A mid-level (middle-aged) office worker's laid-back industrial revolution in another world - Chapter 127

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“I got a little heated there,” said Takeo, “Well, at the end of the day, Master Smith, you’ll be fine as long as you refuse to lose to someone of equal rank as you.”

“Yes, I understand,” said Smith.

“Now, Grandfather. We’ve covered all of the mock battles, but do you have anything else to add?” prompted Alice.

“Hmm yes, well, personally, I think you both made good use of your mental capacity, and you both gained some experience in the field of making mistakes and losing, so I’m satisfied,” said Grandpa, “You should both use this as an important lesson and use it to shape up, alright?”

“Yes, sir,” said both Takeo and Alice in response to Grandpa’s words of wisdom.

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“Now, we still have the large-scale practice to review,” said Takeo.

“Hmm, yes. Takeo, how did you feel defending against those magical attacks?” asked Grandpa.

“…I was glad that I was able to stop them,” said Takeo.

“And how exactly did you defend against them?” asked Grandpa.

“I used a configuration of three vertical ‘Shields’, each five layers thick,” said Takeo.

“Ah, another strange strategy,” said Grandpa.

“Shopkeeper Taylor told me that ‘Magic is about visualization’, and so I thought that I could manage…” said Takeo.

“It’s good that you were able to pull it off, but what would you have done if you weren’t able to?” asked Grandpa.

“I thought that I would activate ‘Protes’ on the entire battlefield for a strength boost, and then defend Lady Alice with my life,” said Takeo, “After all, if Alice was unharmed, we’d somehow manage, wouldn’t we?”

“What?! Takeo-sama, you were making a gamble like that?” asked Smith.

“To me, it wasn’t like I was gambling – I didn’t consider my chances of success very low,” said Takeo, “After all, I knew I could activate ‘Shield’, and once I can do that, it’s just a matter of configuring them, right?”

“Well… you’re not wrong,” said Grandpa, “I’ve just never seen someone with that way of thinking, though.”

“Is it really that strange?” asked Takeo.

“Usually, when defending against an attack like that, several mages each activate ‘Shield’ to protect all of their bodies,” said Grandpa, “For you to do that on your own… what was that?”

“If I’m asked ‘What was that?’, I… I was told I could only use beginner magic, you know?” said Takeo, “What’s more, that the upper limit of magical power is 25, and the limit for magic used simultaneously is about 15.”

“What do you mean ‘about’?”

“Technically, they aren’t being used simultaneously. There’s a slight delay,” said Takeo.

“How much of a delay?” asked Grandpa.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]

“For ‘Shield’ and ‘Care’, the delay is almost instantaneous… ‘Fire’ is about fifteen activations in three seconds,” said Takeo.

“Hmm… I’m not sure about that,” said Grandpa.

“Yes, I don’t know why, but… It’s about that much,” said Takeo.

“If you could increase the amount of magic you could pack into that time, it would be quite a threat,” said Alice, laughing a bit.

“Well, I’m sure the general amount of magical power generated will slowly increase,” said Grandpa.

“It would be good if it increased,” said Takeo. While he answered, though, he was thinking that the current amount of magic was quite enough.

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When Grandpa Elvis said, “Well, let’s get to bed,” everyone got up and left the parlor, and Takeo and Alice returned to their bedroom.

Takeo prepared to bathe. Alice had already bathed and was casually drying her hair.

“Takeo-sama – any plans for tomorrow?” asked Alice.

“Ah, hmm… Well, I might go assist Master Smith,” said Takeo.

“Agreed!” said Alice.

“You say that, but what will you do, Lady Alice?” asked Takeo.

“I will go with you, Takeo-sama,” said Alice.

“…From your point of view, Lady Alice, how does the battle between Master Smith and Harold seem?”

“Well… I think Harold has an overwhelming superiority,” said Alice, “and Harold is Smith’s instructor, after all.”

“Is that so,” said Takeo.

“I’m glad you were able to talk some sense into Smith, though,” said Alice.

“Oh, you mean the ‘you don’t have to win’ bit?” asked Takeo.

“Yes. If he proceeds with what you told him in mind, he may have a bit more clarity,” said Alice.

“His facial expression looked solid,” said Takeo.

“Yes, as his older sister, I’m so happy to watch him grow up,” said Alice, “But it makes me a little bit sad, too.”

“Oh? Does it feel like he’s growing up too fast and he’ll distance himself from you?” asked Takeo.

“He always had my back, you know…” said Alice, with a far-away look in her eyes.

Hearing Alice say that, Takeo didn’t say anything but smiled at Alice warmly and continued to dry her hair.

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In the middle of a forest somewhere, two men sunk deep into their cloaks sat around a campfire. 

“…We got orders.”

“At a time like this?… According to the plans, it was supposed to be another half a year until things started moving…”

“…The orders said… To move.”

“This time, we’re supposed to set our sights on Count Godwin’s estate, aren’t we?”

“…No. The same as two years ago… We’re going to go for the Elvis estate.”

“We hit that place last time… Ah, well an order’s an order. What’s the request?”

“…In three days… we raid.”

“…That’s too little time to prepare… Anything else?”

“…Don’t use the heavyweights.”

“Just the small fry, huh… Which means intimidation… This really is the same as two years ago… I guess we should use what we can control from a distance, again… Can we prepare 600 or so?”

“…Last time was… 200 goblins… We were driven back easily… This time, we’ll go slightly bigger… At a level that won’t completely wreck the Elvis house.”

“So this really is intimidation… Ah… Well, it’s not like I care how many small flies die, but… Doesn’t the Elvis estate’s town usually keep 600 troops?”

“Not much has changed. Alright, let’s go cut down the number of mouths we need to feed…”

The two men put out the fire and disappeared into the darkness.[Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse.com]