Chapter 81

Hello from the heart of summer's magical realm. Today is August 21st. I'm Herman. The reason I'm here in the magical realm is that I'm participating in the Stinarnia extermination team. After the December Fertility Festival, the entire Academy of Sciences was in chaos, especially the Iron Welcome faction. A technique to obtain ultra-high-quality magic stones was published under the name of the Dawn faction. Of course, everyone tried it. Then, the Iron Welcome faction created the River of Stars. ...Eleven stars were assigned. It was more than ordinary talent. The materials for purchase were almost depleted. If the materials for purchase were to run out, it would affect the classes, so purchase restrictions were placed on non-students. As a result, the number of people going to the magical realm and the sacred grounds increased. The magical realm was particularly popular. This was because the scales of Mizuchi and the crystal scales of Stinarnia, high-quality materials, could be obtained in large quantities. Without going to the Adventurer's Guild, people ended up joining the Iron Welcome faction. When eleven stars are assigned, even something originally with one star becomes nine and three. It was said that the number of people joining the Iron Welcome faction would increase.

By the way, I also spun the gacha. It came out on the fifth try. Even if it wasn't an attribute magic stone, it was eleven stars. This made my swordsman talent nine and five stars. I also upgraded my weapon, mixing four of the highest-quality magic stones into the magic silver. Two ingots for one broadsword, you see. The rapier doesn't need more than that. I plan to use the broadsword for big targets and the rapier for small fry.

With more stars, you naturally want to fight, right? Even if you're not in the Iron Welcome faction. If you think you can go solo, you plan to aim for it. ...I've already decided whether to aim here or elsewhere. I plan to aim elsewhere. I've already decided on my post-graduation path. It's the Orson capital of the Omond Earl's territory. Kevin's place. It's a western earldom where the capital is adjacent to the magical realm. It's a water-attribute magical realm, and the lineup of monsters doesn't change much. Both Mizuchi and Stinarnia are said to be there, so I plan to aim for that. There are no Carbuncles, which is a shame.

So, this is a reconnaissance of the enemy. I planned to go for Mizuchi, but there were many people aiming for Stinarnia, so I couldn't go for Mizuchi. Well, it's the same either way. I'm basically assigned to hunt the surrounding Kelpies. I can't be part of the main force. The Iron Welcome faction, which emphasizes teamwork, and seeing the battles of people with talent that has broken the limit, I want to decide whether to join a party or go solo. It would be best if I could go solo for Mizuchi.

So, a raid of about 100 people set out. This time, I'm going solo, so I basically deal with Kelpies. The last time I faced them, I had three stars. I'll test the power of nine and five stars. For now, I can use three sword techniques: Flying Sword, Strong Attack, and Flying Sword Dance. I only know three. Flying Sword Dance is simple. It's a technique to continuously release Flying Swords. It doesn't happen unless you overtake the sword flash of your talent, not just swinging it. I could do it in practice. The rest is practical, this time. I'll give it a try.

The depths of the summer magical realm are dangerous. This is why you want to come on a raid. There are Kelpies among the density of orcs. There are even groups of three. Are Kelpies forming parties? Show me the power of the number of stars, Flying Sword Dance. ...No, this is no good. It ended in an instant. When I had three stars, I could barely sever the necks. The necks were severed by the Flying Sword. ...The Flying Sword, by its nature, is less sharp than a normal cut. If it were sharper than a high-quality attribute magic silver sword, that would be a different story, but this is no good. It cut through smoothly? It became minced meat because of the dance? It's more monstrous than I expected.

After that, I severed the necks of Kelpies like I was severing the necks of goblins. I did my job as a scout. However, this raid is supposed to be aiming for Stinarnia, right? Why are we hunting five Mizuchis? It's bad that only Mizuchis appear when we're looking for Stinarnia, but I want to participate. For now, I want to try one Flying Sword. I'll decide whether to go solo after that. I'll hit the next Mizuchi without permission. I want to see how effective it is. With Kelpies becoming small fry, it doesn't feel like I'm fighting.

After that, we returned after defeating six Stinarnias. I defeated a total of 21 Mizuchis. I severed one Mizuchi's neck. The neck flew off with six slashes of Flying Sword Dance. This is doable. I also hit one Stinarnia, but ten slashes didn't even cut halfway. I want to go with a party for this. Or a raid. ...There was someone who severed a Stinarnia's neck with a huge two-handed sword in one stroke, but I can't beat that. How many stars does he have? It's too much.

For now, I got six small magic gold coins. The gold from Mizuchi is negligible and not included in the salary. Next, there will be a鳞剥ぎ取り大会 (scale peeling contest) for those who didn't get a salary. I finished with my salary. It will take a long time. But it's a big deal that I can get a knighthood. It's impossible to go to Stinarnia without a raid, but I can go for Mizuchi. ...Actually, the difficulty difference between Stinarnia and Mizuchi is too much. The difference between Kelpies and Mizuchi is also bad.

The three sacred tools of an alchemist are the magic cloth, the alchemical cauldron, and the magic wand. The alchemical cauldron remains unchanged. I got a magic cloth with intricate embroidery. I also remade the magic wand with the highest quality for all attributes. I also made an alchemical distiller. I just need to make a lot of beginner and advanced potions before going to the Omond Earl's territory. Especially a lot of advanced potions. These two have a delivery obligation to the Adventurer's Guild. For alchemists in the town next to the magical realm. Well, I guess it can't be helped. It seems that alchemists at the Royal Capital's Alchemical Academy also have quotas, and places with fewer people might have more delivery obligations, so I need to make a lot.

Also, I need to get the book on the magical realm and sacred grounds of the Omond Earl's territory. It can be bought, but it can also be copied. ...However, it's definitely better to ask someone with talent in painting to copy it. I also plan to have the Comprehensive Herbology copied. It costs one platinum coin per book, but I don't mind. It's worth paying that much. I don't know how much it will cost, but it's an expense. Well, I need to start preparing to leave the Alchemical Academy. The earlier the preparation, the better.

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...Probably.