Chapter 17 – Whereabouts of Prayer (1)
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The next morning.
Kalt was swinging his sword in the backyard after finishing his usual routine of training.
Swinging his sword, Kalt recalled yesterday’s events.
A night with Nadia, a widow with a virgin-like charm.
After the first ejaculation, Kalt stopped having sex after cumming about 10 times.
Normally, she could have been cheaper, but since Nadia has an inn, she refrained from doing so.
More than anything, it was annoying when Nellis Party caught her off guard.
Thanks to some restraint, Nadia was also able to wake up early in the morning, and she is now preparing breakfast.
When she got up, she looked embarrassed at Kalt’s face and the sight of her rushing out was cute for Kalt to see.
Perhaps because the sex with Nadia ended successfully and in a good mood, Kalt felt excited about her.
‘I think something will go well today.’
“Whoa…”
Pausing her sword for a moment, Kalt took a deep breath.
I used to do it every day, but recently I haven’t seen much progress, so I train occasionally every few days.
Preparations for magic manipulation training have begun.
There is mana in the world where Kalt was reincarnated.
All life contains mana, and magic refers to the general term for power using mana.
Wizards use magical power to cast spells.
However, magic power is not something that only wizards can use.
Since mana resides in all living things, warriors can also use the mana within their bodies to strengthen their bodies, and warriors who are skilled in mana are able to form blades made of magic on their weapons.
You can make a so-called mana blade.
The reason Kalt was able to cover the fastest hero, Maybelle, from the side was thanks to strengthening his body using mana, and through numerous experiences, Kalt was able to use the Mana Blade.
However, no matter how much training and application training he did at a certain level, he was unable to strengthen his body or form a mana blade beyond a certain level, so Kalt began to focus more diligently on training his original body than manipulating magic power.
The day of magic manipulation training would normally be tomorrow.
Kalt’s intuition told him that it would be better if he did it now.
Kalt trusted his intuition and gathered his mana to apply his magic.
And Kalt’s intuition was correct.
‘What? It’s really getting better, right?’
Although it is subtle, the amount of mana applied has increased.
As a Kalt, this was something that could not help but be surprising.
The reason why Kalt has a period of time for mana training.
It was because of the amount of mana that showed no signs of increasing no matter how much she trained.
Therefore, she decided to give her magic manipulation training for just a few days so that she wouldn’t lose her senses.
“Ha, haha.”
But now, although it is slight, the amount of mana that can be used has increased.
“What happened?”
There was no reason to guess.
If I had to point out something different from the past.
‘… Sex?’
Just having a relationship with a woman.
Kalt was confused.
I heard a rumor in my past life that if you keep your virginity for a long time, you can use magic.
Rather, the amount of mana increased because she had sexual experience.
‘No way.’
Kalt shook her head and denied the sudden hypothesis.
Anyway, that’s true.
Increasing mana by having sex is not like a sexual attack in martial arts.
‘Still, increasing mana is a good thing.’
Accepting the happy change, Kalt then began training in magic manipulation.
After practicing several times to strengthen the body by circulating magical energy throughout the body.
Swing the sword in the air while forming and maintaining a dense mana blade.
Although it is a short period of time, the time for magical manipulation training has increased.
Kalt was happy that his skills, which he thought had stagnated, were showing signs of growth again.
After finishing training, Kalt went back to the inn.
Inside the inn, Runia was diligently wiping down her table.
“Ah, Mr. Kalt!”
“Runia, when did you come back?”
“Hehe, 30 minutes ago.”
“I see.”
Runia was happy that she could see the handsome face of Kalt in the morning.
Yesterday, I stayed at her friend’s house and boasted about it countless times.
My friend also listened to information about a handsome man rarely seen in the village and started a conversation with Runia.
Perhaps because it was after a rewarding conversation with her friend, Runia enjoyed seeing Kalt’s face, and hoped Kalt would stay at the inn as long as possible.
“Hey~ How long will Mr. Kalt be in town?”
“Well? I guess I’ll have to find out my colleagues’ schedules and decide on that?”
“Mr. Kalt, good morning.”
“Hello.”
“Did you sleep well, Mr. Kalt?”
Just then, Nellis and the others, who had become colleagues since yesterday, came down from the second floor.
“Hello, everyone.”
Kalt immediately approached Nellis Party and asked.
“But how long will you be staying in this town?”
“Us? It looks like there are still a lot of kobolds… I’m going to stay as long as possible until the adventurers in this village return.”
It usually takes three weeks for flooding to subside.
Even if the flooding is over, it will take time for the adventurers to rest and return to the village.
Kalt predicted that Nellis’ party would stay until the hero had maxed out his time in one village.
‘Well, it’s okay. In the meantime, it’s good to learn about the three people’s problems one by one. I just need to observe my skills more closely.’
“Everyone, are you awake? Please sit at the table. The food will be served soon. Runia, stop wiping the table.”
“Yes, Mom~.”
Since they were colleagues, Kalt sat at the table where Nellis Party was sitting.
“… Why are we sitting together?”
“Well, it’s the same party now. Oh, were you uncomfortable?”
Nellis hurriedly spoke to Kalt.
“No! It’s the same party, so it’s natural for us to eat together! Scarlett too. Now it’s the same party, so you can’t be cold!”
“I didn’t treat you particularly coldly?”
“Mr. Kalt, Scarlett has a kind heart. Please know that.”
“Aria, what are you talking about!”
‘I saw you yesterday, but the relationship between the parties is not bad.’
Maybelle’s party also didn’t get along well.
Kalt has seen several hero parties that are not on the same page as Maybelle.
What makes you tired just by looking at it is a party where bad interpersonal relationships have been established.
“Mr. Nellis.”
“Yes!”
“Are you going to request it today as well?”
“Yes, of course! There will still be plenty of kobolds!”
“Are other people of the same opinion?”
“Okay.”
“That’s right.”
“Okay. Then, try your best today.”
After finishing the meal, before leaving the inn with Nellis’ party.
Kalt placed the money bag on the inn reception desk.
“It’s the cost of lodging. It includes breakfast.”
“Oh my, Mr. Kalt. This amount is…”
At first glance, it was enough to cover 20 days.
“My colleague is planning to stay until the maximum deadline. So, for the remaining 20 days… Please take care of me, Nadia.”
Nadia’s face lit up when she saw Kalt smiling.
“Yes… Please rest comfortably at our inn.”
“Yes. I really liked this inn, too. The bed was nice too.”
“…!”
“Then let’s go, everyone.”
“Yes!”
“Okay.”
“Yes, Mr. Kalt.”
Kalt left those words and walked out of the inn with Nellis’ party.
After Kalt and Nellie’s party left, Nadia stared blankly ahead of her.
“Huh? Mom, your face is red.”
“Huh? Huh!? Red, red?”
“Yes. Aha,~ Mr. Kalt, you turned red when you saw his face~ Right? After all, isn’t Mr. Kalt really handsome? I can’t help it since my mom is a woman too~.”
Nadia smiled awkwardly and agreed to Runia’s words.
“Yeah, that’s right. Mr. Kalt is so handsome that even my mom’s face turned red when I saw him up close.”
‘Because I’m a woman too.’
A powerful memory of the night emerged in Nadia’s mind.
Is it like that tonight too?
Nadia silently went into her kitchen to cool down her hot cheeks.
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After finishing the procedures at the guild and on the way back to the kobolds’ area, Kalt asked Aria.
“Aria, did you use your divine power excessively yesterday?”
“Yes?”
“You looked bad yesterday. Did you use more divine power than usual?”
I don’t think it’s because of divine power.
But she provided a good reason.
And Aria asked the reason.
“Well… Yes. I was trying to impress Mr. Kalt.”
“As expected, it was like that. You don’t have to overdo it. Nellis also has divine protection. I can also kill kobolds without assistance.”
“Yes.”
Arya affirmed the reason Kalt said and said she was ashamed of having told a lie.
However, it was difficult for her to immediately tell Kalt about her problems.
After hearing about her own problems, she was worried that Kalt might leave the party.
In response to Nellis’ words, Aria also hopes that Kalt’s psychological counseling can be a solution.
However, it is unclear whether the long-standing problem can be solved thanks to Kalt.
First of all, her own problems as a nun are more serious than those of Nellie and Scarlett.
“There is no need to look good for nothing. Now that we are colleagues, we rely on each other.”
“… Yes.”
I definitely have to rely on it.
It was painful for Aria to lie to Kalt and not be able to rely on him.
But how can I say it?
‘The more you use divine power… The more you pray to use divine power…’
She is a nun who begins to doubt the existence of God, and her divine power gradually weakens.