“Are you really fine with that?”
Mary asked for the umpteenth time. Ever since we left the merchant’s guild, she had been asking the same question over and over.
“I told you that it’s fine right?”
“But…”
She really didn’t look convinced no matter how I told her.
“In the first place, I can’t just leave you all alone without even repaying your kindness. There’s no way that I would accept such an offer.”
There. I now put it in a very sublime way. How about that?
“If we’re the only thing holding you back, you can just go you know? We don’t mind having lent you our help in the first place…”
… It still didn’t work.
“Why are you pushing me to work under that pig? Do you hate me that much that you want to get rid of me as soon as possible?”
I said in a sulking tone of voice. Mary seem to be disturbed after hearing my words.
“T-There’s no such thing! In fact, I–!!”
“You… What?”
“… N… Nothing…”
She said while blushing wildly up to her ears. Woah, it’s been a long time since she got embarrassed to this degree. What was that she was trying to say?
“In the first place, why are you forcing me to become a magic engineer? Is it really that great of a job?”
Seeing that it will take some time for Mary to recover, I asked Blaire. She just shrugged her shoulders.
“You can say that being a magic engineer is the dream of anyone walking the path of a magic artificer. The me from before probably had the same dream.”
“And now it has changed?”
“Y-Yeah…”
And now… Blaire too blushed up to her ears. Did I ask something that can make her feel embarrassed?
“Well, I basically get what a magic engineer is. Correct me if I’m wrong though.”
I murmured alone as it looks like the two of them won’t be answering for a while.
“First, a magic engineer uses the applications of the magic circles under the two systems.”
“Second, a magic engineer produces a new type of magic by mixing the two prominent systems, creating a brand new system of magic.”
“Last, possibly, the magic engineer applies concepts of science– I mean the concept of the laws of the world and the universe in creating magic circles. Enabling them to make magic that can captivate the competitive heart of scholars around the world.”
“The last one was half-correct but half-wrong too.”
Blaire was the first one to recover and replied to me.
“Yes, they get attention. However, what draws other people wasn’t how complicated the magic circles they made. What draws them is the ability of the said magic to eliminate ranks of demons in a single strike.”
If I recall the output of the prototype gauntlet that I made, it only fell inferior to the chanted spells. And based on Mary’s words, normal fireball was enough to kill a demon in one hit. You can imagine the comparison.
“… Who was the last Magic Engineer?”
“Honestly, I don’t know. However, if you’re asking for the last successful magic engineer, that would be Salfias. He was the magic engineer that invented the paper manufacturing method that made paper available to the public. At the same time, he also made a sword that can slay thousands of demons without even getting chipped or scratched. He was the last magic engineer in history that managed to create a masterpiece.”
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Endless Memoir || Original Light Novel
FantasiaA mysterious boy that has lost his memories was found unconscious in the middle of the forest. When he woke up, he found out that he's not in the same world anymore. A different world. Follow the story of "Nazo" as he unravels the mystery of his mem...
