Is this really just an RPG? !

Going to the Spellcasters Guild doesn't take much time.

Of course, the premise is not to get lost in this bustling city.

It is not too difficult to find an association located close to the center of the city, not to mention that this association is very conspicuous. The decoration at the door and the nearby buildings are almost two different styles.

What's more, the Spellcasters' Guild is right next to the Adventurers' Guild.

"So, why didn't the master follow Miss Emily in the first place?"

"...How do I know!"

You must know that the two places are close together. At the beginning, I would not make the decision to act separately. It would be more reassuring to have someone lead the way in an unfamiliar big city. Although this is not necessary, after all, not long ago, Qiuqiu became an excellent guide because of the ability of a certain slime.

Although the process is full of slots.

Although this looks like the setting of "XX is free and has nothing to do, suddenly add it".

But it cannot be denied that such a Qiuqiu is quite useful.

"I always feel that master, you speak ill of me again."

"Ahem! Let's go in!"

"This is changing the subject, right! This is changing the subject, right! It's too blunt and too obvious!"

"Ah, maybe! Maybe! Maybe! You can say what you want!"

Muttering a purely perfunctory answer, ignoring Qiuqiu's complaints, I walked into the spellcaster's association. The situation inside surprised me a little. There were only a few people talking quietly in the wide hall; the waitress standing inside the counter squinted her eyes and kept shaking her head, as if she was about to fall asleep soon.

Quite a spooky scene.

But after considering the habits of the caster, this situation is understandable.

"Boom boom boom."

I went to the counter and tapped on the table, trying to impress the waitress. It's a pity that the lady is probably too sleepy, and my reminder sound became her lullaby, making her lie down on the counter from standing directly, and she can still hear "snooting hululu" vaguely the sound of.

I don't know what to do.

Always feel that waking up the other party is a great sin.

"Penny, the vice president is looking for... eh?"

Just when I was about to wake up the waitress who was completely asleep, a man came out. He was wearing a loose robe and was holding a stack of books in his hands. On the top of the books were a bottle of ink and a A quill and an open notebook, looking ready to delve into the book in hand.

However, because of the sleeping waitress, he stopped his movements.

"Penny? Ah, this guest, I'm sorry, our waitress probably fell asleep because she was too tired, can you wait a little bit?"

The man said to me and bent his body slightly.

If it wasn't for the thing he was holding in his hand, he was probably about to make a 90° bow.

"It's okay, it's not something to worry about."

"Thank you very much for your understanding."

After the man finished speaking, he put the things in his hand on the counter, took the sleeping woman back to the door, and walked out after about a few minutes. At this time, he had already changed his clothes. It was no longer the usual outfit for spellcasters, but the receptionist's outfit.

"Sorry, what do you need?"

"I'm going to buy some magic scrolls... well, show me the materials too."

I suddenly remembered one thing.

Emily can use ancient magic, that is, the kind of magic that requires casting materials and chanting for a long time. Although according to her statement, "the blood of the brave is the best casting material", but for my own body, I think it is still Prepare some messy things in the bag, you may need them when you don't know.

I cherish life very much.

27 HP, as long as 26 drops will make my HP return to 0.

——Of course, this is because 1 point of HP will be deducted when the wound is opened.

I really can't figure out how this HP is calculated, but I dare not try it.

"Materials? Do you mean the materials for casting spells or the materials for making props?"

"I think I need them all."

"Well, then please wait a moment, I'll get you a list."

"Um."

After watching him leave, I turned my attention to my elf partner.

She was very interested in her new ability, and began to play it differently. Although magic only endows Qiuqiu with the ability of "finding the route", combined with her own "endless library" ability, there will probably be some changes, and the result is that she is completely upgraded to a deluxe version of the navigator .

If Lilith were here, she wouldn't be able to resist taking Qiuqiu away and doing a series of research.

"You're not tired of playing yet."

"Of course! Master, this is super interesting! I also saw several red dots gathered outside the house."

"……ha?"

Red dot?

I suspect that there is something wrong with my ears, and I have a very subtle hallucination, which causes me to mishear the content.

It is obviously the first time I have come to this city, and I have never had any enemies before. The only one who is regarded as hostile is the bear demon Melville who has been sealed and basically has no way to come out to make trouble. Why is he suddenly surrounded by a group of red dots? Surrounded? What's more important is that Qiuqiu didn't pay attention to this matter at all.

"Wait, Qiuqiu, how many red dots are there?"

"Hmm... 8, 1 big and 7 small... wait! Master! It's red dots! Red dots, red dots! Master, did you do some unreasonable explosion incident!"

"Don't care about me! And why am I going to blast!"

"Master, do you have any existence value besides blasting!"

"certainly……"

Wait, it seems that there is really no one?

As a brave man, my additions are all mysteriously focused on strange abilities such as "explosive power", "explosive range", "explosive effect", and "explosive improvement"? Although I don't know what the reason is, I always feel that I am a bit miserable. I can neither play Crescent Moon nor shout "My magic will tear you apart", but can only "BOOM" constantly. For a brave man It's really hopeless.

…………

its not right!

This is not the point!

"Can you confirm who the red dot is?"

"No, it's just that these guys are shown on the radar."

Qiuqiu shrugged at me.

I still can't figure out who the other party might be, not to mention that I had almost no dealings with powerful people before I met Lilith, and even after I met, it was only occasionally to deal with some emergencies To get to know those people only after events, there is almost zero possibility of enmity. The only thing I can think of is probably the man who confessed to Lilith in the academy, but I don't think he would go to a place like Iceland just to discuss that matter with me.

【who is it! 】

"Master, do you want to call out?"

"I'd rather just leave."

This is the Spellcaster's Association, if it really starts to fight, there will be more troubles one after another, the other party will block the only entrance and exit, and I don't have any secret door to escape... Eh? Why should I run away? Since it has nothing to do with me, why are you acting so flustered?

"Owner?"

"Well... just leave it alone for now, I don't think the other party will make a move in this kind of place."

"But..."

"If you really want to make a move, it should be a powerful person in the local area. When the time comes, you can go to Lilith to ask for help."

"So that's the case, then Qiuqiu continues to help the master guard the guys at the door, they don't seem to have plans to come in yet."

"Um...they?"

"Although I don't know who it is, I can tell whether it's a male or a female. I don't understand this point, but the ability to provide me with such information shows that 7 of these 8 people are male."

"That's it..."

I probably thought of a possibility: a certain eldest lady brought her 7 servants.

So, whose eldest lady will get involved with me?

It still appeared with a hostile red name.

"Could it be someone who opposed Lilith? Or Emily?"

"It's not like, they are not hostile to Her Royal Highness Lilith and Miss Emily, they are just yellow."

"Hey! Are you sure about this?"

"Since both of you are in your team, master, you can tell that all the hatred points of these eight people belong to you, master."

"Hate value? You say that...it makes sense, and I don't know how you came up with this familiar-sounding word."

Qiuqiu pointed to the pictures and texts that appeared around him, expressing the message "this ability told me" to me.

What a strange ability.

It's a pity that I have released that slime to a place that I don't even know, so I can't give it to Emily for research.

"Sir, here is the list, let's make a choice."

"Um."

I nodded, and immediately looked towards the part of the magic scroll.

Not looking for offensive magic, but looking for magic that can break this status quo.

Since those few people didn't come in, they must have felt that it was not good to have a fight in the Spellcaster Association, so they should monitor the situation inside from the window, and then take action the moment I go out. In other words, I will leave the Spellcaster Association without these people noticing, and seek answers from Lilith and Emily.

The magic that does it...

【Invisibility】.

It just so happens that this magic scroll is for sale here.

But that's not enough, the people watching inside will see me cast magic.

So……

"That's all, and one more thing."

"Please say."

"Can you provide me with a room? It's a room for making magic props."

"Okay, 2 gold coins for an hour."

"That's it, help me settle these things."

I handed the other party the list in my hand, and a bag of gold coins for payment.

"Master? Why don't you just go out?"

"It's too obvious to go straight out...so try another way."

I replied like this, grabbed the gray stone in front of me, and held it in front of Qiuqiu.

"Ashstone, to be precise, is a very special material made from the weathered ashes of bones left by dead creatures. It sounds very powerful, but in fact it can only be said to be a low-magic material, and it does not contain any mana itself. , this kind of talent is mainly used for making..."

"Making?"

I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Of course, it is a smoke bomb used to obstruct the vision, or a magic that can produce thick fog!

Because my specialty is not making props, there are not many convenient tools in the room provided by the Spellcasters Association. It is my limit to be able to make small smoke bombs from the materials in my hand. The props can be rubbed out by rubbing with hands." I can't understand that kind of words.

How powerful her hands must be to casually rub out that seemingly powerful prop!

"Probably talent."

"No, no, rubbing hands is not a talent, it is simply a cheat disguised as an unscientific auxiliary tool."

"Isn't the master also able to trigger explosions at will, even if he releases some magic that will not produce explosive effects no matter how you look at it?"

"For example?"

"Quantun Strike [Quantum Shock]."

"Well, ah... that's right."

It's obviously just a move that compresses energy and releases a light cannon, but in my hands it can produce an indescribable blasting effect.

"It's almost like setting off fireworks."

"Sorry, should I change the spell name to Iridescent Jet [Colorful Jet], so that it is close to the act of 'setting off fireworks'."

"It's not possible. This spell has existed for a long time. At most, it can be changed to Iridescent Jet-Alteration [Colorful Jet-Alteration]."

"That's it."

I was just talking casually, but I didn't expect such a spell to exist.

The props being made in hand are considered finished, as for the actual effect, I don't know, maybe it can function normally? Besides, there are 4 smoke bombs, even if there is a dud bomb, it doesn't matter. After packing everything up, I handed the smoke bombs to Qiuqiu, leaving only one in my pocket.

"Give me?"

"Qiuqiu, if you say it, you can also make people not notice the smoke bomb in your hand."

"Sensory hints can do this level... Oh! I understand Master!"

Qiuqiu nodded vigorously, and even reached out to pat his undulating chest.

"One indoor and one outdoor?"

"You can throw them all away if necessary. I still have one on my side as a backup."

I pointed to my pocket.

This is to make people inside and outside the association not understand who put the smoke bomb, so that they can pretend it was an accident and then take the opportunity to run out. Although I don't know how those people found my location, at least they can distance themselves.

The problems behind will be considered later.

I walked out of the room and subconsciously looked towards the counter. The inside of the counter now is not the man who received me before, but a woman named Penny who fell asleep on the counter from the beginning.

"I have received the key, and this is the deposit refunded to you."

"Um."

She seemed to be seeing me for the first time.

In other words, when I first came, she wasn't in a daze, but she was really asleep, so she didn't have any impression of me.

"Is there anything else I can help you with?"

"No, ah! Yes, if possible..."

I suddenly changed my words and raised my voice to distract the receptionist Penny. At the same time, I folded my arms on the counter to show that I would not leave soon. I tapped the table with my right hand casually. Pretend to think about what you still need. At this moment, the sound of objects falling to the ground suddenly sounded, and it could be clearly distinguished that two things had fallen.

"Huh? This round prop..."

"boom!"

A curious gentleman picked up the prop that fell on the ground, but he didn't expect it to explode like this.

"Wow ah ah ah!"

The gentleman subconsciously yelled, coupled with the smoke filling the room, causing the entire Spellcasters Association to become a mess.

"Cough cough, cough cough, sir! Please evacuate first."

The receptionist said this to me, and then hurried to the door, probably looking for the staff in the association to help.

What happens next is none of my business.

"Master! It's done!"

"Well, let's go!"

Both inside and outside the association are full of thick and pungent smoke. I don't feel uncomfortable under such circumstances, just because I have been lowering the sensitivity of my sense of smell.

——Since I went to Ingrid's prison, I haven't changed this option again.

I can't feel the bad smell like garlic, but it's barely bearable.

"Ahem! Master! What the hell did you put, cough!"

"I added a little something, just to provide convenience."

"It's too bad! This feeling seems to mix all the pungent smells together!"

"Well, it works pretty well, doesn't it?"

Because those who were squatting at the gate of the association were coughing constantly, there was no way to notice that someone ran out at this time. Although the smoke can obstruct the line of sight, it is daytime after all, so as long as you look hard, you can still vaguely see running figures.

But due to the additional materials I added to the smoke bomb, they won't be able to regain their mobility for about a while.

"Master, I think we should move faster."

"Eh?"

I turned my head to look at Qiuqiu, hoping she could give me a reason.

Although I can only vaguely see her figure under such smog, there is no way to convey information with eyes.

Fortunately, Qiuqiu continued the topic.

"Mana is gathering, master, aren't you very sensitive to this kind of thing?"

"...It used to be, and recently I have adjusted this down too."

"Then aren't you trying to die?!"

"What can I do! It's hard to be on the boat! The concentration and activity of mana in the sea will make me dizzy!"

"Hey, is that why you get seasick?"

"Ahem... I only discovered this after drinking the medicine made by Emily."

"When was the setting added?"

"No, I'm just too lazy to mention it... Wait a minute, I'll restore my perception."

"Master, Qiuqiu feels that he can feel it without feeling it now."

I also understand why she said that.

The smoke is dissipating because of the gathering wind. The only reason for a sudden storm in a city is that someone is gathering strength to release some moves, and the purpose of this person is probably to blow away the smoke. That is to say, some of the eight people responded to the reason for the smog.

"The sensory adjustment is complete, Qiuqiu! Can you lock Lilith's position?"

"It might take a while."

"Then run around the city first and go to places with a lot of people!"

"Okay! Master follows."

Under the leadership of Qiuqiu, I ran towards a street with heavy traffic.

What makes my stomach hurt is that according to Qiuqiu's perception, those people are still locked on my position, even if I go around in different lanes, I can't get rid of them. For some reason, my location was completely exposed, and the 8 people who followed me all chose the nearest road to approach.

"So master, is there really nothing strange about you?"

"No, no, no! There is nothing, the valuables in the backpack have long been replaced with gold coins, and the magic scrolls and spell-casting materials are all under the body, because they are placed in the backpack, which is completely different from this world. On the other hand, there will never be a situation of 'being locked due to the breath of a certain item'."

"Is it on you, master?"

"Just a Gungnir, okay?! That's my magic weapon, of course I will carry it with me!"

"Put it in the backpack too!"

"Yes, yes... now?"

"Still locked, is there anything else?"

"No! You can't let me run naked! Are you going to run naked for the brave? Although I can be published in the newspaper and become famous overnight, I don't want to use this method!"

"Then please hurry up, master, to run naked. According to the speed of the other party, you will soon catch up!"

"Reject! Reject!"

I retorted, and patted my pockets to make sure there was nothing in them, and stopped immediately.

"Owner?"

"Let's change the way and run outside the city."

"Then?"

"Ask the situation first, if it doesn't work, just blow it up."

"Choose to blast if you can't escape?!"

"Otherwise, what else can I do!"

Qiuqiu didn't continue talking, it seemed that she could only think of this way.

It should be the best situation if we can have a good conversation, but if the other party makes a move by force, I can only throw a lot of messy scrolls I just bought on their heads to try their power.

"But master, I think we will be caught up before we run outside the city."

"Well... come here, come closer."

I took out a magic scroll from my backpack.

A magic scroll that records 【Invisibility】.

The effect is to cover one's body with a layer of special mana, this layer of mana will make one's body "look transparent", and when other people look at themselves, they will directly see the scene behind them, thus achieving invisibility Purpose.

But this spell is useless for those who are sensitive to temperature, sound or breath.

"this is okay?"

"It should be...Okay Qiuqiu, let's leave the city quickly."

"Um."

I looked back and just happened to see a few men who were obviously chasing someone.

Wearing heavy armor and carrying weapons, this configuration is either the city's guards or the guards of a certain family. These people seem to be blindly looking for my position in the crowd, which means that they have no means of locking me.

【How did you find out where I am!? 】

I can't think of an answer.

Until I saw a woman in a spellcasting robe behind the guards and a book in her hand.

"It's right in front! He's running out of the city! You can't see it because this guy used [Invisibility]!"

Alas!

Even this can be found? !

"The unknown caster in front! I advise you to give up resistance! Since you will attack members of the Scott family, you should be mentally prepared to be hunted down by the Scott family!"

ha?

What?

When did I attack such a family with an awkward name? !

"Master, when did you blow up someone in their family?"

"No!"

"In short, let's talk about leaving the city first."

I added casually, after turning around to confirm the distance between the guards and me, I stopped looking behind me and concentrated on following Qiuqiu towards the outside of the city.

Hope things won't be too troublesome this time around.

I took a deep breath and prayed in my heart.