In conclusion, Lucy Ignis found a way to survive.
To be more precise, Lucy held back tears and decided to give up this fantastic magic stone.
“Payment is in three weeks, right?”
“Yes.”
“…… I’ll sell the magic stone and raise the money. With this much magic stone, I should have just auctioned it off anonymously, but ugh…”
If I did that, it would definitely take too much time.
The thought of selling the magic stone to the seniors of the Magic Tower for a cheap price already gave her a headache.
Lucy ground her teeth and stamped her feet for a while—
“It’s all your fault.”
Then she glared at Bern for no reason and muttered, “Sorcerer, stop killing living people.”
“Huh, is it okay for me to come out like that? Do you think I’ll have the luck of getting this kind of great product next year? If I don’t renew my contract, the people of this small town will have a hard time making ends meet.”
Lucy Ignis’s way of speaking annoys people.
It’s because of her tendency to somehow seize the initiative when talking to someone she considers to be ‘lower’ than her.
‘Anyway, this brat.’
Normally, she would have given in to her nervous reaction, but now Bern didn’t need to do that.
“Understood. Well, well, let’s end it this year. Contract.”
“Okay, so I—Huh?”
“Thank you for everything. If you don’t want to live in this small town with me, please pay the balance on time.”
Bern said that and bowed his head deeply.
Lucy stared at his head in amazement.
‘Why are you so confident?’
This small settlement hasn’t been able to properly cultivate the land for years.
They barely make a living off of the various byproducts they can get from the forest… but without Lucy, who can be considered their biggest customer, they wouldn’t be able to survive the winter.
That would be obvious, but what’s with that confident attitude?
“… Has anything changed in the forest?”
“I have no obligation to answer.”
“Stop talking nonsense and tell me quickly!”
Bern, who had been staring at Lucy, who was being stubborn, sighed deeply and put his hands under her armpits.
“Can’t you let this go? You’re harming me right now. This is a breach of contract!”
Preparation before class starts.
Cleaning up after class ends.
She was ridiculed as a miser and insulted for struggling as a talentless person.
It was definitely a miracle that Lucy got her own lab after four years.
On the first day, she was so moved that she locked herself in the lab and cried.
Of course, some of her classmates who got a lab in their first or second year didn’t understand her excitement.
‘What would the elite know?’
Those guys with a rich bloodline and family background couldn’t possibly understand the hardships Lucy went through, having to go all the way to the countryside.
‘… If only I had enough money.’
If she had even a little more money, she could have used this top-class magic stone for her research instead of selling it.
“Okay, next.”
Lucy breathed her magic again with a sad feeling. It was definitely nice to see the children laughing, but she couldn’t help but feel her shoulders slump a little.
‘……There was no other place that would give me magic stones at this price.’
Although the price was a bit harsh…, Lucy thought it was a mutually beneficial contract.
The contract that Bern had posted on the bulletin board of the magic tower was ‘Receive the deposit first, then supply when you get the magic stones.’
There would have been no other magician who would accept such an ambiguous contract except for Lucy.
She had even lent money to Arsene when she saw the villagers who were struggling.
‘But how could he treat me so coldly?’
Bern, who was almost made Lucy’s s*ave by contract, would have been shocked to hear this…
In any case, people always put their own position first. Still, Lucy was very thankful that she was able to prevent the terrible situation of losing her place at the magic tower and being forced to stay in this village for five years.
“Okay, next.”
Before she knew it, it was the last turn.
Lucy, whose head was filled with troublesome thoughts, poured magic into the magic circle without even looking at the face of the person in line.
But—
“Over there…”
“Huh?”
A child slightly shorter than Lucy looked up at her with an awkward expression.
A freckled girl with short brown hair.
In fact, whether it was their first time or not, it was a good story for Lucy.
Lucy only grouped the children of the village into the category of ‘kids’ and did not particularly remember each one of them.
“Can you please make me… higher?”
The girl’s face blushed slightly, as if embarrassed about playing like the kids younger than her.
“…. Oh.”
Lucy looked back and forth between the girl’s face and the magic circle at her feet.
The magic power was clearly being supplied, and the magic circle was casting levitation by receiving that magic power.
But why was the girl in front of her standing with her feet firmly planted on the ground?
“Why isn’t Avalli floating?”
“It’s because it’s heavy!”
“It’s a pig! Sister Avalli, pig!”
“… Be quiet, you little brat!”
Avalli, who had yelled at the mischievous boys, came down from the magic circle with a sullen expression.
“… It’s not working after all.”
Even with Avalli’s ‘magic’, it was quite difficult to fly.
It was possible to briefly hover in the air by kicking the ground with strength, but it wasn’t easy to float in the air like the kids had just experienced.
Since a real magician had come, she wanted to experience it once…
‘Magic power… I should have lowered it a little.’
Avalli let out a deep sigh and was about to leave the group when—
“Wait a minute!”
Suddenly, Lucy, who had been standing there blankly, grabbed Avalli’s shoulder.
“Huh?”
“… What are you?”
“…. What?”
Only then did Avali realize inwardly that he had an ‘oops’ thought.
‘Kyle told me to avoid being noticed if possible.’
He was so curious about the feeling of flying that he ended up causing an accident.
There was nothing he could do. Since this was a town with no real entertainment, he couldn’t miss an event like this that only happened once a month.
In other words, this was a catastrophe caused by the modern mind addicted to dopamine!
‘It was definitely not my fault for being careless’.
Lucy, who was looking at Avalli rationalizing herself like that, finally opened her mouth.
“Why, my magic doesn’t work?”
Her tone was a bit aggressive, almost like an interrogation.
After a short thought, Avalli decided to reuse the method that worked last time.
“… Didn’t the wizard fail?”
A 0% failure rate so far!
A secret!
Putting a steel plate on his face!
“Why are you blaming me when you couldn’t do it yourself…?”
“What?”
Lucy’s mouth fell open without her knowing it at that ridiculous answer.
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“… Don’t be quiet, you little brat!”
Don’t is extra
lol, that was a good comeback response
gaslighting goddess