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Chapter 226: Force of Habit

Daytime

I walked along the beach with Sakura, who was wearing a swimsuit. I was making sand golems along the way.

It’s just that, I wasn’t making the golems with my hands. Wherever I stepped a small golem would rise up from the sand.

「Master is there a specific use for these mini-golems?」
「No, I’m just testing out how far I can simplify the process of creating golems.」

I took a step and the sand hardened and rose up into a small human-shaped golem. At present this was the simplest and easiest way to make sand golems.

It was even quicker than using a magic key and I could make them as I pleased.

「Moreover it feels like this sand is easier to form than other material.」
「Ahh, it’s probably because this beach has much more magic than regular soil around where we are. It’s able to respond to your power in an instant.」
「Huh? There’s that much power in this sandy beach?」

I looked down at the white sands.

I suppose it made sense that the beach that touched a lake full of magic power would have a large amount as well.

……now that I think about it the Knight Captain did say 『This beach is different than other soil. It surrounds your legs and feet with a nice strong sensation that helps with training』

I suppose that’s why they use it for a training camp.

For me it only felt like a silky layer of sand beneath my feet…but I suppose there must be something unique about it.

….if I were to do golem experiments here there might be interesting results.

Just the other day I had experimented to create a sand golem.

It was a different sensation than using wood, soil, and water. It was worth further experimentation.

An interesting task and a nice environment. I continued my walk.

「All things considered, Master is progressing at a fearsome pace.」

Sakura said suddenly.

「Eh? What are you saying all of a sudden?」
「Well, being able to give shape and magic to the sand in an instant is fairly unthinkable normally.」
「It’s because I’m very used to this kind of task.」

However, if I wanted to add new functions or sculpt them more precisely I would have to take the time to do it by hand.

If I just wanted to make them simply with a barely human appearance I could simply use the experience I had from making golems out of wood and water.

That’s why it was so simple and easy to make golems like this.

「I make them nearly every day back home so the skills have become near habit.」
「I suppose you’re right. You create various golems out of different materials daily.」

She said and I couldn’t help but think of home.

「It feels like we’ve been at the lake for quite some time.」
「I suppose you’re right. We’ve already been here several days.」
「Well, I guess we did just come here to do as we please.」

Thanks to that I was able to enjoy myself as intended.

The only thing left that I hadn’t really done was swim around the lake.

……since I was able to do it anytime I wanted I had put it off until now.

It was just that swimming in there once or twice would satisfy me, so I’d probably be done with it by this evening.

Even my fishing gear adjustment and my sand golem experiments would only last for another day or two.

「Fumu, now that I think on it we’ve been here quite a while. Maybe we should head back tomorrow or the day after. It was a nice vacation but honestly my home is where I feel best. I also feel like sleeping in my own bed.」

It wasn’t as if I couldn’t sleep without my own pillow or as if the bed was of poor quality.

It’s just I missed the feeling of my own bed.

「Fufu, those are the best words you could say to a home Master.」
「It feels a little weird for you to get so happy over those kinds of words…..but let’s finish off our vacation in style. I’m going to take this opportunity and go for a swim.」
「Okay! I’ll accompany you Master!」

Sakura said and grasped my hand tightly.

I gripped her hand back and headed towards the water.

It’d been a few days since we got here.

Finally I’d take a nice relaxing swim in the lake.