Episode 45.2 (2/2)
”That kind of stuff exists huh. I had no idea.”
”Well, those elemental magic stones are no different than ordinary magic stones in their raw forms. But the craftsmen in this town make use of them in all kinds of stuff such as wands, rings, and necklaces. Even armor with embedded magic stones that can lower magic effects.”
”Hou.”
He'll ask for more details later, and deal with the wands before him first. Lecan took the rightmost wand in his hand. It's the power-focused wand.
It got this weird feel to it. There's some sort of mana veil around the wand, which feels like it's repulsing Lecan as he grabs the wand.
”Are you allowed to do a trial run.”
”Ya daft or somethin'? Like hell any wand stores gonna allow trial runs. Besides direct order ones that is. I'll get the seal undone if ya wanna try putting mana in 'em.”
”Please.”
”Put that wand on the counter.”
Lecan put the medium wand on the counter, then the shopkeeper took out a thin wand and converged his mana on the tip of that wand directed at the medium wand.
”Jiraad.”
Then the veil disappeared.
”What was that spell?”
”Lecan!”
Tolda spoke out in a sharp tone, Lecan looked at him. Tolda shook his head.
”That's a no go. You can't ask that.”
Looks like he's touched on some sort of custom in this town.
”So it is. My bad.”
The shopkeeper said nothing while maintaining a sour look.
Lecan grabbed the unsealed medium wand. It feels familiar in his hand. Or more like, to his mana.
(I see. The seal earlier was there to isolate mana.)
”Lecan. Just a friendly warning. When you wish to pour mana into the wand, first put the wand down and ask for the shopkeeper's permission. By doing so, you will be given the permission to in most cases. Absolutely don't try to recite a spell. No matter if it's preliminary casting or activation spell. Or rather, saying any word when you're holding an unsealed wand is a breach of etiquette. Got it?”
Lecan nodded and put the wand on the counter.
”Shopkeeper. Mind if I try pouring mana into this wand.”
”Yea. How else yer' gonna find out if a wand is for ya.”
Lecan grabbed the medium wand and poured his mana into it.
Where the user's mana gets into the wand and the route it takes seems to be pre-established, Lecan's mana rushes into it. But the response feels a bit sluggish. Then it soon became difficult to put more mana in. Lecan quizzically stared at the wand and the mana inside before raising his mana output and rate even further.
The shopkeeper who had been observing Lecan with his thin wand held up raised his voice to stop him.
”H-hold it. That's enough.”