15 Episode 15 Reported to Crave (1/2)

After completing the magic meter, Arx visited Crabbe's mansion the next day.

As before, he had the guard of the Arbent mansion attend to him and immediately rushed to Crabbe's side.

Not that she didn't think of his inconvenience, but this result outweighed it.

She ran into her uncle's room, leaving the servants surprised at her haste.

”Uncle, Uncle, Uncle!

”...... Arx, you've been up late again, haven't you?　Are you overexcited?

Crabbe, of course, saw this and looked half-amused. He had just heard from his servants that he was coming, so he was not too surprised.

I've got to go to work.

I'm about to leave for work, but I don't mind a little.　But first, you need to calm down a little.

Following Crabbe's words, I took a deep breath to calm my nerves.

As my calm thoughts returned, I had time to look around me.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're doing.

I'm sure you'll be pleased to hear that.

But what the hell is ...... this?

Crabbe waved his hand in the appropriate manner and dispersed the servants from the room.

When he was sure that no one was around, he took out his bag.

”Uncle, take a look at this.

This is the glass tube I sent you the other day. ......?　This is the glass tube I sent you last time. ...... Hmm? Did you put something in it, like the scale on a ruler? ......

”Watch this. If you generate magic power near it like this, the magic silver inside will ......

Huh?　It moves. But it's not very interesting for a new toy. ............ Hey, wait!　It's a scale!

That's Crabbe. I realized what it was right away.

He froze in astonishment, and I couldn't help but make a smug face at his expression.

I'm sure you'll be able to understand what I mean.

”......, what's wrong with you, man?

The other day, I happened to be able to turn magic silver into a substance that expands in response to magic power, and that's how I came up with this.

No, you came up with it. ......

Really, it was an accident.

The idea of the thermometer was due to his knowledge of the man world, but the transformation of the magical silver was really an accident. The idea for the thermometer was based on my knowledge of the male world, but the transformation of the magical silver was really a coincidence, thanks in part to Lisha.

Anyway, it was Crabbe's turn to calm down, so he sat down on the couch and waited for a while.

Eventually, Crabbe seemed to take in the situation and let out a breath.

Then, with a serious look on his face that he had never shown before.

”............ Arx, did you tell anyone else about this?

”No, just my uncle. Things are things.

Well... Good call, including the exorcism.

A slight smile returned to Crabbe's face, as if he was less nervous now that his concerns were gone.

”You know, this is a big find, right?

”Yes, it is. There is nothing in the world that can accurately measure magic power, is there?

No. At least in the countries I've been to, there wasn't, and still isn't, anything like that. But a measuring device that can measure magic power. ......

”This will help me learn magic.

That's true. It's easy to see how much magic you can put into a word with this.

Crabbe said, placing the magic meter on the glass table and turning serious again.

”Before we talk about how you made this or anything like that. First, I need to ask you something. What do you want to do with it?

”Well, .......

Of course, the main goal is to be able to use a lot of magic with it, but ...... that's not what Crave is asking.

I'm not going to keep this to myself. I'll have to wait and see when the time is right, but eventually I'll publish it in a proper form.

”Are you sure?　If you keep it to yourself, you'll have a big advantage over the others.

No, if you have it, someone will eventually find out about it, and when they do, they will definitely want it. Then it's better for you and your country to publish it and get ...... fame or money for it than to monopolize it and be envied.

That's right. Monopoly is certainly tempting, too. As Crabbe said, if you have this, you can greatly distinguish yourself from other mages, and you can enjoy the sense of superiority that this difference creates.

However, if you do so, you may be destroying the beneficial compensation that can be obtained by spreading the existence of the magic meter and the opportunity for the development of magic technology.

In that light, there should be more disadvantages than advantages to monopolization.

The amount of magic power you can put into a spell is something you can learn with time, and since it is your sense of spell creation that determines your superiority as a mage, giving up the advantage of being able to measure magic power doesn't hurt or itch us.

In the first place, I thought my uncle would have told me about these things.

”...... I didn't have to tell you. Yeah. You've got a good head on your shoulders.

Crabbe pats me roughly on the head.

I knew you were going to say that.

”Arx. As you know, don't tell anyone about the existence of the magic meter yet, okay?　I want everything to be in order before I make any announcement.

Well, do you show your friends ......?