Dropped Into Another World V3C5

Chapter 5 – Magic’s Influence

「I’m scared. Very scared.」

In front of me is Fluffy, who is trembling.

It is unknown what the farming corps had done to him earlier.

Because they took him away.

「Your lordship…..」

No, even if you look at me like that…

It is impossible to stop the farming corps.

Everyone should look out for themselves.

「I’m sorry, I can’t stop them.」

Hearing me, Fluff Ball can’t help but agree.

「I know but….haaa. So, how come you seem to be unaffected that you evolved?」

Fluffy asks Fluff Ball after calming down.

「That again? How come you haven’t noticed? This forest gets its magic from his lordship, doesn’t it?」

「Hnn? I know that but, what does that have to do with anything?」

I know that my magic power is flowing into the forest.

Goddess Aion even explained it to me.

But at first, I couldn’t believe it.

Because I didn’t feel any decrease in my magical power.

So, I tried to check my magic power.

Then, I found that a considerable amount of magical power was being sent from me to the forest.

I was stunned.

It was so much that I should have noticed it.

 

Flying Lizard told me that I was making more magical power than what was disappearing.

Given my current power, he said I could even stop making magical power.

However, Koa begged me to not do so.

The forest still doesn’t have enough magic power.

That’s why she wants to keep sending magical power to the forest as before.

For my part, since there’s no problem, I decided to continue to make magical power and send it to the forest.

I’m happy that the forest where everyone spends their time is healthy.

「…..I’ve already said that much, don’t tell me you still haven’t realized it?」

Me and Fluffy nodded our heads.

What do you want us to understand?

I’m sure Fluffy thinks the same way.

「Seriously?」

I heard Fluff Ball’s exasperated voice.

He looks at me as if he’s looking at a very unfortunate child but I’m sure that’s just my imagination.

「You lordship’s magical power is still evolving, right?」

Hnn?

「Ah, that’s how I feel.」

I nod after hearing the conversation between Fluff Ball and Fluffy.

Evolve?

My magical power is still evolving?

Seriously?

I’m not even aware of it…..

However, it might be true since Fluff Ball said so.

「He is channeling his evolving magical power into the forest. It is normal for us to be affected, especially those who are so close to his lordship. What’s strange is why Koa and Chai haven’t evolved yet.」

Fluffy nodded to what Fluff Ball had said.

So, you’re saying that my magical power is evolving without me knowing and it’s also affecting those who are around me?

Is that a good thing?

Hmm.

「When you evolve, will your body undergo some sort of abnormality?」

Fluffy and Fluff Ball became silent at my question.

Why?

Did I ask something funny?

「There will be. 」

That’s what Fluffy said.

Will evolution put too much load on their body in some way?

「But there shouldn’t be any problem. 」

「No, if your body will change, wouldn’t that mean that there will be a problem? 」

Fluff Ball shook his head to my question.

「Even if there’s a problem, our next evolution will be faster and our change will be for the better. That’s how our body works. 」

Fluff Ball said proudly.

「I see. 」

Divine beasts are amazing.

「Let’s ask the others. 」

Fluffy’s body quickly rises to the sky.

「Your lordship, we’re going to check if the others evolved. 」

「Oh, be careful.」

Fluffy waved his hand at Fluff Ball and the two of them circled twice in the sky before flying off towards the snow mountain.

It looks like they’re in a hurry.

But still, I wonder….what should I do with my evolving magical power that’s influencing others around me.

「I hope it’s a good influence but if it’s a bad one….」

Fluffy and the others didn’t care though.

「Your lordship, what’s wrong?」

「Hnn? Ah, it’s Boss-san. No, I heard that my power is still evolving so I’m a little…..」

Boss-san tilted her head after hearing me.

「A little what? Is there something wrong?」

「Too much power is going to cause problems.」

「…..really?」

「Eh?」

When I looked at Boss-san, she looked a little surprised.

Did I say something funny?

「Your lordship’s power is still considerable.」

Ah, I don’t really feel it so I always forget about it.

I am very powerful.

「Ah, yes, I am.」

They say my power is unparalleled.

For me, I don’t really feel it at all.

Surely, using magic, I can do exactly what I imagine.

But that is rare according to Koa.

Moreover, if I was normal, it seems like I would run out of magical power several times in the day.

Hearing that, I thought it was a little scary to be ignorant.

Well, I’m still doing things without thinking that I’m strong.

「Evolution doesn’t just make you stronger.」

「Eh? Is that so?」

I thought evolution was just about getting stronger.

「It certainly often makes you stronger but there are also changes in the body that will make you able to do more things.」

Changes in the body?

Isn’t that a bad thing?

「For example, our web.」

Hnn?

Your web?

「We evolved and became able to control our web. 」

Speaking of which, one day, one of the spiderlings suddenly started using web.

After that, the number of children spiders that could use it increased in a short period of time and before I realized it, Boss-san was also able to freely manipulate web.

…..that was evolution?

I never would have thought that someone close to me had already evolved.

「Did you have any problems then? 」

「The only problem is, we forcibly evolve ourselves. 」

Hnn?

I don’t get what you are saying?

Forcibly evolve?

What do you mean?

「I learned that one of my children forced herself to evolve by forcing a core of swasowa into her body. 」

Ehto?

You forced a core into your body?

「We needed swasowa’s core to produce web. 」

And put it inside your body?

「If we had done it badly, we would have died but I could gain new power if I did. And where my children saw that took on the challenge. They put cores inside them. 」

….you could die….

I’m a bit speechless at the shocking details.

I had no idea that they had done such a dangerous thing just to be able to use web.

「Did you really want to use web so badly? 」

「……well, it’s convenient because I could do a lot of things with it. 」

「But it was too reckless. You could have died.

She shook her head and let out a sigh.

「Hahaha, it was certainly reckless. However, it changed my magic. 」

Change?

「The core that the swasowas gave me had the disadvantage that it would wear out due to the difference in the strength of magical power. Because of that, I had to change the core every few months but one day, I no longer need to change the core.」

「What? Why?」

「Because my body has evolved. I was surprised. When I took out the depleted core and put in the next one, my body became hot and a strange sensation covered my whole body.」

「Is that alright?」

「It is. It’s just a temporary surge of magical power that occurs during evolution.」

「I see.」

「I was told that magical power alone is not enough to make you evolve. It took me a while to understand that.」

So, magical power is not the only requirement to evolve.

I’m no longer worried about Fluff Ball but I’m still a little confused.

Just like Boss-san.

「Has evolution caused any problems to you?」

「No, not at all. The only thing that has changed is that we have more kinds of web which are more convenient.」

That’s true. The yarn produced by Boss-san and the others has increased in various thicknesses and colors.

So, there’s that kind of evolution too?

「My evolution has probably been influenced by his lordship’s magical power to no small extent.」

「You think so?」

「Yes, definitely.」

Since Boss-san is happy, can we say that my magical power has influenced them for the better?

But what’s this?

When I heard the word “evolve”, I felt some vague uneasiness.

Is it my only imagination?