GXP 16 chapter 3

3 "Magical Magic"

After finishing another meal and a trip to the bathroom, Seina sat back on the bed.

"Well it's about it for magic, but you seem disappointed."

"Well a bit ... ...."

Seina from a world of science and technology that was like magic, but the magic crystal magic was similar. He had expected magic to be fancier.

"There are many people who's primary job is casting spells, such as high-ranking wizards."

"Really?

"Magic crystals need magic for keeping records.The records will also disappear if they're completely depleted.The patent fee to record is also enormous because of the high amount of magic required.
If you inadvertently run out of magic during battle, High magicians usually carry their own magic in them as insurance for when they're in danger, but usually they're used as a storage medium for magic power. Advanced magic also includes spells with its magic and entails making fine adjustments to things such as the accuracy of attacks.

"Oh, I see!"

A magic Crystal Weapon was likely to have a large output of thermal power.

"Gahahaha! The magic crystal is a weapon made by a magic organ, but it's also a last resort because can provide aid and make it easy to use complicated magic. But certain things can't be reproduced with magic crystals, so regular magic isn't going anywhere anytime soon. "

"Really?"

As for Seina, when he had heard that all the magic had been replaced by magic crystals, he felt like returning to country life, but then he remembered the large house that had taken the place of his parent's old cheap modern house. Of course it was convenient for his parent's who lived there, but it ruined the image of his hometown in his head.

"Ha ha ... ... I'm sorry, but i don't like the idea of magic crystals, I know that's more convenient but ... ...."

"Gahahaha! There's no need to apologize.The people who come from the outside  all feel the same. The use of magic thanks to magic crystal appliances has become easy However,using magic in daily life and taking it for granted can cause a lot of accidents due to convenience, people can be too eager to confront monsters in their hunting adventures, and they can end up going completely overboard with a weapon that shouldn't be so easy to use. "

 those who use weapons with short ranges like swords and spears are usually fine but those who use  bows can easily hurt their Allys with friendly fire unless they practice a lot.

"It is useful as a weapon with great power against monsters but it's a weapon, you still need to master it, and if you consider the cost, doing magic the old-fashioned way is still better. "

"Yes,  but certainly magic crystal tools are useful as long as you're skilled."

"maybe but you really only need them when fighting high-ranking monsters like that Chimera you encountered."

"oh was that Chimera's roar by any chance magical?"

"yes it's called the roar of death, it just stops it's prey's movement usually,  but you're lucky you could have died if you took a direct hit. "

"So if you fight against that kind of thing, your saying it's best to have as many attack options as possible..."

"Maybe not for you, you can use powerful magic without demonic crystals, of course you'll have to study how and be trained first."

"Can you teach me?"

"I don't have the skills to do that but you have some scientific knowledge, you should be able to  use simple magic and that should be more then enough for now to take down goblins and orcs. "

"By the way the Goblins and orcs, how much money are they worth?"

"Depending on the development of their magic organs, at least 100,000 for an orc. A goblin has almost no use, they're found in swarms so it's like fishing with a net, you get a lot of small crystals, so that can get you some reasonable earnings but it's not really worth the trouble  ... .... ... ... but it that really what you want to be doing?" barigaru stared at seina with a serious look on his face.

"What else can I do ...?"

"Well you can be a hunter to pay off your debt, but you could also join the magical pharmacy Guild. They use magic for medicinal Research and sell cures."

"is there anything else?"

"yes, but nothing easy and in the scope of what i can get you. Anyone else might be suspicious of you. Worse comes to worse i can just sell you like my former apprentice sold you to me. "

"Former apprentice?"

" You  met him while fighting that chimera."

" so that's my only two choices, but your in the guild of hunters and adventurers, how do you have connections to the Magical Pharmacy Guild ?"

"I'm friends with the strongest magician they have ... ...."

"how?"

"... Well ... she's kind of a pervert ... but not unreasonably so, somehow she's still leader of the Guild ... ... well I don't think she even cares about her title... but that's neither here nor there. "

"Is it okay to leave me with such a pervert?"

"Oh no, don't get me wrong she's truly a polite and good girl, when she's being a professional, but in her free time she is a huge perv, you'd never guess that such a pretty lady would be like that just from looking at her."

"............" his description reminded seina of airi.

"she's the kind of woman who's lover's run away when she shows her true colors..."

"So there's only one alternative?"

"Gahah ha ha! what are you afraid you won't be able to cut it as a magician?"

"... ... it's just that I know a woman who fits that description so I don't want to get involved with another person like her."

Seina 's instinct told him she should be actively avoided.

"Well, if you stay with me,  she won't do anything, or I'll get involved, you can trust her to not cause any trouble anyways, since the creation of demonic crystal technology, the definition of both guilds is ambiguous so there are people who are registered in both of the guilds. They used to try to keep interfering with each other's territory, come the next generation, there will probably be a merger.... But, for now it's a good way to become a lord or Nobel. "

"Well ... but ... If that is the case, there's only one answer -If i don't choose to be a hunter adventurer here then there's no point in being here!"

That was what made Seina happy. It was lucky for him that he was able to do it a few times in the Galactic Federation.But in that case his role there was already forcibly chosen.

Authority and luxury were incongruent to Seina. But as an ordinary people who didn't have anything, it was also kind of scary. But that's why he had a strong admiration for the way hunter adventurers lived by only their own power.

The unknown land, the terror of the disease, and the attack of monsters. The dangers of trouble and death were familiar to Seina and were normal to him. The joy of being in a fantasy world was more important to him than that.

(So he's going to become an adventurer ... ... as expected)

In the fantasy world, it was common to choose the life of an adventurer. Either way he still had the problem of ZINV, and if he was to find a way of returning to space, he'd need to be able to explore.

"... Well, you're still young, there's no need to limit your self just yet, you won't be dying any time soon."

"By the way, I hate to ask, but aside from those who you met earlier, was there anyone else who you told about me being sick?"

"Oh i see you're a cautious one, That's a good skill to have.... your party told me you had a fever the past few days. as far as anyone knows though your at my place because you're recovering from a chimera attack. "

"Is this place far from were i passed out?"

It was dangerous to put Seina in the immediate vicinity as long as he was hiding.

"Oh, this is the old capital of Nakhbar, which is a bit far from the city of Makiba where that party was based."

"Thanks for everything and I look forward to your continued support."

"Gahahaha! well now that I'm done explaining things, let's talk about they money you get rewarded, You get 30% of the earnings from that chimera."

"Can you get it for me?"

"Of course! But since you're not a member of the hunting guild , they won't make the proper deductions for taxes, so I'll hold onto that for you, but there are still things that haven't been appraised or valued yet."

"appraised? Is that a problem?"

"well the things you brought back were in good condition"

"Is it rare to find that large of a Chimera?"

"well it ranks a 6 out of 10 but there only found in the middle layer. There's no magic crystal technology there yet, and the parts that have been explored haven't even  been prospected, so those are held as top class monsters And Chimeras are a popular monster to use as a symbol of power and awe, old royalty and aristocrats liked to use them in their family crests. "

"Oh ... ... so there worth a lot right?"

"The grade changes depending on where you took it out.  in wetlands and swamps there's the danger of gas or a volcano, conditions such as flying in the sky are taken into account the grade will rise. there's a lot of factors that are considered. "

"I see……"

"But that Large Chimera was low in grade, but the value it has for material is high.When considering the material, it will probably be worth a lot because it was left fairly intact."

"Oh ... ... so how long will it take to appraise it"

"ahahaha. I bet you have high hopes for the amount you're going to get but just a heads up it's not going to go that far towards your debt."

"Is that so? ... Ha ha ha"

He was concerned with how much his debt was going to be a problem, but didn't want to seem ungrateful.

(he doesn't seem like a bad person)

"its good that you want to be a hunter adventurer, hunter adventurers can earn money in the short term pretty quickly, Don't expect to land Large Chimeras every day though, but i could see you have talent so that's why I invested in you, Gahahaha!I'll sign the paper work for you once we get a proper invoice in, you need to recover your physical strength in any case, you look like one of the undead So going out in public would just be advertising that you caught a magic cold. "

"I agree."

He heard the sound of something hitting the wall  and a knock at the door, and Seina sat up quickly.

"Oh are you home already? Come on in!"

Barigaru called out.

"Master, please excuse me for being late."

(Eh !? ) seina was confused by the sight of the person walking in.

"... ... Oh, is that me !?"

Standing there in different clothes was a man who looked exactly like Seina.