I quickly get out of the bed, go to the guild and then read books in the library. To finish my reading, I spent a whole week going to the library in this town.
Teto and I, who came to a dungeon city and went to the guild's training center and library without even diving into the dungeon, were accepted as conspicuous in the best sense.
"Teto-san, welcome! Today, as well, then!"
"Yes, nanodesu!"
Teto, who often went to the training center, was overwhelmingly tough and seemed to be doing something like a 100-man kumite against the adventurers. Also, maybe it was because of the sports club-like energy, but even the ones who first tried to solicit Teto have now felt like her juniors.
(T/N: Pretty sure she's referring to this: <https: en.wikipedia.org="" wiki="" 100-man_kumite="">. Basically sparring with 100 people in a row, where every person you face is neither injured nor tired. You can spar against one person multiple times, too.)</https:>
In contrast, I was living the best life --- comfortably reading.
There were a lot of books I was reading for the first time, and the spellbooks in the bookshop taught me some things about various skills. As my primary method of attack, [Origin Magic] was already sufficient, however the information about magic tools that could be found in various folktales and anecdotes was considerably useful.
As long as I had sufficient mana, I would be able to replicate it using [Creation Magic]. For example, [Amulet of Reciprocal Curse] is something I recently created. It's a consumable magical tool that prevents magical curses like brainwashing, charm, and enslavement while also returning it to the opponent twice.
To make one of these consumables that Teto and I were now wearing, I had to use 30,000 mana which I took from a stored power in a [Magic Crystal]. I wanted to make other magical tools with such distinct effects like weapons, armors, and so on, but the more complicated the results were, the more mana I had to use and right now, my mana is overwhelmingly not enough haah.
Occasionally, I went shopping with Teto in the dungeon city and lived a comfortable life that you couldn't get while in the middle of a journey. Just like that, two weeks have passed. Ever since then we haven't done any sort of vacation, hobby, or dungeon attack planning. But as big a surprise as it is, just as we were about to start the dungeon capture, an incident occurred.
This accident happened while I was reading a book in the guild's library when a loud, unfamiliar noise reverberated from Teto and the adventurers she had become friends with at the training center.
"What was that? Is it possible that someone used magic?"
As I was rushing from the guild's reference room window to the loud noise that had come from the training center, a dense cloud of smoke enveloped the room as the inner wall of the guild's training center collapsed. On the other side, a girl who seemed to be an adventurer could be seen holding a mighty bow.
"You're...an elf? Moreover, did you put [Spirit Magic] on your bow and arrow?
When I put mana into my eyes and looked at the elf, I could see the wind spirits around the bow and arrow, supplying it with mana. Incidentally, while [Origin Magic] produced natural phenomena with its own mana, [Spirit Magic] was different. It passes mana to the spirits which would then reproduce them with high efficiency. Might I just say that in terms of mana efficiency, the spirits --- who are better at handling mana than any race, when acting their magic consumption will be low but have high efficiency in terms of power.
"I have defeated you, so join our party as promised!"
After saying that, Teto rose from within the rubble beyond the elf girl's sight.
"Ow, ow, nanodesu! In a mock battle, attacks that can injure aren't allowed nanodesu! It's dangerous nodesu!"
"Wha!? But that's my trump card!"
(T/N: 必殺の一撃 literally certain kill blow, but this is probably more in-line with what she means.)
There were no external wounds because of the protection from physical strengthening, but her training clothes were still in tatters.
"It's a relief that Teto wasn't hurt. I'll go check if there are any troubles over there."
As Teto and the elf girl continued their fight, I dashed from the library to the training center. That said, normally Teto would be fighting her opponent head-on, unlike now where she's running with an elf girl chasing after her.
"Next time I'll make you admit defeat with my trump card!"
"Stop nanodesu! I promised Majo-sama I wouldn't involve outsiders nanodesu! And that I wouldn't compete with people who wouldn't do it safely nodesu!"
"Then just admit your defeat and join our party!"
"Not a chance nanodesu!"
While saying this, the elf girl pursued Teto relentlessly. If Teto kept moving so as to not involve the adventurers who had come to the training, that elf girl would force her into the corner of the training center.
"Prepare yourself! Are you gonna accept your loss?! Or will you choose to take this attack and lose again!"
"I hate both nanodesu!"
Teto, who refused the offer, felt the rising of spirit magic in the elf girl's bow and arrow.
"Teto! ------"Rafilia! What are you doing?!"------"
A man's loud voice overlaid with mine --- attempting to stop Teto and the elf girl from fighting. When that voice echoed throughout the training center, the elf girl trembled and gingerly turned her head.
"Arsus-san" (T/N: アルサス)
"Oi, what are you doing, willfully bothering other adventurers on purpose!"
The arrival of the honorable warrior known as Arsus caused the adventurers who were stationed at the training center to become anxious. Beside him, was a man who looked like a scout, a young female magician, and a man who looked like a priest.
(T/N: 1 chapter in and I've already memorized the kanji for "training center". Incredible)
"It's because we need people to join our party right now! And if I win, she'll join us!"
"I said I would consider it if you beat me, but I didn't say that I would join your party nodesu"
Very well said majo-sama! Teto's words blocked the words of the elf girl.
After hearing that, Arsus smacked his forehead and heaved a sigh while looking up at the sky.
"You! That's a stock phrase for refusing parties! And it's like you're trying to forcefully make her join our group! Besides that, I'm guessing that you've also forcefully involved other adventurers, right?!" Arsus scolded the elf girl, looking like a leader-like adventurer.
I didn't like the loud, angry yelling that vibrated through my head but the common sense he was talking about left a favorable impression. In the meantime, Teto had decided that the match was over and put her hand on the wall that had been struck and collapsed, fixing it with earth magic.
"My apologies, a member of our party has greatly bothered you. You've even fixed the wall I was planning on having this one pay the repair costs for"
"Majo-sama said I should clean up when I'm done with my tasks nodesu. That's why you should restore things so it doesn't inconvenience the next person nodesu." Teto said with a friendly smile.
The adventurer called Arsus muttered that she was a very capable young lady, while staring at his party's elf girl with confusion and disappointment in his eyes.
"Ah, crap, this thoughtless elf who only beats me in age is inconveniencing you"
"I'm still 67 years old! That's already considered young in our kind!"
"I don't mind nodesu. The spar that was different than usual was fun nodesu"
The young 67-year-old elf argued against the words of the leader adventurer, but Teto ignored it and responded to them maturely with a smile on her face. After their bickering, Arsus broached the main question at hand.
"Unfortunately, Rafilia has been quite overbearing. And so, I would like to formally ask you this time, would you join our party as a frontline tank?"
This time they invited her politely and normally, but Teto's answer was......
"It'd separate me and Majo-sama so I don't want to nodesu. Ah, Majo-sama nanodesu!"
After clearly refusing, Teto, who had found me, rushed over.
"Teto, good work. ------[Clean] [Heal]"
I don't think she was injured, but I'll use cleansing and recovery magic anyways. However, magic couldn't fix Teto's tattered clothes, so I took out a change of clothes from the magic bag and gave it to her.
"Teto, please change your clothes. It seems you won't be able to train anymore today."
"Yes, nanodesu."
While Teto was running to the changing room with her change of clothes, I applied the usual cleansing and recovery magic to the adventurers who had been fighting with Teto and met with the adventurer named Arsus.
"My name is Arsus. I'm the leader of [Sword of the Dawn], and I'm an A-ranked adventurer."
(T/N: 暁の剣 Akatsuki no Ken)
"My name is Chise, and I'm a witch. I'm a C-rank adventurer who's in a party together with Teto."
We introduced ourselves as fellow leaders.
"I'm sorry, I wasn't aware of that poaching-like behavior of hers. Would it be alright if we had a quick small chat?"
"Sure. As long as you apologize for the inconvenience and pay for my lunch."
"Roger that! Everything is Rafilia's treat today!"
"That's tyranny! Tyranny!"
