I Don’t Want To Be the Main Character

70. Day 3, Silfia Andres (2)

1.

Rare of dragons.

If I were to think of an image that is commonly imagined, the image of a monster or familiar guarded by a dragon in front of the entrance, and a huge dragon coiled and asleep in a cave with a wide cavity would be suitable.

In general, human imagination is there, and there is bound to be a certain level of stereotype established by reading numerous fantasy novels.

Thanks to that, my imagination was roughly similar to that stereotype.

“……It’s a bit different from what I thought.”

This is the dragon’s rare…… ? The image was a little different from what I thought.

It was true that everything from the entrance to the cavity inside was a large cave. But that’s where I got it right.

As I entered, I was greeted with a sophisticated atmosphere that made me confuse whether I was at Dragon’s Rare, which is stuck in an unfamiliar village, or Hannam The Hill in Gangnam.

“Of course. Humans are mistaken for living in a cave with nothing.”

“……Isn’t this just an apartment?”

“Apartment…? I don’t know what it is, but I ordered the dwarves to do it, and they did it all on their own.”

As expected, a dragon.

I ran my finger across the marble-topped cave wall, then gave up on understanding and shook my head.

Well, it’s a field where reincarnation and return occur, but there can be enough dragons who live after remodeling caves to the level of the sea.

When I was reincarnated and reached a certain age, there was one truth in life that I realized from the moment I realized that this world was somehow twisted.

If you don’t understand, just accept it.

Should I say words like gold and jade that are helpful in living life?

As he said, instead of understanding even now, he quickly understood and quietly followed Sylphia.

Even though it looks like this, it’s a dragon’s rare, but it’s not strange if I accidentally touch something strange, like a security trap to prevent intruders.

After a while, standing in front of the huge door, Sylphia raised her palm and opened the door.

And what was visible through the gap in the open door…….

“What is all this…?”

“This is the data I have been collecting in my spare time. There are also research data that I have obtained from my own experiments. It is not a very large amount since I have not been collecting it for a long time.”

“…Isn’t that a lot? It’s piled up like this?”

Instead of accepting it for now, I was greeted with a vast amount of data, enough to tackle Sylphia’s words and fall.

If you add a little bit of exaggeration, there is an enormous pile of books and papers that seem to have piled up to the ceiling of this spacious cave.

“I said I found a plausible way, right?”

“I think it would be nice if the method wasn’t just remodeling the human body.”

“Hmmm.”

Sylphia cleared her throat as if she had been stabbed in the throat.

No, was it really human body modification?

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My bewildered emotions were clearly visible on my face, but before I could stop it, Sylphia opened her mouth and started explaining.

“The important thing is the cause. The reason why Rudrick is in fact terminally ill is simple. It is because the amount of magic within his body is too large. You know this, right?”

“I’ve heard that it’s oversaturated beyond the threshold because it doesn’t decrease no matter how much magic is used. It’s not impossible in theory.”

“That’s right. It’s because the concentrated mana in an oversaturated state affects the body. Excess of anything is not good. So from a certain point on, the mana circuit that couldn’t hold out is damaged to the point that it can no longer function as a ‘passage’ for mana, It becomes a vicious cycle in which the body that is damaged starts with the most basic circuit.”

Sylpia, who continued her explanation in a calm tone, raised her index finger and asked, like a teacher teaching students.

“Then here’s the problem, Ludrick. It was too late for me to find out the cause of this before returning. But now, I’d say the timing is good. It hasn’t been long since you’ve returned, right? Enough to move freely.”

“……Well, for now, isn’t it?”

“Then what is the fundamental way to cure all diseases?”

“To remove the cause.”

“Exactly. And the cause of Rudrick is that excessively saturated mana.”

I used to joke that I wished I didn’t have the temperament of a mad scientist, but now I’m not kidding. An ominous foreboding that begins to creep in in an instant.

No, no matter how hard it is, I don’t think Sylphia should hurt me…….

“Then I’ll try to remove that magic first.”

“……Don’t say nonsense that a true support is not healing allies, but finding the source of damage and removing it.”

“It’s real!”

Instinctive repulsion first rose at the idea that was so exciting that it reminded me of the black-haired monk who appears in The Storm of Time and Space.

And I wonder if my hesitant reaction was reflected as a stubborn refusal, Sylphia protested with an expression of regret.

“Look, Rudrick. What will happen if you remove the magic?”

“……Well, it’s just to buy some time. If you take the alcohol out of the sack, the sack will shrivel.”

“Isn’t it? Once things go wrong, in the worst case, you lose your magic forever. It’s simply that’s it?”

“At the point when I said that was simply everything, I didn’t want to leave it to Sylphia.”

“Ah! That’s what it says! Even if that happens, it’s better to live than not be able to use magic.”

I was saddened to see him talking nonsense, calmly as if nothing had happened.

Obviously, when we first met, Sylphia didn’t have this kind of image…… !

Sylphia, who didn’t even wake me up while I fell asleep due to starvation from work, kindly took care of my work and took care of it for me, is no longer there, and only something that used to be Sylphia remains.

What made Sylfia like this?

“It’s a bit extreme, but it’s like a cure. If the mana completely disappears, there won’t be any damage to the circuit.”

“Miss Silfia, people die without magic.”

“I don’t die. In fact, there are cases where people are born with insensitivity, which makes them unable to use magic at all… Well, instead, their bodies are a little weaker than others, but…?”

… ….

I’m at a loss for words. It was a feeling that I couldn’t easily think of what to answer. Obviously, what Silfia said was logically aligned, but that kind of thing I couldn’t easily understand.

In fact, if this is the case, it would be reasonable to entrust it to a dragon with magic skills that are incomparable to those of human archmages.

I fully understood that in my head. However, at the same time, I couldn’t help but feel a creeping doubt about whether I could leave this to Sylphia.

Th-It’s rude to Sylphia to say this, but…….

Apart from what I perceive as reasonable in my head, when I listen to Sylphia talking, I can say that it gives off a strange feeling.

Still, you can’t bluntly refuse someone who says they’ll do it.

Whew.

I asked with a sigh.

“So what do you want to do, Miss Silfia?”

“I will discharge the mana first.”

And as if she had waited for those words, Sylpia replied confidently.

“Draining mana? How?”

“Others seem to be thinking of a strict method… But you can do everything without using such a primitive method. Ahem.”

A magic circle came into being at the fingertips of Sylpia, who stretched out her chest and responded triumphantly. A magic circle filled with geometric patterns in a circle.

I wasn’t particularly knowledgeable about magic circles, but the meaning of the pattern was clear, so I could easily recognize it.

“……I apply it like this. I didn’t know it could be used on people, not objects.”

It wasn’t like a huge or great idea change. Rather, it was a magic circle whose meaning was clear and simple enough to be recognized by anyone at the level of a wizard. However, the simplicity was supplemented with perfection to the point of being ignorant.

I wonder if it’s close to the feeling of polishing basic Fireball magic to the limit.

“Of course, it’s unreasonable to apply it right away. In a conscious state, the defense mechanism will probably work reflexively even if Rudrick isn’t aware of it.”

“A defense mechanism…?”

“Yes. Even if Rudrick tries hard not to resist, will his body react automatically? Engraving this magic circle is not the end, but first, Rudrick needs to go to sleep. In the sleep state, human beings This genie’s instinctive defense mechanisms are also relieved.”

“……Hmm. But luckily it doesn’t hurt or anything like that. Let’s try it.”

“Oh.”

I wonder if my reaction was unexpected.

Sylpia put on a puzzled expression and tilted her head.

“……Why?”

“……You agree so easily?”

“It’s not painful. Does it hurt like tattooing when you engrave a magic circle?”

“No, it’s not really like that, but… It’s a structure where the magic circle disperses as soon as the magic power dissipates. It’s not like it’s directly engraved on the skin.”

“That’s enough, well.”

In spite of my answer, Sylphia put on an expression that seemed like it was going to be a long one, and soon gathered her mana in the other hand. The magic formula composed of magical energy is sleep magic.

If I didn’t resist with great magic, it was enough to send me to sleep neatly and concisely like an anesthetic.

Then, the hesitant Sylphia asked me back, as if trying to confirm something.

“……Do you really want to do it?”

“Yes.”

“……I didn’t expect you to agree so kindly.”

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Muttering, Sylphia stretched out her hand to me.

And then, my vision slowly went black.

Suddenly, before the sight was cut off.

“……What if I do something strange? What kind of man is so careless?”

I thought I heard a strange muttering.

…… Must be an illusion