Have Magic - Chapter 113



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Embrace the Magic (113)

With the smoke billowing high behind them, the carriage carrying Rodin and his party headed west.

Rodin finished building the workshop in one carriage over the course of two days. His back was sore from working in a place where he couldn’t stand up.

“Oh my. I feel proud after finishing one.”

This was no ordinary aura training room. It combined a magic circle that converted mana into aura with a mana accumulation magic circle that gathered mana.

There are various magics engraved and activated, including temperature maintenance magic, mild disease cure magic, and magic that makes you feel stable.

“Should we start with the carriage over there? Should we carve some more magic circles on the outside?”

The work wasn’t finished yet. Only now had the necessary magic been carved into the carriage’s interior.

I was thinking of carving defensive magic and strengthening magic on the outside of the carriage that could easily block arrows. If possible, I would also like to carve refraction magic and restoration magic, but there was a high chance that this would not work.

“It’s not the mana stones that are the problem, it’s the carriage.”

The material used for the carriage was not ordinary wood. It was made of osprey wood, which was known to have good magical powers.

However, it was far from perfect compared to trees like Arobain. It was not easy to carve a restoration spell belonging to the 5th circle magic into a tree of this type of material.

“Let’s start from the performance hall.”

Now that the carriage driven by Karis had been turned into a training room, it was time to turn the carriage driven by Jenna into a magic training room. This was also expected to take about two days.

“By the way, the sky is so dark.”

“Your Majesty, it is lunch time.”

“Lunchtime. Are you sure?”

“Yes. It’s dark, but it’s lunch time.”

The dust spewed out by the volcano covered the sky. The black ash that filled the sky darkened the surrounding area.

Since yesterday, the sun didn’t seem to rise. It felt like evening and night were just repeating over and over again.

“Tell Jenna.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

After a while, the carriage stopped in a suitable sized open space on the side of the road. The carriages were lined up in a row so that they could be used as a defensive wall if necessary.

“Brother Rodin! Is it time to eat?”

“Yeah. Let’s have lunch here and then move.”

Matthew naturally got out of the carriage, starting with the cooking utensils. He showed by his actions that it was his turn to serve the meal to the group.

“Your Majesty.”

“why?”

“It’s a trace of the devil.”

“The devil?”

I heard that the Central Continent is more prone to seeing demons than the Western Continent. So I also heard from Bronn that it is a good place for mercenaries to operate.

But Rodin had never seen a demon before. He had never even seen a demon’s corpse.

“This way.”

“Hmm, are those footprints?”

On the ground that Charis pointed to, there were footprints that were different from those of humans. They were about 40cm in size and had a different shape from human feet.

“It looks like a troll.”

“Trolls… I’ve only heard of them. I’ve never seen one.”

It was rare for a demon to appear in a city the size of the Marquisate of Richmond. Usually, they were defeated before they could get close, and even if they did, they could not get past the soldiers and knights on the walls.

But Rodin rarely left his estate. No, he hardly ever left his house.

Since I only stayed in safe places where there were no demons, it was natural that I had not seen any demons.

“What should we do? Should we search?”

“No. Just leave it. We’ll deal with it when it gets closer.”

“All right.”

While Rodin and Charis briefly looked around, Bianca lit a bonfire. The flow of ignition magic was quite natural.

“Brother Rodin, where have you been?”

“I came to check because they said there were traces of a demon.”

“Wow! Demon. I want to see Demon.”

Matthew smiled bitterly at Bianca’s attitude of making fun of the devil.

Matthew had seen the devil many times, so he knew how scary it was.

“Bianca, the Demons are scary. It won’t be a big problem since President Rodin is here, but you still have to be on your guard at all times.”

“Did you see a lot of Uncle Matthew?”

“Yeah. We met several times when we went into the mountains to mine.”

Mining was one of the few jobs where an uneducated person could make a lot of money.

So Matthew also became a miner at the young age of 17. He wanted to make money quickly so that his mother could rest.

The mountain where the miners worked was naturally outside the territory. They moved every few days to mine, and sometimes encountered demons.

“Are you that scared?”

“It’s scary. When you meet the devil, there’s no such thing as comrades. Running away is the only way to survive.”

“Without fighting back?”

It was an excessive statement for a 1st circle wizard to utter.

Most demons were stronger than a 1st circle wizard. In other words, if she were to meet a demon, there was a nine out of ten chance that Bianca would not be able to defeat it.

“Miners like me didn’t have the strength to fight. Fortunately, there were many demons who were slower than us, so we were able to escape. However, many of our comrades died because they were slow to react.”

“Oh! I’m sorry, Matthew. I think I spoke carelessly.”

“No. You’ve never seen a demon before. Anyway, you have to be careful of demons.”

Every time Matthew left the castle walls, he prayed that he would not meet the devil. Not only Matthew, but everyone who went outside the walls did so.

Even Margaret, now dead, would tremble when she heard that the devil had appeared. She was worried that her son might be hurt. She couldn’t focus on her work all day.

“So that’s why we need mercenaries.”

“But there’s no way a miner would have the money to hire mercenaries. If he had the money, he wouldn’t be doing anything like mining.”

The Demons were a problem for the entire Central Continent. People who lost their families to the Demons were a common sight in any country or territory on the Central Continent.

“Hehe. I was just saying that.”

“Bianca, you’re being so immature. Apologize to Uncle Matthew and get ready for lunch.”

“Yeah, Mr. Matthew. I apologize.”

“No. I think I can do it well since I’m young. Let’s have lunch soon. Boss, I’m ready.”

“Let’s eat.”

The mood that had been calm for a moment quickly lifted as we ate. It was just like usual.

Bianca chattered away like she used to, and Larry would stay quiet and chime in. Matthew also took care of Larry and Bianca as usual.

And Charis and Jenna also ate the food. To be exact, they stored it in a space in their bodies.

Even if I threw it away later, I had already discussed with Rodin that I would eat it like a human in front of other people.

“Uncle Matthew. The best.”

“Why are you burying yourself like this and eating it?”

When Matthew wiped Bianca’s mouth, she smiled bashfully. At times like this, they looked like a good father and daughter.

The meal was over. Larry immediately stood up with his sword in hand, ready to begin his training.

“Next time, everyone get in that carriage. Matthew too.”

“Why, oppa?”

“There’s a spell to engrave on that side too. Oh, right. Larry. I made this carriage into a training room. Don’t miss training in the future.”

“You made an Aura training room? Didn’t you ask the Cardos Inspectorate for one before because you couldn’t make one?”

The Auror Hall of the Marquis of Richmond was built at the request of the Cardos Inspectorate. A considerable amount of money was spent on this.

However, whether it was an Aura Workshop or a Magic Workshop, they were both types of artifacts created by magicians. It was not strange for Rodin, who was well-versed in magic circles, to create an Aura Workshop.

However, at first, Rodin did not know what kind of magic was engraved in the Auror training room.

At the Special Forces Training Center, when measuring Auror talent, the Auror training room was used only once. And that was only for an hour, so they were not able to properly understand the magic circle.

However, I paid a lot of money to come to my house and create a practice room. This created an environment where I could freely examine the magic circle.

Of course, I already knew the magic circle used in the Aura training room.

“That was then. Now we can make it. The effects will be worth it.”

“But the training room… wasn’t it supposed to be a private space?”

“That’s because you don’t want to be disturbed. When you’re practicing, just let people out. That’ll do.”

It would have been dangerous if there were strangers, but here, everyone was trustworthy. No one would barge in and disturb you while you were using the training room.

In addition, Rodin installed a simple lock on the carriage door. It was enough to indicate that there was someone inside.

“Brother Rodin, aren’t you going to make a magic training room?”

“I’m going to make it. That’s why I told you to move everyone to this carriage.”

“Ah, I see. How long will it take?”

After leaving the Marquisate of Richmond, Larry and Bianca had been working without the help of the seniority office. Naturally, the efficiency was low, and this was something that the parties themselves could feel most clearly.

As enjoyable as the trip was, it was inevitable that I would feel regret every time I left.

But I was able to wash away that regret.

“Two days? Something like that. Two days later, it should be available for use in the evening.”

“Eww. I can’t wait.”

“It’s only been two days, do you miss the training room?”

“A little. Brother Rodin! Come on.”

The dishes were washed and the cooking utensils were put away. Matthew worked hard, and the lunch cleanup was done.

The whole party moved to a carriage. Rodin rode in the carriage driven by Jenna, and the others rode in the carriage driven by Charis.

“and!”

As soon as Larry got into the carriage, he realized that the interior space was special. Even though he hadn’t done any exercises, he could feel the aura inside his body being stimulated.

“Brother Larry. You look strange.”

“Hehehe.”

“Uncle Matthew, I think Larry is crazy.”

“I wonder if there’s something that will help with training.”

Matthew didn’t think much of it.

Matthew was originally a kid who was crazy about swordsmanship, Auror, and training. It wasn’t the first or second time I saw it, so I figured it was like that.

* * *

Since it was a journey along the main road, it went smoothly.

The day was hot, but the carriage was comfortable. This was also thanks to Rodin’s temperature-maintaining magic.

Rodin was busy engraving a magic circle in the carriage that Jenna was driving. Jenna drove the carriage as carefully as possible, trying not to disturb Rodin.

Whoosh!

Then Rodin stopped working and turned his head. He felt a small bump of magic from the direction the carriage was supposed to go.

“Jenna.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“It looks like there’s a fight ahead. Let’s slow down a bit. Let’s talk to Charis too.”

“Understood, Your Majesty.”

Charis and Jenna were fake Masters made of magic circles and mana. So, while their fighting abilities were above average for a Master, they showed their shortcomings in other areas.

The sensation just now was the same. If he was a true master, he would have caught the commotion in front of him at least as quickly as Rodin.

“Hmm.”

The carriage slowed down. Still, it was slowly approaching the place where the commotion occurred.

The sound of weapons was heard. A strong shaking of magic power was also felt. It seemed that both the inspector and the magician were involved in the battle.

“I feel the vibration.”

“The magic exploded. It was like a fireball.”

The carriage turned around the hill and traveled along a gently curving road. Then, far ahead, the fighting could be seen with the naked eye.

“Brother Rodin! What’s going on?”

“There was a fight up ahead.”

“Are we in the carriage?”

“Do whatever you want.”

If I were alone, I would have disciplined the children. That would have been better for everyone’s protection.

But there were Charis and Jenna in this position. With the two of them being superior to Rodin in terms of pure fighting ability, there was no need to worry about Larry, Bianca, or Matthew.

“Your Majesty, it is the devil.”

“It’s becoming a classic.”

The number of demons was five. Those who faced him were 40 mercenaries, one magician, and two third-grade swordsmen, which were equivalent to regular knights.

But it was still pushed back.

Each and every one of the demons was too strong. Two third-grade inspectors were each in charge of one demon, but they could barely hold out.

It was obvious that if just a little more time passed, it would all come crashing down.

“What should we do?”

“Just bring me that one guy on the left. Don’t kill him, just wound him a little.”

“All right.”

Jenna jumped down from the stable, her face completely devoid of tension.

Charis didn’t even look at Jenna. He knew that Jenna’s skills would not be defeated by the devil.