Next Life

Eight Stories: Failure Is Under Success

Marius, treated like a monster by a Lanreou human, wanted to revive an item destroyed and exhausted by the demon king Zagan.

I have a desire to contribute to the national interest and truly be a human being in this country.

Of course, if Rovisa and Emma get more fond of each other, there's nothing to say.

The first challenge was to make item bags.

Whether this is there or not will change the difficulty of fighting the enemies of the Demon King class dramatically.

All the opponents I've ever fought were able to kill instantly without having to be serious, but Marius wasn't optimistic.

After all, we haven't even found a clue about the Wyburn raid.

It may be a ploy by another country, but the line seems thin to me.

Someone had tried several times to break into the royal palace or make contact with Marius, and had perceived it eliminated each time.

Probably part of my ability as a "wise man".

As soon as I realized there was more I could do, so I couldn't tell if I should call it convenience or user-friendliness for my name.

Besides, in view of what's happening around you, Philato's defense capabilities seem pretty high.

Marius thinks it should be borne in mind that if we can't even get a clue in spite of this, we are outperforming human abilities.

It is naturally possible that there are people in other countries who are better than Philato's intelligence department, but I have just realized in a mock fight the other day that underestimating their opponents will hurt.

If the Demon King is resurrected, there should be at least enough incidents for one city to disappear, so every Demon King should be seen as still sealed.

At this time, the strongest enemy is the Demon (Demon).

However, when an enemy becomes a demon, the attack of six Wyburns becomes too small.

If you care, you can move a monster in 100,000 units.

I guess that's why Philato's intelligence department can't even narrow down its enemies.

I didn't even know it was the demons' thoughts, not letting them squeeze their enemies.

"Is that an item bag?

I nodded back to Rovisa, who asked me back.

He revealed his thought that if he could make an item bag that could ignore the weight, it would also give him a great advantage in combat and such.

"If it were an item bag, it would have been popular throughout the continent in the past, so it would be difficult to monopolize it in our country. We can say that it is common to reveal production laws and collect royalties based on creative rights."

It was Emma who politely explained it to me, and Marius was surprised to see if there was a concept of intellectual property in this world as well.

"Because if you can create something new, it hurts if we don't all pay to teach it."

Once upon a time, he said that if he had left behind the man who invented the azimuthal magnet, he would have initiated it and invented the battleship and the magic cannon as well, making a terrible contribution to the strengthening of the middle-sized nation of the Farmia continent.

"The Farmian Empire in history is the middle country."

Marius was surprised by Emma's allegations.

(Is this where the Pharmia Empire comes out... or the Magic Gun?)

I can also be convinced that if we say that the foundation of a superpower that once ruled much of the world was due to a single invention, we will all protect the inventor.

But won't there be people out there who plan to monopolize the law?

When I bumped into the question, the answer came back that it was difficult, except for military technology.

"Even inventors have a life, and even investors will want to recover their original hands, so it's common for them to end up selling widely."

Marius, whose explanation for Rovisa did not fall to her heart, devoured.

"No, but if it's about how to grow new plants or just make them for what you eat, it's possible, right?

"Dear Marius, isn't it impossible to hide it through unless you have the power to resemble it or live away from it?

"I see."

Unless you do live a life where you don't relate to people, someone might notice you one day.

And he said he couldn't stand a door in a man's mouth.

Unless you can use magic that interferes with your memory like Marius.

"If you try to hide it badly, it can lead to aggression from another country. Except for the rest, it's better to publish it and earn your rights."

Far past stories have seen the demise of the Pharmia Empire, but lessons still remain and tend to be hypersensitive to trends in other countries, he said.

"Intelligence was born for that."

Every country is sensitive to money making stories.

"What about demon control?

"It's intelligence work, but the achievement is one now, isn't it? Originally, it was caused by the tragedy of Serraeno fifty years ago."

Serraeno lost much of his national territory and his military power in an attack of 600,000 demonic troops, skinning the assassination of leading figures by demons who were turning into human beings in the country.

But after some time, the demon abandoned the occupied area and made him disappear.

Countries swept away the monsters who had lost control and disintegrated, increasing their territory exactly.

Serraeno was all over his hands just to prevent him from being deprived of more territory.

Since then, intelligence networks have been strengthened against demons, but, as Rovisa said, the results have been few.

It is a testament to the fact that demons override the power of mankind.

"Well, would you like to return to item manufacturing for now? What about royalties, etc.?

Even if I think about the demon, I decide it's not obvious, and I switch the conversation.

An attitude that could be taken less seriously was mistaken and favourably taken as an expression of confidence that neither Rovisa nor Emma would consider demons.

It was this time working in a good direction to catch a glimpse of bottomless power.

"The full cost is borne here. The royalty is 10% of the selling price. You'll put 30% of it here from there."

In other words, Marius' actual share will be seven percent.

I couldn't decide if it was more or less, but I immediately agreed.

It was originally intended to serve the national interest, and in the first place it is in a position to live with the blood taxes of the people of Filato.

I can't tell you the luxury, Marius thought.

"Then this is the bag that will be the ingredient. This one, too, once lost his way of making it, but it has come back to life in recent years."

What Emma offered was a white, faintly magical wipe bag.

"Huh? Is the bag back?

"Yeah, the problem is that there's no one who can use the secondary magic“ analyzer room. "

I nod so much that it is the word of Rovisa.

I remembered the fact that even Lucas, the country's best wizard, seems to finally have third-degree magic.

Maybe the wizards of other countries are the same.

Marius can be used, but if no one else can, it may be difficult to mass produce it.

It is an essential ability for a wizard to add magic to a particular subject.

Auxiliary magic and healing magic are also added in a wide range of ways.

Most importantly, the difficulty is very different between the magic of the application and the magic that does not add them.

"Anazer Room" is the same space-based magic as "Teleport" or "Warp" to create different space storage locations.

The location is only available to the person who made it, but it was popular with advanced players as a convenient magic that can substantially increase the maximum number of items they can hold.

(Do you want to try it first)

Rovisa and Emma leave when they have something to do, and Marius turns back to the bag.

I just don't know what I've been through in the game.

I tried my magic at everything.

Then the bag scattered in an instant.

"Hmm...?

Another one, this time I will use it to make it weaker than earlier, but once again the bag will be scattered.

(I didn't know it wasn't too brittle...)

It was completely unexpected for Marius.

Was the person who used to make the item bag less powerful than Marius, or was the bag more sturdy?

Suddenly he seemed to climb up to the reef and Marius wanted to hold his head.

I can't ask for help in the first few seconds.

I wonder if there's a good way.

After a few seconds of thinking, I decided to try one of the enhancement magic "Dourabilities".

It is inferior to "strengless" in terms of strengthening muscle strength, but it is a versatile auxiliary magic that can also enhance magic resistance, etc.

Try to use it with the least amount of power.

The bag could not be torn.

While relieved, this time I still tried to use the "analyzer room" with less power to the minimum.

The bag cannot be torn.

(All right)

One step forward, Marius was pleased to make a clenching fist.

I'm going to bag a few magic books on my desk.

Emma said it was a cheap item that focuses on the twelfth level magic, so if you fail and lose it, you'll forgive it.

If this does not change the weight of the bag, it is a success.

When I lifted it, it weighed the same as when it was empty, which means it succeeded.

When I thought, the bag glowed and tore, and the magic book fell to the floor softly.

Apparently it failed to settle after the addition.

The world isn't that sweet, Marius thought.