Since When Did You Have The Illusion That You Don’t Have Magical Powers?! - CH 21

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In the square where tents were set up, all sorts of things were for sale, just as Percival said. Exotic textiles. Fresh fruit. Lovely ornaments that can be obtained for a reasonable price.

The market is overflowing with people and goods. I want to look around from one end to the other.

This is where my bad habit comes out. When I get absorbed in something, I lose all sight of my surroundings. I got so absorbed in the market that before I knew it, I had strayed from Percival. Huh? I was alone.

I look around to find that dazzling blonde.

“Are you alone?”

A man seems to be calling out to someone, but I don’t think it’s me, so I ignore him and he calls out to me again.

“It’s you there, are you alone?”

“……Eh? Me?”

“Yes, it’s you. If you don’t mind, would you like to have tea with me?’

A well-dressed man with a good-natured smile.

The man is probably an aristocrat for inviting someone in a Creare uniform to tea.

As a rule, students at the academy wear uniforms when they go out.

Basically, only aristocrats attend Creare, so the fact that someone is wearing this uniform shows that they are the son or daughter of an aristocrat. There are exceptions like me, but in other words, this uniform also proves your identity as a student of an aristocratic family.

But even if the other party is an aristocrat, I have no interest in drinking tea with a man I don’t know. Rather than that, if I don’t quickly find Percival and join him, I’ll make him worry unnecessarily.

“It’s fine. I have a companion.”

When I politely declined and turned on my heel, someone grabbed my shoulder from behind. If it was a pretty young lady who was suddenly grabbed by the shoulder, she would be trembling and frightened.

Isn’t this bad manners?

“Well, wait a minute. You’ve lost your companion, haven’t you? Then I’ll escort you instead.”

I was uncomfortable with the sudden familiarity, so I brushed away the hand that was grabbing my shoulder.

“I said no thanks.”

“I’m just being nice and telling you that it’s dangerous for a beautiful kid like you to walk alone.”

Thank you, it’s a nuisance! I mean, you’re a dangerous person in the first place. Shouldn’t a gentleman who obediently pulls back when refused?

“It’s none of your business. Well then, I’m in a hurry.”

“Ah, I don’t think you’ll understand unless I say it clearly. With me…”

“Was my companion rude?”

The familiar voice slams the man’s words out of his mouth and hugs my shoulder.

“Percival,”

“If a student of the academy has a problem outside, he or she is obliged to report it to the principal immediately. Is there something wrong?”

As soon as Percival appeared, the persistent man got away from me.

“No, no……he was alone, so I thought he might be in trouble.”

“Oh, then you have nothing to worry about. Come on, let’s go.”

”Yeah,”

“Now, if you’ll excuse me.”

Percival walks briskly while holding my shoulder. As expected, the man didn’t come after me. If he had been more persistent, I might have inadvertently blown him away with my magic. The other party is an aristocrat, and it would be bad to blow him away. The Knight of the Sun is dependable!

“That’s great, I found you. I’m sorry I left you alone.”

“……No, you saved me, he was very persistent.”

“There are aristocrats around here like that man who are trying to talk to good-looking sons from the academy and invite them.”

“Eh, what’s that? Do they go out of their way to target academy students?”

“Ah, it’s because they really want to deal with the aristocrats. Most of the people walking the streets without an escort are usually the lower ranks of nobility. They think they can force their way in and silence the other side.”

“Wow, that’s the worst.”

When money and power are wielded against them, the weak have no choice but to cry themselves to sleep. If the other party is an aristocrat, even more so. And there are always bad guys like that.

The academy also warns against them, but they approach you under the guise of kindness. But still, I didn’t think there was anyone who would approach me in such a conspicuous place, I’m sorry.

“It’s not for Percival to apologise. I was careless. When I got carried away, I quickly lost sight of my surroundings.”

“Apparently so.”

Even though we were having a lot of fun and excitement, I felt a little uneasy, but finally we headed to today’s destination.

As we turned off the main road and entered some side streets, we found a calm atmosphere. There were many specialty shops, such as a jewellery shop and a medicinal herb shop. This must be the street where such shops gather.

“This is it.”

“Oh!”

The old wooden sign hanging at the entrance is engraved with the name ‘Ars Magna Magic Tool Shop’. The old-fashioned door has the appearance of a long-established magic shop. This looks promising.

Once inside, the interior is dimly lit, and there is a sense of tranquillity, as if it were another world, completely detached from the bustle outside.

“Welcome”

The bespectacled owner of the shop greeted us in a calm voice. I immediately go to the shelf where wands are displayed.

The shelves were stocked with a wide variety of wands of different materials and designs. This is the only magic shop in the royal capital, where all kinds of things from all over the world are gathered. It was as if to say that there was nothing they didn’t have.

“Wah, there are so many different kinds.”

“……Seems like it’s not all about practicality these days.”

Percival is right, the walls are decorated with wands adorned with gold, white gold, gems and precious stones.

They are dazzling and beautiful, but are these really useful as magical tools?

As expected, such wands didn’t move my fingers, but wands made from polished unicorn horns and wands made from the branches of the world tree are quite attractive and tickle my desire to own them. Naturally, the prices are out of reach for me at the moment, so I can only look at them with envy.

Perhaps it would be cheaper to collect the materials and have them make it for me. With the goal of obtaining such a high-ranking wand someday, I talked about this with Percival and looked for relatively inexpensive wands that I could buy.

“Would you like to hold it in your hand to try it out?”

“I’d love to!”

I hold the wand made of laurel branches for the time being. With a light wave, a trail of light emerges from the tip of the wand as if it were sprinkling gold dust.

“Wow, the wand has this effect too!”

“No, no. It doesn’t have that effect.”

“Dear customer, that’s wonderful. I have been running this shop for a long time, but I have never seen a magician who can show their magic powers.

“Eh? Is that so?”

“Yes, yes. It is rare. I never thought I would see it with my own eyes. It’s really wonderful……”

The shopkeeper is completely impressed.

The crystal couldn’t glow, but with the wand, the gush of magic power appears as light. Indeed a blessing from a mysterious goddess. But this is quite interesting. In the dimly lit shop, the traces of light are clearly visible. I was so amused that I waved the wand around.

Then I waved several wands of different materials and decided on the first one I held, the laurel wand.

I also bought a wand holder to hang the wand from my waist. As the first step towards being a cool magician, it’s important to look good too.

The shopkeeper gave me a discount because I had shown him something good.

I immediately attached the holder to my uniform belt and hung my wand.

“How is it?”

“It looks pretty good.”

Percival and the shopkeeper look at me as if I’m their grandchild, but I don’t care. I’ve finally got the wand I’ve always wanted.

I’ve made my first extravagant purchase with the money given to me by the Duke. But this is the right way to spend money, isn’t it?

Because a magician needs a wand.