The Hero Kicked Me Out of His Party, So I Turned Him into My Maid - Chapter 16

To reach the top three in the grade within a month, missing theoretical classes is a minor issue.

If you can’t figure out a way to make your magic powerful enough to fight, you’ll never achieve good results.

Mira woke up at some point, casually placed “Basic Magic Runes” face down on the table, rested her head in her hands, and said with slight excitement:

“Yay! Tell me, tell me! I love listening to stories!”

Luna looked at the two club members. One was preoccupied and didn’t look up, while the other was too excited and hadn’t adjusted his attitude yet. She was speechless.

It seems I really can’t leave. As the president, I have to take on the responsibility of supporting the club.

Besides, Otto is an old acquaintance, so we can’t just leave him here.

So Luna pulled up a chair and sat down gracefully, saying:

“Otto, please tell me your troubles.”

Otto, while unconsciously fiddling with the ring on his finger, slowly said:

“As you know, I am the president of the Alchemy Society.”

“Alchemy is the art of deceiving matter.”

Otto adjusted his monocle frame, his grey-green eyes filled with an indescribable fervor, and his finger traced unintelligible symbols in the air.

“Everything we do is to deceive matter. Alchemy is about constructing a language to communicate with matter, using words that matter can understand to make matter change.”

“For example, the most classic example of turning stone into gold is, in essence, making the stone believe that it is a piece of gold, and then it will become a piece of gold.”

“Through alchemy, we can not only transform matter, but also combine matter in various states to create magical tools that can perform special functions.”

“Recently, we’ve been reconstructing the formula for an ancient magical item called ‘Energy Storage Crystal,’ which can…”

Ariel’s gloomy mood suddenly jolted, and she blinked rapidly.

Energy storage… Magic crystal.

Energy storage?!

That’s right. Even if your own magic power limit is locked and you can’t use enough magic to cast spells, you can still fight by calling on external magic.

It seems that there are no similar items in this life or the previous life, which is why my thinking has always been limited.

“Wait a moment!”

Ariel’s voice rose considerably, and trembled slightly:

“President Otto, could you describe the energy storage magic crystal?”

Otto rested his chin on his hand, deep in thought:

“Storage magic crystals can store a large amount of magic power in advance and release it when needed.”

“In theory, even someone with meager magical power can cast high-level spells as long as they wear enough energy-storing magic crystals. This would greatly expand the application boundaries of magic, for example, allowing artisans without magical talent to use magic to assist in their work…”

Ariel showed no interest in the prospects Otto described, and instead continued to ask:

“President Otto, is this magic crystal easy to manufacture? I think I need it.”

Mira looked like she suddenly understood, gave Ariel a thumbs up under the table, and then looked at Otto with the same anticipation.

Yes, isn’t this the way to allow Ariel to use magic?

As expected of Ariel, I didn’t realize it at first, but I realized it after hearing Ariel’s thirst for the energy storage crystal.

Seeing that the girl before him showed interest in alchemy, Otto nodded and responded to Ariel:

“The progress is going smoothly so far. I estimate that we will be able to draw up the blueprints soon, and then manufacture the first prototype…”

“I’m telling you guys… don’t be too optimistic.”

Luna interrupted the thoughts of the other three people present, drawing their attention.

Do you know why the “Energy Storage Crystal” is an ancient artifact that has been lost to time?

Luna turned serious, drastically cooling down the previously cheerful atmosphere.

“Because we can’t allow everyone to use magic.”

“Why? Wouldn’t it be a great thing if everyone could use magic?”

Mira expressed her confusion:

“For example, if we let the farmers in my hometown use a harvest magic spell, then there would be no famine!”

Luna paused, then shook her head:

“If I remember correctly, all three of you are from commoner backgrounds. This is certainly a good thing for commoners.”

“As a nobleman, I may not be able to say such things, but I am stating the facts.”

“For royalty and nobility, commoners who can use magic are a great threat.”

“In the era when energy-storing magic crystals were used most, one country after another was overthrown by commoners who had mastered magic.”

“Therefore, later rulers, after much painful reflection, completely banned energy-storing magic crystals. Because this would shake their rule.”

“Furthermore, have you considered what would happen if the energy storage crystals were used for drunken brawls, pranks, or even robbery, theft, and murder?”

“You should understand, Otto, right?”

Otto shrugged and said:

“I don’t have any noble purpose; I just want to restore the energy storage crystal, which will make my alchemy skills more refined.”

As a fellow researcher, Luna understood Otto’s thoughts. She also understood Ariel’s needs.

Energy-storing magic crystals are indeed a necessary magical item for Ariel.

Before Luna and Arielle could speak, Otto spoke up:

“However, as Luna said, there are risks involved in refining energy storage crystals. If you need them, I can provide you with blueprints and alchemy books so you can try refining them yourself.”

Ariel’s enthusiasm was dampened a little by Luna’s words.

However, Otto’s words pleased him greatly:

“Thank you, President Otto. Let’s do it this way. I can’t trouble you with my own affairs.”

Mira obediently shut her mouth and didn’t say anything more.

Because she couldn’t understand Luna’s logic. Since the topic is over, let it go.

Luna tapped the table with her fingers and said seriously:

“Otto, you went off-topic just now. Please get straight to your problem.”

“Then I’ll start talking about my troubles.”

Otto relaxed, placed his hands on his thighs, and sat up straight.

“As an alchemy society, we deal with metals most often.”

“The Alchemy Society’s warehouse is filled with a lot of metal materials, including a small amount of rare metals.”

“Alchemy tools also include many metal products.”

“And recently… well, not really recently. Since the start of this semester, the club has been inexplicably ‘losing’ some metal.”

“What I mean by loss is not that the metal was actually lost, but that the metal was turned into metal ingots of different sizes.”

“The metals that were turned into ingots were not random. They weren’t specifically targeted at rare metals, nor were they stolen. They were all left in place.”

“Metal ingots don’t affect alchemy, so the alchemy society will just have to put up with it.”

“But recently, even several crucibles have been turned into metal ingots, which has begun to affect the operation of the alchemy society.”

“You should know that there are two rare crystal mithril crucibles among them, with a total value of nearly 100,000 gor.”

“Our alchemy guild began to keep watch around the clock. But after half a month of surveillance, we couldn’t find any reason why the metal and metal tools were still being converted into metal ingots.”

“So, I’d like you to help me figure out what’s going on.”