DanMachi, My Members Are From Slice-of-Life Anime

However, when Shaka saw the goddess's last words: 'That child, like Alicia, has hair as passionate as flames,'

Xia Jia fell silent.

He seemed to understand why the goddess had been so accommodating when he applied to join the clan with that reason.

"I hope that when Senior Ryu sees this letter, he won't have too bad an impression of me."

"No, Ryu is a very gentle child. Although she can be a bit stubborn," Astraea said with a smile, covering her mouth.

I hope so...

Shaga sighed. If all went well, given his relationship with the upcoming leader of the clan and his new junior, this senior, who was far away in Orario and whom he had never met, should be able to provide Shaga with a considerable amount of ability points.

That's a level 4 peak adventurer who already has the potential to level up!

"It should be at least 1-10%, which is at least an average increase of 100-1000 points in all abilities."

It's like ascending to heaven in one step.

Chapter 9 Descent Magic

Asphie took the letter and left, and Shaga was taken by Astrea to the backyard, a place filled with many documents and books.

"This place contains information and notes from the children's past explorations. I think it would be better for Natsumi to study a little here before starting her adventure."

Following the goddess's gaze, Shaga casually picked up a book. It contained a formula for making gunpowder, seemingly a manuscript by a dwarf elder born in a city of sinners.

Then, there are magical insights from senior mages and some knowledge about the application of magic.

“They even have maps of the dungeons.”

“Yes, that’s right.” Astraea’s eyes sparkled. “It’s all thanks to the hard work of our seniors. Natsumi, you should absorb all of this well. Don’t let their efforts go to waste.”

"Ah."

Xia Jia nodded seriously.

To be honest, without these notes, Shaga might not even know how to cast magic or how to mobilize mental energy.

Magic in the world of DanMachi cannot be successfully released simply by reciting incantations.

Leaving aside extremely short chants and instantaneous types like Bell's, during long chants, or even extremely long chants, if there is an accident in the use of mental energy, a massive explosion could occur.

Perhaps because of the favor, the chances of making a mistake have been greatly reduced, but such a possibility still exists.

Therefore, parallel chanting is a required course for high-level magic swordsmen and is considered a high-end skill.

It will be at least a week before Asphi sends the message back to Orario, so Shaga decides to use this week to absorb knowledge and complete her own ideas.

Just as she was preparing to make great strides, Shaka encountered her first problem in this new world.

"We can't let you eat and stay here for free!"

During lunch, Cecil uttered cruel words: "Under normal circumstances, as the 'leader,' I would naturally help you, as a 'member,' with this kind of assistance."

Cecil held up a finger and shook it: "But! We are enemies now! So I will not do anything that would aid the enemy!"

After saying that, his stern face relaxed a little, and he added:

"At least until we've decided who's the winner, I won't help you! You have to find your own way to earn Fali, to secure lodging and food, and to get custom-made equipment for your adventures."

Seemingly ashamed, Cecil blushed and concluded, "In short, before you think about competing with me, worry about how to solve your food and clothing problems first!"

"If you are willing to surrender, I might be merciful and help you out."

Young lady, being arrogant and haughty is outdated...

Shaka wasn't angry about this; it was perfectly natural, and that was the advantage of being a young girl.

It's quite surprising that the girl actually considered covering all of Xia Jia's expenses after the competition was over.

I'm now a man that women are willing to support!

However, now a huge problem has arisen: Shaga is out of money.

Of the 50,000 Fali obtained from Asphie, 10,000 were used for gathering information. The remaining 40,000 Fali were barely enough to acquire a set of basic adventurer equipment.

This isn't Orario. In this sword-making city full of blacksmiths, any weapon crafted by any blacksmith is far from trash.

There wouldn't be any equipment specifically sold to novice adventurers.

In the sword-crafted city, blacksmiths are obsessed with fame and skill; trash has no value, and even novice blacksmiths will have their defective products melted down and remade.

The competition has reached its peak, so it's almost impossible to buy a set of cost-effective armor for 2 Fali.

It can be said that this directly blocked Shaga's route to defeat the monster.

but……

"I'm not in a rush to level up."

Shaka is waiting, waiting for the moment when Ryu becomes aware of her existence and provides a basic level of favorability. At that time, even if she's empty-handed, accepting some requests on the ground shouldn't be difficult.

before that……

Shaga needs knowledge, and further exploration of the mysteries.

Three days later...

Asifi departs to return to Orario, while Shaka goes to say goodbye.

When Hermes learned that Shaka had joined the Astrea Familia, he didn't show anything. Instead, he handed Shaka a business card in a meaningful way.

"I suppose you're not one to settle for mediocrity, and you'll be heading to Orario sooner or later. Here, this is a business card from a caravan I know well. If you ever want to go to Orario, you can ask them for help."

Xia Jia took the business card, glanced at it, and then carefully put it away.

"Thank you so much."

"It's alright. Next time you come to Orario, remember to look for me. I'll take you to see some good stuff," Hermes said with a meaningful smile.

After seeing Asphie off, Shaka returned to the blacksmith's shop, but Astraea pulled Shaka aside and instructed him:

"You declined Hermes' invitation. Although he's not doing anything now, he might play some pranks on you. So, be careful next time you run into him."

Xia Jia paused for a moment, then seemed to be deep in thought.

Indeed, it was somewhat impolite of him to leave Hermes and go straight to Astrea's place without saying hello.

Thinking back to Hermes's trickery of Bell, no one will die, but he will probably feel resentful for a while.

Xia Jia nodded: "I understand, I will be careful."

Astraea smiled: "Alright, let's continue. We should be able to test your magic today."

Yes, in just three days, Shaga also mastered the technique of converting spiritual energy into magic through chanting.

That means you can use magic now.

The two arrived at the backyard, which was Cecil's testing ground. Several wooden targets stood there, looking quite professional.

"bring it on!"

Xia Jia closed his eyes, mobilized his mental energy, and gradually formed magic.

"The cornerstone of the world, the end of time and space, the dual destiny is inevitable. Shine, heroes of all realms, heed the call of the descendant! Stars, gather here!"

The basic chanting method, as the song ended, revealed a space the size of a thumb in front of Shaka.

"so small!"

Shaka attempted to probe the portal with a rapier, instantly creating a gash in the distant target. He then moved left and right to test if the portal could cut through objects, but…

"Is that not possible? Magic itself is not offensive. Objects that touch the boundary will become ethereal and unable to have normal effects."

Just like you can rub against anything outside, but if you want to hit the bullseye, you still have to aim accurately.

As Xia Jia mobilized more of his mental energy, the size of the door suddenly increased for a moment, reaching a width of three fingers before instantly disappearing.

Shaga was also panting heavily.

It only lasted a moment before it gave out; it's really weak.

Astraea analyzed from the side, "Based on your current mental strength, this is probably the limit. As your magic attribute increases, the size and duration of the door will also change."

Xia Jia nodded, and after resting for a while, said, "Then, let's proceed with the next experiment."

As he spoke, Shaga placed a goblin's finger bone on the ground and simply used the melted magic stone solution, the mithril he had taken, and iron to inscribe a magic circle on the ground.

With the blessing of "mystery", Shaka used this method to temporarily bestow "magic" upon the current land.

Development Ability [Magic]: This ability allows a mage to create a corresponding magic circle beneath their feet, thereby increasing the power of their magic.

Shaga only temporarily enhanced the magic's effect manually using the [Mystery] ability.

"I remember that Amid, who was known as the Battlefield Saintess, used mysticism to construct magic circles to increase the strength of healing magic, and could even break down magic for use."

"It can be considered a kind of position creation skill."

"Not only that, but that person also assisted the gods in creating elixirs without any [harmonization], truly taking 'mysticism' to an extreme."

Having completed the magic circle, Shaga began to rely on [mystery] to attempt to tamper with the magic incantations, thereby changing the magic mode within a certain range.

"Plain silver and iron. The contract of earth and stone."

“The surging wind was blocked by the four walls.”