Chapter 87 Bad News And Good News
I hadn't looked at my usual "Display Self-Status" screen in a while, but when I did, I noticed a skill that shouldn't be there. It was called "Natural Recovery Increase." I had seen it in the MMO game before, so I knew what it was. The description said it helps with natural recovery, and that's exactly what it does.
I haven't used "Dispel" to remove "Resurrect", so the "Resurrect" spell from "Pulse" is always active. Even so, my mana level has increased a lot, so it slowly decreases every 10 seconds and then gradually comes back.
I've been wondering about this for a while now. After drinking mana tea and using the "Mana Recover" spell, my healing power has increased. Even though I'm not doing anything right now as I head towards the guild, the amount that decreased is slowly returning.
Wow, so this was the cause, huh? I'm really surprised right now. Anyway, I've arrived at the guild.
Oh, Rosalier-san said she's going to do cleaning, laundry, and go shopping to check on the Black Forest Human tribe (our people). She's also going to do brushing for Centrena and Alesion. She's such a hard worker, and I'm really grateful.
Usually, Kumei-san would open the door at the guild entrance, but it's strange. It won't open. Did something happen? Or maybe shge's just busy? I thought that and opened it, and guess who was there to greet me?
"Tatsuma-kun, did you do something to Alesion?"
It's Privia-san, the head manager who has become my foster mother. Oh right, she's also a beastmen. Can she tell by smell? ...Oh, she found out? I figured. Well, that makes sense."
"Yes. Since he was affected by the Oso (Dreadful element) poison, I treated it and also took care of any old wounds while I was at it."
"I was surprised. He managed to come all the way here without even touching the ground."
Alesion was in great shape. That's good to hear, good to hear.
"But it seems like he still struggle with flapping his wings, though. Centrena couldn't ascend to such high places either. It might be a good idea to have the horses check as well, just like with the running dragons. Just like humans, there should always be some damage from Oso."
"That's right, Tatsuma-kun. I feel bad for burdening you alone...
"Also, I have 2-3 reports, can we go to the office?"
"Reports, huh? Yeah, I got it."
Privia-san passed through the door leading to the head manager's office, and turned right on the way.
"Kumei-kun. You don't need tea, right?"
You don't need tea. It means she should leave us alone.
"Yes, understood. Welcome back, Soutome-sama."
"Kumei-san, good morning. See you later, okay?"
Entering the head manager's room, Privia-san plops down on the sofa. I also take a seat opposite her. From the inventory, I bring out some really delicious tea, not the mana tea, and place it in front of her and me.
"I'll take it."
"Then, I have about three reports for you, Privia-san."
"Are all of them bad?"
"Well, one is a bad report. One might be considered good. The last one depends on how you take it."
"I see, tell me about it."
"First, it's about Daioraden. One of the heroes agreed to cooperate with us."
"I see, that's good to hear."
"Yes. Based on what she told me, I think it's unavoidable to change the king's head. It looks like it'll be moving early next week."
"...It turned out that way after all. It's no good to neglect the people. Well, I think Risleyria will be a good queen."
"I think so too."
"Do you not need reinforcements then?"
"Yes. I think Rosalier-san and I are enough."
"If you're in trouble, consult with me. Even though it's just a formality, I've become Tatsuma-kun's mother after all."
"I understand. Let me rely on you when I need to."
"Thank you. What about the other thing?"
"Yes. Do you remember the monthly usage fee of 20,000 gold coins for the Magic Tool?"
"Ah, of course I do."
"I received Magic Tool from a certain place. Of course, it's a secret compensation to me and Rosalier-san."
"...Huh?"
Privia-san gave an unusually relaxed reply.
"I have done a lot of things to Daioraden, but I haven't received a single copper coin, so I thought this would be enough."
"Well, if it were to happen now, it would be a declaration of war."
"So, when I stored it using my Space Attribute magic, a new fact was discovered."
"Hoho."
Her expression changed to one that looked like she was having a lot of fun. I think it's because I don't look apologetic.
"What was supposed to be 'Magic Stone Neutralization Magic Tool' now appears as 'Continuous Detoxification Magic Tool'"
"What's that?"
"Perhaps, as the name suggests, it was a magic tool for detoxification."
"What does that mean?"
"From now on, I will be involved in the third report, but I immediately took apart the Magic Tool. The person in charge of the work was not me, but an engineer from the Black Forest Human tribe."
"That's interesting."
Privia came leaning over. Perhaps it was because Black Forest Humans were said to be welcome to migrate.
"I apologize for the simple drawing, but it looked like this."
Then I copied it onto paper. For convenience, I have only written squares, triangles, and circles.
"There is a box, and when you open it, there is one magic circle in the middle. There were three magic circles surrounding it."
"HM"
"The middle one is a detoxification magic circle. The three surrounding ones are said to be suction magic circles. It may have been something like sucking it up through the hole at the top and expelling it through the gap at the bottom."
"Hmm..."
"Five magic stones of this size were fixed in the middle of this. Of course, there were some that lost their power and became transparent. From the lake, water was drawn through narrow channels, and a drainage basin was made. Inside it, two of these Magic Tools were sunk. There was a hole at the bottom of the drainage basin, like a suction hole for drawing in water."
"I see, yeah yeah."
"As far as the engineers of the Black Forest Human tribe investigated, it will only work in this state for about 20 days. Since there are two of them, 10 magic stones of this size can be obtained in 20 days. When we compared the prices of magic stones between Watterhill (here) and Daioraden (there) and calculated the annual expenses, we found that the financial burden could become quite significant."
"I guess so. The value of magic stones is probably increasing year by year."
"The three heroes I mentioned earlier and I came to this world through what is called a 'Hero Summon', but at that time, the reason we were summoned was to find out the cause of the Oso damage and solve it together. 'But in the end, I came to the conclusion that they were probably summoning us to replace the Magic Tool for the royal family and nobility."
"Hmm..."
Hmm? Privia-san, you look like you're really struggling with something.
"What's wrong?"
"Well, you know, if that's really true..."
"Yes?"
"We have to destroy Daioraden, you know."
Huh? Does it become such a serious crime?
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