Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 75



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While Galen was sending the workers away and finishing tidying up the house.

Lilia returned with Damus from the church.

“welcome.”

“You’re really good at finding a good place in just one day. Well, if you have money, what can’t you do?”

Damus nodded in satisfaction as he walked through the gate and took a look around the mansion.

“The location is on the outskirts of the city, and the surrounding houses are a reasonable distance away, so it’s quiet and nice. I heard the previous owner was a warrior?”

“According to the broker, he seems to have been a rather practical person. Judging from the fact that he had no intention of even having a garden.”

“The front yard is practically nonexistent, and the back yard is much larger. Did they leave the door open like that on purpose? It looks like they used the back yard as a training ground.”

“We plan to do the same. There’s no need to dress it up.”

“If you want to write roughly, it’s better to just do it as is.”

“I’ll show you around the house too!”

Lilia, thrilled by her insight, took the lead and volunteered to be our guide.

As it was a mansion with a large yard, its size was large enough to easily accommodate a dozen or so people.

Since I didn’t plan on using the whole thing anyway, I only decorated a part of it, so there wasn’t really anything to guide me on.

There is only one room that can be used as a living room and reception room, a dining room, a kitchen, a bathroom, a toilet, and a bedroom.

Even though it looked simple because only the necessities were provided, they were all expensive and good quality items.

Since I won’t be taking it with me when I leave later, the person who comes in after me will be hitting the jackpot.

“It seems like there are only two people left. Are you not planning on hiring any servants?”

“Yes. It’s a bit much to hire someone for a short period of time and then fire them right away.”

In fact, this was a bigger reason why I didn’t want to expose the training scenes to people who didn’t know.

No matter how much I told him not to look, I still felt annoyed that I had to pay attention to him. I would have rather not hired him.

“You can do housework by yourself, right? You don’t have to do anything fancy, and magic can save you time.”

“···magic?”

“My magic is water-based. Most household chores require the use of water.”

Cleaning, laundry, and washing dishes.

Most household chores would be greatly reduced if we could freely manipulate water.

I don’t know if I have any housework skills, but I’ve been living alone for so long in my past life that I’m sick of it, and I’ve been a servant for a long time in this life too.

“I don’t think there’s another wizard who uses magic for housework······.”

“Well, I’m not usually the type to do housework myself. I’m just a mercenary.”

“You’ve taken a good chunk out of the relics, but you don’t mind doing something like this. I don’t know if you’re being easygoing or not.”

Damus, who had been laughing in vain, finally gestured outside.

“Anyway, that’s enough sightseeing. Let’s go out.”

“yes!”

Lilia followed Damus around nervously.

Damus, who had been walking a few steps, stopped and looked back, puzzled.

“Aren’t you going out?”

“Yes? Can I go out too?”

“Why shouldn’t it be possible?”

“I am an outsider. I came here to teach you something, Lilia······.”

“A priest’s miracle is not a magician’s vision. It’s not like there’s anything wrong with seeing it, so just come out.”

Damus spoke coolly to Galen, who was hesitating a little.

“And isn’t this something you’ll end up talking about with Bishop Lilia later anyway?”

“My, my mouth isn’t that loose!”

“Then, even if Duke Galen asks you, will you keep your mouth shut?”

“···If the Archbishop says so.”

“Okay, okay. If it was such a sensitive topic, I would have cut it off first. As I said, it’s not something you can hide or talk about, so don’t worry.”

If you say so, I should be grateful and observe.

The three came out into the backyard.

In the middle of a wide open space, Damus spoke to a slightly nervous Lilia in a warm voice.

“Bishop Lilia.”

“yes!”

“Bishop Myra took you in and taught you, didn’t he? From the time you were young until you left Abaca.”

“yes!”

“Even before I was ordained, I had already been hunting evil spirits as a monk.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

Lilia replied with a slightly crouched voice.

“It is something that should be condemned that a mere monk, not even a priest, has been carrying out individual activities.”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry······.”

“I don’t mean to blame you. Bishop Myra didn’t do it on his own. It was the result of my acquiescence after receiving a report from Bishop Roald. I decided that there was no need to forcefully restrain your talent. Of course, I never imagined that your talent would be this great.”

Damus smiled faintly.

“Anyway, you may have learned and written up to the fifth miracle under Bishop Myra, but from the sixth onwards, didn’t you achieve it solely through self-study?”

“Pretty much. I did get some advice from Bishop Myra about the miracle of light before I set out on my pilgrimage.”

“What did you say?”

“You said that the important thing is an unwavering heart······.”

Lilia said cautiously. Damus nodded.

“It’s not a wrong expression, but it doesn’t seem like an intuitively understandable expression. Do you understand?”

“Isn’t it said that weapons forged with the light of the Holy Spirit are stronger the stronger your faith is?”

“That’s true in the end, but it’s not the point. Bishop Lilia, would you like to create a glow now?”

“Oh, yes!”

A light flickered from Lilia’s hand and a sword grew out of it.

Damus, who had been quietly watching it, reached out and said.

“Take a good look at it.”

In Damascus’ hand, a light shimmered and a sword grew out of it.

To Galen, it was just a sword of light with the same color and shape.

Lilia’s eyes, which had been more serious than ever, wavered slightly.

Damus asked, not missing the shaking.

“Do you know the difference?”

“hmm······.”

Lilia, who had been struggling to find the right words, finally spoke.

“Your Majesty, yours looks weak. Mine looks too difficult?”

“Haha, you really got the feel of it after seeing it once.”

Damus burst out laughing, half in dismay and half in amusement.

“I’ll give you one more clue. We have ten miracles, right?”

“yes.”

“If you divide it in half, you can see that it is related to the front and back. The first and sixth, the second and seventh… and so on.”

“Are you saying that the miracle of the stigmata and the miracle of the light are related?”

“yes.”

“Between the two of them······.”

Lilia fell into deep thought. Damus kept his mouth shut, as if he did not want to disturb her.

Galen also remained quiet, although his mind was filled with questions.

‘What are you talking about?’

The first miracle, the stigmata, is the level of monks who are not even deacons. Compared to warriors or magicians, it is a poor level that is not even a proper bronze.

There is nothing else to it than the eyes shining softly, revealing the sexual power that has just begun to build up inside the body.

The sixth miracle, Glow, is the stage where you can create a sword or spear out of light and use it as a weapon.

Galen had no idea what was overlapping other than light.

Light is something that accompanies all other miracles, so it’s no different.

“······ah.”

After a long time, a faint moan escaped Lilia’s mouth.

Her eyes returned to focus and she lowered her head slightly.

Pfft!

A blazing sword grew again in Lilia’s hand.

Unlike Galen, who could not tell the difference, the priests seemed to sense it right away.

“Is it something like this?”

“It’s a little better than before.”

Damus looked satisfied. Lilia, her expression brightening, looked back at Galen and smiled happily.

“Okay!”

“Hey, please explain what happened······.”

“Um, well then.”

“You can tell me. Sometimes it helps to try to put your realization into words.”

Lilia, who had been watching Damus closely, smiled brightly as soon as permission was granted.

“The stigmata sparkle on their own even if I don’t pay attention to them!”

“Wasn’t it influenced by emotional state?”

“That’s true!”

I’ve seen Lilia’s eyes sparkle countless times when she feels a strong interest or sees something new.

It was not a figurative expression, but the light of the stigmata that was revealed in the pupils would actually flicker and burn.

“But in fact, the brightness should have been similar!”

“yes?”

“So… it’s not like you’re using your power to intentionally extract light, but rather using the light that comes naturally. Right, Archbishop?”

“That’s right.”

Damus smiled and nodded.

“Of course, it’s not as easy as Bishop Lilia said. Just as many monks fail to receive the priesthood because they can’t stabilize their stigmata, even bishops have a hard time naturally summoning the light. Since they have to force it out, it consumes a lot of sacred power, so they can’t abuse it.”

“But Lilia did it. In one go.”

“I guess it takes a lot of practice since I just got the feel for it. It’s a bit absurd that I got the feel for it right away······.”

“Well, I’ve felt the absurdity more than once or twice.”

“Brother Galen, you shouldn’t say things like that!”

Lilia puffed out her cheeks.

“You always say I’m a genius, but you’re always ahead, brother.”

“What about me······.”

Galen couldn’t help but smile vaguely, as he couldn’t say that it was thanks to the status window.

But Damus showed interest in those words.

“Hmm, Duke Galen.”

“yes.”

“Now that we’re on the subject, I’m asking, but this might be a sensitive question, so you don’t have to answer······.”

Damus paused for a moment and asked cautiously.

“Isn’t your skill improving just as fast as Bishop Lilia’s? Of course, it’s hard to confirm with just a report, but there seems to be quite a difference between you in the Cradle of the Devil and you in the Ruins······.”

“···I won’t deny it.”

“Hmm.”

Damus, who had been thinking about something for a while, opened his mouth.

“You said you spar with Bishop Lilia every day?”

“yes.”

“If it’s okay with you, I’d like to hang out with you sometime.”

“···You’ll spar with me?”

“If you don’t mind.”

“I am fine.”

Galen answered immediately.

In terms of experience points in the status window, simple duels didn’t provide much benefit, but in terms of combat experience, it was clearly a very valuable opportunity.

I kept quiet because it was rude to ask first, but if they make the offer first, it’s definitely to their advantage.

The two people stood with an appropriate distance between them before the duel that suddenly came to fruition.

“Can you show us the power you showed at the ruins here as well?”

“If Your Majesty so desires.”

The spirit was released from Galen’s wrist. The water mass that rolled forward swelled in size.

The water giant has revealed itself.

Damus asked, looking up at the bust of a giant with a thick torso and even thicker arms.

“It’s a little smaller than I heard?”

“There is no need to make it too big. Your Eminence the Archbishop is not a slow-moving clay doll.”

“Well, I guess you’ll do it yourself since you’re so foolish. I’ll give you the lead.”

“Then I will go.”

There is no need to show mercy to those stronger than you.

As soon as Galen gave the order, the water giant swung his right arm powerfully.

The giant’s movements, which originally consumed only the magic power of spirit creation, were mixed with the magic power of water manipulation from the beginning.

Phew!

The giant’s size was not as large as when he was running around in the open, but it was much larger than a man.

It was as if a thick beam was coming down. The giant’s fist fell at a rapid pace and crushed the ground.

Damus was not there. He had already moved to the side.

Booooooooo!

Immediately the giant’s left arm swept horizontally across the backyard.

Papa! Papa pat!

At that moment, Damus pulled out his lance. Almost immediately, a pale, platinum-colored flame enveloped the Archbishop’s body.

Jump up and dodge the giant whip of water, while simultaneously spinning around to sweep downwards with the spear.

Paaaaang!

The giant’s left arm, struck hard by the spear of light, exploded beyond being cut off. The floor became soaked with excitement.

However, the giant’s body originally bursts easily. Damus clicked his tongue as he saw the spirit regenerating without any trouble.

“You’re literally cutting water with a knife.”

“This is my maximum speed too.”

Galen also clicked his tongue.

Even though I used both Spirit Creation and Water Manipulation to move the water giant at full speed, it still couldn’t keep up with Damus’s movements.

The spirit alone won’t do. We have to interfere a little more.

Choaack!

The water scattered on the floor responded to Galen’s will.

A stream of water, twisted like a rope, aimed for Damus’s ankle.

“Wow, is this even possible?”

As Damus lightly swung his lance, destroying the water stream on the floor, the giant’s fist came down again, taking advantage of the gap.

Paaaaang!

Damus dodges again, and the spirit’s fist smashes the ground in vain, shattering.

The water that scattered there became a new weapon and was shot towards Damasus again.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The entire backyard, which was never narrow, was soaked to the point of reaching ankle-deep water.

Galen bombed Damascus, using his full powers of water manipulation and elemental creation.

The giant swung his arms ceaselessly, and as heavy blows passed and rain fell, waves swept over him, binding Damus’ feet and aiming for the blind spot.

Except for the heatwave, as a water wizard, while using all your power.

‘···Is this a jewel?’

Galen suddenly had such a question.

Of course, the colors of the miracle of blessing that enveloped Damus’ body were not as splendidly burning as when Lilia fought the captain doll.

It was clear that the archbishop was watching this side.

In fact, Damus was dodging or blocking every attack, not allowing a single valid hit, and not showing any sign of struggling at all.

But apart from that.

I didn’t really feel like there was anything special about the jewel or the archbishop.

I feel a bit bad about saying this, but… it feels like fighting Lilia with her overall output increased?

“I think this will do, Bishop Lilia.”

At that moment, as if he had read Galen’s thoughts, Damus opened his mouth. Lilia, who had been watching the duel intently, quickly answered.

“yes yes!”

“It might be a little early for you, but it wouldn’t hurt to take a look.”

Damus, who had said something enigmatic, turned his lance around.

It was the moment when the giant’s fist was coming towards him from the front.

The Archbishop, who had been avoiding the giant’s attacks while only fending off small-scale attacks, did not dodge this time.

The tip of the spear made direct contact with the giant’s fist.

That was the moment.

WHACK!

As refreshing as cutting silk with scissors.

The thick water column split in half and scattered helplessly to the left and right of the archbishop.

“what?”

Galen’s eyes widened.

His magic was fading away.