Episode 252 Scroll Hunt
After visiting Grimm, Alisa and her friends left the mansion and headed to the Adventurer's Guild.
"Hey, Alisa. What kind of materials does Grimm-sensei have that can make General Class weapons?"
Chika asked, seeming interested.
"It's white shining steel with enhanced sharpness and penetration power. If you make a weapon with it, it will become a General Class level Magic Weapon."
"Who did you get this information from?"
"It's from Grimm-sensei. He made a spear out of that white shining steel and gave it to Tesshin-san as a gift, and Branch Head Kondou apparently checked it out. He said it wasn't something you could casually give as a gift."
Amane nodded.
"Grimm-sensei doesn't place much importance on weapons ... He just thought Tesshin-san would be happy, and didn't think about how valuable it would be."
"Wait a minute. Did you say it has enhanced sharpness and penetration power?"
Chika confirmed. Alisa nodded.
"Correct. I heard it's a Magic Weapon that has enhanced sharpness and penetration power."
"... Alisa has little interest in weapons as well."
"What do you mean?"
"Generally, General Class Magic Weapons have only either sharpness or penetration power. Having both at the same time means it's one step short of Overlord Class."
Alisa and the others also knew the price of the Overlord Class. Yukari turned her worried gaze to Alisa.
"You said you would exchange it for something of equal value, but is that okay?"
"What Grimm-sensei wants most is Life Magic. We can find Life Magic and give it to him."
The other three people tilted their heads. Because they didn't know how to find Life Magic. They asked Alisa about it.
"Grimm-sensei said that he once investigated the Adventurer's Guild warehouse and found Life Magic scrolls from among the stored scrolls. I'm going to imitate that and find Life Magic scrolls."
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Amane asked with an unconvinced look on her face.
"Wasn't that possible because he had the Appraisal Monocle?"
"It's okay, leave it to me. I was researching Analysis Magic and found an almost forgotten magic."
"What kind of magic?"
"It's an Analysis Magic called 'Distinction'. It's just a magic that distinguishes scrolls by type."
It seemed to be a magic created by a Wiseman who was an Analysis Wizard. It was said that it was created to identify scrolls that could not be identified using 'Item Analyze'. It seemed that it was used to select Analysis Magic scrolls from unused scrolls and investigate them using the Sage System.
Grimm was not the first person to try to utilize scrolls that had been left in storage.
Chika nodded.
"Do you mean to use that magic to investigate the scrolls that turn out to be Life Magic?"
"That's right. Also, Grimm-sensei seems to be looking for scrolls with 'Mercury' written in Magic Letters on the tip of the scroll."
After that, Alisa and her friends went around Adventurer Guilds in the Saitama Prefecture on their days off and worked to find Life Magic scrolls. They negotiated with the Adventurer's Guild Branch Chief to obtain permission to investigate the scrolls stored in the warehouse.
Inside the warehouse, Alisa activated 'Distinction'. This magic added new abilities to Alisa's eyes. The scrolls appeared to emit a pale light of various colors depending on their type.
The Life Magic scrolls glowed pale blue, and Alisa sorted out the scrolls of that color. However, even if it turned out to be a scroll of Life Magic, it didn't necessarily mean it was a new Life Magic.
It was difficult to check it. The three people other than Alisa checked to see if it was new by comparing it with the magic circles of Life Magic registered with the Magic Agency.
When they were examining the scrolls at the last Guild branch in Saitama, Chika shouted out loud.
"I found it. This is the Magic Letters for 'Mercury' that Alisa was talking about, right?"
Chika handed the scroll to Alisa. There were small Magic Letters written on the tip of the scroll. They were definitely the Magic Letters 'Mercury'.
"Hooray. This is it."
Alisa and the others were all happy. So far, they had discovered five new Life Magics. They thought Grimm would be satisfied with those five scrolls along with the characteristic.
Alisa and her friends took the six scrolls and went to the Grimm Mansion.
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It seemed like my broken bones had healed, so I was trying to get my body back in shape while practicing Nankuru Karate. Alisa and her friends came where I was and gave me six scrolls in exchange for the special white shining steel.
"You're saying these are all scrolls of Life Magic? Isn't it an excessive price to pay for white shining steel with special properties?"
It was something that could be made in a day, something like the white shining steel with special properties, so my sense of value was low. However, I accepted the six scrolls because I knew that this would become a Magic Weapon worth over 100 million Yen.
I took out the Appraisal Monocle and placed it over my left eye, pretending to examine the scrolls and activated the Sage System. I examined the scrolls using the Sage System.
The Life Magic scrolls were 'Magic for counting coins', 'Magic for turning wheat into flour', 'Magic for washing dishes', 'Magic for ironing', and 'Magic for carrying luggage'.
The first two were the same scrolls found at the Adventurer's Guild in Shibugami City. 'Magic of washing dishes' and 'Magic for ironing' seemed to be useful, but since they could be easily done without using magic, I didn't know if there was a demand for them.
'Magic for carrying luggage' was similar to the magic of 'Wing'. However, the D-Particle Wing's limit was to carry two people, but this magic could carry about six people or their luggage.
'Wing' converted D-Particles into kinetic energy to fly, but this magic was valuable because it used a different principle to fly. Was there someone among Alisa and the others who had strong luck?
And, a scroll that seemed to be a characteristic of the D-Particle secondary mutation. This alone made it over ten times more valuable than the white shining steel. More characteristics meant more possibilities for me, so I was extremely happy.
After visiting the Adventurer's Guild branches in the Kanagawa Prefecture and acquiring the
I felt like there were some areas where it was easier to find Life Magic scrolls. Alisa and her friends were right in choosing the Saitama Prefecture.
When I investigated the characteristic scroll, I found that it was called 'Repulsion (Earth)'. This exerted a repulsive force against the ground. I thought that the 'Magic for carrying luggage' used this characteristic.
It was still an excessive price to pay for the special white bright steel. When I told Alisa and the others about this again, they said it didn't matter because I always took care of them.
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