The Strongest Onmyoji and the Shikigami With AI are Unparalleled in Another World ~ A Second Life Properly Enjoyed Using Artificial Intelligence ~ - Chapter 15

When we reached the basement, we found a fair number of people who seemed to be adventurers training.

“This spot should be good.”

The old man in front of us stopped walking, so we did the same.

“Master, do your best!”

“Good luck!”

“…..Do your best.”

The three girls cheered me on.

“Why do you have a whole gallery of supporters?”

The old man looked at the three of them with a bemused expression.

“You have Pamela with you, too.”

“She doesn’t seem very enthusiastic about cheering, though.”

Pamela held a pen and paper, appearing more ready to take notes than to cheer.

“My condolences.”

“Tch! Is this what women like these days?!”

I don’t think that’s what it is.

“Whatever, let’s just get started. What do I need to do?”

“I thought a mock battle would be good, but since you’re a magician, let’s stop.”

Hmm?

“You’re backing down!”

“Well, I think it’s reasonable.”

“….Pathetic.”

AI-chan, Natalia, and Alice pitch in again.

Ah, so that’s how it is.

“It doesn’t have to be magic. I can also use a sword.”

“Your specialty is probably magic, right? Then show me that.”

This is definitely backing down.

Well, I don’t know how strong he was in his active days, but he’s retired now.

“What should I do?”

“Look at this.”

The old man took out what appeared to be a talisman.

“A talisman?”

“Yeah. This is a talisman that protects against magic, and it’s quite something. I have this, so go ahead and attack me with magic.”

“Are you sure?”

“Didn’t I say it’s quite something? It’ll be fine.”

Is it really okay?

“Master! The Great Curse of Purgatory! Or the Eternal Fox Hell! Show him the power of Kisaragi!”

“Idiot. The town will burn down, and everyone will die.”

It was a dangerous spell mother taught me.

“Alright! Let’s go with this one!”

The old man affixed the talisman to a straw doll used for training.

He wanted me to cast the spell on the doll.

It was no longer a mock battle at this point.

“Okay, that’s fine with me. I’m good with anything. How strong should a D-rank be?”

“I’ll judge based on the magic. You can do it whenever you’re ready.”

As instructed, I directed my hand towards the air and summoned foxfire.

A fireball appeared in the palm of my hand.

“How’s this?”

“Master, I think that’s F-rank.”

At AI-chan’s comment, I increased the output of my spiritual power, intensifying the flames.

“Is this enough?”

“Hmm, E-rank, I suppose?”

Still not there…

I further increased the firepower.

“How about this?”

“I think appearance is important. Let’s make it bigger.”

As instructed, I doubled the size of the fire, which had been about the size of a human head.

“Is this good?”

“That’s nice. Let’s go.”

“Alright! Foxfire!”

The fireball I released stretched out like a fox’s tail and struck the straw doll directly.

The doll began to burn with a golden flame.

“Whoa…”

“….I think I’ll stop calling myself a magician.”

Natalia and Alice stared at the burning fire in astonishment.

“Master, how is it?”

“No, that talisman is amazing. The straw doll isn’t burning at all.”

With this level of firepower, straw would usually turn to ashes in an instant, but I could still see the silhouette of the doll within the flames.

“How frustrating. You should have increased the firepower even more.”

No, that talisman is probably quite expensive, isn’t it? It would be a waste.

“Hey, how long is that fire going to keep burning?”

The old man asks.

“Until I say so. It will continue to burn forever.”

“Put it out! It’s too hot!”

Well, we are underground.

I put out the foxfire as instructed. In its place stood a straw doll, completely unburned and without even a hint of scorching.

“That’s amazing.”

“That talisman is nice. It’s better than the defensive talismans I make.”

Won’t you teach me the formula?

“Y-Yeah! Well, it’s okay, I guess! I’ll give you a D-rank. Pamela, take care of it.”

The old man says, dripping with sweat, and quickly climbs the stairs.

“Um, let’s go back to the reception for now.”

Pamela says, following the old man with a look of exasperation, so we climb the stairs and return to the reception.

“Here is your adventurer card. For Yuuma-san, who is a reincarnated person, it will also serve as identification, so please take care of it.”

“Thank you. I’d like to take on a request right away, but…”

I have no money.

“The requests are posted on the wall over there. Of course, you can’t take on anything above C-rank.”

So those papers covering the wall are the request forms.

“Can I ask you something that’s been on my mind?”

“Go ahead.”

“I understand that the rank determines whether or not you can take on a request. But what happens when multiple people take on a request together? Alice is B-rank and Natalia is C-rank, right?”

I guess that means we can only take on C-rank requests.

“In that case, there’s something called a party rank.”

Ah, I see. So it’s based on the party’s rank, not the individual’s.

“I see. By the way, what’s their party rank?”

“Um, it’s C-rank.”

Hmm…

“Okay, I understand. But I want to get to work right away. I don’t know my way around, so can you recommend a good request?”

“Well, um, it’s already evening, so it might be better to wait until tomorrow to take on a request. Of course, the profitable ones involve leaving the town, and if you go out now, it’ll be night by the time you get there. The gates are closed at night, so you’d have to camp outdoors.”

Either way, we’d have to camp outdoors…

Then it would be better to stay in town for peace of mind.

“It would be bad if we just climbed over the wall, right?”

“Of course. That would be illegal.”

I guess so.

“Natalia, you have beautiful hair.”

I turn around and compliment Natalia.

“H-Here, borrow this. Please don’t compliment me, it’s scary for some reason.”

Why?

“Master had 12 wives, so he’s thought to be a womanizer at heart.”

Just go ahead and tell everyone.

“12?!”

Oh, Pamela found out too.

“It was just a past life. I don’t even have any memories of it, so I don’t know.”

“Oh, um…”

She’s backing away…

“Anyway, I’ll be fine. I’ll pay you back tomorrow after I do some work, so lend me enough for one night’s stay.”

“Okay, sure.”

Kind Natalia takes out her wallet.

“…Yuuma-san, if you don’t have a place to stay, why don’t you come to my house?”

As Natalia takes a gold coin out of her wallet, Alice says something outrageous.

TLNote:

Poor Jeffrey, casually backing out in increments each time he hears something disturbing, trying to keep cool. xD