“Uu… I-I’ve never… never in my life suffered such humiliation…”
After the treatment, Dana let out a groan, completely exhausted. Her whole body trembled in tiny spasms, and the bedsheets beneath her were soaked with sweat.
“How is it, Oneechan? Try feeling your own mana.”
“What do you mean—nothing has chan…ged…? W-wait, this is…? It’s like… mana is welling up from deep inside my body…!”
“Looks like it worked. From now on, you should be able to use magic far more efficiently than before.”
Once Dana had put her clothes back on, I led her into another room.
“You can use this place freely as your workshop for crafting magic tools.”
“W–what…? A room this spacious…? And all these materials!? Magic stones, copper, iron… W–wait, is this mithril!? There’s this much mithril here…? Hm? And what’s this black, glossy stuff…?”
“That’s adamantite.”
“Adamantite!? The legendary metal I’ve only ever heard about in stories!? A-and there are other materials I don’t even recognize…!”
“You can use anything you want. All of it.”
I had converted one room of the airship into a workshop dedicated entirely to her magic-tool crafting.
“This… this is a literal mountain of treasure…”
“By the way, on that island, how did you get the materials for making magic tools?”
There are hardly any monsters living on that rocky island, so there are probably no resources whatsoever.
No matter how advanced their magical technology, they still can’t do anything about the materials needed for magical tools.
“There’s a dungeon. Only one, but it’s located in the north of the island… Not just magic-tool components, most of the materials essential for our daily life were gathered from that dungeon.”
“I see.”
“But it wasn’t a very large dungeon. Certainly nowhere near the kind of place where you could find materials like these.”
Dana’s eyes sparkled with excitement.
“I feel so fired up now…! With this, I might even be able to build a flying ship!”
“Good, that’s the spirit. In that case, I’ll start teaching you everything there is to know about crafting magic tools right away.”
★★★
Dana possessed genuine talent.
Everything I taught her—every piece of knowledge, every technique—she absorbed them instantly, as if she had been waiting her entire life to learn it. She understood it, internalized it, and then made it her own with astonishing speed.
Considering she had managed, to single-handedly craft a magic tool capable of floating in the air even in that barren island environment, it was already clear she had remarkable ability.
But she was surpassing even my expectations.
“Th—this stability… incredible… I can’t believe that modifying the magic circle just a little could make it fly this smoothly…”
Dana spoke in awe as the magic device floated steadily above us.
“Right? But even at this size, getting this level of stability on your first try is amazing.”
It was a small model, only about ten centimeters in diameter, but it was an immediate success. The result was impeccable, so they could move on to the next step right away.
And so, while teaching Dana the know-how of magical tool making, the Seno Grande Kai headed towards a certain location. The magical city of Enderzen. It was the city built by Deophrastus, the man responsible for stealing the forbidden items from the Tower of the Great Sage.
However, the self-proclaimed “Great Sage” Deophrastus—and the Demon King Alzazeil who had taken over his body—were defeated, and now the one ruling this city is none other than the foremost disciple from my previous life.
“Oh, there it is.”
A massive circular city built in the middle of the wasteland came into view. At its center, a single tower rose sharply into the sky. I guided the airship directly toward the top of that tower and began descending.
Since I was only dropping by for a moment, everyone else stayed behind on the ship. By the time my feet touched the rooftop, a welcoming party was already waiting for me.
Standing at the front was Meltera, a High Elf and the current leader of this city—alongside several magical knights who served as its guardians.
“Eeh!? Big-chested girls!?”
“…Eliminate that creature.”
“““Yes, ma’am!”””
“Wait, what!?”
At Meltera’s command, the magic knights all launched attack spells at once. I unfolded a barrier and calmly blocked every single one.
“Our magic was… brushed aside so easily…?”
“What is that infant…?”
“It doesn’t matter what he is! Our duty is to protect Meltera-sama!”
I was being treated like a complete enemy.
“O-oi Meltera!? Wait—don’t tell me you’ve been possessed!?”
“No, I am perfectly sane, thank you.”
“Then why!?”
『Master, have you forgotten? When you left this city, you said you’d visit again someday… and asked Meltera to gather a group of big-breasted girls to welcome you. She replied that you’d be banned from the city for that.』
“Did… did that happen?”
So basically, I’m banned from this city.
No wait. I thought I was the hero who freed this magic city from Deophrastus control…?
“A-Anyway! I’ll apologize! I’ll apologize and leave right away, so please stop the attacks!”
I hurried to plead, and Meltera sighed deeply like she had given up.
“Good grief… you truly never learn. …Everyone, cease fire. That baby is—at the very least—an acquaintance of mine. A lump of vulgarity, yes, but not a dangerous one.”
A lump of obscenity? Really?
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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