2-2. Lets Learn Life Magic! (1/2)

2-2. Let's Learn Life Magic!

Satou's here, even though there are many encounter, too bad that it immediately end, Satou.

Is it the face! It's the face isn't it!

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Because there were various things happening yesterday, I was fast asleep right after dinner.

Today is a reading day!

...Is what I thought, but the room is dark. There is a window for light to get through but it's still not enough to make books readable, it's too dim.

If I'm not mistaken there's an open terrace cafe neighboring this inn.

Let's eat a breakfast special on the coffee shop. I dunno if it exist but...

The tavern in first floor of the inn is crowded with people who are taking breakfast. It seems that the customers has increased a bit compared to yesterday.

I give the key to the landlady since I'm going out. Martha-chan happily greets me when I come out of the inn. This old man is dazzled by your morning radiance.

The gate also looks remarkably busier than the day before yesterday. Lots of big carriage are going in and out pulled by peasant-looking people. Do they not use cows or horses to pull it?

I immediately find the coffee shop when I look around outside. It's slightly farther away than what I remember.

It seems that the coffee shop use the indoor for meal while the open terrace is for tea time. When I naturally ask the waitress, it doesn't seem that it's the owner's decision to do that. Because the inside of the shop is a bit dark, I secure a seat on the open terrace for easy reading.

For breakfast, I order a fruit and sandwiches. The sandwich has ham, vegetables and cheese sandwiched between the malt bread. The fruit juice is similar with Citrus. It tastes a bit richer than orange. The cup isn't made of glass but copper but since it's cold, it's still quite delicious. I wonder if it's cooled using life magic? My motivation to learn the magic increases~ ♪

Oh, yeah, there are 3 waitresses. A 20 year old plump red head, a 16 year old slender chestnut-colored hair with an impressive teardrop mole, and the last one is a girl who looks younger than 12 with a long black hair.

Everyone is working cheerfully.

While enjoying these sights, I read the introductory book for life magic.

”Good morning, Satou-san!”

I was greeted from outside the terrace. It's Nadi-san.

I thought that she's still in shock from yesterday's event but she looks surprisingly energetic. She's strong even for an energetic archetype!

”Good morning. How is your condition, Nadi-san?”

”Thank you very much for your help yesterday. Not only did you help me get away from a dangerous location, you even sent me with a horse carriage.”

”It's fine, it wasn't much.”

Since she's here, I offered her a chair.

”Is that a book on life magic?”

”Yes, I bought it yesterday hoping to at least be able to use the basics.”

Since my life magic skill is level 10, the only thing remaining is the chants though.

”For life magic, I recommend to practice Water Spring or Dry, depending on your main element. Most books usually recommend Ignition but if you cause fire in the town, it could be dangerous.”

Certainly, it's just as she said.

”If it's Water Spring then you can store the water in a bucket, but please don't use the metal cup beside you since it's easy to scratch.”

Do I draw the water from vapor?

”If it's Dry then you can practice using wet clothes placed on a hanger.”

It's quite a scientific talk. Even though it's fantasy.

”That's right, Does Satou-san not use a cane? You can't use magic if you don't equip a cane.”

What! There's such restriction.

Come to think of it, the magicians from before did have it, the life magic user was also using a cane.

Wait, how about that soldier? And the priestess didn't have one too.

”Do you mean Parion priestess? If so then they have holy mark in place of a cane. The soldier probably had other kind invocation tools or maybe a backup short cane?”

”Nadi-san, what is invocation tool? Is it different from a cane?”

”Invocation tool is something like ring or the likes of accessory, functioning like a cane, it's an item used to assist the activation of magic. The effect is lower than a cane, but it's expensive so there are few magicians who have one. Although for a job like magic swordsman where it's not possible to use a cane then it's a necessity.”

As expected of the live Wiki. The one woman encyclopedia, Nadi-san.

Cane huh... There are various type of magic wand in the Storage. But the effect is too strong, it's scary. If possible, I'd like to practice with cheap things first.

But the magic shops in the town center won't be in operation for a while, I wonder where I could get one?

”Nadi-san, Do you know anywhere I can buy a short cane?”

”Then the magic shop in the central... But as expected, it's closed because of yesterday, right? I think you can buy one from the alchemy shop in the west town.”

I make a note of the way to the alchemist shop from Nadi-san.

Then after telling me the important points to note in the west area, Nadi-san went back to her work.

Now that it's lunch time in the open terrace, the customers have increased.

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I finished reading the introductory book just as I finished eating pasta for lunch.

...Why is this fantasy town very peculiar about taste!

10 minutes after I've entered the western area, the content of the dummy purse I've hanged on my waist is gone. The bottom of the purse is cut and the content is no more, though there were only pennies inside.

From looking at the log, it was not a pickpocket. It's really a game-like function.

I've passed through the area where they're selling daily necessities, and suspicious looking shops began to increase in number. Sexy women and evil looking old men can be seen wandering around.

There's a square in the center of the west area. The alchemy shop is further ahead.

Street stalls are lined up in the square, selling birds, cattle and the like competing with each other.