Chapter 252 Maya-Chan And Her Royal Highness - Part I
"Well, let's put aside why this is happening for now."
Maya-chan does that gesture of 'putting aside' again.
"Even if the level goes up, the amount used doesn't change. So, when it comes to the magic used in normal conditions, Maya and Your Royal Highness, as well as my brother and Jag-san, should have the same amount of consumption."
"Wait, are you saying that the 'Detoxy' I use and the 'Detoxify' Jag-san uses might consume the same amount of mana?"
"Exactly, brother. Keeping that in mind, let's 'put that aside' again. You know about the boiling point of water, right?"
Putting that aside again, huh?
"Yeah."
"Under certain conditions, like altitude and humidity, it becomes the same, right?"
"That's right."
I remember that well because I learned it in school and experienced it in science experiments.
"Who decided that, I wonder?"
Huh? Oh, wait, who did? Hmm...
"I can only say it's based on those 'rules (system)' that we have."
"Then, considering everything we've talked about, right? Brother."
"Yeah."
"I don't know about that other world, but in this world, why don't the souls of the dead scatter right away?"
Souls? Scatter? Huh?
"Huh? What do you mean, Maya-chan?"
"Brother, if you died and came back to life, with all your memories still clear, it's like your soul never left your body, right? Don't you think so? Otherwise, if you came back, wouldn't you not be you anymore? When Maya died, Maya came back as Maya, right? The Maya here has always been Maya."
"Ah... 'mysterious personal information system,' huh? Maybe?"
"Exactly!"
There's definitely someone who built this 'mysterious personal information system.' Whether it's a god or some other being, that's a different story.
The world we were in before and the world we're in now──everything happens because it's all based on a system someone created. Because there's a system, the basic actions are the same. That's what I want to say.
"So, brother,"
"Yeah?"
"Want to try it?"
"Try what?"
"Resurrecting Mother's (Privia) mother!"
"Huh? You mean to 'Resurrect' Mother's mother?"
Maya-chan and I looked at Mother. She seemed confused since we suddenly brought it up.
"...No, no, my mother has been gone for over 30 years. I think that's different from Jagrute-san's niece, who was gone for just 3 months."
Mother crossed her arms, thinking about something. But then her expression turned sad.
"Oh, I see. 30 years... I'm sorry for saying something strange, Mother."
"No, it's fine. I can't explain why that's impossible for her."
"Thanks, Mother. Anyway, brother..."
Maya-chan, are you still thinking about something?
"Yeah?"
"Right now, Ber-san and the others are looking for the deceased Dragonkin women, right?"
"Yeah. That's the plan."
"Then, when we go back, why not give it a try? Of course, we should include Rosalier-san's mother too."
I see. Rosalier-san's parents are definitely in the Black Forest Human tribe ruins, still resting there. Thinking about it that way makes sense.
"...I guess. If there is a 'reincarnation' system in this world, unless someone has been reborn, the chances aren't 0."
"Exactly. Unless there's a law of conservation of soul mass, if reincarnation doesn't break the rules of this world, then it could be possible if they haven't been reincarnated."
Right after I died, maybe just a few seconds, I couldn't see myself from above. That means my soul wasn't forcibly separated.
There must be some conditions, but look. Jag-san's niece, Maryetta-san, should be the reason for that.
"If we have Maya's 'appraisal,' I think we'll know how long it's been since they died."
"I see, Maya-chan. Yeah, and then there's that."
"Yeah. Can brother's mana handle it?"
Me resurrecting Maryetta-chan? No, either way, when I brought her back, I lost a lot of mana, but it wasn't all of it. I need to figure out how much mana is required based on how many days the person has been dead. I won't know anything until I verify everything.
You know, if I don't have enough mana, I might not be able to use Resurrect, but what if I could use my life force to make up for the missing mana? No way, what if that means I end up dying instead? Whoa, I'm really getting excited about this...
"Right, right. That 'stick' I got from Mother (Privia), I mean the 'Holy Silver Staff.' Oh, here it comes!"
A 30-centimeter (12in) long staff made of holy silver (mithril) appeared in Maya-chan's palm. In this world full of magic tools, it looks surprisingly plain, like a basic version of what a magical girl would use before transforming.
"You'd think this is a 'staff that amplifies magic' based on our concepts, right?"
"Yeah."
"That's true, the effects of magic were amplified before. But, oh, big brother, hold this for a second."
Maya-chan handed me the 'Holy Silver Staff.' Then she pointed the tip toward the ground.
"'Air Bullet!'."
With a small sound, a round hole opened up in the snow-covered ground. It was about 3 centimeters (1.2in) in diameter. I thought that was pretty impressive for its killing ability.
"Okay. Give it back."
"Sure."
Maya-chan pointed the staff at the ground again, just like how witches did in old TV dramas. It didn't look flashy at all, just a plain stick. It was like a mix of a drumstick and cooking chopsticks, a really simple staff.
"'Air Bullet!'"
"...Huh?"
The snow on the ground didn't make a hole.
"'Air Cannon!'."
Silence. Nothing is happening... It's like that. I can tell from Maya-chan's expression that she's not just playing around.
"That's too bad, but it seems like this can't be used for projectile magic."
"Seriously? I thought it could be used for 'Detoxy' (detoxification), so I thought it was versatile."
"Yeah. It seems like it only works with holy attributes or healing attributes, like around a staff. Such a disappointing rare item."
Still, I think it's pretty useful.
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