The Great Sage Who Did not Remain in Legend - 23.4

Realizing that the forest was burning fiercely, Mergin felt he had gone too far. He and Misty used water magic to extinguish the fire.

After successfully putting out the fire, Mergin and Misty were scolded not only by the officials but also by high-ranking people in the country, learning about the importance of the forest until morning.

— Start of Iris’s Training —

The trees were still in the way. Is it okay to cut them down? They might make good firewood.

There were a few dead branches left in the open area. It looked like only this area had been hit by acid rain and stripped bare.

“Iris, pick up the dead branches around here and make a campfire.”

“What are you going to do, Mergin-san?”

“I’ll cut down these dead trees since they’re in the way.”

“Mergin, do you have an axe?”

“No, it’s faster to use a magical tool.”

Mergin took out a magical chainsaw. It wasn’t an engine, so it didn’t make a “Vroom” sound.

Crack, crack, crack

“This is an amazing magical tool.”

Rose watched Mergin cutting the trees with interest.

“Stay away, it’s dangerous. I don’t know where the pieces will fly if I make a mistake, and it might fall in the wrong direction even if I aim to cut it down.”

“U-Umm.”

Rose moved away as instructed. Mergin then cut down the trees.

Clunk

The trees turned into firewood instantly.

“W-What was that?”

Rose was astonished.

“This is a magic that turns wood into firewood. It uses quite a bit of magic power, so not many people use it even if it’s for sale.”

Mergin gathered some firewood and added it to the campfire Iris had started. The rest went into the magic bag. It would be more convenient to put it in an item box, but…

“Mergin, was the ignition magic Iris used earlier something special?”

“Iris, what did you use?”

“Just regular ignition magic.”

“Well, it’s one of the common ones available for sale.”

“How much does it cost?”

“Ignition magic is 500,000. There are other types and options that cost more.”

“Hmm, let me think about it.”

“Sure.”

Mergin smiled, thinking Rose would probably come back with money to buy it.