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Chapter 17

VOL . 2 CHAPTER 17: TWO EARTH MAGIC USERS

Despite being attacked by the bandits on our way home, we safely arrived at our territory .

We immediately started to arrange support for the new village . We couldnt build the village right away, so after discussing it with Patrick we decided to provide food aid for the time being .

I know poaching other fiefs residents means breaking the rule but we eventually would need villagers and take them anyway, so we might as well .

Although worried about the ulterior motive behind the proposal, they accepted the migration proposal . It was the result of a civil and calm discussion . Patrick said it was half threatening, but I just talked to them normally . How people perceive what I said is not my problem .

After a week, we came to the new villages location to level the ground . Incidentally, Patrick and Ryuu also tagged along .

We arrived at the grass-covered plain with scattered trees . It made me wonder if its the right place since there are no landmarks . Patrick, who stood still next to me, asked .

This is the place, right?

How many times did you check from the sky? Based on the nearby mountains and rivers, I have no doubt this is the right place .

I felt relieved and looked around . After observing the location, many things might get in the way, such as small hills and large rocks .

Thinking carefully where to start working on, Patrick said,

Why did you choose this place? Isnt this place is your last choice?

I didnt pick this place . This was the only appropriate place .

When I asked Damon to choose some potential places, this was the only place that he suggested .

We excluded the place where we would need to flatten the mountains or dig the rivers since we cant afford to spend a lot of time and cant ignore the potential environmental impact . Our criteria were: No place inhabited by monsters or areas that are too far from the highway and no place where the soil will take a lot of time to improve .

These requirements inevitably narrowed down the villages possible locations and this was the only place we ended up .

It seems that my plan to flatten out my territory had failed from the start .

When I said this, Patrick didnt look all that surprised .

Ah, really?

Its lucky that we found a place to build one . Shall we start?

I raised the staff that I brought as a secret weapon high in the air . The staff has elaborate carvings and is adorned with a shiny oversized magic stone on its top .

The staff has the effect of improving the magical power of its user . I never use it since my firepower is enough to get by . The same applies to Patrick who uses a sword .

He looked at my staff, which he has never seen, curiously .

A staff? Why would you bring those?

I thought Id use it to conserve my magic . Besides, its awesome! Its for all attributes!

Magic staff usually can only support one attribute . I never got a staff that supported all the attributes in the game, occasionally I saw the one who supported two attributes . So this item is really valuable .

I thought you only used the dark attribute? Isnt it just useless?

Didnt I tell you? I can use every attributes except light .

I can use the four major attributes, but its way too inferior compared to my dark attribute . I know its unfair, but what can I say? Im a genius .

What should I do first If I wanted to level the ground, then its earth attribute? Thrusting my staff forward, I imagine a towering wall of earth . A tower higher than the royal capitals rampart .

Sensing that Im in my one of serious mode, Patrick tried to stop me as usual . But it was too late .

O earth! Break through the limit to the sky!

Oi, stop it! If you use your magic earnestly huh?

The earth magic worked wonderfully .

There was a thick pile of ground in front of me . The height is enough that it could trip your feet?

The pile crumbled easily when Patrick poked it with his foot .

Seriously, thats it?

Uhh .

I never thought I would hear the words Patrick would never say number three . Of course the number one being Stop bothering me, I hate you .

When it comes to magic, I have no patience for being thought of as weak . Then with all my might, Ill make a prison flame . But what appeared in front of me was a small flame the size of a lighter .

I have no trouble with fire magic .

Uhh, its hard to see Patricks tender gaze . I couldnt let it end like this, lets try dark magic since its my most compatible attribute .

Dark

No, no, thats not good .

My staff was snatched before I could even finish . He already anticipated this . I looked at him, offended .

I already know that Yumiela is strong . Theres nothing to prove here .

Then, what about your full strength? Your level has increased, why dont you give it a try?

I still havent got a grasp on Patricks magical aptitude . By any means he isnt specialized in magic like I am, hes more of a melee attacker . Its even harder to tell since he doesnt use magic to attack, which is easy to keep track of .

Hes thinking about my suggestion for a moment before responding .

All right, its not like every day Id get an opportunity like this . Ill give it a shot .

Patrick grabbed the staff with both his hands and closed his eyes . I felt a surge of magic next to me . Its not tingling like dark magic but gives off a gentle atmosphere instead .

He opened his eyes and muttered,

Soil .

The ground in front of him rose with a deep sound . After the earth rumbling subsided, the soil piled up in front of me was so high that it hurt my neck to look up at it .

Its even higher than the rampart at the royal capital, its pretty wide, stretching as far as my eyes can see .

He was speechless looking at the wall that he built .

Look whos talking . Now you cant tell me that my magic is too strong .

Eh? I was waiting for him to react but he didnt say anything .

He looked up at the dirt wall when he suddenly collapsed and fell on his knees .

Sorry, that was out of line . Are you okay?

Ah, I felt my power increasing with all the level up but I never expected it to be this much .

Patrick was feeling really dejected . Why? Arent you supposed to be happy?

It took him a while to recover . He stood up and handed over the staff .

This staff is amazing, it adapts well to the magic .

Right? Moreover its compatible with all attributes, it can enhance your wind magic and my dark magic . Isnt that amazing?

Why did you have this kind of thing?

There was a merchant that came to the residence a month ago .

The family heirloom staff was bought from a door-to-door merchant . For a merchant visiting a nobles house is normal and looking at the goods quality, the price was fair . Ive done nothing wrong . Compared to the usual goods, the price was a bit expensive .

This staff wasnt a handcrafted item but a dungeon drop, for a moment I thought about going to find the same one myself . However, I had a bad experience with dungeon gacha . Gacha is not something I want to pursue .

Pointing at my prized possession, he said .

But is that really necessary? Is it really a good deal?

I dont think so, if I saw this staff being sold in a store I would have bought it anyway .

How much did you pay for it?

About fifty times price of a normal staff, I guess?

The usual staff here referred to the highest quality that is compatible with a single attribute . As expected, he thought it was a waste of money and expressed his disapproval .

We are going to need a lot of money for village development . Im not saying you couldnt spend money, but please bear in mind to save a little more, couldnt you?

Its fine, I never bought dresses or jewelry anyway . See, its cheaper?

How many dresses do you think you could have made using that money?

Probably a hundred dresses . Eh? Could it be that I was wasteful?

Nobles dont seem to separate their private and public finances . The budget for the territory administration is coming from my pocket, I could spend the tax money on extravagance if I wanted to .

Ill be more careful about spending money since Im not the only one who would get in trouble for wasting money . But the staff was a necessary expense . There is no compromise .

Yeah, I dont waste money on frivolous things . I spend my money on things I actually need, okay?

I dont think you need that staff, tho .

What a horrible thing to say . Dont you feel sorry for the staff wasting away and covered in dust in the corner of the room? I cant think of an effective way to use it at the top of my mind, but its absolutely necessary .

Lets get back on track, time to start working . The first thing we need to do is clear up the wall that someone has put up . Its hard, its especially hard cleaning up after other people . Fufu, lets do this .

As I was thinking about how to destroy the wall, whether using physical force or magic, Patrick put his hand on the wall .

Return .

Not long after he said that, the huge wall of dirt turned back in reverse . Isnt that impressive?

I dont know the law of physics behind that move but I wont question it since my dark magic could do the same . Its a different world with magic so anything is possible .

Lets begin . Ill do the rough leveling to make it even, then you can work on the details .

Okay .

Its not efficient to remove the small rocks and the soil . First of all, what I would do is remove everything that I didnt need .

Its been a while since I used high-level dark magic .

Black Hole .

A huge dome of darkness appeared, swallowing the trees, rocks and hills .

It started from the ground, in a shape that looks like a hemisphere but actually it was a sphere . Its just you cant see the bottom part since its swallowing the ground .

Patrick looks impressed by the dome .

Can you do other shapes? It looks like its going well, maybe I wont need to do anything .

Sorry, I can only did this .

Hey, dont you think

Once the magic was cast, it cant be canceled . The black sphere will disappear along with the thing that gets swallowed by it .

When it disappeared, the surrounding air gathered making a strong wind that blew from behind .

The landscape in front of us changed drastically, the ground was replaced with a large nice circular hole . The bottom was covered with a shadow, a place no sunlight could reach .

I completely changed the terrain, but this is awesome .

Maybe we could use it as an agricultural reservoir?

I asked that myself but I knew it was impossible . If the water filled up this hole, it would either become a pond or a lake . I dont even know the difference between the two .

What should we do? If we dont do something, our village will end up sinking under the water . Should we make it into a dam?

My magic is too specialized in destruction, its unlikely that I could fill up the hole . Im good at getting rid and destroying things, so Id thought Id help clear the land .

Patrick looked at the hole looking dead in the eyes, said in a flat voice .

Give me your staff, Ill put it back .

Sorry .

I acted without thinking, Im sorry .

Using earth magic that the staff enhanced, Patrick began to fill the hole little by little .

The staff is a great help . My decision to buy it wasnt wrong . Of course, I didnt voice my opinion out loud .

In a few hours Patrick ended up cleaning after my mess . The ground was leveled, we could now build the houses and cultivate the fields any moment now .

Todays work finished without my help . Patrick said I look sad .

Listen, even with all this mess, I like you . So dont worry about it too much .

Patrick .

Im really lucky to have such a kind fiance . Then, does he like it when Im causing trouble?

I will continue to do my best and keep making trouble!

Please dont do it, Im dont like it when you did that .