Absolutely Do Not Touch Eldmia Egga - Chapter 51

It was quite chilly to ride a horse in the morning fog and air.

As it was concluded that he had to run for nearly four hours to reach his destination, the abandoned dungeon, he did so even though he did not speed much thanks to running while conserving his stamina as much as possible. Somehow, everyone except me wanted to put on a thick-looking cape before riding.

In the end, I tried to endure until the sun fully rose, but it wasn’t easy either, so I had to summon the spirit for the first time in a while, feeling the lack of preparation due to my lack of experience. To be honest, it was so cold that I wanted to praise myself for working hard just by running with my mouth shut for an hour.

With the help of the spirits, as soon as he started to raise his body temperature, a terrifying cry was heard.

“Huh?! Spirit?!”

“What? Spirit?”

The owners of the shrieking screams were Ekatrina and Rellie. Ekatrina was obviously running in front of me, but I reacted immediately, and soon, Ekatrina and Lely approached me with interesting faces, keeping pace. Even Gaendal and Gin did not hide their surprise, but in the end, it seemed to stop at that level.

“What? What? Spiritualism? Really?”

“Oh my god, is it real? Mr. Ega, do you know how to use spirit magic?”

“What, what? I learned a little from the elf who raised me…”

“What?! An elf raised me?!”

“Wow! You’re more fun than I’ve heard?”

I don’t know what the heck she’s been listening to about me, but unlike Rellie, whose eyes shine with interest rather than inquisitiveness, Ekaterina, who shows a very enthusiastic inquisitive spirit, is starting to show interest to the point where it’s burdensome.

“Eldmia. Did you say that you were able to communicate with the spirits since you were little? So, did the elves make your talent bloom?”

“No. We lived together, so we were able to communicate at some point.”

At that answer, this time, Rellie was surprised once more and spoke up.

“Really? Then you didn’t feel the spirits in the first place?”

“Yes, well. I didn’t even understand the concept of feeling. No, more than that. Ekaterina just felt that I had summoned a spirit, right? Isn’t she capable of spiritism?”

“Not at all! I only know how to feel.”

I wondered if that would be a strange case as well, so Rellie explained further.

“Feeling mana is different from using magic, just like being able to use elemental magic is different. If an elf were your teacher, you probably wouldn’t have thought of such a case, so you wouldn’t have heard of it, but it’s very common among humans.”

“Ah! You can’t talk to the spirits?”

I also had a hard time with that at first, so I immediately understood what you were talking about. Sure enough, Ekatrina nodded and clicked her tongue as if she was really sorry.

“Actually, in our country, being able to communicate with the spirits is treated very highly. Maybe it’s because the land is barren, but it’s not particularly easy. It wasn’t until I came out that I realized that the concept of spiritism itself was almost at the level of hundreds of years ago in other countries.”

According to Ekatrina, it is a concept close to shamanism, and it is said that Lovell’s Spiritualism is purely dependent on the intuition of someone with a high affinity.

Nevertheless, those who are good at spirit magic are almost geniuses, so they lack the theoretical concept of spirit magic compared to other countries, but are far superior in ability. It is clear that the country is physically and mentally wild.

Others study and write ‘can’t it?’ It is a country where there is something about the fact that talented people who use one have come out steadily.

Anyway, as Yekatrina who grew up in Lovell, she was very proud of her affinity with spirits, but she was regretful that she couldn’t utilize it.

“Rather than that, there weren’t any rumors about Mr. Ega using spirit magic, right?”

“That’s right. It’s not used in battle.”

“why?”

“I’m afraid the spirits will be offended.”

I was able to fully feel the spirit’s thoughts that went round and round in bewilderment when I was with Asillie. Unlike her, every time I ask for help from the spirits for a fight-related purpose, just listing the hardships I’ve gone through is enough to chew on the hardships of military life.

“I don’t know if it’s because I don’t have a high level of affinity with spirits, but if I want help in battle, I’ll come out harsh and don’t use it when I’m just fighting.”

“…? It’s just an order, right?”

“What a big deal, how do I give orders to opponents stronger than me?”

Exposing themselves and helping their hearts are beings whose hearts are mostly their own, except for everyday things. As a mere human being, it is difficult for me to even take care of myself, so how can I have the guts to give orders?

I thought I said something obvious, but Rellie said, ‘What? weird?’ He muttered the same thing to himself and raised question marks.

“Didn’t Master say anything about that?”

“I said it was a good attitude.”

Of course, when I first heard of her, she laughed loudly, which was rare.

If you think about it, that’s pretty funny. If you have a gun pointed at your head, wouldn’t it be normal to be humble toward that target?

“Ummm. Well, I haven’t met many spirit sorcerers, so I have nothing to say. If Master did that, then that would be true.”

Rellie, who nodded as if he had roughly understood it, was the owner of a truly desirable mindset. Someone who knows how to distinguish between ‘wrong’ and ‘different’ should always be with you. We hope that a good relationship will be maintained even after the request.

“That’s also a lesson I haven’t heard from the spirit magicians I’ve seen and met. Is there any advice Eldmia can give you on how to communicate with the spirits?”

It was the same with Catherine. Whoops. And in fact, I have a tip that will surprise even Asilier about this part. Even for a good relationship, I was able to give you a lot of tips.

“This is advice I can give with real confidence. The fact that we worked together like this and that Yekatrina-san, who has a high affinity for spirits, is also meant to be, so let me tell you a little bit about it.”

“Really?! What is it?”

“The spirits do not speak human language.”

“to?”

“uh?”

I continued to explain to the two, who seemed to have forgotten to spur their horses.

“It’s simple. Since we speak in the common language of the Empire, we can understand each other. Even if Yekatrina spoke in Lovell, wouldn’t I understand?”

“yes?”

“The spirits do all communication with humans. Spirits don’t understand language, they understand intentions.”

It is not an exaggeration to say that it was a possible idea because I was living in a place where spirits did not exist, and this is almost Columbus’ egg-level idea. Even Asilie, an elf, gave a standing ovation when she first heard it.

Even the spirits showed great interest in me because I suddenly had an affinity with spirits that I didn’t have before. It’s a huge advantage that they start with an interest in me, unlike the spirit sorcerers who have to seek attention from the spirit.

Still, I couldn’t speak. After much thought, there was only one conclusion.

When the spirits treat people, they do not treat them as one of many humans, but only as one individual. Therefore, there is a lack of ‘universality’ that applies the conversation method with that person to this person. Ashley, Ekatrina, and I are all different people, so from their point of view, they all need different communication methods. Talking to ants the way you talk to people won’t work, so it’s a creature that learns new ways to communicate and approaches it in a new way.

It can be said that it is a crazy idea and practice that knows how to respect the concept of one person more than any other race.

“In the process of the spirit manifesting and communicating, it borrows the thoughts of the target to speak, so it seems at first glance that it fully understands the concept of language, but it’s completely different. If a mute summons it, won’t it even speak?”

Because communication with dumb words is not the main thing. That said, I wouldn’t communicate in sign language, but it was clear that it would be seen as conveying my intentions without a word in the eyes of others.

“Then, those who are said to be geniuses in spiritism…?”

“They understand the language of the spirits. They have their own language too. They just adapt to us.”

I thought I could speak two languages since I was born, but one of them is an elemental language. Of course, it can only seem like they communicate well and help well.

“Wow…that’s an idea I never thought of.”

It would be a pointless approach to consider the spirits not as a species but as a kind of divine being. So I was quite proud of my reasoning.

“So when you have to communicate something, it may be faster to just convey it with actions than relying on words. It is also the case with me.”

Spirits exist everywhere and have always existed. If a person who has lived a silent life all of a sudden talks a lot about talking to the spirits, it only confuses the spirits.

Because the object they remember is a silent object. It is easier to communicate with the spirits if you approach it the way you normally do, unless you are out of the spirits’ interest because of the spirit affinity that converges to 0 like me.

“Somehow, I wanted to call the spirit without saying a word earlier, so maybe that’s the reason!”

Catherine’s conclusion was correct, so she smiled and nodded. I am a person who thoroughly communicates with the spirits through body language. It is only now that communication is possible in one way or another, but maybe it is because of the first button, it is more certain to communicate with hand gestures.

“Hey, I think we’ll have to talk more about this later when we’re taking a break. Alright, Eldmia?”

“It doesn’t matter, but why later…”

“Because uninvited guests are blocking the way.”

I realized that Ekatrina, who thought she would be distracted by the story, was staring ahead with sharp eyes, and then I noticed that our speed was slowing down little by little.

Following her gaze, there were dozens of rogue-looking men blocking the path of the forest. Just looking at the bonfire in the middle of the road, roughly scattered

…

When Gaendal, who had been running head to head with us, asked, everyone, who had now slowed down to be walking a little faster, started to worry with their throats ringing. Of course, I thought he was thinking about how to kick his feet quickly to get on his way, but the first thing Gin said when he opened his mouth was completely unexpected.

“Wouldn’t it be nice to go back? At this distance, it’s going to be hard to recognize who we are yet. Since we’re moving secretly, it’s better to turn around a little than to bump into and leave witnesses.”

“Hmm. That’s probably the case. I don’t want to waste my energy for nothing.”

It was not only Rellie that sympathized with it, but Gaendal and Yekatrina as well.

“Ah. This is why I was chosen.”

“Huh? Did you say something?”

I thought I knew, but I guess I didn’t. In Gaendal’s questioning, I realized it belatedly.

They were definitely adventurers of a higher rank than me, but they clearly had less experience fighting against a large number of people than me. It was a part that could be understood just by looking at how concerned the witness would survive while dealing with halfway thieves.

That’s understandable enough. Because there is bound to be a difference between the sense of fighting monsters and the sense of fighting people. Even the higher the level of the adventurers around you, the more cautious you will be in combat with humans. They must have overestimated the enemy’s abilities without even realizing it.

But how do they survive? they all die No matter how open it is, it is impossible for thieves and bandits to come and escape from the user alive.

“The way to go is busy, but at what time will you return? I think this is my chance to show you why the guild leader hired me, so let’s just watch

it this time.” Since we’ll be fighting against people in the dungeon anyway, I thought it would be a good opportunity to correct their judgment in advance, so I sent the spirits back and moved forward. went.