Chapter 143: The Effect of the Mysterious Water
[space_man][space_man]After leaving the blacksmith’s workshop, Eld headed to the large dining hall, though he didn’t think they would be there. And yet, the two were still eating.
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[space_man][space_man]”Hey, hey……”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld sat down at the table where the two were.
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[space_man][space_man]”You’re still eating?”
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[space_man][space_man]”This is lunch.”
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[space_man][space_man]Marie said so, and when he looked at the clock on the wall, it was a little before noon.
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[space_man][space_man]”Oh. I’ve been there for quite a while. Sorry.”
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[space_man][space_man]”It’s fine if you understand.”
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[space_man][space_man]Actually, they had been eating the whole time and it just happened to be before noon, but Moira forced a smile and closed her mouth.
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[space_man][space_man]After lunch, Marie said she wanted to move her body, so they headed to the gym. The gym where Layla had explained the mysterious water to Marie and Moira.
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[space_man][space_man]On the way there, they met Keirack.
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[space_man][space_man]”Prince Keirack. Picking up girls again?”
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[space_man][space_man]”Hey hey, what do you think I am? I’m just going to the gym because my body’s getting stiff.”
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[space_man][space_man]Keirack said with a laugh and left.
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[space_man][space_man]The three entered the gym and prepared. They put magic sealing bracelets on their arms to temporarily prevent them from using magic.
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[space_man][space_man]”By the way, Eld, how long can you hold out without magic enhancement?”
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[space_man][space_man]Moira asked while they were preparing.
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[space_man][space_man]”Let’s see…… this much is easy……”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld lifted a 50kg barbell with one hand. The two were surprised to see that. Seeing their reaction, Eld started to tremble slightly and then burst out laughing.
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[space_man][space_man]”Actually, I was using magic enhancement. There’s a little trick.”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld put the barbell on the floor.
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[space_man][space_man]”It’s not like the bracelet is broken, is it?”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld took off the bracelet and handed it to Marie. Marie took off the magic sealing bracelet she was wearing and put on the one Eld had given her.
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[space_man][space_man]”It’s not broken.”
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[space_man][space_man]He also had Moira check it.
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[space_man][space_man]”The answer to the trick is this. A magic-infused bracelet.”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld said, pointing to the bracelet on his left arm.
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[space_man][space_man]”What do you mean?”
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[space_man][space_man]”The first thing I found strange when Al told me about that water was that it only works on humans. So I wondered if it would work on magic tools. And after doing some research, I found out that it can be used on anything you wear or carry.”
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[space_man][space_man]”But according to that theory, it shouldn’t be possible to use magic enhancement even if you’re splashed with water. The moment the water touches you, you can’t use magic.”
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[space_man][space_man]Marie countered.
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[space_man][space_man]”I can’t move it at all, but I can move it very slowly. In fact, it’s taking me three or four times longer than usual to activate the magic in this bracelet.”
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[space_man][space_man]”Then how much? How much did you put on?”
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[space_man][space_man]”Enough to cover both my palms.”
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[space_man][space_man]He did this because it is said that when humans use magic, most of it comes out of their palms.
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[space_man][space_man]”Then I guess it’s okay……”
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[space_man][space_man]”No, actually there are quite a few problems.”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld said, crossing his arms.
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[space_man][space_man]”One is that I can’t use large magic tools. I guess I’ll just have to give up on that.
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[space_man][space_man]One is that I don’t know if the bracelet will even activate if I get water all over my body. I tried applying water to see if it would activate, and it did, so I think it’ll be okay if the bracelet gets wet.
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[space_man][space_man]Lastly, and this is fundamental, but apparently they don’t know what kind of monster uses this.”
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[space_man][space_man]”That’s a problem.”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld put on the magic sealing bracelet and grabbed a 40kg barbell with both hands. Then he slowly lifted it.
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[space_man][space_man]”I guess this is about as much as I can hold without magic enhancement…… huh? Where’s Moira?”
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[space_man][space_man]Moira, who should have been nearby until just now, was gone.
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[space_man][space_man]”Huh? Where……”
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[space_man][space_man]Moira could understand the content of the conversation, but she didn’t like arguments and such, so she had been listening to the two of them talk while doing strength training by herself.