The Mage Will Master Magic Efficiently In His Second Life

Translator: Jiro Editor: Ryunakama

I, Zeph Einstein, am a magician who Time Leaped to a time when I was a boy in order to master magic. At the Port City of Izu we made a new companion under the name of Shirushu Onslaught, after which we headed to the capital of Prolea.

The first thing we did when we got to Prolea was to have the Guild Hunters of the Blue Sky, launched by our companion Milly, be officially recognized. In order to do that we had to complete the task of taking down the high levelled monsters, the Rock Dragons, which live in the Cresta Great Snow Mountains caves, and bringing back their fangs.

Before that we had already tried applying for the guild recognition once; however, due to most of the members of the guild being girls we were refused. That is where the shrewd merchant Andrei came to our help, and made a deal with the receptionist which stated that as long as we completed his request of subjugating the Rock Dragons, we would get our guild recognized.

We were able to safely complete the quest, but in the middle of that my master from my past life, Silverie, found herself in a predicament within the Cresta Great Snow Mountain.

Around the same time, I had already returned to the capital with my guild mates, it was then that I was made aware of Silveries situation via Telepathy and immediately rushed back to the mountains.

With the help of Shirushus excellent nose we managed to find, and safely rescue her.And while at I also forcibly gave Silverie a piece of crystal ring fragment. With that I would now also be able to call her with Telepathy.

Currently I was still at the Cresta Great Snow Mountain with my guild mates Shirushu and Claude.

At one time I really was worried. said Shirushu

Its great that everything went well.

Hearing my words Shirushu nodded with a smile.

You really did great Shirushu.

Thank you

While stroking Shirushus head I could see her tail waving sideways in excitement. Now that Silveries rescue had been taken care of there was no other reason for us to stay here.

I didnt want to worry Milly and Lydia by staying here any longer so I used Teleport to return to the capital with Shirushu and Claude. After separating from us Silverie apparently headed towards a farm village called Garnek Park, that was situated close to the capital.

So thats one of her hideouts.Guess Ill go visit her when Im free.

Still to think that she left without even saying a word of thanks to you Zeph-kun She really has no manners. said angrily Claude just as we were about to depart.

It seems like she had been pretty pissed off at Silveries impoliteness. It was unbearable for Claude who was brought up as a Knight since she was young.

Dont worry about it that much. Thats just how she is.

While I tried to cover for Silverie, Claude looked at me with a menacing look.

Zeph-kun you seem to take her side quite often.

I-Is that so?

Thats right! said Claude while vigorously drawing closer as if she were about to grab me.

Now that she mentions it

S-Stop! Fighting is not good!! said Shirushu while forcing herself between me and Claude.

Were not fighting. Isnt that right Claude?

Right. Im sorry for making you worry Shirushu-san.

Its okay!

Looking at Claude reluctantly backing down, Shirushu let out a sigh of relief.

Phew, Im saved somehow.

Well then everyone lets go back to the capital! said Shirushu with a loud voice while trying to shake off this heavy atmosphere.

While finishing up our return preparations Claude whispered out to me.

Zeph-kun I guess it goes for Lydia-san as well, but do you want someone stronger?

Hmph, well I guess that nothing beats being strong.

Ill do my best. whispered out Claude after a long pause.

Within her eyes I could see a strong fire of determination burning.

Zeph-san, Claude-san, be careful! I can smell a monster! yelled out suddenly Shirushu.

Understood! Shirushu-san, Zeph-kun, please get back! saying that Claude rushed in alone.

Hyaaaaaaaaaaaa!

W-what wrong with Claude-san Shes really pumped up

Hmph

Without seeming like she needed our help, Claude began slashing at the monster that had just appeared. There was no room for us to help due to that devilish momentum of hers. Shirushu was completely overwhelmed by that pressure.

Could it be that Claude is trying to compete with Silverie. Well, its good that shes pumped up. Ill just leave her until shes satisfied.

Afterwards, Claude took care of all of the monsters that appeared on our way back.

It was fine for her to be pumped up, but I was still somewhat worried about her overdoing it Claude wasnt the type of person to take care of herself so I needed to make sure that she didnt go overboard.

And like that, we came back in the morning on the third day since our original departure. Milly and Lydia were waiting for the three of us outside the inn. Lydia was a merchant as well as our guildmate.

For gods sake, where were the three of you! You just left the troublesome things to me and Lydia and left!

It seemed like the registration process had gone smoothly during the time we were gone. However, probably because of the procedures being way too troublesome, Milly looked quite dissatisfied. In order to show my appreciation, I stroked her head which cleared up a bit of her dissatisfaction.

Sorry. We had a lot going as well.

Ahaha. Zeph-chi, having a lot going on is nothing unusual for you after all.

Thats right Its always like that with Zeph. said Milly with a sigh, agreeing with Lydias remark, while at the same time striking a pose which seemed to say*dear me!*.

Having Lydia act like that didnt bother me, but Millys attitude triggered me for some reason. I used the hand that was just stroking her head and performed a chop.

Auch!! What are you doing?!

So then Lydia. Were there any problems with the guild being approved?

They told us that it was fine since were strong, so there werent any problems.

Hey! Dont ignore me!!

Who ignored you, so disgraceful.Thats what you get for being cocky Milly.

Still with that out of the way, now that our guild was officially recognized it meant that we could finally purchase a Guild House. But of course, we wouldnt be able to buy it if we didnt have the money.

How much did the Rock Dragon Fangs sell for?

Give me a sec Around this much. said Lydia, taking out 17,000,000 rupi.

Originally the agreement was that each fang would cost 5 million, however there was 2 million extra.

I negotiated and sold them for a bit higher

Great job.

Lydia was really essential in these kinds of situations.

Nothing less from a merchant.

If a proper party was to hunt a monster such as the Rock Dragon, they wouldnt go through so much difficulty. And due to fangs also not having that many uses, originally they would sell for around a 1 million rupi. However, apparently due to this being an urgent request, Andrei had ended up buying them for quite the high price. Or rather, he may have just given us more because of Milly.

I feel bad for having received a favor from that lolicon bastard.Still, we should now be fine with this money.

Im planning on increasing this money tenfold. Starting today Im thinking of focusing our efforts on obtaining money Were buying a Guild House!

Do you have some sort of plan?

Of course. I said with a smile to Claude, who was looking at me with eyes filled with expectation.

Did you know that theres a lottery starting today.

Yes. An Item Lottery right? Actually, I ended up drawing one just right after we came to the capital last month.

Claude You sure have a thing for items dont you said in shock Milly, to which Claude just laughed bitterly.

The Lottery is an event thats jointly hosted by the Adventurer Guild and the Magician Association.

The tickets are quite expensive, with ten of them costing 10,000 rupi. However, the prizes differ a lot, starting from boss cards with various effects, to super rare equipment and so on. And it is not generally known, but the Magician Association used this even to get rid of their failed magic items. It was a dumpster that used rear items as bait.

So Kuro-chan did you win something good?

No, nothing

Thats not good Claude-san. You cant expect to just gamble your way out of hardships.

Yes I know answered Claude to Shirushus scolding.

Even though 90% of the lotterys tickets are misses, there are still some people that bet everything on turning it around with a single win.

And like that they fall into the sandpit. When they run out of money they resort to selling their items so that they can buy more tickets.

Its a nasty event that stirs up ones passion for gambling. There were also a number of my acquaintances that ended up getting hooked and going bankrupt because of it. But even so, this was still a chance to make money. If we managed to use it well, becoming rich fast, wouldnt be just a dream.

Were going to the stalls at the plaza.

Ah! He came up with something bad again

Damn Milly, even though I tell her not to be so disrespectful.