I Can Speak with Animals and Demons Chapter 24

That’s why the G.o.ddess Meliarina gave humanity a force to counter the monsters . Among it, light magic is…”

Onoki talks about history tirelessly .

It’s nice . It is more detailed than usual methods of study and is explained in an easy to understand manner .

However, the girl next to me is gazing at me .

Why is there so much hostility?

I should refrain from moving my line of sight to my right side .

As I take a glance at her, she averts her eyes .

And when I return to looking straight in front of me, I get exposed to her sharp line of sight .

A quick glance .

Pui .

………… Ah, what’s with this child!

A girl with vivid brown hair tied in ponytails .

I’m 6 years old, so she’s taller than me .

Her name is Rachel .

Although she is treated as Onoki’s granddaughter, she is actually an orphan that has been picked up .

Onoki told me that she took Rachel from the orphanage when she quit the church .

She chose Rachel because she is compatible with light magic .

Since then, both of them have been living calmly in Asma while working as a healer .

And that’s when I suddenly appeared in the midst of both of them studying light magic .

No, it’s not good to be hostile even if we don’t live together .

It does mean that I disturbed her daily life by coming, though . It’s possible that that’s the reason .

I came to Onoki’s house .

After a brief introduction, an injured person with a broken leg came .

Rachel casts recovery magic .

However, it he did not recover completely .

So I was asked to do it, in order to make it possible for him to walk again .

In other words, I smashed Rachel’s pride, a disciple of the doctor, into pieces .

If we were the same age, such an apprentice would only be jealous .

But I’m two years younger and have incomplete knowledge of magic .

I became Onoki’s favorite .

Her being hostile can’t be helped .

However, Onoki seems to be pleased with this situation .

No, it certainly is a good stimulus . I want her to treat me as a stepping stone .

“So, because of the strong influence of the holy temple in Meliarina, the current situation is that many priests are providing treatment in exchange for a large sum of money . ”

Is it finally over?

From the second half, I found out that there are a lot of bitter things happening in the temple, and the rural world is troubled because of the lack of recovery wizards .

Even if there was the G.o.ddess Meliarina long ago, the temple is probably too influential .

Even if I become an adventurer, I’ll have to be wary of the Meliarina empire and the temple officials .

There seems to be dark rumors . They have been exposed .

“Are you just going to be a healer?”

“No, I want to be an adventurer . ”

Rachel got up from her chair and comes to talk to me when we have a break .

“Wow!? You can use recovery magic to repair broken bones though!? Why did you come here?”

“Your grandmother brought me here . ”

“So that’s the case!”

I said so with an ugly expression and went back into the house .

“… . . But what to do . ”

From now on, I will come multiple times to study recovery magic, but I’ll be tangled up like this every time .

『Are you the person called Jed who can speak with animals?』

“Hmmm?”

『Oh, it’s true, you responded…』

A chicken calls out through the entrance .

He comes in with his squinting eyes with his head bobbing every step .

『Hey, listen, listen . 』

“What is it?”

Is that the young lady Rachel? She’s a good girl when her grandmother is around, but she does ridiculous things when she’s out of sight . 』

“What ridiculous things?”

『Hey, she blamed us even though she broke the tableware . 』

You share the same feeling of tension, huh .

“It’s to that extent? I got cut by a knife in a recovery magic experiment . ”

『Oh, that also happened several times . 』

“She did that!?”

That response surprised me a lot .

Well, Rachel is quite a bad girl I guess .

『Well . It’s alright because we can quickly recover when a place without nerves is cut . 』

“……it’s alright…”

I mean, you’re obviously used to it .

『What’s worse is that she blames us for breaking and messing up dishes and whatnot . If the incident occurs when Onoki isn’t there, she takes us carefully to the room and hides us there . Thanks to that, I’m angry and stressed . 』

The chicken reveals its wings and flaps them strongly .

You dont feel distressed about being slashed though… . .

“I see . I understand . I’ll tell her . ”

『Please do . 』

I poke it with my shoes twice and it goes out .

After a while, Rachel comes back with a cup .

Then it is presented to me nicely .

“Here . ”

“Thank you . ”

“It’s okay… . . Grandma told me you can have it . ”

It seems like it comes from Onoki . I don’t know what is happening .

But I think that Rachel is dangerous now, I shouldn’t mingle with her .

I take a sip of tea and exhale .

Rachel silently sits in a chair next to me .

There is no conversation and there is silence in the room .

What is this . … awkward .

Anyway, should I talk about the chicken’s request?

” “Um . ” “

We raised our voices at the same time .

“After you . ”

When I urge her, Rachel speaks .

“Now then, I’ll ask you that . You used the same recovery magic as me to repair the fracture, is there any trick?”

She sucks on her cheeks while diverting her gaze .

I don’t really want to hear her out, but it’s full of feelings I can’t ignore .

If this is a confession or something, she’s pretty moe, but this world isn’t a sweet one, though .

“A trick?”

Rachel raises her eyebrows and groans when I respond .

“Although I’m being careful with my wording for a while, I still mess things up . ”

That’s strange . I’m a n.o.bleman, right? Well it’s okay since you’re a child .

“Um, yes, yes . Well then, I’ll put it this way . The trick is . You did everything well, but if you improve your chanting Rachel, you can heal fractures using the same spell . ”

“So I don’t know!”

“Rather, shouldn’t you ask your grandmother Onoki?”

That would be much better .

I answered whilst diverting my gaze .

“Since your grandmother is a person who can use the same magic without much effort, I suggest you should talk to her yourself . ”

“Hmm, I wonder if she has extra knowledge apart from the factor you just mentionned . ”

“Knowledge?”

“The structure of the human body . The skeleton, muscles, and blood vessels . And to be even more detailed, cells . ”

“Eh? Eh? Do you mean you know of it that minutely?”

“Huh? If it’s the structure of the human body, don’t you just read a medical book?”

Of course, I have never read the medical books of this world .

All this is knowledge of my previous life .

“… That’s right . Certainly, if you know a lot about the structure of the human body, the magical efficiency may increase . ”

As Rachel talks, she opens her eyes wide and starts fishing through the nearby bookshelves .

With so many book lined up, there must be a suitable book .

Sipping my cup of tea, I remember suddenly .

“Speaking of which, Rachel . Using chickes to cover for broken dishes and recovery magic experiments is… Cough!? Idiot, stop! Do you finally intend to kill me?”

I block Rachels hand that is used to cover my mouth .

Yeah, this is a grip that I can’t imagine a healer having . As expected, she’s really Onoki’s apprentice .

“Ah, aaaaaah, where did you hear that! Stop saying such bad things!”

“Yes I said that! Cutting a chicken with a knife . ”

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! There ’s no helping it! If n.o.body gets hurt, you can’t practice!”

“You finally showed your true nature! Onoki! Otaku kids –“

“Will you stop for a moment!”

“Oh, you are getting along well somehow . ”

” “I’m not having it!” “