A week has passed and I have successfully managed to use mana, aura, and demonic energy. Well, really, I can kinda use it a little but I am still not good or decent.
It's like, I just learned the alphabet. There's still a long way to go.
And all that's left is to talk with Light Blue later regarding the matter of what I want to know. I am pretty sure at this point but let's just ask light blue for 100 percent confirmation.
"Are you sure you are a human? You aren't some new specie, right?" The monotonous voice belonged to none other than the demon lord.
"No matter how much you stare, I am still a human," I said, currently demon lord is scrutinizing me from up close.
It felt a bit uncomfortable, so I took a step back.
"Well, can you use all three of them at once?"
"I will need time to do so, I am a beginner cut me some slack"
"Whatever you say, should we begin your training session with the scythe?"
She said so, throwing the scythe towards me, we are back in the training grounds. For a whole week, I was inside the room, only familiarizing my body with aura, mana, and demonic energy.
I like being in the room rather than being outside usually but because of the climate that demonic continent has I didn't mind it much.
I looked at the demon lord swinging the scythe in a circular motion making it look like it would cut anything that gets in the way.
On a side note, I wasn't learning just using a scythe but also a double-sided scythe.
"For now just watch me and then try to copy me, we will start sparring after you at least know how to hold the weapon and how to use it."
"Hey, I can hold the weapon and use it"
I am good at swinging things!
"With a scythe, you don't only suck, you are absolutely downright horrendous"
That was uncalled for...
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After hours of non-stop training, I call it training but I just spent the entirety of the day learning postures and all.
Ah, the exhaustion is real here.
"Hm? Are you not gonna bite whatever you always do? Have you finally run out of the potion" Demon lord asked her face close to me, we were both lying on the bed.
Look, demon lord's bed is waaaaay to big for a single person, so I decided it wouldn't be a problem to lie down on it.
Even she doesn't mind it, except Liza in the room of course.
"Why do you sound like you are looking forward to me running out of potion?"
What is this demon planning?
"Oh, I just realized you will end up teleporting to somewhere if I kill you instantly but if I just injure you, you wouldn't get teleported, unless you yourself want to but the loophole here is I can gravely injure you before you can teleport yourself, so if you ran out of those potions then I can kill you, can't I?"
She isn't wrong. If I do run out of potion I am dead meat, all she has to do is give me a grave injury that will kill me in a matter of few seconds, if I don't have the potion it wouldn't matter whether I teleport to a safe place or not.
"Well, I have 82 of those. So, good luck"
I have already used 8 of that high unnatural potion out of 90. Well, I left one of them to Elina.
Right now, I am not planning on using those potions, let's recover from exhaustion like this naturally.
"Where do you even hide them"
I materialized the potion bottle and then dematerialized it.
"Annoying"
Saying so, the demon lord turned her head and started reading another manga.
Damn it!
Don't read so fast!
Do you know how much time it takes to draw?
Man, I am starting to understand the struggle of all those artists. I remember commenting 'Hey, it's your damn job, at least post more chapters! What's with the hiatus!'
I am ashamed of my past self.
After resting for a while and eating some dinner with her, yes, dinner, it's already night, we have been on the training grounds for hours.
I stood up and went towards the chair to start working on the manga pages as I dipped my legs into the water that was in the small tub.
Why am I doing it?
Well, I am trying to control it.
Look, I think it wasn't mana that assimilated into the atmosphere but ... let's call it 'energy'
Now this energy is like air, comprising various components such as aura, mana, demonic energy, and probably more things.
And this is what I want to confirm with the light blue.
Noah's intelligence probably isn't as simple as the 'hey, I am smart' thing, it probably shows how much one can comprehend these components of the 'energy' and use them.
Why do I think 'intelligence' has a role like this? Apparently, the demon lord has intelligence of B- rank... she can use mana and demonic energy too.
So, well there is my reasoning.
Also, I who was new to this world did comprehend the 'energy' as 'energy' rather than comprehending the components. I used it as a whole, everything, resulting in quite a huge boost for me.
That's my 2 cents on the stuff.
The reason I didn't have an aura or demonic energy proficiency column in my system window is probably because Noah didn't use aura or demonic energy alone, so the system wasn't able to evaluate it for Noah.
On the other hand, Noah did find out about mana.
So, he himself probably figured some things out.
Well, for now, I am trying to control the mana, demonic energy, and aura, I want to use them all simultaneously without straining myself. So, the 'energy' that has assimilated with the environment, that is with the water in the tub, I am trying to control it as much as I can by using mana, aura, and demonic energy as a part of training and raising my proficiency.
That's the plan for now.
A pain in the ass of a plan but a plan nonetheless.
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"Hey, tell me something, is it really calming when someone hugs you?" Demon lord asked as she showed me the manga panel where the boy was being hugged by the girl.
It's a manga where the boy is a damsel in distress and the girl is the cool type.
"Well, if someone you don't know anything about, hugs you, it will feel uncomfortable unless you are in a situation that's too miserable, 'coz in that case you just need a hug and someone to tell you that they are there for you."
"I see." Nodding to herself she went back to reading.
You see, the thing about manga and anime is that they have expressions that are crystal clear to understand.
They are expressive to the point even a total dumbfu*k will be able to understand unlike in real life where you have to learn to pick up on those subtle reactions of others.
That's the unique point of manga's and anime's...
"What are you doing" I asked as I saw her reaching her hand out towards the button, it helps to call the maid in the room.
"Summoning the maid?" She said tilting her head as if saying 'Isn't it obvious'
No, I get it. I am not dumb and I do believe if I can avoid talking to someone I should but..
"It's 2 am, what the hell do you need?"
I have also found something, the demon lord unlike me can go for no sleep for years without getting exhausted. I am of course drinking coffee to keep myself awake. I can use my potions but I am refraining from it unless a couple of days pass first.
The point is, what does she need at this hour, the answer is simple, nothing!
I have spent a whole week with her, I know her better now.
"I just wanna"
See! I am right!
I am always right!
"Are you seriously gonna disturb their sleep this late at night?"
"They exist for me. Why should I bother worrying about their sleep? What kind of nonsense are you spouting?"
"That's an asshole behavior right there"
"...Did you just call me an asshole?" Demon lord said, her voice showing a bit of surprise.
"I did."
I stand my ground!
You see, I can understand if there were night shifts and morning shifts but you see there are only 2 maids who come to this room! The teenage girl and the demon Onee-san!
Give them some rest! Especially the human girl! She always has a troubled expression! At least let her sleep!
"You do realize, you are living here for free, eating the food with me for free, getting training sessions for free, right? And yet you have the audacity to call me an asshole? You are the one who is an asshole!"
I-I..
Wait.
"Hey, you are reading those pages that I draw and forcing me to remain awake during the night to draw more just because you can't wait. I think you need to learn what 'free' actually means"
That's right. I wanna sleep. I can go around for 5 days straight without sleep but damn that doesn't mean I love it or anything.
Drawing is my hobby, not some fierce passion and I definitely am not a worker!
I am literally starting to hate drawing!
..But that's work!
I am planning on taking these pages with me using inventory and then publishing all these manga I have been drawing.
I have already drawn 2 within a week.
Did I just contradict myself? I sure did!
Having double standards is a pretty human thing, and as a paragon of humanity, I am all about being human!
"It's not my fault, you are the one who introduced me to these stories, what's wrong with wanting to see the end of the story?"
You are overworking me and that's wrong!
Have you never heard of employee rights!?
Is this a black company!?
Exploiting your employees, a tale as old as the internet!
"You know what? This time I will draw the story to teach you how to not be an asshole"
"Again, I am not an asshole. I am the ruler and have the right to rule things however I please, what's so wrong with it?"
"That mentality right there is true sign of an asshole."
"You are crossing the line, kid, I will kill you"
"As you said I am a kid, the fact that you are ready to kill a kid shows how cold-hearted you are. Besides, try as you might, you can't kill me"
Demon lord glared at me, I met her glare head-on, not backing down.
I am going to fight for the employees right today!
Down the path of rebellion, I go!
"Then what about Liza? You are always trying to piss her off by commenting something about her knowing full well she can't harm you because I have taken you as a disciple, is that not a behavior of an asshole?"
...I don't know what you are talking about.
I definitely didn't tell Liza to bring me food only to then not eating it or to warm up the water because I wanted the bath, ordering her around as if she were my maid.
I swear on the name of Mother Earth, I didn't!
"Aren't you asshole for not teaching me, you just left me at the training grounds with Liza and told Liza to look after how I do things while you started to read manga"
"That's not me being an asshole, basics are always the same whether you learn from me or from Liza"
"Yeah, it's okay until you told Liza you beat me up real good knowing damn well that I am just a beginner, look I still have a bruise on my arm"
"People learn faster when put in a perilous situation, besides you have your potions, use them"
"Aren't you trying to make me run out of them?"
"That is the plan"
"See, you are straight-up evil"
"I think everyone will agree that you are the one who is evil, you saw my naked body, who will marry me now"
...
What? Is the manga rubbing on her?
Gosh, why did I choose the rom-com genre!?
"I never thought you wanted to marry anyone, besides, wouldn't you being an SSS+ ranker be a deal breaker in the marriage? You might end up crushing someone's little brother inside your cave by accidentally exerting more force"
Downsides of being too strong!
Yes, they exist!
"...I might accidentally open a hole in your chest in our next training session" her voice tinged with clear anger entered my ears.
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...And so, we quarreled with each other the whole night, calling each other asshole and trying to prove our perspective, in the most cringiest fashion, I mean, you definitely aren't gonna hear a normal argument from 2 people who have never had a proper conversation.
After the long, stupid argument we both stopped.
We didn't say anything to each other, I worked on drawing the manga and she started reading the manga.
After some time passed, I slowly stood up from the chair.
"I will take the bath, don't you dare barge in"
"I am not a pervert like certain someone"
Damn you!
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(Liza's pov)
At last, it seems like our queen has finally regained her senses.
For a week, for a week this impudent human has been ordering things around as if he owns this place.
Where did he even come from?
Our queen is also letting the human do however he pleases. She is also ignoring all her duties, she hasn't gone to the throne room and has abandoned all her duties since that human had shown himself.
She keeps spending her days with him.
The human after drying his hair off, walked towards the bed, sitting next to the queen as they both started to eat the food. They have been eating like this for more than a week now.
How could this human eat the food like it's normal!?
Just how!?
I tried to calm myself down, yes, calm down Liza, it's not like you are seeing it for the first time.
Let's just think of him as some kind of irregular.
Regardless, I am glad.
The queen didn't stare at him like she had been doing until now.
She ate the food and got up.
There is a weird atmosphere around both of them today as if they are fighting.
And am I glad!
"You even eat slow. The amount of time you are wasting is baffling"
"...Fuck you, let me eat in peace, will ya?"
H-how dare he!
To talk to the queen like that!
What insolence!
"Liza, mind passing me the water bottle you are holding, also please bring me a high-ranking healing potion, hell better if you could get the Elixir."
Damn you, human!
How dare you order me!
"Understood" I replied, the lord has told to me listen, so it is my job to listen, don't even for a moment think that I would in normal circumstances follow the words of a mere human.
"Why do you need a healing potion? Don't you have yours" The queen asked.
"Yeah, I do but I don't want to waste them when all I need is an energy drink"
You leecher!
"Make sense, using that type of potion for just an energy drink will be a waste but I don't want to give you any potions of mine"
"You don't even use those potions you are storing, ever heard of charity? Please, donate them if you have a surplus amount"
"...Annoying, just 5 Elixir, no more"
Why are you siding with him, my queen!?
"..Um, Liza Onee-san, what are you waiting for? I need my energy drink before I go to train, please be fast"
Let me say it just once.
I hate this human!