436 - - Extraordinary Racial Magic Academy

Deep in a certain forest with a racial kingdom.

Despite being deep in the forest, for some reason, the grass and trees have withered in that part of the forest, the ground is as dry as a desert, and no matter what the animal or monster, it is inaccessible.

Such an eerie corner had been created.

The cause was ...... a mutated plant-based monster.

Gooooooooooo!"

A plant-based monster, no taller than other trees but more than a foot thicker, attacks Nemmu with its roots pointed like sharp spears.

'Do you really think you can pierce yourself with such a slow attack?'

Nemmu, alone, evades the mutant plant-based monster's attacks, sometimes cutting away the roots with a knife held in both hands.

Gold and I watched from a distance.

(Level 600 or so, it's a plant-based monster with flame resistance, but it's no match for Nemmu. I mean, how could it be making that noise when it's a plant-based monster?)

I ruminate over the information I have appraised just in case, and end up pondering the question.

Gold, who is watching the game with me, shouts out in his spare time.

Nemmu, if you need a hand, tell me as soon as possible. I'll be happy to join you!

Huh?　What are you talking about!　I don't need your help against an opponent of this caliber!"

At Gold's teasing tone, Nemmu completely removes her vision from the mutant plant-based monster, glares at him, and kicks him out. In the meantime, he evades any flying root spear attacks without seeing them, and cuts them up with knives in both hands.

Nemmu will not fall behind against an opponent of this caliber, but in case he does, I call out to him as well.

It's not a word of gold, but the opponent is flame-resistant, and because he is a plant, he is resistant to pain, and he is so well nourished and robust that he could make this whole area barren. It's going to be a little loud, but I'll blow it up with an explosive card."

La, Master Dirk!　Thank you!　I am so glad for your kindness, Mr. Dirk. But no problem. It's over now.

Since we were alone deep in the forest, Nemmu almost slipped out the word "light," and hurriedly called him Dirk, saying that the matter had already been settled.

Just as she said, the mutant plant-based monster, which had been screaming vigorously earlier, clearly dropped its volume, "Gooooooooooo .......

In addition, the root spears also lose their color and discoloration. It begins to rot.

The discoloration reaches the main body, and the mutant plant-based monster withers away, just as ordinary plants and trees wither.

Nemmu raises her knife to eye level and reveals the secret.

I've added a plant-specific poison to the blade that I created with my skill. Every time I cut it, the poison adheres to the blade and is absorbed, causing it to wither.

I see...a plant-specific poison."

It doesn't matter how much fire resistance you have, if the poison is effective, it doesn't matter.

Was the reason he didn't bother to evade and slash away at the spear root was to launch a poison attack as well as a defense?

In the meantime, Gold approaches the withered mutant plant-based monster and lightly pokes it with his toe.

Hm, it appears to be completely dead," he said. May I carry it in my item box as proof that I have completed my quest?"

Please, Gold.

Mm, you're in good hands!"

He nodded and put the mutant plant-based monster in his item box to take home as proof of defeat.

I guess this concludes my quest to maintain my Adventurer A rank," he said. The sub-quests are already done, so let's go back to the city.

I'm glad you'll be able to return to town before dark, Master Dirk."

Nemmu, who has put away her knife and finished her work, tells me with a beaming smile.

I reply with a smile.

Yes, that's right. I'm glad we were able to find both the herbs for the subquest and the mutant plant monster so quickly.

If either of us had been late, we would not have been able to return to the city while there was still daylight.

So let's both go home."

Calling out to Nemmu and Gold, we, the "Black Clown" party, returned to the second city of the racial kingdom.

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Oh, thank you!"　I didn't expect you to finish defeating special plant-based monsters by the end of the day. ...... As expected of the party "Black Clowns" who rose to the level of adventurer A in the fastest time!

Thank you very much. I'm glad we were able to finish our quest without incident as well."

In the late afternoon, before the evening crowd, we returned to the Adventurer's Guild in the second city of the racial kingdom to report that we had successfully completed the quest we had received.

As physical evidence that we had actually completed the quest, we brought in the carcass of a "mutant plant-based monster.

The carcass was taken out of the gold item box before entering the city and then carried in for show.

We did this because we didn't want it to be widely known that we had an item box, and also to raise our profile as adventurers.

Thanks to this, the quest we received this morning, "Defeat Special Plant Monsters," was accepted without incident.

The reason we took the trouble to accept the "Defeat Special Plant Monsters" quest this time was that we had obtained the Adventurer A level so that we could go undercover as escorts for the former princess of the racial kingdom of Lilith when she attended the Sixth Duchy Conference.

After receiving this certification, I regularly accept quests to help others because my reputation would be at stake if I did not engage in any adventuring activities.

However, this time, the sub quests were more important than "defeating special plant monsters.

I also brought the other quest, "Moonlight Magic Grass," to the client.

Yes, of course, that's fine. ...... I can't pay for the achievement right now, I have to get the client to sign it and then come back to the guild, is that OK?"

Sure, no problem.

I smile and agree with the receptionist who says, "I'll have to do it twice, but that's okay.

After receiving permission from the guild, I received the payment for "Defeating Special Plant Monsters" and a signed document from the client certifying that the sub-quest "Moonlight Magic Grass" had been completed.

After receiving the documents, I carefully folded them up, put them in my pocket, and left the Adventurers' Guild.

So why go to the trouble of handing the "Moonlight Magic Grass" directly to the client, even though it would mean going through the trouble twice?

'Lord, are you going to continue on your way to your client?

Yes, it is. It's still early in the evening, so let's head out.

Then the Academy of Racial Magic is this way.

Nemmu leads me from the Adventurers' Guild, which I have already checked out, to the Academy of Racial Magic.

The client for this sub quest was the Academy of Racial Magic, which Mya had attended for a while.

The Academy of Racial Magic is a magic academy led by the Kingdom of Races.

Naturally, those who have the talent of a racial magician also study there.

The racial kingdom gave subsidies to the academy and tried to train many racial magicians. It is also a place to train human resources.

Of course, the subsidy from the government was not enough to cover the expenses, so the students paid the tuition fees.

Although she had already quit the school due to financial problems, Miya, to whom I owe a lot, had attended the school, and I too had admired those who could use magic during the "Gathering of the Races" period.

It was also at this time that I learned that there was a school that taught magic to the races. ......

I was disappointed to learn that I had no talent as a magician at that time.

In order to take a glance at the Academy of Racial Magic, which I had longed for, I went deep into the forest on a quest to "defeat special plant monsters," so I also went with them to collect "moonlight magic grass," which had been covered in dust.

With Nemmu's guidance, we headed for the Academy of Racial Magic.

We arrived there without getting lost because we had checked the location beforehand.

So this is the Academy of Racial Magic. ......

I can't compare it to the Six Principality Academy, but it is surprisingly large.

It is naturally inferior to the Six Principality Academy of Magic, which attracts the talents of magicians from all over the continent, but even so, the school buildings line the spacious grounds, and old men who appear to be guards stand with spears in their hands.

The old men, however, do not look weak.

They look like old adventurers and strong men.

I explained to the guard that I was here on a quest for the Adventurers' Guild, showing him the documents given to me by the guild.

After the explanation, one of the guards headed for the school building.

A few moments later, he appears with an elderly man.

He is a gray-haired man, not very tall.

If he was not wearing a cloak claiming to be a "magician," he looked like a middle-management man who had a lot of hard work ahead of him.

He calls out to me, puzzled.

Is it true that you guys have collected the 'moonlight magic grass' at my request?"

Yes, this is the 'moonlight magic grass' that was requested in the quest request.

I took out the "Moonlight Magic Grass" that I had prepared in advance and handed it to him.

Moonlight herb" is a medicinal herb that can only be found in deep forests and is one of the materials needed to make special potions.

The elderly man immediately realized that the "moonlight herb" he had received was the real thing and rolled his eyes.

I didn't know you really went and collected 'moonlight magic grass' for me!　I am ashamed to say that I was only able to pay just under the rank of a quest in terms of income and government subsidies, and I didn't think I would be able to get my hands on it anytime soon. If I could go and collect it myself, it would be a quicker story. ...... I don't have the ability to go deep into the forest."

Because "Moonlight Magic Grass" can only be collected in the deep forest, it is necessarily highly dangerous.

At least Adventurer B rank is required.

The amount of money listed in the quest was just barely enough to request a B rank adventurer.

If we had been a B-rank adventurer, we would not have attempted this quest, as the risk and the price were out of proportion.

This time, we had our own reasons, so we just picked it up on the side.

I replied with a smile.

I found it while completing another quest, so don't worry about it. Besides, I had a student who used to be a student here who helped me out, so I just wanted to repay him a little for his kindness.

Other than that, I myself just wanted to see at first hand the Academy of Racial Magic, which I had admired for a while.

It was completely for our own reasons.

The first man bites back at this statement.

A student who was there?　If you don't mind, may I ask the name of that student?"

I heard that she was a girl named Miya, and that at the time her parents had died and she had dropped out of school because she could no longer pay her tuition. Her brother Erio and some other friends and I took care of her when she was an adventurer with us.

Oh, Miya, is that you? Actually, I was her homeroom teacher at the time.

!　Is that so?"

This is an unexpected coincidence.

The first elderly man speaks with sincerity.

He was an excellent and serious student. He was so highly regarded for his ability and talent that he was recommended by the Six Principality Academy of Magic. Rumor has it that he is now enrolled at the Six Principality Academy of Magic. When I heard this rumor, I realized that she is a very talented girl after all. Just go to ......"

His tone of voice changes from one of praise for his proud, well-behaved granddaughter to one of concern and a furrowed brow.

I've heard rumors,...... that Mya has become the saint of the "Giant Tower Church" in the "Giant Tower Town" and has started a new religion. But I can't believe that the quiet and serious Miya-kun would do such a thing. ...... I can't help but feel that someone is deceiving me and making me carry the burden.

............"

First of all, you put aside the Goddess and worship the 'Witch of the Gigantic Tower' as a god. ...... As a goddess cultist, I really don't understand it. Is that what young people are like nowadays? ......"

He lets out a sigh as if to say, 'It's the end of the world.

Incidentally, the "Giant Tower Church" is a new religion in which the "Giant Tower Witch" is a being close to God, the fairy maids are apostles, and Miya is a saint.

Not long ago, Mya, who was kidnapped by the Alliance of Beastmen, healed the injuries of the people who were also kidnapped and encouraged them.

As a result, Mya's friend, Kuone, went berserk and made Mya a "saint," and I tacitly approved of it because it was very effective in governing "Giant Town" and in dealing with problems related to race (human) relations.

(In that sense, Mya-chan was sort of like being carried along by Quorn and myself, wasn't she?)

I nodded silently at my former teacher's words, sweating strangely.

After exchanging a few more casual words and getting an autograph, I left the Academy of Racial Magic.

Mya's former teacher thanked me again for collecting the "Moonlight Magic Grass" and sent me off warmly.

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