That day, Xellos was sitting at his desk in his room, working on something.

　A complex magic circle spread out on the desk, and a bunch of magic formulas beside it.
　On top of the magic circle is a small metal block the size of a palm.

All set, let's get started.

　He muttered to himself, a habit he had developed over his years of celibacy, and set to work in the empty room.
　When he puts his hand on the magic circle and pours magic power into it, the magic circle fills with a pale light and activates to fulfill its assigned role.
　The metal placed on top of the magic circle floated, and with each tap of the console panel, the metal began to change into the shape Xelloss wanted.

　What he is doing is the highest secret technology of alchemy, 【Magic Alchemy】.
　This technique is used to process metal and other materials into the shape that the mage wants without using equipment, but like the technique of constructing a magic circle, it is a highly difficult and advanced magic technique that will fail if the process of creating the object is not fully understood.

　It was one of the most extreme forms of magic that required the full use of all abilities, including magic control, magic power manipulation, knowledge of metal smelting processes, and knowledge of refining chemicals.
　A visual terminal like a computer keyboard unfolds in front of the magic circle, and the fingertips move as if playing a melody on it, as if playing the piano. The metal in the center of the screen gradually changes its shape in response to the commands issued from there.

　He is making two rings and a bracelet.

　The metal is mithril, a metal with a relatively high affinity for magic.
　By alloying it with manalite ore, which has similar properties to mithril, and making up for the lack of strength, a magical medium can be created that will not be crushed by the slightest thing.
　Mithril is indeed highly compatible with magic power, but it is not strong enough to be used as a metal, so this was the process used.
　Mages like to use wands as a medium to accumulate their own magic power, but there is no need to use a wooden wand if it is compatible with magic power.

　The reason for the use of wands is that plants, especially trees, have a tendency to accumulate magic power, but the strength and magic accumulation power of the wood used varies depending on the type of wood used, and the stability of the wood varies depending on the age of the wood, making the use of magic problematic.
　In addition, the material of the wand, which is the magic medium, creates a disparity in power, which eventually leads to a difference in the rank of mages.

　In fact, at the Istor Academy of Magic, mages from the nobility have the best wands, while mages from the general public do not have much of a difference in ability.
　As a result, the noblemen who have good wands will be ranked higher in terms of power, while the ordinary mages who can only get cheap wands will be ranked lower.
　There should be no difference in ability, but because of the wands in their hands, a disparity is created, and at the same time, discrimination is born from that.

　However, metal wands are always stable, and there is no difference in power except for the lack of strength in wooden wands.
　The power is always stable and more reliable than a wooden wand.
　In terms of strength, it is harder and lasts longer than a wooden staff, and there has never been a more useful medium except for those who are given inferior products that deteriorate.
　Both metal and wood would eventually deteriorate and break, but in terms of longevity, metal would last far longer and be far more stable than a wooden staff.

　However, mages in this world are mostly wielders of wands, and there are few who would want to use a metal magic medium. Metal is in high demand, especially for use in knights' armor, so the price of metal has risen, and it is less available to mages.
　This is probably because there are still false rumors spreading that metal can repel magic.
　These rumors would not be dispelled unless they were shown to be practical, and they would persist indefinitely unless proof was provided.

　But Xelloss himself didn't even care, because it didn't matter to him.

The next step is to carve the magic formula. ...... I'm nervous because this is my first time.

　When the shape of the ornaments of the magic medium is fixed, the magic formula must be engraved.
　You can find a lot of people who are looking for a way to make their lives easier.
　However, if the burden is reduced, the mage's ability will be improved and the power and effect will be greatly enhanced.

　This is a necessary part of making a magic tool, and the skill lies in how much energy you can save in putting it together.
　It would not be an exaggeration to say that your skill as a mage will be tested by whether or not you succeed in this task.
　Well, if it is to be used as a medium for magic, there is no need for it, but that is the concern of a production worker.
　Xelloss is a production maniac who is thoroughly concerned with the production of his products.

　The magic formula is released from the bundle of magic paper, and he inscribes words on the ornaments he has created in a flowing manner.
　To put it another way, it's a kind of visual effect, like when you play music in an anime and the score and music notes appear.
　However, the magic formula will definitely be engraved on the metal ring or bracelet, and will be left behind as an intricate pattern.
　Even if you stop your work here, the engraved magic formula will remain as a pattern.

　I don't know how much time has passed.
　However, it is certain that the process will take a great deal of time.
　Xelloss, his forehead sweating, wearily taps on the console panel built with magic, and continues to carve the long magic formula into small rings and bracelets.

　Eventually, the work will come to an end.
　When he was sure that all the formulas had been engraved, Xellos released the magic smithing spell and let out a deep sigh.

It's a lot harder than I thought it would be. It's a lot different than in the game.

　The process itself is fine, but it takes time and effort to prepare the magic circle and the magic formula to be engraved.
　In the same way, you can also refine potions such as restoratives, but in this case, you will need a vessel such as a bottle to hold them.
　In this case, a vessel such as a bottle is needed to hold the potion, but the bottle cannot be created while the potion is being created.

　For this reason, Xellos uses liquor bottles that he scavenges from around him as vessels for his potions.
　He thinks he's recycling them, but to the outside world, it looks bad.

I'm not sure what to do with it, but I'm sure it's a good idea.

　The silver and white rings and bracelets in front of you.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're doing.
　There was no need for him to have the magical medium of a mid-level mage, since he already had better equipment to begin with.

　For a while, I was thinking about how to use this item, but halfway through, I didn't care and decided to crawl into bed.
　He had been experimenting for a long time and was mentally tired, so he decided to take a nap.

　He takes the initiative in interesting things, but after that, he seems to be lazy.
　After a while, I heard the old man breathing in his sleep.

　His actions seem to have a meaning, but actually they don't. .......


　　I'm not sure what to make of this.


　In a few days, Celestina and Zveit will return to their dormitory life at Istor Academy of Magic after the summer vacation.
　Now they are getting ready for it, and they are not looking forward to that day to come.

　Their leave is for two months, but they won't be able to come back until the winter break, four months from now.
　Until then, they would not be able to take magic lessons from Xellos, and they would be back to their depressing days.

　Even so, their trust in Xellos has increased, and he is now dabbling in the preparation of magic potions, which is not his field.
　Xellos says, "Never assume that you are always prepared. Depending on the situation, you may find yourself isolated and out of potion. If you can make a simple potion for such a situation, your chances of survival will be greatly improved.
　Although he was talking very high and mighty, he was a rabbit in his heart.

　After the usual daily routine of "Golem Grinding Festival", he settles down in an unused room and keeps looking at test tubes and beakers.


　He records them and researches the best way to mix them, and during his training he checks their effects, records them, and mixes them again.
　They have improved to the point where they can now make low-grade [potions] and [mana potions], and even if they were to sell them for sale, they would fetch a good price.

　If you look at it this way, the two of them have spent the past two months training for battle and studying medicine in seclusion.
　It's not exactly the way a healthy young person would take a vacation, but it's been a rich, fulfilling, and enjoyable time for nearly two months now.
　It will soon come to an end and I will be back to my boring life.

Huh. ......
"What, another sigh? Well, I can't help it if the day comes when I have to go back to school.
I know that, but I can't get my mind around it. ...... It's depressing.
You're right, I don't want to go back. I can make more progress in my research and discover more things here.
Yes, I do. There are a lot of things I want to research on my own, especially the laminated magic circle method. ......
"If you don't understand something, you can ask for a hint. The teachers at the academy would tell me to look it up myself if I asked too much, and now that I think about it, it was obvious that I didn't know what I was talking about.
"The teachers are graduates. The teachers at the school are graduates, so they only know what they've been taught. ......

　What we teach at the academy is that there are 56 magic letters and 10 symbols, and each letter has its own meaning. It's not wrong in itself, but they don't know how to connect a single letter to a word to give it an understandable meaning.
　That is why they have been taking apart the remaining existing magic, incorporating the letters one by one, and testing the effects, over and over again.
　This is not the fault of the mages. This is not the fault of the mages, because during the War of the Evil Gods, all the best mages went to the battlefield and were directly attacked by the evil gods, and they were wiped out in one blow.

　The warriors who were called heroes and the wise men who helped them would not have been able to defeat and seal the evil gods without the divine tools given to them by the four gods.
　The battle ended with great sacrifice, but now the shortage of human resources became a serious problem.

　The remaining mages were only apprentices and half-skilled, and they were too busy performing the Caligulum, which was common at the time, to learn the magic formula from their masters.
　No, there were mages who were taught, but the plague that raged afterwards killed them off.
　The cause of the plague was the dead bodies on the battlefield, and the plague spread because there was no one to bury the bodies and they were left unattended.

　Many mages turned to alchemists out of necessity, and as a result, the deciphering of magical formulae did not begin until several hundred years later.
　There were actual magic formulas, but when they began to decipher them, they were all in a state of groping.
　No one understood what it meant, and the work was difficult.
　Unfortunately, every few years, a country goes to war, and because they are an ally, or their country is involved in a war, or has caused a war, the research never gets off the ground.

　The magic that was perfected by chance was powerful, but it was imperfect, and those who were able to use it were given preferential treatment, and a magical aristocracy was born.
　The ancestors of the current aristocracy are the families that have inherited this magic from generation to generation and are responsible for the defense of the country.
　This is the reason why it is so important for you to have a good idea of what you are doing.

I'm not sure what to do.
It consumes a lot of magic power unnecessarily, and the burden on the practitioner is quite severe. We're trying to make it more efficient, but it's going to be difficult.
Dependence on the magic of the practitioner for everything is a problem, isn't it? It's also uneven in terms of magical transformation, and although it's very powerful, it's better if you can release it three times.
I'm not sure what to do with it. It's not a stacked magic formula, and the allowable amount of ideation in a single magic circle format is .......

　Since it is a wide range attack magic, I understand that the magic formula is complicated and requires a lot of magic power.
　The problem is that when you use magic, you also lose extra magic power, and you can't fight when the time comes.
　Because of their knowledge of actual combat, the two of them noticed a flaw in the family's secret magic during the deciphering process, and are working on improving it.

　Old Creston gazes happily at them.
　He was very happy to see how his grandchildren were growing.

(Oh, ......, my little Tina. (Oh, my little Tina.) She's grown so much in the last two months that I'm almost crying with joy.
　But when she's this good, all the people who want to marry her will ...... not, not, not!　Tina is mine!
　She's mine! She's mine for life!　Any animal that comes near her will be sent to hell with my own hands!
　(Death to the Beast, and war to those who seek my hand in marriage!

　(...... retracts previous statement.

　No matter how far he goes, this old man is a crazy old geezer with a grandchild.
　And he was on a killing spree with an as-yet-unseen suitor.

"Oh, Mr. Creston. That thing you asked for the other day, it's finished.
What?　That's great, Lord Xellos. You're fast.
It was a bit of a hassle, as there was a lot of wasted magic, but I've streamlined it as much as possible, so it shouldn't be too much trouble.
I'm sorry. I would have optimized it myself, but I'm getting old and my memory's not what it used to be.
"But you're sure?　I'm not sure I'm ready for an outsider to see the magic formula for the treasure spell at .......
"?

　Xelloss's words made the two of them turn around at once.
　The efficiency of treasure magic is something that they have been working on, and it is something that they are currently struggling with.
　They didn't think that their grandfather Creston would ask Xelloss to do it for them.

I'm sure you'll be able to figure out how to make it work.

　The old man's eyes were dangerous.

"Grandfather?
"What the hell?　Don't scare me, I thought my heart was going to stop.
What are you doing showing Master the hidden magic?　Isn't that the family's secret magic?
And that magic is ours. ......
"Lord Xellos's magic is already beyond ours, you know.　It wouldn't do you much good to show it now.

　I'm not sure if you've heard of it, but I'm sure you've heard of it.


　Die beiden zweifelten am gesunden Menschenverstand von Creston, der es Xellos leicht zeigte.

"Sir, ......, bitte erzählen Sie mir nichts von diesem Zauber...
Ich weiß, ich weiß. Ich werde Ihnen nicht sagen, wie Sie es machen sollen. Es ist zu gefährlich.
Was machst du mit mir?
Ich bin mir nicht sicher, was ich davon halten soll, aber ich bin mir sicher, dass es eine gute Idee ist. ...... Diese Magie ist mit einer perfekten Balance aus Gut und Böse konstruiert. .... Ich bin mir nicht sicher, was ich davon halten soll.
"Dies, dies kann ...... getötet werden... guffaw...
"Großvater?　Wen wollen Sie umbringen (ist es das?)!

　Xellos, der eine Klinge an eine gefährliche Person weitergegeben hat.

　Der alte Mann, der die Zauberformel bereits in seinem Gehirn installiert hatte, lächelte wahnsinnig.
　Das Leben der Adligen, die sich engagieren wollen, ist nicht mehr in der Luft.
　Nein, das ist wie Holz im Kamin, nicht wahr?
　Dieser alte Mann will töten.

aber die Farbe der Kräuter ändert sich.　Bitte geben Sie die ätherische Flüssigkeit des magischen Kristalls hinzu und fügen Sie das Pulver der Mandragora hinzu.
"Sie gehen nur die Bewegungen durch?
Es ist mir egal, ob dieser alte Mann sie alle ausrottet, es ist besser, die machthungrigen Bastarde einzuäschern.
Huh, ja, ...... desinfiziert den Dreck!

　Xelloss war unverantwortlich.
　Ich bin mir nicht sicher, was ich davon halten soll, aber ich denke, es ist eine gute Idee.
　Es ist ihm egal, was mit ihm passiert, solange es nicht auf ihn zurückfällt.
　Allerdings scheint er ein gewisses Schuldgefühl zu haben: ....

　Dies ist eine gute Möglichkeit, um sicherzustellen, dass Sie nicht in eine Situation geraten, aus der Sie nicht mehr herauskommen.
　Seiner geliebten Enkelin zuliebe wird der alte Mann zum Dämonenkönig oder zu einem bösen Gott.

"Sie sollten es so schnell wie möglich vom Feuer wegbringen.　Wenn Sie es noch länger kochen, wird es sehr bitter.
・・・・・ Wir reden später. Wir sind beim Feuer.
Großvater... was machst du denn da?

　Das Becherglas, das im Feuer geröstet wurde, wird mit hitzebeständigen Handschuhen angefasst und auf den Tisch gestellt.
　Die klare gelbe Flüssigkeit wird beim Abkühlen grün.

Geben Sie das Mandragora-Pulver hier hinein: ......
Mandragora. ...... Ich erinnere mich nicht einmal daran. Es hat einen höllischen psychischen Angriff.
"・・・・・" Das ist richtig.

　Sie erinnern sich an den Tag, an dem sie von Mandragoras Geist angegriffen wurden. .......


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　Das große tiefe Grün von Fafran.

　Die Gruppe, die von Crazy Ape der Nahrung beraubt wurde, ging auf die Jagd nach Nahrung.
　Sie wurden auch der Vorräte, wie z.B. Stärkungsmittel, beraubt und mussten diese vor Ort beschaffen.

Sie können in diesem Gebiet Heilkräuter finden, aber Sie benötigen auch [Drogenpilz] und [Chemisches Blatt]. Und dann ist da noch Mandragora, nicht wahr?
'Meister, es heißt, wenn Sie die Schreie von Mandragora hören, werden Sie sterben?
In gewisser Weise werden Sie sterben. Der Verstand kann es nicht ertragen. Dieser Schrei ist ......
Sie werden nicht sterben?　Dann ist es ein Kinderspiel.
"Ich hoffe es. ......
"Warum hast du so einen toten Blick in deinen Augen? Ich habe Angst, Sir.
"Ich habe Angst, Sir. ......

　Ich habe es damals nicht verstanden.
　Ich habe den Schrecken von Mandragora nicht verstanden. .......

　Er jagte und jagte und jagte und jagte.

"Oh, da ist ein Haufen Mandragoras. Holen wir uns welche.
Es ist nur eine Pflanze.　Wovor haben Sie Angst?
Ich habe ein ...... schlechtes Gefühl bei dieser Sache.

　Celestinas Vorahnung war richtig.
　Die drei teilten sich auf und zogen die Mandragora heraus,.......

　---Ich bin mir nicht sicher, was ich sagen soll.
　---Tun Sie mir das nicht an...
　---Tusquete, Papa... Hyagyu!
　---@...... ah...akumame...... yokumomusume wo .......

　Die beiden waren die ersten, die strauchelten.
　Die beiden konnten die Schreie nicht ertragen, die den Menschen ins Gewissen zu schneiden schienen.

Was zum Teufel ist das ......, das mir ins Herz sticht?
"Ich habe das Gefühl, ich werde verrückt. Ich werde deswegen ein schlechtes Gewissen haben. ......
Ich bin mir nicht sicher.　Es ist kein Problem, wenn man sich erst einmal daran gewöhnt hat.

　---Ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob das eine gute Idee ist oder nicht, aber es ist eine gute Idee. Ich werde Sie nicht damit durchkommen lassen. ......
　Tun Sie das nicht ------!　Dies ist der einzige Weg zu -----!

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　---It's awful ....... ......
　---Aaah............................ -------!

I'm not sure what to do. What about it?
"Why are you okay with ......?
"I've been growing this at the orphanage, so I'm used to it. Hahahahaha.
"What kind of person is ・・・・・・ that?
I feel guilty. ...... My heart hurts.

　As a plant, Zeroth had already changed his mind.
　There is no room for that when you are on the brink of life and death.
　Knowing this, he proceeded to collect the mandragora without a care in the world.
　They had no choice but to continue. .......

　---Aaa ...... mom, where are you ...... cryo ...... Tuske...
　---Anna Osanai Koni ...... Norowarero, Gedoudomome!

　But two of my students were completely knocked out by the cries of blame and torment that kept coming at them.
　It didn't take long for them to give up.

　They could not withstand this direct assault on their conscience.
　When they returned to the base, their eyes were vacant, and they were in a terminal state of mental exhaustion, looking down and mumbling something.


　　I'm not sure what to say.


I'm not going to get used to ...... that, am I?　I'm not sure what to do.
But someone else is doing the same thing and collecting it, right?　Are you sure your heart is in the right place?
If it's the same person, it's still a plant. It's the law of the jungle.
You look like the devil to me, Master.

　Xellos, who was harvesting at the orphanage, was no longer immune to mental attacks.
　Man is a creature that can adapt to his environment and can also be cruel to any extent. 　

"What are you talking about with plants?　They can't possibly understand human emotions. ......
No, it's not humanly possible to get used to that. ...... I know what you mean.
I know what you mean.　It's psychological.
Do you think cows and pigs don't have feelings?　I think you need to know that you are just as guilty as the people who eat them. What are you talking about with plants now?
"Ugh, .......

　No matter how much spiritualism you say, you are hypocritical when you are living off of other living things.
　Just because you haven't seen a slaughterhouse, it doesn't change the fact that you are living off of dead meat.
　At this point, your mental argument has already failed.

In the end, it's a matter of whether or not you can separate the two. You should be grateful to those who provide you with food, and kill your enemies.
"・・・・・・・・・

　I still don't understand why Mandragora screams.
　However, it is more important in learning alchemy to be able to collect it than to be exposed to a psychic attack that incapacitates you.
　If you can't gather the ingredients yourself when you need them, you won't be able to make potions.
　Materials are not easy to come by.

"Enough chitchat, now get your hands dirty. By the end of the day, you will have learned how to make an intermediate level potion.
　The recipe is roughly the same, but the formula is slightly different compared to other alchemists, so you can try to adjust the formula by yourself.

The intermediate level [mana potion] is indispensable for mages~. I'm not sure what to do.
I'm not sure what to do, but I'm sure you'll be able to do it.
It's great to have a way to recover magic power. If you drink too much, it's too much. ......

　It's a good thing that you have a way to recover your magic power.
　It is the role of water to fix and preserve the medicinal ingredients that are necessary for recovery.
　However, if you drink too much, it tends to accumulate in your stomach.
　The cause of abdominal pain on the battlefield was excessive water inoculation, and a major factor in this was the recovery medicine.

　It is good that they are easy to drink, but if they are used in the wrong way, it can lead to the loss of strength.
　In the end, the only way to know how to use it properly was to gain experience.

　After that, they were told how to concentrate the ingredients of the recovery potion, and today's [Uncle Xellos' Alchemy Course] was over.

　Tomorrow, the two of them must begin preparations to return to the academy.
　The full days will come to an end in a few days.


　　I'll be back in a few days.


　A good time is something that goes by quickly.
　We are so full of life that we forget the flow of time from our senses and are absorbed in our actions, and the sun is often setting before we realize it.

　The same was true for the two students. The day they would return to Istor Academy of Magic was coming tomorrow.
　They would be leaving early in the morning, so they would have to go to bed early.
　In case bandits appear, they will head to the royal capital by boat and then take a carriage to the royal city of Steeler, where the academy is located.

　If you want to go to the city, you can take the Farfuran Road, but if you just want to go to the city, you should take a boat.


　Carriages require horses to rest, and due to the uneven distances between villages and towns, encampments must be made.
　However, with a boat, you can go around, but let the river flow, and with just a change of sailors, you can reach the city near the royal capital without a break.
　From there, it took half a day by horse-drawn carriage to safely reach Stila, where the academy was located.

You were traveling in a carriage when we first met, right?　Why did you take the street?　It's faster by boat, isn't it?
"The way there and back would have been up the river. You never know when you're going to make it back with the wind.
The return journey is left to nature, isn't it? The direction of the wind changes with the seasons, so it takes time.
Hmm. If it hadn't been for that, I would have been able to come back early by boat, but the winds are fickle.

　If you go with the current, you will reach your destination naturally, but if you go back, you will have to go against the current.
　A ship, as a sailing vessel, is left to the wind, and if it cannot catch a good wind, it will be stuck forever.
　Also, since the ship zigzags and meanders according to the direction of the wind, it takes longer than expected, and there is no guarantee that the ship will return in the expected number of days.

　Xelloss thought for a moment that he could use a steam engine, but even if he supplemented it with coal or magic, he would still be short on manpower. 　　
　The steam engine would need someone to maintain it, and to keep an eye on the boiler that powered it.
　Not wanting to be a tech cheat, and wanting to have as little impact on this world as possible, Xellos kept his thoughts to himself.

　All he wanted was peace and quiet.

I see, you can't fight the natural order of things.
It may be possible when magic is more developed, but not now.

　Xelloss said in his mind, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry," he said, swallowing the words deep inside his heart, "but it's actually possible to reform technology right now.
　He didn't have a technical college degree, but he already had knowledge of the structure of a simple steam engine and otherworldly cheats.
　However, it's no exaggeration to say that a bad technological revolution will cause chaos and war will surely ensue.
　Since there was no way he could cause a technological revolution in this world, Xelloss kept quiet and did not speak.

"Hey, Grandpa. Shouldn't I drop out of the academy?
"I understand, but that would leave a stain on my family tree. Even an academy like that is prestigious in its own right.
Honestly, I don't see what you need to learn. Is there a need to return?

　It's a bit of a stretch to say this, but Istor Academy of Magic is a prestigious school with many accomplishments, even if they are inferior to Xellos.
　It's a good idea to have a good reason to drop out of school.

　Creston stares silently at Xelloss and pleads with him to do something.
　Xelloss lets out a deep sigh and pulls something out of his inventory.

'Mr. Zveit, Ms. Celestina. I'll give you this.
What are these?
"A ring and a bracelet?
It's a magical medium I've created to replace your wands. You'll have to see how it works while you're here.
What?

　A magical medium, or a mage's wand, is given to you by your teacher as a sign that you are considered a full-fledged mage.
　It was like an endorsement that allowed them to freely use the magic they were taught, and for the two apprentices, it was an honor but also a responsibility.
　This act in itself was a ritual to make them full-fledged, but Xelloss had no way of knowing that.

　This magic medium is just an extension of a magic wand without any special effects, so he doesn't even care much about it.
　However, there is no doubt that it would fetch a good price if sold.
　This is because it is rare to see a metallic magical medium.

Celestina will take the bracelet, and Mr. Zveit will take the ring.
Master, why do you have two rings?
"Give the other one to your brother. If you could give me a report on how it feels, I would be grateful.

　I made one, but I have no use for it.
　If it's going to end up in my inventory, I wanted someone else to use it and see how it feels.
　The reason is that there is not much point in using this equipment myself, and it is easier to understand the effects if I let someone of a lower level use it.
　In short, it was a kind of prototype experiment.

"For Croisus?　I don't think he'll take it.
We'll see about that. And I'll give you some homework.
"Homework?

　The two men look at each other.
　We don't know what kind of impossible task this insane Great Sage will give us.
　They have no idea what kind of severe ordeal he will hand down to them.

You two are to work on improving the efficiency and power of treasure magic while you are at the academy. Of course, you can work together or you can study individually.
　It would be even better if you could improve other spells as well. If you succeed, I will prepare the best magic medium for you.
"!

　I don't know what kind of magical medium the wise man will create, but if he can do it, it will be a magic tool of national treasure.
　If we are given it, it is not surprising that we are regarded as the successor of the sage.
　The two of them were suddenly motivated.

　Xelloss knows that this homework will fail.
　He had been asked by Creston to improve a secret spell, and it was not a simple spell that could be improved by a student with only a basic knowledge of it.

　It was, so to speak, a stepping stone to having him study it for himself.

"Oshaa!　I'll do it!
I'm going to get this homework done!

(Huh?　Why are you so motivated?　Isn't it strange?



　However, it seems to have stimulated their motivation in another direction.

　For Xellos, it was just a carrot hanging from his neck to motivate him to make equipment, but for the two of them, it was a magical medium made by a wise man.
　But for the two of them, it was more of an honor than being honored by the king as a mage.
　No, it's not an honor, it's like being blessed by a god.

　No one noticed that there was a discrepancy between the common sense of the other world and the consciousness of modern people.
　Only Creston nodded his head in satisfaction.


　The next morning, in the hazy city of Santor, two mages board a carriage.
　In order to obtain the task given to them by the wise man, and the magical tools to prove that they had accomplished it.

　The carriage begins to move quietly.
　The destination is the city of Steeler.
　The two young mages, the leaders of their generation, return to the academy in high spirits.


　At the same time, this meant that Xellos was once again unemployed.
　Xellos, who had lost his job, said that he was alone and troubled that day.
　Even though he knew it, when this day came, he couldn't help it.

　The life of an old man without a job is about to begin.