Volume 4 - CH 8

Chapter 8 – Amou’s Dream

Several days have passed since Eto and his party visited the royal castle. Although they had begun to continue their adventurer’s activities, Eto’s party decided to decrease the amount of quests they took for a while as they’re still exhausted both physically and mentally by the Goblin Stampede.

And now, in the inn room, Eto was writing a memo with one hand, while Amou was trying out the barrier magic tool that he received as a reward. Eto’s party usually only rents one room if a room with four beds is available, but when such a room is unavailable, they often rent two rooms, splitting between men and women. Thus, Eto and Amou were able to spend their time leisurely without needing to mind the girls.

“Amou, do you like magic tools?”

Eto remembered Amou’s reaction when he was looking at the magic tools very enthusiastically in the treasure room.

“Aa. A relative of mine has a magic tool that produces hot water, and I’ve always been interested in that. And I’ve always wanted to be a magic tool craftsman when I was a kid.”

“Heee, so it’s like that. What kind of skill does a magic tool craftsman need?”

“First of all, magic power. If someone can’t enchant items like Eto, it is impossible for them. Though some people who just design the magic tools and leave the production to the enchanters did exist, that’s only possible because they are familiar with the mechanism of magic tools. One of the reasons I gave up on being a magic tool craftsman was because the place where I lived wasn’t an environment where I could study such a thing, and the other reason is simply because I had less magic power than other people.”

Surprisingly, Amou was much more talkative than usual. That shows how much attachment he has towards magic tools.

Amou’s magic power is said to be on the lower end even among Ogres. Since there is not much difference in magic power between Ogres and Humans, it seems that the amount of magic power of an Ogre could be judged with the same basis. And it would be tough for someone to be a magic tool craftsman unless they have at least an average amount of magic power.

“Come to think of it, I’ve never casted Magic Force to strengthen your magic attack before. The effect of ‘Magic Force’ is to stimulate the magic power inside one’s body, so one would be capable of controlling the magic power that they have never used before. Well, the amount of the magic power might not be much, though. Nevertheless, do you want to try it?”

“Eto, did you say that because I talked about wanting to become a magic tool craftsman? If that’s the case, I don’t think it would be successful.”

Amou reservedly answered. But that was understandable. Because if a support magic can make someone become a magic tool craftsman, no one would have a hard time becoming one.

“No, well, of course I know that. But, it’s free to try, right? It’s not like it is bad for your body anyway. Let’s try it!”

Eto then a bit forcefully told Amou to stand in front of him and begins to cast Magic Force. Actually, the moment Amou said that he has low amount of magic power, there is something that made Eto wonder. And that is, ‘Can he even swing around such a big sword with a little amount of magic power?’ Even if Ogres’ natural strength is stronger than that of a human, Eto thought just that alone couldn’t explain it.

That is why he decided to try this method, as Eto would be able to feel the magic power residing in Amou’s body while controlling the support magic. He poured his magic power, trying to collect magic power from every corner of Amou’s body. Suddenly, the two black horns growing from Amou’s forehead began to shine.

“Amou, for some reason your horns are shining dimly, is that okay? Is it fine to continue?”

Eto hurriedly asked Amou to confirm it.

“It is a sign that my magic power gathered in the center of my body. In other words, there is nothing wrong here. Please do continue as it is. I will also try to control my magic power to follow the flow of magic power Eto made.”

“Alright.”

With that, Eto strengthened the power of the buff. And at the next moment, Eto felt a lump of magic power suddenly descending towards Amou’s belly, as if a heavy load fell off a shelf. Even Amou was surprised by that. Immediately after that, the same feeling was repeated, which made Eto carefully manipulate his magic power and then looked at Amou.

“Although I don’t know what that was, it seems there is nothing wrong with my body. Please continue.”

After getting a confirmation from Amou, Eto continued to control his magic power. Subsequently, Amou’s black horn had also lost its shine. And at that moment, Sorano and Kohaku suddenly entered the room.

“What happened! Are you two okay!?”

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Kohaku sprinted toward them.

“Sorano felt there is an increase of magic power from this room. I thought it was an enemy’s attack, so I came in a hurry, but…what the heck are you two doing?”

Understanding that there is nothing wrong with them, Kohaku asked for an explanation from the two, as if to blame them for worrying her.