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 73

Episode 73: Thinking Simply

Secunda is the leader of the party Evening Star.

She is a second-year student in Class A and reached Level 2 in the previous term. With exceptional skills in magic, decision-making, and leadership, it is rumored that she will be promoted to S-Class next year.

Her skill is 【Support Magic】.

By enhancing her allies’ abilities and resistances, she significantly boosts her party’s overall performance.

It is said that Secunda’s adept magic can elevate her party’s strength by one or even two levels.

When Secunda leveled up, she acquired a sub-skill called 【Healing Infusion】. Those affected by this support magic enter a constant state of recovery, allowing minor wounds to heal almost instantly.

With this, Secunda gained an unparalleled ability as a buffer.

From the beginning, she excelled in first aid.

Since her role rarely required her to fight on the front lines, she often supported her heavily exhausted teammates. Wanting to contribute more, she decided to learn medical treatment.

The more she studied, the deeper she realized the field was.

Even with the same potion, the efficiency of healing varied depending on the pre-treatment. Since this affected both recovery speed and potion conservation, Secunda became increasingly absorbed in the subject.

And now, she has acquired an auto-recovery ability. Evening Star’s combat endurance became one of the best in the Royal Adventurer Academy.

Secunda was fully aware that she was still inexperienced.

There was untapped potential in 【Support Magic】, and refining its usage could allow her to defeat opponents beyond her level.

There was still an endless amount to learn about first aid. Lately, she had been studying medicinal herbs, aiming to use locally available materials for emergency treatment.

She wanted to master support both in and out of combat. With that goal in mind, Secunda dedicated herself to her daily efforts.

One day, a junior student came to see her—Seneca.

Of course, Secunda knew about Seneca.

Seneca was known by many names—The Heretic, The Airheaded Princess, The Sword Fairy.

Among a class that produced five scholarship students for the first time in twenty years, Seneca was considered one of the most outstanding. However, her appearance did not give that impression.

Seneca asked Secunda about first aid. She wanted to learn treatment methods that complemented her skills.

Secunda agreed to teach her on the condition that they go on a few hunts together. She was interested in Seneca’s abilities and believed that training with a variety of people would contribute to her own growth.

Under Secunda’s guidance, Seneca learned various techniques.

The main focus was using her skill 【Sewing】 for treatment, but there were many other useful lessons. Seneca took notes and shared the knowledge with her party.

She also became quite close to Secunda. They met at least twice a week and sometimes even ate meals together.

Outside of her morning and evening training, especially after classes, Seneca continued refining the techniques she learned from Secunda.

At first, she practiced by stitching wounds on dead monsters. She had to master a unique sewing method that ensured the stitches settled beneath the skin, but she quickly picked it up.

Since the stitches were made from magical thread and could be erased later, it didn’t technically matter—but fundamentals were important, so Seneca diligently followed her lessons.

Next, she went to poultry farms and tirelessly stitched up injured chickens. She learned how to change needle shapes and adjust the properties of the thread based on the depth and location of the wound.

After that, she moved on to treating large livestock and pets. Some people knew that proper treatment prevented scarring and sped up healing, so rumors spread about Seneca offering free medical aid.

Through Secunda’s introduction, she met veterinarians. Most of them did not have skills like 【Healing Magic】 or 【Treatment】. They relied solely on their skills, techniques, and knowledge to care for livestock.

Among them, Seneca particularly enjoyed listening to a man named Manius.

Manius’ skill was 【Water Magic】.

Although he did not possess a large amount of mana, he could manipulate it with great precision.

His family raised cattle, so he used his magic to wash both the animals and their barn, making full use of his skill.

Sometimes, Manius would create water with his magic and offer it to the cows. He had once done it on a whim, and they drank it eagerly.

Wanting to give them the best water possible, he kept refining his technique—until one day, he realized he could change the taste of water at will.

“Good Water Must Be Good for the Body.”

Manius repeated this phrase to himself countless times as he continued giving water produced by his skill to his cattle every day.

After ten years, the cows at Manius’ farm gained a reputation for being exceptional.

People praised the meat and the milk, saying they were especially delicious. Manius felt proud.

Five more years passed, and then a strange voice echoed in Manius’ mind.

【You have reached Level 2. You can now use Water Magic II. Your mana has increased. You have acquired the sub-skill Healing Water.】

What followed was chaos.

Rumors spread that drinking Manius’ water could heal wounds, and he found himself distributing it to all sorts of livestock.

It worked on people as well, but its effects were especially dramatic on animals.

Manius left the farm in his wife’s care and began working as a veterinarian.

Seneca felt encouraged by this story.

Manius’ skill was rare among veterinarians—one might even call it a minor skill. Yet, his abilities were so renowned that there was no one in the Royal Capital’s veterinary community who didn’t know his name.

For Seneca, who aimed to reach the pinnacle of adventurers with an unconventional skill, meeting someone like Manius was a profound experience.

After treating animals, the next step was humans.

Once a week, Seneca worked half a day at a clinic in the Royal Capital.

With her unmatched sewing skills, any wound requiring stitches was sent her way.

Some injuries were so severe they made her want to look away. But Seneca faced them head-on and never ran.

Through these experiences, she made several fascinating discoveries.

One of them was the effects of her magic.

Seneca had finally learned to use ice magic. She could only produce a small chunk of ice, but with this, she had now mastered both fire and ice magic.

No one had ever heard of a person capable of wielding two elements without a skill.

Observing her patients’ symptoms, Seneca began infusing her magic threads with faint traces of fire or ice attributes before stitching their wounds.

Some injuries benefitted from warmth, helping to soothe pain, while others, like deep bruises or lacerations, healed faster when cooled.

She adjusted her sewing techniques, the properties of the thread, and the magical attributes she imbued into them, tailoring her treatment for each case.

She also learned about soaking needles and threads in medicinal solutions.

This technique was particularly effective for wounds inflicted by venomous plants or monsters, and in some cases, it was decided that the thread should be dipped in a potion before stitching.

Seneca experimented with how she twisted her magic threads, making them more absorbent for liquid medicine and better at holding ointments in place.

She mastered how to infuse her magic thread with fire and ice attributes. She learned how to coat them with medicine to accelerate healing.

What should she do next?

Seneca thought simply.

“If I just infuse healing magic into the magic thread while sewing, that should solve everything.”

Her next goal was set.

Throughout the latter half of the term, aside from her four party members, the person Seneca spent the most time with was Secunda.

As she improved, she gradually became more independent, but in the beginning, they often acted together.

And when Seneca first thought about imbuing healing abilities into magic threads, the first person she consulted was Secunda.

“You want to know about Healing Infusion? I don’t mind, but what do you plan to do with that knowledge?”

“I’m just interested in healing magic… What makes it different from other support magic?”

“Let’s see… My magic enhances strength and speed, right? But healing magic is more like amplifying a person’s inherent life force.”

“Life force?”

“Yes. Also, this is just my personal impression, but healing magic feels more like a wish than anything else. Other magic follows logic and numbers, but Healing Infusion feels more abstract and vague to me.”

Seneca repeated Secunda’s words in her mind, engraving them in her heart.

“In that sense, it might be similar to Manius-san’s Healing Water. If I were to put it in extreme terms, it feels like using mana to grant a wish to heal someone.”

“You don’t have any wishes when using other types of magic?”

“Not really. When I use other magic, it just feels like I’m doing something I’m capable of. But when I use Healing Infusion, it feels like I’m doing something I shouldn’t be able to.”

Seneca spent days thinking about her conversation with Secunda.

To Seneca, a skill was something that allowed her to do the impossible in exchange for mana.

For Secunda, Healing Infusion seemed to evoke a similar feeling, but when it came to other types of magic, their perspectives differed.

“A skill is the ability to use mana to grant a wish.”

That thought came to Seneca’s mind.

“What kind of wish do I want to grant?”

She asked herself, and the answer surfaced immediately.

“I want to become strong enough so that Lucius and I can live in peace. I want to be strong enough to save my precious friends and comrades no matter what danger they face.”

“…I want to become stronger.”

Seneca murmured to herself.

“What do I need right now to become stronger?”

Once again, she asked herself.

“Right now, I want to be able to use healing magic.”

“Then, the path is clear. I’ll use my mana and make that wish come true.”

At that moment, she felt something within her stir—its presence growing stronger.

“It feels like when my level increases.”

Seneca smiled brighter than ever as she began her healing magic practice.

From that moment on, Seneca dedicated herself to training in healing magic.

Whether she was attending classes or swinging her sword, whenever she had a spare moment, she poured her efforts into mastering healing magic.

Before she realized it, the first year at the Royal Adventurer Academy was coming to an end.

Compared to the first semester, Seneca hadn’t stood out as much. However, she never lost a single match in the S-Class mock battles, and her combat skills continued to improve.

Those who didn’t understand her situation sometimes criticized her for lacking initiative. But since it didn’t directly harm her, Seneca continued living as she always had.

She followed the training regimen Attalos had given her, mastering new techniques, all of which contributed greatly to her combat prowess.

Maior observed Seneca closely.

Plautia chased after her.

Gaia imitated her.

The three members of Moonlit Vow made astonishing progress throughout the second semester.