Chapter 28

I look at Zelretch for a few seconds before silently using [Message].

|Zelretch, this is me. Speak in your mind. What is the meaning of this?|

|Ah, Sullivan. It looks like you are showing me your mana to gather a lot of attention. The only reason why there are only a few people in this room is because of my position in the Clock Tower|

|I see. I guess it was my fault. I'm sorry about that. So, what now?|

|I'm telling them that you are a practitioner of Second Magic and visiting this world because you need a teacher.|

|Sure. That was a great idea.|

|Great!|

"Sullivan, this is the Vice-Director of the Clock Tower, Lorelei Barthomeloi from the Barthomeloi family."

I give her a small bow and say.

"It is nice to meet you, my lady. My name is Sullivan, a new practitioner of Second Magic."

"Tell me the reason why you come to this world."

Ohhh, cold much? Too much frown, and you will get old faster, lady.

"I follow the Second Magic and notice that I'm not the only person who manages to learn it. I follow the stream of the Void and arrive here because I want to learn from my seniors."

She looked at me for a few seconds before her frown got even deeper than before.

"Tch. Very well. Don't let me feel that outburst once again or you will be kicked out from this place. Even a Sorcerer needs to follow the rule of the Clock Tower."

"Of course."

"Farewell. Come on."

After saying that, she and her companion walk out of the room.

"What was that?"

"Oh, that was Lorelei trying to assert her dominance."

"Really?"

"Yes. You see, as a Sorcerer, you have a lot of leeway in Clock Tower's politics. There is a reason why Sorcerers are considered the most powerful magic-users in this world. Even the new practitioner cannot be underestimated and don't let me start with the one in the more powerful universe. They are bonker. They spit the concept as if it was saliva."

"Really? What kind of concept?"

"Well, take one woman for example. She is the holder of something called Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. It lets the user see the line of death of anything in their sight. Once that line is cut, the target will die. It was a mystic eye that had the concept of Death. Sadly, that mystic eyes did not exist in this part of the universe."

"Huh. Those are powerful eyes."

Will it work against Instant Death Resistance? I have a passive skill that one hundred percent resists all Instant Death effects that I got from [Old Man of the Mountain] class. I want to test it, but at the same time, I don't want to mess around with something that can potentially kill me.

"And don't let me start with the whole universe called Fate Grand Order. I don't want to go there if I don't need anything from that place. They have a World-Ending scenario every week. It was not even funny. Humanity almost gets destroyed every week and they even once get completely eradicated except one person. That one person managed to restore humanity with sheer will and dumb luck."

"You sound very fond of whoever they are."

"My counterpart is. All of my counterparts in that universe will ensure Ritsuka Fuijimaru survives with whatever means necessary because he is the anchor of that world. Once they died… The world is destroyed."

"So, your counterpart is not fond of them but rather a necessity to protect them."

"Oh, they are fond of Ritsuka alright. Other than the saviors of the world, they are also a good source of entertainment. Do you know how many times they get trapped in a Comedy-Harem situation? A lot and it was the funniest shit we ever saw."

I can only sigh as Zelretch laughs loudly.

"So what now? I'm a Second Magic practitioner?"

"Sorcerer. We don't say Second Magic practitioner but rather Second Sorcerer for anyone who has Second Magic."

"Sorcerer, yes. Anyway, what happened now?"

"Huh? Nothing really will happen, I guess. However, expect some nobles to try to get your baby."

"Wait. What?"

"Oh, yes. Sorcerers are a different breed and they want your seed to try their luck to reach the Root."

What the hell is the Root? Whatever.

"So expect a boot licker, got it."

"Yup. Other than that, there is nothing you need to worry about. As long as you do not use any magic near mundane people, you are good. Even when you are Sorcerer, you cannot show magic to the mundane people after all. That is an absolute rule of the Moonlight World."

"Got it. Anyway, the reason why we come here is to ask you if you want to come with us."

"Oh? Where?"

"Just going around the world. I have lists of places I want to visit before I visit Shirou."

"Speaking of Shirou, what do you want to do with him?"

"Hmmm? I want to test his ability to copy weapons."

"That's it?"

"Yup. That's it."

A weapon dispenser is something valuable that I cannot miss. Making weapons takes a lot of resources, and with a counterfeit human in my possession, I can make a lot of valuable weapons.

"All of his creation is permanent, right?"

Zelretch looks at me with one of his eyebrows raised and says.

"Yes. Sadly, the more powerful the weapon, the more mana it takes to create the said weapon."

"Hmmm, mana huh?"

I have items that can increase someone's max mana by quite a lot. Maybe it can work for him? Hmmm, this needs more tests.

"You will experiment on him."

"Is that a question?"

"No. It was a statement. I know you will experiment on him."

"Yup. I will try something to increase his mana to increase his worth."

"How? Shirou did not have any mana core. He, just like any magus, has a Magic Circuit. They cannot be increased in number, only quality. Even then it takes a lot of resources to do so."

Don't have any mana core? Well, that is perfect. Three of the items in my mind have that function, or at least from the name of the item and the lore behind it.

"Perfect! I can give him one."

"Can you give someone a mana core?"

"Yup. I have a few hundred, maybe a thousand items that can give you mana core. I even have an item that lets someone have a second mana core."

A Divine tier item that increases a player's max mana and mana regeneration. It was rather expensive, but if it can increase Shirou's mana and let him produce a high-tier weapon or other items, that will be perfect. The description of the item says about a second mana core that will merge with the primary mana core or something like that.

Zelretch looked at me for a few seconds before saying.

"Can I have one of them? I will trade something for it."

"Sure. However, you already have one Mana Core, you know?"

"I know but it was not enough for the next project I want to do."

"Sure. We will go to my base after exploring the world."

"Of course. I will take you to the place I like to visit from time to time."

After saying that, Zelretch opened up a portal for all of us. When we walk through the portal, I can see a beautiful beach.