Volume 1 Chapter 44 The Master Of The Merchant Guild
"Um... If you're looking for a magician who can do [Teleportation Magic], should I talk to someone at the merchant guild?"
Suddenly, the lady who owns the armor shop said that.
"Do they have a magician who can do [Teleportation Magic] at the merchant guild called Krau?"
"Yes, there is one person. I've been running the business since my father's time, so I can at least get them to listen to your request."
This is more than we could hope for.
"We appreciate it, but is it really okay for you to do so much?"
"I can't promise you'll get a positive answer, but please let us thank you for helping us."
Right now, we don't have any other leads on finding another magician.
It would be best to talk to the lady shop owner here, and if that doesn't work, we should try somewhere else.
"Sorry to ask, but it would really help us if you could do that for us."
"No, no. I'm getting ready now, so please wait a little bit."
We left the store and went to the merchant guild's trading post with the shop owmer.
The trading post, which was even bigger than the adventurer's guild, was located near the sea at the back of the city.
After the shop owner talked to the receptionist, we were taken to a room on the second floor after a while.
When the four of us entered the room, a man who looked about forty with a beard was standing there.
"Hello. I hear you have something to discuss... who are these people?"
"Hello, Elliot-san. Actually, these are the adventurers who protected me at the store from from the Wiol merchant guild."
"Oh, is that so! I am Elliot Clow, the Master of this Clow merchant guild. Thank you for protecting our business partners of the merchant guild. Please, have a seat."
We sat on the sofa in the middle of the room, prompted by a man named Elliot, who claimed to be the Master of this merchant guild.
"I have a question, why is the Wiol merchant guild causing problems like this?"
Mel asked Elliot without hesitation. It seemed like she couldn't overlook the issues happening within Cretia.
In response to her question, Elliot shrugged his shoulders.
"Well... it was a few weeks ago. The Wiol merchant guild hired a party of adventurers known as the strongest S-Rank adventurers."
There's only one S-Rank party around here.
"Could it be Allen and his group of adventurers?"
Elliot nodded silently.
"Did you know them? The Wiol merchant guild is using their reputation to intimidate Trasverum's merchants and force them to join their side."
(...Did Allen get their job? Why would that happen?)
Thinking about his personality, it seems like he wouldn't want to work for anyone.
So, there must be a reason for it.
Also, right now, it doesn't seem necessary to hire an S-Rank adventurer.
"Why did the merchant guild hire an S-Rank adventurer? I don't think that's needed at all."
Fatina seemed to have the same question as me and asked Elliott.
"This is just a conversation between us in the merchant guild, but if the hired adventurer conquers an unconquered dungeon, it would make them more important in Trasverum. That's what the Wiol merchant guild is aiming for. Also, they can trade with him first and have the advantage of getting rare items from exploration."
I understand. So the merchant guild wants to show off its power by hiring Allen and others to conquer the dungeon.
But then there's another question.
"But, won't Allen and the others get nothing out of it?"
"They probably made things easier by allowing the use of [Teleportation Magic]. Our guild also has a member, and the Wiol guild should be the same. They must be using it to travel to the dungeon."
So, it's the same idea.
"I have a favor to ask about that [Teleportation Magic] today. Can we use it for these people?"
The lady bowed and asked, and Elliot put his hand on his chin.
"Hmm... I see, so that's what it is. By the way, how far do you plan to go?"
"We also want to explore the lower part of the dungeon from now on. So, it would be helpful if we could use it for travel."
"Y-you plan to conquer the lower part? However, I've heard that the dungeon is a very dangerous place..."
Elliot looked at us as if he was judging us. Maybe because we didn't look very strong.
"They are the members of Ryuin's party who conquered the Voltana dungeon. There is a good chance they can conquer it before the Wiol merchant guild."
As if she sensed the atmosphere, Mel added, and Elliot's eyes widened.
"W-what! I heard rumors that the S-Rank adventurer [Magic Swordsman] Ryuin conquered a dungeon near Voltana, but I didn't expect it to be those party members! "
"Oh, well, we're separated now, though."
Elliot nodded several times as if he had figured something out while touching his mouth on her.
"I see, in that case, it's understandable that they defeated the adventurers hired by the Wiol merchant guild... in that case, we won't hesitate to help. As a token of gratitude, let's call a magician who can use [Teleportation Magic]."
He said so with a friendly smile.
"Ark-sama, that's great!"
Fatina also smiled happily beside me.
Mel seemed relieved and let out a sigh of relief.
"Thank you. It's a sudden request, but please take care of it."
"No, this is also part of our merchant business. Please don't worry."
Elliot probably wants to stop the Wiol Merchant Guild from becoming more powerful.
And we have to find the key before Allen does.
We both have the same interests.
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After that, Elliot and I had some conversation and we decided to leave for Aquaflow Cavern tomorrow.
At night, I sat on the bed in my room at the inn.
"Status."
As I said that slowly, the status appeared in front of me.
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[Basic Status]
Name: Ark
Occupation: Magician
Level: 1★
HP: 9000/9000
MP: 9000/9000
Attack: 4000
Defense: 4000
Vitality: 4000
Speed: 4000
Intelligence: 4000
[Owned Skills]
- Instant Death Magic Lv50
[Owned Abilities]
- Half Magic Consumption Reduction Lv1
- Range Increase Lv3
- Success Rate Increase Lv2
- Coffin of the Dead
- Soul Retrieval
- Quadruple
- Multiple Chant
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I'm checking my status to get ready for the battle tomorrow.
Since getting the [Emerald Green Key], I haven't defeated any monsters, so my status hasn't changed from before the upper limit release.
But, the level of the Instant Death Magic skill, which doesn't depend on the maximum limit of my abilities, has increased a lot because of the battles I've had so far, and now it's level 50.
There are 24 points left that I can use to get new abilities.
With this many points, I should be able to get new powers.
(But there are more options in the Abilities List now...)
The Abilities List, which looks like a spider's web, got even bigger when I learned the magic called (Ruin) in the deepest part of the Emerald Green Dungeon.
I think it was the power of destruction.
When I really wanted to defeat that dragon, I got that power. I still don't really understand what it can do, but all of the abilities are really amazing.
It's strange that even when I got the key, my Level Cap didn't increase. But there's no point in worrying about it now, so I won't think about it.
Touch the symbol with the same pattern as (Ruin) next to it in the Abilities List.
'Ruin Enhancement: Increases the efficiency of life and magic power activated by Ruin, and reduces the consumption points by 10.'
"Reduction of consumption points..."
(Ruin) is the only magic that works against monsters with strong magic defense, which my Instant Death Magic can't beat.
But in the last battle, I almost died because of this magic.
Even though it uses a lot of points, it might be better to keep them for now.
I haven't tried it yet, but I think (Ruin) can also have abilities like 'Quadruple' and 'Multiple Chant' added to it.
But if I use it with my current status, I will die as soon as I activate it.
"Thinking about it, this magic is really scary..."
I've never heard of a magic that can kill the person who uses it. It's a power that truly suits the name of destruction.
I don't know how much this reduction effect will help, but I don't know what will happen in the upcoming battles. It should be given priority and allocated.
I touch the "Yes" button in front of me with my finger and get the ability.
Then the symbol shines. The remaining points have decreased to 14.
For the remaining points, I decide to put them in the Range Increase.
I learned from the fight with Iria that my Instant Death Magic is not good for long-distance battles.
So it's better to focus on increasing the level of this ability.
The current level of Range Increase is 3. The next symbol is level 4, but it will cost 12 points.
"I'm almost using up all the points... but there's no other choice."
I will use 12 points to increase the effective range.
The symbol lights up and gains the ability.
With this, the level of Range Increase has increased to 4.
Now, there are only 2 points remaining. I couldn't find any other abilities to allocate.
"Is this all?"
With preparations for tomorrow complete, I lay on the bed.
And so, I slept peacefully that day.
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