Ch.29 Is That Glow an Attack or Not?

The rain continued to fall. It's raining again today. Heavier than yesterday.

"I'm ba...!? Cough."

I accidentally swallowed the rain water and now I'm spitting it out.

When I tried to greet my fellow tribesmen, I never expected that a large amount of water would end up in my mouth.

I move a little and glance up. There are droplets of water on the leaves of the main body. That must be the one that fell into my mouth. Oh, again. I move away to avoid it.

"Fuu, it's raining really hard today."

The nearby lake is also receiving rain, creating many ripples on its surface.

Even though my body is made of gathered magical power, I still have senses other than pain, can still be touched, and have weight. It's not any different from a normal body. Therefore, rain cannot penetrate my body, and if I'm cut with a sword or something, my body will be torn apart.

The cut and separated parts can no longer maintain their shape, and they'll return to magical energy, dispersing into the air.

My body mistakenly believes that there was never such a part in the first place, so i don't feel pain. This is what I've learned since becoming a fairy.

This is apparently why I only feel a tingling sensation instead of pain.

One would think that being aware of this mechanism would cause pain, but this does not happen because it is a forced interference with perception that resides within the very creature known as a fairy.

The injured and lost parts are gradually restored to their original state by receiving magical power from the main body at a rate of 1 magical power per second. It feels like flesh is regenerating.

This is exactly the kind of AI-like consideration. Or rather, since this is probably the race's original setting, there's no consideration whatsoever. Spirits would probably feel the same, and there's probably something about other races that makes them feel like they're being considered.

What I'm trying to say is that it must be hard for a small body to be active in this rain.

The wings on my body are also small, so if it's hit by heavy rain I will lose balance and won't be able to fly properly.

This has nothing to do with pain though. I'll reflect on this.

All I can do today is secure some food without flying away, laze around, or go back to the main body and swaying my branches.

Ah, I could try to talk to my kind. I've spoken to Nabla-kun, but I've never spoken to other fairies.

They've grown up about the same as me, so it's hard to imagine that they can't create a fairy body. It's an instinct. At first, I was driven by instinct and creates a clone body of her own accord, it's something like a curse.

At some point, they will become fairies. That is, if they are of the same species as me.

"My kind. Can you hear me?"

"Hmm? Did you say anything? I cannot hear in the rain."

Sorry, I'm not talking to you, Nabla-kun. But since you took the time to answer me, let's talk for a bit.

"Good morning, Nabla-kun!"

"Good morning, my kind!"

It'd be troublesome if we keep shouting to each other. Let's go closer and talk.

Protecting my wings, I trot along the ground, pushing my way through grass that is taller than my small body.

At this height, insects seem large. The ladybug at the base of the grass was slightly larger than my two hands combined, and it sent chills down my spine.

"A praying mantis, maybe up to my chest height."

Given the current situation, where they don't fly because they can't fly safely rather than because they can't, it's certainly a creature you wouldn't want to encounter.

Fortunately, I didn't encounter any insects until I got close to the school of insects. They may have taken refuge in the soil or somewhere.

"Nabla-kun, it's me. Can you see me?"

"Oh, my kind. I can see you. Why did you come closer?"

"We don't have to speak loudly if I come close, right? And my name is Vester."

Thinking back, I didn't tell him that. Well, he reacts when I tell him we're of the same species, so that's fine.

"I see. So my kin's name is Vester?"

"Yes, it seems so. I don't know who gave that name to me though. So, I have a question. Have you ever seen any fairies other than me?"

"Yes, that is right. There are many fairies other than you. I have talked to them."

So there are. The reason we can't meet is obviously because the timing isn't right.

Since Nabla-kun chose the word "many," the trees growing before me should also be a fairy.

They probably don't stay here long and go out to play here and there. And when they come back, they talk to Nabla-kun. They have a wide circle of friends.

"Thanks for letting me know...huh?"

For a moment, Nabla-kun flashed. Flash. What was that just now?

"N-Nabla-kun, did you use any magic or skills just now?"

"Magic or skill?"

"Um, it's like the power to be able to do something if you do this."

"Power? Ah, I do have that, but I did not use it."

So what was that light just now? The thing I caught a glimpse of on the ground was something circular, like a magic circle.

Does this mean that someone was trying to attack Nabla-kun?

I return to the main body without worrying about my bag being left behind.

I strain my eyes and look around, but there is no sign of a creature. Is that not an attack?

After that, I was on guard for what felt like about 10 minutes, but nothing unusual happened.

I recreate a clone and return to Nabla-kun.

I retrieve my bag, shakes off the water, and put it over my shoulder.

"I was on guard, thinking it might be an attack, but there was no one there."

"Was that an attack? I do not feel anything strange."

He sways on the branch and twists his body slightly to check his condition. He doesn't seem to be in any pain.

"I wonder what it was."

"I do not know."

We both tilted our heads in confusion. As we did so, the rain began to ease up a little.

At this rate, I can fly stably. I put pressure on my wings and rises up to Nabla-kun's face. Yep, no problem with flight.

However, I'd be in trouble if I went into town and got caught in a downpour, so I'll just stay here and quietly gather ingredients, and while I'm here, I might as well plant those seeds.

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〘Ownership〙

Something to notify that an item belongs to someone, or to no one.

This can be identified by the color of the border surrounding the item icon.

Blue: Items you own. No one can blame you for using, selling, or destroying them.

Red: Items that you do not own. They belong to other people. They are the color of items stolen from other players or NPCs. Karma points are accumulated every time you use the item.

Yellow: You have temporary ownership. For example, it is attached to an item entrusted to you during a transport quest.

White: A mark that doesn't belong to anyone yet. Whoever picks it up takes ownership of it.

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TL note : I feel kinda iffy translating this chapter. If you feel there is a part that doesn't seem right, please tell me and I'll try to fix it (if it needs any fixing).