Chapter 4 : Abilities are average

Chapter 4 : Abilities are average

What cause that ridiculous amount of water?

Adele thought while lying on the bed.

From the description of magic that I heard from God and thinking about this world’s [common sense of this world], what reason can be expected?

One, my own magic power…  my actual Vicious Mind wave’s radiation intensity and durability is large…

… However, my magic power is supposed to be [average]

Two, my visualization is very strong, magic is efficiently expressed.

… There is a possibility. Due to modern knowledge’s influence.

However, is it efficient only for that power? A little hard to think¹.

Three, other factors.

That time, did anything change? In addition to spell casting.

Ah.

Nanomachines, yoroshiku

Indeed, I mutter it in my heart.

Could it be, nanomachines respond to that?

That is foolish… , no, nanomachines are that self proclaimed God like being’s creation, the performance could not be compared to those that has been studied on Earth’s medical field. For example, it wouldn’t b e strange if each one of it have artificial intelligence abilities. To embody the received people’s Vicious Mind wave, it would not be possible with just a single-function machine.

Usually, Vicious Mind wave do not have a sequence to execute the spell, the nanomachines themselves decided the execution by their own, probably, when you said the spell name.

 

… There is a possibility. 

However, there is no time to confirm it.

There is danger of runaway magic if I was to try out magic in a place like this and it is unnatural for someone to rent a training field before the school admission. And then, suddenly an idea came.

“Ah, I wish to hear the nanomachines directly….”

“If you have any question, I will answer²”

“Gyaaaaaa!”

Surprised by the sudden voice that whispered at her ear, Adele jump and her head hit the wall. 

Guu, Adele crouch on the bed and clutch her head.

“If you have any question, I will answer”

The mysterious voice pursues!

However, it is the only one that will repeat its sentence in this situation.

Adele realizes it, and fearfully replies.

“Nanomachine…. san?”

“Yes, the Creator has referred me as such”

Back at Earth, it only takes several decades for computer to go from the size as big as building to palmtop size. And nanomachines are already being developed.

In that consideration, the nanomachines created by that God-like being that exist earlier than human being, how good is the performance, I can’t imagine.

However, answering human is relatively simple, that much Adele understands. I wonder if they’re just replying based on the programmed words³, I don’t know if they’re granted with real personality.

While she is surprised, she knows that this is a great chance to know, Adele brace herself and ask.

“I want to know the reason why my magic power reached an unbelievable level.”

“Please wait for a little while…”

The nanomachines tell her the answer in just a few seconds.

“According to data queries result, in you previous magic exercise, order of the instruction has been clearly instructed to the nanomachines, thus the efficiency had been higher than usual.”

As I thought, Adele is relieved to found the cause.

“So, how much is the effect is amplified?”

“Approximately 3.27 times”

“Huh…”

Compare to that phenomenon, the magnification is too small.

“Th, then, compare to the average 10-years old, why is it unusually powerful?”

“It is simply because your Vicious Mind wave output is powerful and the phenomenon’s image is clear and concrete. Especially the Vicious Mind wave output, it is half of the strongest output in this world that belongs to ancient dragon species.”

Huh, Adele can’t believe her own ears.

“Whose, what is, half of what?”

“Yours, Vicious Mind wave output, ancient dragon species, about half.”

The nanomachines purposely separated its answer.

“Co, compare to human being?”

“Compare to average human being’s magical power, it is about 6 thousands 8 hundred times.”

Patari. (Sound effect of someone falling flat)

Adele lies down flat on the bed.

After a while, Adele finally resurrected and asks various questions to nanomachines.

Because she wants to learn magic normally, she didn’t hear a lot of information from God, but this has become different story. Since threading this poorly will lead to a catastrophe, she must listen properly to grasp the situation.

“… to sum it up, what human being called magic power is the Vicious Mind wave’s radiation strength, it’s retention and overall clarity. If you compare it to voice it is something like, the volume, durability to hoarse⁴ and voice clarity. The clarity of visualization, rather than the strength of magic, it is the classification of the technique used. Technique is not innate, it is something cultivated with training.

So, the whole reason why I’m ahead… Visualization clarity can be satisfied with modern knowledge, then what about the others (radiation strength & durability)… Ah!”

Unfortunately she knows.

What the nanomachines said.

“The Vicious Mind wave output, it is half of the strongest output in this world that belongs to ancient dragon species”

… That is in short, in this world I’m approximately in the middle of zero magic person and maximum magic person. 

Average of the minimum and maximum value.

Gan Gan Gan! (Hitting sound effect)

Adele struck her head onto the wall.

“Wrong! That is wrong! That is not the definition of average!!  I, I, want to live as an average girllllllll!!”

Once again, it is not even the median.

Whether because calculating the average value of everything is troublesome, or because human cannot imagine the vast number that is the God’s [average]. 

Or maybe because God is concerned about Misato’s safety and [purposely did it] as a service …

After a while, Adele calms down and continues to gather information.

“Until now, did anyone else ask question to nanomachine-san?”

“First of all, because most people did not know about our existence, there are not many that talk directly to us.  In addition, even if someone did, we are not allowed to answer to those whose authority is less than level 3.”

“What is authority?”

“The authority to use us. Including human, usually initial level of an organism is set to level 1, ancient dragon is level 2, sometimes level 3. In the past, there are human who has reached level 3, but it is very rare.

Although that person has reach level 3 just before dying of old age, apparently that person thought that our words comes from the spirit of magic and it seems like everyone who have heard of the story has pass away.

In order to reach someone’s brain(mind), our appearance is created by sending signals directly the retina, voice is conveyed by directly vibrating the eardrums…”

“Err, then, that means…”

“Yes, other than optical hallucination, it seems like we are thought as auditory hallucination as well. Right now you look like a weird person who is talking alone.”

“Hiiii!”

“It’s alright. Both rooms on the side are empty.” (The room on the left and right of Adele’s room)

The nanomachines told Adele who is looking at the left and right wall hurriedly.

“If you wish, we can also be heard by other by vibrating the air, and by refracting the light, it is also possible to project a provisional appearance…”

“No, right now, n-no….”

I’m just an average girl that has no business with spirit-san

This time I’m going to learn a lot, then as long as nothing drastic happen, I’m not going to summon the nanomachines.

Adele is thinking like that.

“Ah, come to think about it, the fact that you answer my question, am I level 3?”

“The esteemed Creator-sama have the highest authority level, which is level 10, your level is 5.”

Yes yes, the middle of 0 and 10 is average. I thought so.

“So, what are the classified information (prohibited matters) for my level?”

“Magic invocation limit(ban) is applied on unlimited growth to bacteria and viruses, nuclear fission and nuclear fusion, radiation, and other things that will affect our existence.”

“Oh, that kind of things… It is obvious isn’t it.”

Adele continues the question for a while, and then there is a big harvest.

Item box. When ask whether there is a dimensional storage magic that capable of keeping stored item against deterioration as time elapsed, answer that there, in the numerous dimensions, are a number of different world dimension in which space-time continuum has been crushed, thus there is no concept of time itself. If you place things onto a hole that leads to those dimensions, it can substitute for an item box, so it said. Because it is a different dimension, there is no need to spend energy to maintain it. Nanomachines will take care of the storing and retrieving process.

Magicians of certain level is capable of using [storage], inside of that, time elapsed and capacity is also limited, though it seems to be useful, I’m thankful that my pseudo item box can be used in public by pretending to be [storage]. Of course not only the pseudo item box, I also intend to use [storage] along with it.

Including the trick to use magic output on par with normal people, Adele have finish listening to nanomachines and thanked it.

“Thank you very much. Seems like I can somehow go on as an average girl.”

“Average… girl is it?”

What a thing to say by the nanomachines, Adele inflated her cheek.

“I’m an average girl, let’s live normally, place hand in ordinary happiness!”

“…. I wish you good luck”

Adele that has finish the conversation with nanomachines, suddenly notice something and get anxious.

Until now, there is nothing that felt particularly abnormal, somehow suddenly anxiety have welled up.

Although it is a good coin, its verdict is unfortunate.

Even though she was looking for other hard object, she could only see the metal handle of the closet. Reluctantly she firmly collects the coin with her finger, then put force and…

Kunyari (Snapping sound effect)

Yeah, I wonder if the force is also half of the ancient dragon?

Goddamnit!

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¹しかし、効率だけであの威力か？少し考えづらい. (Shikashi, kōritsu dake de ano iryoku ka? Sukoshi kangae dzurai.) Not sure about this one.

² The nanomachines are speaking in a very formal manner… actually every line that nanomachine said is very formal

³ Like NPC

⁴ How long can you shout till you’re hoarse

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I have a good laugh at this chapter xD

As I said on chapter 1, this is the last chapter that I'll translate.

I apologize for grammatical mistake and mistranslation and even though it is short, I hope you guys enjoy this :).

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Chapter 3 : To School

Chapter 3 : To School

The stagecoach’s journey to the Imperial City, second night.

Adele and the other passenger are camping on the roadside’s prairie.

It is not a rich people’s trip. Those who ride the stagecoach sleep without paying things like hotel bill.

The male passenger are gentlemanly, they give the stagecoach to the woman, while they themselves are going to sleep lying down on the grass.

Adele is also told to sleep on the stagecoach, but because she don’t want to sleep like canned sardine on the narrow stagecoach, she go down from the stagecoach to sleep outside.

Because other people have bad sleeping habit, their snore is unbearable.

Oh, speaking about it, there is a test…

Adele remembers what her father said.

Originally, it is necessary for commoner to pass the exam to enter the school. Nobles do not have to worry about the exam.

This time, because Adele is not allowed to claim her family name, Adele that originally do not have to take the test, have to cumbersomely take the test on the Imperial City, whether it is because father do not want to pay, or father feels that [let her in without exam because she is an aristocrat’s daughter, however, the fact that is a noble and the family name should remain a secret and she is to be treated like commoner’s child] is an unreasonable demand to throw to the school. Perhaps, if Adele is rejected, then there will be no trouble to use that as an excuse to expel her from the house, she thinks it might be possible.

Anyway, that is the reason why Adele who is officially a commoner, that originally do not have to take the test, is supposed to take the admission test along with the nobles who are able to enroll without exam.

Of course, it is not only entrance exam, but also measurement for ability classification. After receiving the test along with aristocracy, you should understand your delicate position. Or so Adele think, Adele do not mind what adults around that place thinks.

Because there is nothing much that can be done, for now, Adele decide to practice magic.

Magic.

What an exciting word.

For Misato that did not have any friend, the anime that she watch on elementary school is magical, at junior high school, at high school for a break of studying, there is a game that will be released soon. And then, at this world, you can use magic yourself! What an exciting word, [magic]!

… but she understand

Certainly, there are people who can use magic like as those seen on anime long time ago. Like court magician, members of magic division, magician that belong to mage guild and hunter guild…

But right now she is just a 10 years old. According to Adele’s memory, her own magic is average for a magician, the definition of [average] that comes from a little girl that is not trained yet, in other words, very pale.

Can produce enough fire to ignite a bonfire, can produce enough water to fill 1 cup.

No, that much is amazing enough. After all, because she does not have to worry about water while travelling, there is a significant reduction of luggage. To the majority of people who can’t use magic, complaining will win a hit as punishment. In this respect only, Adele is not complaining to God that the ability is slightly above average.

Perhaps, maybe because the average value of [people who can’t use magic] and [people who can use great magic] is [people who can use some magic], so she thought.

The magic of this world, although there is a specific genre division name like fire magic or water magic, magicians are not classified like fire magician or water magician. Since spirits are not divided like fire spirit or water spirit, spirits are generic.

All magic are caused by the same type of nanomachine.

Therefore, when one pours their will onto the nanomachines, the occurring phenomenon will corresponds to the will. Whether the will is radiated as Vicious Mind wave. Whether the nanomachines recognize and receive the Vicious Mind wave. Whether the content of the will can be realized. Whether the expected phenomenon match the visualization¹. And, whether or not it conflict against classified information².

Therefore, it is not necessary to divide the suitability of learning magic depending on the type, but there are strong and weak points. The problem, that is, lies on the operator’s visualization. The people of the desert will obviously have a hard time visualizing a large amount of water and ice. However, in general, a great magician will be able to use all magic greatly. Lesser magician is also the same³.

The magic exercise that Adele(Adele only) knows only lies in memory. She(Misato+Adele) herself has not try it out even once. It would be good to try it out once.

 

So Adele thought, she decided to try out water magic.

Using fire magic at night will be too flashy, there is no chance for that. In that respect, it feels safer to do water magic. Incidentally, it will be good to indulge the body. Because this route is far away from the river, the limited available water is for drinking only.

Because she did not have a good relationship with the other passenger, both Adele, and also Misato, does not think that they will like the result if Adele reveals her water magic to help other passenger.

Adele take out a towel from the bag that had been taken down from the coachstage, and move a little further away into the tree shades. The coachstage is parked around here because there is a little steep downhill on the opposite direction.

Adele recall the time she use magic before Misato’s memory returns, held out her palm and cast a spell.

“Water, gather at my side! Water polo creation!”

Nanomachine, yoroshiku!

Doppaaaaaaan! (large amount of water appearing sound effect)

“Gyaaaaa!!”

Adele is dragged down far bellow downhill by the water, after a while, she is discovered by other passengers who came quickly to see what happen.

Weird. Why the amount of water is so large…

Adele change her underwear after other passengers squeezed out her clothes, an older woman thoughtfully lends baggy clothes for Adele to wear.

Certainly, the spell is not wrong. What it means, if the huge amount of water from the spell is not a mistake, it would be the birth of a new and more powerful magic. 

Then, is the magic power amount to much? Did the amount of magic power increase because Misato’s memories come back?

It is likely, since my magic amount is supposed to be [average].

From what I know before my memories come back, since I don’t get out of the mansion a lot, the books that I read are study material. Thinking from that me’s common sense, this world’s average 10 years old does not have enough magic power to produce that amount of water. Even if it is [median] and [mode], it is a wrong amount.

This is bad, Adele thought.

Tomorrow, we will arrive at the Imperial City, and also the school. There is no time to practice anymore. I mean, if I mess up again, the other passengers will get mad at me. What’s left is to find the cause by meditation, then do it for real at the test.

In the afternoon of the next day, the stagecoach arrive safely at the Imperial City, Adele carries her luggage to the school. Even though it is called luggage, it is only 1 bag. It is light.

The school that prissy attend, Eardley School, is closer to the Imperial Castle, which means that it is located at the centre of the Imperial City, Adele goes to Ekland School, it is near the Imperial City’s northern wall’s gate, which means that it is located at the outskirts. Since the main gate of Imperial City is the south gate, Ekland School is at the very back. The difference in both school’s position is vividly displayed.

From the last stop of the stagecoach, the Central Square, Adele finally arrive at Ekland School after a pretty long walk, Adele pass through the school gate by showing her acceptance letter, the gatekeeper uncle tells her to go to women’s dormitory. 

Will she in the care of a kind matron or a strict matron.

That will determine the next 3 year’s fate.

…… she met the matron.

Bespectacled strict looking middle aged women. 

The matron is staring at Adele while Adele give out greeting, then she pass the room key to Adele.

“Luggage is only that much.”

“Y, yes, that is right…”

“The contents?”

“Underwear, bathing kits and writing instrument.”

“Is that all?”

“Yes”

“Is that so…”

The matron thinks about it for a while, and then she continues.

“If you want to work on weekend, tell me.”

Perhaps, she is a relatively good person, maybe, I don’t know.

While thinking about it, Adele lowers her head, then she go to the room she was given.

 Her room.

The width is about 4 tatami. Around a little less than 2 tatami wide space is occupied by a bed, the remaining space held a closet, desk and chair, it is full(cramped).

Maybe because it is 10-13 years old’s room, thankfully, because it is a private room, Adele can be satisfied with this room.  At least, it would be much more comfortable to live here than remain at home.

Arranging the luggage is over in 40 seconds. Put bathing kit on the top of the closet, put underwear in place, put writing instrument on the top of the desk, and complete. Maybe, 40 seconds is plenty of time to finish.

Entrance ceremony is 4 days later.

The day after tomorrow is the proficiency test along with aristocratic group, 3 days after that is uniform and education material distribution, there is also description about the entrance ceremony. Tomorrow is the only free day.

Adele lies on the bed and wallow in meditation

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¹The raw said イメージ (imeeji) which means… well… image… I’m taking the liberty of translating it as [visualization] because I feel that it fits more to the context…

²そして、禁則事項に抵触していないかどうか (Soshite, kinsoku jikō ni teishoku shite inai ka dō ka) not sure about this… though the direct translation is correct (or so I feel/hope), I just can’t get the meaning :<

³ Great magician use great magic -> lesser(weaker) magician use lesser(weaker) magic