A Mid-level (Middle-aged) Office Worker’s Laid-Back Industrial Revolution in Another World

"I brought you some tea.

The clerk brings tea to the desk in front of Takeo and Alice as they sit.

Then I put my share on my desk. Sit face to face with Takeo and the others.

"Erm. I'll ask you again, why are you here?

"No. I told you about that earlier.

"Yeah. I asked you. You found some suspicious little stuff.

"Yes. Exactly. So. I'm here.

"Um... I'll ask you one more question... how did you get here?

The magic store clerk looks strange.

"There are four stores I know of: a tailor, here, grocery store and grocery store 2.

There seemed to be a lot of tools in there, and if anything happened, this was the only place they were going to respond right away.

Takeo says honestly.

"... what if something happened?

"Explosion."

"Welcome back.

The clerk carefully bows his head.

"No, no, it's a joke.

"I know.

and the clerk lifts his head and speaks with a smile.

"I guess.

and Takeo replies with a smile.

"This is... what is it?

Did you both know and did it?

Alice sees a series of interactions and says what she thinks.

"Yes. Lady Alice, the clerk was guessing at the time you heard about the little stuff from me, right?

So I've heard it's a waza.

Takeo told Alice so and the clerk nodded.

"Why not?

"Ha, it's just a game.

The clerk grins.

"Miss Alice, if you really don't like it, I won't serve you tea.

"If you say so, you're right," Alice says of her tea.

Takeo takes the small storage he bought earlier from his desk out of his backpack.

Look at that. The clerk.

"You look like a regular little locker.

"Yeah. But Miss Alice and I both thought it suspicious if we had this.

Takeo says, and the clerk takes it in his hands, most of all.

"Sure. You don't look and weigh right.

Plus, the bottom looks a little shallow.

"Yeah, that's right.

says Alice as well.

"I'll have to try this.

That's what the clerk says. I'll go get the tools.

"Miss Alice, may I?

Takeo checked with Alice.

"What do you mean...?

"I guess it means breaking it.

"I don't mind. Because I wasn't attracted to small things.

And Alice doesn't seem to be interested in the little things herself.

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The clerk comes back with the props after a while.

"Thank you for waiting.

and take a seat.

"I don't mind.

And Alice tells him that the clerk mostly goes to pick up the design cloth in the small storage.

I can hardly peel it because it seems to arrive securely.

Takeo held Yasuri's pattern among the tools with his left hand and thought "Fire x 1" and "I just want to warm the iron part" before thinking "Activated".

The fire did not rise from Yasuri. But Takeo's sensation was that it was activated.

Takeo makes the yasuri touch his right hand.

Fine, it was getting hot.

"Clerk, can't you use this to take it?

and pass the patterned part to the clerk.

At first I wondered what both the clerk and Alice were talking about, but Yasuri is getting hot, so I make a "I see" face.

The clerk uses hot yasri and cleverly takes the design cloth while providing heat to the adhesive.

When Yasuri came cold too, Takeo was heating up again.

When the design cloth was removed beautifully, the bottom plate portion was made of plate-shaped metal.

"... you're too suspicious.

Both Takeo and Alice nod at the clerk's words.

The clerk uses a thin pencil and removes the board.

and underneath the plate emerges a space that is equally divided by metal.

and there were 3 rings in it.

"... more and more suspicious.

Takeo and the clerk nod.

"For now. Let's not take this ring.

... Clerk, can you see if it's magical?

"Okay.

and the clerk begins to look into Takeo's request.

When I start looking into it, the clerk's face starts to look amazed and difficult.

"Is there something wrong?

Alice asks the clerk.

"Yeah.... Miss Alice. Do you know this crest?

and the clerk cleverly uses a pench to show Alice.

"... royal crest... sounds like it.

A grin disappears from Alice's face and becomes her true face.

"Really... um..."

The clerk is troubled. and immediately give up worrying and start explaining to Takeo and Alice.

"I'm convinced that this will be appraised on the assumption of a royal ring.

We can assume that this ring has the magic of 'glory'.

This magic is an urban legend class magic that can only be used by royal magicians in the King's capital.

It is a substitute that neither its magical style nor the way it is applied will come out to the public with oral instruction.

Heavy punishment awaits when the average magician finds out he 'glorified' something.

Even if I don't call it a capital offense, I'm incarcerated until I die.

Takeo and Alice listened in silence. Takeo asks questions.

"How do clerks know when it's magic that doesn't go out to the public?

They say, the clerk looks like "Shit."

"... Huh.

I was similar to Master Kitamizato, a lineage that made me less wary.

My specialty was' appraisal '.

So, the one who was a mentor is the royal exclusive magician of Wangdu.

... so my master accidentally used 'glory' in front of me.

I don't know about using it in front of someone with the ability to appraise... but I used it.

So, aren't I incarcerated when the royal family beats me? And the master thought, and I went into hiding.

I relied on my master's handover to open a shop in this city.

"Huh... that magician, that's it. You know, involving your apprentice... ha..."

Alice leaks her sigh as she says.

"So, the clerk, can you call him?

Takeo asks the clerk a question.

"No. You can confirm, but you can't call, and you don't want to.

It's ridiculous to take the risk of being imprisoned for that.

and the clerk says kippery.

"Well... what's the matter..."

The three of them worry as they look at the ring.

... It seems to be interesting again with prestige.

Well, it's a ring, and I'll try... and Takeo reaches out and Alice reaches out at the same time.

"" Ah.

We meet each other in the face.

"I knew you wanted to, didn't I?

Alice says with a bitter laugh.

"Yeah. You want to taste what it's like, don't you?

Takeo also says.

The clerk gave up and watched the exchange between the two.

The two of you hold a ring.

"Miss Alice, where would you put it?

"Right, I'll take it off right away, so anywhere...

That's right. Let's ask Master Takeo to put it on.

and Alice comes out happy to "put it on".

... Huh? Me?... I only know about wedding rings about my left hand medicine finger... Takeo is in trouble.

Well, I'll put it on Alice's right hand pharmacopoeia right away.

Alice looks surprised.

... Huh? What do you mean this finger???

"Then put it on me, too.

and hands toward Alice.

and Alice also attaches slightly, blushing, to Takeo's right hand pharmacopoeia finger.

"What do you say, clerk? Has anything changed?

After both ends, Takeo asks the clerk.

"No, nothing in particular has changed though?

and the clerk said, "Ha?," he said.

"Definitely the magic of 'majesty' is on..."

Um... and the clerk worries.

Takeo and Alice turn to smile bitterly.

"I thought it would shine.

"Oh? And Master Takeo? I thought so, too.

and we both laugh.

"So, do you want to take it off?

and Takeo and Alice try to take the ring off.

"... Miss Alice.

"... Dear Takeo.

Mouth them both at the same time.

"" You can't take it off.

Hear that word. The clerk blued his face.