episode_0049

Vivian asked first.

“How is Helena?”

“I’m feeling much better, but I’ll rest well all day today and continue to sleep. Mana exhaustion comes.”

For superhumans, exercise is not just about improving physical abilities.

When you exhaust your physical strength beyond a certain point, your body naturally draws mana to strengthen your body.

Be it a knight, an archer, a wizard, or a priest.

Strengthening the body using mana is a basic virtue.

One of the purposes of exercise is to embody it very naturally.

This is why Helena suffered from mana exhaustion simply by running for a long time.

I once explained it to Vivian and Helena, so they probably remember it.

“Will it be okay tomorrow?”

“That will happen.”

“But shouldn’t you be nursing?”

“I’m sleeping right now. Kati and Mercy are watching instead of me.”

“Ugh, I see… .”

I left the training center and walked down the main street.

Thankfully, the embarrassing awkwardness disappeared because Vivian spoke up first.

“But, uh… . Where are we going?”

“I’m going to buy a book.”

It was soon time for Vivian to learn higher level magic.

You’ll also need to know magic theory.

This is an outing for that purpose.

“… Ah?”

“Now that you have mastered the 5 basic spells, I think it would be better to have a book to move on to the next level.”

“Ah, ahhh… . Yes, that’s right! That’s right!”

“… ? Is there somewhere you want to go?”

“Yes. … yes? uh? No, no?”

but.

Vivian has never been at peace.

Even when I went to MacDerlin Abbey, I continued to practice alone.

It’s better to focus on training for the time being, but since he already came out today, it might be better to give him a break.

Just as rest is training, it is important to change your mood every now and then.

“Where did you want to go?”

“Ah, ugh… That, no, that, what… . Iknow, right… .”

“If you think of it, tell me.”

“Yes… .”

“Anyway, I’m going to buy a magic book, but do you know how to read?”

“Hmm… . I’m teaching kids at a very basic level.”

“You might also need a grammar book or dictionary.”

I left the area near the training center and entered the shopping street.

As the area got wider, there were more people, but only a few people recognized Vivian.

Naturally, people related to the training center often work near the training center.

There are bound to be many people around him who know Vivian.

However, it was far away, and in such a crowded place, few people recognized Vivian.

The attire was not that of a wizard, but just plain, neat everyday clothes.

With the natural silence subsiding, I walked peacefully, forgetting about my training for a moment.

“Ugh!”

Suddenly Vivian lost her footing.

He quickly caught her as she was about to fall.

“Be careful.”

“Yes, yes… .”

She slowly straightened up, leaning on my arm.

“Are you hurt?”

“Yes… . I just twisted my foot.”

“Then I’m glad. You can’t get hurt.”

“… … .”

There’s no need to rush, but I also don’t plan on taking it too leisurely.

You need to train consistently every day and grow, but if you get injured in such a place, your growth may be slowed.

All that aside, no one likes their colleagues getting hurt.

*

Arrived at the largest bookstore in Superbia.

It was a grand scale, almost reminiscent of a temple.

Vivian opened her mouth and looked around.

“Elegance… .”

Every time I come here, I wonder if they have collected all the books in the world.

“Have you ever read a magic book?”

“Ugh, none. How many times have I peeked out of the corner of my eye… .”

“Hmm. First of all, with this… .”

Since I’ve been to this place a few times, I chose a book that I was familiar with.

Vivian’s eyes trembled uneasily as she checked the name of the book.

[Introduction to magic in one volume (including geometry and natural science basics) – Author Scarlett]

‘geometry… ‘What is this?’

It’s written that way on his face.

[Characteristics and methods of magic elements. About the Dependent Correlation – Author Scarlett]

[Collection of low-to-intermediate elemental magic diagrams and commentary – Author Scarlett, Hayden von Münchengrad]

“There are many people named Scarlett.”

More than half of the magic books were written by Scarlett.

“It’s the magic tower lord.”

“… yes? Magic Tower… main? Do you know the magic tower lord?”

… ah.

For a moment, my memories from the second time were confused with the present.

Most people who live in the Magic Tower live with no ties to the world.

He spoke as if he knew the representative of them, the Mage Tower, so even if you think it’s strange, there’s nothing to say.

“That… . little bit? Just by chance.”

Let’s just admit it casually.

Don’t ask for details… Probably not.

“Elegant… . So what about this guy named Hayden? This person has many names.”

“I am the leader of the Imperial Wizards.”

“Do you know because of the first party?”

“Hayden is because of the first party, but the magic tower owner is just personally… .”

Personally, I think it’s even weirder, but I can’t think of anything to say… .

There’s no way to check, so it’s probably okay.

“You chose this book after knowing everything, right?”

“You can say that.”

Next, Vivian chose a grammar book and a standard imperial dictionary to read.

“If you don’t know anything while studying, ask me. Because you don’t have to suffer alone.”

“Magic head?”

“What… I know the basic theory, so yes.”

“What if I ask you every day… .”

Next, I selected a combat arts textbook for Helena to read.

Learning on your own is good, but reading a book can also be helpful.

“Vivian If you want to buy something separately, please choose.”

“Umm… .”

As if she had already been thinking about something, Vivian quickly brought a book.

“This is it… .”

[Me before you, you after me – author William Austin]

“What is this?”

“That… .”

Suddenly, a bookstore employee stepped in and explained the story.

“An excellent choice! This is a masterpiece by William Austin, the master of romance novels of our time! The culmination of a truly touching, fateful love in which two wounded men and women meet and love each other, embracing and healing each other’s wounds… !”

“Shall we take it out?”

“No, I’m just curious. If you want to read, you should read.”

I calculated it all at once, including that romance novel.

I paid 2 gold.

The price of Scarlett’s magic book was considerable.

2 gold is a pretty big deal, but not for me right now.

“Where should I spend my money… .”

“Well, since this is something you buy for training, wouldn’t it be right for me to use it?”

“Umm… . is it… ?”

“In the future, you will gradually have to spend money.”

Saying that, he handed me two notebooks.

“How did you manage your money in the past?”

“We have never gathered together to the point of management… .”

hmm. That’s probably true too.

“One notebook for studying. And the other one is for recording income and expenses.”

“… Income and expenses?”

“It is very important to record numerically how much you earn and how much you spend.”

Isn’t it said that money management starts with pocket money?

It is part of that.

Vivian, who was looking at her notebook with a blank expression, suddenly asked.

“Did you teach this to the first party as well? Ah, I guess it was Philip who taught it… .”

It’s the first party… .

I don’t know anything about economics, but I tried to teach people how to manage their money so that they could at least take care of themselves.

To put it bluntly, it wasn’t like I was going to be responsible for their entire lives.

After defeating the devil, shouldn’t each of us go our own way?

If you’re going to live your whole life supporting them, there’s no point in killing the demon lord.

I’m going to die soon from stress.

What did they say when I asked them to record their income and expenses… .

‘Do I really have to do this? Ahhh, I hate it. Why not just have Ian do everything? … What will I do without you then? What do you mean by that now? Are you going to leave me behind? huh? Ian? What did you just say? Say it again. ‘Say it again.’

Sylvia.

‘… Isn’t it your job to take care of these things? What would I do without you? Why does that happen? There would be no other place for me than here… .’

aria.

‘Just as weak people like you are obsessed with technology, idiots only care about unnecessary things like this. You too, I have no problem without this. Let me ask you one question. Is something like this necessary to kill the Demon Lord? How to become stronger? … I can’t answer. ‘Just go away.’

Kylie.

‘Do you know that I followed you to do something like this? I came along so that I could get into a position of ordering and pampering kids like you. If I was going to take care of such trivial matters, I wouldn’t have even started in the first place. So don’t waste my time.’

Beatrice.

… Among them, Beatrice paid particular attention.

Because during the second episode, I remember hearing that this guy got stabbed in the back and went on a rampage regarding money.

Since he is a guy who likes to stand above others, he had a lot to tell me.

It is true that a large portion of the first party’s training time is devoted to training to become stronger.

But, not everything.

Starting with simple economic common sense, we tried to teach things like morality and ethics, society and culture, language and letters.

I did it to prevent the malicious intent of the second episode from being revealed, and I also did it so that they could live happily together later on.

I thought it would be inconvenient for me to leave my fence and see uneducated people run amok.

Anyway, part of their training time was also ‘education’.

Sylvia forcefully pretended to follow what I said.

Aria heard quite well, saying that when it comes to society and culture, the human group is amazing.

Kylie and Beatrice despised the whole thing, to the point where I paid them to do it for them.

Listen to it a few times.

Of course, those few times were all.

… It was all of no use, huh?

Is this a harmful effect of cramming education, or are they the problem? .

“… Ian? Did a flying bug get into your mouth? Why is your expression… .”

“Ah, I was thinking deeply for a moment. Well, the first party also did something similar.”

“I see… . How amazing. There won’t be any manager or person anywhere who will tell you this… .”

Vivian held the notebook in her hands tightly as if it were precious.

“I will try my best. Thank you, Ian.”

… What is it?

Is it okay to be moved by something like this? .

I don’t know, it’s all good because it’s good… .

*

I didn’t go back to the training center right away.

Since I was here, I thought it would be a good idea to do everything I could.

Part of it is because I was so moved earlier that I wanted to do something more.

This is a colorful, bright, and cute place where girls flock to play and make fun of themselves.

It’s a dessert shop.

It was a place frequented by women and daughters of families who were said to have made a lot of money in Superbia.

This is a store where the sole purpose of enjoying refreshments is more important than socializing.

“Hehe… !”

Vivian couldn’t keep her mouth shut as she looked at all the colorful candies and jellies that decorated the world.

“Ugh… .”

“Do you like it?”

“Yes! very! It’s so great!”

Based on recent observations, Vivian likes sweet tastes.

To be honest, I was skeptical, but I’m glad I liked it.

Vivian wandered around in all directions, choosing as many desserts as she wanted.

A smile as pure and bright as a child never left his face.

Vivian chose a lot of dessert and smiled all the way back.

“Ian, thank you so much!”

You just have to like it.

Sometimes a day off like this is important.

***

When Vivian returned to the room, Helena was sleeping in bed.

“Ah, you’re here. I moved it when I woke up earlier.”

Mercy whispered softly.

“Did your date go well?”

“ugh… . Yes, yes… ?”

Vivian answered in a lost voice, and Katy slowly looked back at Vivian.

Vivian looked away from his gaze and answered in a sly manner.

“Well, I just went to buy a book… .”

“Huh… . Was that really all it was?”

“Of course… .”

Mercy’s persistent questioning caused Vivian to go out and reveal everything about what had happened with Ian.

The more they talked, the closer Katy got to Vivian.

“Well, that’s how it happened… . Well, Katy, it’s so close… .”

“Isn’t this a date!”

Mercy shouted mischievously, and Katy suddenly asked.

“How was the owner?”

“Neeh? Ian? Uh, um… .”

Vivian thought about Ian, who was with her today.

Despite his scary appearance, Ian smiles quite often.

It’s hard to call it a smile, it’s a light laugh that’s closer to ridicule… .

Still, Ian showed a smile that was quite close to a smile today.

Especially when Vivian said thank you.

“Ian, well, I think he liked it. It seemed a bit comfortable… .”

“I see.”

Kati nodded and walked away.

It seems like that’s enough.

Seeing Kati like that, Mercy sighed briefly.

“I was too naughty.”

Kati shook her head as if it was no big deal and sat down next to the sleeping Helena.

As if that was his place and that was his job.

‘… ‘You look lonely.’

Kati’s expression barely changes, so it’s hard to tell.

But, especially now, Katy had a lonely expression on her face.

It was hard to see because her eyes were covered and there was no change, but Vivian could feel it now.

When I saw that lonely expression, I felt an inexplicable sense of guilt.

“Well, I did something wrong… .”

-widely.

Mercy took Vivian’s hand and shook her head.

It meant not to speak.

I remembered the advice Marie gave me a while ago.

I don’t know why the saying that humility is also deception comes to mind.

In the end, Vivian carefully sat down on the bed without saying anything.

Since I wasn’t in the mood to study, I started by reading a romance novel.

It was a book by William Austin that people around me had been talking about for a long time.

I was also at an age (25) where I was very curious about dating.

When I turned the first page, there was a line of sentences stuck in the center of the wide paper like a mark.

[Why does love turn us back into children?]

“… … .”

After reading that one sentence, Vivian was unable to turn the page for a long time.

-widely!

Vivian, who came to her senses, quickly closed the book and opened the magic diagram book.

I found a schematic while thinking of the two magic tricks that Ian taught me to learn.

Flame Strike, Ice Bloom.

Vivian focused more on magic research to shake off distracting thoughts.

On the way, Ian said he would soon be sent to the dungeon.

Just because you don’t feel like studying, you shouldn’t take a break.

You must keep moving forward and try to become stronger.

*

The black barley piled up in the Badenberg warehouse was destroyed at a rapid rate.

Dark beer brewed and aged at the brewery was consumed busily.

As this was the promotion of the first special product of the first warrior party, its value was enormous.

The problem is, it really wasn’t that tasty.

Basically, the quality of barley that had been stored too long had already become too low.

Some of them were damaged or rotten.

Beer was similar.

Beer of much lower quality than that provided to the first warrior party was consumed everywhere.

People’s reactions were divided into two.

“Ugh, maybe it’s because it was praised by the first party, but it’s still a bit different.”

“Why not? It is said to be the drink of heroes who will never be seen in this century, so of course it is!”

Those who drink the name of the first party, not beer.

“Is this really that delicious?”

“Just what… . It may seem ordinary… .”

“This isn’t even an ordinary axle! Who buys something like this at this price?”

“My husband drank this and hasn’t been able to get up properly since yesterday! I have diarrhea all day long! How did this happen?”

Those who are honest regardless of the first party.

In reality, there were more of the latter, but they did not voice their opinions publicly.

There was no way anyone would express a negative opinion about something related to the first warrior party.

Is it the beer’s fault, the barley’s fault, or the Badenberg’s fault?

In a strange trend where no one can blame the first hero party.

A rumor spread.

“Kylie, well… .”

“If the person in the first party got stabbed, it must have been that person’s fault!”

“But it still stabs people, so why do you use it?”

“Uh huh, are you now suspicious of the first hero party?”

“That’s not necessarily true… .”

“I heard that the first warrior party started receiving money?”

“Money? The people who refused like that?”

“Well, the manager has changed… .”

“Kylie stabbed someone to get money?”

With truth and lies mixed together, the rumor that started in Badenberg slowly spread throughout the continent.

Without even knowing that such a rumor was spreading.

The carriage carrying the four members of the first party ran in awkward silence to a stopping point near a class A dungeon.

“… … .”

Beatrice was the first to break the silence, each for her own reasons.

She opened her mouth nervously.