Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 62



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Since magic in this world is closer to a kind of supernatural power, not all wizards share the same senses.

In terms of computers, you could say that even though they look the same on the outside, their operating systems are different. They don’t know each other.

Water manipulation is the sensation of water being stirred by invisible hands, perceived by the sensory sphere.

Spirit creation is a feeling of a natural channel of communication with spirits opening up in a corner of one’s consciousness.

Vanity fever is the feeling of designating a virtual area where your gaze falls and burning it.

So what about the newly learned Earthbound?

Coincidentally, it was almost exactly what Galen had said to Akanksha.

“A transparent shield… I think armor would be more appropriate. It feels like it wraps your entire body tightly.”

I don’t know if it’s because humans are mistaken and the elves don’t bother to correct their mistakes, or if the elves’ mechanism works a little differently.

At least to Galen, the ‘energy drawn from the ground’ part was complete bullshit.

It felt like a transparent armor covering my body was created the moment I consumed my magic power.

“But this armor is heavy.”

“It’s transparent, but does it have weight?”

“Yes. I’m still in the toddler stage, but I’ve already taken two or three steps.”

What I mean is this.

It meant that two days had passed since he had acquired the Earth Restraint.

The carriage was approaching Oklanye.

[ Earth Restraint Lv.4 ]

[ Progress to next level 44% ]

Until the ‘Significant decrease in self-study experience’ section of the status window appears, you can easily gain 1 level per day just by consistently consuming magic power and practicing.

Of course, level 1 in the beginner stage is nothing special.

Still, since I’m going through that beginner phase for the fourth time, I’ve gotten to the point where I can tell the subtle differences even at a trivial level.

“The direction of the armor is, as the level increases, it becomes harder and heavier at the same time.”

“Ah, then why was Akanksha unharmed when he was hit by a giant?”

“Yes. It was solid so it didn’t hurt, and it wasn’t heavy so it didn’t fly away. It was like a rock stuck in the ground.”

“Somehow. Even when sparring, he almost always just defends himself in place······.”

Lilia’s head, which had been moving up and down, soon began to tilt left and right.

“Huh? But if it keeps getting heavier, does that mean it’ll get harder and harder to move my body?”

“That seems to be the difference between me and Akanksha. Perhaps when an earth fairy uses magic, her body also receives corrections.”

So that you can move your body, which is tens or hundreds of times heavier, just like normal.

Otherwise, Akanksha’s movements could not be explained.

On the other hand, there was no noticeable change in Galen’s body.

Even though it was only a level 4 Earthbinding, when I tried to move, it felt heavy, like I was wearing wet clothes.

“If the level goes up a little bit more, I don’t think I’ll be able to move. But it seems like it’ll be okay if I just stay still.”

“Then it will be helpful in battle… right? After all, you don’t have to move your body, brother!”

“Yes. That’s why I said I was quite satisfied.”

If you are perfectly effective like an earth elf, you can perform the role of a warrior while being a wizard like an earth elf.

Is there really a need for that? You can’t learn martial arts through the status window. Even if you go out to the front and swing your sword, it’ll just be awkward.

Galen was content to just play the role of a normal wizard, casting spells from a distance using only his head.

So what does it matter if you can’t move? You’ve always moved during battles. As long as you’re strong, you’re good to go.

For Galen, who had no other means of self-defense besides creating a wall of water with the spirit and hiding inside it, the Earthbinding was a magic that was like rain in a drought.

Even more so since the spirits have evolved and can now take on an aggressive role on their own.

“Well, the only thing that’s a bit disappointing is that I don’t have time to train, so I can’t use it for this mission?”

“I will protect you so that you will never be attacked!”

“Yes. Thank you always.”

Lilia clenched her fists and Galen smiled.

While the two people were chatting away like that.

The carriage, moving under the sunset, soon passed through the gates of Oklanne. As expected of a church carriage, the waiting and lining up process was completely skipped.

“It really is small. It’s the smallest city I’ve ever visited.”

Lilia muttered as she glanced out the window.

In fact, her travel experience was less than three months, excluding the time she spent in the Dawn Archipelago.

Still, her assessment that she had traveled a lot in a short period of time was not wrong.

From the height of the wall to the perimeter and the view inside the wall.

It was so small that if it weren’t for this incident, it would have been difficult to even hear the name.

It was a small town, so it was easy to get across. The carriage arrived at the church.

“I’ll go first. I have to let the other friends know that you’ve arrived.”

“Yes! Take a look!”

“See you at the ruins!”

As soon as Akanksha got off the carriage, he left, leaving only Galen and Lilia to enter the church.

“I got your call. Come on in.”

An old man greeted them. His name was Jiaba.

It was, unexpectedly, a bishop. Oklanega was not a city large enough to accommodate a bishop.

After listening to the story a little more, I found out that it was indeed like that.

A diocese covers several cities, usually with a bishop in the largest or most important city and priests in the remaining cities.

Oklanie was originally a city of no importance, so a priest was dispatched there, but because of this incident, he, the bishop, is staying there temporarily.

“I can’t tell you how lucky I am that you two are here. It means that this will soon come to an end.”

“It seems like you’ve had a hard time. I heard about it in the report······.”

“I think it was the most urgent moment in my life.”

Jiaba shuddered.

“If I had not immediately asked for help from the Archbishop as soon as I heard the information, I would not have been able to prevent the war. I could not have stopped either the Earth Elves or House Steelwall with my own power.”

“Even if the fairy is like that, did the Stillwall family not listen to the church to that extent?”

“You know? The more prestigious the family, the more they seem to know nothing about the church.”

It was an exaggeration, but it wasn’t entirely wrong. Galen, who was from House Oceanis, knew it well.

To be exact, families with enough power to be called noble families had no need to ask the church for help, so they had almost no reason to complain.

When it came to matters related to the devil, the justification was so clear that he gave in, but he absolutely hated the church interfering in other matters.

For example, in the case of the church-led crackdown on pirates in Belpass, this would not have happened even if Belpass had been ruled by a single family, without going as far as the noble families.

Of course, it wasn’t to the level of openly rejecting the church, but in other words, it wasn’t openly rebelling, so it was difficult for the church to pinpoint it.

“The Steelwall family is one of the most prestigious families in the Northeast. Oaklane is just one of the cities they rule. It is not something that can be influenced by a single bishop. Your Highness intervened and barely managed to mediate the matter… but there are still many complaints.”

“What about the earth nymphs?”

“At least they don’t complain outwardly. I don’t know what they’re thinking inside. There’s no way to find out their inner feelings either······.”

Jiaba, who had been sighing, brightened her expression.

“But if you two go, there won’t be any major problems. As you know, we’ve decided to limit the number of people on the expedition.”

“I heard. You said that only the two gold ones would participate?”

“That’s right. To be exact, two gold ones, and up to ten silver ones as assistants.”

The difficulty of the ruins varies greatly, so it is unknown how much effort will be required to explore them.

The minimum is one gold and a supporting staff, and usually two to three gold are considered an appropriate power.

This doesn’t mean that you can quickly clear all the ruins with just two or three gold pieces.

Even in situations where you stop exploring because you feel something is strange, you can still get out of it without any problems.

The agreement states that two from each side will participate, and in case of emergency, Galen and Lilia will also intervene, so the actual force is six gold.

There were no problems with the exploration unless a natural disaster occurred.

So the ‘problem’ that Ziaba was talking about was a different problem. He lowered his voice even though no one was listening.

“Even if the worst happens inside the ruins, we’ll be able to deal with it since we’re both golden, no matter who causes trouble.”

“Surely both sides won’t take sides and attack us. If we join forces with the other side, we’ll have four against two.”

“That’s right. Even if we don’t assume that kind of situation, the fact that there are equal numbers will be stressful.”

“Don’t worry too much. I have already heard the Archbishop’s detailed instructions.”

Galen said with a faint smile.

“It will end safely.”

At least he and Lilia.

*

The next day.

Galen and Lilia set off in a carriage with two priests.

The composition of the supervisor’s party was free, but if nothing happened, there was no reason to bring too many, and if something happened, if you brought too many, you wouldn’t be able to take care of them all.

So, if you insist on supporting me, I asked you to send me veteran priests who can shield me and use miracles of the strong body, and Jiaba sent me two of them.

Given the size of Oklahoma City, these are probably the only veterans.

They left at dawn after eating breakfast and arrived at their destination in the morning.

It was the small village that the Steelwall family used to claim the ruins as their territory.

“···You’re finally here.”

Veron was waiting there.

“Let’s leave right away. If we’re late, we’ll have to spend the night in the mountains.”

Although his attitude was still bad, his words were not wrong.

Leaving the carriage in the village, I followed Veron and his left and right escorts up the mountain for half a day.

The three guides are warriors, the three church people have miracles of vitality, so the only one who suffers is the magician.

Galen, who followed the forced march with Lilia’s help, was still only able to reach his real destination after the sun had set.

“think.”

Should we call it a campsite forcibly carved into a mountainside?

Judging by the number of tents in the campsite, which was brightly lit by torches, it was clear that at least several dozen people were staying there.

The campsite was divided left and right as if there was a transparent wall built around it. I could guess why.

Veron guided the two to the only tent hanging in the middle. The priests were separated.

After a while.

People came into the tent one by one. People and fairies, to be exact.

“Come in.”

Akanksha pretended to know him, and Veron came with him, so there was no need to say hello again.

“Nice to meet you. I am Alon, the eldest son of House Steelwall.”

A man who looked a lot like Veron, but a little older, greeted me curtly.

“I’ve heard a lot of stories, Sachet.”

The small, slightly taller, earth elf man nodded his head gracefully.

There was an awkward silence for a moment, and then Akanksha, who was relatively close to the two, spoke on their behalf.

“Well, it’s already night. There’s nothing to discuss or do. I just called you here to see your face.”

“Oh, yes.”

“In fact, why would we need a meeting? We’ve already finished talking amongst ourselves, and all you have to do is supervise well. Right?”

“Yes.”

“I’m planning to eat breakfast tomorrow morning and then head into the ruins. Do you need some rest?”

“it’s okay.”

“are you okay!”

“Okay. Then I’ll show you the ruins we’ll be going to tomorrow. Let’s disperse!”

The meeting was over in an instant.

Veron blurted out a word to Akanksha, who was about to leave the tent.

“Don’t touch it unnecessarily.”

“You do your best.”

Akanksha responded with a laugh and went out.

Galen and Lilia awkwardly greeted the three and followed them out.

“Okay, this way. This way.”

Akanksha guided them to the hillside right next to the campsite.

A terrain that is deeply sunken inward, as if a cave had been dug.

The number of torches and guards was even greater than the number of campsites. It was truly an ironclad security.

Here too, pass between the earth elves and humans who stand apart left and right and glare at each other.

They reached the innermost part of the hollow terrain.

“This is the entrance.”

“···It’s blocked.”

“I intentionally didn’t drill the last part yet. I didn’t want to drill it first and then a tough guy sneaks in.”

“aha.”

“But don’t you feel something? It feels like there’s something mysterious hidden there?”

Visually, there was nothing like that at all.

It definitely felt strange.

It’s hard to say that it’s just a feeling, but it feels like a feeling I’ve felt somewhere before―

[ ???? ]

[ Progress ???% ]

Galen’s brow furrowed as he tried to recall his memories.