I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic: Volume 3 [Parts 1 to 7] by Nazuna Miki

Author:Nazuna Miki
Language: eng
Format: epub

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“Lord Liam, Lord Liam!”

“Did we help? Did we? Did we?”

Sli and Lime started bouncing around me again, like children seeking their parent’s praise after doing well on an errand. They were so cute that, although I’d created a spell for interpretation, I decided to keep that mum for now and let the two continue interpreting for me, at least on the surface.

With that, I turned back to the bobbles. “How about it?”

“You are not an enemy to us monsters,” said a shaggy looking bobble. “That much is clear from the behavior of these slimes.” Now that I could directly understand what they were saying, it was much easier for me to tell them apart. This shaggy bobble who looked like a long-bearded village elder had taken up the role of negotiating with me, although it—or he?—still looked as cute as the rest while doing so.

“So you trust me now?”

“We would like to, but...”

“But?” I urged.

“We cannot stray from here.”

“Why’s that?”

“For we are born of this land.”

“Born of this land...?”

“A spawn hole,” Lardon suddenly said. “Monsters propagate in many ways. One of those is by—at least, from how it looks to humans—suddenly appearing or manifesting. The location they ‘spawn’ from is called a spawn hole. Think of it as a tree that cannot be removed from its roots.”

“Ohhh... I think I get it.” I could see why they couldn’t move. “Is there no way around it?”

“You simply need to transfer it, roots and all.”

“Ah. I can do that?”

“I would need naught but the tip of my pinky.” Lardon was as oblique as ever, but I was getting the hang of understanding her too. Basically, she wasn’t saying it was impossible for me; it wouldn’t be easy, but it could be done.

Good enough for me. I nodded and turned to the bobbles. “The place you’re born from—your spawn hole, right? I’ll move the whole thing to our country.”

“I-Is that possible?”

“Sure.” I nodded firmly, meeting their eyes.

“Very well. We will guide you.” The bobbles turned and began walking.

I followed behind them with Sli, Lime, and Sheila in tow. Just then, I heard Lardon chuckle. “What is it?”

“You may have talent as a swindler.”

“Huh?” Now where’s this coming from?

“The way you claim something uncertain as possible with such confidence and earn another’s trust... Any swindler would envy such skill.”

“I guess so... But it’s not only useful for swindling, is it?” I smiled wryly. A swindler, of all things. Really?

“Should we just keep following?” asked Sheila, who’d remained silent throughout the negotiations.

“Huh? Oh, come to think of it... I’d have thought they’d be leading us into the burrow.”

“Indeed. Is this okay?”

The bobble cut into our conversation without turning around. “We always build multiple nests in order to protect ourselves from predators.”

“Like rabbits,” Sheila murmured.

“They do look the part,” I agreed.

We followed the bobbles through the forest for long enough that it started feeling as if we’d been going in circles. Finally, we arrived at a burrow inconspicuously hidden between shrubs. We went into the opening

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