65 魔法と科学

The gnomes threw a simple welcome banquet, and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves with a little drink and food. Some distance away, Masaru, Adelina, and old Botts were having a leisurely tea, exchanging opinions.

In the event that you've got the poison that may be a weapon, the terrain advantage will be enough for us to deal with the awaiting bear calmly, but not enough to harm it. "Firepower?

I don't know. Fire wizard?

I know it doesn't make sense, but is there a wizard?

No, I don't think so... but maybe the gnomes have someone who's good with earth magic?

No, you don't! Adelina or what contraption is that? Earth magic. ....

"Old Botts, do you know anyone who can do earth magic?

"No, I'm afraid not, for there's no one in the country to teach you magic. It's an educational problem.

An education problem... and a difficult one at that.

"By the way, Adelina. How many people in the city could use magic?

There was only one person in town with access to drinking water.

I'm sure you'll be able to figure out how to use it. It's a complete scam! (*For those who don't remember, refer to the beginning of "Welcome to the Fantasy World")

I'm not sure. What's wrong with Masaru?

I'm sure you're not the only one. I'm not sure if there are that many people who can use magic. .... I'm sorry.

I'm not sure what to say. I'm sure you'll be fine. I'm sorry.

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"You have a new message.

I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not, but it's a good idea.

I'm not sure if you've heard of it or not, but I'm sure you've heard of it. Some demons use it as a characteristic, but humans, including humans, elves, dwarves, beastmen, and demons, are still unable to understand the phenomena and are still searching for ways to observe events before constructing magic.

There are some who can construct basic magic with images, but the basics are just basics.

If you can teach the basics of science and show the way to magic, the world may change. I look forward to your future endeavors. Please visit

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So you want me to build the foundation or base for building magic. .... What?

What? What?

An oracle, this time a god named Zelaphitis. I think he's asking me to teach him the basics of magic. God?

What do you mean, "God"?

I'm sure he'll have questions, but he's going to be on our side from the start, so it's not a problem.

When I told him that I was actually from another world and that I had some connection with God and that God would contact me from time to time, his eyes widened and he was exaggeratedly surprised.

I've always thought he knew something unusual about how to eat those berries, but... it's all God's work. .... I see.

I don't need to drag God into this! That's just a bit of trivia. That's just a bit of trivia I learned in my business. I just learned it in business.

Don't f*ck with home centers in the country! They sell apples, pears, grapes, oranges, peaches, and even plum trees! That's just a small portion of what they sell year round. There's a lot of knowledge that customers need to know about planting, growing, diseases, fertilizers, prevention, and so on.

So, why is Masaru teaching you magic...?

"I can do healing magic. But this time he doesn't mean that, he means that people in this world don't know the basics of magic, so let me learn. Wait a minute.

"Wait a minute, do you know that?

I don't know the hard way, but I think I can handle the basics. Maybe.

I don't know, maybe I can get the basics.

Did you learn that in your world?

Yes, in my world, everyone learns a variety of knowledge from the age of six for nine years in an institution called school. Then most people study for another three to seven years, and some people study for many more years. Some people study for many more years.

"You spend more than ten years studying? What's that for?

"The world is much more technologically and culturally advanced than here, so you have to study to get a job... Of course, there are jobs that don't require a degree, but the wages are low and many of the jobs are physically demanding. There are jobs that don't require education.

There will be more dangerous jobs. .... No.

No, dangerous jobs are more like safety-first jobs for people with specialized training. If you let people do dangerous jobs without thinking, accidents will happen. If you let people do dangerous work without thinking, accidents will happen.

Adelina and Botts were surprised at the difference in thinking. In our world, dangerous jobs are usually done by criminal slaves or other people who are not afraid of accidents happening. In our world, dangerous jobs are usually done by people who don't mind accidents such as criminal slaves, etc. In fact, getting such a job is like visiting a place to die.

You said that we are behind in technology and culture. Tell me how far behind. .... I'll tell you.

"I'm impressed that metalworking is so good when it comes to handling steel and other things. Considering the level of civilization and knowledge, it's not surprising that they can use bronze. In fact

In fact, the processing of iron is quite a revolution in technology. Compared to bronze, it requires a very high level of technology.

The rest... is still a long way off. Compared to the countries of the world I've been in, I think we're a thousand or two thousand years behind in technology and culture. I think our technology and culture is a thousand or two thousand years behind the countries I've been to.

I don't understand why you're saying 1000 or 2000 years. Isn't there something easier to understand?

I'm not comparing the specs of things, so let's make it simple... hmm? Specs of things... yes!

Look at this. Don't touch it because there's no way to fix it if it breaks. If it breaks, there's no way to fix it.

And he pulled out a phone. The specs of the thing are easily over-technological and high-tech enough to make an impact! You can't even use it yourself! Yes, that's the part I'm laughing at!

"What is that? What's that?

It's... what do you call it? It's a machine that lets you talk to people at a distance. It can also take pictures and videos, listen to music, look up things in a dictionary... well, I don't know! Let's have a little demonstration... first, a picture: .... I'll show you how it works.

From then on, both of them were very busy with their expressions of surprise, joy, and panic. They were excited by the pictures, and angry by the video, saying "I'm not like this! They listened to classical music played at a low volume and wept. I watched them laughing, thinking rudely that this is what it would be like to give a toy to a monkey.

It would be a little later that I would realize that I hadn't done anything and would have to think about it.