The Water Magician

The Next Morning.

At the edge of the training ground, Abel was, as usual, practicing flight.

Next to him, Ryo had set up an ice table and chairs and was peering at the magic formula of the Flying Ring he had bought.

Of course, normally, one wouldn’t be able to see the magic formula of such products.

However, Ryo was a man with a hobby of alchemy.

He was somewhat skilled at a kind of reverse engineering.

Especially when he learned under Neil Anderson, a top-notch alchemist from the Western Nations, he had been shown techniques for analyzing golem magic formulas.

Those experiences significantly enhanced Ryo's knowledge of alchemy.

Gaining practical experience might be a shortcut to enhancing one’s abilities.

"I understood that wrapping my whole body with wind attribute magic was necessary through my own trials... but to maintain my posture, I need to blow wind downwards from four directions constantly... That's quite similar to a quadcopter, which is recognized as a drone.”

Drones that developed in the 21st century on Earth are broadly categorized into types like multicopters or quadcopters with three or more rotors and those resembling airplanes.

The principle of a quadcopter, which floats by sending air downwards with its four blades, was similar.

Simply put, by changing the rotation speed of the blades, one can freely fly forwards, backwards, left, and right.

Thus, a tail wing isn’t necessary.

This Flying Ring seems to operate on the same basic principle, changing the airflow from the four points to move.

"It’s very simple. Because of that, it can be said to be extremely resistant to failure. The person who developed this is amazing!"

"Hm? Did you figure something out?"

Abel reacted to Ryo, who had involuntarily raised his voice.

"I did understand, but... I feel it would be meaningless to explain it to you. Please learn it through experience."

"I feel like I'm being looked down upon..."

"That's not the case. It's best to learn in a way that suits you. That's all I'm saying."

"Huh..."

Ryo spoke with confidence, but Abel looked at him with a dubious expression.

At that moment, three individuals approached them.

Of course, both of them noticed.

They didn't know the man at the front, but the two men and women he was leading behind were familiar figures.

Well, to be precise, they didn't know their names.

Two out of the ten people who boarded the same ship...

"Hello. May we interrupt for a moment?"

The man in the lead looked to be around fifty years old.

He wasn’t a merchant, but likely a local lord.

This man courteously spoke to them.

"Ah, yes, please come in."

Ryo said, creating four ice chairs.

They had ice cushions and were extremely comfortable to sit in.

Abel sat next to Ryo.

The lord sat facing the two of them, with the male and female soldiers seated on either side.

Both were slightly surprised when Ryo generated the ice chairs.

And they were even more surprised once they sat down.

"I am Von Dobre, bound to Earl Matan."

The lord introduced himself with a respectful bow.

"I am Ryo from the Naitorei Kingdom. This is... also Abel."

It was rare for Ryo to introduce himself instead of Abel.

Including the name of their kingdom.

"The Naitorei Kingdom... that’s from the Central Nations, right? I knew you were from a foreign land, but I didn’t realize you came from so far away."

"Do you know about our kingdom?"

"To be precise, I’m sorry, but I don’t. But I’ve heard of it in the songs sung by Bards. It has been sung often here in Darwei for about a year now."

"Oh ho."

Ryo nodded happily at Lord Von Dobre's words.

It felt somewhat nice to know that his country was known and gaining recognition.

By the way, Abel was maintaining a poker face.

"I apologize, but I heard that you two are adventurers..."

"Yes, that is true. I won’t ask how you came to know that," Ryo answered with a smile.

Those in power can easily obtain personal information.

"I wish to employ you as adventurers, which is why I have come here."

"You want to hire us?"

Ryo said, looking at the two sitting next to Lord Von Dobre.