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The Method of Fighting In The Desert (Spectator)
A gigantic plant came out from underground and scattering a massive amount of sand everywhere, it stretched its vine as if basking under the light of the sky. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「……it’s huge」
It’s over ten meters long and it is so big I can only look up at it.
It can’t be compared to the vegetation that grows sparsely in the desert.
It has strong roots like a huge tree and countless branches and leaves and also vines.
Its vines are wriggling sinously making it a bit uncomfortable to look at like tentacles.
「It’s a Sand Plant サンドプラント」
「We got involved with something troublesome」
Judging from Shanaria and Salva’s remarks, it seems like a monster that inhabits the desert.
No matter how I see it, it’s a size you couldn’t think possible from a plant and it looks a little hideous so I’m convinced it’s a monster. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Even so, a monster….it’s not like I can’t fight because my Space magic is restricted, but I don’t want to do something with a huge risk like fighting monsters.
「Let’s run away」
「Sand Plant’s vines can stretch long so it is difficult to escape」
I suggest for us to immediately withdraw or take a detour, but Salva shakes his head and says so.
Certainly, it looks difficult to evade those long tentacles-like vines. I could afford it if I could use Teleport but it is not possible to use it right now.
「……then, there is one thing to do」
「Aah, that’s right」
「「Shanaria, please take care of it!!」」
「It’s fine if it’s Salva-sama who said that, but I can’t accept being told by a youngster like you!」
As I came to a mutual understanding with Salva and shouted so, Shanaria yelled that instead.
A youngster she said, how scary.
As I was thinking of such a thing, the Sand Plant slammed down a wriggling vine on the ground with all its might toward us.
「Che」
Shanaria quickly reacts to that and evades it despite clicking her tongue.
The soft sand blows up dramatically in a flashy manner into the air from the impact of the vine. It looks like a splash of water.
I feel sorry for Shanaria but that was nice timing. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Salva and I escape from the spot to keep our distance from Shanaria.
「Salva-sama is royalty so he is fine, but you can fight, can’t you!?」
「Err no, I’m just a weak kid so it’s impossible for me」
「Don’t lie! There’s no way a weak kid will be able to travel across the desert alone!」
Mumumu, is it really impossible for a weak kid to travel across the desert alone?
Indeed, the two of them should be suspicious after hearing what I said.
「Salva-sama, that person is trying to force a kid to fight in the front. Wouldn’t it tarnish the name of the second prince if an ordinary child were to be involved in a battle?」
「That’s true as well. Shanaria, fight by yourself!」
When I told him that, Salva readily went on with my reasoning.
I thought this person was the type that would generally agree with interesting things so I was expecting him to go along with what I said.
I don’t know what is he thinking but I think we’re going to get along well with each other.
「Is this really the kind of person you are......!」
Hearing our pretense, a blue bulging vein appeared on Shanaria’s forehead.
Now that I’m under the protection of the second prince, I’m no longer afraid of being glared at with her sharp eyes. I am now being protected by the authority. Hurray for borrowed authority.
「……we left it all to Shanaria-san, but she can handle it on her own, right?」
「Shanaria is the royal palace magician and also my bodyguard. She can defeat something on the level of a Sand Plant」
If it’s actually something dangerous then I’m ready to provide support with magic from afar, but looking at Salva’s behavior it looks like he has a huge confidence in Shanaria’s combat capabilities.
She was selected to be the bodyguard of the second prince and he had all the way here just a single person as a bodyguard. It would be presumptuous of me who has mostly no actual combat experience to be concerned about that. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Let’s leave this to Shanaria and comfortably observe how she fights.
As I let go of the tension in my body and relaxed myself, Shanaria cast her magic.
「『Flickering Sand』」 [瞬砂]
It was a short, abbreviated chant.
The vines were closing in on Shanaria as if they were going to cover her, but then she avoided them all with a strange parallel movement.
It’s a movement that shows no preliminary movement. To an ordinary person, it would look like she had teleported to the side.
「Heeー, she was using Earth magic to move the sand under her feet」
「Do you understand how that magic works?」
「You can roughly understand how it works if you look closely at the minute flow of the mana」
Instead of moving your body, you move your foothold themselves. It’s the same theory with the flat escalator I came up with back in Sylford’s territory.
However, moving from zero speed to high speed will put a burden on your body and the timing is also severe so I don’t think I want to use that technique to take the first move.
As I was absentmindedly considering all that, Shanaria avoided a large number of vines by repeatedly using that high-speed movement technique and her own footwork.
And as they passed each other, she started cutting the vines with her scimitar.
Shanaria charges as the Sand Plant bends backward after losing its vines.
However, the Sand Plant immediately regenerated its vines and tried to pierce through Shanaria’s body after it bundled them together.
She cannot avoid them in the air. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「『Sand Walk』」
But, she whirled up the sand with a short chant making it flow like water and turning the wriggling vines into her foothold.
The Sand Plant’s attack pierces through an empty space as Shanaria rides on the sand and quickly approaches the head part of the Sand Plant.
Then she cut off what looked to be the biggest head of the plant.
With its head-part being cut off, the Sand Plant suddenly lost its strength and collapsed, blowing up sand into the air.
「Oohー, so this is how people fight in the desert」
I had never thought the flat escalator could be used to move in the air like when you manipulate Water magic.
I unconsciously clapped after being moved by seeing Shanaria’s method of using her magic.
「Sand is something that can cause us trouble, but it can also be used as a weapon depending on how you use it. This is how the warriors of our kingdom fought」
「Heeー, that’s interesting」
I’ve heard that Lazurians are good at using Earth magic, but I didn’t think they could have good control over their magic like this.
It might be something they came up with through trial and error since it is something close to their daily life.
It’s interesting to see the magic used in another country. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
The magic called 『Flickering Sand』 earlier may put a great burden on your body, but it could be used to avoid danger in emergencies. Or it may be interesting to use it to make the opponent lose their balance.
But, I guess 『Sand Walk』 is the most interesting one? Riding on sand to float in the air, looks like so much fun.
「I wonder if I should try 『Sand Walk』」
「Fuuh, this magic has a high difficulty level. There’s no way a kid like you will be able to do it」
Shanaria stored her scimitar in the scabbard and said something like that to me when I was muttering to myself.
It’s true that I have little experience in using Earth magic to move sand.
But, I was moving the soft sand in Sylford’s territory before and I was moving sand when I was playing with Maya in Jaisal so I feel like I can do it.
Thinking so, I use Earth magic to spread my mana into the desert sand.
Then, the sand below my feet slowly rose and my body floated in the air.
As I continue to move the sand like that, I - who is riding the sand - also move along with the sand’s direction.
「Ooh, it’s a different feeling from floating with Psychic」
The sand is soft so I’m scared of sinking in, but it seems like the large amount of sand is effectively distributing my body weight.
The footing is soft but it must be remembered that it is possible to change the direction quickly.
This may be much more convenient to make fine movements compared to floating using a board with Psychic.
「……tha, that’s ridiculous. To think that such a kid will be able to manage using Sand Walk….」
「This feels similar when using Water magic than my existing Earth magic」
The grain of sand in the desert is small-grained and loose. It feels different from the lumps of dirt you can find anywhere and the feeling of manipulating them is also different.
And since they are loose, you can’t consider them as a group and you have to handle them as individuals.
However, it’s a waste to be conscious of such fine grains. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
So, I spread my mana just like when using Water magic and forcefully manipulate them by defining them as a group.
Just by doing that you can manipulate them in the same manner when using Water magic.
It’s just that, it requires more mana when compared to using normal Earth magic since it is necessary to spread your mana into the smallest grains so it seems like the difficulty is high.
「Gunuu, you’re saying that as a provocation to me who can’t use Water magic, didn’t you!」
「Eeh? Why are you angry!?」
I don’t understand the point of being angry at this timing.
「People who can use Water magic are important in this country. To put it simply, it’s just Shanaria’s bias so don’t worry about it」
Salva explained the reason why I was feeling confused by her reaction.
Aah, I’ve heard that there are a lot of people who have the aptitude for Earth magic, but there are an extremely small number of magicians who can use Water magic.
I think this might be genetic, but I wonder if people who can use Water magic are swaggering around in this country where water is considered a source of life. That seems possible.
「……oi, Al. It’s dangerous to step back any more than that, y’know?」
As I was trying to get away from the childishly threatening Shanaria by stepping back, Salva gave me that warning.
「Eh?」
When I suddenly looked behind, I saw something flat hidden in the sand and it jumped toward me. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
I started a new work. Please have a look if you’d like.
『The Awakening of the Reincarnated Great Saintess~ After Purifying Miasma for 20 years, I Woke Up to Become the Legendary Great Saintess〜』
https://ncode.syosetu.com/n5296gn/
While the reincarnated saint of the hero party was purifying the Demon King’s miasma, 20 years have already passed.....
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