Bocchi Tenseiki Chapter 3

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I learned that slavery existed in this world from my parent's conversations.

It appeared that slaves were considerably expensive to maintain.

Although my parents were the so-called 'lords' of the small, rural town, they didn't own any slaves.

They made magical creatures resembling small golems with《Stone Servant》magic; when my mother was shopping, she even made them just to carry her luggage.

In addition, unless they were created for that purpose, most magical creatures couldn't talk.

I wanted slaves that absolutely wouldn't betray me.

Anyway, before I bought a slave, I would need beds for them to stay in.

I needed money.

Therefore, I made a plan.

One month had passed since I started to communicate with the spirits.

If I was able to borrow the power of the spirits, then perhaps it was also possible for me to hunt monsters. [TL2 : Monster Hunter?] (ED2: Does he look like he's swinging a bone sword?!)

With that money, I could prepare furniture and purchase slaves.

Since I lived in a small town, it was hard to exchange the monsters and animals that I hunted for money.

「He was a 10-years-old kid that couldn't use true magic! His archery wasn't flattering either; how could he hunt?」

I couldn't say that it was because I used the spirit's power.

If it became known that I could see the appearance of the spirits, hear their voices, and borrow their power, I had a hunch that it would only bring misfortune.

If there was no one that knew about me, maybe they would believe me if I said that I hunted with true magic.

I didn't have any expectations from my parents, and was left to do individual training by myself… as usual.

It was very convenient when I stealthily snuck out of the town.

Just to be sure that no one would see me, I borrowed the sylph's power and invoked 《Cloak of Hidden Figure》.

Could it perhaps be that this great prairie was a region unexplored by humanity?.

Even so, I thought that it was not all that strange. It could be said that it was a frontier from the perspective of the rural town. Furthermore, no one had came to this place since they couldn't have easily passed through the deep valleys and steep mountains.

A warlike race resided at the bottom of the mountain.

As expected, there were still no signs of human beings here. Instead, various wild animals resided in the great prairie– monster-like animals as well.

While flying, I continued to look for big game or any groups of animals.

Thanks to that, I discovered my target after only flying for an one hour.

It was the so-called One Horned Beast, a [Unicorn].

I heard that its effect was capable of curing both wounds and illnesses in an instant.

This time, I only discovered two unicorns.

I would hunt them no matter what, anyway.

It was not only hiding my appearance; it was also erasing the sound when I spoke and my odour. (ED2: …take a bath, Ash…)

That was because the effective range of《Wind Spirit Arrow》was 30 meters.

Although, I could not use it in that place because flame spirits were not present in abundance.

Earth spirits, on the other hand, had 《Stone Blast》 which had considerable fire power. Unfortunately, the range was extremely short.

In that situation, the special training I underwent over the last month would be wasted.

「If it's from this distance, will the 《Wind Spirit Arrow》reach it?」

「Yeah. However, Ash-kun, you can't use the《Wind Spirit Arrow》right now.」

「On top of using《Wings of Wind》and《Cloak of Hidden Figure》 simultaneously, going as far as using《Wind Spirit Arrow》 on top of that is impossible. Even if Ash-kun is a genius, three simultaneous invocations is impossible! Impossible! IT'S IMPOSSIBLE, you know!」

Though it was only matter of practice, till now I was only succesfully able to do 2 simultaneous invocations.

I was worried that the unicorns might escape, so I kept the 《Cloak of Hidden Figure》 active till the end.

「Everyone, Let's combine, Nano」[TL2 : during this time what appear in my mind is Megazord]

Just like that, the wind spirits floated in the air, each one of them grasped both feet with their hands and became like arrows. [TL2 : they become like this [←] ]

I decided to aim at one of the unicorn.

「「「「「「OK!!!!!!!!!」」」」」」[TL2 : also in English]

Following my aim they hit its body—– just kidding, the wind spirits only pierced the base of the horn.

As a result the other unicorn horn broke from its base.

Without missing my aim, it succeed in breaking the 2 horns from the base of the forehead.

Well, breaking it would be a difficult job if I was only using a normal 《Wind Spirit Arrow》.

It was an attack of nearly 10 wind spirits in the form of a lance. Depending on the situation, that power could still be increased at alarming rate.

The reason was because it was derived from an ordinary Javelin, but its power and accuracy were greatly different.

However, it was strange.

Why…?

Because I only wanted the horn and didn't particularly need the meat, I only broke the horn and tried not to kill it.

The wind spirits approached the unicorn, and eventually one of them shouted.

Huh?

I didn't know that.

Yeah… since I didn't know that, it couldn't be helped.

I somewhat regretted my actions, but, well… I thought that it was not all that different from killing a horse or deer by hunting.

My month of special training was just completely wasted.

So maybe it was not completely wasted.

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It was a flourishing town with a population exceeding 5 digits, making it an important figure in the Runreshia Kingdom.

I earnestly continued to fly in the direction that I had learned from my father beforehand.

Eventually, I saw the Fortress City Kare which I had heard about in stories.

It was overwhelmed with humans, Fortress City Kare was a city that was surrounded by tall and thick city walls, that made foreign cities abandon the idea of invading it.

Several dozen guards were stationed above the city wall.

Maybe it was in preparation for facing an assault by a Dragon Knight Division or Flying Knight Division of a foreign country.
Though, as I thought, it had nothing to do with me as I was currently invoking 《Cloak of Hidden Figure》.

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《Stone Servant》– Create a golem to do everyday tasks. Golems usually cannot speak, and they can be used for heavy labor and shopping as well. I keep confusing them with Gnomes…

[Salamanders] — Unlike their real world amphibious (not reptilian!) counterparts, Salamanders are known for being Elemental Fire spirits. This is, again, ironic because they live in streams. Blame it on the Greek alchemists, they don't understand anything…

[Gnomes] — What, you thought those things with funny red hoods in gardens everywhere were weak? Those are Greecian earth spirits, you know! At least, that's one translation. We tend not to use the word Pygmy because, well… racists took it! Why do racists have to ruin everything?

[Sylphs] — Sylphs are Greecian wind spirits! They have a really complex etymology in the real world– they might have descended from the words for moth, tree spirits, or even forest nymphs! The point is, it's a faerie. A genuine faerie! Pluck of the wings and you can put them on a baby to sell it… a fairy baby fetches a high price! Of course, moth wings will do if you're a cheapskate.

《Cloak of Hidden Figure》– Shrouds the user in a cloak of perfect invisibility, making it difficult if not impossible to spot them, hear them, even smell them… Sneak into every bathroom! Peep on all the people!
[Fortress City Kare] — A well-defended city surrounded by almost impenetrable walls. Probably still weak to having its supplies routes cut off… fufu…

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