The Great Sage Who Did not Remain in Legend - 21.1

“Resolution to kill people…”

“It seems there is a magic unit in the court, probably a military division. There may also be supply units, but those who stand out are the attack units.”

“So, the attack units use offensive magic, right?”

“Yes. If you are given orders there, you will use magic to kill enemies. In the military, your performance is evaluated by how many enemies you kill. Can you handle that?”

“I-I don’t want to. I don’t want to kill people just because I’m ordered to.”

“If you kill many enemies and stand out, your father will regret having abandoned you.”

Mergin, with a serious expression, confirms Iris’s true feelings.

“Forget about my father… It was shocking, but I don’t hold a grudge. He was indeed kind to me…”

“I see, I understand. Then, aim to become a hunter.”

“Is that okay?”

“Of course. It’s your life, so you should decide.”

“Thank you…”

Iris, not understanding why, has tears streaming down her face.

Mergin helps Iris to be able to use lighting magic, ignition magic, and water-producing magic.

“For now, this is worth 2 million G.”

Iris turns pale as her debt quickly becomes 2 million.

“Th-That’s expensive…”

“Idiot, this is a huge discount.”

“Even though it costs 2 million G?”

“The real price would be around 5 million G. I included items that are not usually sold.”

“Items that are not usually sold?”

“I included non-sellable items in the ignition magic.”

“Non-sellable items in ignition magic?”

“Yes. Have you seen ignition magic? Normally, an ignition magic book is sold for about 50,000. Ours is 500,000.”

“Since fire starters are cheaper, do people buy them? For 50,000 G, it makes sense, but who would pay 500,000 G just to start a fire?”

“Yes. Most magic is for making things easier that you could do yourself. It’s not a problem if you don’t spend money. Especially for the usual 50,000 ignition magic.”

“What’s different about yours, Mergin?”

“Shall I show you?”

“Y-Yes.”

Mergin demonstrates the typical ignition magic.

A candle flame lights up at the tip of his right hand.

“This is the typical ignition magic. When the fire attribute aptitude is C, it uses 10 magic power to ignite, and continues to use magic power while the fire is burning.”

“Yes.”

“And this is the ignition magic I sell.”

Next, a fire ignites at the tip of his left hand with a whoosh.

“The intensity is completely different.”

“Right? The magic power usage is also 1/10.”

“Eh?”

“When igniting, it only needs 1 magic power. It doesn’t use much magic power to sustain it.”

“That’s amazing. But is it worth paying 500,000 G?”

“Is it? Try blowing on both fires with all your might.”

Iris blows on the fires as instructed. The typical ignition magic’s candle flame quickly goes out, while Mergin’s ignition magic does not extinguish no matter how many times she blows on it.

“See, my ignition magic is strong against the wind. Typical ignition magic is weak against the wind.”

“But it’s just for starting a fire, right?”