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The Principle of a Philosopher by Eternal FoolAsley CH 94

Author:Hifumi Category:urban Update time:2022-12-30 23:47:36

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After a ten-odd minute ride on Pochi, we were back in the Royal Capital Regalia.

First things first, we headed straight to the Adventurers Guild and reported the completion of the quest.

Again, Id expected them to doubt my results and get me arrested – but it went like Warren said it would.

It went through without any difficulty.

Furthermore, I was rewarded with the completion fee of 20,000 Gold, and lavish praise from the receptionist lady.

I doubted for a second that everything was proceeding so well, but then I remembered my experience working with Warren back at the Magic University.

Almost everything helmed by him had gone smoothly.

Once things at the Guild were all set, we rushed to the Cathedral once again.

There, we were welcomed by one of the Six Braves, Jacob, who had been waiting with quite a sour look on his face.

“Well Ill be damned… Never thought youd be back this soon…”

“And what should we do with this gold-“

“Keep it.

You did do the job, after all.”

Jacob now spoke in quite a harsh tone, in contrast to before.

I could practically feel the stress he exerted, which made me wonder if this was what it would be like if unpleasant emotions were converted to arcane energy.

Man, from what Ive seen so far today, some of the Six Braves might not be that big of a deal after all.

With how I am now, it seems highly likely that Id win against them in a match where both sides were perfectly prepared… Oh – huh

“What about Miss Catherine and Sir Barun”

“…They already left.”

He started making a sour expression again, but this time cancelled it halfway.

Goes to show how emotionally m.a.t.u.r.e he is… I suppose

“Now, bring on the next evaluation, sir! Im starting to get hungry, so lets get it over with!”

Damn it, just now you were… gah, I suppose its become a regular comic routine for her now.

But now… is Jacob not going to ask anything about the subjugation quest At all What of the integrity of your work, Six Braves!

“So, when you struck them down…”

“Yes, sir”

“What look did they have on their faces when they died”

He sure asked some ridiculous stuff out of the blue, this guy.

Still, this might be a part of my evaluation… how should I go about my explanation

“My Master struck the enemy with a spell so large that it might as well have blown the forest off the ground! And at the same time-“

“I ripped and tore the enemies apart, blew them away, and ripped some more!”

Pochi continued on with her string of transcendent lies, to which Jacob listened, to my surprise, with undivided attention.

Her story made me come off as the evilest villain ever, having eradicated the Resistances forces without leaving even their ashes behind.

Thats… awesome, the me in the story, that is.

Jacobs face gradually transitioned to a gleeful expression as he started reacting enthusiastically to Pochis ramblings.

Uh, you all right there, man

“-And so! My Master sent the enemies to the depths of hell with his original super-duper awesome spell!”

“Well, well…”

I was actually impressed by how long that made-up story went on for.

Had she made all that up beforehand or something

Jacob himself seemed satisfied too, presumably since he wasnt scrutinizing the process all that much… but then again, it felt like he wanted to say something.

“All right, now lets get to your last evaluation-“

“Huh, were at the last one already”

“Hello We may look like this, but you do realize that the Six Braves are quite busy, right Theres no way in hell we can hold a single evaluation over the span on multiple days.”

“Ah… yes, sir.”

Well, containing it within three trials seems like a nice balance.

Not too long, not too short.

Perhaps that was what they were going for.

“So what will I have to do…”

“That super-duper awesome original spell of yours… can you show it to me”

“What You know, that spell you used to send the Resistances forces to the depths of hell You did use it, right”

“Yes, of course!”

…Damn you, you stupid dog!

“Itll be fine, Master“

Stop giving me that look, damn it! I swear, Im going to go past my boiling point if I hear it again!

And Jacob… I couldnt tell whether hed seen through the lie or was just playing things straight, but his smile sure wasnt fitting for what hed asked me just now.

Also, seriously, original spells I do have some up my sleeve, sure, but I sure as hell dont have any that actually sends my enemies to the depths of hell!

I swear, Pochis in for punishment once we get back.

Lets see… Ill have her eat exclusively vegetarian meals for three days straight.

Oh, Im sure THATs gonna make her SO happy.

I can already see her crying tears of joy.

“W-well, its dangerous to use it here, so we ought to do it away from the city.”

THINK, ME! THINK! I must create an original spell in these few minutes I have left!

A super-duper awesome spell! – Well, I sure as hell cant blow up the forest, nor do I have access to any large-scale terrain-altering spells.

A spell that sends my enemies to the depths of hell… how about Gravity Stamp

No, its still a prototype based on what Id seen from the enemy – too risky to reveal.

For the awesomeness factor, its got to be something that doesnt leave behind any ash, too…

So what should I do Oh, yeah! Something that exerts intense force to knock the enemy down or blow them away – wouldnt that work

Yeah, no, I cant even see howawesome a fortified Whirlwind can come off as.

A spell that doesnt reveal the enemys prototype, doesnt change the terrain, but does enough to impress Jacob…

Nothing!

Nothing at all!

“Asley Shouldnt we be leaving through the north gate instead Its a long way to the south gate down the road youre headed.”

Jacob grinned, and I smiled back at him – while failing to hide my bewilderment.

“Ha ha ha ha, sorry, sir.

Ive quite a bad sense of direction, you see.”

“Ahahaha! You sure are a scatterbrain, Master!”

Damn you… how about I incorporate you into the stew recipe, huh

Actually, no… I can totally see her having fun swimming in the hot pot.

“Oh, dont make me laugh so much, Master! Its going to make me even hungrier!”

Bah, she sure has a bottomless pit for a stomach.

…Bottomless

Ahh, now that I think about it, I might be able to pull something off withthat formula.

First Ive got to do some mental arithmetic… lets see… theres no need to incorporate magecraft, so there isnt going to be any excess information.

Yeah, this will work.

This thing fulfills all of my criteria, so the only problem left is whether or not Jacob would be impressed… now, what to do

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We were now at Regalias north gate.

From here, one could get a clear view of the back side of the Royal Castle, albeit from quite far away.

Because of that, the gate here had a stronger build to it than the one down south.

Several minutes after leaving through the gate, Jacob stopped in his track, and Pochi proceeded to sit down beside him.

From what I could see, the man didnt seem to be the type that Pochi would dislike or fear.

If it was with Gaston or Warren, she would have kept at least a few steps distance, after all.

Oh, that reminds me… didnt she badmouth him asthat cheeky guy back when wed headed out for the bandit subjugation

“All right, Asley, see if you can impress me! Hehehe… perfect.

There – use it on the Al-miraj over there.”

“Give it your best shot, Master!”

Oh, for the love of… my Familiar sure sounded so unconcerned by her Masters woes.

Now, since Jacob had said he wasnt going to take a normal large scale spell as an answer, I had to come up with an original spell, period.

Though I had a number of pre-existing spells to try, I felt obligated to show him the biggest, most impressive shot I could make.

“Rise, A-rise, A-rise!”

The spell I cast was the one Id usually used only in the privacy of my room or during emergencies.

Without this spell, we likely wouldnt have been able to emerge victorious against the Ogre King back when we had fought it.

Well, the spell itself technically had no destructive power – it didnt need any.

After all, the primary use I had for it was to be a makeshift storage unit.

The spell was none other than the Storeroom.

If I were to use this spell – one more bottomless than even Pochis stomach – as an attack, it would surely be fit for being calledsuper-duper awesome.

However, the Storeroom I usually called out was filled with my belongings and research materials.

So this time, I had it open a link to a different space, and also applied speed and direction formulas onto its casting.

Carrying out only those steps would cause it to suck in absolutely everything in its path, however, so I didnt forget to apply a range limiter formula as well.

…Its done.

Surely this would be enough to impress him, would it not Keep your eyes peeled, Sir Jacob!

“Behold! Gate Eater!”

The spell, invoked via an airborne Circle tracing, wentflying at the Al-miraj as it drew near.

The next instant, without so much as an indication, the Al-miraj blinked out of existence.

“What-!”

“Ooh, thats amazing!”

Huh Thats… strange

Id designed it as a darkened, distorted air-space to beshot at the Al-miraj, s.u.c.k.i.n.g it in – the spell shouldve looked THAT elaborate, but… huhhh…

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~~Royal Capital Regalia Adventurers Guild~~

“The evaluation process was a lot simpler than I expected it to be, sir! And you shouldve looked at how far Sir Jacobs jaw dropped down! Now THAT was priceless!”

“Its strange, though… how did the spell end up looking like that It eats way too much MP, too, so its gonna be too dangerous to use in actual combat, you know”

“How much MP did it cost, sir”

“Shouldve been about 5,000.”

“Oh, no! Thats an extremely inefficient spell if ever Ive seen one, sir! …Anyhow! You did pass the Rank S Evaluation, so lets go all out tonight, sir!”

Ah, right.

Ive got to go buy tons of veggies.

Just.

For.

Her.

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