And so I'm going to work to settle down.
Yes, I understand.
Yeah, why not?
Let's get lost for a bit, both of you.
Back at the inn, after Cecil woke up, I told him about this incident.
That the "Commoner's Guild" had been destroyed. The fact that Aine's memory was stolen.
And that Aine's childhood friend, Leticia, wants me to help her out.
''You've heard of the memory extraction item ......, haven't you?
Rita nodded her head as she heard the story.
I think it's called the 'Clean Wand'. It is used for believers who want to erase the past and become more mature to serve the goddess. The memories that are extracted in a crystalline form will dissolve into the air and disappear after about three days.
'I wonder if it's possible that the one hidden in the tower is a fake.
''If you're doing it alone, Algis. However, if the person called Count even said 'on my honor', it's unlikely. He even went out of his way to unleash the 'Steel Gargoyle'.
......, it's in bad taste, isn't it?
I'm going to have to make him pay for that.
Rita, you're angry: ...... pretty much.
If you're not, you could have been enslaved by Deputy Bishop Argis and had your memory erased, too.
'Yes! I'm with you on this mission, too!
Cecil raised his hand vigorously with a swoosh.
It was my own kind that originally summoned the magic sword. If Nagi-sama wants to help people who have become unhappy because of that, I will work with all my might!
Both of us are very motivated.
And in front of me were four skill crystals.
Aine's "Dobs Cleaning Lv 1".
Letitia gave me the 'Magic Augmentation Song Lv 1' and 'Blunt Magic (Slow) Lv 1'.
Steal Lv 1, which I bought on my way home from the guild.
I also bought a spare shortsword, just in case it's a hardware opponent.
''How do I put these together to attack the 'Steel Gargoyle', though?
The purpose of this quest is to get Aine-san's memory back.
After that, we're talking about heading to Ilgafa with Aine and Leticia.
'The enemies are the hooligans and the 'steel gargoyles'
The rogue is not that strong. At least they are weaker than Tanaka-Coga.
The problem is "The Steel Gargoyle".
The specs are as follows.
The Steel Gargoyle: A statue that moves with magical power.
It has wings and claws.
It has wings and claws. Physical Damage Reduction'
However, it's a low level in the 'Guardian'
You know what, you two.
I sat on the bed, folding my arms, and looked at Rita and Cecil.
'The other day, I was experimenting with Rita's 'Ability Rebuild 《Skill Structure》' and I noticed something.
...... wow!
Don't get all red. I'm not gonna punish you or anything!
"...... wow.
Stop holding your chest and shaking. Don't be a puppy dog just for this.
Activation. "Ability rebuild.
When I activate the skill. A window appears in front of me.
Same as before. When I imagine a skill in my mind, it breaks down into concepts.
But if you look closely, the ...... window is a little bigger.
To be more specific, it's almost like you can put another skill on it.
'Cecil, Rita, could you help me with that?
Oh, yes?
Cecil's got a strange look on his face.
Oh, I see. I thought you two couldn't see the window.
'I just want to see if I can power us up to complete the quest. See, if we complete the quest, we'll be able to rent a house, we'll be able to cook our own meals, and we'll be able to settle down and take a bath.
...... bath, is it?
Cecil tilts his head thoughtfully for some reason.
'A slow bath, right?'
Yeah, take your time.
We all do, don't we?
Yes, Cecil and the others.
...... Got it!
Then, with a thud, he comes over to me, standing on his knees, and holds his body out in front of me.
'Yes, yes, please, Nagi-sama.
Oh, that's not fair!
Fluffy, flapping.
Rita also runs up to me, moving like a kitten.
Both of them close their eyes, like they're ready to go.
I got off the bed and dropped to my knees in front of them.
...... I'm still nervous. Your hands ...... aren't shaking, are they?
Take a deep breath.
Softly, I put my right hand on Cecil's chest.
'...... hmmm.'
Pikun, and Cecil stutters.
I call up Cecil's skill in the window.
I make "Animal Empathy Level 1" appear.
Another skill of mine. It's an experimental "Stealing Technique Lv 1" that I installed on myself.
(1) "Stealing Technique Lv 1".
Skill to take a weapon by using 'Arts'
(2) "Animal Empathy LV1
The skill to make 'animals' and 'feelings' communicate
...... ah. Hmm ...... haha. Dear Nagi .......
Are you okay? Cecil.
Yes, sir.
Yeah, ...... So, Rita.
............ Huh? Huh? Eeeeeeeeeeee! Me too!
There's still plenty of room in the 'Ability Rebuild LV2' window.
Rita is surprised, but we have to understand that this skill is our lifeline.
You can go to ....... Come on. Nagy ...... hey hey ......
I touched Rita's chest with my left hand.
Rita twisted around in a ticklish manner. But she doesn't move away.
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'll just hang out with you a little longer.
...... Don't be sorry, idiot.
I call up Rita's skill 'singing LV4' in the window. Can you do it? .......
(3) 'Singing LV4'
Skill to 'move' people's 'hearts' with 'songs'
I was able to .......
I found out the effects of 'Ability Rebuilding LV2'.
It used to be possible for two people to rebuild their abilities, but now three people can do it.
Rebuilding Ability" allows you to create more advanced skills by mixing your magic power with that of a slave.
With two people's magic power, it would be a UR skill.
Then what happens if you combine the magic power of three people .......
''Yeah. End of the experiment.
I spoke my hand from their chests.
'...... hiya.' '...... is fuh. Yup.
Cecil and Rita sighed together, haha.
I know how to use LV2.
But I still have a lot of problems with it.
I wait for them to calm down and begin to explain.
The first problem is the physical strain on Cecil and Rita.
It's a good thing that you're not the only one who's been in this situation.
I don't know what would happen if the three of us exchanged magic power.
The other is the physical problem.
In order to 'rebuild', the two of them must be in physical contact with each other.
The skills are on a person's chest, and making contact near the heart is the easiest way to exchange magic power.
That's why I was touching them with my hands, but I can't move the 'concept' of the 'ability rebuilding' skill while touching Cecil and Rita's chest. I only have two hands.
We'd have to bring our hearts as close to each other as possible to make the magical connection.
Lastly, you want to do this in a safe place.
All three of us will be unprotected during the 'Reconstruction'.
It's unlikely that the 'Noble Guild' will step in, but we want to take precautions just in case.
''It's called .......
This worry.
Rita snorted, huffing and puffing.
'It's necessary, isn't it? So go ahead and do it. I don't care what your body has to do.
''The second problem, though, is that it would be good if we could exchange magic power while Nagi-sama's hands are still available, right?
Yeah. Well, yes.
For some reason, Cecil's cheeks turned red and he clenched his fists.
I'm an expert on magic. I have some ideas. I'll discuss this with Rita-san. It's the last, safe place, though.
There is a place. A place that only we know about, that only we can enter.
...... Oh, I kind of get it.
Sure, that place would be perfect for you.
We can experiment with our 'rebuilt' skills and not have to worry about other people coming over.
Rita bites my shoulder lightly. Her warm tongue brushes against my skin.
"Mmm. It's okay. So, go on with your work, Nagii.
Uh-huh.
Shaking the word 'magic', he removed it from Rita's skills.
Slowly.
''──Ha, ah.''
I moved it around a little bit, and it got smoother and smoother.
Wow! Oh no, ...... this is the same as the other day... oh!
Rita shakes her head like an idle child.
Her golden hair brushed against my face and... oh.
The blindfold slipped off.
The first thing that caught my eye was Rita's gaze, wandering vaguely in the air.
...... The blindfold has shifted off, haven't you noticed?
I mean, it didn't seem to be the time for that.
Rita, too, but so did I.
Rita's back, in my line of sight, is burning bright red.
The robe that was flung down to her shoulder blades was swinging in the hot water.
"...... nagii ...... no ...... this ...... magic power... ...stronger than the last time I saw you: ...... early.
Uh-huh.
I don't have time to stare.
I close my eyes, but only open my thin eyes and let the letters I removed from Rita touch another skill.
Next is Cecil's 'Delayed Magic'.
' .................. Fluffy, ah. It's kind of ...... fluffy .......
Over my back, I heard Cecil's feverish voice.
'Cecil's skill rewrites two concepts, but can I ......?'
............ I'm ...... nagi ...... hyama's... ...things at .......
I'm not going to be able to get out of the house," she says, her little head pressed against my back.
"............ and the bottom of my body... ...so.
............ Yeah.
But Cecil is smaller and has less energy than us.
Besides, the daytime battle used up a lot of magical power, so he should be exhausted.
It's best to make this a short battle.
"Let's go, Cecil.
"............ huihui ............ naghiyama... e and visit ......
Two concepts are set in motion at the same time.
The "magic power" extracted from Rita's "Magical Singing" and
I culled the "steal" from my "stealing
Inside Cecil's 'Delayed Magic' - push it in.
'...... a ...... n ...... ah, ......... ...Ah, ah, ah!
A little body is trembling on my back, a little body that's struggling.
I hear the sound of water chirping.
The hot water chirps, chirps, chirps, and ripples.
You'll find ────
Cecil's thin fingers scratched my back.
''Nagi-sama and ──Rita-san ──have gone ──── magic power ──── tsuyo ...... ah, ah!
The concepts haven't fully entered Cecil's mind yet.
The two concepts are stuck at the entrance, unable to push out the concept of 'delayed magic'.
Is it because you did it all at once? The letters are slanted.
I pressed my finger on the part that was trapped.
"...... ah ............ ah!
All right. Let's move.
Now, I'm going to put a little more effort into this...
'............ Hiya! Hiya ...... fluffy ...... hiii ...... n
I was able to change the skills of three people in "Ability Rebuild Lv 2", but I'm still getting used to it.
My movements are stiff. It's awkward.
It's a good idea to have a good time with them.
''Nagi......-sama...... Nagi, hyamaa!
We're almost there, Cecil.
I don't know ............ I don't know ....... I don't know how far I am in Nagihyama ...... Ritahyan ...... in me ............ So, ............ I don't know where the nagihima starts: ............ ...... Ah, ah, ah!
I'm in.
Cecil's "Delayed Magic", rewriting the concept of the first one.
One more!
Cecil squeezes and squeezes her thin body.
A hot breath of huff, huff, tickles. I'm not going to be able to get the same thing done.
No. ...... It's fabulous ...... me ............ hot. ...... scary, but it's a good time to be ...... happy You can check out ............ and ....... ......... ...nagihima............ nagihima............! Argh!
I'm almost done.
"............ naghima ............ I like... ......... hiki...... ah, ah, ah!
I thrust the second concept into Cecil's mind.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
Cecil's heartbeat, transmitted directly to me.
Chappu, chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp
The constant sound of water echoing around me.
I can feel the magic power going through us.
Cecil is rubbing his head against my shoulder, gurgling.
My body bounces around, small, just as I breathe in.
When I exhale, I collapse with a thud. The repetition of that.
I can feel my and Rita's magic power bouncing around inside Cecil.
''Hm! Hmm. Hmmm... ────────────!
Rita has her teeth on my shoulder, enduring the magic that's running through her body.
Perhaps because of the master-slave 'contract', Rita can't hurt me.
So, I chew sweetly, let go - and then - I put my teeth up - and repeat.
The saliva spilled from the open mouth flows down between me and Rita.
It also makes a watery sound between us.
It repeats so much that I think it will never end.
And the breathing of three people.
The heat.
The magic.
And voices.
And the wet sound of water, produced by the warm water flow.
Chapu, chu-chu, chu-chu, pichan.
'Huh...... ha............ ah, an! Nag, hi-mah...
Hmm! Nagi──Goshujin, sir──── this... this... this is amazing... scary... ahhh
Hang in there, baby.
I'm almost done.
I pushed the letters Cecil and Rita had given me into my skills.
'Do it! "Ability Rebuild 《Skill Structure》!
Tingling, an electric current runs through my back as well.
The spout of magic is so strong that even I, who is supposed to be protected by the "ability rebuild", can understand it.
The spurt of magic is strong enough for me to understand that I'm supposed to be protected by the "ability rebuild".
"Nagyama! Oh ──── and ──── ahhhhh!
Both of Cecil's arms squeezed, and hugged me.
I can feel the heat.
We are close to the limit.
You can see the shape of my back from Cecil and the shape of his chest from me.
──── ahhhhh... ────! Nn────!
Rita's back arched, with a ping.
Our red-hot bodies shake.
The sound of water chirping around my stomach and Rita's, chirping. Over and over again.
My golden tail flaps. I felt as if it was going to be torn to shreds.
Cecil and Rita, holding me, stiffened for a while, and then...
............hya ....... I'll be at ......
"............ wow ...... wow ......
Then, with a thud, he deflated as he leaned against me.
'Good job, .......'
Um.
My hands were free, so I put the blindfold back on.
You see, both of us are too weak to move.
The voices and body heat and the smell of sweat are too stimulating, but if you can see them as well, it's going to be a disaster. I'm going to see something beautiful. I've got work tomorrow.
I've got work tomorrow. .............................. Be that as it may.
Me, Cecil, and Rita's skills were completely rewritten.
"Stealing technique, Lv 1.
"Delayed Magic Lv 1
"Magical Singing Lv 1
These three skills, in combination with each other, have been transformed...
"Delayed Combat, Lv 1.
'Arrow of Corruption Lv 1'
"Iniquitous Singing Lv 1
Let's check out the effects ...... for now, once you two are settled in.
And then we'll experiment.
Whether or not it can be connected to the "Angel Guardian" in the next room - the higher level species of "Steel Gargoyle" or not.
To add a safe base to our adventure.