Rosetta-sama, You're Overdoing It! - Chapter 16

Chapter 16: Rosetta’s Attempts at ‘Absorbing’ Magic

After getting out of the bath, I returned to my room with Lionetta in tow.

Now then, what should I think about today?

First and foremost, magic recovery is the top priority. Magic steal. No, maybe Magisteal.

I remember, there were skills in some games where you consume 1 MP to recover MP.

How do I do it?

Magic recovery, magic recovery. I’m supposed to absorb magic from the surroundings.

That’s right. If I don’t have magic, then I can just get it from elsewhere.

I feel like someone named Marie said something like that.

Like this, maybe.

“Everyone, give me your magic.”

I raise both hands upwards to gather magic from the surroundings.

Wow, it’s gathering, it’s coming!

Surprisingly, it went smoothly. So this is how to gather magic.

This is Magisteal… no, this is like in the original Dragon Ball. If I were to say, it’s like gathering magic, so it’s a magic ball. Magic ball… Dragon King Ball!? Did I turn into a demon lord who deserves hearty laughter from space monkeys!?

“Um, Miss, what are you going to do with that!?”

The clump of magic gathered above me. Hmm, what should I do?

Well, for now, absorb it?

Oh, I can. Like this. Circulate, circulate. Warm magic spreading throughout my body.

There’s quite a lot, isn’t there? I feel like I’m full.

I probably don’t need any more than this, right?

And then, the excess magic celebrates above me.

This is quite something, isn’t it!?

I guess I have no choice but to deal with it by constantly using magic.

That’s right. Let’s wrap it around my whole body. It’s like a reflection, it reflects all magic attacks. Invincible. Absolute invincible barrier! This barrier repels all magic attacks, and you will die. What! What’s this!? You’re defeated when someone uses absolute invincible barrier killer, this attack crushes all barriers, and you will die. To withstand this, you need absolute invincible barrier killer killer. …Isn’t this endless?

But it passes through physical attacks. I’ll have the maid wash me in the bath, so physical defense is out of the question, and the maid will be in trouble.

Oh, but I’ll use it while I’m sleeping.

This solves the problem of excess magic. I’ll just waste everyone’s energy, I mean, magic, with my effective use. Yeah, it’s wasteful.

This definitely makes me look like a terrible person who steals magic from the surroundings and consumes it like water.

What’s yours is mine, what’s mine is also mine.

Oops, that’s egoism. That’s not good, egoism. I need to share it with everyone properly.

Yeah, I’m just thinking. I won’t give it away. This magic is mine! It’s because I’m a villainess.

“Um, Miss? What was that just now?”

“Um, I think… I did something? Maybe?”

“Uh, well…”

Wow, I can feel some serious suspicion from those eyes!?

Well, I had no choice. I just wanted to recover my magic.

I didn’t just gather magic from the surroundings for nothing.

Moreover, I only collected about 1 MP from everyone in the mansion, animals, and probably plants, to be honest. Maybe I took about 3 MP from each person, but I shouldn’t have taken too much from any one person, so there shouldn’t be a problem.

The real issue is that too much gathered around me.

Magic is circulating around me in reflection mode.

If I keep receiving magic from elsewhere, I might be able to cast magic indefinitely.

Along with magic recovery, there’s also a method to completely steal the opponent’s magic, which could be useful for sealing their magic and possibly even making them faint.

It feels like I accidentally learned the ultimate magic right from the beginning.

It’s okay, magic is about imagination. In other words, it’s not cheating because there might be someone else who’s just as clever somewhere else coming up with similar ideas.

“So it’s not cheating, right?”

“That came out of nowhere, so I don’t understand the context.”

Oops. It was all in my head!?

I guess just stating the conclusion won’t make sense to Lionetta. Am I being dumb?

Let’s calm down for a moment, me.

“Well, Lionetta, are you trying to peer into the abyss?”

I grin defiantly.

Lionetta recoiled and went into a sanity check state with a startled expression.

Wait, isn’t this a bit too much!? Is my face really that bad!?

Does my smile activate a skill that decreases sanity!? What kind of smile is that!?

When I saw myself in the mirror, it was a definite sanity check.

What kind of smile is this? It’s giving me chills!?

After finishing various tasks, I head to bed, shooing Lionetta back to my room.

I write in my diary… Oh, speaking of which, maybe I should start listing potential conquest targets soon?

Well, maybe I should build up a bit more stamina first.

There’s no rush for that.

Tomorrow, it’s morning exercise, afternoon magic training, and evening mental training. That’s my daily routine.

From Monday to Sunday, it’s all the same for me. My week never changes. Where did my job go?

I take a bath once a week, you know? If a friend comes over, they leave the next day. Work is just for a day. What’s going on?

But I always think, because of the mixture of modern knowledge, when I think of one thing, it leads to something else. I’d like to fix that somehow.

Why does music start playing and lyrics come to mind when I hear the words “one week”?*
*Reference to a song called ‘一週間’ (One Week)