Chapter 272 – Episode 272 – Magical Girl Appears!

◈-Tikia SIDE

Fast, fast, fast!

What is this!

You’re too fast!

This is a very strange movement called a muscle carriage!?

It’s faster than a carriage!

Rant, a ‘younger’ adventurer I met at the Adventurer’s Guild, is carrying me and running.

When I felt bad because I was treated like a child three times.

Still, I thought I should stop by the dungeon, so I looked up the request board to see if there were any good requests for dungeons.

And in my eyes, a strange request for the use of a muscle wagon caught my eye.

No, rather than a request, it’s publicity.

A publicity sheet that says it will take you from the 1st floor to the 2nd floor in a short time for 10 silver and from the 2nd floor to the 3rd floor for 5 silver.

It was a very good promotion for me, who wanted to further improve my skills by defeating strong monsters, thinking that the dungeon was not wide, so there must be such a request.

When I took off the request form and looked closely at the contents, it said to find a green-haired, blue-eyed, muscular man sitting at a table.

I could tell who it was just from that sentence.

Even when he joined the adventurer’s guild, he was a muscular man who was drinking juice.

And when I first saw Lant, my first thought was that he had a gentle face compared to his physique.

But this man will treat me like a child anyway.

I prepared to let go of my anger in advance and spoke.

But what was unexpected was that Rant had treated me with respect from the beginning.

A manner of speaking that is polite and respectful to others.

It was very unexpected.

Well, later when waiting in line at the entrance to the dungeon.

I knew it was because I heard me talking to the receptionist at the reception, but…

Still, the first impression wasn’t bad.

The reason why I withheld my application for the first time wasn’t because I was young, but because I didn’t know my skills as an adventurer, so I didn’t feel bad.

My impression from talking while waiting in line is that Rant is a good person.

In addition, he had a body and muscles that did not properly match his age his, even though he was younger than me, the exact opposite of me.

No, since he’s 20 years old, he might have this size… The perception of being younger made me think that way even more.

But with such a large body and such a gentle face… Seeing him speak kindly, I somehow felt like a big fluffy dog.

By the way, I like dogs.

Besides, he does n’t treat magical girls as fools, he has comrades like me among his colleagues his, and Rant himself says he’s interested in magical girls, Marin!

After returning from the dungeon, it might be a good idea to borrow the Magical Girl Marine series from your inventory.

The more comrades, the better!

As flashbacks of the past flashed through my mind at such a speed, Rant suddenly stopped.

“Tikia, this should be enough.”

“Ah, that, yes…”

Rant dropped me to the ground and I took a hand mirror from my inventory to check that his hair his wasn’t tousled from his speed.

Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to have messed up my hair.

“Uh, Mr. Tikia also has an inventory.”

“Huh? Ah, that’s right. This is my master’s item. It’s mine now. Wait a minute, Mr. Tikia means…”

“Yes. I have an inventory too.”

I was honestly surprised by Rant’s words.

Rant said that he came to Fledan from a rural village.

In addition, the period of being an adventurer was almost two months.

I would have thought that such a Rant would have a lot of inventory in Magic City.

“Where… Did you get the inventory from?”

“Kelvan, the person in charge of the adventurer’s guild disassembly gave it as a reward.”

“As a reward?”

“Yes, it’s a quest to deal with monsters and bring back their corpses all at once. In most dungeons, only magic stones are collected.”

“Hmm, that’s right…”

Certainly, monsters also have large bells, so you’ll need an inventory to carry the entire corpse.

However, if you need an inventory, you need to reach at least the 3rd or 4th floor.

No, if you look at the publicity sheet of the muscle carriage, the 2nd to 3rd floors are 5 silver.

In other words, the Rant in front of me is capable enough to be active on the 3rd floor.

If he was an adventurer for two months, he would be able to go up to the third floor.

Moreover, judging from the speed with which I was carried so far, I think that Rant is quite a strong adventurer.

It’s a short period of almost two months since I became an adventurer, but like my magical talent, Rant seems to have physical talent, so he’s probably a D-rank adventurer.

Since he saw through such talent, he must have considered the future and commissioned a dismantling plant called Kelvan from Rant.

But apart from that, I think it’s strange that the dismantling center called Kelvan, which gives you an inventory as a reward for bringing the corpse of a monster…

It would be rude to ask too much detail.

I looked around.

To be sure, there were no other adventurers around us other than how far we had moved.

And…

Kiek! Kiek!

Kiki Kiki Kik!

Keeeee

Ugly-looking goblins came towards us.

Rant stepped in front of me and said.

“Should I take care of it with only one left?”

“No, I don’t need it. This is enough for me alone.”

I appreciate Rant’s consideration, but I’m not weak enough to struggle against a few goblins.

Like the magical girl Marin, I am a genius wizard with a talent for magic.

Objectively, that is true.

From the age of 10 to 12, she was taken away by her master because she showed magical talent, and while taking care of her master, she learned magic and entered a magic academy.

I am the youngest person to have entered and did not miss the first place while learning at the academy for 3 years.

Of course, during those three years, there were definitely guys who were jealous of my talent and ability and continued to quarrel…

After graduating from the academy, when I was spending boring days studying magic on my own and supporting my teacher, my life seemed to shine brilliantly when I met the Magical Girl Marine series that I read once.

I have a goal of becoming cute and strong like Magical Girl Marin.

I am a genius who has accumulated training and research to do so, and even created original magic.

Let’s show that achievement in front of Lant.

A wand given to me by the teacher I named while riding the wagon while circulating the magical energy inside my body.

Turns magic into Twinkle Starlight.

As expected, since it was a staff given to me by my teacher, the magic circulation rate is better than any other staff I have ever used.

After concocting the formula, I swung my staff with magic toward the four approaching goblins.

“Twinkle Stars!”

The twinkling yellow star-shaped magical powers rotated and flew towards the goblins.

Fufufufufufu!

Aaaaa

Aegigieg!

The stars I flew stuck in the goblins’ bodies and blocked their movement. Taking advantage of that gap, I once again made a big star instead of a small star and swung it at the goblins.

Awesome!

The star that flew towards exactly 4 goblins easily decapitated them.

The goblins’ bodies lost strength and fell forward.

I looked back and said to Rant.

“How about it? Goblins are no big deal to me, are they?”

“Oh oh…!”

Rant was trembling in admiration, his eyes wide open and his fists clenched.

The reaction is funny.

Rather, it feels good to see such a surprising response to my magic.

Besides, it’s cute like a big dog.

“What’s that magic?”

“Heheung, this is my original magic. It’s star magic.”

“Star magic?”

“That’s right. My own magic made up mainly of star shapes using magical powers. As the power increases, gravity magic is also added to increase the power!”

“Ohhh, the original! That’s great!”

“That’s right! It’s magic like the sparkling magical girl Marine who uses pretty and sparkling magic!”

“I haven’t read the novel yet, so I don’t know the details, but it’s amazing!”

“Hehem!”

Rant is good at praising others.

“But how long can I use that magic?”

“If you showed me just now, you can use 30 more times.

“Hmm… I don’t think so.”

What came back was an unexpected denial.

“Huh? Why? You just saw it. Goblins and the like can be easily defeated.”

“Ah, yes. I know that. But it will be difficult alone. Of course, this is the story when Tikia-san hunted in the dungeon like other adventurers without using my muscle wagon.”

Rant began to explain why not.

“Tikia’s skills are enough to easily defeat goblins. But magic has a limit on the number of times. Each floor of the dungeon is much larger than expected. To move on to the next floor, I prepare early in the morning and arrive around dinner time..
It will be difficult for Tikia-san to break through the first floor with 30 magics within that time.”

“Magic power can be recovered through meditation.”

“But monsters might attack you while you’re meditating, right? That’s why it’s difficult alone.”

Rant was right.

Certainly, I hadn’t properly thought of the length of the dungeon.

No matter how much a goblin attacks while meditating, I have no choice but to be attacked as well.

“That’s why Tikia needs a party to go on adventures with. All the other adventurers have parties too. Only a few go solo.”

“That’s right… That’s right. Certainly, jumping into a dungeon alone would be dangerous.”

Master also said

If you’re going to the dungeon, make sure to form a party.

It wasn’t just that I was lacking in skills, it was also a problem with distance.

“If you look at Tikia-san’s skills, you probably won’t have any problems catching kobolds on the 3rd floor. But starting from the 3rd floor, it’s better to form a party. Tikia-san is a wizard, so it would be better to team up with an avant-garde.”

“Yeah, you’re right, Rant. I need to find someone to party with later.”

Actually, I want Rant to be my party, but Rant already has party mates.

Sorry, but you’ll have to find someone else.

Fortunately, I have a way to find good colleagues.

“So… Rant. You mean it’s good for me to use the muscle carriage?”

“Ah, yes. Of course. But…”

“However?”

Rant said to me with a twinkle in his eyes.

“Can you show me some other magic?”

It was an anticipation of what kind of magic I could use.

“…Miss you?”

“Yes! Tikia-san’s magic sparkled and was really pretty.”

Those innocent looking eyes lifted my spirits.

Besides, it looked like a huge puppy waiting for food, so it was cute.

“Okay, even if you pay, I’ll show you because you’ve given me a lot of advice.”

Timely.

Ayeek!

Kiekkiekkiekkieek!

After all, many goblins were also approaching.

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It meant to show Rant, but I used the magic I developed to test how effective my magic was in real combat.

Fire, water, wind, earth, light, darkness, or elemental stars endowed with all attributes.

Twinkle Boom that releases star-shaped bombs.

And my heartbreaking work, the star-shaped magic cannon, Twinkle Buster.

Especially when he flew the Twinkle Buster, Rant even cheered.

I got excited and shot 5 more twinkle busters.

In fact, there are several more magics, and he has secret magic, but he lacks the magic to use it because of the magic he showed in front of Lant.

“How is it great?”

“It’s so amazing! You mean this is all original?”

“Yeah. Actually, we’re developing more magic. Besides, what we just showed you is still part of it.”

“Isn’t it very difficult to make an original?”

“Of course it’s difficult. It’s possible because I’m a genius wizard.”

“That’s amazing, Tikia-san. Ah… Isn’t it like a constitution that can only use original magic?”

“No, I can use ordinary magic.”

As a test, I used the most basic magic against the wall.

“Fireball.”

Bang!

The fireball went out and crashed into the wall.

“Did you see when I used Elemental Stars in the first place? I can freely use all elemental magic.”

“Are you an Elemental Master?”

“It’s like that.”

“You’re so amazing!”

Rant kept praising me.

Ah, it feels good

At the magic academy, the only ones I praised were the professors, and the other students were busy putting me down with useless pride out of envy and jealousy.

Master… I praised him, but it was a compliment with the feeling that he had reached the stage where it was natural to do it.

It’s not a compliment of pure admiration, like Rant’s, twinkling eyes.

Just as the magical girl Marin is admired, appreciated, and praised by all the public… That kind of pure admiration.

If you think about how happy you are to be praised like this, it might be the first time.

Without being teased

Not even jealous

I do not take it for granted

This feeling of being praised for my pure magic… It felt so good.