I Was Reincarnated as a Commoner. I Can’t Stand Living Like This, so I’ll Become an Aristocrat! C167

167, Magic Verification Part 2

"cold"

　I suddenly felt cold. This is because I got soaked with water earlier and the item box has a scary performance. 

What should I do? I need to dry these clothes. Should I dry it with fire magic and wind magic...? Until then, I don't like being completely naked, but I can't help it. 

With that in mind, I was about to take off my clothes when something suddenly occurred to me. 

Come to think of it, since you can make a water ball with river water, wouldn't you be able to get the moisture out of your clothes? 

I mean, with fire magic, if there is fire, you can use that fire to create a fireball, right? Then, for example, if a fire breaks out, wouldn't it be possible to control the fire and put it out? 

I guess I've never really explored magic because I'm careful not to reveal all my attributes or my ridiculous amount of magical power. As I was testing magic like this, questions came to mind one after another. 

I was able to use recovery magic, so I created a variety of magic, but other attributes remained largely untouched. So, let's try out whatever comes to mind. 

Thinking so, I decided to try using magic, imagining it as collecting moisture from clothes. 

The idea is to collect the moisture contained in clothes in one place... 

...Yeah, it seems like it can be done. 

I was surprised at how easy it was to do. The clothes I'm currently wearing are completely dry, and the water collected from my clothes floats in the air as small water balls. 

Can I dry my hair too? With that in mind, I tried using magic on my hair in the same way. Then I was able to dry my hair easily. 

This magic is extremely useful. Why was it taking so long to dry my hair? It was quite cold in winter. 

But this kind of magic isn't generally known, right? I've never heard of it in the Duke's household, and I've never heard of it at the Royal School either. Why is that……? 

Well, it's true that it consumes a lot of magic power because it's a detailed spell. So maybe someone else can't do it?　

Hmm, lately my amount of magical power has increased so much that I don't really understand how much magical power other people have. Even though the magical power is minuscule for me, it is impossible for ordinary people. 

If you think about it that way, there's a possibility that other people can't do it. 

Another possibility is that there is no need to go to the trouble of drying it with magic. If you let it dry, it will dry naturally, so there's no need to use so much magical power. 

Because magic power is precious to ordinary people, it is normal for them not to use magic for things that can be easily substituted without using magic. 

If you think about it, this usage may not become popular. 

But this magic is quite useful for me, who has an absurd amount of magic power. For now, use it every day to dry your hair. 

With that conclusion, I returned the water I took out of my clothes to the river. 

Then, just as I was thinking about testing fire magic, I suddenly saw a fish swimming in the river. 

Then, I came up with something a little scary. Well, it might be quite scary. 

　

...That's the magic I mentioned earlier, but could it be that it can extract water from living things? 

That's what I came up with. 

If I could do it...it would be a very scary magic. Why did I come up with this idea? But even though it's scary, I can't stop trying it. Once I think of it, I get curious... 

Anyway, let's try it on plants first. With that in mind, I placed my hand over a nearby tree and tried using magic to remove the moisture inside the tree. Then the magic won't work. 

Sigh, it was good for now. I thought I had created another scary magic. 

After trying various things, I was able to extract moisture from cut tree branches, leaves, dead fish, insects, etc. 

Of course we were able to extract blood. Yeah, it might be scary magic after all. But hey, it's fine as long as it can't be used on living things. On the other hand, it is easy to drain the blood of a defeated animal, so let's think positively. 

For now, the verification of water magic is over! I'm already scared of water magic. Water magic can do a lot of things. Actually, I wonder why I can't use water magic to create warm water even though I can do so many things. 

Previously, I couldn't create water above room temperature using water magic, so I tried some trial and error, but I was able to create boiling water by using fire-attribute magic as well. 

But that's something I can do because I have all attributes, and it's a method that others can't do... I don't really know if magic is useful or not. 

Well, it's certainly convenient, but there are also quite a few inflexibilities. 

My guess is that water attributes can lower the temperature, but they can't raise it. Conversely, fire attributes can raise the temperature, but cannot lower it. 

But according to this law, I think it's fine to make ice with water magic, but water magic can only create liquids. After all, there is no flexibility. 

There's really a lot of things we don't understand about magic. Well, from my point of view, the very existence of such a mysterious power is strange, so it might be pointless to think about it too deeply. 

After all, it's strange to think that magical power consumption will decrease based on the image. At first, I was excited when I discovered this law, but the more I thought about it, the more I imagined that it would reduce the amount of magic power consumed, which was too vague a standard. 

It's strange that Japanese knowledge can be used so much in a world where magic exists in the first place. We don't even know whether there is oxygen in the air, whether fire requires oxygen to burn, whether humans breathe oxygen in the first place, and what actually happens in that area. 

I wouldn't be surprised if someone told me that there is such a thing as magical power, that humans live by breathing in magical energy, and that fire burns using magical energy. 

Well, if you imagine oxygen in the air, the amount of magic power consumed by fire magic will decrease, so there's probably oxygen... It's possible that what you think is oxygen may not be oxygen at all. It is questionable how similar it is to Earth. 

When I started thinking about it like this, I found myself full of questions about magic, and the more I thought about it, the more I fell into a deep hole. I don't know what the correct answer is. 

There's no point in thinking about it any more. I can't research it, and I don't have the passion to figure it out on my own. 

In the end, what's important to me is not the reason why things happen, but the fact that if you do this, this will happen. 

So, yeah...let's stop thinking about it for now. It's impossible for me to find an answer to this question. Only God knows that. 

I came to that conclusion and decided to go back to examining magic for now. All that's left now is to test the fire magic. I wonder if it is possible to control fire. If we could do this, we could use it in the event of a fire and reduce the damage. 

First, I gathered nearby branches and dead grass and set it on fire with fire magic. And when it catches fire, the supply of magic power is stopped. 

Even if you start a fire with fire magic, the magic power is not consumed after the magic power supply is stopped, so what the branch is currently burning is pure fire unrelated to magic. 

Therefore, if you can control this, it should be a magic that can be used in the event of a fire. 

With that in mind, I tried creating a fireball using the fire that was currently burning. Then you can easily create a fireball. However, the branch remained on fire and another fireball was created. 

The fire's strength weakened for a moment, but it quickly flared up again. 

Hmm, I guess this method won't work. Next time, instead of creating a fireball, let's use magic to control it and extinguish the fire itself. I thought so and tried hard for a while, but I just couldn't do it. 

You can move fire, but you can't put out fire. 

Hmm, I wonder why. But if you think about it, you won't be able to erase stones made with magic using actual soil, but stones made only with magic can be erased. The same goes for water. Water balls made with river water cannot be erased, but water balls made with magic power can be erased. If you think about it, you might not be able to put out the fire. 

So, in the case of a fire, the only way to put it out is with water. 

Magic may seem like it's all-purpose, but it's not. That's interesting, but also tedious. Well, if you can do anything as you imagine with magical power, wouldn't that be the strongest magic? It's more interesting if it's a little inconvenient. 

I've done a lot of testing, so I'll write a summary of today so I don't forget. 

I thought so and took out a pen and paper from the item box. 

First up is the item box. 

Today's result is that it is possible to put living things inside, but the living things that are put inside will die. You cannot put more than a certain amount in the item box. 

The challenge for the future is whether it will be possible to include monsters and humans. For now, I'll verify whether I can put in monsters. 

Next is teleportation magic. 

Today's result is that long-distance teleportation is possible as long as you have magical power. Large objects and many objects can be transferred together. However, it is impossible to transfer only objects. It is also possible to teleport together with living things. 

The challenge for the future is whether it can be transferred together with humans. 

Now let's talk about other magical attributes. 

Anyway, what I learned today is that iron can be created using earth magic. Being able to use water magic to extract the moisture contained in objects and the moisture from dead creatures. However, it is not possible to extract water from living things. 

I guess this is about it. Yes, there were some results that were unexpectedly scary, but I think the results were quite useful. 

From now on, let's use more magic and try out various things with magic. If I have the amount of magical power I have, it seems like I can use it quite conveniently. 

After writing that much, I put the pen and paper away in the item box, stretched out as much as I could, and exhaled. I'm tired and it's already dark so I think I'll go home. 

I want to teleport directly to the house, but if I suddenly appeared inside the house, people would probably look suspicious. Should I run home here? 

With that in mind, I went for another run to build up my stamina and headed home. 

I'm thinking that if I can use magic like this, I don't need to build up my stamina, but I plan on continuing for now. It might be the difference between life and death, and there's also the possibility of fighting with a sword. 

Well, I don't feel like losing if I have a barrier and magic. But I don't know what's going on in the monster forest, and there may be enemies I can't predict. 

For now, let's continue training. With this in mind, he continued running home.