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　 is a transition to a past state.

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　Both of them are magical techniques to interfere with the time that has passed.

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　However, seems to accelerate the present time into the future.

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　The branch of the tree of skills also grows on the opposite side of and .

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　To tell the truth, the moment the word appeared in his mind, Thor clenched his fist involuntarily at the image.

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　However, that was until he saw the explanation that followed.

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--Accelerates the time of an object involved in a battle.

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　Level: 1 / Usable number of times: twice an hour / Activation: instantaneous / Effect: 11 seconds / Range: contact.

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　Again, limited to objects.

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　It seems that the god of time really likes to give us trials.

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　Unlike , Thor thought that could be applied to this sword and tried to swing it with .

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　But nothing happens.

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　Since neither the magic power nor the number of times the sword can be used is decreasing, it seems that the sword is not activated.

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　Thor's head was twisted, but he soon noticed a difference in the explanation.

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　While and are for objects involved in battle, is described as an object involved in battle.　

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　This means that the can only be used in actual combat.

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　To find out, Thor went to the forest of kobolds.

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　Normally, it would be off-limits to B-rank adventurers, but he had the pretext of collecting the bodily fluids of the forest slimes.

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　Thor swung his sword at a monster that looked just like a lump of mud, activating mercilessly.

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　The next moment, the tree in front of him was cut down, forest slime and all.

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　With a loud clang, the tree, severed in mid-trunk, topples over on its side.

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　And the sword, which had shown us a great achievement, was gone from my hand.

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　Thor looks around quickly and finds his beloved sword stuck deep into the ground beyond the tree.

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　He tried to use it twice, and it showed him a great sharpness, but the sword left his hand and moved to an unexpected position.

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　Then, the next question is the 11-second effect.

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　Thor thought that the unit of time, seconds, might mean that the change is occurring for that amount of time.

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　The source of his speculation was .

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　For a period of eleven seconds, this magic technique can make most actions and results disappear.

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　However, the sword's movement could not be rewound or its result undone at all.

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　The possible reason for this is that only the sword has already passed the eleven seconds.

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　So this time, I swung the sword down slowly for 11 seconds to get a feel for it.

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　Next, I tried to the sword while swinging it to the forest slime at the same speed.

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　Then, I successfully cut off only the slime.

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　However, the sword was still far from my hand, so I had to catch it before it fell.

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　By , he moves in an instant to the position where he will move in eleven seconds.

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　That seems to be the effect of this new magical technique.

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　And while it is moving, anything in its path is cut in two.

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　Perhaps it is the unusual speed that makes the sharpness of the blade produce unimaginable results.

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　Incidentally, with the sword stationary did not cause any change.

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　You need to swing the sword slowly to keep it from going far.

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　Even so, the sword will always move away from your hand.

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　In the end, after spending more than half a day in the forest of small demons, we found out that it was a very difficult technique to use.

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　But that is true of swords and the like, and there are easier ways to bring out their power.　

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　Once the sword was sheathed, Thor approached the remaining sleeping Kobolds and picked up a reasonable stone at his feet.

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　Adjusting the overlapping positions, he throws the stone silently.

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　Without a moment's pause, holes appeared in the heads of the four monsters in front of him, as if they had been neatly hollowed out.

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　The Kobolds fall down in unison, spurting blood.　

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　The remaining one woke up, too, bathed in the warm blood of its brethren.

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　It opens its eyes to check its surroundings, then rushes toward us, fangs bared.

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　Thor glanced at Sora behind him as he walked around behind him.

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　The girl was holding up her walking stick with a furrowed brow, which was unusual for her.

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　But Thor and Kobold do not seem to have changed at all.

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　Next to her, Mu is jumping up and down happily as Thor continues to lose his attacks with overwhelming speed.

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　This one seems to be back to his old self.

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　He makes eye contact with Yuril and shakes his head slightly in concern.

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　He stepped forward and swung the white blade at the same time.

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　In an instant, Kobold's hands and neck are cut off, and he crumples to the ground without so much as a groan.

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　This is more than enough time without relying on .

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"How was it, Sola?"

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"It seems like it's going to come out, but it doesn't. It's so frustrating!

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"Not so fast. You'll have to try again and again to find the right conditions for activation."

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"Well, but..."

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"We'll take our time to find out. And even if you can't use any new magic, you'll still be my precious partner.

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"Oh, yeah?"

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　Thor nodded his head firmly to the girl whose cheeks were stained with happiness.

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　Following Thor and Mu, a new branch of magic was born in Sora.

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　The name is .

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　It is said to be able to reproduce the attacks and effects of a target whose memory is stored.

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　If one can master it, this is a technique that can be used for a great many purposes.

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　Unfortunately, however, I have not been able to activate it even once yet.

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　Perhaps the problem lies in the description of "memory storage", but I have not been able to find out what kind of condition it refers to.

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　For now, we have no choice but to repeat the trial-and-error process and try to find some clues.

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"You're early, To-chan! You were fast. Is it because of Moe?"

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"Yeah, I guess so."

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"I see. All by Moe's hand.

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Not all of it. I'd say Moore's share is about 30%."

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"Three percent. That's almost all of it.

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　Clinging to Thor's back, the child is in a good mood.

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　This was also the reason why he offered to help in defeating the relatively weak monsters.

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　Of course, it was also to practice his new magical skills, but most importantly, to regain the confidence he had lost in the swamp.

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　Although Sora and Mu had little experience in actual combat, they were more than ordinary adventurers.

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　They have been through more than enough tough battles.

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　All that remains is to remind them of that fact through a fight they can afford.

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　The girl who looked into Thor's eyes, which hid her worry, said cheerfully with her staff in her hand.

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"Don't worry, Thor. I'm not going to let this get the better of me.

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