Greatest Alchemist? Chapter 99

Chapter 99: Tremor of Magic Power

Welcoming winter in my 3rd year coming to Mildgard, I created a magic device that pours out hot water meant for the masses, and had put it on sale at Valkyra Kingdom, Lomaria Kingdom, and Samandour Kingdom through the Papeck Company. Sales were promising and keeping the price low helped, but regardless of how big the bath is, a large magic stone is necessary, so it hasn’t spread to the general public.

Reaching a point where we could pause at production, we proactively accepted requests at the Adventurers Guild. Thanks to that, everyone’s guild rank rose, and we’ve become Volton’s top party in both name and reality.
In fact, Barack-san has made an approach about a promotion to A rank. However, even Heath-san and the others are B rank, so for me, someone who’s been an adventurer for 2 years, to be promoted to A rank would be too conspicuous and goes too far. That’s why I requested to stay at B rank for at least a year.

「It has been a long time, Takumi-sama.」
「Yes it has, Papeck-san. 」

When we were relaxing at Volton, the president of the Papeck Company Papeck-san, whose physique is somewhat better than before, paid us a visit.

「Papeck-san, it’s rare for you to come personally. What can I do for you today?」
「Yes, with the success of Wedgefort town, Valkyra Kingdom’s ally Lomaria Kingdom wants a fortress in the savage lands and has a request.」
「We will do the fortress?」
「No no, that will result in Valkyra Kingdom’s influence becoming too strong. An alliance is not one unless it is equal, after all. The commission they want Takumi-sama to accept is a highway from Wedgefort to Lomaria’s direction that is of the same standard as the highway from Volton to Wedgefort.」

At present, path from Wedgefort to Lomaria through the savage lands is a highway only in name. In reality, it’s a hairy animal trail.

「There is quite a distance from Wedgefort to Lomaria’s side, isn’t there?」
「Yes, it is around 300 km to Lomaria’s border. The fortress Lomaria is constructing is 50 km away from their national border, therefore they would like for Takumi-sama to lay down a 250 km highway.」

It’s a considerable distance from Volton, but my Long Warp has improved quite a bit, so it doesn’t consume that much magic power if it’s to Volton and Wedgefort. If we return to the mansion to sleep, we wouldn’t have to go out of our way to camp.

「This commission is a combined commission of Valkyra Kingdom’s royal family, Margrave Volton, Lomaria Kingdom, and the Commerce Guild. I believe this is also the result of the well known reputation of 『Wings of Norn』.」
Haa……, do we really stand out that much?」
「I imagine that your party name, along with the 『Lion’s Fang』 and 『Crimson Rose』, is well known not only in Valkyra Kingdom, but even to the neighboring countries. That’s simply how much you’ve accomplished, after all. Nevertheless, because of the policies of not just the Adventurers Guild but also Margrave Volton to keep Takumi-sama name hidden, I believe that people from other countries have yet to acquire it.」

The case with Wedgefort seems to have made the reputation of 『Wings of Norn』 more popular than I had expected.

「The commission this time is not for the adventurer party 『Wings of Norn』, but work for a civil contractor.」
「I understand. I accept.」

Of course if it is a request from the country, even I have no option to refuse.

We warped to the outskirts of Wedgefort, then Kaede, Tsubaki, and Titan got out of the Subspace and they guarded us while we worked on the highway.

Sophia gave magic power to the Earth Spirit Gnome through Spirit Magic, and it made a roughly straight, wide road. Maria and I paved the highway to finish it. Marnie uses Earth Attribute Magic, but when she, a beastkin, uses magic, her magic power runs out soon after, so I had her take turns with Laeva as a guard.

「Marnie-san! Finish it!」
「Yes!」

Bugyaaaa!!

Marnie finished off the orc that Laeva weakened.

Just after the flood of monsters at Wedgefort, the density of monsters around it was low. Even so, there were many monsters that ran away too, and maybe because our party is an assembly of beautiful women and girls, our encounter rate with excited orcs was high.

「How about we take this opportunity to exterminate the orcs in the area?」
「I agree. They’re the enemy of women so I think destroying them is beneficial too.」

The highway is compacted and leveled, the dirt surface is changed to stone, and paving the highway is being completed at our walking speed.

On the 10th day of highway construction and monster subjugation, the location of the fortress that Lomaria is constructing came in sight.

「We’ve finally reached it.」
「Coming to this area, there are even fewer monsters.」

Maria and I were making the road while walking when, at that moment, we felt a fluctuation of magic power from far away.

「Wha!? What was that just now!?」
「Eh?!」
「Master! I sensed some gross magic power!」

Maybe it was because everyone in our party was proficient in Magic Perception that we felt it. And I realized the source of this fluctuation of magic power.

「(There’s only one thing that would require enough magic power to affect the whole continent.」

These days, I’ve been having too much happiness with Sophia and everyone everyday so I got careless. Today three years ago was the day I arrived at Mildgard. Correct, this is the day the Divine Empire of Sydnia summoned the heroes.

I’m confident that what we felt just now was definitely the effect of activating the forbidden magic of hero summoning. And I somewhat understand why Norn-sama added an amendment so that this magic could never again be activated in this world.
In addition to the act of kidnapping beings from another world, this magic brings about a strain to this world too.

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Natsu Dragoneeel

Thanks for the chapter

Tanskandoggi

Thanks for the chapter.

TAMA-MII

Finally the heroes are summoned huh, time for takumi to kick those male heroes’ ass.

Thanks for the chapter.

nusan_walen

i agree

RJ

Idle Talk 5 took place 6 months after summoning and they hadn’t yet met Takumi. Maybe the plot will get there quickly but there’s plenty of room for stuff to happen before their first meeting.

Counter

Well. Takumi doesn’t need to kick those male heroes’ ass.
He just need to seduce the female hero.

O-Tak

I cant help but notice you are a man of culture aswell.

Mr Pie

to be fair he’s a craftsman first anf foremost so since he knows whats coming he’ll probably start making better weapons and armor not only for his party/harem to beat the hero’s, but also give them to the kingdom’s army so that they can kick the empire’s butt to the point where they can never again be a threat to the world

TAMA-MII

well, she has goddess norn’s blessing, so eventually she’ll join takumi’s side.

Zero

unless i missed her getting one, she doesn’t. That the heroes don’t have the blessing is part of the reason she’s doubting their summoners in the first place.

TAMA-MII

Vol1 idle talk2. She has divine oracle: blessing from goddess norn.

Zeus

Thanks for the chapter?

sfcipher

Thanks for the treat.

Philip

So, the three year prelude is finally over, though quite a few time skips were used. I wonder if the author wanted to rush it a bit, or maybe this was the only reason he could use to push the story forward, idk. Well, there were no more problems for Takumi and his girls, and probably no more capable opponents. Still, there should be another time period before that dumb country will act.
Thanks for the chapter! Awesome translation! God bless you!

Opus

I think the author had the 3 year buffer so that MC could grow/build his base. In the process, there were a lot if world building and character building along with it.

If MC hadn’t been sent back in time, I can imagine a couple if years worth if grinding and struggling to get to where he is now.

Kuzo

It’s here…
The prologue is done, and the main story is come…

Thanks for the chappu~

Northson

Thanks a alot for the translations, I’ve read through all the chapters today and you gotta
appreciate how nice the translations are. The novel’s also really enjoyable to read.

KarmaTy

Thanks for the new chapter~

J Death

Thanks for the Chapter!!! Looking forward to the next update. ?

gumtreeblossom

Sorry, won’t be up to my usual standards.

Here: thing that would need require enough magic
Perhaps could be: thing that would need enough magic

Here: felt just now was the definitely
Remove: the

Time to stop reading, even if sleep still hates me. My head is just not up to it.
Thank you for all the chapters! I’ll definitely be back.

(and hopefully I’m still tolerated with all of these comments)

gumtreeblossom

Next Chapter link goes to the Table of Contents instead…

A.J.

TYPO: (missing word) this magic brings about a strain this world too. —> this magic brings about a strain to this world too. -=-=-= Since everyone living at Wedgefort will have seen or at least gossiped about the new highly visible road being built, Takumi’s name will be widespread as the member of Wings of Norn as well as the builder of the fortress and roadways. One way to have dealt with the secrecy problem is that the author could have had Takumi first move away from the city by 15 miles and then start building the road towards Lomaria.… Read more »

Last edited 3 years ago by A.J.
deego

popular with the orcs lol

Kuro Alicia

“to be promoted to A rank would be too CONSPICUOUS and goes too far.”

Me: im sorry whaaaaaatt?

Coolman

So it finally begins!