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T/N: Today I want to give another big thank you to my Cookie Donor, Rich!! Thanks for sending more sweets my way!! š
So it seems that even within the darkness element, there are different levels of magical power. It starts from level 1, but I wonder what the highest level isā¦.. Out of curiousity, I flip to the last page in the darkness magic section of the book.
ćThe highest level is unknown.ć
Unknown!?
ā¦ā¦.Thatās right. I remember now!
For the five main elementsć¼darkness, light, water, wind, and fireć¼no one knows what the highest levels are.
And this bookās records only go up to level 100.
As for in the game, level 100 was thought to be basically the pinnacle of magical power since aside from only two people, namely Duke-Sama and the heroine, no one else was known to have surpassed itā¦ā¦
Wait, doesnāt that mean that regardless of how hard I try, Alicia wonāt be able to exceed level 100?
ā¦ā¦No way. So itās pointless no matter what I do?
Whatās with this Otome game? Thatās not fair! Agh, I want to lodge a complaint with the creators.
But, waitā¦. Alicia seems to be someone who can do whatever she puts her mind toā¦. So maybe if I train extra hard from now on, I might just be able to overcome the level hurdle?
Though, well, first I should learn how to use the level 1 spells1 I suppose.
But even though I was able to find this book describing the different types of magic and spells, I still havenāt found any books about how to actually use magic.
Well, baby steps I guess. For now, letās just focus on learning what sort of magic exists in this world.
I pore over the book starting from the descriptions of the level 1 spells.
Seeing the variety of applications, Iām starting to feel a little excited. There really is all manner of different types of magicā¦ā¦ For instance, I wonder if there will ever come a day when Iām actually able to use this spell to close a door?
Although itās called darkness magic, the effects of these spells donāt seem to be particularly dark nor sinister.
Like, once you reach level 10, there is a spell with the power to clean things that you can use!!
Thatās super convenient. I spill things on my dresses all the time so Iād love to be able to use that spell!
And on the page denoting level 50 thereās a note:
ćLevel 50 magic can only be used by the upper nobility.ć
Oh, then that means I should have no problem using it, right? As long as I practice really hard, of course.
Level 50ā¦ā¦ I have this feeling that the Alicia from the game didnāt actually get to that poiā¦ā¦.
At level 50 you become able to create magical barriersā¦ā¦! So that means that the one who created that barrier around the impoverished village must have been an upper-class nobleā¦..!
I continue to read through the book, completely fascinated, and before I know it I had already reached level 80. It was around there that I read something that made me pause.
ā¦ā¦Magic to exchange something of someone elseās with something of yours?2
ćAt level 87 you can exchange pieces of yourself with the corresponding parts of someone else.
Things such as your internal organs, skin, hair, or eyes are examples of exchangeable items.
This spell is unique to darkness magic.ć
Eyesā¦ā¦?
You can even exchange your own eyes with someone elseās!?
Which means that I can exchange Grandpa Willās eyes with mine?
But if this spell is at level 87, just how long will it take me to be able to use itā¦..?
I turn back a couple of pages, looking once again at the note written for level 80.
ćLevel 80 spells can only be used by upper nobility and will take at least 3 years to acquire.ć
At least 3 yearsā¦ā¦.
I quickly flip forward in the book again.
ćLevel 90 spells can only be used by upper nobility and will take at least 5 years to acquire.ć
So if Level 80 takes 3 years and Level 90 takes at least 5, then doesnāt that mean that to reach Level 87 should take around 4 years?
Thatās quite a long time. It seems that the road ahead will be quite the steep one. But even so, I wonāt give up.
I continue to flip through the pages again.
ćLevel 100 spells can only be used by upper nobility. Very few people in the world have ever reached this point.ć
Woah, only a few people in the entire world!?
Then, doesnāt that mean that Duke-Sama and the heroine who surpassed Level 100 are absolute monsters?
And the heroine is even a commoner to boot!
To be able to not only reach but to actually surpass level 100 as a commonerā¦. Sometimes life just isnāt fair. But, then again, it is the heroine that weāre talking about.
What sort of magic was she able to use again?
ā¦ā¦Wait, thatās right. That girl was literally able to use every element.
Ugh, the heroine! This is exactly why I canāt stand her. I completely understand why Alicia would have felt the desire to bully such a girl.
āAlicia-Sama! Everyone has gathered in the guest parlor,ā Rosetta calls, coming into the library.
I wonder how she knew that I was hereā¦..
Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!
Thatās right! When I had just gotten back from the impoverished village, I had carelessly let it slip that I was going to the library.
My brain hadnāt been functioning properly at that time.
Agh, this is awful. Even though I had so painstakingly kept it a secret for these last three yearsā¦ā¦
But, I somehow got the feeling that Rosetta hadnāt been all that surprised when I said that I was going to come hereā¦ā¦
I wonder why. Since Iāve been getting up early and avidly learning the art of the sword, maybe sheās just gotten used to my unusual conduct?
If I had told her that I was going to the library three years ago, Iām sure she would have had quite the dubious expression on her face. Human adaptability truly is a frightening thing.
I place the book back on the shelf and then head over to the parlor.
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T/N: Lol, I love the fact that Alicia specifically wondered if she would ever be able to use magic to āclose a doorā XD This girl really dreams big it seems! Also, the fact that she wants to exchange her eyes (or maybe just one?) with Willāsā¦. Sheās such a sweetheart! Though I canāt think of that as a very villainess-y thing to do haha.
Chapter Note: As this is the first real mention of magic, I have no idea how it works in this novel, so some of my translations might be slightly off. Because of the nature of Japanese, I canāt even tell if each level has multiple spells available for it, or if itās a 1-to-1 correspondence. Just keep that in mind going forward! To know a few more particulars about this, please refer to the footnotes.
1As of right now, I havenāt seen any descriptions of how magic works in this world yet. For ease of translation, I said that they use āspellsā but Alicia hasnāt actually used a word equivalent to āspellsā in Japanese, so I might have to change this later on.ā©
2This was written really vaguely and in a way that initially made me think that you could exchange objects in someone elseās possession with something of yours, but in the following description, the examples it gives are body partsā¦. So itās possible this spell is restricted only for use on parts of the casterās and targetās bodies, but Iām not quite sure. I translated the bookās words as focusing on exchanging body parts because it sounds better that way, but once again I might have to come back and change that once I know more.ā©
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