Cheat Magician Life That Started From Being Judged Useless

After asking Marianne to allow us to borrow the stable and carriage, we moved to the Rustock garrison to take care of the chairman of the committee.

We had a little time before noon, so I took a peek at the training, and it was definitely something of an eerie experience.

From what I heard from the classmates who were rescued, the knight-type training was very stiff at the beginning, but they were constantly getting badly injured, so they would show off and decide who was the winner and who was the loser, and then they would perform.

However, they trained with the knights of Riesenburg looking around, so it wasn't a perfect performance, and as a result, they were constantly getting fresh injuries.

But the battle that is unfolding in front of him now doesn't look like an act at all.

They are looking at their opponents with bloodshot eyes, and at any opportunity, they are fighting fiercely, as if they are trying to stab their opponents to stop them.

He seems to be thinking that the only way to survive is to become stronger, and if he remains weak, he will surely die.

After the fight is over, there are a number of people moaning and groaning in a crouched position, and it is gloomy to think that the chairman of the committee alone is going to treat them.

When I moved to the examination room, I found the chairman of the committee continuing to treat the patients with an expressionless expression on his face.

He seems to have been acting out since the five people he had rescued earlier were believed to be dead, and he is not smiling and interacting with the residents of Rastock who came to treat him as he used to do.

'How in the world did they get rid of them...'

It's as if he's become a changed man...

'I heard something happened to one of your guys but I hope you're back to smiling like you used to.

Residents of Rustock who come to receive treatment can hear the anxiety in their voices as the reason for the chairman's blank expression is not revealed.

In the meantime, the residents who are not in a hurry for treatment are walking out of the waiting room as their classmates who have finished their training show up.

''Looks like the saint's friends are here. Let's leave it for later.

'Well, I can't burden the saint any more...'

Originally, it seems the priority was given to the residents of Rustock, but after seeing the chairman's attitude and the severity of their classmates' injuries, the residents voluntarily refrained from treating them.

'Come on, everyone go inside and give priority to those who are badly injured.

The chairperson shed her previous expressionlessness and repeated a deep breath and began to treat her, leaning her whole body into it.

'Is that the effect of treating him day after day until he feels like he's going to collapse?

''Maybe ... the more you practice magic, the stronger you become...''

Originally, he made the crystal of the demon's eye shine so brightly that it seemed to crush his eyes, so the level of improvement must be high.

He also heals broken bones and severe lacerations one after another, but the chairman's complexion seems to get worse and worse with each person he finishes healing, which makes me feel on edge as I watch.

Since I can't cast a healing spell on the chairman right now, I'll dose the chairman with a pill that will help him recover his magic power.

''Next........ah.......''

Hey, Yuuka, are you okay? You're not pushing yourself?

'Yeah, it's okay, I've got a prince on my side.

''Huh... really, I can help you just by talking to Yuuka.

The girls waiting for the treatment softened their expressions, a little dumbfounded that the chairman of the committee had started talking like a dream again.

''Don't worry, I'm sure the prince will come to your rescue one day, so don't give up hope.

'Yeah, well, since Yuuka says so, there's no doubt about it.

I'm not a prince gala, but I renewed my belief that I must definitely live up to everyone's expectations.

Dazed and dizzy, the chairperson finished treating his classmates, and then collapsed down on the sofa.

Erna, the caretaker, silently draped the blanket over her, bowed silently, and walked out of the examination room.

I asked Fred to keep an eye on her and when I stepped out front, the chairman of the committee opened his arms and asked for a hug.

'Stupid Kento I can smell the girl again...'

'I'm sorry ... Manon has been helping us all get used to our jobs ...'

No, I won't allow it and I want you to sizzle...

Yuioka....

The chairperson clings to me tightly, and I do my best to channel my healing magic into her.

Even the body that seemed a little cold seems to have grown warmer, and it makes me more aware of the existence of Yuuka.

''Kento ... how many more days?''

I'll be back to pick you up tomorrow or the night after tomorrow.

Absolutely I promise I'm at my wits' end and we're all at our wits' end.

Yeah, just hang on a little longer.

Okay.....

We hugged each other until Erna returned and then left the examination room.

Now let's go back to Volzard and finish making arrangements for the sleeping pills.

I visited a small apothecary in a back street off the main street and was greeted by Muel's mentor.

''Ko, hello, Mr. Cory.''

In front of a wall full of drawers filled with various medicines, behind the counter, Cory is an old woman who looks like a wizard.

Her face, carved with deep wrinkles, looks as if she would be convinced that she's three hundred years old, and to be honest, it's a little scary.

Mr. Cory stared at my face for a while, then loosened his mouth with a grin and showed me a couple of missing teeth.

'Welcome, coloured man, there are two of you today...'

'Umm ... yes ... that's right.

''Hee hee hee, don't get stabbed for being too wobbly. We don't want our customers to die....

Maybe it's because he prepares medicine, but Mr. Cory is very sensitive to smell, and he seems to be able to smell not only the perfume, but also the body odor of the chairman of the committee.

'So, how old are you today?'

Yes, I'll need two hundred of those sizes, please.

Well you're going to have to start somewhere.

Yes, we're going to do it the night after tomorrow.

I've already told Cory what's going on and explained to him what I'm going to use the sleeping pills for.

That's a problem........

What, you don't think there's enough to go around?

"Hee hee hee hee, I'm not going to make that mistake I'm not going to have to use drugs once this mission is over, am I? I'm telling you we're losing clients.

Ah, I see... but I'm going to continue to take care of the medicines that aid in the recovery of magical power and so on.

Oh, sure...

But since it looks like you're going to stay on this side of the border I hope you'll stay on as long as you like.

''It's ... we don't know yet, but it's nice to meet you too.

When I bowed my head again, Mr. Cory nodded his head a few times.

'You're good. Gilik and his cronies shouldn't be so crass. The big figure is an eyesore too...''

Mr. Cory is bitter about Gillik, but it would certainly be an eyesore if there was a man of that size hanging around in this little shop.

I smiled bitterly at the thought of him, and Mr. Cory smiled as well.

'Go sit there and wait, I'll get you something to eat right now.

At first glance, you might think he was a Buddha, but surprisingly, he was very hale and hearty in his old age, preparing the sleeping pills for us.

After paying for the pills, he put them into the shadows to prevent them from falling out.

When Mr. Cory saw this, his eyes widened a bit, and then he smiled again with a grin.

''Hee hee, I've been alive for a long time, but this is the first time I've met someone who can use and show off their magic without chanting. How in the world do you do it?

'Hmmm ... I don't really know what I'm doing.

Hee hee hee, you're a really funny kid you're going to have to take Muelle too, anyway.

Yeah I don't think so...

Hee-hee, you thought for a minute.

'Ugh ... yes, just for a minute ...'

"You're a man of your thoughts. You're not much of a negotiator.

''Goo.......... Huh, I'm having trouble with that negotiation thing waiting for me in the future........

Hee-hee, you might as well wear a mask.

Oh, yeah, that's the way it works...

I thought it might be a good move to put on a mask and negotiate with him, if it would reveal what I was thinking, and then Cory laughed at me.

'Ah ha ha, this is a masterpiece. Who would take it seriously, where in the world would someone wear a mask to negotiate?

But I'm from another world, so...

Oh....you're really funny. Here, take this with you...

Mr. Cory placed the small medicine bottle on the counter.

'Um, is this...?'

It's called a booster, and if you take it, you can fight for half a day without running out of magic but when it wears off, you'll be in bed for three whole days.

'Um ... something a little milder in effect ...'

Hee-hee, if I had, I'd be putting it out there.

Of course....

I'm sure you'll come home to enjoy the old woman's retirement you know, you're busy, aren't you?

Yes, I'll stop by again when things settle down.

Mr. Cory nodded yes and waved me off as he shooed me away.

I left the apothecary on the back street and ducked into the shadows from the alleyway and moved down to Reinhardt's group.

Reinhardt and the others said that today they were going to clean up the demons around the streets and clear the streets.

All of the subordinates were at a place near Riesenburg on the city road, where they were filling in the rainwater pools and leveling them out.

All at once, Alto and the others dug the soil by the side of the road and filled in the holes where the rainwater had collected.

If you look closely, you can see that the tools for leveling the road have been prepared.

''Reinhardt, where did you get those from?

From a warehouse in Rastock's garrison, of course.

I knew it.....

''It was gathering dust in the back of the warehouse, so there's no need to worry about it. Perhaps it was prepared for use when your friend's training is over and you're clearing the forest.

'Well, in a way, it's the right way to use it, so...'

Looking in the direction where the work is not being done, it seems that the work has already been done there and the road is nicely prepared.

I had the impression that the road was rough since it was only passed by the merchant corps on rare occasions, but this seems to make for a comfortable carriage trip.

The Landsholt Republic, of which Volzade is a member, was originally a part of Riesenburg, but after the erosion of the Devil's Forest made it difficult to get around, the lords of the seven provinces got together and declared their independence.

After the erosion of the Devil's Forest made it difficult to get around, the lords of the seven provinces got together and declared their independence, so the relationship between them is still tenuous.

But they can't predict what will happen if the Riesenburg side continues to cultivate the Devil's Forest and shorten the distance between them.

However, the cultivation of the Devil's Forest is not as easy as it sounds, so it's no more than a 'hypothetical...' story, according to them, and there are few people who think about it as a real problem.

''Master, a big lizard is coming.

I was watching over the maintenance of the road when a tart who had been out scouting spoke to me.

'A big lizard? Lizardman?

No, bigger lizards.

"Master Kent, I think it might be the Salamander.

Is that the guy you were bragging about taking down the Flamehound?

"Yes, it's a very dangerous monster. What do you want?

'Of course, we have to take them down but you all need to stop working for a moment and hide in the shadows!

I've never seen the actual salamander in the first place, so I decide to watch it instead of fighting it out of the blue.

Looking in the direction that Tart indicated, I see a shadow approaching through the forest.

I mean, the reddish-brown hills seem to be moving...

Uh ... is it that big?

''No, I think it's too big, as expected, usually about half that size...''

''Is this another effect of the Demon Forest's revitalization?''

I don't know, but there's a good chance.

Moving through the forest, the salamander is about the size of a regular truck in body and head alone, and if you add in the length of its tail, it's likely to be longer than a large truck.

It is reddish-brown in color and its back is covered with hard-looking scales, and even the parts without scales are lumpy.

The scales and skin of a salamancer have special properties and are said to be resistant to fire if it passes through magic.

Therefore, the salamander in its living state is said to be completely immune to fire-based magic.

The scales and skin after death are also said to be fire resistant when passing magic power, although they are inferior to when they are alive, and are used in armor and fire extinguishing equipment.

''Do those things breathe fire?''

It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

It's spitting, I'm going to spit out flaming bullets with several times the power of the no good hero to the point where it seems inexhaustible, but when it's that size...................it's terrifying to think about.

Wow....he's on a monster level...

Since they are highly dangerous even in their normal size, when they appear near a city, it's more common to threaten them rather than defeat them.

This is because if they rampage in a poor attempt to defeat them, the possibility of damage to the surrounding area from stray bullets such as flaming bullets increases.

The reason why the Flame Hounds said that they had defeated them was probably because they had come very close to the city, or they had been brought into the city, or they had defeated the ones that were lurking away from the city.

'When you say threatening, how do you do it?'

''Salamanders are vulnerable to water-attribute attack magic... or rather, they hate it, so it's common to line up water-attribute sorcerers and drive them back with attack magic.

'I see... but we don't have any water-attribute sorcerers here, do we?

''Well, I suppose it's up to Kent-sama's light-attribute attack magic or us to attack them from the inside and defeat them.

I see...

Considering the rescue mission, we should definitely defeat them, but it's a bit awkward to defeat a salamander that only looks like a living dinosaur.

''By the way, if we kill one salamander, it will probably cost two or three dozen times the price of a Gigawolf.''

Yeah ... that expensive?

''Of course, it's so dangerous that a small town could easily be destroyed, and it will require at least a dozen skilled adventurers to defeat it.

Does that mean the three flamehounds are pretty awesome?

"What? We don't even know the size of the individual we defeated, and the water-attribute user who is said to have been involved in the unfortunate accident of the example may have been terrific.''

While I was talking to Reinhardt, the giant salamanders came very close to the street.

I'm not sure if the goblins and other animals are attracted by the activities of Reinhardt and his team, or if they have no luck with their prey, they are constantly twitching their noses and sniffing their surroundings.

I'm sure you're not the only one who's interested.

If he goes to Rastok, do you think the Risenburg knights will be able to turn him away or defeat him?

A salamander of this size is the stuff of legends, a natural disaster, and if we don't have the whole country behind us, we'll never make it.

No choice, we'll take them down...

I didn't want Rustock to be attacked and confused at this time, and I didn't want my classmates to be harmed, so I decided to take them down.

I connected the shadow space in the salamander's head and used my large knife to slice through the medulla oblongata.

The salamander, who had raised his head high and smelled it, stopped moving and fell flat with a ground shaking.

'What will you do with this?'

'Ummm I think I'll ask Mr. Donovan to help me out...'

I'm sure Mr. Donovan will be appalled, but it's a reasonable choice. Well, we will store it in the shadow space.

Maybe it's a good thing that we can defeat dangerous demons without danger, but I can't help but feel somewhat guilty for taking the life of a huge creature.

I can't imagine a scene where salamanders and humans can coexist, but I couldn't help but wonder if there's a better way to do it without interfering with each other.

I decided to have Reinhardt, Artoo and the others continue to work on the road and I would return to Volzard to purchase the salamander.

The guild is a bit quiet as there is still some time until evening and it is a bit later for those who have finished their work to report and those who have collected materials to ask for a purchase.

After requesting a meeting with Donovan-san at the counter, I was led to the back office space.

Donovan-san seemed to be sitting at his desk enjoying a cup of tea in his free time, and he beckoned me over.

'Well, sit down, I'll make you a cup of tea...'

Yes, thank you.

Perhaps it's rare for Donovan-san to serve tea, and all the guild staff around her cast curious glances at her.

Donovan-san brewed the tea with a delicate hand that didn't match his physique and appearance.

''Hmph, you were just thinking about being rude again...''

And, no way, no way... oh, yes, I will.

The tea seemed to be different from the one I had the other day, but the mellow aroma and taste was wonderful.

'Well okay what's the matter, what's up?'

'Yes, I wanted to ask you to buy me out...'

Well, another giga wolf how many are there this time?

No, it's a salamander...

Bu-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha... Salamander!

Mr. Donovan, who doesn't seem to be fazed by anything, has spewed out his tea with all his might.

I mean, even the staff are sitting up with their eyes wide open.

'Where, where did you see him!

'Well it's a place on the Riesenburg side of the road, but...'

An adult? How big is this thing? Which way we're headed!

I think it's an adult, but... well, we defeated it and I'd like to buy it from you...

Oh, I think you're all kind of frozen.

After a few moments of freezing, Donovan-san sighed heavily.

''Haha I heard you were a salamander and I unintentionally forgot that I shouldn't treat you like a normal guy.

'No, no, I'm a bit unwilling to be treated like such a freak...'

What's the point of a guy who just blurts out that he's taking down a salamander if he's not a crank?

''No ... well, maybe you are ... but ... so you'll buy me out?

'Of course, scales, hides, fangs, claws, bones, there's plenty of demand for them, of course they'll buy them.

'So you'll be the same as you were at Gigawolf?

Well, all right, finish your drink and take it out to the back training grounds.

Mr. Donovan urged with his hand to sit down, and all the staff sat down, exhaling heavily.

'I knew salamanders were dangerous demons.

'Of course, what are you talking about? Even Volzard's walls don't know how long they can hold out if they keep getting hit by flaming bullets, and once they get into the city, how much damage they can do... A rock ogre can deal with a skilled adventurer. Even a giga wolf would be able to defeat it itself with a few people. But if we're going to fight against a salamander while defending the city, the garrison and the adventurers will have to mobilize all of us!

'I see ... so that's the level you're at.

''On the contrary, it also means that your consort, who defeated the Salamander, is no match for your garrison, Volzard's garrison and adventurers, even with all of them...''

Donovan-san brought his cup to his mouth with a reluctant smile.

''Well I was the one who did the defeating...''

I'm sorry, I just thought it was a bit amusing that Donovan-san was so upset.........................I could have kept my mouth shut.

''Well, it was kind of a surprise...''

Geez you're ruining my tea, man, forget what you just heard.

Donovan-san stopped talking to the guild staff and then glared at me with a guileless stare and increased.

''Kent! Let's pretend we beat him with our family members you understand?

Yes!

If they find out you beat them alone, they're going to want to test your skills on a flood of idiots.

Well that's a problem...

'Brawl, duel, and if you add any more work to my work, I'll appeal to Mr. Klaus to move you up in rank I'll have you sitting at this desk.

Please don't do that...

Then keep your asses down!

'Yes ... sorry ...'

I failed, and let's keep in mind that being an adventurer is not a good idea if you get carried away.