Chapter 090

「From Execution to Finish」

Translator: Silver

I was surprised when I tried to use magic again.

The damage to the mana stone was, how can I say it, not just a wound.

An unclean presence swirled around the damaged areas as if a powerful curse had been placed there.

“……Al’s thoughts are current.”

Abel, who held my hands, said that indifferently.

“……Perhaps the heart had been two-tiered from the beginning. It would be nice if the bio-conversion was completed. But if that failed, it was instructed to destroy the mana stone.”

“Eh?! No, but isn’t that strange? If the sea level rises due to the mana stone’s disappearance, even those that planned this will have trouble making a living.”

“……That’s just one way of thinking. It’s also possible that this landmass sinking is the purpose, or there may be countermeasures for such a situation. I believe they’re focused on what happens after the icefield melts.”

If what Abel said was true, then this was even worse.

“In other words, what happens to the mana stone?”

“……There’s also the possibility that the stone’s recovery doesn’t matter so long as it is weakened.”

The opponents carried nascent cores, fire spirit stones, and the heart. It’s natural to think that there was another hidden card.

In any case, too little information was available at the moment.

Speaking of certainty,

“Perhaps the number of people involved is small, right?”

“……Yes. I agree with that.”

Abel stroked my head.

No matter what the culprits were thinking or planning, messing with a mana stone that generated a small continent should be substantial.

Despite this, the person named Azi Dahaka used the “outsourced” red lizardmen to do the deed.

I know that the warrior and golem master were quite powerful in their own right. But even without informing them of the true goal, letting a non-ally handle something that should’ve been done in secret spoke of a lack of viable pawns.

It wasn’t a large organization.

Instead, the masterminds behind this should be a small gathering.

Of course, making a complete judgment would be foolish. The lack of available information contributed to the assumed lack of numbers.

“……Al, can you purify it?”

Rather than focus on the ambiguous masterminds, Abel turned her attention to the problem at hand.

The contamination of the mana stone.

Could I restore it?

If this had been caused by a magician, it would’ve been easy to deal with, and I’d just have to cut off the source of the magic.

Basically, run it out of gas, and it couldn’t be sustained or maintained.

But it wasn’t like that here.

This wasn’t magic but a sewage-like corruption closer to matter.

(I mean, was it better to use magic as it is rather than accessing the Root of All Magic?)

Let’s start with simple water magic.

I created a magic construct similar to a turret gun, but it wasn’t meant for attacking. Instead, it was used to rinse it off with sprinklers or high-pressure washers.

In the process, I learned that the contamination was like poison that oozed into its victim.

In other words, it’s not enough to wash just the outer surface.

But, how did you was the “Inside” of something?

The first thing that came to mind was destroying the contaminated part and immediately fixing the mana stone.

However, the size of the mana stone made that option challenging to carry out.

Abel’s mana capacity was probably enough, but the range was too wide for me to handle.

The same goes for the broken parts, which would take too long to fix.

I would be wholly stuck by myself.

“Mi!”

That child arrived there.

This guy seemed capable of doing something about this situation, but what means did they possess.

The golem placed the spirit stone in the center of the damaged part.

“……Al, please.”

“Ah, yes.”

I began to interact.

I wonder what would happen.

But I knew the procedure and synchronized with the spirit and mana stones to do it.

It was strange that the spirit stone, which didn’t start out very large, spread more as its mana was released.

It wasn’t a simple substance but a tricky magical body.

Since it possessed the ice attribute, it was a good match.

Speaking of compatibility, Abel’s mana was beautiful and easy to use.

Because it was clear, it could be converted into anything.

Most damaged parts were replaced with spirit stone, and the gaps were filled with materials created from Abel’s mana.

( I can do it by blocking the contamination with the spirit stone and Abel’s mana. Just plug it.)

Yes. The problem is contamination. What to do about it?

The parts that had become half-baked “Meat” had no choice but to be purged, so I did so without hesitation. But the contamination that covered a wide area was more serious.

There’s no way I could replace all of it.

The afflicted area was much larger than the fleshy parts.

I believe that this taint had been spreading even before the suicide attack.

(Well, there wasn’t much I could do about it.)

As I cliched my hands, there was a reaction.

“Mi!”

It was the snow spirit.

That snow spirit seemed to be doing something.

“Mi Mi!”

“Huge?!”

The juvenile, which should’ve been the size of a golf ball, suddenly swelled ten times its size.

Could spirits do such a thing?

Its shape was no longer spherical, resembling a half crescent like kamaboko or suama.

“…………”

For a brief moment, I felt Abel’s hand, which was holding my own, tighten before returning to normal.

Did you feel something? Or maybe it’d been my imagination.

“Mi, Mi!”

Surprisingly, the giant juvenile began to slide on the mana stone.

What the hell is that?

Before I could question it, the change in the mana stone was transmitted to me.

“The contamination is gone……?”

The traces of contaminated snow that should’ve seeped into the interior had been replaced with pure snow.

“Did you eat it? Or is it mana purification……?”

Looking at me in surprise, the snow spirit continued to slide on the mana stone.

I saw it off while doing the repair work.

After an hour had passed, the mana stone had recovered beautifully.

Since I didn’t have to worry about decontamination, I concentrated on the repairs. Thank you for that, little one.

“Mi……”

After finishing the purification, the snow spirit began to shrivel and wither.

Its movements were unsteady. Were you tired?

“Well done, little one!”

I showered it with cold-aspected mana from one of the ejectors created for the repair work.

It was neither sourced from Abel’s nor the mana stone, but my own mana.

I wanted to reward this guy on my own.

“Mi, MI……”

Even though they were exhausted, the spirit’s appetite hadn’t waned, and it firmly ate the mana I put out.

While producing the cold air, I turned off the other ejectors, and everything returned to normal.

“Then, come back.”

I created a block on ice in the arms of the transporter mini-golem.

It was a substitute for the spirit stone. However, the spirit could be able to snack on it during the trip.

“Mi……”

The golem began its ascension after placing the snow spirit, which lost the energy to jump, on the ice block.

After seeing it off, my consciousness ultimately returned to my body.

“Phew……”

“……Al, good job.”

“Abel too. You must have used a tremendous amount of magic. Are you okay?”

“……Yes. There’s no issue.”

My teacher nodded without looking that strained.

Well, from the feeling I had using it, I knew it wasn’t just bravado.

She indeed was extraordinary.

The mana supply had already ended, but she didn’t let go of my hand. Maybe she just forgot. Could it be that she was exhausted?

(I’m happy too, so that’s good.)

That’s how I enjoyed it.

“Mee!”

A cute voice echoed in the hall.

I turned my gaze to my chest.

“Nita! Phe too! Connect to Phe! Nita is Phe’s! Eibel Mee!”

My sister got furious.

I firmly held Phe’s hand with my empty palm with a wry smile.

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