Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 529

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Mana Resist

 Elna-kaasan takes me out to the mansion’s courtyard. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 It’s currently winter so the outside air is cold but there are a lot of fireballs floating around us so we don’t feel cold. It’s warm only around us and it feels like an everlasting summer.

 It might be a bit surreal to see fireballs floating as if surrounding me and Elna-kaasan though. If a third person were to see us then they might think that we’re about to do some ritual or a festival about to start.

「Is the temperature fine like this?」

「Please lower the temperature a little」

「Okay」

 It may be a small order but it’s important to adjust the temperature. Just one degree, and one degree. That small difference makes the difference in terms of comfort.

 I and Elna-kaasan didn’t compromise when it came to a comfortable temperature as we are very particular about it.

「That reminds me, you adjusted the temperature inside the mansion, but why was it not used during sword practice?」

「Well I mean, if I use that then I won’t be able to use the excuse of being cold after all」

「……those words would make Eleonora angry if she heard them」

 It’s cold so let’s take a break. It’s cold so I will carefully do my stretching and warm up. It’s cold so let’s stop it early.

 I’ll be at a disadvantage if I can’t use those stock phrases after all.

 If I prepare a comfortable environment, Eleonora-neesan will be happy and there’s a high possibility that practice time will increase. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「If it’s to decrease the amount of time to practice swordsmanship then I will endure a temporary hardship」

「You might seem like saying something impressive but you are not, okay」

「Rather than those things, what are Elna-kaasan going to teach me?」

 I don’t care about the talk of sword practice. I was more interested in the magic practice compared to that.

 I’m excited since it’s been really a while since Elna-kaasan taught me magic.

「Right. There are a few things I want to teach you but I will first teach you about the magic to repel the Gravity magic Nord used and the one you were interested in」

「Aah, right right. That, was something I was curious about」

 Back when I was trying to apply Gravity on Nord-tousan, he resisted it at first and I couldn’t cast the magic on him. It was the first time my magic got resisted like that so I was curious about it.

 He said something about matching the time when the magic was cast on yourself and resisting it with your own mana, but what’s the principle behind it?

「Normally, how do you think you should resist in a situation when your opponent casts their magic on you?」

「The first premise is not to fight with the opponent. Even if an attack is initiated, I should not be in a field where the opponent will have an advantage」

 Unless it’s a situation just like with Bagdad’s, I can’t do anything that will lead to a fight.

 Even if were to happen then I have to take a position to have an overwhelming advantage.

 When I said all that, Elna-kaasan came closer with a face that said ‘Really, this child’.

「I acknowledge Al’s thorough prudence, but please ignore that for now」

「Ah, un. So crush the opponent before they cast their magic or evade」

「Then, what if you were caught by surprise and got attacked?　『Water』」

 Elna-kaasan leaves out the chant while smiling brightly. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 Then, my feet were covered in water.

「It’s cold! Doing a surprise attack on your cute son is sneaky!」

「Ufufu, this is also called a mother’s love, you know?」

 Even when I protested, Elna-kaasan didn’t seem to care and just cheerfully laughed.

「Now then, what will Al do if this kind of thing happens?」

「Eh? That will be――huh?」

 I tried to answer Elna-kaasan’s additional question, but I couldn’t immediately respond to that.

「That’s right. I think you’ve noticed it already, but Al has very little experience of getting exposed to others' magic. You can cast your magic without chanting and even if you moved later than your opponent you can react to them」

 To begin with, I think it’s questionable for a seven-year-old kid to have a lot of experience of being exposed to magic.

「Although it’s not necessary for children, it would be troubling if you can’t take any countermeasure in an emergency, right?」

「Tha, that’s right」

 Perhaps she could see through what I thought since Elna-kaasan said that as if emphasizing it.

 I wonder if I made such an obvious face. I guess she did that because she actually read it.

 Although, Elna-kaasan has a point. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 Even if my stance is not to approach the opponent as much as possible, there are things that is beyond your control in this world and there may be times like what happened with Bagdad.

 Also, I genuinely like things related to magic so I’m curious about how to deal with it.

「So what should be done if this kind of situation happens?」

「Change the water temperature to hot water before it gets cold?」

「……do as you like」

 The coldness is subtly painful you know.

 Since I’ve received her permission, I put my hand on the water clinging to my body and cast Fire magic to warm it up.

 After heating it moderately, the temperature became comfortable.

「Why are you feeling relaxed now」

 Elna-kaasan pointed that out when I was feeling relieved.

 That was right. I have to think about how to remove this magic.

 For now, let’s try moving my legs.

 Obviously, doing that won’t make the water clinging to my legs drip down.

 The more I move my feet the more the water gets warm――I mean, it doesn’t come off.

 When I tried punching it with my hand, the water only bursts out a little but the magic doesn’t collapse. That’s obvious, huh.

 I lightly use Wind magic and try to blow away just water.

 However, Elna-kaasan’s magic resisted it and it didn’t let go.

 On the other hand, I'm scared of hitting my legs using magic and blowing it away, I think it’s also not smart.

「I will use my Water magic to layer it on top and take control」

 If the water doesn’t want to come off, then I can also summon water and forcibly take the clinging water under my control.

 I could also freeze it with Ice magic but that would end up freezing my legs too.

「That’s quite a forceful way of doing it, but is also the correct answer. But, you can remove it with less magic and effort you know」

 ……could that be, using your mana to resist the magic just like Nord-tousan said?

 If that’s so then there’s no need to deliberately use magic and use the mana inside my body to send the opponent’s magic away? www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 Suddenly struck with that idea, I gathered my mana inside my body to my legs and released it as though to send the clinging water flying from my legs.

 Immediately after that, the water clinging to my legs bursts and scatters as if it exploded.

「Ooh! The water was removed!」

「…………」

 As I looked up in joy, I saw Elna-kaasan being drenched by the bursting water.

「Ah, I’m sorry」

「……it’s fine. This is because I’m being careless」

 Elna-kaasan quickly wiped off the water and cleared her throat as if to regain her composure.

「That is the method. These types of restraining magic can be dispelled by releasing the kneaded mana inside your body outside. Although, it is difficult to remain calm when you get attacked by magic」

「Indeed. Then, the safest time to cancel the magic is just as Nord-tousan said, repel it by stimulating and releasing your mana the moment it hits you, right?」

 I could stay calm this time since it was water that stuck on my body, but normally the opponent would probably cast Gravity to put a load on my body.

 In such a situation, it’s difficult if you ask me whether I can leisurely cancel it.

 I guess I would be able to do it if I were used to that, but I don’t want to get used to it.

 So, before the magic is able to cause such a result on my body or at the time the magic activates, it’s safest to prevent it.

「Just like that. Haa, if only Eleonora also had this kind of good understanding……no, as expected, it’s really harsh to compare her with Al」

 I wonder if she thoroughly lectured her earlier.

 Elna-kaasan let out a sigh that felt like she was a little worried.

 I got the impression that if you understand the logic behind the magic, then you will be able to relatively understand the basics one way or another but it’s probably the most difficult to do for Eleonora-neesan somehow.

 She has little interest in anything other than swordsmanship and she’s a completely intuitive person.

「Well, let us leave Eleonora's situation aside and focus on practicing how to repel restraining magic」

「Un. Please guide me」

 I continued to repel the clinging Water magic that Elna-kaasan threw at me by activating magic on my body. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

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