Aiming for a Cozy Life in a Dangerous Forest in Another World! - Chapter 2
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Chapter 2: Grasping the Situation 2
Based on the results of my experiment, it seemed I could use magic.
And apparently, I could use various types of magic.
Furthermore, I didn’t necessarily need to shout words to activate magic; simply imagining it in my head seemed to work.
However, if my image was unclear, the magic either wouldn’t activate or would result in some strange object appearing.
Ultimately, it seemed easier to solidify my image and successfully cast magic when I called out what I wanted to create, like “fireball” or “water ball.”
For now, by imagining cupping my hands together and scooping water, water flowed into the bowl-like shape I made with my hands, eliminating any worries about drinking water.
On the other hand, when I imagined rice as food, nothing came out.
I tried shouting,
“Rice!”
But nothing happened.
… Indeed, rice itself wasn’t magic.
“In light novels, there’s usually something like 『Status』 that shows your available magic and skills…”
Muttering to myself, I imagined the scene from my favorite light novel where the protagonist looked at their status screen. A similar status display appeared before my eyes.
“Seriously…” I muttered while checking what seemed to be my status.
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Name: Kotoha Mizuhara
Race: Dragon Demon Tribe
Age: 0
Magic: 『Fire Magic』 1, 『Water Magic』 1, 『Earth Magic』 1, 『Light Magic』 1
Skills: 『Physical Armor』 1, 『Appraisal』 1
Innate Skills: 『High Automatic Defense』, 『High Automatic Recovery』, 『High Mana Recovery』
Unique Skills: 『Extreme Magic Aptitude』, 『Extreme Magic Power』
Resistance: 『Mental Resistance』 3
Title: World Wanderer
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“… Huh?
…I don’t understand most of what’s written there.”
Kotoha Mizuhara, yep, that’s my name.
My given name and surname being reversed in katakana probably meant that ordinary people didn’t have surnames in this world, a sign of social hierarchy or something.
For now, I’ll go by Kotoha, just my given name.
… Not like anyone’s around to hear it.
The next part was the problem. Race: Dragon Demon Tribe. What in the world was that?
Taking it literally, a dragon-like demon race?
“What exactly is a Dragon Demon…”
As soon as I muttered that, the visible status screen switched.
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『Dragon Demon』
A being born from the fusion of a soul strengthened by absorbing vast amounts of mana while traveling between worlds, and the egg of a Dragon.
Possesses extremely high mana affinity.
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… Okay, just this much for now.
“I’m a dragon?! Wait, does that mean I’m a dragon? Fusion with an egg, I was born from an egg?”
I couldn’t help but cry out. I had been trying to stay calm and assess the situation, but this was too much to handle!
… Speaking of which, if my soul traveled between worlds, does that mean I died back on Earth?
In that case, I didn’t get transported to another world when I fell from the observation deck. Did I die and then my soul came to this world?
And then it fused with a dragon egg. So, this isn’t world travel, but reincarnation? Since I was born from an egg, that makes sense.
There were many things I wanted to delve into, but what concerned me the most was the possibility of being born from an egg.
“But if that’s the case, what about my clothes? Including my underwear, I’m wearing what I had on right before I died. Don’t tell me my clothes fused with me too? Will I never be able to wear other clothes?”
Muttering in despair, I suddenly thought about my school uniform, and a pale blue light formed a circle, passing over my body from head to toe.
When the light faded, I was wearing my school uniform.
I couldn’t believe it, so I tried imagining various other clothes I owned, and each time, after the pale blue circle of light, my clothes changed to the imagined outfit.
Relieved that I could change clothes, my eyes fell on the “Skills” section of my status screen.
“… 『Physical Armor』? …Wait, are clothes treated as armor?”
In a broad sense, I guess clothes could be considered armor, as they protected the body.
As I thought about 『Physical Armor』, the status screen switched again.
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『Physical Armor』
Forms armor of the imagined shape using mana and covers the body.
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“I see. So that’s why my clothes were changing. Which means these clothes are made of… ‘mana,’ right?”
Intrigued, I imagined various outfits, and each time, the clothes transformed after the pale blue light.
I even tried imagining a Western-style suit of armor, and my entire body was covered in metallic-looking plating.
…It was hard to see, and even harder to move in.
Pulling myself together, I decided to check my other skills.
The three skills listed under “Innate Skills” were self-explanatory.
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『Automatic Defense』
Deploys a mana barrier to automatically defend against attacks.
Defense strength varies depending on skill level.
『Automatic Recovery』
Absorbs surrounding mana to automatically recover health and stamina.
Recovery amount varies depending on skill level.
『Mana Recovery』
Absorbs surrounding mana to automatically recover mana.
Recovery rate varies depending on skill level.
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It seemed all three skills activated automatically without me having to do anything, which was a relief.
I was particularly grateful for 『Automatic Defense』.
Having lived a peaceful life in Japan, I had never experienced being attacked.
… I couldn’t help but wish I had 『Automatic Defense』 back then.
『Appraisal』 was a common skill that allowed me to see detailed information about something I focused on.
Assuming the number next to it represented the skill level, perhaps the information I could access would increase as the level went up.
As for the remaining two Unique Skills, 『Extreme Magic Aptitude』 and 『Extreme Magic Power』, 『Appraisal』 didn’t reveal anything about them. Well, judging by their names, they probably meant I was good at using magic.
『Mental Resistance』 was straightforward: I was resistant to mental attacks. I wondered if it had something to do with my circumstances in my previous life.
I couldn’t access details about my “Title.” Well, I suppose it was self-explanatory.
Next was magic. According to my status screen, I could use four types of magic.
『Fire Magic』, 『Water Magic』, 『Earth Magic』, 『Light Magic』
These were the types of magic I could supposedly use.
I had tried all four earlier. Were the numbers next to them levels, just like with “Appraisal”?