The Magus of Genesis

Paper.

That is the very wisdom of mankind… or you can call it origin.

Speaking animals are other than mankind.

It is well known that birds and some mammals communicate with their voices, and even some apes can speak to humans in sign language.

The creatures who use the tools are not just human again.

Chimpanzees use twigs to fish and eat cetaceans, and even crows use stones to break hard nuts, he said.

But humanity was the only one who had the ability to leave letters and communicate his will to the other who separated time from space.

The spread of paper explosively spread it and helped to advance human civilization to a great extent.

The times when people wrote down what happened and left it for future generations.

- It's called history.

In this sense, this world is still prehistoric.

Although the letter itself exists, it lacks the medium to write it down.

... Well, there are so many creatures that seem to live all the time, including me, that I really don't know if I can call them prehistoric.

Wood Jane and Papyrus are the main ones used in writing in the village of Hiiro.

Even when it comes to papyrus, it wouldn't be the same thing that it was used in ancient Egypt. Something like a piece of paper made from grass that I can't even name, based on my knowledge of wandering.

Wood Jane is easy and easy to write, but she tenses anyway.

The papyrus is thin and light, but the opposite durability was difficult.

Because it lacks suppleness, it breaks as soon as it folds, and even if it stays there, it won't last ten years. Because I can't break it, I can't even put it together and make it into a booklet. It's going to melt away soon.

Besides, it also took a lot of work to make. Peel the grass and cut it thinly, dip it in water and set aside for a few days, carefully line up and crush each bottle, and take another week to two to dehydrate and dry.

It is also difficult to magically shorten such fine processes, and in fact papyrus is rarely used. Mostly because Wood Jane is not enough.

But I can't even say that if I'm going to build a university and start doing advanced research. It's impossible for a dragon's head to remember all of his research, and he's going to build a university to help researchers other than me in the first place.

It needed paper that was durable, long-lasting, and not bulky enough to produce in large quantities.

"Lynn, I went that way!

"Yeah, I'll take care of it!

That's why Lynn and I went hunting.

As Lynn quickly pulls the leather bag out of the bag, she plays the lid with a pin and finger to open it.

As soon as he did, water popped out of his mouth as if it were a snake, capturing an escaping cow.

Even if it's a cow, it's a giant animal that grows three sharp horns like a spear.

Though I've never seen the real thing, it might rather resemble Triceratops.

It was a strange sight to tie that creature, which would be very fierce and powerful, to a fluffy, universe-shaking rope of water.

"Thank you, Lynn!

I still look like a dragon, hand breaking the neck of a triangular bull sealed in motion in one thought. The cockroach sounded dull and the triangle cow instantly lost its life. It's a long hunt, but it doesn't seem dull.

"I hope it works this time."

"Yeah. Maybe it's an old individual, so I think the skin quality itself is soft and suitable......"

The purpose of this hunt is not meat, but skin.

I was about to make parchment.

Even with parchment, the ingredients are not limited to sheep.

In addition to sheep, a variety of animal skins were used, including goats, cattle, pigs and deer.

Paper made from animal skins is more laborious and difficult to use than paper that modern people are used to. However, it was overwhelmingly durable and long-lasting. Anyway, it even existed over a thousand years ago. On paper of plant origin, that is not the case.

To say why I am familiar with such things is because I have actually made them in my previous life.

Because parchment paper is made of animal skin, it is truncated in the process of forming it squarely. What do you use it for? Make it a magic talisman.

It's no big deal to call it a talisman. Maybe it's like an amulet sold at a shrine. But in my previous life, I practiced anything trivial about magic once. Making talismans out of parchment is no exception.

I have purposefully bought lamb and have done this on my own, from dismantling to hair removal to finishing while learning from artisans. The way it was made was perfect thanks to you.

The problem is the ingredients. At first I tried to make it out of the skin of a six-legged goat that was successfully lived in the village, but the skin that appeared with white hair peeled was black as if it were ink. This is not very good, but I can't write letters.

Another species I tried, the big horn deer skin is deep blue.

All the other animals have bright colors, not even a light brown color instead of white.

No matter how you think about it, all the colors are unsuitable for paper that writes letters.

That's why I was flying around looking for a skinned white animal with Lynn.

"…… no. Now it's beautiful yellow."

I carefully scraped off the hair of the triangular cow at the tip of my nails, and I sighed deeply at the bright skin color that appeared beneath it. The skin of the triangular cow was dark orange like honey citrus, even though it seemed like it could be used if it was at least a little thinner.

"Next, I guess, that valley over there. Well, there was an animal with six legs."

"Okay, let's go."

Say you can't use it. I don't have the sneak to throw down what I killed, and I put the carcass of a triangle cow on my back, spreading my wings and flying while. Lynn also flew through the sky with her hip fin wide open. The lumbar fin barely moves with its spread, twisting the tail bile and flying as if swimming in the air.

deer, goats, ravens, pigs, and more. I tried the animals to my knowledge, but there were no white-skinned animals for parchment. Even though not all animals have so many different colors of hair, when the hair is peeled, brightly colored skin is exposed.

If you are not among the beasts you know, you have no choice but to try them with beasts you do not know.

Fortunately, Lynn, who had traveled all over the place for decades, knew a lot of flora and fauna I didn't know either.

"Oh, look, that one"

"I see, I do have six legs..."

The difficulty is that the memory is quite frivolous.

I looked at the beast that Lynn pointed out and said blurry.

The creature, who looked like a child between a cat and a dog, had two upper bodies with tips separated from his hips. There are two rear legs, four front legs lined up, and naturally there are two heads that follow. It's like Ortolos, a monster in Greek mythology.

I said six legs, so I thought they were lined up three to six at a time. A double-headed beast or something, that would be too unexpected. There is no doubt that its face and its growing fangs are so fierce that there is no comparison such as a triangular bull.

My body is also quite big, and if it's about phosphorus, I'm going to eat it in about two bites. No, I have two mouths too, one bite.

"With the water just now, can you stop that?

"Um, maybe a little impossible"

As we swirl through the air, me and Lynn make a calculation.

It's easy to crack if you just want to clamp it, but it's difficult as soon as the skin serves a purpose. Because you have to be as scratch-free as you can be.

Probably animals get away with it if they see me now. That's the same thing with beasts.

If you look like a human being, you could be accidentally killed, and you can't make Lynn look like one.

Capturing the escaping opponent without hurting him was just as difficult as killing him.

"……… OK. Then let's use that hand. However, if it becomes dangerous, we must escape properly."

"Yeah, leave it to me!

Though she has some anxiety about Lynn's appearance, who answers vigorously, she also has a fine experience of traveling alone. Yes, we convinced ourselves that we were in each other's placements.

"Fine."

Slightly, the scales in my ears tremble. I hear phosphorus. During these hunts, communication through scales is very convenient.

"Okay. I'm coming."

When I fold my wings and descend all at once, a double-headed beast - okay Ortros? I stepped down with a roar in front of it.

Beast judgment is fast. Nor did Ortolos intimidate this one, and he instantly flipped himself out. It's a valley surrounded by valleys. It was in one direction that I could escape, and beyond that there was the appearance of Lynn.

"Now!

As I scream, Lynn palms on the ground. The light travels through a line drawn to the ground and passes to a magic formation connected ahead. As soon as possible, the ground rose and became a wall, trapping Ortolos, who was rushing over the magic formation.

"Yay!

"Lynn, behind you!

I give a warning to Lynn, who shouts delight. There were two Ortolos. The other one snuck behind Lynn's back and was about to attack him.

Fly away now and you won't make it. (d) A sharp nail growing on four front legs approached her body.

"My scales, be armor!

I shouted aggressively like that. My scales, which Lynn put on her hair, get huge and spread in a coat to envelop her body.

In that gap where Ortolos' nails were bounced by the red coat, I flap my wings full of strength and scream.

"GOOOOOOO!"

The moment Ortolos leaves himself in a roaring roar, he snaps his neck off with his forelegs.

Even a giant beast for Lynn is like a small dog if you try it on me.

The two necks flew pompously, beaten to the wall of the valley and shaken like tomatoes.

"Lynn, no injuries!?

"Ugh, yeah………………"

Seeing Lynn safely emerge from a coat made of scales, I leak a breath of relief. It was so much because of all the human appearances I had recently taken, that the flames accidentally leaked out of my throat.

"Sorry, I missed it. I'm so upset."

I've done it aggressively, but this is the first time I've changed only the scales I've removed from my body. I'm so glad it worked out. Assuming the skin of Ortolos is suitable for parchment, it is unlikely that it can be produced in mass.

"You really were a dragon, weren't you?"

"Yeah, now!?

I was shocked the other way around by Lynn saying in such a tone that I was truly impressed.

Well, I don't think it's dragon-like...

In the meantime, I'll tail down Ortolos, who's being captured by the magic team, and I'll put it on my back.

Maybe the two Ortolos weren't there by chance, it was their turn or something.

One of them will stand out and the other will hide and hunt.

The line drawn from the Magic Formation to Lynn's hand was named the Magic Conductor.

Well, it's not like I have any ideas, it's just a line, but when I connect to the magic formation, I can activate magic from a distance into the magic formation.

I made an impromptu trap with this, but I never thought they were putting a trap on me either.

"Let's go home today."

"Yeah. I'm a little surprised and tired, so can I take a ride?

"Yeah, go ahead."

I stretch my neck and put Lynn over my head, winging toward the village of Hiiro.

Lynn like she's always healthy and has nothing to be afraid of. But she still does if she's dying, I don't know.

- It should be noted that Ortolos' skin was bright red, like a burning flame.