Chapter 12 Wells Volcano Mining Site
If the mountain stream area governs the 'water' of Wells (the city of fire and water. It goes without saying that it symbolizes 'fire' – her. In the Wells volcanic area.
The magma that erupts every day heats the groundwate. And a wide variety of ores are excavated from the mining sites.
Coal mine. Vein. Quarries. In the hot wind-blown workplace. The men swing their pickaxes day and night.
That's why their (…) Eyes become severe. The most important thing to remember is that you can't just go to the store and ask for a discount…….
An adventurer who visits a mining site in a 'skirt' just because a rare ore has been found recently would not be welcome.
'I have a mining quest order form from the…… Guild! And my registration card! So……!”
N. N. No. I'm not trying to turn you awa. Adventurer. The only thing I'm saying is that there may be no more Dex Ore. Who wants to waste their time?
Makina goes into the volcanic area by herself to save Te. Who has been poisoned.
Howeve. The Dex or. The stone needed for detoxificatio. Has already been mined in the area.
But I know that. I've been betting on the slightest possibility.
“I don't care if you d……! I just have to get……!”
Oh my God……
A coal mine. Wearing a helmet made from the bones of a magical beas. Wipes his face with a towel stained with sweat and charcoal.
The adventurer in front of yo. Who calls herself “Machin.” Has the language and appearance of a young lady from a good family. It's doubtful that she's ever been to a mining sit. Let alone held a pickaxe or shovel.
Howeve. When you listen to the stor. The passio. Or rather the spiri. With which they seek the ore surpasses that of ordinary adventurers. They were clearly different from the unplanne. Get-rich-quick schemes of those who are caught up in rumor. In terms of their fundamental sense of purpose.
I start wanting to help if I ca. And I can't refuse a written order (quest) from the guild in the first place.
“But hey……. I knew it was unlikely……”
“Overseer~. If you really want to know if there's no possibilit. Why don't you ask Koltra-san?
Hmm?” O. Yeah……. Hey! Kortler!”
Suggested by a young worker. The foreman who was dealing with Makina called the name 'Cortola'.
Then. One of the men who had been loading the trolley with scraps of stone turned around and approached with a shovel in one hand.
“…… What is i. Director……”
H. To. Was a coal mine. Dressed in the same work clothes as the other me. His face painted black with soot.
She may still be in her late twentie. But her large physique and 'chiseled' face give her the impression of a more mature adult.
But his voice was very quiet and his mood was somber.
The little girl here wants some Dex or. Too.
“…… That ore is almost…… Already.”
Can't you do something about……?”
“……. It's not…… That it's not…… But it's…… That it's not…….”
“O. Really?”
“Ho. Really?
Makina's voice rumbles in anticipation.
Just when I thought I couldn't do it anymor. He said something that I could call fortuitous.
“If you have…… Magic wand…… You have magic power…….”
Huh?” …… O. Oh. Yes! I'm good at magic!”
“Because if you can…… Dig a vein deep enoug. You can……
“……?”
His voice is quiet and his speech is falterin. So I can't get the gist of what he is trying to say.
But the 'supervisor. A veteran worke. Understood what Kortola was trying to say and gave him a big pat on the back.
All right! I'll leave the rest to Kortola! You're going to be in charge of the magic from now on! Then we'll go back to our normal duties!”
Good luck with that!
“Yea……. That……! O. I'm……!”
The foreman said nothing more and went towards the work area where many miners were working.
Delegated – or rather 'thrown round. Cortola stretches his arm across the director's back with a stunned look on his face.
But his hands just gripped the empty sk. And his bod. Which was supposed to be muscula. Seemed to have become a whole lot smaller.
Makina is left with Kortol. And she doesn't even know what to do.
At any rat. I looked up at the dejected man next to me and said hello.
“…… U. Uh. Cortol. Is it? Would you…… Like to say hello?”
………………
Thus began the mining quest.
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Dex Ore” Belongs to the classification called “Special Ore” Because of its rarity and high detoxification effect.
And to dig for those special ores and gems that lie in deep place. They use items called 'magical tools'.
One of them is this “Pickaxe”. When you hold it in your hand and pour magic power into i. The blade moves at ultra-high speed and can break even the hardest rock and advance.
The workers call such “Tunnels to be dug using magic tools” “Magic paths” For short.
…… It took Makina nearly the whole morning to understand these explanations from Kortola's mouth.
There was not a moment to lose.
'–Thank you very much then!
“…… Oh.”
And afternoon.
Makin. Dressed in her slightly fugly work clothe. Puts on her helmet and gets ready to go.
He swung the pickaxe down vigorously in the lantern-lit tunnel.
We can just keep digging and digging!”
“………………”
'Silence is affirmation'. I understood that too in the morning.
If there is something wrong or differen. He will correct i. Even though it is hard to hear. That's what this “Cortola” Guy is all about.
“And by the wa. That's awesom. This pickaxe……!”
You will be surprised at the usefulness of the 'magical tools' you use for the first time.
Even a hard rock wall that a normal pickaxe wouldn't pierce can be crushed with just the girl's (Machina's) arm strength.
With momentum and rhyth. He digs a tunnel with his magical power.
The coltra is also wielded with a pickax. And if scrap stone with no use value accumulate. It is loaded on a trolley with a shovel and discharged.
(Please wait for me……! Mr. Tet……!)
In thin oxygen and the scorching heat of a volcano.
With only the face of her beloved vassal in min. The princess labored with sweat and toil.
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“This is…… Business is over……”
“……O. Good work…… Weren't yo. Ah~……?”
Using a pickaxe as a walking stic. The princess emerges from the tunnels with unsteady step. Covered in sweat and dust.
The surroundings were already tinged with an azur. But I couldn't tell if it was from the sunset or the flames of the erupting volcano. My whole body was that exhausted.
“Oh. Good wor. Coltra! And yo. Adventurer girl! You didn't collapse on your first da. You might have a chance!”
The words of the site superviso. Who laughed gahah. Were probably not a joke of any kind.
The pickax. A magical too. Is a useful item that can break rocks with just a woman's arm strength.
At firs. The fun was more about the first mining experience and curiosity.
But gradually. The actuality that the actual weight of the pickaxe itself accumulates fatigue and above all consumes magic power is both the greatest advantage and disadvantage of the magic tool (pickaxe).
For wizard. 'Consuming magic' is synonymous with consuming physical strength.
Unleashing a powerful magic or keeping it activated for a long time is the same as punching a powerful punch or running a marathon.
Makina ended the first day feeling as if she had run out of steam.
S. Have you found any Dex ore?”
“N. You didn't……..!”
“…… Other ores have been foun. So……. It's still possible……”
I can only reply breathlessly.
I'm sure it's just because he works at this mining site. While realizing the difference in physical strength between amateurs and professional. I was disappointed that I didn't get the harvest I was looking for.
Wel. If the vein ain't dea. Maybe! Good luc. Girl!”
“Overseer. By the wa……. What about Makina-san's accommodation? I folded up all the tents for adventurers yesterday.
O……! I'm so sorry! That's right!”
A 'place to stay'. Not only Makin. But also the site supervisor seems to have forgotten about this concept and suddenly becomes impatient.
When the Dex ore was frequen. We set up tents for the adventurers who came in droves.
But now everything has been cleared ou. And I don't think I can stay in the field in the volcano by any chance.
The workers either go home or sleep in dormitories at the foot of the mountain.
But I'm not going to put you up in a dormitory with a bunch of starving bastards. We're used to going down and climbing up to the diggings every day…… Until we dig it up. We're used to i. But we can't go that far.”
Makina affirms with a vertical buzz and a violent shake of her head.
It's doubtful I can even move one more ste. Let alone descend the mountain.
I'm not sure what to do. If that's the cas. Why don't you just let them stay at Cortola-san's lodgings?
“O. Good idea. I'll take that.”
“……! Wai. That's……!”
It was none other than Kortola who objected.
Makina was too tired to listen to the conversation.
“Bunk bed.” Right? Oka. It's decided then. Wel. You guys have a good night~.”
'Good work – director oooh. I'm…… All righ. Machina. Cortol. You're not good with wome……. Or at leas. You're not interested in them at all. I'm sure he's from that side of the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm being targeted too……
H. Ha……
I didn't know exactly what he was sayin. But I guess he meant 'Cortola is harmless' anyway.
“Wel. I'm off too! See you tomorrow~!
O. That……!
The foreman and a young worker are slinking away when today's work is finished.
Cortola stretches his arms behind their backs.
But his hands only grasped the empty sky.
“………………”
Once agai. Makina is left with Kortol. And she doesn't even know what to do.
At any rat. I looked up at the dejected man next to me and said hello.
“…… U. Uh. Mr. Kortola. O. Will you be…… At your service?”
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Thus ended the first day at the mining site.
