Chapter 36: 28

Climbing up the ladder, we find nothing but an empty room.

It had a large window which made it feel bigger than the previous one, but the ceiling was low, and it was only a quarter the size of the dining room.
It would become overcrowded with just 10 people here.

In a nutshell, it was a normal room.
There was nothing that would make one look back on it.

“Over here, over here!”
“Nice, view.”

Reno and Sui were calling us beside the window.
Milia was also standing there, gazing outside.

“Wow!”

I couldn’t help but let out a voice.
You could see the village and fields from the window.
Beyond that, the Demon Forest continued till far away.

I had never seen a scenery like that before.

“Can you properly see outside?”
“Lain?”

Before I realized, Lain was standing behind me.

“If you monitor the forest from here, you’ll be able to respond immediately in case something goes wrong.”
“T, that may be true.”

Is he used to seeing scenes like these?
While feeling a bit lonely, I begin wanting to see the same things he has had till now.

***

“You guys can move in with your things now. I’ve already moved in the beds and tables.”
“All right!”
“Will do, it now.”

I made this house without telling Aria and the rest about it.
I knew it would become a headache if I discussed this with them so I made it beforehand, but they seem to have liked it.

Even in my previous life, whenever I consulted anyone, they would always add in unreasonable demands, so I made it a habit to at least finish some basic parts before doing so.
That habit came out now.
Well, even though they were surprised, it seems to have gone well so I’ll let it be.

Though I admit, there’s a big difference between documents, and a house.

In any case, I have no regrets about building it.
The house they lived in till now was about to break.
Since it was their last line of defense, I thought it would be better if it were more sturdy.

I moved the large furniture while Aria and the others were looking around.
It would have been done in a flash had I used [Storage] magic, but I think it’s better for now if they didn’t know about such things.
It would be dangerous to let them know about magic which can’t be reproduced by modern magic, before teaching them self-defense.

Well, there are other spells which I keep hidden, so it should be enough to let them know that such magic exists for now.

***

Since they didn’t have many belongings, shifting their stuff didn’t take long. After a while, Sui and Reno come running to me.

“Lain nii-chan! Can you teach me magic now?”
“I too, want to learn. Also make, a house like this.”

They begin pulling on my clothes.

“Why don’t we have breakfast first? I had something to discuss with everyone about magic anyways.”
“”Eeeeh–“”

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The two groaned dissatisfied, but I could also hear a “GU~~” sound from their stomachs.

“Then, I’ll begin making breakfast right away.”

Saying so, Milia heads to the brand new clay stove.
Thus, another noisy day had begun.

***

“I think it’s better to decide on a formation first when fighting.”
“””””Formation?”””””

After finishing breakfast, I call out to everyone who had gathered around the table, only to have them tilt their heads in confusion.
Do they not have formations here?

“Well yeah, like our positions, roles, and other stuff. Truthfully, if you guys continue learning magic for a year, you might become almighty magicians. But you can’t say what happened yesterday, won’t happen before that, right?”
“That’s also true.”

Any one of them could have died yesterday.
Danger won’t wait till they have grown enough.

“Which is why, I’ve planned something a little risky which will make you all stronger.”
“Eh? You mean dangerous?”
“Don’t worry, it’s not that serious. If things seem bad, I’ll step in.”

I follow-up with Aria, who had a pale face.

“I, I see. If Lain is going to help us then it’s fine.”
“Since you’re up for it, I think it’s better if you moved together and complimented each other, rather than move individually.”
“I see.”

My words had somehow reached her.
Through my conversation with Aria, the other four also reached clarity.
They were waiting for me to continue.

“So, this is the formation I suggest for everyone.”

Scout: Reno
Vanguard: Aria
Rearguard: Sui
Support: Kili
Healing: Milia

“Wait a minute. Lain, am I supposed to use healing magic?”
“Yeah. Is there a problem?”

Milia raises a voice, as I lay out the formation.

“… Lain might not know this, but my “Virtue” isn’t that high so [Heal] magic is impossible for me.”
“Huh? What’s that?”
“? Lain should know this, if a person doesn’t possess especially high virtue points, they won’t be able to heal someone even if they use [Heal]. I was taught this spell long ago, but couldn’t even heal small scratches.”

The magic activated, but the wound didn’t heal?
How is that possible?

“Could you show it to me once?”

I say that while nicking my fingertip, and point it towards her.

“… Alright. [Heal].”

As Milia’s spell activates, light begins to converge on the wound.
However, the wound remained open after the light disappeared.

“Just like this, even though I use the spell, it doesn’t work the way it should.”
“Aah, that’s because Milia doesn’t know how wounds heal. You haven’t been hurt much in your life, have you?”
“Eh? No, I haven’t…”
“Recovery magic doesn’t work properly unless you know how your body works, and how wounds heal. It’s a safety mechanism that prevents over-recovery.”
“Huh?”

Milia looks towards me with bewilderment.
It was the first time I saw her without her gentle, smiling face.

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