Angel Little Sister 366

 

Chapter 366 : The Right Method

 

Feeling a bit guilty, I immediately started injecting my earth-attributed mana into Diadora who was lying on the ground unconscious, hoping she would open her eyes soon.

「It reminds me of when we first saw her on the field last night…」(Nei)

「Hahh… Mark, you went too far this time.」(Celine)

「Ugh…」(Mark)

Nei and Celine sighed. This was the second time they saw Diadora faint like this.

Delica, who wasn’t with us on the field last night, looked worriedly at Diadora and asked.

「Is she gonna be okay?」(Delica)

「I’m supplying her with my mana. I think she will be fine.」(Mark)

「I see…」(Delica)

「Mark, I heard an explosion!」(Mom)

As expected, the sound of the ground cracking when the tree burst out reached the dining hall.

Mom and Dad appeared from the back door and looked up at the new mysterious tree in shock.

「Whー What’s going on here!? Another tree!? And it’s three times bigger than the last one!」(Mom)

『Hiiiiyy!! The demon lord’s here! I don’t know anything! I’m not in the wrong this time! Onii-chan, I leave Mama to you!』(Nicola)

『Oi!』(Mark)

As soon as she saw Mom, Nicola quickly hid behind Celine’s back.

Mom then slowly approached me while looking around the backyard. She saw her laundry on the ground and the huge crack in the wall of the building.

This is really bad… She’s gonna explode!

「Mark~ Is it your doing~?」(Mom)

「Hiiiiiyy!!」(Mark)

She’s smiling, but I can feel an intimidating aura from her.

「And why’s Diadora-chan sleeping on the ground? Mind to explain~?」(Mom)

「That’s…」(Mark)

「Wait. Before that. Nei-chan~」(Mom)

「Y, yes, Boss!」(Nei)

「Can you calm the guests and the customers? Just tell them it’s one of Mark’s magic experiments or something.」(Mom)

「Right away!」(Nei)

Without delay, Nei ran into the building through the back door to calm the people in the dining hall.

Mom then returned her gaze to me, waiting for an explanation.

「Mark~」(Mom)

「Well… Umm…」(Mark)

I explained to her what happened.

I told her where this giant tree came from, and I told her why Diadora was unconscious. Of course, they were all my fault.

「I’m sorry, Mom. I will clean up this mess. I will wash the laundry, fix the wall, and get rid of this tree later, I promise!」(Mark)

「Good. I know you’re a responsible son. Will Diadora-chan be alright?」(Mom)

「I think she will wake up soon. Don’t worry.」(Mark)

「Hahh… Alright then. I’m glad no one gets hurt, but please be careful when you learn some new spells next time.」(Mom)

「I understand.」(Mark)

After listening to my explanation, Mom returned to the house with Dad to continue working. At the same time, Nicola moved away from Celine and let out a sigh of relief.

After supplying Diadora with my mana for a few minutes, she finally regained consciousness.

「Mmhh…」(Diadora)

「Diadora!」(Mark)

「Oh, she wakes up~」(Celine)

「Hey, are you alright?」(Delica)

While everyone was looking at her worriedly, she got up and looked at me.

「Energy… has been replenished… I’m okay…」(Diadora)

「Phew. Thank god.」(Mark)

Now that she has completely recovered, I stopped injecting her with my mana and looked at her apologetically.

「Mark… You’re free to use my mana, but… that was too much… I couldn’t handle it…」(Diadora)

「Ugh, I’m sorry… Here. Have some cabbages as my apology.」(Mark)

「More snacks! *munch munch*」(Diadora)

I felt bad for her, so I took out three huge cabbages from my Item Bag and gave them to her.

She ate them right away like a starving small animal.

While she was eating, I looked up at the giant tree I had just created and wondered.

「Aa-aah… I thought I discovered the secret of spirit magic, but… it would be pointless if Diadora had to lose consciousness every time I perform this magic.」(Mark)

「Hmm, maybe you did it wrong? Because the spirit magic I know doesn’t cause the spirit to lose consciousness.」(Celine)

「Yeah, I think so too. I sucked too much mana from Diadora.」(Mark)

「I see. Then you need to use much less mana next time so you don’t burden her too much.」(Celine)

「Of course, I have the same thought, but… I’m not sure if it will be that simple.」(Mark)

「Hmm… You may be right. I can’t say much myself since I can’t do it.」(Celine)

I’m used to using a huge amount of mana when I cast a spell, so it will be difficult for me.

『Say, Onii-chan.』(Nicola)

『Hm?』(Mark)

While Celine and I were thinking of a solution, I heard Nicola’s voice in my head.

Seems like she wants to share her idea.

『I think I know how to fix this problem.』(Nicola)

『Oh? You have an idea?』(Mark)

『If Diadora can’t keep up with how fast you suck her mana, then you can simply supply her back with mana.』(Nicola)

『So you say… When I suck her mana to perform spirit magic, I supply her with my mana at the same time?』(Mark)

『Yup! That way, she won’t run out of mana and collapse.』(Nicola)

『I see! That’s it! Nicola, you’re a genius!』(Mark)

『Of course, I am!』(Nicola)

 

*/TL : I just want to try explaining Nicola’s idea.
1. Mark supplies Diadora with his earth-attributed mana
2. He then uses Diadora’s wood-attributed mana
3. To perform tree spirit magic

This is it! The solution is actually pretty simple. I think it might work.

Simply put, Diadora acts as a converter that converts my mana into tree-attributed mana so I can perform spirit magic.

I want to try it right away, but… I’m afraid I won’t be able to adjust the amount of mana I use and ruin my backyard even more.

I think I’ll try it in an open field next time. For now… I have to clean up this mess…

「Celine, I think I know how to do it right.」(Mark)

「Oh? You found a solution?」(Celine)

「Well, yeah.」(Mark)

Nicola did it, though.

「But first, I have to clean up and do something about this tree before Mom comes to scold me again.」(Mark)

「Fufu~ You’re right. By the way, Mark, do you know what tree it is?」(Celine)

「What tree? Umm… I’m not sure…」(Mark)

「You created it with tree spirit magic, so I thought you knew.」(Celine)

I just imagined the picture of a tree in the sunlight when I used the spell without specifying what kind of tree it was.

「Diadora, you know what tree this is?」(Mark)

「No idea… *munch munch*」(Diadora)

She answered while munching on her cabbage.

I’m not a tree expert, so it’s only natural that I don’t know, but I’m surprised that the dryad, the tree spirit herself, doesn’t know either.

「Maybe my dad knows what tree this is.」(Delica)

While saying that, Delica approached the tree and observed it closely.

Her dad, Gauche, is a carpenter. He knows more about trees than any of us, so it’s best to ask him.

「…Hm? This tree smells kinda nice.」(Delica)

「Really?」(Mark)

Responding to what Delica said, Celine, Nicola, and I approached the tree, put our noses close to the trunk, and sniffed.

「Ah, you’re right.」(Mark)

「It smells nice!」(Nicola)

「Hmm… It has a calming and pleasing scent~」(Celine)

It smells more like a flower than a tree. The smell was so nice that it made you want to keep sniffing it.

「Perhaps it’s a kind of tree that can be used for incense. I think you should ask my dad.」(Delica)

「I was thinking of asking Gauche oji-san too. But first… I need to cut this big thing down…」(Mark)

「How are you gonna do it?」(Delica)

「With magic, of course.」(Mark)

As I replied to Delica, I used wind magic to create a green half-translucent spinning serrated disc made of air.

I’m planning to use it to cut the tree little by little from the top and put the pieces in my Item Box.

「This is gonna take a while…」(Mark)

「I see. Well, good luck. I’m going back to work now.」(Delica)

「I want to go back to my room too. Good luck, Mark~」(Celine)

「See you guys later.」(Mark)

Celine and Delica waved at me and went through the back door.

「I’m going too~」(Nicola)

Nicola was about to follow them, but I quickly stopped her.

「Wait. Can you collect Mom’s laundry?」(Mark)

「Eeehh…」(Nicola)

「Come on. I’ll tell Mom you helped me. She would be really happy.」(Mark)

「Ugh, can’t believe you use Mama to make me work… But, it doesn’t sound bad. Alright. This genius little sister of yours will help you. Be grateful~!」(Nicola)

「Oh, my genius kind little sister, I’m really grateful to you~」(Mark)

「Good, good~」(Nicola)

She’s so easy.

While Nicola started collecting the laundry, I used Fly Magic to reach the top of the tree and started working.

I just wanted to introduce Diadora to Delica and learn a new spell at first, but… I never thought it would turn into a mess…

 

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