Chapter 411 Bear-san, Puts In Magical Power
[But if you’re asking me to give you an idea, you’ll have to be honest with them.] Rojina
[You’re asking me to tell them that when the Bear-girl challenged the Gate of Trials, it closed after one challenge? They’ll think I’m crazy if I tell them that.] Guildmaster
Guildmaster and Rojina-san turned around and looked at me who’s walking behind them.
[I agree with you on that. Just once and it lost its magical power right away.] Rojina
[It can’t be helped, no one has ever seen a girl dressed as a bear fight a golem before. After that, she fought several armored knights. In the third battle, she fought a huge monitor lizard. Then afterwards, she fought a copy of herself and broke the magic wall. No one would believe us if we say that the magical power of the Gate of Trials has run out.] Guildmaster
These guys are just saying whatever they want. I don’t like it when people talk about me. But if I were to come out and say that I had overcome a tremendous trial and used up all the magical power of the Gate of Trials, no one who don’t know me would believe me.
I always think that appearance is important.
[And they will also wonder who made the weapon.] Rojina
[Can’t you just say that Rojina-san…… Oh right, you can’t, can you?] Yuna
[It’s well known that Rojina doesn’t make weapons anymore. So it’s impossible to make him the one who created the weapon.] Guildmaster
[So, if you can’t tell the truth, what else can you do but lie?] Yuna
[That’s the problem. How to do it in a way that makes sense to everyone and doesn’t come back to bite me.] Guildmaster
He’s going to run away. Well, it’s not Guildmaster’s fault. Of course, it’s neither Rojina-san nor my fault as well. No one would think that the magic power of the Gate of Trials would run out that quick. The only one to blame is the person who created the magic-draining function in the Gate of Trials.
But how to do it in a way that everyone can agree on and doesn’t cause a problem to Guildmaster? Is there such a good way to resolve this?
Moreover, there’s not much time to think about it.
[Can we get out once the Gate of Trials closed?] Yuna
[It doesn’t close right away. Although, I don’t know how long we have until it does. Normally, we try to get out as soon as the signal ending the trials started. We don’t want to get locked in after all.] Guildmaster
That’s right. No one is stupid enough to stay when the Gate of Trials is closing. They’ll leave as quickly as they can.
[So, if we say a high-ranked adventurer challenged it, can you announce that it ran out of magic power because of it?] Yuna
[Normally, a high-ranked adventurer wouldn’t use the weapon of an apprentice blacksmith to participate. Besides, if there were such adventurers, they would be the talk of the town. I can’t answer any questions about it.] Guildmaster
I thought about it real hard, but all I got was denial.
Then I thought about pretending that a strong monster had appeared, but it would only attract adventurers to defeat it. Many adventurers will challenge the Gate of Trials. And we can’t explain why the gates won’t open.
[Well, why don’t we just pretend that the cave collapsed? If we say that the cave has collapsed and we can’t get through, nobody can get in. If you want, I can destroy it with my magic.] Yuna with crazy eyes
[Please don’t.] Guildmaster
Guildmaster gave me a really nasty look.
[I’m not really going to destroy it. Just a little bit, just enough to be visible from the entrance.] Yuna with crazy eyes
I don’t know when the Gate of Trials will close completely, but if a few people can see it, the news should spread quickly.
[Besides, if we start repairing the collapsed cave, it will be discovered immediately.] Guildmaster
Right, if the cave is blocked, it needs to be repaired. A fake collapse is easy to spot.
[Tell them <I, the Guildmaster, will fix it alone>.] Yuna
[I don’t see how that’s possible. Besides, if the gates got closed, there’s no reason to open it.] Rojina
[And I’ll be in boiling water until next year.] Guildmaster
Both Guildmaster and Rojina-san denied my idea. Even though people are thinking hard about it.
[What are you going to do then? I’m going back home after this.] Yuna
There’s nothing we can do.
Guildmaster and Rojina-san pondered as they climbed the stairs.
I wonder if these uncles really thinking. Whether it’s Guildmaster or Rojina-san, they don’t seem to be very good at this kind of deception. Or maybe I’m the bad one here?
[Then can’t you just pour magic power into it? This whole trial is powered by magic after all, right? If you want, I can pour my magic into it.] Yuna
It seems that I still have a lot of magic power, so if it’s just an apprentice blacksmith’s trial, I might be able to do it a few times. Well, the Gates of Trials are going close because of my trial, so it won’t be a problem if I just pour my magic power into it.
[……]
[……]
Guildmaster and Rojina-san looked at each other at my words.
[What? Did I say something weird?] Yuna
[We’ve been gathering magic power in this terrain for a year using the big magic circle. There’s no way a single person pouring magic power into it can help.] Guildmaster
[Well, that’s true. But I have a little confidence in my magic, so I thought I could do a few trials for the apprentice blacksmiths. If I can do it for a few people, I think I can fool them with it……] Yuna
[Surely, you could fool them with having a few trials. Like there wasn’t enough magic this year.] Guildmaster
[Besides, it closed within just a day before.] Rojina
Rojina-san and Guildmaster pondered over my new idea.
[How do you replenish its magic in the first place?] Rojina