Ganersam volume 1

Chapter 3

The guild lady led us to the back area of the guild.

"You wanted to be an adventurer, right? Any particular job or role you prefer?"

The guild lady asked me as she led us back.

"Does mages exist?"

"Yes, they did. You're interested in that?"

"They're the ranged magic users, right?"

"Yes, you are correct."

"I'll go with that then."

I prefer to stay away from battles. That's the way I've been playing games. Even back on earth I always preferred magic users compared to swords and the like. They allow me to stay at a safe distance.

They tend to have a low defense rating, though, so I need to be careful against enemies with ranged attacks. It depends on the game, but sometimes magic can't deal as much damage as a physical weapons either.

Besides, I could learn to use swords back on Earth. This world, on the other hand, had magic, so I will try magic.

"Is it possible to change roles after I progressed?"

I asked, just to make sure I have an option. Some games don't provide this option, so your only way out is a reset.

"Of course, all you need to do is learn the new skill."

The lady replied. She then knocked on a door before entering a small room and calling to one of the people chilling inside. A young man soon came out.

"Amnesia Clansmen?"

He asked the lady.

"Only one though, the girl isn't one."

The lady whispered to the man, trying to cover up her words. Some of it spilled out though, and we could hear it. The man looked at us and nodded.

"It's fine. Magic is for everyone, even non-Amnesia Clansmen."

"Urk."

That's a lot of damage.

But why did they assume Emma isn't one just from her stats? Were stats the only thing that matters when classifying someone as an Amnesia Clansmen?

The young man then approached us.

"Magic users, eh? Great choice. Follow me."

We followed the young man outside through the rear door.

"I hope you don't mind a bit of walking."

"No, we don't. Do you mind if I ask about our destination?"

"The forest just outside the western walls. It's where we teach magic."

"I see."

We walk through different parts of the city. While we were walking, our teacher suddenly stopped and waved at an oncoming carriage.

For some reason, this carriage did not have horses, and it resembles early motor cars.

It's probably magic doing its things, although the carriage does let out strange engine-like noises.

Our teacher approached the driver, and after having a quick talk, signaled us to come onboard. The carriage drove us through the city.

"While we're on our way, let me teach you the basics. In order to learn a spell, all you need to do is pay attention to another person using the spell. Unlike other weapons like swords and polearms where you need to learn its movements and techniques manually, you'll automatically be able to control magic. You must upgrade the spells after learning them, though, or else you won't be able to deal damage. You just need to be careful and make sure you don't run out of energy."