Chapter 27 - On The Flower of Lightning (2)

Fortunately, no particular trouble occurred on the way to the scroll shop. There were some people who glared fiercely in between, but when he showed that he was a mage, they cleared the way on their own.

Such nice friends.

Acel recalled those who had fled while sweating profusely, smiled slightly, and opened the door of the scroll shop. An elderly man sitting at the counter gave him a short bow.

"Welcome."

The man had the typical appearance of a merchant. Despite his age, his eyes gleamed with greed, and he had a protruding belly. A folded neck. Even flashy accessories. Everything about him made a strong statement. It didn't seem like the scroll shop was particularly managed by a mage.

Well, although mages made the scrolls, they were mostly used by those who couldn't use magic. From their perspective, it might be a better choice to place merchants who were good with numbers rather than mages.

"Is there anything you're looking for?" the man asked while rubbing his hands.

Acel looked around the shop briefly and answered, "I'm not looking for anything in particular. Rather, how are the magics classified by floor?"

"Ah, the first floor mainly deals with household magic. It's mostly automatic cleaning magic, garden maintenance, alarm magic, and such. The second floor is arranged with pure type magic. There are many things that help with expeditions, like detection magic, barrier magic, purification magic."

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