"It's fine to eat, but it will be at its best in two days."

...... I'd like to harvest at its best anyway. Then we need to check the abilities of Flare and Shiva, who signed the contract, and train Gina. Harvesting and moving the fields will be done in two days.

In the case of IF, I don't want to confirm his ability, since it might kill the land of the dead even more. If it is dead anyway, it may be the same, but if the soil melts and turns to glass, we are in trouble.

"We'll harvest in two days and Sarah and the others will train in the spiritual arts. Sarah and the others will be training in the spiritual arts. Belle and the others will patrol the base and take care of the guavards. Change their water and feed them from the box in the aviary. You can play with them when you're done.

Sarah and the others were as usual, and Bell and the others answered with a crisp salute, so it's all good. If showed a keen interest in the distillery during the drinking session yesterday, so they will go there even if we don't leave them alone. Come to think of it, Shilfi is interested in distilleries too, but she hasn't been able to go much since she's been hanging out with me.

"Sylphy, I'm going to relax in the base today, so you are free to do whatever you want.　

"Is that okay?"

Sylphy looks surprised. I've had you by my side basically every waking moment. I guess sometimes you need a little free time. ......?　I don't remember Sylphy ever having a day off. ...... I'm a very black contractor. The other great spirits are free to do their work to some extent, so there is no problem. Maybe.

"Yeah...if you think about it....until now, Sylfie has had very little free time..." "Yeah.... I'm sorry I didn't notice.

"Well, then, let's have some freedom after a long time. But I'm having fun too, so you don't have to worry too much.

"I'm glad you say that, but it's better to have a break. I want you by my side when I'm in town, but it's safer here and I'll make time for a break now and then."

"Okay. It's funny that you're going to take a day off, you're like a human being. Well, I'll take your word for it and enjoy my day off to the fullest."

Apparently, getting the day off is interesting in itself. I guess it's kind of unusual for a genie. He seems to be basically free except when he is under contract. He said that his job is to regulate nature, but I don't know what he does. It would be fun to ask him when he has time.

**

"Well, first of all, let me explain to Flare and Shiva how to communicate with each other."

"I know because I've been told to by Bertrutl." "Wahoo!"

They already know. Flair has his arms crossed and a look of pride on his face. Apparently, they've been talking in the nursery. A little girl and her puppy are not to be underestimated if they've done their homework.

"Oh, yeah. "Well, Flair and Sheba are both great."

Flair is miffed and pleased when I give him a compliment. Sheba's tail wags when she's praised. Belle and Freya seem to have very different personalities even though they are both little girls.

Well, it's natural that each one of them has a different personality, but Belle is a naive girl and Freya is a little vain and hardworking. They seem to get along well with each other, but I'm a little curious what kind of conversations they have.

"Well, let's practice right away. Gina, you should communicate with Shiva and get along with him as you practiced with Belle and the others.

"Okay. Sheba, come here. Oh, you're running around. Well, stop right in front of me."

Sheba runs around Gina happily when she is called. She is actually jumping around, but she is moving her legs and it looks like she is running around as if she is a puppy.

"Flair, come have a chat with me," she says.

"Oh!"

Flare responds with an air of "I got it. This is definitely an iffy impersonation. Let's ask him about his relationship with iff first.

.................. If, Freya, and Sheba lived in the same volcano. Ifu seems to be a big sister as I thought and took care of all the fire spirits around her.

Freya looks up to Ifu and tries her best to imitate her. She told me with sparkling eyes that he was very cool. As one would expect from a fire spirit, her thoughts are as hot as fire.

Most of the conversation was about ifs, but I also asked him about his favorite food, favorite dishes, and magic he could use. As a fire spirit, she can do most of the things that I think of.

But the only limit to the amount of heat that can be generated by gathering fire is a slightly bluish flame. It seems to take a long time to build up a blue flame, and in practice, a white flame is the basic method. Well, even so, the heat is considerable and most of the demons are scorched to black.

Sheba seems to be limited to an ordinary flame. It is said that the temperature can be raised with time, but it is not enough yet.

"Next, let's see some basic magic.

"Okay, I'll show you."

Flair says proudly. He is now doing his best mimicry, probably because he has heard so much about ifs. She looks like she's trying her best to be taller than she is. He takes out a rock from his magic bag and sets it up as a target.

"Well then, first of all, please fire a fireball at that rock.

"Oh, yeah!"

Flare puts his tiny hands out in front of him, and a white flame bullet is born in front of his hands, hitting the target rock at a high speed. ...... Hmm?　Gone?　When I approached the rock, I found a hole in the rock about the same size as the flaming bullet, and the other side was visible.

As expected of a lowly spirit, a rock or so is the same as nothing. I don't understand how fire can make a hole in a rock, but Belle and her friends can shatter a rock with ease. It seems that it was unreasonable to try to measure the power of flares of the same rank with rocks. It's just a target.

"It's going through the rocks. That's great, Flare."

When I give him a compliment, he looks like he deserves it, and he's all snotty. Behind him, Gina and Sheba are looking at each other with excited eyes. They look happy.

I'm shown the basic magic of a flame blade, a flame tornado, and a wall of flame. Well, at least we know they are strong. Especially the attacking spells are quite powerful and impressive. Fire is probably the most suitable for attacking. The target rock has been shattered into pieces, so I take out another one and set it up.

Thank you, Flare. Fire attack magic is very powerful.

When I patted him on the head with praise, he said, "Of course, of course," but he had a big smile on his face. Flair, like me, can't keep a poker face.

"Gina, I know the power is different, but I'm sure Shiva can do the same thing, try it.

"Yes!　I'll give it a try right away. Good luck, Sheba.

Gina is excited. She had been watching Flare's magic with excitement the whole time. Now that it's her turn, she's excited.

"Sheba, the flare!"

Pointing to the rock, Gina chants "Flame Bullet" while holding her body in a semi-compassive stance. Her pose is kitchen-ish. I feel that Gina is more like a boy, or more like Marco. She's the type of person who loves transforming into heroes.

Shiva reacts to Gina's voice and creates a ball of flame in front of his face, which flies toward the target. When it lands, there is a roar and the rock shatters.

"That's amazing!　That's great, Sheba!　It's magic!　It's a genie!"

Gina is excited to see Shiva's presence. I think I was like that when I learned life magic. ......It's funny to see a beautiful woman like that, but I wonder what it was like for me.　I would faint in agony if I could see it on film.

"Hey master, why did Shiva's fire bomb explode?"

As I was reflecting on this in my mind, Gina, who had become calm, asked me a question. Explosion?　Come to think of it, the rocks were shattering loudly.

"Maybe it's the difference in the amount of heat. Flare's bullet was so hot that it penetrated, and Shiva's exploded before it could penetrate."

The color of the flame bullets is also different, maybe I'm right ......?　I don't know what flames penetrating rocks means anymore, and I'm a liberal arts major. I'm a humanities student. I can't go into details.

"Oh, I see."

Gina seems somewhat convinced, so we're good. Let's just push through.

"Look, there's a lot more to try. Practice, practice!

"Yes, Shiva, let's do it!"

At least the dignity of the master has been preserved. It's pretty hard to ask questions without ...... Sylphy.