Chapter 29: Recollection
In the evening ,I recalled my fight .I lacked the ability so sense the exact location of enemies a bit far away from me during battle but that can me covered when I grasp mana zone .
What I currently need to do is increase my speed of production of red flames .Its power is impressive but it will of be no use if it can't be used properly in battle .
I have been using my dagger for a long time and I don't want it to break as it was a gift from sister so I use daggers made from hardened mana for general battles . So I have decided to improve my mana hardening to improve its sharpness .More over its time for me to star making wings of solidified mana . It can be used for flying more comfortably and can be used in battle as both offense and defense .
For the next two days I practiced making mana daggers of different shapes ,sizes and sharpness till Yami called everyone .
"Wizard king was impressed by ours teams last mission and finally awarded us three stars for our contribution after a long time " Yami said by holding a star .
'YAY !' shouted everyone with excitement .Although we all were laze around a lot but getting formal day of rather than mission at the back of our head was different feeling .
He put the star on the wall which had small stars decorated and the star was absorbed into it . "With this we have negative 35 stars"
" How much damage do they even do to get negative stars !! " I thought .
" You know what that means ? NO WORK TODAY ,ENJOY YOURSELVES" said Yami while setting out maybe to gambling again ." Wait for me captain " shouted Magna as he followed Yami .Same as always Finral opened the portal for them to teleport . Sigh ! when will they learn not to waste money.
Finral had something to do in the capital so I asked him to buy me a communication device from the Magic knights headquarters . It costs 50k Yuls for the magic knights while almost 150k for normal people . Still 50k was almost 10 times my income but I had a lot of money saved over the years so it was affordable . If you say that I am contradicting my word about waste of money , a communication device was not waste of money .
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" So Vanessa ne san where is my rewards ? " I asked Vanessa .I somewhat already knew what she would bring .
" ~Fu~fu .I thought you forgot about it . Don't worry I have it ready , wait a minute I will bring it " she said before going towards her room . After some time she returned with an bottle .
" This is the most expensive wine I have , I haven't even opened it yet . I am giving you the first opportunity to taste it ." she said
Everyone had something they liked a lot for which they would forget everything for example Charmy's food , for Vanessa it was her wine .
I tasted the wine and it was really the best wine I had ever tasted .
"Seems like you liked it " she said while filling a glass for herself .
" Don't drink too much or you would waste your entire day " I suggested as when she starts drinking she keeps on drinking and ends up sleeping the entire day.
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I went to my room and brought a books and showed it to Charmy . It contained different cooking recipes I collected from the towns and villages I visited .
"For me La ? " asked surprised Charmy
" Yes "
Charmy was very happy getting the recipe book and immediately started cooking . Rest of the Black Bulls started helping her to make the work faster . As the Black Bulls base in the middle of a big forest ,we have a lot of space for various things . Charmy had planted a lot of different vegetables by clearing trees around the area . We plucked the required vegetables and started chopping them .
And damn her cotton magic is useful, it takes the already tasty food to a whole new level . I had become a fan of her cooking when I ate her food for the first time . After that I asked her to recreate some of the dishes I remember from my previous life .
Her food can replenish mana and stamina by a lot .That means she won't run out of mana and energy as long as she keeps eating .
But only I know that behind that fluffy sheep that makes delicious food is a dangerous wolf ready to devour everything around .
While we were eating , tears started dropping from the eyes of Luck ." Where did you get this recipe from ? "he asked .
" The town of Narinn "
"This is the dish my mother often used to make in my childhood…I thought after her passing I would never be able to taste it again ….than you both for making this dish for me…thankyou …"
"Mention not ..we are always here for you " I said
"Although you are not Marrie but I would always be there for you " said Gauche .
Like Luck , Gauche also had a hard childhood without parents so he knows his pain . Although Luck never mentioned but we all knew his story from Yami or Magna. Seeing Luck who always smiles now shedding tears broke out hearts .
We gave Luck some space to compose himself and encouraged him
After eating a lot I carried a plate of food throughout the base and finally found a room after searching for some time . Inside the room laid a man on a bed . Beside him was the robe of black bulls .
" Henry senpai ,I brought you some food "
" A..hh. J..u..l.ian– kun Tha…nk.. you… very…much" said Henry who was resting on a bed with long and messy hair reaching his legs.
I kept the food near his bed and sat beside him , he started absorbing my mana to move and sit properly.
I had Knowledge of the story till the end of elf saga so I knew the Black Bulls base was house of a person who was cursed . He was son of a noble who was abandoned after being cursed .
I tried finding the reason a person can get cursed but there is no mention in any books .Even there is no information about Dwarfs , it is only known that they were races that were present once in the past like the elves .
Henry who is the original owner of the base can control the base to repair and rearrange the rooms or make the base a giant bull type structure to fight.
His body is so frail that he cannot move from his bed without taking mana from others . He was cursed during his childhood which made his body only survive by absorbing others mana .
Although nobody knows about him expect Yami and me ,there is a always someone that stays in the base so Henry keeps getting mana .
I met Henry by chance few years back by chance when I first came to the base .I didn't have that much control I have now so he completely emptied all my mana reserves .
" Today our squad received stars after a long time so Captain gave us some free time "
I made some small talk and gave him half of my mana reserves and went to sleep in my room. If someday I learned to burn away curses with my flames I would surely dispel his curse .
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The next few days I spent training ,sparring and reading books in the Library . I sometimes counseled Luck about trusting his companions more so that he doesn't loose himself. I know he still has his trauma about his mothers death so I always encourage him .
Luck Voltia was child between a commoner and a noble . His mother was a commoner of Yvon village in common realm who married into the noble house , shortly after Luck was born , he and his mother were abandoned .Luck was very fond of his mother's smile so much so that he was ready to do anything for her . She always wanted him to be tough for his better future and when she found that he was strong and inherited his fathers mana reserves , she encouraged him more to win .
That made him a battle maniac who always liked to fight while smiling . But everything went downhill when his mother died of Illness . He was completely broken after his mothers death and forgot to feel every emotions . So broken that he didn't even realize he was smiling at his mothers grave repeating " I will never stop smiling for you mother …I will keep winning for you " .
Latter he participated in magic knights exam and almost got disqualified for nearly killing the opposite candidate . He was rejected by every squad except Yami who gave him a family .
Here he met Magna who was his first true friend who he trusted . Slowly he started feeling emotions after experiencing feeling of a family but still less than a normal person .
As his squad member it was my one of my responsibilities to help him .
I heard Gordon's story too . His family specializes in curses and poison who are often hired for non ethical works. Gordon couldn't bring himself to harm innocent people so he left his home in search of what he truly wanted and met Yami to offered him to join his squad .
Almost everyone here has a backstory ; abandoned , neglected , hated etc . Yami provided all of them a place they can call home and family .
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