11 To the Human Empire!
"Why should we go to such a place?" Netis asked. Olleus had just suggested we travel to the human empire for our first trip.
"Well, I know that the Empire doesn't welcome Dark elves and Beastmen. However, there is something in the Empire that I'm quite sure you would want" Olleus said.
"And what could that be?" I asked Olleus and to be honest, I am very against this as well.
"There are three people you guys are searching for, two girls and a man. Am I wrong?" Olleus asked.
"No, you're not. I'm not really sure the man is even here though" I said.
"Well, if you want to know how I know this then… don't ask. You see, the girl is, as you can guess, in the human empire. There is one problem, however," Olleus said.
"What type of problem are we talking about?" Netis asked.
"How do I explain this? Well, the girl you're looking for is a… royal family member." Olleus explained.
"HOW DARE SHE!" Netis screamed at the top of her lungs.
"Netis calm down, it's not like she chose to be a princess," I told Netis who wouldn't calm down.
"He is correct," Olleus said. Netis calmed down.
After this, a 5-second silence followed.
"WHY AREN'T YOU GUYS ASKING ME HOW I KNOW THIS!" Olleus finally exploded.
"Eh! You told us not to!" Netis shouted back.
I sighed and asked, "Olleus, how did you find out I was looking for three people?" After this, Olleus calmed down.
"It's simple, a god told me that you were looking for three people and even told me how one of them looked like!" Olleus told us while having a smug look on his face.
"Cheapskate" Netis said.
"How am I cheapskate for listening to advice from the gods?" Olleus proclaimed. Netis went silent.
"There is still one problem though, it's not a problem for me to get into the empire since I look like a normal elf. But Netis doesn't really look like a human. With the ears and all" I said, reminding Olleus that I was pale white.
"I have already thought of that, I present you…" Olleus took a cap from his bag.
"I knew it! Cheapskate!" Netis didn't want to hide her ears with a cap. Netis herself was a beastman, more specifically of the tiger tribe. It really compliments her aggressive attitude and well-developed body.
"Hold on! This cap is… err… ah yes, enchanted with illusion magic!" I could sense Olleus activating magic the moment he said that.
"Oh, then it should be able to hide my ears even if I take it off," Netis said, Olleus mumbled a spell.
"Wait! I heard that! You really are a cheapskate!" Olleus didn't really think this through.
"Ah, remember to give this to Isao" Olleus handed me a glove.
"It's something that will change his skin color and make him look more like an elf" Olleus gave me a black glove made out of leather.
"Thank you, mentor," I said to Olleus.
"… I'm really losing my temper here" Netis was furious.
* * *
"Good luck on your journey!" Olleus shouted as we left.
After having gotten to the city Netis asked me, "Young master, where should we go first?"
"Before we can leave, we have to do two things. One, get Isao. Two, go to the adventurers guild." I told her.
"Seems good," Netis said.
We went to the place where Sanjo trains Isao all the time.
It seems Sanjo already prepared Isao for travel and was waiting for us to come and get him. Isao didn't waste any time to follow us. After getting Isao we went to the adventurers guild.
"Can I talk to Falko?" I asked the receptionist at the counter. "Yes, follow me." We followed the receptionist to the Guild Master's room.
We came into the room and Falko immediately asked, "What do you want to talk about?"
"We're going to the human empire, and I wanted you to help us a little," I said.
"What do you need me to help with?" Falko asked.
"We can disguise ourselves as elves or humans, but our guild card states our real race," I said.
"You want me to change that? Sure, I owe you countless favors anyways." Falko chanted a spell, "Done, here you go"
"So, the cards are changeable using magic?" I asked.
"More or less, but only guild masters can change them though," Falko said.
"Well, we're also going to need a certificate from you, to make sure we can manage to get into the adventurers guild in the empire,"
"Ah yes, Olleus asked me to prepare a few a while back… here you go".
"Thank you Falko, we'll be on our way now," I said and started to leave the guild.
"Goodbye, little ones" Falko waved at us.
"That was easier than I expected it to be," Netis said.
"I already knew he had those prepared. I just didn't want to be rude" I said.
"Hmm, as expected of Young Master," Netis said.
* * *
After getting the papers, we decided to get some food for the trip and find a carriage. Right now, we are done with the first two things. However, the carriage is giving us trouble.
None of the carriages are traveling to the human empire. Mostly because the people living around here are dark-elves, beast men, demons and such. Making the humans, who have been taught to hate us, abstain from traveling here. So, in order to travel there, we can either walk there or just buy our own carriage. And by a vote, 2-1 we decided that carriage was the best idea.
We got a carriage for 30 silvers, a good price. The horse cost around 10 silvers. In total it's 40 silvers (400$). "Young master! We're leaving!" Netis shouted.
"I'm coming" I closed the book. The book I'm talking about is the Magic book. I have completed the first 10 pages, there are a total of 100 pages of information.
I got on the carriage and we headed towards the human empire. It will take about 10 days to get there. Meanwhile, I'll continue my research on this book.
* * *
I'm going to simplify all the information I've gained from this book. The first ten pages were about mana, what mana is and does. To sum it up, mana is souls. The mana thinks, and the mana has feelings. The people that have are more adept in magic, are simply liked more by the mana souls. There is a reason why only the most charismatic nobles can produce good mages.
That is also the reason why some commoners end up having extraordinary magical power.
Now, what mana does when, for example, you were to fire off an arrow of ice. Then the mana would transform based on the image and understanding of the spell. The better image and understanding will make the ice arrow better and easier to control.
Then it's the chanting technique. I haven't completely managed to understand what the creator is writing about here, but I'll explain it the best I can.
When you chant, you command the mana souls to do something. Which is making it harder to form the souls to your will. However, if you were to find a way to get rid of the chanting, then you can bend the transformed soul to your will. Doing this will cause you to exhaust your energy much faster.
The only reason I can fire off many spells without chanting is that of the heavy training I received by Ailen and father.
There are still a lot of answers I want from this book, like why do people get different aptitudes and such.
