Chapter 46.1
Rose and Felm had come back from their trip to the forest .
I think about 10 days have passed? It seemed that Felm spent relatively the same amount of time as me when I went to the forest .
Felms expression when she came back . . its like she was tired of everything in this world . Felm was also spaced out and saying You betrayed me Im guessing she also had a similar experience with that savage rabbit . Im fine now though since I had Bluerin .
However, after Felm had come back . . Im not too sure how to say it but she felt sturdier than before . It was just my hunch though so it might not exactly be the case .
Lots of things sure happened here while Rose and Felm were in the forest .
First of all, Lloyd-sama made a bold and grand declaration to everyone in this nation about sending the letters out . Well, compared to fighting on the frontlines with the Maou army it might not seem like a big deal . But to me, it felt like it stirred quite the ruckus from the people in my surroundings .
There was also my request for getting Ark-san to accompany me on my journey I wonder if they already told him? I didnt want too many people in my party as it would be harder to move around . I would prefer just having the minimum of people required . I was thinking of going to the castle and directly asking Ark-san just in case but I decided against it
I can imagine a lot of adverse effects of having a large number of people I think I have a good idea of how many people would be good while taking into account my own abilities .
Since I was waiting and Rose wasnt here in that time, I just proceeded to train more healing magic .
The results werent too favorable . Manipulating the amount of magic power was too difficult and it would get depleted quickly while I was attempting this . I could only rely on my own intuition at this point and get a grasp for controlling my own magic power to just the right amount .
I managed to get to point of maintaining the condensed state but it lasted for only a few seconds .
It really is difficult .
I was at the training grounds and attempted to condense my magic again . It wasnt stable at all as my magic power vanished . I felt exhausted and sat down on the ground .
I would be heading for the journey tomorrow but despite that I hadnt made much progress . It was the first time I encountered a wall since coming to this world .
Until this point, it was all thanks to Rose that I was able to progress through my healing training . I did feel like running away at times because of how severe her training was but I put in effort and I was rewarded with good results . Thats why I did my best .
I just cant always have things going my way, huh
While I sat crossed-legged with the intent to gather magic power into my hands, the accumulated magic disappeared instantly this time . Did I not have enough concentration this time around?
As expected, I couldnt expect to cure someone of their disease in 10 days .
Hey, Usato .
Yes . ? Wait, Leader? Whats the matter?
I hadnt heard anything until now . Rose called out from behind me and she was sitting on a rock .
What was it? She seemed to be bewildered or something . Shes showing a reaction that I havent seen from her until now . She approached me in silence and caught my hand .
When did you start adding magic power into your hands like this?
S-sorry! It feels like Im doing something wrong!?
Answer the question .
Was I really doing something bad? Olga-san got angry at that time and it did feel dangerous For now, I should honestly answer Rose .
I-I saw Olga-san condense his magic and I tried to do the same thing to change the color of my own healing magic!
Olga? You saw his magic and thats why youre attempting this?
While I was feeling nervous, Rose hit my hand with a smack and folded her arms . She was looking at me in thought . After a few seconds pass, the corners of her mouth curved up and formed a crescent moon . Then while she tried to hide her eyes, her body shook as she seemed to suppress herself and let out a laugh in a small voice .
Ku, hahaha
Umm, whats wrong?
Did she finally turn insane?
While I was thinking something rude, Rose had settled down after laughing for a bit . Then she showed a really wonderful smile .
In fact, it was kind of scary seeing her smile like this Ive never seen her smile like this before . She unfolded her arms while I was confused at what would happen next . However, Rose grinded her hand against my head and combed my hair . She then revealed another smile .
This is something like a special property of healing magic . Im sure youve noticed it but as the color gets dense, the effects of healing get stronger . But to compensate, the healing on yourself gets weaker .
As expected, it was like that .
I didnt think you were capable of it yet . You could easily die if you apply it during the wrong situation but Well, isnt it easy? If its you, you should be fine even if youre dealing with a large number of people . Even I didnt expect for you to notice this by yourself .
In other words, I exceeded her expectations and started being able to do something ahead of schedule . It mightve taken me longer with much more training . Somehow I felt like I could try even harder now .
Err Is there a trick behind this?
Its all about effort . Theres no shortcut to this . Its the same as its always been with your training . Since youve been able to put in effort before, you should definitely be able to put in effort now .
Which meant that there was no other method or tricks to getting this to work . I just had to do my best and put in the effort
Now that I knew was making good progress, I grasped my fist tightly while feeling a sense of achievement .