As if I could just not do it.
The plan to dig up my hotspring still existed of course and there was no chance that I abandoned it.
It's not that I am too lazy for it or something.
…
Yeah that's definitely not it…
Hehe… he.
Well I am just to busy at the moment so it can't be helped.
1.509.825 seconds passed since I somehow mutilated myself while experimenting with magic. That's a whole 1.509.825.000 milliseconds.
What a nice and calming number. There are so many ways to calculate it with itself.
It should get more attention!
If one wanted to make this number a bit less interesting, they would say it's about two and a half weeks. That's not as calming.
And with the 30-hours days in this world it would only be about two weeks.
…
That is straight up boring.
I stay with the 1.509.825 seconds. It rolls of the tongue better and I could always add it with 1000 to make it into milliseconds again.
Nice.
…
Oh.
Uhm.
Yeah I lost it again.
//I'm sorry, rational me.
\\As if. I can't lie to myself so I know there is a reason for that.
Yep, I distracted myself on purpose.
The reason?
Simple.
I'm getting bored.
I lie on the edge of the pond at the moment, stare at the thick, grey clouds that cover the sky since a few days ago and let my legs hang in the water.
A part of me is performing highspeed calculations in the back of my head and simultaneously counting seconds. Most of the time I don't really pay attention to that so I wont get any idea of why I would need to distract myself and just use this to keep track of the time.
Another part of me is [observing] my surroundings. Sadly there isn't that much of interest around me so this part gets bored quite quickly and then the thought process mixes with the one I try to actively concentrate on so I loose said concentration and then get angry at myself for doing that.
The main part of usage that my seemingly small brain can handle is concentrating at a point exactly 29 meters and 53 centimetres away from the tip of my nose. Also its 23 meters above the ground and with that slightly visible over the trees in my surrounding so I could see the spot if I open my eyes.
But the best part wasn't even mentioned.
That's three prime numbers in just one distance!
And if I Add up 29 and 53 and then take of the 23 from the result I get 59: another prime number!
Wow, how cool am I to hit this mark right on the spot when I just randomly choose a point?!
Huh? With the calculating always going on in the back of my head it is easy to find such a spot in just one try?
Nah – I can't hear that.
\\I'm doing it again, silly me.
Ah dang…
Sigh~
Okay I will stop for the moment and take a small break. I slowly start to feel sick anyways.
So I stretch for a bit, roll around on the ground and just let my [gaze] wander.
What I am doing?
Isn't that obvious?
I try to create a magic circle in the distance so that I wont get hurt anymore if it fails. But I couldn't even finish a single one yet to be honest.
It is very hard to move the mana without the visual support of drawing in the air with my fingers.
Interestingly the distance doesn't make it any harder. Well I should say luckily.
I'm good with numbers, so maybe my brain is not creative enough for imagining such drawings without help?
Un~ that would be bad.
But it wont stop me!
Well, the silly me stops me all the time though.
It's not on purpose…
I just get bored or distracted by a bug or something similar in my field of perception and then the minutes of concentration are just wasted as my half created magic circle vanishes into the air the moment I stop focusing on it.
I could just use all my mind for the creation of magic but then I would loose my field of perception and I definitely don't want that.
I need it!
Its my lifeline.
I sigh again.
//I wanna check out on them again.
\\Yeah that would actually be a good idea.
The little walk will distract me and I could refresh my thoughts so I wont feel sick from overconcentrating any more.
So I just got up and walked into the forest.
"Them"?
Oh yeah.
A few days ago I got some unexpected neighbours.
When they first entered my field of perception I got startled quite much.
It just [felt] weird.
If I had to describe it I would call it a boar. Well they definitely look like such.
Their fur is a deep, darkbrown colour and as I saw them at night the first time, I thought they are pitchblack.
To be honest I don't know how big a boar should be but I would guess they are a bit bigger in this world as they are about my size.
Well the adult ones are.
There are some smaller ones and even a few that just reach the height of my hips. They are quite adorable.
Well they scared me at first.
They look like boars but they don't [look] like them at all. At least I would assume that because I never saw a boar before.
Even in my field of perception they have the form of a big, furry pig with big tusks but they don't [feel] like such.
They give of the same kind of information that magically created fire gives me in my field of perception. To make it easy; they [feel] like a fire!
There is still all the needed physical stuff like flesh, bones, innards and the like but still the [feeling] of having a fire in front of me was stronger.
So of course I was scared the first time one of them came in contact with my field of perception. I thought that a forestfire had started.
But then I noticed their form and got confused.
In the end my curiosity won and I checked them out.
Not sure if it would be called a heard or a pack. Maybe even a flock or something else but there are 44 of them.
As I walk over to the place where I last [saw] them, more and more of them come into my field of perception.
Even though there was still quite some distance and the plants made it impossible to see them yet, quite a lot of them rose their head for a moment as I was approaching. They seem to have quite a good perception too.
None of them showed any hostility. It was more like they react to my presence but then decided to completely ignore it.
Works for me.
I fought my way through an aggressive and fierce bush that used its thorns to hinder me on progressing and then I saw them.
Well I didn't.
A bit confused I opened my eyes.
…How can one just forget to open their eyes?
I know I can still [see] but it's still weird.
I shake my head a bit to get rid of that thought.
Most of them are awake as they seem to be nocturnal.
Some sniffed around the ground, searching for food while others already got a step further and breathed fire on some mushrooms, insects and other stuff they choose as their food.
Yes, they breath fire!
Real hot fire!
I know that it's the real thing.
Well, not that I tried holding my hand in front of a big boar that wanted to roast its meal a few days ago. I definitely didn't do that.
Yep.
…
Ah who am I kidding. I was curious and of course did exactly that without thinking about the consequences. It did hurt a lot.
When they finished eating and there is still a bit fire remaining they trample on it or cover it with earth so it wont spread. How many forests did burn down until their species developed this behaviour I wonder?
Actually no, I don't want to know that.
I walked over to a big sow that seemingly already had her fill and now was just resting while a few baby boars ran around her.
As soon as the small ones noticed me they came over, sniffed on my legs whilst producing hot air and tried to knock me over in a playfull way.
I grabbed one of them and held it over my head while running away from the small boars that rushed after me to rescue their friend or maybe sibling. The older ones didn't really mind the game of tag and even the one I cought started to calmly eat my hair as I was holding it up.
Uhm, excuse me dear sir or madam but this is not for you to eat so I would like you to stop…
No?
Okay then…
Wait no!
Distracted by the eating one in my hands I let my hunters get too close as they tackled me and thus made me fall over. I let go of the one in my hands and he happily joined the others in running around and all over my.
You know that – ouch – you are quite heavy for - ungf – your size, right?
It was impossible to get up without pushing them away but I want to refrain from that. It's still hard to grasp my strength and I don't want to hurt them.
The company of these furry pigs is really nice and for some reason they just accept that I am here so I don't want to give them a reason for second thoughts.
There is an easier way anyway.
I [searched] for a moment and found something fitting quite fast. There was a colony of ants a few centimetres underground in a nearby spot that none of the bigger boars has noticed yet. I took the [feeling] of those information, spread it around me and thus presented it to the small ones.
I'm still pretending not to know why I can do something like this but as long as it helps me to communicate with the boars I will use it of course.
The baby boars stopped for a moment after they got my information and then hurried over to the place that I found to dig around with their small tusks and get the food before anyone else could do it.
I watched them for a moment and then stood up smiling.
Why I was keeping the small ones busy many of the older boars had finished their meals and were now lying on the mossy ground to digest.
I walked over to the closest one and sat down next to it so I could lean against it. It didn't mind me at all.
The dark fur is a bit rough and the big, muscular body is actually hard but it is very warm. I could lean on them for hours just because of the comfortable heating.
Well… that's actually what I planned to do.
I am sure they will soon move to another place, as the resources here get less and less by the day, so I should enjoy their company to the fullest.
Maybe they come back to this place every year or at least pass trough it.
…
Hmm.
Will I still be here in a year?
I don't have anything I need to do nor anywhere I need to be but still; the thought of just staying in this place for who knows how long is quite weird.
…
I clap my cheeks to stop the meaningless thoughts.
A soft grunt from the boar I'm leaning against tells me that I startled it. I'm sorry.
After a while the small ones came back to me. Not as energetic because they had eaten now, they snuggled up to me and started to nibble on my cloak.
Every now and then I poked them a bit so they stop because I need my clothing but soon after they start again until they fall asleep one after another as the morning slightly lighted up the dark clouds more and more.
I just sat there with the wild animals, thinking nothing in particular and just enjoyed their warmth while the hours passed and most of the boars decided that it is now time to sleep.
Maybe I should try sleeping too.
…
….
…..
How does one sleep?
Technically one falls asleep when their body gets exhausted and they loose consciousness somewhat on purpose to recover energy.
But I don't feel tired or exhausted at all.
My overall state is as if I am now awake for a few couple hours after a good nights rest.
Does that mean I can't sleep at all?
No even without exhaustion it should be possible.
…
Hnnng~
Nope.
Maybe I need to concentrate harder?
Fuuun~
Wha-?
A slight tremor in the earth stopped me in my attempt to fall asleep.
Was that an earthquake in the far distance? Possible.
Many of the boars just woke up by the tremor but most of them got back to sleep again.
Even the biggest one that stayed awake on purpose to watch over the group didn't really react so it seemingly wasn't important.
It reminds me of the failed attempts to use magic though.
Hmm.
I had a nice and relaxing break so I could go back and try it a few more times. Yes, lets do that.
I can't do it here because I don't want to bother the boars. So I gently pushed away the small ones until I could stand up and then walked back towards the pond.
I really wanna get the hang of creating the magic circle in the distance.
Even if I always fail in the creation of my desired magic, I could still try out new drawings and create some explosions without hurting myself.
I stopped in my movements for a moment as a genius thought crossed my mind.
I could become the evil forest witch of explosions!
That would be neat as fifteen!
Hehe~