CH 103

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After the knights who had come with us finished setting up the camp, and tents and simple fire pits were made, we were divided into several groups to explore the area and gather food.

Although they had brought grain, water, dried fruits, and other simple food with them, they had to find fresh meat locally.

If this is to become the new capital of the kingdom in the near future, it is necessary to investigate the resources available in the area and the wild and magical beasts that may be a threat to the local residents.

“Cain and Gianluca will be accompanied by Senshur and Valletti. They will be accompanied by two knights, but do not try too hard. If you think it is impossible with magic, back off and leave it to the knights. Do not go too deep, but search in close quarters.”

“Okay, brother.”

Cain and Gianluca are only treated as guests. They are probably not in the count of things as food procurers or field investigators. Being underestimated is an opportunity.

“Gianluca,” he said, “they underestimate you. They underestimate us, so this is our chance. Let’s go back and do it!”

Cain whispered secretly in Gianluca’s ear. Gianluca nods strongly with the face of a child playing tricks.

“Master Senshur, Master Valletti, please take good care of us.’

Cain bows his head and greets the knights who are escorting them. The two knights bowed back to him in a hurry, saying that it was their pleasure.

Cain, Gianluca, and the two knights entered the forest, heading west from the campsite. Cain frowned, wondering if they would be able to catch their prey in such a shallow area.

“The only thing that’s missing is the open space, but it’s deep enough in the forest here. It is quite possible to encounter a magical beast just by entering the area for a short while. Please pay attention to your surroundings at all times.”

Sensing Cain’s suspicion, Senshur explained to him. Indeed, as seen from the flying dragon’s back, this area was a forest as far as the eye could see. This land was a rounded open space in the depths of the forest. And since this land was open and uninhabited, wild animals might be wary of it and stay away.

“If that is the case. Listen, Mr. Gianluca. Because magic requires chanting, it takes time to activate. If you chant the spell after seeing the prey, you won’t make it in time. So, prepare by chanting partway through.”

“Chanting until the middle… is it okay if there is a pause in the middle of the spell?”

“If you don’t lose your concentration, it will be fine. Even if you chant until the middle of the incantation, it is not okay if you think of something else in between or forget where you left off. As long as you can clearly identify it as a continuation, it’s fine.”

“Ugh…that sounds difficult.”

Gianluca makes a pitiful face with his eyebrows.

Cain smiles at his face and takes hold of Gianluca’s hand and shakes it widely. When he shakes his hand widely, his stride naturally becomes larger, which speeds up his walking speed.

He says, “There is a good way. Keep saying, ‘Little flame, out of my hand, my target I direct, little flame, out of my hand, my target I direct, little flame, out of my hand, my target I direct.” Read the most updated version of this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at Novel Multiverse – “NovelMultiverse dot com”

“All the time?”

“Yes, all the time. And when the prey comes out, you just say, “Spread the fire!”

Waving his finger, Cain explained with a scowl. Gianluca nodded with a mysterious look on his face, but Valletti, the knight, made a sarcastic face and added, “What if the prey comes out just when you start chanting? Wouldn’t that be the same as casting the spell after seeing the prey?”

Gianluca, in response, looked puzzled and wondered if that might be true.

Senshur was listening to Cain’s words with a serious expression.

Ah! It’s a prey! We must counter it with magic! We’ll use flame magic! What’s the spell? Yes, little flame, from my hand…”

Cain said this in a deliberately theatrical tone, in a slightly high-pitched voice that sounded younger than his age. He put his hands out in front of him and only paused to strike the magic. He paused for three seconds, then straightened his posture and looked up to Valletti.

“So, that’s why.”

He just said and continued to stare into Valletti’s eyes. Valletti looked at Cain with a “Huh?”-look on his face and returned Cain’s gaze, but he couldn’t understand why and looked at Senshur’s face as if he was asking for help.

Senshur laughed and patted Valletti on the shoulder, and then explained for Cain.

“It’s a matter of preparedness. Each of discovery, confirmation, preparation, and action is an instantaneous process that takes one to three seconds, but if it takes more than ten seconds in total, you may fall behind the beast. By keeping the incantation going, even if it is at the beginning of the incantation, the action can already begin at the time of discovery.”

“I see.”

Maybe because he couldn’t use magic, it didn’t seem to make sense to Valletti even though it was explained to him.

“Mr. Gianluca. If you repeat the process of casting spells and producing magic, you will be able to omit the spells. If you do that, you will be able to produce magic in a shorter time. Then you won’t have to keep chanting the spells over and over again.”

“I see. I’m glad to hear that. I thought I was a little bit stupid.”

“Hmmm. It’s a little difficult to keep mumbling the same thing over and over again.”

Gianluca and Cain walked hand in hand to avoid getting lost. They would chant a spell halfway through together to the rhythm of waving their hands and then return to the beginning.

They looked like brothers taking a walk in the forest holding hands while singing a song.

“Children are so easygoing, aren’t they?”

“Well, tomorrow is the big day for food procurement and neighborhood investigation. The other members of the team and Prince Julian will take care of it.”

The two adults followed behind, keeping a distance of three steps to reach the sword if anything happens.

“Don’t hesitate to aim your flame magic at the head. Animals don’t die from burns, but they do if they can’t breathe.”

“I understand.”

“If it is difficult to aim, or if it is still too full of flame, aim at the body. If you aim at a large target, it should be difficult to miss. Instead of aiming at the head, feet, or other small parts of the target, aim at the middle of the body.”

“Okay.”

The two adults did not know that Cain was teaching things in the middle of a spell.