Chapter 95 – Voice Magic #4

When I woke up in the morning, I immediately went out of the inn without eating. It was to meet Grace at the magic shop. Because she had something to ask her.

“Water-.”

While walking through the city, I tried to make water droplets. Droplets of the same size as the water droplets that come out when signing hands. However, even though the output was the same, the speed at which the magic was cast was not as fast as expected.

‘Simply reciting the starter word didn’t mean the magic was cast. Before that, I need to do some preparation work to raise my mana.’

Think of runes in your head and let mana flow. This preparation work was a factor that took up time when casting voice magic. However, at the magic shop, Grace quickly succeeded in summoning water droplets without paying much attention. That means he was much faster than me.

Is it simply a difference in experience?
Or is there a secret to speeding up the casting speed?
I really wanted to hear the answer to this question from Grace. I would like to know if there is a limit to paying an additional fee. And the other magic I learned was also intended to convert medium into voice.

There are now 5 days left before the promotion.
In the future, one or more magics can be upgraded to voice magic. What I should choose here must be liquid magic. Because it was the most important magic in the linkage to create the water whip.

However, when I arrived at the magic shop.
I heard news like thunder from the blue sky from Lily, who was working there.

“The store manager? Did you leave the city this morning? He said he was going to the trading city for a short while.”
“When are you coming back?”
“Well, won’t it come back within a week? It may take longer than that. Our manager is a person who likes to go outside.”

If it’s a trade city, I’ve been there for a quest.
It took a week just to walk back and forth from Joensuu to the trading city.

I never thought I’d be away now, not at any other time!
How could the person who said he would teach magic leave his seat so easily?
I couldn’t help but feel a little angry when I thought of Grace who suddenly disappeared. Of course, the class only went on until I succeeded in voice magic, so I couldn’t really hold Grace accountable.

“What’s wrong? You don’t look good.”
“It’s nothing. But is it true that Lily-sama manages everything in the store? The manager here says so.”
“Did Aunt Grace say that? I don’t know how she heard it, but it’s true. I’m in charge of pretty much everything in the store and the staff. I’m so busy every day because of it.”
“Isn’t that exploiting your nephew too much? That’s completely child abuse-.”
“It’s not exploitation. Instead, 30 percent of the store’s income is mine. It’s like working as much as you get.”

I don’t think it was that I didn’t give money and pamper myself.
I was able to clear up my misunderstanding about Grace.
Of course, it didn’t change the fact that the opportunity to learn magic was blown away for a few days.

“Does Lily-sama know about runes?”
“I haven’t learned about runes yet at the Mage Tower. Classes related to runes are very popular. It’s really hard to sign up for classes.”

Looking at her eyes, it seemed that Lily had never learned about runes. Of course, you can’t ask such a rookie to perform the same procedure as the manager.
I had no choice but to walk out of the store with no income.

I didn’t buy a new magic book.
Rather than learning new basic magic for the remaining five days, I wanted to train the magic I learned now.

“If you keep using it, it might speed up.”

Especially about water magic using voice as a medium.
I wanted to practice over and over again until there was progress.

*

Five days passed in the blink of an eye as he devoted himself to magic training.
During the five days preparing for the promotion match, I realized that the speed at which I cast water magic was getting faster.
It’s because the trick to flow mana into the body was sticking to the more magic was used.

“I wonder if continuing practice was the answer.”

That afternoon.
With Rebecca seeing me off, I set out for the adventurer’s guild. Today was the day I was introduced to the pre-promotion quest.

“Come on Luke! Don’t forget to buy strawberry pie when you come.”

When you come, it’s not Melona, ​​are you asking me to buy a strawberry pie? I happily agreed to do Rebecca’s request. For the past ten days, Rebecca has taken care of me to the point of being burdensome. Bringing me a meal, or listening to my mumbling, exhausted from magic training.

Kindness like a girlfriend taking care of a man preparing for the exam in his previous life.
Compared to her hard work, buying a strawberry pie was easy.

When I arrived at the Adventurer’s Guild some time later.
As soon as Wendy, who was sitting at the reception desk, saw me, she called out my name.

“Luke! You’re here!”
“Today is the day to receive the pre-promotion quest, right? Can I go to the annex as it is?”
“It’s great! Let’s move to the annex together. Follow me.”

Wendy got up and walked out of the reception desk. I couldn’t help but panic when I saw Wendy loosening herself from her chair. She didn’t need Wendy to show me to her annex. I also know the location of the annex.

“You can just sit down and do your work.”
“It’s my job to go to the annex right now, Mr. Luke. Introducing the pre-promotion quest is the job of the most senior receptionist.”

The most experienced receptionist in the guild!
It was undoubtedly a reference to Wendy. Even the amount of time she ate inside the guild building would crush the other receptionists.

“Is Wendy introducing you? That’s a bit reassuring.”
“Why are you relieved? You don’t even know the faces of the party members yet.”
“Okay.”

Wendy is right when she says that it is not yet time to relax.
I couldn’t relax until I checked the information of the party members. If there were trolls among them, he had to come up with a countermeasure. If you’re a serious psychopath, you should be prepared to press the escape button.

“Let’s go! Mr. Luke!”

I followed Wendy to the adventurer’s guild annex. Unlike the main office where quests were received, the annex was a building used exclusively for events. You can think of it as a sort of hall of fame. In fact, there were statues of famous adventurers at the entrance of the annex.

Wendy passed me through the lavishly decorated hallways and led me to the guest room in the annex. It’s a room used to introduce pre-promotion quests, she said.
Going into the waiting room, I was finally able to look around at the waiting party members.

‘Lizardman and Halfling?’

There are two people sitting in the guest seat.

A lizardman holding a spear.
A female halfling wearing a sword and shield.

Including me, there were a total of three adventurers in the waiting room. Could it be that the three of us have to go through the pre-promotion quest? No matter how much I look at it, it doesn’t seem like there’s a healer among those two.

“One person hasn’t come yet-. There are a total of four adventurers participating in this Promotion Match. Lizardman Spearman Brute, Halfling Swordsman Ally, Incubus Wizard Luke, and finally!”

It was the moment when Wendy was about to call the last party member.
Just then, the parlor door burst open and a person ran inside. The moment I saw that person, I realized that a healer had finally appeared.

“Sister Kate-! You came just in time.”
“It’s not too late, right? Didn’t you just start explaining without me?”
“Of course! Please take a seat. You can sit next to Mr. Luke over there.”
“Yes? Luke?”

A familiar blonde-haired nun appeared in the waiting room.
What she had only imagined in her head came true.
Bronze Sister Kate showed up in this promotion match.
Somehow I feel bad!

“Wow!”

As she gasped for breath, Kate turned her head, and before long her eyes met mine, who was sitting in her seat. In that moment, she was Kate, who had become as stone as a statue. It wasn’t that someone had cast petrification magic, but it turned into stone.

“Heh, heuhhaha. It’s the dreamer!”
“Kate? Hurry up and take a seat. Others are waiting for you. You’re not arguing over power here, are you?”
“No.”

Kate came closer to me, creaking like a doll with a screw loose. Unfortunately, there were only four chairs in the waiting room, so Kate had no choice but to sit next to me.

“Nice to meet you.”
“Yes, Mongma-sama.”

Kate looked at me and she sat down.
Cooling off the sweat with her hand fans, Kate awkwardly spoke her words to me.

“It seems that Mongma-sama is also fighting for promotion. To think that she will move with me? Life really is a joke!”
“Yeah.”

Like during subjugation quests, there were frequent encounters with Kate by chance. It is as if an invisible hand is holding us together.

“Now, please take care of me.”

I responded to Kate’s greeting by bowing her head. With that, there was no further conversation between the two of us. Well, before we parted ways, Kate said something almost like a confession to me. I, too, had not yet decided how to respond to her Kate’s comments.

Time passed and Wendy’s voice resounded in front of us.
I decided to focus on Wendy’s words telling the quest.

“A week ago, a group of orcs appeared in a village near Joensu. They said that a group of orcs who crossed the border illegally had a fight with the villagers. The orcs killed the villagers and fled out of the village.”
“Murder? Are you saying that the orcs killed people? It’s not like they can’t communicate at all.”

Orcs, unlike the giants who were treated as monsters, were clearly classified as heterogeneous on the continent. Heterogeneous with green skin and a pig’s head. Although he had a very rough personality, the Orcs did not recklessly commit murder.

At my question, Wendy nodded her head.

“Our guild also obtained information about the orc group. They were the ones who committed crimes within the orc tribe and ran away. There is a bounty of 9 silver per orc. I can give you.”
“How many are there in all?”
“Five people.”

For five orcs, the total bounty was 45 silver. It would have to be distributed with the party members, but it wasn’t bad that there were additional rewards.

“The place where the orcs are currently hiding is in the abandoned mine near the village of Kuntilla. They say that there are rare cases where they come down to the village and plunder food. You just have to defeat the orcs hiding in the abandoned mine. It can be said that it is the goal of
“Is there anything we need to be particularly careful about? Orcs with strong individuals mixed in.”
“We haven’t received any information about individual orcs. However, if a battle takes place in an abandoned mine, you should be careful. The abandoned mine near Kuntilla Village used to function as a dungeon in the distant past. If you’re really unlucky, there’s a trap “

The abandoned mine was a place that functioned as a dungeon in the past. Hearing that, I couldn’t help but be wary. As far as I know, dungeons in another world create traps inside, just like living creatures. In the days when the mine was in operation, it would have been managed. Traps may have started to be laid again since the mine was abandoned.
I can only hope that the battle with the orc horde takes place outside the mine.

“Then I’ll leave. Adventurers can gather at the guild and depart tomorrow morning. Don’t forget to report to me when you leave.”

After giving a few more precautions, Wendy stepped out of her waiting room. Only four adventurers were left in the waiting room.

Bronzes who have to fight together for promotion!

“Should we take a break and get together again? Everyone must be tired from focusing on the quest explanation. Let’s get together again and talk about each other.”

Lizardmen and halflings accepted my proposal.
They nodded silently and left the waiting room.
He must have been thinking of going outside for a while and then coming back.

But, for some reason, Kate didn’t leave.
He was just sitting quietly next to me.

“You’re not leaving, Kate.”
“Me, me?”
“You can rest outside for a while. I’m just going to sit here.”
“Then I will sit still.”
“Why?”

Kate muttered as she wiggled her fingers.

“I want to be by Mongma-sama’s side…”