Management of a Novice Alchemist: Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 5] by Mizuho Itsuki

Author:Mizuho Itsuki
Language: eng
Format: epub

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The additional iron plates were ready a few days later.

Hearing my name, I headed out in front of the shop, where I found Jiname-san drenched with sweat and leaning against the cart for support.

“W-Working hard today, Sarasa-san?”

“Sure am. Looks like you’ve been too.”

“Yes, these things are pretty heavy.”

The sixteen iron plates—four of which were the thicker variety used in industrial magic stoves—really weighed down the cart, causing it to leave thick ruts in the ground. It might not have been so bad if the road were cobblestone, but this was the outskirts of the village. Not only was the road not paved, it also didn’t see much traffic, so it wasn’t in the best shape.

“I hate to trouble you, but could I get some help carrying these inside? Erm... Are Iris-san and Kate-san around?”

“They’re working today. But it’s fine. I’ll carry the plates by myself. Hold on for just a moment.”

I went and got some protective gloves from the workshop, then inspected the iron plates while they were still on the cart. The four industrial-iron plates were pretty big.

I should probably refrain from carrying these all at once. I mean, if they slipped out of my hands, or if I got a finger caught between them, that would probably lead to broken bones.

“Um, Sarasa-san...?”

“Upsy-daisy!”

As I picked up the twelve iron plates for the magic oven, Jiname-san’s eyes widened in disbelief. “Huh?! How...? It took me and my husband both working together to lift even one of them when we were loading the cart!”

It may have seemed mysterious, if one was to look only at how I was built. However...

“It’s magic. Besides, if I couldn’t lift them myself, how would I ever be able to work with them?”

“You have a point there, but...honestly, given your size, it just looks wrong...”

Ha ha ha... These iron plates easily weigh more than I do, so maybe it does look a little bizarre.

“I’m not the best at this kind of magic, but every alchemist needs to be able to do it. When we’re first starting out, even us alchemists don’t have the funds to hire help.”

It’d be pretty embarrassing to have to turn down a request for a reason like “That artifact’s too heavy for me to make.”

“Wow. I feel like it would help a lot at our smithy too... Is it hard to do?”

“It doesn’t take much magical power, but it’s still reasonably difficult.”

The delicate control of magical energy was key to the technique. It was the sort of magic that was well-suited to an alchemist, but many mages prioritized firepower over control, so they couldn’t do it.

By the way, although I was actually quite skilled at controlling my magical power, there was another factor holding me back.

I just lack the basic muscle strength. That’s all.

If other people could manage with an increase of thirty percent, while I needed an increase of sixty percent, then I needed to use double the power and precision.

I know, it’s my fault for not working out more.

In my life so far, I’d dumped all my points into intelligence while neglecting my stamina.

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