Drawn Mochi Volume 6 Chapter 1.2: The Mochi Drawn with Magic is Delicious

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“Yep. It’s delicious.” (Tougo)

　I drink green tea while nibbling some chirimenjako. I feel like the strong saltiness of chirimenjako brings out the sweetness of the green tea. The aftertaste is slightly sweet. Yep. It’s not bad.

“I see. It’s delicious. Is it delicious because it’s a luxury product, or is chirimenjako delicious even though it’s cheap? I can’t tell the difference…” (Unuki)

　Teacher crossed his arms and wondered if he would be able to tell the difference if he tried the cheap and expensive one’s side by side. …By the way, Teacher once compared expensive and cheap eggs and said, “I can hardly tell the difference!” He did it before. Yep.

“…Teacher, are you feeling better?” (Tougo)

　When I asked him about this while pouring hot water from the pot into the teapot, Teacher looked up from his bowl, blinked, and then smiled wryly.

“Ah. I’m much better now. It’s all thanks to you. Thank you, Tougo.” (Unuki)

“Yep.” (Tougo)

　It would be great if Teacher felt better, and if I could be of help, then it would be great.

“…Then you’re not angry anymore?” (Tougo)

　When I asked that, Teacher looked… uncomfortable. Then he poured hot water into the teapot and made another cup of tea… then he said,

“…I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t angry.” (Unuki)

　…I see.

“Well, of course, I’m not angry at you. No, I know you have a tendency to feel anger directed at people other than yourself, as if it were about you. If anything, I’m inclined to do that myself…” (Unuki)

　Teacher is very considerate towards me. I’m a little sorry about that.

“Um, I’m fine. If you’re angry, I think it’s okay to be angry.” (Tougo)

　When I said that, Teacher looked a little sadder.

“…well, I’ll take your word for it, then.” (Unuki)

“Please.” (Tougo)

　Today is a rare reversal of positions. I’m the one listening. The side that Teacher always takes. It’s good to be like this once in a while.

“I won’t forgive you, you idiot bastard… I’ll never forgive you… Just hit your little toe on the corner of drawers every day. Carelessly wear wrong pair of socks when you go out. And if you find out the difference in your socks at a dinner in a tatami room, that’s fine too… Also, when you try to open the bag of potato chips you bought, you get too excited, and you scatter them everywhere… And then find some chips from a few months ago under your bed or something. …Oh yes, tea tastes good!” (Unuki)

　Teacher is sipping his green tea, his voice filled with resentment. It seems that even if I get well, a grudge is still a grudge. However, the content is a little mild, perhaps in consideration of me.

I looked at Teacher muttering mild words of resentment, sipped some green tea, picked up some chirimenjako, and poured hot water from the pot into the teapot again… I suddenly thought to myself.

“……it’s hard.” (Tougo)

“Hmm? Is it really difficult to find potato chips that are several months old coming out from under the bed?” (Unuki)

　No, not that.

“You accept them because you don’t understand each other. If you can’t accept them, you’ll remain indifferent. If that’s your policy, then Teacher, I think you shouldn’t get mad at that idiot.” (Tougo)

“But it’s difficult…” (Unuki)

　I think it’s difficult to forgive someone who says unpleasant things to you. In any case, I don’t think it’s possible.

　No matter what Teacher thinks, the other person will probably say something unpleasant. If that’s the case, Teacher will have to feel bad about it for a long time… but that doesn’t mean it feels wrong to not forgive them… Hmm.

　…I suddenly realized that Teacher was silent. He didn’t have an unpleasant silence, but a silence with a look on his face, like, “I never expected you to say that to me.”

　Then Teacher took a deep breath and then said with a look of happiness on his face.

“…You really surprise me. In fact, that was the theme of my liquor self-destruction last night, Tougo.” (Unuki)

“If being tolerant is a good thing, should we also be tolerant of intolerance?” (Unuki)

　Volume 6: Wall of Kindness

　…The season is spring. It’s around the time when you can smell the scent of early summer.

　I’m being taught magic painting by Lila.

“That’s right. That’s how you move the magic stone. Even if it is powdered, a magic stone is still a magic stone. So, it’s like flowing water…” (Lila)

　However, this was extremely difficult. Originally, I wasn’t good at controlling magic. That’s why Fay said that it was leaking…

　Right now, I’m painting in monochrome. With charcoal powder on white paper.

　… I’ve heard that the materials used for magical painting are magic stone powder… but for practice, we will use charcoal powder made from magical wood. This is the cheapest.

“Also, imagine what you are going to paint, down to the smallest detail. You have to have a picture in your mind.” (Lila)

“Yep.” (Tougo)

“A lot of people think they don’t need to practice painting if they’re doing magic. They end up hating it. Painting is necessary for magic paintings. If you don’t have the shape of the object in your head, you can’t paint anything.” (Lila)

　I see. Then you have to have a perfect grasp of the shape and be able to visualize it clearly. …Something that even I, who have trouble controlling my magic, can manage to form…

“…What is this?” (Lila)

“Mochi……” (Tougo)

“Mochi……?” (Lila)

　Yep. A mochi drawn with magic.

　While breathing heavily, I managed to complete a picture of a mochi.

　…And then, my first magic painting materialized.

　Oh…

“I see. I thought it was weird.” (Lila)

“I’m sorry… I wasn’t trying to hide it, though.” (Tougo)

　Afterwards, Lila and I sit side by side eating mochi and talking about my magic.

Basically, it’s about how what I draw becomes reality. And since this was my first time doing magic paintings, I wasn’t able to control my magic very well, so it seems that they just materialized as I drew it.

“…Well, okay. This is delicious.” (Lila)

“Yep.” (Tougo)

　By the way, Lila seems to like mochi. That’s good.

“…Um, how are you feeling? You look really tired.” (Lila)

“Yep… I’m really tired.” (Tougo)

　But maybe it was because I made mochi in a way I wasn’t used to, or maybe I was just tired from the magic painting itself… I was incredibly tired.

　Also, I’m still not satisfied with my performance. The mochi, or rather, the magic painting itself.

　…whatever. One more time.

“Hey, how about we take a break?” (Lila)

“Hmm… I’ll do it a little longer.” (Tougo)

Pictures drawn with magic often don’t go as planned. It’s quite difficult to manipulate the paint. But it’s also fun.

“Oh, no. The straight line is blurry… Okay, I’ll try again.” (Tougo)

“Wait a minute. It’s time to take a break.” (Lila)

“Yep, well, I’ll just try some more…” (Tougo)

“You’re out of breath! Oh, I can’t do this! Laocles! Laocles! GrabTougo! I can’t! This guy is impossible!” (Lila)

　… After several attempts to do so, I was picked up by Laocles and carried to the hammock. There I was turned into a futon by the Houou  and the Pipe Fox, and I went straight to sleep.

　There are so many things I want to do, but I don’t have the energy. I do farm work and practice magic painting for a bit, and then I run out of energy. It’s frustrating. But even so, it’s fun. I wonder if this is okay. …I wonder what this is.

　…When I wake up, I’ll continue practicing magic painting again.

　While thinking about this, I ended up taking a nap using the Pipe Fox’s tail as a sleeping mask.

　…The next day, I was forced to take a nap in the middle of practice.

　The next day, I took a nap in the middle.

　Nap. Nap. Nap!

“Well, I’d like to do it without taking a nap so soon…” (Tougo)

　And today too, Laocles picked me up, so I raised my voice in protest. It’s regrettable. So, I protest.

“Stop it. You’re still feverish. Maybe it’s Wisdom Fever…” (Laocles)

　But when Laocles said that and touched my forehead, his big hand felt nice and cool. I mean, do I really have a fever?

　…Eh, every time I do magic painting, I get a Wisdom Fever!?

“…I asked Fay.” (Laocles)

　Yep.

“Your magical power has increased rapidly.” (Laocles)

　…Yep. Because I suddenly became a spirit. It has increased rapidly.

　But I think that’s why I was able to use magic…

“…It seems like your body can’t keep up with that magical power.” (Laocles)

　…what?

“In the first place, the magic power of spirits is too great for humans. Just using it would be a considerable burden. And if you use the magic you’re used to, it’s fine, but magic painting is something you’re just starting out on.” (Laocles)

“Then, what should I do…” (Tougo)

“There’s nothing I can do about it. It’s only natural that something like this would happen if you used both your physical strength and magical power at once. …In the first place, it doesn’t look like you’re that strong.” (Laocles)

　Yep…

　I tend to catch a cold at least twice every winter. I got it again this year though. No, that’s because I was exposed to the storm…

　When I nodded dejectedly, Laocles put me on the hammock with a wry smile.

“Then, it’s not like your constitution will change that easily.…If you want to practice magic painting, why don’t you take a break from farming for a while?” (Laocles)

“But it seems like now is the season for sowing.” (Tougo)

　…Agriculture is also of interest to me. I am interested in doing a lot of things. However, I do feel that agriculture should be a little easier. …In any case, if we were to try to produce our own food by ourselves, we wouldn’t have enough manpower.

　If I were to throw away my work here, I wouldn’t be able to grow enough food for the forest, and if that were to happen, that would be a problem…

“Then give up and take a nap.” (Laocles)

“……ugh.” (Tougo)

“Or better yet why not draw a picture of a field with ripe crops?” (Laocles)

　…Ah, I still feel good. But to do that, I’ll have to see the real thing at least once, and if I’m going to paint a large number of such pictures in the first place, I’ll need to be able to use my magic properly, and I’ll need to practice magic painting. However, I ran out of energy before I could practice magic painting…

“…you heard me, so don’t think about it right now and go to sleep.” (Laocles)

　Oh, yes. Sleep. good night…

　One day, that happened.

“Wow, that’s quite a big field.”

　When we were working on the farm, Fay came to visit. If you come straight to the forest from the town of Redgarde, you’ll pass by this field.

“That’s strange.” (Fay)

　Usually, Fay comes to visit in the afternoon. In short, I think Fay is also busy with various things in the morning. But today, it’s mid-morning. rare.

“Ah. I just came to take a look at the fields.” (Fay)

　…It’s getting more unusual. What is going on?

　While I was wondering, Fay suddenly started speaking.

“Hey, Tougo. This might be sudden…” (Fay)

　Yeah.

“Are you planning on hiring a farmer?” (Fay)

…eh?

T/N: If Tougo becomes strong enough, he might be able to solve the otherworld’s hunger problem.