Konbini Ossan Volume 2 Chapter 3 – Magic Stone Processing

When I returned, Arisa came over to me.

“Hey, old man. Where’d you disappear to?”

“I went to the Adventurers’ Guild. I managed to get my hands on some items that might become products.”

As I spoke, I held up the item storage pouch to show her.

“Hmm. Anyway, I’m hungry.”

“Ah, it’s already evening. You haven’t had lunch yet?”

“Well, I was kicked out this morning, remember?”

“In that case, here. Go grab something you like to eat.”

I said, pulling out a few silver coins from the pouch and placing them in Arisa’s hand.

“And how much are these worth?”

“Let’s see... I’d say about a ¥1,000.”

I estimated the value based on my memory. A few copper coins can buy things like apples or bread. And — 

100 Copper coins = 1 Silver coin, and;

100 Silver coins = 1 Gold coin;

If we convert the value of apples or bread into Japanese currency, then one copper coin is roughly worth ¥10.

It’s smaller than a Japanese ¥10 coin, about the size of a ¥50 coin.

A silver coin, being a hundred times more valuable, would be about a ¥1,000. It’s the same size and design as the copper coin.

A gold coin, a hundred times more valuable than a silver one, is worth around ¥100,000 and again, it shares the same size and design.

Apparently, coins are standardized throughout the human nations.

It’s said the Kingdom of Runegard unified them in the past. Neighboring countries also use these coins, commonly referred to as "Rune Coins."

Also, silver and gold coins aren’t made of pure silver or gold, but of alloys. Especially silver coins, which contain very little actual silver.

It wouldn’t be practical to circulate massive amounts of pure precious metal, after all.

Since the topic came up, I decided to explain the currency system and values to Arisa, who listened with genuine interest.

“Huh, so that’s how it is. Old man, why do you know so much about this country anyway?”

“Back when I lived at the castle, I spent a lot of time devouring books and gaining knowledge.”

“I see. Well, you do look like a total nerd, so it kinda suits you. Alright, I’m off to eat.”

“Sure. Take care.”

And with that, Arisa left the house to get some food.

Even without her around, I could continue with my work. Let's start processing the magic stones.

First, I took out several magic stones from the storage pouch. Then I prepared the paint and brush for drawing magic circles.

As for the surface to draw on, I found some scrap wood planks — those would do.

I began painting the magic circle on the wood. This was an enchantment circle to embed my own skills into an item.

It was very simple and required only a small amount of mana — an extremely basic magic circle.

I drew several shapes along with words that defined various aspects of the enchantment — what kind of skill, how it’s applied, and to what.

These symbols and phrases are determined by the magic system. I connected the arranged symbols and words with lines.

The completed circle didn’t resemble the kind of magic circle most Japanese people might imagine.

There were no pentagrams or hexagrams inside a circle. It was simply a sequence of symbols and phrases connected by lines.

To some, it might look more like a chalkboard covered in class notes than anything magical.

At the end of the drawn diagram, there was a circle. Placing something in that circle would activate the enchantment.

I placed one of the magic stones into that circle and touched the starting point of the diagram, channeling mana into it.

The magic circle lit up, followed by the magic stone itself.

Once I confirmed this, I stopped the flow of mana and removed the magic stone from the circle.

Using the same procedure, I drew a second magic circle and applied a second enchantment to the same stone.

That made it two enchantments, meaning two skills had been successfully embedded into the stone.

To confirm the result, I stepped outside with the magic stone.

It was evening now, the sun nearly dipping below the horizon.

I held the magic stone up toward the reddening sun.

I stayed like that for a few minutes. There were quite a few people around, and I attracted some attention.

But I ignored them and continued exposing the stone to the sunlight.

Once I felt enough time had passed, I lowered the stone and returned inside.

The moment I stepped back into the house — the magic stone began to glow.

Just as I had intended. This confirmed that the skill embedding had been a success.

But that alone wasn’t enough.

Next, I lightly channeled mana into the stone. It stopped glowing.

Confirming that it wouldn’t light up on its own, I sent mana into it again. The stone began to glow once more.

The light wasn’t particularly strong — about the level of a small lamp. A little weaker than I had hoped, but still within usable limits.

That’s right. My goal was to create a magical device that could serve as a light source by embedding skills into a magic stone.

The two skills I had embedded were «Light Absorption» and «Illumination».

«Light Absorption» is a skill possessed by plant-type monsters and isn't particularly rare.

It allows the user to absorb sunlight and convert it into mana, which is then stored in the magic stone.

«Illumination», on the other hand, is a skill found in a type of moss called "Glow Moss," which lives in places called dungeons.

This moss emits light using its own faint magical energy.

However, when exposed to mana, it gets startled and extinguishes its light — until it's exposed to mana again, at which point it lights up once more.

By combining these two skills and embedding them into a magic stone, I created a light that charges under sunlight and can be switched on and off using mana.

Both «Light Absorption» and «Illumination» are plant-based skills, so they can activate through plant-type materials.

And magic stones are found in both plant- and animal-type monsters.

That means they are, in essence, both plant and animal in nature — making them compatible with plant-based skills like these.

With that, I had confirmed that the magic stone could function as a light.

Now, I just had to mass-produce them.

Without delay, I placed more stones onto the two magic circles and began embedding the skills one after another.

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E/N:

Ossan just invented a Magi-Solar Light Stone! Thanks to his level up, he can enchant many times in one sitting!

Anyway, what was that logic in the end? Are magic stones really the same as monsters?

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