Bear-san Listens To Mia And Carol
Kagali-san, Fina, and I sat on Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear, while Mia and Carol sat on some random stones.
Mia and Carol opened their mouths while looking enviously at us, sitting on Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear.
“For a venturer, information is important.” (Mia)
“But Mia-chan. They helped us.” (Carol)
Mia is right. Having access to information is essential. It’s not limited to adventurers; some information becomes a matter of life and death. A company can go bankrupt just because of a leak of information.
“You don’t have to tell us anything you rather not say. I just want to know what this place is.” (Kagali)
Kagali-san only asks for information that she can pull.
Mia seemed convinced by Kagali-san’s words and began to speak.
“I already told you that this town was created by a group of magic tool technicians, right?” (Mia)
“Yeah, but how did this town end up in ruins?” (Kagali)
“Legend has it that when the government found out that those guys were making something dangerous, they killed all of the technicians because they were considered dangerous.” (Mia)
“But in another book, there’s a story of an attack by monsters.” (Carol)
Carol adds to Mia’s explanation.
It’s one of the possible reasons I told Fina.
“There’s also a story about a certain country pulling its technicians out of the country.” (Mia)
“Then a story about a serious accident caused by an experiment…” (Carol)
“And another story about the technicians dying of old age. Anyway, for some reason, it seems that the technicians are gone and this place has become obsolete.” (Mia)
“Wait a minute.” (Kagali)
Kagali-san stops the two as they explain various things.
“What?” (Mia)
“In other words, you don’t know why this town was destroyed?” (Kagali)
“Those are the stories we’ve heard, so there’s no point in you complaining about it.” (Mia)
“I’m sorry. I didn’t see it with my own eyes, so I don’t know which one is true.” (Carol)
Carol bows her head and apologizes.
“What, that’s all? You’re useless.” (Kagali)
“What? I took the trouble to tell you.” (Mia)
Mia puffed her cheeks.
“Besides, does it matter how this place was destroyed? As long as we find the treasure.” (Mia)
“What are you talking about? By asking about the characteristics of the town, what kind of magical tools they studied, and what kind of magical tools they made, you can imagine what kind of magical tools are to be found and where to search for them. Besides, one of the reasons for its demise is that the technicians were incompetent. If the technicians were not good enough and could not create anything significant, then the search for treasures would be pointless.” (Kagali)
“And if the country destroyed it, or the technicians have been pulled out, there’s also the possibility of the treasure not being there in the first place.” (Yuna)
“Uu, indeed. Now that you mention it.” (Mia)
Mia hangs her head at Kagali-san and my words.
“That’s why we need the history of this place.” (Kagali)
“You’re a little girl, and yet you’re smart, aren’t you?” (Mia)
“The little girl part was uncalled for!” (Kagali)
Kagali-san shouted.
“Well, if you don’t know why the town was destroyed, I don’t blame you. But still, for a town built by a group of technicians, it’s a bit puzzling. If they were to conduct research on their own, there would be no need to build a new town.” (Kagali)
“You mean fundraising?” (Yuna)
“Fundraising?” (Mia) (資金集め?)
It costs money to do research. Collect materials to make things. If the things you’re making are massive, you need people.
Sometimes, in the manga, there’s a scene where one researcher is hiding deep in the mountains doing research, but it makes you wonder. Where did he get the materials? How did he build the building? How did he build the basement? Is the electricity self-generated?
Those who work with wood, those who work with stone. And in this world, even magic stones would be used, so they would buy them. If necessary, they might hire adventurers.
Without sponsors to provide money and materials, I don’t think their money or people will be enough.
Besides, you need food to keep on living.
“In that case, a normal town would be fine.” (Yuna)
“Isn’t that where the name recognition comes in? When you say ‘magic city’ it would be a city full of brilliant people in magic or ‘sword city,’ a city full of brilliant swordsmen.” (Mia)
When one hears of a town where magical tool technicians have gathered, one gets the image of a city with various magical tools. If that were the case, people would gather from various places to buy magical tools there.
“Well, it’s certainly as Yuna said. If you’re a researcher of magic tools, you might have made magic tools for sale.” (Kagali)
It’s just my hypothesis and may not be correct.