I Will Be Unrivaled With The Skill [Sewing]! They Said It Was A Bad Skill, But With Effort, I will Make It A Hit~ - Chapter 101

TLN: To be honest, it kinda irks me there’s a sniper who obstructs this series that I translated, idk what their goal is but NU rules seems not exist anymore and they didn’t do anything about it. RL already F me up, why here too.

Episode 101: Investigation

As they made their way toward the Trias Great Forest, Seneca listened to the details of the situation from Maior and the others.

“So, based on your assessment, Maior, you think the mana Vortex  might be involved?”

“Yeah. There’s a possibility that it’s causing a stampede. That’s why our mission is to investigate the mana concentration distribution. They want information on locations where the concentration is high.”

“Got it.”

“But as you know, Seneca, high mana concentration areas are likely to attract subspecies, and there might be powerful creatures that react to 【Detection】 , so we need to be careful. If the mana concentration is high enough to trigger a stampede, the creature at the center of it is something we won’t be able to defeat—at least, that’s what Shimeneme said.”

“This mission just became a lot more dangerous.”

Gaia added after Maior’s explanation.

When Seneca glanced at Plautia, she seemed surprisingly composed.

“Maior, depending on the situation, this could be a threat to the entire nation, right?”

“Yeah. But Plautia just started to calm down, so let’s set that aside for now and focus on what we need to do.”

When Seneca looked at Plautia again, her composed expression began to crumble, and she stammered, “H-h-h-hawaawaawa…”

“Oh, sorry, Plautia… We’ll be fine, so let’s just do what we can.”

As they reassured her and continued forward, Plautia gradually settled down.

Following Maior’s lead, they entered the Trias Great Forest, and Seneca immediately noticed a difference in the atmosphere.

“Hmm… something definitely feels off.”

“You think so too?”

Plautia responded instinctively. Though difficult to put into words, all of them had been sensing an unusual presence for the past few days.

“A little further in, there’s a spot where a mana Vortex  has remained stable. Let’s head there first.”

“Are there a lot of places like that?”

“Only a few, but they do exist. That alone makes this different from the Cyclops incident.”

After some time, Maior activated 【Shared Vision】 . A colored haze appeared in Seneca’s field of view.

“Is this mana Vortex ?”

“Yes. Something about it feels off, but I can’t pinpoint what. I wanted you to take a look, Seneca.”

Hearing that, Seneca focused her gaze, but she couldn’t discern anything specific.

“I’ll record everything for now. I’ll document this location, and Gaia, could you compare it with the previous distribution?”

“Got it. Since the terrain is a factor, I’ll check that as well.”

“And what should I do?”

“For now, just observe the area, Seneca. The situation has been changing gradually, so we might not have noticed the shifts. But since you’re seeing it with fresh eyes, you might notice something we missed. Let us know if anything stands out.”

Leaving the task of documentation to the three who were familiar with the geography, Seneca carefully examined the surroundings. However, while she could sense something was off, she couldn’t grasp what it was.

The mana drifting around them seemed to writhe as if it had a will of its own, but Seneca couldn’t figure out why she felt that way.

Thus, the four members of “Moonlit Vow” continued deeper into the forest, investigating the mana Vortex .

As they observed the state of a large mana Vortex , Seneca turned to Maior.

“Hey, Maior.”

“What? Did you find something?”

“Not yet. But I was thinking… if we use 【Traces】 , we might be able to see something. Have you tried it?”

Maior shook her head.

“That’s true. It’s worth trying. I’ll need to focus, so I’m stopping the shared vision.”

The mana haze that had been visible in Seneca’s vision disappeared.

As Maior concentrated, Seneca stepped away to avoid disturbing her and took the opportunity to organize her thoughts.

There did seem to be an unusually high number of monsters. She didn’t know what the normal state was, but she had been told that this wasn’t a place where encounters should be this frequent. The monsters and beasts they encountered all seemed vaguely agitated, almost as if they were on edge. Perhaps this was a sign of an impending stampede.

When Seneca looked up, she locked eyes with Maior. What had she discovered?

“Seneca, you figured out something interesting. As expected of you.”

Saying that, Maior went to call over Plautia and Gaia as well.

Once the three had gathered, Maior activated 【Shared Vision】 .

“Look around here.”

She pointed to the boundary of the mana Vortex . Upon closer inspection, there was a visible flow of mana being drawn into the Vortex .

“As you can see, this mana Vortex  is pulling in the thinner surrounding mana. We don’t have enough time to confirm everything, but it’s likely that the concentration is gradually increasing.”

“It’s faint, but even within the mana Vortex , there are flows moving both toward the center and outward.”

“Yeah, it’s almost like convection currents.”

“I’ve never heard of a mana Vortex  behaving this way before.”

“Neither have I. It could be a unique property of this particular Vortex . If that’s the case, this is a major discovery.”

“Hey, Gaia. If there’s some kind of pattern within the mana Vortex , then maybe the spatial arrangement of different Vortexes also has meaning?”

Seneca’s question made Gaia widen her eyes.

“That’s a real possibility. If so, we might be able to predict the general distribution of mana Vortexes by analyzing the surrounding patterns.”

“And if we can predict the location with the highest concentration, even if the accuracy isn’t perfect, it would still be useful, right?”

“Yeah.”

Gaia responded firmly.

“Just being able to predict them would save a lot of time. For now, let’s focus on practical applications and worry about the finer details later.”

“Agreed. We might even have to call in specialist researchers to analyze this later…”

Hearing Gaia and Seneca’s discussion, Maior decided on their next course of action.

“Alright, let’s have Gaia lead the analysis. This is just a working hypothesis for now, but if we can make it work, it’ll be invaluable information.”

With that, the four of them threw themselves into their investigation with unwavering focus.