Chapter 158 Speaking Of Maya-Chan?
Whoa, he's huge! He is one whole head taller than Mother. Jam-san isn't shrinking like usual when he gets excited. He's definitely big.
"Hey, Jamlabel-kun."
"Y-yes?"
"Tatsuma-kun and Maya-kun are both in trouble, so it's fine if you sit down."
"Y-yes, I'm sorry..."
Jam-san noticed that he was getting a little too excited and embarrassedly sat down, becoming smaller.
"Now then, Maya-kun."
"Yes, Mother."
"Are you planning to continue treating patients with Tatsuma-kun at the shrine tomorrow?"
"Yeah, I think so."
"If that's the case, can you stop by the guild after the shrine?"
"Yes, I can do that."
Maya-chan is saluting... and Mother is smiling. She seems to be in a better mood than before the mission. That's great.
"Alright everyone, great job today. Take your time to rest and relax. I'll be taking my leave now, so see you later."
With Maya-chan, Rosalier-san, Centrena, and Alesion left behind, Mother confidently walked back home.
"Oh, brother."
"Yeah, that's right."
Looking outside, it seemed like she hopped onto a carriage. Alesion also seemed perplexed, as if wondering, "What should I do?"
"Brother, see you later. Shall we go, Alesion-tan?"
'Guu'
Huh? Without even realizing it, Maya-chan hasn't been able to communicate with Alesion, huh?
"Oh, yeah. Good job. See you tomorrow."
"Good night. Rosalier-san, good night too."
"Yes. Maya-san, good job too."
Maya-chan jumped onto Alesion and disappeared into the night sky. Well, I guess they both have the same home to return to, Mother and Maya-chan.
After that, I decided to talk to Jam-san for a bit before heading back to the mansion. When I realized it, Rosalier-san was nowhere to be found. When I asked the people around, it seemed like she had returned to the mansion.
Centrena, who was still there, responded with a casual "Kuu," so I guess that's what happened, I'm sure.
While sitting on Centrena's back, I glanced at my phone, and the time on the 'Display Self-Status Mystery System' was already late into the night.
It's getting colder outside as I left the crowded area. Even though I can go without sleep for a night, I can't push Centrena too hard. Come to think of it, Jam-san also looked sleepy, didn't he?
"Sorry for keeping you up so late."
'Kuh?'
"Oh, right. I guess it's different in situations like this. Thank you, Centrena."
'Kuu'
Returning to the room, Centrena fell asleep in her usual spot. When I looked at the table, there was a late-night snack that could be eaten without reheating.
Oh, Rosalier-san, you prepared this for me. Thank you. Itadakimasu.
Although there are warm items in my inventory, there's a special gratitude for something that was made for me.
A soft bread with vegetables laid on top, thinly sliced meat stacked like ham. It's coated with an oil similar to butter and my favorite mayo sauce. Since I'm quite hungry, it was incredibly delicious. Thank you for the meal.
I bid Centrena goodnight and collapsed onto the bed.
* * *
The next morning, while we were having breakfast and sipping tea, I suddenly decided to ask Maya-chan a question.
"By the way, Maya-chan."
"What's up?"
"Maya-chan, could it be that you can't use earth magic?"
"Yeah, that's right. I have some potential for it, but it's probably impossible for me. Only Asaya-kun can use it."
I see, that's why she didn't suggest trying it out with the speaking tube back then, right?
"Speaking of which, what about Mahiru-chan?"
Mahiru-chan mentioned having holy magic. I remember her saying that.
"Well, who knows? If she didn't cultivate it, then she probably can't use it. For them, the fact that Maya and Mahiru-chan possess the 'holy attribute' was what mattered from the beginning. That's why we could use it right away."
Actually, I think she was specifically looking for the 'light attribute' and the 'holy attribute,' wasn't she?
"Wow, really? Maybe you were getting special treatment, but it doesn't mean you were all-powerful."
"Special treatment or not, it wasn't a level that could catch up with you, brother."
"That's not true."
I tried to be modest. Maya-chan, stop looking at me like that, as if I'm a hopeless case. Did Rosalier-san teach you that? Maybe?
"But still, the only one who could have all attributes is Asaya-kun, right?"
"Is that really true?"
"Because remember, brother said something like 'except for the Holy attribute, it feels similar to Asaya-kun', don't you remember?"
"Oh, right? I was only thinking about escaping from that place at that time. After all, it was already decided that I wasn't a hero anymore. I wouldn't be able to stand it if I was thrown into prison even though I didn't need it."
"Yeah, Maya could sense that you were desperate."
"Hahaha. By the way, Maya-chan, what can you use, after all?"
"Well, Maya can use the Holy attribute, Wind attribute, Water attribute, and Space attribute."
"Oh, I see."
"Technically, there's also the Fire attribute and Earth attribute, but they're still in a 'disabled' state, you know."
That's it. Once it becomes usable, it will be displayed as 'enabled'.
"Mahiru-chan seems to be able to use the fire attribute, but Maya might find it a bit difficult."
"Why?"
"It could be because I raised the wind and water attributes. I won't know for sure until I try different things, but there should be a way to 'enable' it."
"Seriously? How do you know that?"
"Well, you see, Maya has the 'appraisal' skill."
"Seriously? Can you really figure out things like that? So that means Mahiru-chan and Asaya-kun...?"
"I'm not sure. They might have it too, but they haven't found it yet."
"What is that?"
"You know, Maya knows about MMO games, right? So I thoroughly searched through every corner of that menu screen. But Mahiru-chan and Asaya-kun aren't really familiar with MMOs, so it's difficult to explain everything in detail. It's tough for people who don't understand, you see..."
Yes, I understand that. It's like asking someone who doesn't understand computers to "open a window." In fact, there is even an episode where a student "opened the classroom window"...
"I searched everywhere, you know? But there was nothing like that..."
"What do you mean?"
"Just like I said."
"That's too bad."
"...Yeah"
"But thanks to that, Maya has figured out to some extent that the person over there was lying."
"Yeah. I think you did your best."
"Well, if brother hadn't been such a cheat, I don't know what would have happened."
"Cheat?"
"That's right. Brother mastered the Healing Attribute, and on top of that, brother is also got some strange auxiliary magic."
"Oh, that. It seems like you couldn't understand it unless you had a high level of the Healing Attribute."
"Is that so?"
"It seems like Mother, who doesn't have the Healing Attribute, couldn't read it at all. Probably, Jam-san's middle sister, Gefiliona-san, couldn't either? I could read it because I was almost at max level."
"Are you serious?"
"Actually, it was more of a curse than a supporting spell."
"Huh? Why?"
"Because it can't be stopped without the spell 'dispel'..."
"Huh? Is that possible?"
"Yeah. If it's at a level where you can't use it... then your mana will be exhausted."
"That's a curse."
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