The Diary of a Middle-Aged Sage's Carefree Life in Another World: Volume 3 [Parts 1 to 6] by Kotobuki Yasukiyo

Author:Kotobuki Yasukiyo
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 5: The Old Guy Has an Encounter

The first rays of light were making their way into a dark room in Hamber Construction’s temporary lodging.

Zelos had been hard at work throughout the night, keeping several candles lit and, when that wasn’t enough, using magic to add more light. He took a casual glance out the window and saw a soft light beginning to fall over the wide forest nearby, indicating that the curtains of night were slowly rising.

“Oh. I guess it’s morning, then.”

Zelos had spent long hours putting everything he had into trying to synthesize a new spell. And while he wasn’t yet done, he was starting to get somewhere, at least.

Next would be the cycle of testing the spell out and then adjusting it as necessary, over and over until it was perfected. But he wasn’t sure yet whether anyone would actually be able to use the spell he was making.

He was trying to combine a double activation of area-of-effect barrier magic together with magic for manipulating shapes, manipulating the earth, and hardening that earth; it was going to consume a lot of mana. Even if he used mana from nature, it’d be prioritized toward collecting and hardening the sediment; the caster would need to use their own mana for actually maintaining the shapes of the barriers and piers.

Trying to use that magic in the midst of a raging river would also add water pressure to the equation, putting far more stress on the barriers and further increasing the spell’s mana consumption. And the stones, pebbles, and other detritus being swept along by the river would strike the barrier as well, making it even harder to maintain.

It’d be all well and good if he could just let them in—but if he did that, he’d end up unable to maintain the barrier.

“One way or another, I guess I’ve just gotta try using it...”

That was the conclusion he’d reached. But still, the thought of testing out the spell in his current state didn’t sit right with him—and so he laid down on the spot. After all, if he didn’t get at least a bit of a rest, it’d be that much more likely for him to make a mistake when he tried to use the spell.

It wasn’t long until the sleeping breaths of a middle-aged man could be heard coming from the corner of the room.

* * *

“Hmm? You wanna test your magic upstream first?”

“Yes. I’m just about done with incorporating the elements I’ll need, but the problem is, I’m not sure yet whether it’s actually practical to use. So I shouldn’t jump straight into trying out the bridge itself...but at the same time, I can’t answer any of my questions unless I give the spell a try somehow.”

Having slept for about three hours, Zelos went to ask Nagri for permission to test out the spell a bit first.

Construction workers here put a lot of value on the work process, so there was a tendency to refuse even the slightest of delays.

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