I Was Reincarnated As The Older Brother Of A Villainess Destined to Die, So I Want To Change The Future By Raising My Younger Sister With My Own Hands ~I Am The Strongest In The World, But My Little Sister Must Be The Cutest In The World~ || Chapter 87

Please support the translation by reading the translation and commenting on otakutl official site.

Thank you.

Everyone from Otaku Translation

Previous

TOC

Next

Volume 3 — Chapter 1 — Fiancee Part 2



— —



However, I couldn’t entertain Noma forever. I've got work tomorrow, and I want to make sure I get a good night's sleep.





“I'm sorry for all the confusion, but let’s get down to business.”

“B-Business?”

“Don't get all worked up. You don't have to be nervous. I just want you to answer one question. And, I know it's a little late for this, but please don't use honorifics. It's hard for me to talk to you.”

“...I understand. So, what's the question?”

“Marina, how did you save the girl who was there when you met her, Noma? You used her Mana to activate your Spirit Magic, didn't you?”




It was during Marina’s rescue, the heroine of the game, that she first met Noma.


It had always been a mystery to me. The reason why Marina had fainted was due to her depletion of her Mana and the reason why a spirit who looked down on humans saved her, who was an ordinary village girl.


In the past six months, I had been able to guess about the former. Perhaps Noma and Marina had entered into a temporary contract limited to that moment.


In fact, there were restrictions on how spirits could help other races. They have to go through the process of making a contract with the subject and using the contractor's Mana. The person or the contractor was called a spirit magician. Humans and beastmen cannot sense spirits and were therefore mostly elves.


Getting back on topic.


Then, why the “Temporary” contract? I’m sure that because Marina's aptitudes were fire and water, she could not fully supply Mana to Noma, who was an earth spirit. Transferring magic power to a person with a different aptitude was the worst way to convert Mana. It depends on the skill of the practitioner, but I think the inefficiency was about 10 to 1.


Nevertheless, she could not help Marina without making a contract, so she forced herself to make a contract with her, even in a temporary form. And so she prevented her from slipping to her death by exercising spirit magic.


As a result, Marina came back unscathed but combined with her innate low Mana, she fell into a coma for a week. This was to be expected, as that was what happened.


But that was as far as I could guess. I couldn't figure out the reason why I saved her.


It was obvious that the same thing occurred in the game. I was eager to know the truth that was never told in my previous life.


Noma then said, with a look of disappointment on her face, “Is that what this is all about?”




“That’s because she has a talent.”

“Talent?”

“She has a talent for being a Spirit Magician.”

“What?”




I stared at her.


I had never imagined this. Marina had no talent for magic. She was supposed to be an ordinary character in every way. At the very least, I have confirmed that her Mana was mediocre.


When I questioned her about this, Noma replied with a sarcastic smile.




“The talent required for an ordinary magician and a contractor—a Spirit Magician—are different. What is required of the latter is whether or not they are liked by Spirits.”

“Marina, you mean she has a constitution to be favored by Spirits?”

“That’s right. Moreover, she has such a special talent that even I, who should have no aptitude with her, was attracted.”

“I see.”




I couldn't say anything other than nod my head. I had no idea that a character that everyone had convinced themselves was mediocre actually had great talent.


The reason why Marina's talent was not mentioned could be roughly guessed. It was because spirits themselves do not appear in the game. Spirits rarely interact with human society, so it was impossible for them to make use of their talents. To use an analogy, it was like being born in Japan with a talent for handling firearms. Casting pearls before swine as they said.


As a fan, I have mixed feelings about this after having spent so much time worrying about the game.


Well, if I get a chance, maybe I could give her some advice. But that was only if I get the chance.





“All right.”





Now that everything was sorted out, I should finish the remaining work.


I changed my mind and turned to Noma.


I'm not sure what She had misunderstood, but she instantly started to get scared.




“A-Are you going to get rid of me?”

“Don't be so uptight. I'm just going to send you back to where you belong.”




Originally, I only retrieved her because I could not leave her alone while in a crazy state. If she had returned to a normal state, there was no need to keep her in custody.


I thought it was a good deal for them, but Noma's reaction was different from what I expected.





“Umm…Can't you just have me stay by your side like this?”




She started to say that he wanted to stay with me. What kind of change of heart was this?


I asked her.





“Why?”

“I told you before that I'm a cook, didn't I?”

“That’s right. As I recall, It was Mana Cook or something.”





Spirits take in Mana as their food, but there was no concept of cooking. Spirits usually take in Mana as it was.


However, the girl in front of me was so impressed by human cooking that she was trying her hand at making a dish out of Mana.


What does that have to do with what we just talked about?


I wondered and urged her to continue,




“It’s not like I didn’t do anything while I was inside your magic. There was an abundance of Mana in there, and being a cook, it was only natural that I should work hard at making a dish.”





I detect a slight heat riding on Noma's voice. Apparently, it was a happy discovery in her reclusive life. I'm sure it has something to do with my Mana…


Noma then says triumphantly.





“Your magic is amazing. Thanks to being lacking of color, it was easy to cook with. It can be easily processed and transformed into the dish I want. Of course, there is a disadvantage of poor energy return if the Mana is not of one's own attribute. But in your case, it doesn't matter much. The uncommon density of Mana follows that difficulty. If I were to express it in human terms, I should say that you have high nutritional value. And the quantity is inexhaustible, so I can make as many prototypes as I want!”


[Tired: had a hard time Tling this part.]




After that, Noma goes on and on about how wonderful my Mana was.


If I didn't stop her in the middle of it, she would have gone on forever.





“In short, I wanted to use your Mana, so please let me stay by your side.”

“That's a little rough around the edges, but that's the way it is.”

“Fumu.”




I hesitated for a moment and then asked her,




“But what can you do?”

“What?”

“I want to know what you can do. I'm willing to offer you my Mana, but I want to benefit from it.”





I would never have the opportunity to borrow the power of a spirit in my lifetime. I wanted to make the most of the opportunity and establish a give-and-take relationship.




“What can I do, is it?”




Noma's gaze wandered for a moment, then she opened her mouth.





“I can handle most things that involve Earth.”

“That's a rough one. For example?”

“Even if you say that. I've never been conscious of it.”




For Spirits, exercising magic was about as recognizable as walking for a human being. The spirits were really amazing.


I had no choice but to ask a lot of questions.


What I found out was that the Spirit was out of the ordinary.


First of all, she could improve the nutrition of the soil. As long as she has Mana, she could revive even dead soil. Also, in the field of agriculture, she could improve the quality of plants, although not as much as a specialist.


With these two things alone, Foranada's agriculture could aim to be the best in the world. Earth Spirits were really useful.


It doesn't stop there. Depending on the Mana, it seems that metal creation was also possible. Since I have a large amount of Mana, I tried it all.


As a result, this one also had a destructive performance. I was able to create not only gold, silver, and copper, but also various alloys by mobilizing knowledge from my previous life. Not only that. She was able to refine rare metals such as adamantine and mithril, which were standard fantasy metals, although they were inferior to natural products.


Noma says that she could also perform alchemy and that the situation of weapons and magical tools in Foranada would improve dramatically.


According to Noma, it was only my abundant Mana that made this possible, but she was definitely someone I want to have in my hands. I immediately concluded a contract with Noma.


It was a happy miscalculation. If that were the case, I may be able to bring that plan forward.


Fufufu, I'm looking forward to reforming the territory starting tomorrow.

Previous

Next

Patreon

Paypal Donation

Ko-fi

Please do not delete this

How to find a list of chapters

Please find the chapter label next to your favorite translator's name, and click the label.