Chapter 21— Unexpected

 

"Okay, let's use magic, Valkyrie.”

 

"Kui!"

 

　After finishing the naming, I said so, and Valkyrie replied and stood up.

 

　She's still huge.

 

　Because I am still a child, I have to look up to see Valkyrie.

 

　Looking at Valkyrie who stood up while I was thinking so, Valkyrie moved out of the hut as it was.

 

　Apparently, she will perform magic outside the hideout.

 

　It's certainly better than using fire in the house.

 

　She's a smarter girl than I am. (TLN: It’s official! Valkyrie is a girl! I will leave it like this until tomorrow, when everyone’s seen this, and then I will change all the “he”s to “she”s.)

 

　Following Valkyrie, I also headed out of the hideout.

 

　The outside of the brick hideout is spacious.

 

　Although it was originally the forest, the area has been organized into flat land, and the fields are now expanding.

 

　However, even so, the outside of the field is surrounded by forest.

 

　Even if I look around, there is no one.

 

　After checking the surroundings like that, Valkyrie's magical announcement finally began.

 

"Que~"

 

　Valkyrie looks like a horse but makes a cute voice.

 

　I'm sure she was casting a spell now.

 

　A ball of light popped out in front of her with the cry of Valkyrie.

 

　It's still sunny since it is the middle of the day, but you can see that there is light since it is still bright enough.

 

　This is undoubtedly the [Lighting] from life magic.

 

"Wow, Valkyrie. You can use magic properly. Okay, try to cast other things as well."

 

　Apparently, the naming ceremony was successful.

 

　It's not just a name that she was given since it seems that she was named properly and magic can be used.

 

　I was happy about that, and I looked on with joy that made me feel like jumping.

 

　[Lighting] Valkyrie shows off other Life Magic one after another.

 

　She can also use magic such as [Ignition], [Drinking Water], and [Washing] without any problems.

 

　Looking at it, it seems that the scale of life magic is unified, and it seems to be the same as when I used it.

 

　However, this was the end of my leisurely observation.

 

"Ku!"

 

　Valkyrie cast more magic.

 

　It is magic that is not included in Life Magic.

 

　This is an original magic made only for me.

 

　Valkyrie magically made a brick in front of me.

 

　* * *

 

"What's going on, this?"

 

　When I saw the newly made bricks, I was stunned for a while.

 

　However, in the meantime, Valkyrie shows off magic one after another.

 

　She levels the land in an instant using [Leveling].

 

　She transforms field soil into high-quality soil using [Soil Improvement].

 

　Valkyries instantly make bricks using [Brick Generation].

 

　She also used the [Magical Injection] and [Body Strengthening] that I use to send magical power to the log when making magical mushrooms, although it is difficult to understand visually.

 

　I don't know, but maybe the other magic that Valkyrie showed me was [Memory Preservation].

 

　Everything must be my original magic.

 

　I know that the other children who were given names could only use Life Magic, at least during the baptismal ceremony at the church.

 

　Did something go wrong with the magic circle?

 

　Or is there a difference in the naming ritual itself?

 

　Anyway, I just don't understand.

 

　However, I have noticed something else.

 

　That is, the only magics that Valkyrie can use are the ones I named with spells.

 

　For example, I can magically make tableware made of white porcelain or glass using magic other than what Valkyrie used.

 

　However, I didn't need more than what I gave to my mother, so I didn't mass-produce it, and I didn't give it a spell.

 

　Is it because of that?

 

　No matter how much I explained and demonstrated, Valkyrie couldn't make tableware.

 

　Well, for this horse-shaped Familiar, that kind of magic wouldn't be necessary …

 

　And there is one more thing to worry about about casting spells.

 

　It's about the magical effect itself.

 

　For example, if you cast the spell [Leveling], you can even out the land of 10m square.

 

　However, I often level the ground without using spells.

 

　At that time, I imagine how much land to level in my head, and then the spell consumes the magical power that matches it to activate the magic.

 

　By doing this, you can level the ground in a wider area with a single magic, which is convenient because you don't have to move.

 

　However, Valkyrie could not freely change the range of effect by changing this image and the amount of magical power consumed.

 

　Only the area that was fixed when I turned the magic into a spell can be affected by magic.

 

　Therefore, although you can improve your body movements with [Body Strengthening], you cannot increase your magical power consumption to further improve your physical function.

 

　It seemed impossible to concentrate magical power on the eyes and limbs like I did to strengthen that part.

 

　If you think this way, one hypothesis may hold.

 

　If you name it, you will be able to use magic.

 

　However, it is not limited to life magic, and the name of the owner is inputted, and that spell cannot be modified without permission from the creator of the spell name. (TLN: There’ll be a summary below.)

 

　Thinking this way, I can explain why I couldn't customize my life magic to my liking.

 

　After all, I think that the naming ceremony in the baptismal ceremony is due to a different systematic rather than the blessing of God.

 

　However, when that happens, problems arise.

 

　It's Valkyrie.

 

　Even though you can learn magic just by giving it a name, you explain it as a blessing of God.

 

　In the meantime, is it okay to use this guy, who can use my original magic as a Familiar, as a seed for business, let alone life magic?

 

　It may be necessary to confirm that fact once.

 

　For Valkyrie, who showed off her magic and pushed out her horned head to me as if to say "praise me", I thought about the future while stroking her.

 

TLN: Now, just an edit on the TLN. I originally posted this chapter, but I didn’t realize that I actually posted chapter 20. I basically copy and paste off of Google Docs(the place where I edit my translations) and put it on SH, but I forgot to copy and paste THIS chapter and instead pasted chapter 20. Sorry. Now for the explanation about magic.

The analogy for the usage of spells is: You create a building. That building has your name lawfully on it. Another person can’t just come and change its structures and stuff. 

 

Ars created a spell. That spell automatically belongs to him. If another person were to use it, then that spell would have the same effects as what Ars used. The other person who used it would not be able to modify it or change it unless the original namer(Ars) were to change the spell’s conditions. No matter how much magic you are casting, the magical power used will always be the same, or more. It will never be less. So, if Ars theoretically created a spell called [Ducks] which made exactly 9 rubber ducks, if another person were to use [Ducks], there would always be 9 rubber ducks. Even if the “other person” were to try to cast the magic hoping to create exactly 1 duck, it would not work. Understand? GOOD! Now, gotta go to sleep! No chaps tomorrow!