The Mage Will Master Magic Efficiently In His Second Life

TRANSLATOR: mayora

EDITOR NAME: Ryunakama

Capital City: Prolea.

We were dropped off at one of the several carriage stops.

The carriage will probably be heading for the port city of Izu after resting the horse for a few days.

Much obliged.

I should be thanking you instead. You saved us trouble, taking us on as guards.

I thanked the coachman and got off the carriage.

Ive got to say though, what a tremendous crowd of people.

I suppose it cant be helped seeing its the capital, not to mention Im at a carriage stop where people gather.

What a crowd.

Mhm I know right~. There are so many tall buildings tooit kinda feels all cramped~

The two of you are visiting the capital for the first time, right?

Have you been here before, Shirushu?

Um, I did come twice for some shopping

Everyone was cheerful, looking about the surroundings with curiosity.

The scenery of the capital city of Prolea, where I had spent more than half of my previous life, was almost no different from before.

I saw five towers in the distance. In each of those towers lives a mage who is a member of the Five Supreme, individuals who stand at the apex of the five elements.

The Blue Supreme, Aqua of Aqua.

The Sky Supreme, Wind of Wind.

The Green Supreme, Earth of Earth.

The Soul Supreme, Soul of Soul.

And the Red Supreme, Flame of Flame.

The reason why I restarted my life using the spell that rewinds time, Time Leap, was to reforge my sorcery, to become the strongest of them all.

Achieving that goal will no doubt involve earning the title of Supreme.

Earning it a second time over, huh. Oh, Im itching to go at it now.

Fixing my gaze upon one of those towersthe Crimson Tower which held deep meaning to meevoked old emotions within me, an inexpressible mesh of nostalgia and bitterness.

I knew I was failing to suppress the rising fire in me. The corners of my lips rose as mana leaked from my body.

But theres still much to do.

The way I am right now, forget the Five Supreme, Ill have a hard time facing one of their right-hand men.

Nevertheless, Ill be going to meet them soon enough. Keep that seat nice and warm for meHeheh.

Whatcha doin Zeph~! Lets get going now~!

As I was leering at the tower, Milly called out to me.

Really now, being in such a hurry when a mans having his moment.

I turned my back to the Crimson Tower and returned to the others.

We should find lodging first. Ill handle that, so the rest of you should look around the city!

Lydia decided to find lodging by herself again. Its her first time in the capital though. She probably doesnt know where the inns are, so she might take more time than expected.

Ill tag along. I know quite a bit about the capital.

Count me in as well then!

Then I as well

Fufu, lets all go together.

And so, we ended up going with five people.

I led the way to an inn for adventurers, which I used in my previous life back when I was a novice.

The place was a little worn out and far from the center of the city. Thats probably why the price was cheap and guests were few.

Ten years from now there would have been a beautiful girl to draw customers, but

Welcome!

Ohh, what a cute reception~ Good girl.

Lydia slightly bent down to pet the head of the little girl who came to receive us.

The beauty-to-be in the future was very young in the present. Though she seems to be doing a splendid job regardless.

After checking in, I was guided to my room.

This time we got separate rooms. I got a room to myself, while Claude was paired with Shirushu, and Milly with Lydia.

Right now everyone is gathered in my room to discuss our plans for the future.

Why am I put together with Lydia!

Because you seem the least likely to agitate Shirushu, Claude. Let me know straight away if Shirushu is about to go on a rampage.

Understood.

S-sorry to trouble you

Mu~

Milly puffed up her cheeks, seeming dissatisfied, but then she raised an index finger as if having thought of something.

Thats right! Staying at an inn is good and all, but why dont we buy a guild house!?

MuSaying the unreasonable again

A guild house, as the name implies, is a guild-owned house.

Guild members are bound to be together for a long time, so its cheaper to own a house than to stay at an inn when settling down in one location.

Major guilds tend to have a large guild house in each of their respective base cities.

The capital city of Prolea, in particular, is home to many guild houses, which Milly showed interest in.

Getting a guild house isnt a bad suggestion.

That might be a good idea since well be in the capital for a while

Right~?

Milly slapped my back enthusiastically in approval.

She looked very happy indeed. Perhaps coming to the capital has gotten her hyped-up.

Its not so easy getting a guild house, though. Lydia also seems to be considering the matter.

Mmm but you know, guild houses are quite expensive, and it involves going through bothersome formalities.

There were some guild houses in Bertha too, but they were quite expensive, right? I wonder how much itll cost in the capital

If I remember right, its necessary to get officially certified as a guild at the guild registry. The leader has to go through a rather tedious procedure.

Oof!

Milly was rendered silent by it all.

I havent experienced going through the process of getting a guild house before, but the leader of the guild I was a member ofin my previous lifesaid that it took several days, from morning till night.

I expect the procedures will take a few days to complete.

W-well, lets take things slow! Take it as the goal for the time being!

Hm. Then shall we at least officially register our guild?

Eh, errmisnt it a bother though?

In any case, its a necessary step to buying a guild house. Besides, itll be easier to earn money once were certified as an official guild since well be getting all sorts of client orders.

Money! Food-food!

Ein appeared suddenly and clung to my neck.

Shes become a complete money-monger lately. Im in a dilemma, whats with her trying to get me to work at every opportunity.

Upon careful reflection, I might have done a bad job in raising her.

Making money is important! Milly~

AwwFine

I placed a hand on Millys slumped shoulder for comfort.

Ill be coming with you.

Mm, thanks.

Will you come with us as well, Lydia? Youre good at matters like this.

Hn, OK~!

Ill go too.

Fufu, then let us all go together.

And so it was decided for all of us to go in the end.

A big building can be seen in the center of the city.

The Adventurer Guild, Prolea Branch.

Adventurer guilds are usually found in big cities, but the scale of it is on another level when it comes to the capital.

You can get huge jobs which you cant find in ordinary cities, and even large undertakings by the country. Its the top of adventurer guilds, so to say.

The guild in the capital is a big hand alongside the Mages Association when it comes to handling all sorts of jobs.

Woah~, so many people~

Its because non-adventurers are coming to put in orders. Well be lining up for a long while at the reception.

Ill go and buy meals for everyone. We havent had lunch after all.

Claude left to buy food.

Were at the reception, waitingwaitingwaiting.

We got our lunch from Claude who came back and ate together. Afterward, we went back to waiting.

Around about the time when Milly took a nap and woke up, what we finally got to hear from the reception was

Your registration didnt go through.

A no. Milly lashed out in response.

Why!?

First of all, I find it questionable that a girl so young as you is a guild master. Moreover, the rest of your members are all children as well. Adventurers are always exposed to danger. Death is another concern. If we were to approve the official registration of your guild but your group ended up dying, wed be the ones held responsible. It wont matter if youre going to work part-time, which is what I would recommend

I chuckled in the middle of her talking, causing the reception lady to stop to glare at me.

What is it?

No, its nothingheheh.

The name of the lady is Claris. Shes the one who registered me as an adventurer in my previous life.

She was a hard worker prone to putting on airs and was rather cheeky at the time, but shes the same in the present.

She seems to be a rookie right now, but the way she speaks is completely unchanged. I couldnt help but laugh.

Back to the point, your registration wont be approved. Please come again.

Boo~ Cant you do something about it, Zeph?

Even if you were to ask me

Claris was famous for being inflexible, if I recall.

Its not that theres nothing I can do about it, but