âWhatever it is youâre feeling right now, this must be the feeling of disgrace.â
Iâve heard that she has only a few emotions.
Iâm sure that I can say that because I donât have much emotion.
A person with normal senses would not be able to say such a thing out of nowhere.
The fact that she said it in the first breath, Reyes must have been in a rough state of mind, unlike the expressionless one on her face.
âWell, well, well âŠâŠ.â
When Leeya overheard this comment, she tried to quiet Reyes, but her expression did not move a muscle.
âItâs your first time here, isnât it? Are you nervous? Donât worry, just lie back and close your eyes and it will be over soonâŠâŠ Trust me. Iâm sure youâll get more than your moneyâs worth out of that body.â
Kunon Gurion, who is in front of her, around twenty years old, explaining to the older female magic school teachers about the business of âsleepâ in a uselessly sweet way.
Reyes canât help but feel helpless at the situation where she is finally forced to consult even this frivolous person.
And more than that, she feels humiliated.
She really didnât want to rely on Kunon or anyone else if she could help it.
It was over two weeks into the school year.
The saint Reyes came with her friends to the classroom Kunon was renting.
âOh, Iâm sorry. You can come in, but can you wait a moment?â
Kunon had heard from Seyfi, the assistant teacher who had come to visit the day before, that she was bringing the saint today.
But it was a bad timing.
It was right before he was going to explain to his first guests about âproviding a sleeping environmentâ, so he had to ask the saints to wait for a while.
And the saints had to wait and watch Kunonâs behavior.
âThatâs all for now. The course of your choice â the time of use is the whole morning. Option is the hairless rat. Okay. Please sign here: âŠâŠ Yes, thank you. Then letâs go to the secret garden.â
Kunon took his new guest to the next classroom and came right back.
âHere you go. I was a little surprised to see such a large group of people here.â
Thatâs right.
The saint was not alone.
First, there was Seyfi, the associate teacher, who was supporting her.
I know this because Kunon also had Serph with him.
The problem is that she came with classmates.
Our classmates Hank and Leeya came with her.
âIâm the last person youâve talked to, right? I feel hurt. You should have asked me earlier.â
Thatâs what I meant.
âPersonally, I never wanted to rely on you. You never know what they might ask for in return.â
âHaha. A gentleman would never take advantage of a womanâs weakness. â You owe me something, though.â
ââŠâŠâŠâŠâ
Iâm talking about the fear of that âlending and borrowingâ.
Is Kunon getting the message or not?
ââŠ.. I think you have a pretty good idea of my situation, can you handle it?â
The saintâs disbelief was strong.
How can I trust him after he showed me such frivolous things as soon as he came here?
â However, she didnât have any regrets, and her expectations were high.
Two weeks have passed since I entered the school.
Kunonâs business is already going well, and itâs in this classroom.
I was told that it used to be an empty classroom, but it had already turned into a laboratory.
Books are strewn about.
There are piles of papers.
Catalysts, mediums, metals, and glassware are being brought in for who knows what purpose.
For all intents and purposes, this messy place was the laboratory of a dedicated sorcerer.
It was not the home of someone who had only recently been an apprentice sorcerer.
He may seem frivolous and full of problems, but Kunon is already a sorcerer.
He seems to be as capable as any teacher out there.
Thatâs why I canât help but have high hopes for him.
And itâs not just the saint, itâs also the same for her two classmates.
After all, Kunon Gurion is no ordinary person.
This was the common impression of the three of us.
Heâs frivolous, though.
âI donât know if itâs the situation or if itâs just that you have no hope of making moneyâŠâ
âYes. There are a number of jobs available, but they do not allow me to earn one and a half million Nekka a month.â
âYou canât use healing magic, can you?â
âYes. My healing is a holy power given to me by my ancestors and God. It cannot be used for the mundane purpose of making money.â
âIs there a religious reason for that?â
âYes, there is. Thatâs what you have to understand.â
âCan a saint get married? Can a saint get married or will she be celibate for the rest of her life as a priestess?â
âThatâs not my question, so I have no comment.â
âAre you getting married, Miss Seyfi?â
âWhat? Ah, what? Marriage?â
Seyfi, who was casually looking at the documents that were lying around, was surprised when she was suddenly asked to talk.
âI want to get married, but first I need to get a boyfriendâŠ.. But first I need to pass the teacherâs examâŠâŠ. No, you donât need to worry about me.â
âA gentleman is always curious about the progress of an attractive woman. Right, Hank?â
âOh? Oh, yeah, right.â
Hank, who was also curious about the documents, gave a fresh reply.
Leeya is getting fidgety too, so it looks like everyone but the saint is out of the conversation for now.
â- You can read whatever is around there if you like.â
The important documents have been properly put away and put in order.
All thatâs around is what I wrote down from books and references.
More to the point, it was all information that was already in Kunonâs head.
Deciding that he was in no condition to talk to all of them, Kunon decided to just talk to the saint, not paying attention to his surroundings anymore.
âThe way a sorcerer makes money is through these documents.â
ââŠâŠ These are the results of records that have undergone verification and experimentation regarding sorcery?â
âYes. Someone buys it based on how important it is and how much it will affect the magic world in the futureâŠâŠ. Well, itâs still too difficult for us.â
Kunon and the others are still mere apprentice magicians.
Our knowledge and experience are far from that of our predecessors.
Itâs not easy to catch up and surpass them in terms of abilities and ideas.
Most of the ideas I have come up with have already been thought of and passed by someone else.
No one would want to pay for a compilation or experiment of such things.
If you win, you can expect to make a lot of money, but, well, not right now.
âOne and a half million a month? Thatâs not an amount you can earn by working normallyâŠâŠ Then I guess youâll have to do some kind of business instead of working for someone else.â
âI thought about that idea too. But what do you want me to sell? I know that selling magic is what a magician does, but my magic canât be used as a tool to make money.
I donât have the money to start a business, nor do I have the know-how to do so. It would take too much time to learn now.â
âThatâs right. If I try my hand at a random business, I would fail and go into debt.â
âI think youâve done quite well in that regard.â
âProviding a sleep environment? Itâs only the result of doing what I can, though.â
Simply put, the saint is in a state where she is restricted in what she can do.
For religious reasons.
Itâs not an exaggeration to say that the saint is one of the worldâs greatest treasures, but I never thought that the day would come when she would be in so much trouble with money.
A saint was once a non-entity against demon kings and demon tribes.
If you only take away their abilities, they could never dream of getting rich.
And yet, here we are.
Itâs a difficult time to be a saint.
Itâs just not possible.
âI did a quick search, and am I correct in assuming that light magic specializes in healing and purification?â
âThatâs right. If we divide it into two major categories, the magic I can use will be those two.â
âSo, you canât use healing?â
âRight.â
âIs it safe to use purification for business?â
âNo problem.â
âBy the way, is there anything you want to learn here, Miss Reyes? Do you want to master magic or is that just a vague goal?â
âI want to learn everything I can. A magic school is the right place to do that, right?â
Kunon nodded, âI see.â
âSo, why donât you work with me to make a magic tool? Iâve got a few ideas, but I havenât started on them yet.
I donât know if weâll ever finish it, but, you know, magic tools are big when they hit.â
â- Wait a minute!â
It was Seyfi who stopped Kunon from speaking.
âIsnât that about the rights to the new magic tool? No matter how much it costs, it is indeed a joint production..â
If you win the rights to the magic tools, the amount is large.
Even if you donât win, if you get a good reputation, youâll still get a lot of money there.
âItâs okay. Itâs something I was originally planning to create one day after going through various experiments. Itâs just to the extent that if we had light magic, we might be able to manage it right now.
And itâs not like Iâm going to raise all my powers separately. Besides, the main character is Miss Reyes, and itâs easy for me to just come up with ideas.â
Just to give you an idea.
It was still a big story, but Kunon was in his usual light-hearted mood.
âAbove all, Iâm on the side of women. Itâs a gentlemanâs duty to cut himself some slack.â
The tone was so light that I wondered if he really understood what he was saying.
âWhat do you suggest? This is the only money-making scheme I can think of that I can offer right now.â
âCan I wait to hear what you have to say before I respond?â
I donât think so. As long as Iâm talking about an idea, I have to talk about the concept and the finished product. I donât want you to take all the information with you.â
âI seeâŠâŠ. What is the success rate?â
âItâs up to you. As I said before, youâre the main person in charge of making the magic tools. Once itâs in your hands, thereâs nothing more for me to do but watch and wait. Of course, I will watch with passion until the end.â
âCan you make one and a half million Nekka a month with itâŠâŠ?â
âI think you can. I think you can make a lot more money in the long run. Thatâs up to you, though. No, itâs our first time working together.â
â- Okay. Iâll take you up on that.â
ââŠâŠ Oh, okay.â
After two weeks of thinking about this and that, I couldnât find a way to make one and a half million bucks.
He still hadnât told me what he was going to do, but here I was, finally coming up with a way to make some money.
Then there is no choice but to challenge.
The saint made a decision, even though she was prepared to go to the second class if it came down to it. Iâm trying to shut up Kunon, who is making a lot of noise.
âYouâre sure? Are you sure you want to do this? Yes! Itâs an experiment in light magic! I have to write it all down!â