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 82

Episode 82: In the Northern Lands

While Seneca was taking on a special request and Maior and Plautia were preparing for the martial arts tournament, Gaia was training alone.

Gaia had considered entering the tournament, but she ultimately decided against it, realizing that there were more important things for her to focus on right now.

She had come to the northern lands.

In the past, she had hunted Bronze Ducks in this region while diligently continuing her studies.

To be honest, this place was filled with bitter memories. But it had been the perfect environment for her growth.

Gaia had managed to fire two spells in succession.

Through further training, she eventually became capable of casting three spells. However, to achieve that, she had to significantly reduce their power. At full strength, two shots were her limit.

Even at reduced power, her magic was still potent compared to standard spells. It was strong enough to take down a Bronze Duck—known for its formidable magic resistance—with a single hit.

In this land, Gaia hunted three Bronze Ducks each day. Other monsters existed, but none posed a real threat, so she devoted herself primarily to study and contemplation.

Her skills were improving rapidly. While still unstable at full power, she had learned to either disperse or concentrate her magic when reducing its strength.

Each day, she analyzed her techniques, trying to refine them. However, they didn’t seem to fit into any existing magical theories. It wasn’t as if there were no leads at all, but piecing together the scattered bits of information would take an enormous amount of time. For now, Gaia decided to set aside the theoretical aspects.

To make the most of her three daily opportunities to cast magic, she constantly engaged her mind. She never neglected experimentation. What would happen if she focused her magic to the extreme? How would the blast radius behave? There was no end to what she wanted to know, yet time was always limited.

Today, she planned to verify what she had discovered the previous day and analyze it further.

Yesterday, when she had intensely focused her magic, the trajectory of her attack had been oddly stable. The shot had pierced straight through one Bronze Duck and continued flying far into the distance.

She wanted to test if the same thing would happen again today and determine whether it was a technique she could use in real combat.

Gaia stepped out of her campsite and began searching for a Bronze Duck.

Since there were hardly any natural predators in this area, the Bronze Ducks had no sense of caution whatsoever.

Incidentally, Gaia had compiled her observations of their behavior and reported them to the guild. Recognizing her findings and her combat ability without the use of magic, the guild had officially promoted her to a Bronze-ranked adventurer.

After a short search, she spotted a Bronze Duck wandering aimlessly. It was completely absorbed in chasing after insects. Anyone else might have found the sight adorable.

Gaia focused her mana, carefully manipulating it to achieve maximum concentration before unleashing her Artillery Magic.

The spell gained extraordinary momentum, shot straight toward the Bronze Duck, and pierced cleanly through its chest.

As she continued hunting Bronze Ducks, Gaia gained more insight into this technique. Repetition led her to realize that she could even control the shape of her magic upon casting. She experimented with various forms, such as spheres and rods.

Now, Gaia was back at her camp, preparing dinner.

Tonight’s meal was bread porridge.

Her food supplies were running low, and her stock of Bronze Duck materials had grown considerably. It was about time for her to return to the city and prepare to go back to school.

She was also curious about the results of the martial arts tournament. Were Maior and Plautia advancing?

No matter the outcome, she was certain that those two would take away valuable lessons from the experience. She had that much faith in them.

As she cooked, her thoughts drifted to a story she had heard from Maior.

Seneca’s unpredictable actions were always fascinating and full of insights, making her quite popular.

Gaia decided to try mimicking her.

Gaia was perched atop a tree, observing a Bronze Duck.

It was moving about, though from this distance, she couldn’t make out the details.

She doubted her experiment would go well.

But success or failure wasn’t the point—what mattered was determining as early as possible whether this was worth pursuing further.

She readied her magic.

Using the best method she had discovered so far, she unleashed her spell.

She took aim at the Bronze Duck and fired.

PSHHHBHAM!

The artillery shot Gaia had fired on a whim displayed unexpected precision, grazing the Bronze Duck’s beak.

“I can’t believe that it actually hit…”

Gaia muttered in surprise.

The Bronze Duck thrashed in pain, its beak shattered.

Gaia approached and activated her skill once more, finishing it off.

“This might actually become a usable technique!”

Her steps back to the campsite were filled with excitement.

Inside the carriage heading to the royal capital, Gaia found herself deep in thought once again.

Ever since Maior had shared her secrets to leveling up, Gaia had been experimenting with ways to use her skills as traps. Specifically, she had been working on delaying the explosion of her magic after firing it.

But now, a new path as a sniper had appeared before her. Traps and sniping—two seemingly unrelated techniques.

She knew that pursuing both might leave her as a half-baked master of neither. Yet, she couldn’t bring herself to give up on either. There had to be a way to merge them somehow.

These thoughts swirled in her mind.

“It’s only the beginning. No need to rush. It’ll take time anyway, so I might as well think it through carefully.”

Her murmurs were drowned out by the rattling of the carriage wheels.

For the rest of the journey to the royal capital, Gaia kept pondering. Though she occasionally wore a troubled expression, a sense of excitement never left her face.

The skill 【Artillery Magic】  was brimming with the unknown.

Every step forward only revealed more mysteries, further fueling Gaia’s curiosity.

For someone who sought adventure, this skill was a perfect fit.

But Gaia had yet to realize that.