Have Magic - Chapter 90



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Embrace the Magic (90)

Rodin never passed up a magic circle or rune. Whether it was an artifact or a building, he would always inject magic power into anything related to magic, and he would first examine the magic circle.

The same was true of the training room at the special forces training camp.

When I was able to move my magical power as I wanted, I had already finished analyzing the magic circle in the magic training room. And I had also thought of a better method than the one used in the training room.

“Hmm, it’s not working.”

A thought is just a thought. You have to try it to find out if it will actually work.

I just tried to improve the magic circle engraved in the magic training room of the special forces training center, but it didn’t even start. That means there’s something wrong with the magic circle.

“Let’s see. The conversion rate… is it too high? No, it should be possible to this extent.”

I thought about redesigning the magic circle from scratch and analyzed it. After doing that, I saw several areas where I had made mistakes.

I fixed it again and activated the magic circle. A faint light appeared throughout the training room, and then it became quiet.

“It’s stopped. It seems to be a mana stone problem.”

I took out the low-level mana stones and put in mid-level mana stones. Then I turned it on again, and only then did the magic training room start working normally.

“Okay.”

The basement was divided into three. First, it was divided in half, and Rodin was to use the left half alone. Since artifacts were to be made here, it couldn’t be too small.

After dividing the right half in half again, the room on the left was made into Bianca’s magic training room. Although it was right next to each other, I took care to make sure they didn’t interfere with each other by inscribing magic blocking.

“Far right. Is there anything you can do about it?”

If Larry had talent, the far right would be Larry’s Auror training room. But if he didn’t have talent, the far right would be left as a simple basement storage.

“Ewww!”

All the magic I wanted to carve into the house was carved in. The walls became stronger, and the entire house was covered in a thick mana with a mana accumulation magic circle.

“Brother Rodin!”

When I went up to the first floor, Bianca was waiting for me. Judging from her expression, it seemed like she had finished the homework I had given her.

“Have you solved everything?”

“Yeah. Look at it.”

“Hmm.”

The problem given yesterday was basic math. It was the most basic of basics, and Rodin had already mastered it before entering the special forces training camp.

“Hmm. This is wrong. You have to take out the back seat first.”

“Oops! Mistake.”

“In magic, a mistake leads to a failed magic. In the meantime, the enemy will complete the magic and burn your body.”

“Ugh. I was wrong.”

Fortunately, I only got one question wrong out of 20. This was a good level.

Bianca’s magical talent was one point lower than Cory’s. However, in other talents, Bianca was much better than Cory.

I didn’t find math that boring, and I wasn’t completely uninterested in studying.

‘But the limits are not clear.’

With Bianca’s magical and mathematical talents, she would probably hit a big wall around the 3rd circle. If she could get over that wall, she could go up to the 5th circle, but if she couldn’t, that would be the end.

“You’re doing well. Think about it by yourself, and think about it again. A person who finds the answer that way is a magician.”

“Okay, I’ll try.”

Bianca, who had been gloomy, regained her strength.

It’s sad that I got one question wrong, but I got the rest right. It was a big improvement compared to the first day when I couldn’t even get half of them right.

“From now on, we’ll do our seniority training in the seniority training room. Do you know where it is?”

“Hehehe, thank you, Rodin.”

While Bianca was studying, Rodin also became absorbed in his studies.

The class taught by Mr. Proval was quite interesting now. The progress was fast, and it was already the end of 2 o’clock. It was about 2:52? The 3 o’clock class was just around the corner.

* * *

Fortunately, Larry had a talent for Auror. The Cardos Examiner rated Larry’s Auror talent score at 19.

‘Why is it all so ambiguous?’

Larry’s 19 points in Auror talent and Bianca’s 16 points in Magic talent were both about the same to Rodin.

If your magical talent is below 20 points, you are usually limited to the 3rd circle, which is the standard for a full-fledged magician. It is not impossible to go higher than that, but it requires more than average effort and luck.

Likewise, if your Aura talent is below 20 points, you are considered to be at the level of a 3rd-grade swordsman, which is the standard for a full-fledged knight. Unless you learn exceptional swordsmanship or are lucky, it is not easy to get past the 3rd-grade level.

“Anyway, since I’ve decided to learn swordsmanship, I’ll have to make a training room for you.”

Unfortunately, Rodin didn’t know how to make an Auror training room.

I had no choice but to ask the Kardos Inspectorate to build a training room in the basement. When I was building the magic training room, I left the room on the far right empty just in case.

“The price is okay. How long will it be available?”

“You’re going to be our inspector’s apprentice, so you should be careful. I’ll build it for you within three days.”

“thank you.”

The construction cost of the Aura Workshop was 1,000 gold, including the cost of materials. Even though Larry had decided to take swordsmanship lessons at the Kardos Swordsmanship Academy, there was no discount.

In addition, there was a monthly swordsmanship lesson fee of 20 gold. In addition, the food expenses and the equipment to wear during swordsmanship lessons were separate.

“The Central Continent is a great place to make money, but it’s also a great place to spend it.”

Actually, it was okay to spend some money. Even if I made just one artifact and sold it, I could earn more than 1,000 gold.

“There isn’t any. There isn’t any.”

“There isn’t any, oppa. There really isn’t any.”

Rodin and Bianca’s biggest interest these days is finding delicious restaurants. They visited all 17 restaurants in the area and tried all the signature dishes.

It was all ambiguous. It wasn’t that it was tasteless, but it was far from the food I had eaten in the annex of a high-class inn.

“I’d rather hire someone to cook for me.”

“I’m fine with anything. I just want to eat delicious food.”

I asked around. I asked the police station near my house, and the owners of the general store and magic item shop.

“There are some good people out there.”

“Really? What kind of person are you?”

“He used to work in the kitchen of the restaurant in front of here. You know that restaurant called ‘Central Star’?”

“Ah! I know. It doesn’t taste that good.”

It was a place I had already visited with Bianca. It was a fairly large restaurant, reminiscent of the inns in Hasson and Rance, so my expectations were high.

But the food was decorated extravagantly, but the taste was not that great. Even the fish dishes had such a strong fishy smell that it was impossible to eat.

“Originally, they made pretty good food there. But the person who was working in the restaurant kitchen had an accident and quit, and eventually the restaurant food ended up like that.”

“Really? What are you thinking about?”

“You said there was oil splatter? Anyway, my arm was badly injured. It’s not that I can’t cook, but it’s hard to make as many dishes as you can at a restaurant.”

He was originally famous for his delicious food. He received many job offers while working at the restaurant.

But after the injury, he was unable to cook in large quantities. It might be fine at home, but in a restaurant where he had to serve food to many customers, the slow speed was too fatal.

“Great. I’ll hire you.”

“The son of that family is sick. So we’ll have to give him quite a generous amount for medical expenses.”

“It’s okay. Just let us meet.”

Money didn’t matter. I was willing to pay for anything as long as they cooked delicious food.

“Yes. I’ll talk to him. Can you send him to Mr. Rodin’s house tomorrow?”

“Yes. I will wait.”

I spent the day with joyful anticipation.

The next morning, Rodin was once again in deep distress. Bianca was also sitting there with a dark face and a sullen expression.

“Bianca. What do you want to eat?”

“Eung, ung-ung.”

I had a hard time deciding what to eat every meal.

The central continent is said to have a developed food culture, but why are all the restaurants nearby like this? I tried to think of all the food sold at nearby restaurants, but there wasn’t anything that really appealed to me.

“Bianca, today I’ll eat whatever you want.”

“Brother Rodin. I’m not hungry. I don’t want to eat breakfast. Brother Larry left without eating either.”

“Larry went to learn fencing.”

Larry had to go to the Kardos Inspectorate by 6 a.m. starting yesterday. He had breakfast and lunch at the Kardos Inspectorate, and he had a tight schedule of learning swordsmanship all day long.

We eat dinner at home because Larry’s efficiency is higher at night.

Since I was going to use the Aura training room at home anyway, I decided to send him home before dinner.

“Ugh. I’m not hungry.”

“excuse me.”

At that moment, a voice was heard outside. It was a small sound, but Rodin did not miss it.

“Do you see who came?”

Rodin hurried out of the room and went to the front door. An older woman who looked to be in her fifties was standing there.

“no way?”

“I came here because I was looking for someone to cook for me.”

“ah!”

Just as Rodin and Bianca were desperately waiting for someone to cook for them, the other person was also desperately looking for a job.

The reason I came so early in the morning was because I was worried that I might lose my job to another competitor.

“Brother! You’re here. You’re here.”

“Come in.”

“yes.”

He guided the guest to the reception room. As he did so, Rodin examined each of his body parts.

The arm that was burned was the left. Because of the burn on the inside of the elbow, he was unable to fully extend his arm.

His left ankle also didn’t look good. He was walking as if nothing was wrong, but Rodin could see that his center of gravity was shaking every time he took a step with his left foot.

“Please sit down.”

“yes.”

“Can you please introduce yourself?”

“Yes. My name is Margaret. I worked at Central Delicacy for a long time, but I accidentally got hurt……”

After a brief introduction, I also heard about his family.

Her husband had died a long time ago, and she was raising a sick 32-year-old son. His name was Matthew.

“Okay. Here first.”

“Huh? What money?”

The money Rodin gave was 20 gold.

An adult male who did fairly intense labor for a month would receive about 10 gold. If he did skilled work, he could receive twice that amount, about 20 gold.

“We didn’t have breakfast today.”

“ah!”

“Please prepare breakfast for us with the ingredients you bought at the market. We will taste it and decide whether to hire you or not.”

Rodin was really grateful for Margaret’s appearance. Just thinking about what to eat for every meal was a headache, and now that problem could be neatly solved.

“Is there anything you particularly want to eat? You can buy most anything for 20 gold.”

“No, we don’t have any food preferences. As long as it tastes good, that’s fine.”

“Okay, I’ll go to the market and come back.”

“yes.”

I paid for it, but I hadn’t decided to hire it yet. The key was taste.

Even if the food was fancy and fancy, if it didn’t taste good, it was a failure. No matter how dire the circumstances, I had no intention of hiring them.

Margaret returned within an hour, her hands full of luggage.

“Oh, man. I didn’t expect you to have so much luggage. I should’ve followed you.”

“I bought it.”

“I’d like some breakfast, please.”

“That’s my job, you know.”

Margaret went into the kitchen, took a deep breath, and came back out.

“excuse me…….”

“What’s going on?”

“I don’t have any cooking utensils.”

“Ah! Just a moment.”

I went to the storage room and took out all the cooking utensils I had used while camping. Of course, there were not enough. I should have bought more cooking utensils in advance to use at home.

I had no choice but to summon the cooking utensils from the cooking statue. Only then did things start to look somewhat similar.

“I’m sorry. This is all I can offer.”

“I’ll try this today.”

“Yes. Sorry again.”

Instead, as an apology, Rodin went into the kitchen and used his magic to light a fire. The stove caught fire, and the kitchen was filled with heat.

“It’s magic!”

“Then, please do so.”

“I will do my best.”

Margaret placed the pot on the stove and boiled the water, then proceeded to prepare the remaining ingredients one by one. Once the preparation of the ingredients was finished, the real cooking began.

“Brother. I’m hungry.”

“so do i.”

A delicious smell wafted through the air. The smell of food coming from the kitchen invaded the room and stimulated my salivary glands.

About an hour after Margaret entered the kitchen, a decent breakfast was ready.

“It’s a traditional dish from the Kingdom of Lennox. Since it seems like you’re from a foreign country, I started by making the cuisine of this country first.”

“Let me try it first. Bianca, let’s eat.”

“Yeah, oppa.”

I scooped up a bite with a spoon and put it in my mouth. The deep flavor and richness filled my mouth.

“Wow! Oppa. It’s delicious.”

“Good. Delicious.”

Margaret prepared four breakfast dishes, and they were all delicious. There was nothing to criticize.

It was not at all lacking compared to the luxury inns of the port cities of Rance and Hasson.

“Brother. I like Grandma Margaret.”

“Let’s sign the contract.”

“ah!”