The Sage Summoned to Another World Volume 1 Chapter 5
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Translator: vysio_seth
Editor: ryunakama
The Little Sage
I realized looking at the list of requests posted for each rank, that most F rank requests centred on city errands and material collection, and that the subjugation requests were for E rank and above. Furthermore, there were always low rank requests which were not necessarily put on the bulletin board.
I met with Krada’s party again before I left the guild and made a promise to drink with them next time.
I aimlessly went around looking at the butchers, vegetable stands and other stalls, and had lunch at some stall before making a stop at the weapons shop.
I have a deep admiration for weapons. That’s the reason I had chosen to play as a Berserker.
When I entered the shop, I was excited to see swords, spears, and armours that were on display.
However, there wasn’t anything in it that caught my eye.
「Welcome. I haven’t seen you before, are you new in the city? 」
I was disappointed to not find the kind of weapon I wanted.
I approached the man sitting at the counter talking to me, who looked to be in his twenties.
「Something of that sort, I just registered as an adventurer yesterday…. 」
「You look like a Mage, are you not? There aren’t many mage weapons in here…… Perhaps you should try the magic shop. The only weapon here you can use could be a dagger, I suppose 」
I then remembered that Krada and his companions had used daggers to carve materials. I asked the shopkeeper to bring out daggers that were suitable for carving, he obliged and brought out several different types of daggers.
「If you are looking for a durable one, I suggest this one on the far right. It’s two pieces of silver, but it’s strong and easy to handle 」
I was relieved that it was inexpensive and I bought the recommended dagger. I asked for the location of the magician shop, and learned it was nearby so I thanked him and headed there.
……I’ve never had a magic job before, I wonder if I can use it. I have never even used recovery magic….
With that thought running through my head, I walked into the shop that had the staff symbol painted on the door as it was described to me, and found wands, robes, and spell books laid out.
「Hello there. Can I help you to find something? 」
The woman, speaking to me, looked like a Mage elf, she was wearing a black robe, had her pale green hair cut to her shoulders, and had pointed ears. – However, she did look like a little girl at first glance.
「….. I’d like to tell you right now, that I am much older than you are, human. I just have slow growth! I am a full-fledged adult! 」
The little girl shopkeeper shot me a drilling stare as she said this. –Did my face give it away……
「No, no, you’ve got it wrong…… 」
I apologized as the cold sweat dripped down my back.
「Whatever. So what are you looking for? What will it be? 」
「I am looking for a spell book…. My job is Recovery Priest but I don’t know what magic I can use yet」
My words seemed to trouble the little girl a bit, despite that she put three spell books on top of the counter.
「These are the spell books for Recovery Priests: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. But they will cost quite a fortune. Ten silver coins for the beginner level, fifty silver coins for the intermediate level, and two gold coins for the advanced level 」
The market research I had done, had given me a rough estimate of the amount of money I have. A copper coin is worth about a hundred yen, a silver coin is worth ten thousand yen, and a gold coin is worth one million yen. There is also a white coin that is called a white gold coin, but it is rare to see anybody use it.
……..Anyway, a hundred thousand yen for a beginner and two million yen for an advanced spell book…… That’s expensive, but I still have about twenty million yen left. Taking the uncertainty of the future into consideration though; it might be beneficial for me to buy them now.
「Give me all three of them 」
In response to my words, the little girl shopkeeper’s eyes grew twice as large in size.
「O ho, for such a young man, you’ve got spunk. What is your name? I will allow you to tell me 」
I gave my name, Touya, to the pompous little shopkeeper who was sticking out her utterly infantile chest.
「Touya huh…. I’m Natalie. It’s Natalie the Sage. You can proceed to worship me 」
I let out a snicker, and Natalie narrowed her eyes at me when I put the amount of money she told me on the counter.
「You have Dimensional Storage? 」
I thought taking the money out in the midst of our conversation would hide it, I was a little alarmed at being spotted but Natalie didn’t seem particularly bothered by it.
「Don’t look so nervous, it’s a rare skill, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Look, I have it too 」
She then took out a bottle of blue potion out of thin air.
「I am not called a Sage for nothing. I have a dimensional storage that can hold up to 5000 kilos 」
I was impressed by Natalie’s boldness.
Looking at my materials and equipment in my Dimensional Storage, that size does not come close to mine. There are several types of weapons, a variety of armour, and as for food items, there are ninety-nine of each. As expected, I’ll have to keep quiet about mine…….
Since I have been exposed, I didn’t mind and put the three books I received into the Dimensional Storage.
I saw wands and robes, but nothing in particular that I wanted and told Natalie I was leaving.
「Oh my, I think you’ll be good at this. Come to me if you have any questions regarding magic, and I’ll take you through the steps… Of course, I will charge you, okay? 」
The little girl grinned and after saying that, I in return gave a simple chuckle.
「I’ll come back if there’s a need 」
With that statement, I exited the store.
I wanted to read the spell books immediately, so I headed to the inn instantly.
On the way back to the inn, I made a single stop at the stall near the Adventurer’s Guild.
「Thanks for yesterday, old man. I’m your customer today, I’ll take three 」
「Oh, you’re that kid from yesterday! That’ll be six coppers for three, I’ll give you a discount of one copper, so five coppers will be fine. I’ll roast it for you right away 」
I handed the old man five copper coins, and he dipped the skewers in the sauce before starting to grill them. The smell of the sauce cooking began to waft around us.
I swallowed my spit and waited for the grill to finish.
「Here you go 」
「Thanks, old man! 」
I received three skewers and headed straight to the inn. When I got to the beast house in the back, Kokuyou looked up grumpily as he heard me coming.
「You don’t look so happy Kokuyou… Look here, I got you a skewer 」
I offered him one of the skewers and he quietly bit into it.
Sitting next to him in the beast house, I took another skewer out and ate it, and by that time Kokuyou had already finished his.
He gave me the look that read「Bururu, give me more 」, I sighed and handed him the other one. And in the same way, he bit into it.
「You’re a gourmand too…… ?」
I casually stroked the eating Kokuyou and then told him「We’ll be going on an adventure tomorrow 」and he looked at me and gave a single「Bururu 」.
I then went to the front of the inn, when I got into the inn, I found Ramey cleaning up, and made her aware that I had returned and headed to my room. I then laid out the three books on the table, and began to read them starting from the beginner’s level.
The spell book described how to feel the magic, from there, the names and effects, spells and diagrams of magic were written. Not only was it about Recovery Magic but it was also about the four basic attributes of Attack Magic, which kept me intrigued.
「I can’t do the request tomorrow without at least learning some recovery magic…. 」
As I turned the pages, somehow the information felt familiar to me and I absorbed it one after the other, as if I had already known it.
「What is going on….. 」
When I finished reading the beginner’s level book, I continued onto reading the intermediate level and then the advanced level.
「This is incredible… It might be possible for me to be able to use advanced magic already」
I then imagined my hand being filled with magic and my palm began to turn white.
『Advanced Healing 』
I cast an advanced recovery spell, and my right hand glowed dazzlingly white and – just like that – I passed out.
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