Bluntgre

45

「Kohaku, why are you able to use magic?」

「Nn? No, I can’t use magic, you know?」

To the question I had asked after finally making up my mind to do so, the answer I received in response was something I didn’t expect.

“Kijin is a race that specializes in physical skills,” I thought that I didn’t really have to say that again after going this far.

Strength, Toughness, Dexterity, and Agility. In regards to those four physical stats, it was not like kijin had the absolute highest values for each individual stat, but on average, the combined total of their physical stats was overwhelmingly the highest among all the races.

On the other hand, regarding magic, even if you put all your bonus points into the related stats, the highest level of ability you could reach would still be below average. This was what you could call a shackle on the kijin.

However, Kohaku, who should have been a kijin, the same as me, obviously used something like a strong magic spell.

She had used a technique called Fujutsu that had mowed down several monsters, each around level 20, and then she also had enough defense power to defend against it.

If I could use it then I’d like it to be one of the cards in my hand.

The question that I asked her, thinking of that, was lightly denied.

「If I have to say it, that was actually an item.」

「Item?」

Hearing Kohaku’s words, it reminded me of things like, when you swung it a flash surged out, or of something that healed your HP.

「That’s right. It’s a special paper talisman made only by a member of the youko race with the special job《Fujutsushi》. The price is a bit off, but for the one I used earlier, one costs 10k iris which is a intermediate-level fujutsu.」 (9: youko, is basically those you see in anime and manga or stuff, the fox people with a lot of tails that use illusions will o wisps and stuff, or kitsune stuff)

「10,000 iris…!?」

「We, the kijin race, can easily obtain and use a countermeasure against magic. If you think about it like that, it’s actually rather cheap.」

Certainly. Though the attacks had been mostly basic magics, the barrier was able to protect me from such high quantities easily, and it was even able to deflect the lightning strike. If that was the case, then I thought it was fine to pay 10,000 iris for it.

After all, there was no lag while using it. As an emergency defense, there were no other items as useful as that.

If it was just 10,000 iris then if you said it was expensive, yeah, it was expensive, but it was also worth it.

Though it hurt that it was disposable.

However, the youko race, was it? They appeared in the PV of the game, but they were a non-playable race that players couldn’t use.

A four-legged complete beast form and then a two-legged beastmen form, they had two forms. Also, they might be able to transform into a fully human form when they become adults. (9: I need a better name for beastmen, they are basically those furry or those with cat ears and stuff)