Reincarnation Band Magician

In the Cage: 17, Do Not Cross

Solitaire took Aite out again.

I don't know what he was going to do. Nagasaki Kiyoshi always paid attention to keeping distance, and this kind of thing was not his business.

After waking up from a good sleep, the depression I felt during the night subsided and my fighting spirit resurfaced.

Shoko Toyokawa accompanied little Clara in crawling around, while Kiyoshi Nagasaki continued to study the combination of ingredients to enhance the taste.

It was a relief for him.

While processing the ingredients, he was also trying to sense the magic power to see if any skills could appear.

The previous few times he saw magic, he felt a strange fluctuation.

I wasn't sure before, but when Aite used magic yesterday, it was much more obvious.

But it wasn't on Aite's body, it was just that her magic interfered with the surroundings, and the huge magic power that covered the surroundings began to fluctuate.

It's like a small stone thrown into a clear pond, splashing ripples, making people realize: there is water there.

That is the magic of Solitaire.

Although I haven't come into contact with magic yet, my skill in observing magic is not useless.

After he learned it, he discussed it with Xiangzi, and maybe the other party would also understand it, at least reducing the points consumed.

Study for a while, rest for a while, drink tea with Xiangzi, and play with the children.

His mental state gradually recovered.

I waited until noon and opened the card with the mood of winning a lottery.

The events of the previous times were pieced together from Aite.

Whether they were slave-hunting troops or bandits, every one of them was scum worthy of being shot for a few pounds of peanuts.

Will there be any refreshed wild monsters this time?

No.

It seems that although the world is not very peaceful, there are still times of peace.

Having it is a good thing, not having it is also a good thing.

Cooking.

……

Clara is probably almost one year old now, and it is amazing that she can call "Mom" at this time.

She can crawl and eat some complementary food. Occasionally, I see Mrs. Aite chewing up the food and feeding it to her.

Her staple food at noon is still breast milk and seasoned boneless fish minced meat. Children can also eat some of it, but not too much.

During lunch and after meals, Toyokawa Shoko tried to teach her to call "brother" and "sister". She first taught her the pronunciation of "sister". Only when Nagasaki Kiyoshi passed by would she pretend to teach her how to call him brother.

It is the pronunciation in the common language of the empire.

then……

"Brother~"

Little Clara smiled at Nagasaki Kiyoshi.

"It's like this again?" Toyokawa Shoko scratched her hair in confusion, her fair face puffed up. "Why? I was the one teaching her. I even taught her to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!"

It is harder for children to understand than the common language.

Nagasaki Kiyoshi didn't care about her. He picked up little Clara, rocked her in the cradle, and listened to her giggles.

When he is tired of playing, he goes to sleep. This child is the most carefree person in this house.

"It's strange. I should be worried about this child's future, but seeing her makes me feel at peace."

Shoko Toyokawa walked over gently, observed Clara sleeping, and her expression softened.

【I have no idea. 】

Nagasaki Kiyoshi rocked the cradle.

Maybe I was inspired by the child's freedom and playfulness. Seeing her, I also felt that I could work harder. Mrs. Aite has also persevered until now because of her children.

There are demons, strangers, a kidnapped teacher and her child in this house.

Outsiders may think that this child is a burden, but no one can say whether their relationship would be like this now if there was no child.

This baby, embodying the visions of three people, is indispensable.

After confirming that Clara was soundly asleep, Nagasaki Kiyoshi slowly stopped shaking and stood up.

"Come on, let's go out and take a look. Put on your sandals and be careful not to get too close to the sea."

"Ah."

……

During this period of time, I can once again walk leisurely on the beach.

“Is this a coconut tree?”

"It looks like a plant from the palm family, but it's probably not a coconut."

"Well, it doesn't look like the tropics here."

They analyzed the tree with the knowledge from Earth. They were not sure about the other world either. Maybe a running coconut would jump down from the tree and shout that it was a coconut tree.

Nagasaki Kiyoshi took Toyokawa Shoko for a walk along the beach and showed her the areas where the seaweed and kelp from the other world were cultivated.

Now it should be said that it is "captivity", throwing the seaweed there and betting that it will continue to grow next year.

The alien seaweed has strong vitality. Even with such rough treatment, it is still growing. The amount collected and dried at present is enough to be eaten until next year.

The same goes for other things.

Marveling at the length of the wild seaweed, the two continued treading water.

"It's better not to touch shells you don't recognize."

"Right, because it's poisonous?"

"Well, and—"

Nagasaki Kiyoshi pulled it down with a branch he picked up on the beach.

"Screw rustle..."

After a subtle friction sound, a creature similar to a sea cockroach with multiple pairs of legs crawled out.

Its body is very exaggerated, as long as a forearm, and flat. It seemed to be curled up just now, squeezed in the shell like a steamed bun.

If you get your hands on it, imagine it falling out, or even crawling up your body along your hand...

Even Nagasaki Kiyoshi didn't want to try.

"—There's something like this. Are you shocked? Xiangzi, Xiangzi?"

My teammates were terrified.

……

Ignore some episodes that affect your mood.

Today is also a sunny day. The sea breeze feels refreshing now that I am used to it, and the calls of seabirds can be heard in the distance.

Everything is fine except that there is no one.

At this time, Shoko Toyokawa felt that they were like the characters stranded on desert islands in literary works.

Well, it’s still better than surviving on a deserted island. They lack knowledge of survival in the wild and may encounter very troublesome situations.

Although facing Solitaire every day is like a thorn in the back, at least I don’t have to struggle for survival.

As it stands, this is good.

【Xiangzi, don't let your guard down.】

As if he saw her emotions, Nagasaki Kiyoshi reminded her at the right time.

[Don't trust Solitaire, she's a demon.]

The demons evolved from monsters that imitated humans, made "help me" sounds, and attracted and ate humans.

There is only one good demon in the world, and that is a dead demon.

The demons are good only in one situation, and that is when they are dead.

These are written in the introduction of the magic book. Because there are no professional terms, they can be understood in conjunction with the context.

A magician named "Volame" described them this way.

After observing the Solitaire, Nagasaki Kiyoshi understood their true nature—monsters that looked like humans.

They may have some human emotions, but the reasons for the emotions are incomprehensible to humans and they cannot empathize with humans.

I know.

Toyokawa Shoko nodded.

I won't forget it.

It's just a choice without choice.

Accept the current situation, but don't get comfortable. If you have the thought of "it's okay if it continues like this", you're doomed. It means she's used to being "fed". After this step, her bottom line will continue to lower.

The person who was Toyokawa Shoko no longer existed.

Then the choice of leaving the Toyokawa family would be meaningless.

……

PS: I was kicked awake by the kitten and couldn’t sleep anymore, so I got up to update.

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In the Cage: 18. Things Humans Absolutely Can't Do

This time, Solitaire did not contribute points to Nagasaki Kiyoshi and Toyokawa Shoko.

Because they haven't met anyone so far.

Their destination is a more central area.

The northern part of the continent has been a place where monsters have lived and multiplied since ancient times. Some research says that the first monsters appeared here.

The Demon King, the king who commands the demons, and his castle are also located in the northernmost part of the continent, in an area called [Erd].

The development of human culture requires a peaceful soil. Apart from the empire surrounded by the power of the Demon King, it can be said that there are no decent musical instruments in the entire north.

Most of them are ocarinas, flutes and the like.

So head south.

In order to calm her uncontrollable curiosity, Solitaire would study other human cultures to pass the boring time when her lovely human was growing up.

"It's called 'instrument', right? I know a little bit about that. Do you know how many kinds of musical instruments there are?"

The demon asked.

She recalled that she had seen things that made different sounds before, but it was too long ago, and at that time she only pursued power.

Aite shook his head blankly. "I don't know. When I was learning musical instruments, my teacher said there were at least 1000. I only mastered piano and violin, and I have a little understanding of viola, cello, flute, and clarinet."

The surname she lost was once very prominent.

As the daughter of that family, this level of dabbling is normal.

"Over 1000 species! That's a lot! I wonder how long it would take to collect them all, and then there's the time it would take to learn... Let's just start with what you know."

Solitaire's serious look made Aite deeply feel the difference between demons and humans. Humans would never have such thoughts.

Even if you were to learn 1000 musical instruments, there might not be enough time in your lifetime, let alone learn them all.