Chapter 40
Wizard
Translator : PolterGlast
I returned from the
first floor as usual and headed towards Varietta-san's hut.
I was expecting the
usual pattern of knocking and being turned away, but this time it was
different.
When I tried to come
out of the first floor, Varietta-san, fully armed, was already waiting in front
of the cave!
Huh, what's going on?
Could it be that the
conquest of the [Knight's Holy Remains] went faster than expected...?
"What magic
power... but I won't lose! Even if this knight Varietta doesn't die, my soul
will be with His Majesty in heaven--"
"Um, excuse me,
Varietta-san, it's me."
I walked slowly while
calling out in advance so that I wouldn't be attacked by Varietta-san, who was
in a battle-ready state.
Varietta-san, who was
startled by something coming out of the shadows, realized that it was me and
opened his eyes wide.
"Ma,
Masaru...?"
"Yes, I'm
Masaru."
"...You haven't
been taken over by a monster, have you?"
"Of course not,
I'm fine as you can see."
I flexed my arm to
show my strength.
Perhaps because I've
been doing long hours of exercise since I came to this world, my body is a
little firmer than before. Thanks to that, the bicep of my arm has become
clearly visible.
"You've grown so
much in such a short time... I thought a stampede had finally happened..."
"Well, I've been
hunting a lot of monsters, so my LV has gone up a lot..."
When I scratched the
back of my head, Varietta hit me on the shoulder.
It was a rough welcome
that would have made me scream in pain before, but perhaps because my LV and
defense had increased, I was able to take it normally.
"Anyway...
welcome back! To be honest, I thought you were a goner when you didn't come
back for a week!"
I went back to the hut
and sat down on a chair.
Varietta-san laughed
cheerfully and opened a bottle.
In his hand was a
wooden mug reinforced with iron at the joints, and he poured wine into it.
I wondered while
watching Varietta-san drain the contents of the mug at an incredible speed.
Was wine something you
drank so quickly...?
Could it be that the
wine in this world is different from the wine in Japan...?
"Well then,
Masaru, can you tell me the results of your exploration?"
"Umm... yes,
let's start with the sixth floor..."
I began to explain the
general details of this exploration to Varietta-san--.
Naturally, I didn't
mention my [Home] and told him that I managed with just the lightning magic and
light magic I could use.
It seemed like I would
be asked how I took a leisure break on the sixth and seventh floors, so I
decided to gloss over it by saying something that could be taken as if I had
somehow used Sanctuary.
"Hmm... I
see."
Varietta-san nodded as
he listened to my story.
I admit that it was a
bit difficult to explain without mentioning my home, but it seems that I was
able to convince him for the time being.
Maybe he's noticed
something, but he's leaving it alone.
"Whatever the
case, you were able to conquer up to the seventh floor without any
problems..."
"Well, that's
true."
"And Masaru, you
were able to obtain this tremendous magic power..."
"You can tell,
after all?"
My LV is increasing at
an incredible speed now that I've been hunting high-efficiency monsters on the
sixth and seventh floors.
Apparently, Varietta-san,
who has the skill of magic power perception, can tell how many monsters I've
defeated.
"Masaru, as a
magician, I knew that you had high magic power from the beginning... but I've
never seen such a color..."
Apparently,
Varietta-san can distinguish the amount of magic power by the color of the aura
that person emits.
So it seems that he
can only tell roughly... when he saw it before, it was about the color of a
powerful monster, but now it seems to be a color he has never seen before.
I didn't ask what
color it was because I was scared.
"Speaking of
which, I was wondering about this before... is there any difference between a
wizard and a mage?"
"You have such
skill, and you don't even know that...? Simply put, a wizard is a person who can
use magic, and a mage is a person who can use magic with mastery."
Roughly speaking, it
seems that a person who can use magic from LV1 to 3 is a magic user, and a
person who can use magic from LV4 to 7 is a mage.
I was curious about
that explanation, so I couldn't help but ask.
"Then, what are
people who can use the magic of LV8 or higher called?"
Varietta-san stopped
sipping his wine when he heard my question.
Perhaps because it was
a hassle to pour it into the mug, he had already switched to direct intake by
putting his mouth directly on the bottle.
He exhaled an
alcohol-smelling breath and looked at me.
And with those eyes,
he turned a gaze towards me that was so clear that it was hard to believe that
it was that of a drunken old man.
"--Wizard. Master
class--a person who uses the magic of LV8 or higher is worshiped and feared as
a Wizard, separate from his nickname."
LV8 is an object of
worship... I heard an incredible fact.
If I honestly told
people the LV of magic I can use, there's no doubt that I would be hoisted up
by some organization or something.
Varietta-san, who saw
me being scared inside, smiled a little.
"...So Masaru,
don't tell people that you can use Sanctuary in public. You'll definitely be
surrounded by the Holy Church and raised as a bird in a cage."
...That's right!
I had hinted at
Sanctuary earlier to hide my [Home] gift!
Varietta-san, who saw
me sweating profusely inside, smiled and stood up.
Then he took a new
bottle, bit the cork, and pulled it out with the strength of his jaw.
"Everyone has
their own circumstances. I, who am making Masaru take on the kingdom's affairs,
would be inhumane to pry into your circumstances. So I won't ask anything. If
you concentrate on conquering the [Knight's Holy Remains], I--I swear on this
sword that I will use everything I have to repay you."
His appearance was not
at all cool.
But when I saw him, I
strangely thought he was cool--.
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