Chapter 30: Fun Days with Master
The Reincarnated Extra
Fun Days with Master
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It has been roughly half a year since I met Master.
The seasons have turned, and itâs almost summer!
The mountainside is covered in lush greenery, the Naked Mole Rats emerge from their nests, and the Polly Bugs squirm under the leaves, in such a season.
I am chasing after Master, running through the mountains.
Silently, like the wind⦠running at speeds unimaginable in my previous life.
Well, thatâs because Iâm applying the technique of ãGrasshopperã to every step I take on the ground!
What happens if you use the force that allows you to leap meters vertically in a single bound for horizontal movement?
The answer is simple.
No need to think about it!
Incredible speed is achieved.
And since the impact is converted into magical power, thereâs no sound.
I kick off the ground, kick off the trunks of trees, and sometimes continue moving as if leaping and flying, and I arrive at the cliff weâve been to before.
Master, with the momentum of running through the mountains, runs up the cliff vertically.
This movement is exactly like using ãSilverfishã.
I follow behind.
Oops! Master has thrown a pebble at me from ahead!
This pebble, being part of the training, naturally doesnât have lethal damage, but itâs incredibly hard to dodge.
Of course, itâs hard to dodge because Master throws it that way!
And if it hits me, a penalty game awaits.
The tea brewed by Master will taste even worse!
Whatâs the deal, Master?
Isnât brewing tea supposed to be your hobby?
For the tea to taste worse as a penalty, doesnât that mean you recognize that the tea you brew is bad?
Isnât that a blasphemy against tea itself?
While Iâm pondering this, we arrive at the top of the cliff.
Weâve been running non-stop for more than two hours, but finally, here, instead of resting while enjoying the view⦠thatâs not how Masterâs training goes.
Master stares straight at me and readies his fist. I respond in kind, and the sparring begins.
Yes, this is a sparring match.
It starts off slowly, and then gradually speeds up, faster and faster!
We parry each otherâs attacks.
â¦Just because the punches are slow, doesnât mean you can let your guard down.
Because those punches are infused with magical power!
Indeed, Master effortlessly wields ãMagic Strikeã, a skill I happened to acquire by chance a few months ago.
The first time we sparred, I naively caught Masterâs slowly moving fist and was embarrassingly blown away several metersâa memory that still makes me blush!
To counter ãMagic Strikeã, one must use magic conversion to neutralize the magical power infused in the opponentâs fistâ¦
This sparring session is more nerve-wracking than it looks.
The sparring continues endlessly until the sun is at its highest, which is when we finally take a break.
In the afternoon, Master and I go hunting, gather herbs, and return home as it gets dark.
Then, we work on crafting traps, mixing simple medicines, and other manual tasks, going to sleep at a reasonable hour.
And waking up before dawnâ¦
Thatâs how Iâve been spending my days recently, enduring rigorous training.
Though I exhaust both my physical and magical energy, collapsing into bed every night, itâs strangely not painful.
I can feel myself getting stronger bit by bit⦠and most importantly, I have Master.
Master is strong. Incomprehensibly strong.
I knew this from the moment we met, but having learned how to control my body and magic from Master, and becoming somewhat capable of fightingâ¦
And yet, when I try to gauge Masterâs strength anew⦠itâs indescribable.
So strong that I canât even comprehend how much of a gap exists between us.
Just exchanging punches, I can feel Masterâs immense skill.
The way Master moves, flows, concentrates, and disperses magical power is all so efficient and beautiful.
I guess⦠our total magical power might be about the same now, butâ¦
Despite that, the vast difference between Master and me lies in experience and technique.
I genuinely respect Master, who has accumulated such strength.
Iâm grateful for the fortune of having met such a Master.
I want to be together forever.
I still have so much more to learn.
My beloved Master.
Please continue to guide me.
Eh? What about learning ãMantisã?
Well, Extra-sama mentioned that itâs based on the same principles and fundamentals as ãMagic Swordã, a technique to sharpen sword strikes, which she saw in âSword Godâs Isekai Broadcast.â
Once I understood how it worked, it was easy to master.
And just like that, I was able to do it in no time.
Thatâs all!