Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Something I want to have.

I opened my mouth without much contemplation.

“By any chance, do you know about fragments of the red moon?”

If I hadn’t started the path of magic, looking for Red Moon Stones might have become the top priority goal for my growth.

While blocking the incidents related to the Demon King’s revival I remember, I would have collected trial books and Red Moon Stones and scraped as many Blessings as possible.

If I didn’t have a Magic Root, the Blessing would have been the clearest answer that I could become stronger beyond the previous life.

Over ten years later the fact that one can receive Blessings becomes widely known and the value of Red Moon Stones soars without knowing the sky is high.

However yet the fact that one can receive Blessings through Red Moon Stones is not widely spread.

This means there are few competitors aiming for Red Moon Stones, but that much those who know about Red Moon Stones are also not many.

“Are you talking about Red Moon Stones?”

“Correct.”

But the Carpenter Viscount might know.

I heard Red Moon Stones once had use as catalysts.

Since not items that can be regularly supplied, even if wanting to use a lot one couldn’t, but those who obtained by chance ‘sprinkled’ in the middle of the mana-based item production process, I heard.

Used like that it fills the lacking parts and burns the excess and flies it raising the success rate, they say.

So some succeeded processes that failed every time using Red Moon Stones and talked about this phenomenon as ‘the moon’s blessing.’

How many Red Moon Stones were wastefully consumed in this way also became a topic among enthusiasts once.

“Isn’t it an extremely rare catalyst?”

“You seem to know.”

“When attempting production of special items, there are a few precious catalysts sprinkled as if praying for success. I understand it as one of them.”

The Carpenter Viscount continued.

“Supply is difficult so not included in formal processes, but not that I’ve never used so there might be remaining.”

“I see.”

“If not remaining in the warehouse, I’ll call merchants who only handle rare materials and ask if obtainable.”

“Thank you.”

The conversation seemed to cut off like that.

“I understand you’re currently borrowing and using one room of the lord’s castle. Was there no inconvenience?”

“Yes, it’s fine.”

But the Carpenter Viscount opened the trunk under the chair, then took out one booklet from inside.

“I want to prepare a place for you to stay comfortably separately. Would you choose a villa once? Not one-time, I’ll prepare so that the magic practitioner can come and use anytime from now on.”

Examining the booklet, photos and addresses of the villas he possesses were written.

If examining this and saying where to go, the coachman would have headed to that villa.

Looking, they were places well managed for his own use.

“Please choose without burden.”

It’s not giving the selected building and land.

Like in the previous life the Valdemar Count who organized my family assets prepared a small house I could stay after returning from Equira and lent...

The Carpenter Viscount also meant he would empty one of the villas he possesses so I can use comfortably.

But there was nothing bad.

Selling the real estate received as a gift right away is also difficult in terms of courtesy.

Then to maintain the received mansion one has to find people to manage and work, and only holes for money that can’t even be exchanged immediately arise.

“Thank you for the favor. I like the atmosphere of this house.”

The reason giving something like this would be because thankful, but not only that.

I simply caught Hagenbrock whom he couldn’t do anything about even using all connections.

The Carpenter Viscount will think I am the strongest among the people he can call.

So later, if a troublesome matter needing force like Hagenbrock arises, wanting to make a string of connection so he can contact me is natural.

That’s why I readily chose one large mansion as a villa without burden.

“Ah, a place with good atmosphere. Quiet yet okay for overlooking the Carpenter territory. While you enjoy the banquet today I’ll send people so all the luggage can be moved.”

“Thank you.”

“I’ll also send the carriage loaded with the request fee within today. By any chance if loading materials used in the workshop, would the family like it.”

It seems he wants to look good to the Equira family somehow.

“Of course.”

Honestly I don’t know what and how much the Carpenter Viscount will prepare and send, and whether the Equira family that receives it will like it saying it’s useful.

Still since he says he’ll give, tell him to send.

***

A quiet office of the Equira family.

The elder was reading the things written on the paper again with a puzzled face this time too.

“Together with the request fee, containing the heart of gratitude, sending some rare magic materials used in the highest grade items of the Carpenter workshop...”

Skimming the report, there were many items difficult to transport unless an expert.

That also not extremely small amounts hard to use particularly, but a generous amount needing one empty warehouse.

The magic practitioner with white tassel standing beside him opened his mouth.

“If Carpenter, a commerce-based territory operating a large magic item workshop. I heard they handle all sorts of sensitive items too, so there seems an expert handling such rare materials.”

Examining the content a bit more, they really moved the items to the warehouse in good condition.

Even attaching this and that devices inside the warehouse, adjusted the internal temperature and humidity and left, they say.

“The Smoke Pavilion will like it.”

The Smoke Pavilion was the department inside Equira that endlessly produces, repairs, and researches equipment like magic tools, weapons, armor.

They always wanted to test new materials.

“There are quite a few cases such merchant families send their products saying try using them.”

“Yes.”

Ultimately for advertisement.

“But were there also cases bringing a full load of such expensive materials like this?”

“Hmm... Isn’t it a display of sincerity?”

Then there would be a reason for displaying sincerity.

The elder put down the report, and opened the enclosed letter envelope.

[The renowned magic practitioner Ronan Gradias sent by your family, not long after visiting, captured the one who was a long-time headache of the Carpenter Viscount territory.

Outstanding skill, judgment and attitude in handling work.

In that elegant expert’s demeanor, hard-to-gauge years and experience were glimpsed...]

“What on earth is this sound? Expert?”

“It seems he handled the work well in the External Affairs Bureau. Ronan Gradias. Ah, Herdrode’s new disciple. I heard the story that he received one more mission while going out.”

“That guy still greenly young, what renowned and experience. By any chance was there a sound that the Carpenter Viscount’s eyesight is a bit bad?”

“I haven’t heard such a rumor.”

“Then why is he treating as if meeting even an elder, this is what I’m saying.”

A brief silence arose.

The magic practitioner who was quietly looking down at the report held in the elder’s hand opened his mouth.

“It is strange. No matter how remote, the Carpenter Viscount family is not a place without money... How did a purple magic practitioner resolve a headache that couldn’t be handled for a long time in such a place?”

The magic practitioner rummaged the documents on the desk then confirmed the request form of the Carpenter Viscount territory.

“Here it’s written as a request to catch one thief. In the request form it diligently explains how threatening that thief is, but since the target is a thief the danger level wasn’t set high.”

A common matter.

“But if not because not wanting to use the territory’s forces and trying to resolve by borrowing external force, but really doing the best and it not working so trying to borrow Equira’s force...”

“Hmm.”

“It seems it wasn’t work for purple to take, but received that and perfectly completed.”

“Looking at the written words and that sincerity it seems sincere but...”

The elder examining the report and letter let out a hollow laugh.

“Really can’t understand.”

***

Finally contact came from the Carpenter Viscount.

Entering the office, he welcomed me as usual and personally guided to the sofa.

And a square box was placed in front of me.

Opening with a clack—, inside glass bottles of different sizes each half filled with red powder were stored.

Seeing the sparkling red powder, an appearance that if explained as a rare catalyst one would say indeed so.

Shocking.

Since said sprinkled, one can sufficiently guess used by grinding, but that precious thing ground whole and contained in bottles.

“I couldn’t obtain intact Red Moon Stones. But I could obtain two bottles of Red Moon Stone powder. Both bottles were used to some extent, but with this amount you can use for quite a long time.”

“The bottle sizes are different, was it matched to the original Red Moon Stone size?”

“Probably.”

I looked at the Red Moon Stone powder.

I was suspicious whether Red Moon Stones with about half lost like this would restore intact.

I only heard used as catalyst, but didn’t hear the story of receiving Blessings through powdered Red Moon Stones.

I’ll have to experiment a bit, but where is this.

I nodded.

“Thank you.”

“Yes, then would you check this item once too? I prepared one more gift besides the requested Red Moon Stone.”

The Carpenter Viscount lord opened a long box and took out the magic staff inside and handed it.

Overall a smooth metallic body. The end part bent four times forming a diamond shape, and high-quality blue mana stones were embedded in the grooves between.

An item with perfect finish standing out.

“This is a product our workshop puts the most heart and blood into making...”

The long story, but ultimately the point was this.

“...The longer left unused as new, the price jumps more. There are those who like old unused items.”

Even if not using, since it’s the best item we make, take it and collect it.

Later if selling it will become big money.

“Since you’re a person who uses the sword I contemplated whether giving a staff is right, but rather than clumsily preparing an item for a swordsman for a guest who came from the Equira Sword Family, I thought doing what we do well is right.”

“Yes, I really like it. I’ll use it well.”

I can use it when disguising as a mage.

One of the reasons I don’t disguise as a mage well is that there are many items to prepare to look like a plausible mage and each is expensive.

There is no way they won’t recognize fakes made of clumsy materials.

But if trying to obtain proper items the price becomes too steep.

‘Active mid-level mage’ disguise that costs several mansion values from head to toe.

Among them obtaining the staff that occupies a not small proportion, I was sincerely satisfied.

“By any chance do you know how to use magic too?”

“No?”

“Since you said you’ll use the staff well...”

I answered the puzzled Carpenter Viscount smiling.

“It means I’ll use it usefully later.”

“Haha, I see.”

The one who nodded continued.

“I heard you’ll enter Serjes soon. I spoke well to the lord there, so you can stay comfortably there too.”

Conveying thanks, the Carpenter Viscount checked the clock then tried to leave the seat gradually.

He seemed very busy.

“Regrettable that I have to go because of schedule. When leaving be sure to contact. I’ll definitely make time.”

“Probably, it seems I’ll leave right tomorrow.”

The Carpenter Viscount paused.

“You plan to move so right away?”

He looked a bit regretful.

“It was reliable for a while, but it can’t be helped. I also understand you’ll be busy.”

The Carpenter Viscount stood up and requested a handshake.

“Then, see you again next time.”

I received the handshake in a good mood.

***

Entering the Serjes territory was quick.

Advancing without blockage following the well-paved road and getting off at the Serjes lord’s castle, those waiting in advance guided me straight in front of the lord.

He gave a token similar to what received from Carpenter, and provided a spacious separate room inside the lord’s castle.

“Morris, use people and investigate about women named Armana. Probably, you’ll be able to find in the back alleys of the Serjes territory. If someone disappears during the investigation tell me right away...”

“Yes.”

“Take photos of the territory’s crows and black rats, black cats and bring them.”

“Understood.”

Morris went out, and I sat in place for training then closed my eyes.

How much time passed starting training waiting for the omen like that.

I was passing the most important point of Margo.

If passing only here, a path seed will be visible in front of the path.

Finally right before the first diagram, Margo, is completed.

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