Huge Holy 29

29 - Things to do… things to do after another...

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“Hiee―! The hell’s that―!!”

The worker can’t stand up due to fear but, that's my line.
Magic stone flower... wait. I'm sure this is――

“It's a [Wand Flower] !”

Someone who wasn't me shouted the correct answer.
An elf who seems to be a researcher of some kind throws away the documents he was carrying and approaches my wand.
Or rather, this elf stinks!?
Has he not taken a bath? No, is he so absorbed in his research that he doesn't take a bath?. The male elf who doesn’t even take care of himself speaks enthusiastically.

“A wand grows and changes as it adapts to the owner’s magical power. Eventually, it bears fruit into a [Magic Stone] made from the owner’s magic power called the [Wand Flower]. The fact that you made a [Flower] bloom just by pouring magic into it must mean you and this wand have the best compatibility, no, it was a perfect match that you are destined for!!”

“I, I see.”

Who are you? Before I made that tsukkomi, the elf asked me.

“By the way, this [Wand Flower], this is the first time I've seen it! I've researched various wands for about 300 years, but this is a first! Is it a new variety?! Also, what is your element!?”

Ah―… the wand’s.
Well, no one would be stupid enough to use Herkovara as a wand. No wonder it's the first time.
I could feel the gazes from people around me.
The nobles who saw Herkovara's wand flower also rushed to the shop owner, saying, “It's beautiful!” “Sell me that wand too!” commoner magicians are also thinking of buying one as well.
I didn't want to get involved with the elf researcher, so I answered honestly.

“It’s Herkovara. I checked it with light magic [Scan] just now, so I think it's correct.”

“Wait, did you say Herkovara!? Herkovara is a tree that absorbs an extraordinary amount of magical power commonly used for criminals!??? To think you can use such a thing as a wand... what the? The thing you guys are holding is also―”

The elf researcher also noticed the Herkovara weapons that the adventurers had purchased, and the adventurers' faces changed when they heard the elf researcher's explanation.
The worker panicked and ran away to the street stalls.

“If you use magic while holding a Herkovara weapon, you'll be in serious trouble! Hey, wait!! Someone catch that weapon dealer!!”

“We were tricked!?”

“Hey! Return my money!!”

“They're scammers! Capture them!!”

Every single one of them, was crowding the stall while I took advantage of the confusion to leave.
Compatibility huh.
I guess it's just because my status is special due to my light element… Still, putting the [Flower] aside, the rough processing of the other parts make it a problem when holding it.
Maybe I can ask a dwarf or someone else to process it...? It's a wand though.

For the time being, I safely returned to the guild.
When I headed to the reception desk, the receptionist was waiting for me, surprised by the flashy Herkovala wand I’m holding.

“Josiah-san!? Did you buy a wand? And it even looks amazing…”

“I bought it, but it's a wand for self-defense. I'll still use grimoires and the likes… Huh?. Crezio-sama and the others still aren’t here?”

We were planning to tackle the C-rank dungeon with a party of Randy, Christoph, Sedoor, and Heinz Hankstein, with an addition of myself.
Did I just arrive at the meeting place, the guild, too early?

“A... actually, Hankstein-sama went ahead to the C-rank dungeon alone. I tried to stop him, but…”

“Ha!?”

Oi, is he stupid!?
When I asked “What about the others!?” to check, the receptionist shook her head and replied “Christoph-sama and the others still haven’t arrived.”
Heinz seems to have been to a D-rank dungeon, but D-rank and C-rank are totally different!

To be honest, the monsters in C-rank dungeons themselves are easy enough to defeat if you are used to D-rank dungeons, but the problem is their number.
Anyway, from C-rank dungeons onwards, the monster appearance rate increases.
S-rank dungeons are a hellish sight, apparently.

In other words, C-rank dungeons are the first place where experienced adventurers stumble and die.
And he went there alone!?
I'm not stupid enough to ignore this, I immediately say.

“I will go on ahead, or rather, I will go to rescue Hankstein-sama!”

“Eh, ah, yes! Please!!”

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(T/N: sorry for the cliffhanger, but I don't have enough stockpiled chapters, so I'll stop with two release today.)

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