Satou's here. Waving the short cane, rather than a magician I feel like a conductor.
Conductor skill doesn't appear. I'm a bit disappointed Satou.
The harem flag seems to be still so far away.
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After I returned to the hotel, I put away the alchemy sets.
I wanted to put it inside the , but from what I've heard from Nadi-san during the tour, the item was popular for the wealthy back in the era of the ancestor king Yamato, however, nowadays it's only attainable for the army, higher-ranking nobles, or a very prosperous merchant.
Since it's like that, I can't use it casually. It's not a problem if some thieves caught their eyes on it, but if it was a noble then it could become impossible to continue touring this city.
Following the instruction from Nadi-san yesterday, I fill a bucket full of water from the Hell Water Jug. I dip a cloth to the water and squeeze it. I take out a pot I bought yesterday and put the cloth there.
All right, preparation complete!
It's time for the chant for Dry!
"Lu lula la li lu... la?"
Even though I can read the word, I can't pronounce it! Do I need to read 100 character in one minute fast?
What kind of impossible game is this?
Then, I continued to practice chanting while feeling discouraged but I wasn't able to in the end. Cloth will get dry even if I don't use magic but I'm not happy about this at all.
"Okay! Let's ask for some help!!"
I get up clenching my hand!
When in trouble it's Nadi-san! Let's ask for some advices from Nadi-san.
"Nadiemo~n, please help me~."
Even while feeling like clinging to a straw, I'm heading to the Worker's Guild.
...But unfortunately, Nadi-san is absent.
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Since Nadi-san doesn't come back even until evening, I'm going to the bookstore in the central district. There should be other books about Life magic beside the ones I bought.
On the way there, I was called to the clothing store. Apparently, my order has been completed early.
I wonder if the shopkeeper remember when I said that I didn't have change of clothes, so he hurried the order.
Let's receive it after that much trouble.
"It really suits you well."
"Yes, you look like a heir of a big company or a noble."
The shopkeeper and his wife praise me highly.
To confirm the size I take a pose in front of a full-length floor mirror.
However isn't this better than the sample back then? No, it's not a self-praise.
"Indeed, and it's better than the sample."
"That's right! Since it's a rush order, I asked a different tailor than the usual, but this fine lines and sewing are well done, truly splendid! Really~ thanks to the customer, I found a nice tailor."
How do I say it, I feel like apologizing.
After this much, let's just wrap my cloth earlier and wear this new one now.
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When I get to the gate I was asked to present the ID card. According to the gate soldier, it seems that some thieves got in after the disturbance, so it's now required to present your identification.
In the plaza, most stores along the main road are open. Because most of the fight happened in front of the castle gate, beside few unlucky shops most are unscathed.
I bought tea leaves in a specialist shop facing the plaza shown by Nadi-san yesterday, I also bought some spices from a spice shop.
On the luxury food store I bought rice, miso, soy sauce. Like I said, why is this fantasy-(abbreviated)?
In front of a tavern in the plaza, a bard is singing a poem about the yesterday's demon and the knights with a full sense of reality.
...Isn't the mysterious silver mask a bastard child of the earl? Such songs are sung. The mask was actually tin but it has been promoted to silver.
Since I relatively enjoyed it, I gave him a silver coin. ...I was a bit ashamed though!
How many detours could it be just to go to a bookstore.
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"Satou-san, thank you very much for yesterday!"
Semone-san greets me with smile inside the bookstore. Apparently, today is her turn to look after the store.
"Hello Semone-san. How is the old man's condition?"
"Yes, he was healed with magic, but since he's of age, my grandmother is watching after him to rest for 2-3 days."
Old man, you've got a good grandchild, I'm envious.
I'm gossiping some miscellaneous things to cushion for the real talk.
"You're searching for books regarding the way to practice chanting of life magic?"
"Yes, I was able to understand the explanation on the book I bought before, but I'm struggling to actually chant it..."
"Umm, Satou-san, Life magic skill is relatively easy to remember, but normally you'd need 3-5 years of training to master it. Moreover, even with that much training, 80% people usually end up in failure."
But I got the skill after receiving the life magic once? It's a cheat after all...
"Umm, even if you already have Life magic skill from the beginning, people who can remember the chants are..."
Let's hear it since I have nothing to lose anyway.
"A person who has a gift? Right, There are people who come from long heritage of magician family having magic skill right from birth, but a person like that usually has family members who can use magic..."
There is no need to learn from textbooks... is what she wanted to say, eh.
It can't be helped, I'm just gonna buy vocal training and acting related books.
Let's start improving my flow of speech.
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The magic shop facing the main street is covered with something that looks like a tarpaulin. It's closed just as I thought.
"Hello, nimble onii-san."
Turning my head, there, a girl wearing a plain yet elegant one piece tilts her body forward while looking at me with upturned eyes. With a slender body and long straight bob hair, she's a charmingly beautiful girl.