章節 8: Exuplosion!!!
"What's wrong with the sorceress now?" Man's voice asked behind Lisa.
"How did you get so close! Please don't do that sir Alphonse." Lisa was pouting.
"I don't get it. It's not coming out." Sofia murmured forehead hugging the rock.
"What isn't? Lisa, what's with her?"
"The mana! I cannot power up the fountain."
"But there's already a rainbow..."
"That's Lisa's."
Thehehee*
"Ha. Well, only one of the knights who cannot do it, is the sir Tulian. Well sometimes he succeeds, but most of the time it has to be luck."
"Don't tell me that person is here?"
"No, he isn't. Seems that he and sir Pecka are somewhat avoiding your presence. For some reason."
"Some reason? They made me into a fountain. There is enough of a reason. And for now, just let me lay here for a minute."
"Miss you get cold." Lisa sat next to the exhausted sorceress.
"I am laying here to get cold in the first place."
Lisa and Alphonse changed looks.
"Miss forgive me, but since you are not a noble... sir Alphonse? Could you give me a helping hand here."
"What do you mean... oh. I see. Well it shouldn't be a problem. I am a knight after all and she is basically violating the orders from the Duke, am I right?"
"Precisely sir Alphonse. I knew you are quick to follow."
Something pushed Sofia's body lightly. She was slipping.
"Eh. Wha--- !!!" SPLASH*
The cold water surrounded Sofia. It wasn't clear water, but somewhat brown from the humus that was raised from the bottom of the fountain. But something it was -- cold. The water had to be coming from a small spring inside the fountain. It was cold as ice.
"WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK ARE YOU DOING? MY ENTIRE BODY IS ON FIRE! MY LEGS BLEED! MY HEAD IS HAMMERED BY A FUCKING NAIL AND MY ARM IS STILL NOT COMPLETELY WORKING! I DO SEEM TO REGENERATE ABNORMALLY, BUT I AM STILL JUST A HUMAN, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER DOES..."
"Miss..."
"WHAT NOW?!"
"Could you step out of the fountain... miss..."
"WHAT!? WHAT THE FUCK DOES IT MATTER ANYMORE. I AM FUCKING SOAKED!"
"Lady Rivermore. Get out now!" The voice of the Alphonse wasn't angry. There was something strange in his voice. Like he was frightened.
"Huh?"
The water was bubbling around Sofia.
"What the..."
KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
All the water shot up blowing Sofia up to fifteen spears. The mansion, the garden, the edge of the forest, the faces of the people turning to watch a weird bird flying in the sky and the Duke who was watching from a window with wide open eyes, were flashes that caught Sofia's eyes. Then she stopped for a millisecond.
"Oh. Don't worry, I catch you miss Rivermore!" Alphonse was already moving were the sorceress seemed to be landing.
Lisa had been blown sideways to a bush that was cut to look like a pony. Now it was a six-leg-centaur without the head.
Sit Alphonse was able to catch Sofia. There wasn't any major injuries except the left arm, that had gotten another hit as it got caught between two squishing bodies.
"Wha.. what happened? You two.. what did you do to me?"
"Eh, I don't know what that was. I am not an expert with magic."
Lisa had gathered herself up from the bush and rushing to check the sorceress.
"Miss!? Miss, you alright. I am sorry! Are you hurt!?" Now there was another woman screaming.
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Sofia was sitting alone on one of the alcohol-library's chairs. Henry was talking something with the house-magus who had come back from the capital. He had been escorting the Prince and had some business to handle at the capital for the Duke. As he had come back and was talking with the Duke, they had heard an explosion and saw a young woman flying at the garden.
Henry walked into the room. There was two sorcerers and a magus on the other side of the door.
"I wish to speak with miss alone. I know that you are concerned, but there is nothing to worry about."
"What were they concerned about? You can say it, can't you. I am right here."
"Ah, there was some discussion whether miss Rivermore is a magi. But that cannot be since there is no Dragon magic inside you. At least what we know so far, that is the case. Hmmh.. you haven't met the house-magus yet though. He had been extremely busy handling by businesses with the nobles and had just now come returned from the capital. Hmmh, you know already the two sorcerers so... hmmh Martin, just come here."
There was a blue rope wizard with small beard and way too big glasses frowning his eyebrows. After an initial hesitation, he stepped into the room and waved to the sorcerers to dismiss. Then he sat on a chair opposite to Sofia.
"Hmmh. I am the house-magus Martin Rolely Kussion. Since you are also a magic user, just call me Martin. The lord Duke has told me about your peculiar situation. I have never personally heard someone losing both their memories and their capability to cast spells. This sorcery you were experimenting with, it must have been a create spell. I must apologize for one thing. As the first time I heard about the ... experiment... and its results when failed, I had to start wondering the magic young sorceress was using had been void magic."
"Eh... I see."
'The taboo magic?'
The house-magus had a curious look on his eyes and continued.
"But now, it seems that it might not be so. That amount of mana released with the fountain was enormous. Could you explain as well as you can, what exactly did you do there?"
Silence. The Duke was grinning behind the house-magus, but the magus didn't have same expression.
"I uhm... I had practiced to gather mana and I did try to make the fountain work as it is part of my training now."
"Is that all?" The magus had disappointment in his eyes. He didn't understand.
"The fountain didn't work yesterday as I tried it nor did it today either."
"Hmmh... miss must have a flexible mana pool." That was the Duke.
"TRUE!" The magus had jumped up from the chair, " That must be it! Such a wonder. I have seen only two people like that and they are both in the capital!"
"Eh. What does that mean."
'There was no indication about any of this in my logbook. I have only a little bit higher mana pool than normal person and my mana regeneration is insane, but that has nothing to do with this. Is my... system not reliable? This is bad...'
"It's meaning is really simple, but this is extremely rare." The Duke laughed slightly.
'To her to be this amazing. It was worth to suffer the last century. Exciting.'
"Um.. please?"
"Yes, yes", the magus was fixing his glasses,"it is a phenomenon where the caster has a capability to stretch her mana pool. Simple as that. But, miss has to be careful with her mana now as the flexible mana pool has an issue with it. And that is, if you don't release the stored mana in certain time spawn, it might actually break your mana pool."
"Break... mana pool?"
"Ah... yes, you had some amnesia. Yes, well. Normal procedure when mana pool breaks is to jump eighty spears into the air and scatter yourself over wide area."
"I... see. That doesn't sound really encouraging. How do I make sure... This kinda of bomb inside me, doesn't go off?"
Sofia changed glances with the men before her. Silence again. The magus took his hat off and the Duke opened his arms.
"You don't know?"
"Precisely. I see you are proceeding with your training miss Rivermore", said the Duke.
'No one had researched this matter enough to write a book about haven't they. Ah. Wonderful.'
'Piip piip.
Nickname earned: The Mana Balloon.'
"I recommend her to meet with at least the other one like her. This is serious matter considering her safety. Lord Duke? I suggest she should visit capital and meet the Royal-Magus Teresa."
"Hmm... this is a phenomenon that is something I cannot help her with. There is simply nothing we can do... "
'My guinea pig is starting to be a lot more interesting. Fascinating! Another phenomenon I haven't had any chance to research. Those damn two... even when I pegged... the damned hags.'
"So there is someone, who can teach me about this?"
"Yes there is, in the Capital. But that is only if the Duke gives you an escort. The amnesia... one cannot simply sent an young clueless woman walk into the wilderness herself. Don't you agree lord Duke?"
"Hmph. That is true." But to what Sofia felt, Henry wasn't happy about this. Sometimes Sofia felt like Henry had some ominous intent in his eyes. She was aware that this world... wasn't as safe as her past one, but she knew that she was also slightly delusional after all the cows that had rained around her.
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Sofia was eating late evening snacks before she would take a bath. There was a little time when Lisa was heating the water.
'Openlog.
Nickname: The Mana Balloon.
The wielder of this nickname has an active ability to increase her mana pool temporarily up to 500%.
WARNING* The reckless usage of this skill might cause an explosion.'
'So I got lucky last time. The mana was release into the water. Was it because I got angry? Hmmh. Ah, I am way too tired. My thoughts are in disarray.'
The door opened.
"Miss? Are you alright? The bath is ready. You are staring the window again."
"I am fine Lisa. Sorry, I make you worry way too much. And sorry about shouting like that. It went overboard."
Kuru kuru* Lisa was smiling and her tail peeked under her dress.
"It's nothing miss. Don't worry about me! I am simply happy that miss isn't all the time so depressing looking and tired anymore."
"Eh?"
'I see. I do have... a lot in my mind after all. Will I ever... meet my sister again? If something like magic has something to do with my sister's condition, I don't know if anyone can help us. But there isn't any other way to go than forward. Now the bath. Take the bath and rest. You are level six now. Three weeks... I have a debt to pay too. Lisa is too kind.'
Kuru*? Lisa tilted her head.
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