20-Episode 20 Proposal and Core Stone

You're leaving already?　We'll miss you.

After curing the illnesses of the people in Liliella's hometown and passing through the road to the village where she used to live, I decided to return to the town of Hexi.

''I can't stay with you forever, and above all, I have to talk to the Adventurer's Guild about the inn town.

And the reports of mutants being taken down.

'You could have stayed longer, you know?　You're not just my sister, you're the benefactor of everyone in the village!

That's what Elysia says, but........

''Whoa!　I can't believe you're leaving already!　I haven't thanked you enough!

The ex-murderer of the Zoong village is too excited and a bit uncomfortable........

No, don't worry about it. Besides, I'm an adventurer, so I can't stay in one place.

What a thing to say, I sounded like the great swordsman Rygaard.

"Then I'll be back.

It was Liliera who said.

''What?　But now that you're back home, shouldn't you be spending more time with your mother?

'It can't be that way. I came out without saying anything to my friends, and besides, my luggage is at the inn over there.

Oh yeah, I came out with my clothes on at that time.

I failed.

And I had to repay you.

Liliella says with a blush on her cheeks.

Is she tired?

But now that you're feeling better, why don't you spend some more time with her?　I'll be the one to tell my people, okay?

Mr. Lex.

And that's where Marielle comes into the conversation.

'If it's okay with you, Mr. Lex, could you take our baby?

Are you sure?

'Yes, I've given her a lot of trouble in the past so I want her to live for herself from now on, now that I'm better.

Hmm, I don't know if I don't understand what you mean, Marielle.

''Besides, now that I'm feeling better, my daughter can come to see me at ease from now on. So I don't have to be so careful.

Marielle looks at Liliella, saying.

'So, come home once in a while. You don't have to get worked up about it anymore.''

Uh, yeah...

Lilliera-san nodded apologetically.

Come to think of it, Elysia-san went to say that Liliella-san won't come back until she finds a way to cure Marielle-san.

So maybe this reunion has been quite a while.

''Since that's the case, please take care of our girl.

Oh, yes.

Okay, there it is, Liliella.

Marielle-san tells Liliella with a thumbs up.

Oh, shoot. I couldn't help agreeing to it.

I wonder if this is what mother power is all about.

Well, it's just a matter of getting him back to Hexi's town.

Well, shall we go?

Yeah, uh...

""Ooooh!"

I hear cheers from the people around me as I hug Liliella-san to use her flight magic.

Why are the cheers flying?

Well, take care, everyone!　Flightwing!

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

And it flew!

Rieliela's screams coincided with the voices of the villagers.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what to expect.

And Marielle was the same as usual.

'Because it's not!　Most adventurers can't fly, you know!

Have a good day, you two. Have a good day.

And so we went back to Hexi town after being seen off by Marielle and the others.

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After leaving the village, we returned to the town of Hexi.

The sun was already setting and everyone in town was starting to head home.

''Haha, we're finally back...''

As we flew through the air with flight magic and landed on the ground, Liliera-san let out a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground.

I wonder if Liliela-san is not good at flight magic?

I'm going to report to the guild then.

'I'm going to go back to explain to my people, I'm sure they're worried about me since I left without saying a word.

See you later.

Yeah, I'll see you later.

You're not going to be able to do that.

When I returned to the Adventurer's Guild, I went to the window and asked for Milisha-san.

''Ooh, the rookie is back!

And for some reason, the people on the tavern side of the guild cheered.

What's going on?

I thought you were supposed to be running off with your daughter.

Where's the little girl?　Don't tell me you've already been dumped?

I mean, how can you say that?

How can you say that in just a few days?　

What's the difference?　Since you suddenly disappeared with your daughter, there were rumors that you might have eloped with her.

No, I didn't!

What a bore.

I hope you won't start any more rumors at all.

Sorry to keep you waiting, Mr. Lex. It's so good to see you alive.

As I was having a conversation about this, Milisha-san came in from the back.

'Excuse me, I know it's late, but I've defeated the mutants and I've brought the parts for proof. Also, I just wanted to ask you a few questions.

Are you here to consult?　I understand. Well, I'll have the mutants evaluated here, and we'll talk in the reception room.

I understand.

I take the mutant's corpse out of the magic bag and place it on the evaluation table.

However, the mutant's blade is likely to replace the broken sword, so I kept it for myself.

''Excuse me, I need one small blade for myself, can I retrieve that one?''

We'll keep a backup just in case.

All right.

Right this way.

I was nudged by Milisha to go into the reception room.

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So, what can you tell me about the errand Mr. Lex has for you?

Milisha-san immediately looks at me in business mode.

''Actually.........''

I briefly propose the current state of Liliera-san's home village and a proposal to repurpose the village in the forest as an inn town.

''Well it's a very appealing proposal, but there are a few problems with it.

Is there a problem?

Yes, we'd like to help with the idea of creating an inn town, but I'm afraid it would be difficult to counteract the demons, especially the animal-type demons.

Are they animal-shaped?

Yes, if it's a motionless demon like a trap plant, we can deal with it by sending out a request to take it out when it gets to a certain line to keep it away from the village.

It's the same as the forest expansion measure.

'Yes. This one is limited to the area of the village, so it's relatively easy to counter it. However, when it comes to animal-type monsters, a small number of them will be fine, but if there are more than a certain number of them acting as a herd, it will be impossible to deal with them. After all, the forest of monsters is limited to B-rank adventurers and above, so the village will always need a B-rank adventurer to guard it. But this is not realistic.

Adventurers are basically rootless. That's why it's not often that they are resident in one town, Milisha-san said.

It's true that all the adventurers in the story are traveling, too.

''Then why don't you set up a ward in the town?

Warding?

Yes, it's a large warding spell that keeps demons out of the town.

Yeah, it's rather normal to put a warding spell on a town.

With this, there's no need to worry about forest demons invading the inn town, right?

But for some reason, Milisha-san shook her head.

''As expected, that would be impossible.

'What?　Why?

Because it's not practical to put up a warding that will envelop the whole town, and it won't have magic powers.

That's a strange thing to say. Isn't that obvious?

''No, no, why don't we just use the magic circle of permanent wards to protect the town?　That way, we wouldn't have to go to the trouble of putting a warding spell on a human, would we?

"Permanent warding?　What's that?

Huh?　Milisha, you don't know about permanent warding?

The permanent ward is a magic that, once activated, absorbs the magic power of the surroundings and keeps it permanently activated. It's a relatively major magic used when urban areas need to be defended.

'I'm not a major player!　Absorbing all the magic around you and keeping it active, isn't that clearly lost magic?

What is "lost magic"?

What?　You're a wizard and you don't know anything about lost magic?

No. I do not.　

And I'm not a wizard, I'm a wise man.

''...Okay?　Lost magic is a powerful form of magic that has been lost in modern times and is believed to have been used in ancient civilizations. Some of the most famous examples of this are flight magic.

I can do flight magic.

Then you can call it lost items?

Is this the same mysterious word that Mr. Aug said before, or is this the same?

Yes, the lost item is also an item made with the technology of an ancient civilization... maybe you have it?

No comment.

I felt like I was getting off track if I answered, so I'll shut up.

It's easy to make, though.

''........well, that's fine. Anyway, the permanent ward that Lex-san is talking about is already a lost technology.

Oh, really?

...Could it really work?

Yes, you can use it.

How do you know about this kind of magic?　Even the Royal Institute of Magic can't replicate it, I swear!

Wow, they don't even have a Royal Institute of Magic.

I'm not going to be the only one who can use it. For that matter, do you have any permanent wardrobe magic to build an inn town in the forest of monsters?

....

Mr. Milisha looks difficult and thoughtful.

Is there still something wrong with her?

By the way, what's the budget for those wards?

'What?　Yes, I guess it's just as well, since we just need to gather the materials we need to make the wards.

What do you mean by that?

Some pigments and gems for drawing the magic circle. And the demon core stone.

A demon kernel stone?　Are you talking about a magical stone?

That's the one.

The core of a demon, it is a stone that is produced in the body of a demon that has a certain level of strength above a certain level.

This stone has strong magic power and can be used as a catalyst for various magic.

Because it comes from the body of a demon, it is also called demon stone.

By the way, I think the green dragon I defeated the other day also had a small magical stone in it.

Even if it's a dragon.

"Do you need a magic stone...

Huh?　Mr. Milisha's shoulders are slumped and gagged.

What's wrong with him?

''I'm sorry, but it's difficult to prepare a magic stone. That would require a very powerful demon to generate them. Just a little while ago, there was a wonderful dragon core stone on sale at the auction in King's Landing........well, we don't have the budget to bid on that thing, though.

Oh, what. That's what you're worried about?

It's true that the demons in this area are weak, so there aren't many people who can generate a nuclear stone.

''It's okay. If that's the case, I'm sure it's among the mutants I submitted earlier.

Huh?

And then the receptionist comes in just in time.

''Oh my God, assistant guild leader!　A magic stone has come out of that mutant!

I smiled at Milisha and said.

'Hey, didn't we have one?'

How did you know?

Milisha-san asks me with a dumbfounded look on her face.

'What?　Isn't it usually obvious?　Oh, with this guy's strength, he's got a nuclear rock.

I don't understand.　What kind of enemies do you always fight?!

''Well, in my past life, I would have fought black dragons and hazard ligers.

''So, I don't know. Why don't we use a mutant nuclear stone to create a ward in the inn town?

I'll see what I can do about it, sir.

A few days later, it was decided that Liliella's village would be reborn as an inn town with the full cooperation of the country and the Adventurer's Guild.

✦After a few days, it was decided that Liliella's village would be reborn as an inn town with the full cooperation of the country and the Adventurer's Guild.

My name is Milisha.

I am an assistant guild leader working for the Adventurer's Guild in the town of Hexi.

My men called me to the floor and I met him, Lex-san, again.

I had met him before, but what is this about being called by him?

Well, I think it's definitely an outrageous event.

"An inn town in the forest of monsters?

See, it was a terrible case.

But I don't think it's very realistic.

Or rather, if it could be done, we would have done it long ago.

'Warding magic?　As expected, that's a lot of men and magic....

Huh?　Persistent magic?　You don't need magic or a wizard?　What's that dreamy story?

I don't think you're going to get very far with this story but we need the magical rocks.

I'm sorry, but do you have any magic stones that are so valuable...

'Oh my God!　A magical stone from inside the mutant's body!

There really was.

Who was this boy who knew about Lost Magic, or knew that there was a magical stone in the body of a mutant, or who was this boy?

The only thing we can say is that this boy is the kind of person we shouldn't make enemies with.

This boy made an enormous contribution to stopping the expansion of the Forest of Demonic Beasts, which we had been holding back for years, and on top of that, he accomplished the great feat of building a street in the forest.

If he tries to take advantage of it, if he were to be hated, he would abandon this town and flee to another town, or worse, to another country.

If they have this much power, they'll be very active wherever they go, you know.

Then it's more profitable to take advantage of what this boy does rather than doing something poorly.

That's why I'm going to do my best to pass this guild town plan.

If it works, the next guild leader's chair is a sure thing, me!

By the way, does this girl have a girlfriend or something?

No, I didn't mean anything weird. It's just that it's kind of cute.

By the way, if you don't have anything else to do after this, maybe we can have dinner or something...

'Lex!　Have you finished your story?　Then why don't we have dinner together?

...the girl you rescued in the riot the other day? I see.

A career is nice, but is it time to think seriously about marriage?