「Where’s Yuan?」
Magic tools were knocked down by the blown door. Without seeming to care about it at all, Shia-san rushed to me and hugged me tightly.
「Yuan, you okay?」
「Yes, for now」
They didn’t do anything to me except measure my size.
「Hey, Shia-chan. I don’t care if you’re my little sister, damaging something for sale is a bit much」
「I don’t care. It’s Il-nee’s fault」
「Little sister? Il-nee?」
When I compared the two of them while being hugged, I realized that they look alike. It’s true that they look so much alike that it would make sense if they were sisters. The way their faces are shaped.
「So, what’s the situation here?」
「That’s what I want to hear. I asked for elder sister and you weren’t at the store. So I was back at the inn when I got an urgent signal from Yuan. So I rushed here because the reaction was elder sister’s store and since it was elder sister, there was a chance you might do something strange to Yuan」
It appears that I completely crossed paths with her older sister. That said, I don’t think it was necessary to blow the door off.
「No, I won’t. Although Lara might」
「M- Me!? I didn’t do anything」
When Shia-san glared at Lara-san, she waved her hand in panic. It doesn’t look like she’s panicking, though.
「So, why was I brought here?」
「That’s because you were soaked in Shia-chan’s scent. One would think you were connected, right?」
Do I smell like Shia-san? I moved away from Shia-san and sniffed my robe, but I couldn’t tell.
「Yuan, you’re being lied to」
「Eh, really!?」
Apparently, she had sent a letter to the guild before heading to this city. I didn’t know about it.
「I was surprised to get a letter from you, Shia-chan. You said you had found your Lord」
「Ho, what else was written?」
It was easy enough for her to recognize me, so I’m sure there were some obvious characteristics written down.
「Yeah, it says here that you’re a very cute fox beastman」
「Un. Easy to recognize」
There’s no way you can tell from that! However, since I was brought to the actual place, maybe there was a sense of communication between the two of them.
「So, in the end… why was I brought here?」
I couldn’t continue the conversation at all, so all I could do was ask questions. But finally, the real purpose was answered.
「Let’s find out」
「Find out?」
「Yeah, as the older sister, I need to know who’s going to be my precious sister’s Lord」
The eyes peeking out from behind the glasses narrowed, and I felt the magic in them. At that moment, I felt a buzz of electricity in my body. It was a weak electricity, just a faint sensation. I remember this feeling.
「Detection Magic… ? It’s also a form of appraisal」
「Oh, I’ve been discovered. And I didn’t think you could resist or even disable it」
I don’t want to give her any information about me. I know it will always be a source of trouble. I’m at least trying to deal with it.
「Of course, Yuan is a better magician than Il-nee」
「Shia-san. That’s an exaggeration. I’m just good at auxiliary magic」
「Elder sister is the same type. More of a strange magician who is good at making magic tools」
The difference between a magician and a wizard is simple. A magician is a person who uses magical elements to perform magic, and a wizard is a person who uses magical tools to perform magic. Alchemists combine magical materials, magic stones, magic circles and magic characters to make magical tools and potions. It’s said that it’s a profession that requires flexibility and a rich imagination, not to mention intelligence.
「I don’t care about Il-nee’s occupation. Yuan’s is superior anyway」
「Ara, I guess you’ll have to prove it then, won’t you?」
「Easy」
Shia-san handed her pouch to Illumina-san.
「This is the one I made here at the store. What’s wrong with this?」
「Use it and you’ll see」
「Un? It’s a little bigger than the one in the store」
「Reach deep inside with your arm」
「My arm? Eh, another layer in the pouch!?」
「Pour magic in it」
「Magic… W- What the hell is this!?」
Shia-san looks very triumphant. From that reaction, connecting the dimensions might have been too much.
「You’re saying this… this girl did this?」
「Un, I saw it before my eyes. I’m sure of it」
「This alone shows that you’re exceptionally skilled… if it’s true」
「It’s not a lie」
「Then could you show it in front of me?」
It’s kind of something I’m practicing, you know? Well, it’s not a skill to hide, so that’s good.
「Now, I’ll improve it as I explain it」
「Yeah, please」
There are different kinds of magic. I don’t mean in terms of offensive or auxiliary magic, but in terms of controlling attributes. The most common attributes are Fire, Water, Wind, and Earth. There are many magicians who can use these attributes. And then there are special types: Light, Dark, and no attribute. My defensive magic is light, so it’s in that category. There are not many people who can use it, so it is rare, you know? In addition, there are two special types of magic: Holy and Evil. Holy is for healing and Evil is for cursing, but I’ll leave that explanation for now. And the categorization of storage magic is called Ancient Magic. It is said that this magic was lost a long time ago, and that there are few people who can use it.
「So, why is ancient magic, which was supposed to be lost, being used as storage magic in this day and age?」
「That’s because it was discovered as an artifact, and we were able to figure out the technique behind it」
「Or, more accurately, the magical inscriptions on ancient magical tools」
There are ways to use magic even if you have little magical power. This is a method of using magic stones that contain magic power engraved with magic characters. The magic characters are the chants, and the magic stone is the medium. By the way, it’s also thanks to magic characters and their combinations that you can use higher level magic when you use a magic circle.
「This magic bag also contains the magic characters that were engraved on the artifact, right?」
「Not exactly the same, though」
「It’s enough. On the contrary, I think it’s great that you were able to reproduce so much. However, if you play around with the magic characters, the performance will be even better」
I changed the magic characters as I did on Shia-san’s pouch. Modern magical writing and ancient magical writing are very different, but if you can read them to some extent, you can change them.
「Yes, just a few changes could make a difference」
「You’re lying… just this much…」
「Imagery is the key to magic, isn’t it? It’s the same with magic characters, if the meaning engraved in the magic character becomes an image and is strong and deep, the effect will increase」
「That may be true, but deciphering ancient magical writing and making it have a strong meaning is a difficult task. That’s what researchers are working on every day」
「Yes, it is. However, there are some similarities between modern and ancient times. For example, this character represents light, and this one represents darkness」
「Well, now that you mention it, it does look a lot alike…」
「So that means that storage magic is made of light and dark magic」
「Combined magic…」
「That’s the idea, isn’t it? That is, if we give strong meaning to the intersection of light and dark…」
「The storage will be bigger」
「That’s what I mean. So that means that storage magic is made up of a combination of light and dark magic」
This shows that someone who uses storage magic can use light and dark magic. This kind of magic theory is important because it can lead to countermeasures in case you end up fighting someone who uses storage magic. Well, it seems that there are quite a few users of combined magic because of its complexity. Many normal magicians specialize in one attribute that works well together.
「It’s amazing!」
「Thank you very much」
「Do you think it’s okay to spread this information?」
「No problem」
There’s no problem at this level, you know. I can’t tell what I did to Shia-san’s pouch, though. At any rate, it contains content that has probably not yet been deciphered in modern times.
「I- Is there anything else you can teach me!?」
「Y- Yes. If it’s anything I know…」
I think the purpose was to find out about me, but before I knew it, it turned into a lecture from me. I am indebted to Shia-san, and she is her sister, and I don’t mind if I repay her in any way.
「Yes, do you have a bag or container that you don’t need?」
「A container? How about this?」
What Illumina-san handed me was a bag that was still in the middle of being processed and had no magical inscriptions on it. The material is leather, so it looks just right.
「Magic tools that produce water are expensive」
「Well, water is a necessity for life, so it’s no wonder」
「Then I’d like to make it」
「It’s impossible. Magic stones are expensive enough to create water」
「No, the magic stone doesn’t have to be water, but as long as it has magic power in it, it’s enough」
「Where would you get the water from then?」
「It’s easy. When I cook, the steam that rises when I boil water contains water, and I have wondered where that water has gone. Then I came up with a hypothesis. The water must have dissolved in the air. So, if we first give the bag a storage effect, then combine the Air Explosion magic, which compresses the air of Wind magic, with the heat of Fire magic…」
I waited for a few minutes, and when I tilted the bag, a little bit of water flowed from the bag.
「After that, we just need to combine it with some cleansing magic to be safe, and we’re done」
Finally, I carve Purification Magic・Clean Wash and give it to Illumina-san. Still, there are more drawbacks. It is not possible to produce a large amount of water in a dry place such as the desert, and since we are using Air Bomb magic, a minor mistake in the production process could cause an explosion. When I remembered to tell her that, Illumina-san grabbed Shia-san’s shoulder and shook her slightly.
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