Chapter 85: A New Magic

After seeing off the exploration team heading to the southern undeveloped lands, I returned to the workshop. But I couldn’t focus on my work. Truthfully, I wanted to go with them. I know I am still a child and not strong. But if I had chosen to be a Hero or a Sage when I reincarnated, wouldn’t I be incredibly strong by now and able to go exploring myself? Is it because I chose to be a Producer that I’ve put the Elves and Knights in danger?

As I thought round and round in circles, my Production Skill wouldn’t activate properly. “Master, you seem to be in poor form today.” I shouldn’t have made Theo worry. “Lord William, shall we take a breather?” At Oliver‘s suggestion, I decided to interrupt my work.

I drank tea with Theo and Oliver in the cafe. “Is what you are worrying about related to the exploration team, Lord William?” Oliver seems to see right through me. I have told the two of them, who are Apostles, about the circumstances. “Yeah. I was thinking that if I were stronger, I could have accompanied the exploration team and protected them. Actually, I haven’t told you two, but when I reincarnated, I had the choice to reincarnate as a Hero or a Sage. But I chose to be a Producer because I wanted to craft things leisurely.”

“Is that so… But if you hadn’t chosen to be a Producer, Master, I wouldn’t have been able to become your apprentice, nor could you have made the medicine to save Lady Mary.” “I would likely have died of illness as well. And not just illness; many people would have lost their lives to the famine. Please do not blame yourself too much, and please do not forget that there are many who were saved because you chose to be a Producer, Lord William.” “You’re right… Thank you, both of you.”

“I think being a Producer suits me, and I believe I am being useful to everyone. But it feels wrong that while my comrades go to a dangerous place, I stay in a safe place.” “That is a matter of the right person for the right job. Elves can sense leylines, Knights are combat specialists, and you can create things, Lord William. I don’t think you need to shoulder everything alone.” “Thank you, Oliver. Logically, I understand.”

However, Theo said something different. “Master really is a Fairchild, aren’t you? His Excellency the Margrave is like a lump of Noblesse Oblige, and I think Master wanting to go to dangerous places yourself is just like your father.” “I wonder? I’m very happy that you think the blood of the Fairchild family flows in me too.” “If it is better for you to go with the exploration team, Master, I have a feeling you will become able to go.” Is that so?

The next day, I was asked to go get iron ore from the Sea of Trees. Since Theo and I have large storage capacities in our Storage Magic, we occasionally accept requests. That is fine, but the round trip to the mineral deposits in the Sea of Trees takes time, so I often wish we could move faster. Just as I was about to leave my room in the workshop with Theo, I suddenly realized that I could move instantly to retrieve materials. “Lord William, you are glowing!” Theo hurriedly closed the room door so others wouldn’t see.

“Thank you, Theo. I might have become able to move instantly to gather materials.” “That is amazing magic again.” “I’ll try and see if I can go to the mineral deposit in the Sea of Trees.” I visualized my destination for today, the iron deposit in the Sea of Trees. Yeah, I think I can do it. I activated my Production Skill.

The next moment, I felt dizzy and crouched down. It felt somewhat like motion sickness. When I stood up slowly, I was no longer in the workshop. An iron deposit was exposed in a place surrounded by trees. I did it! I really moved to the Sea of Trees instantly. Should I say I teleported?

I’m happy, but if I stay too long, monsters will appear. I hurriedly stored the iron ore, and this time I visualized my room in the workshop. When I activated the skill, I felt dizzy again. “Master, are you alright?” “Thank you, Theo, I’m fine. More importantly, I really was able to move to the Sea of Trees! It seems I can now teleport to gather materials for production.”

“That is amazing! To learn Teleportation Magic… as expected, Master is special.” Come to think of it, I awakened to use Enchantment Magic after Theo awakened, but I hadn’t awakened after Oliver awakened. According to Theo, I was glowing, so I wonder if I awakened again and became able to use Teleportation Magic.

“Yesterday, I said that your skills might find a way, but you might really be able to go to the southern undeveloped lands now.” “What do you mean?” “Since the Production Skill uses various materials, you can obtain some kind of material from almost any place. Even more so in a place like the undeveloped lands.” “I see! If I gather materials at the location where the exploration team is, I can teleport there.” “Yes, and since you can escape via teleportation if it becomes dangerous, His Excellency the Margrave likely won’t object to you participating in the exploration, Master.” Oh, it seems a path has opened up.

“First, I’ll try to see if I can teleport to other places too.” Where should I go? That’s right, let’s go see the Elf Elder, who might know about Teleportation Magic. “Then I will go store the iron ore.” “Thank you, Theo. Well then, I’ll bring out the iron ore.” When I brought out the iron ore I had stored, Theo stored it away. “I’m going to try teleporting to the Elf Forest.”

I visualized the Hidden Village of the Elves and activated the skill. The surrounding scenery changed, and I felt dizzy. When I stood up slowly, startled Elves gathered around. “Lord William, when did you arrive?” “There was no reaction from the Forest of Bewilderment?” “Ah, I’m sorry for coming suddenly. Actually, it seems I have learned Teleportation Magic.” “”Teleportation Magic?!”” The Elves were surprised.

Then, the Elder arrived. “Lord William, this is wonderful. Teleportation Magic is extremely powerful magic, and since it is very rare Space-Time Magic, there is no one among the current Elves who can use it.” Is that so? The fact that it’s not offensive magic is fitting for a Producer, but I wonder if this makes me a little more like a Savior.

The next day, I verified what I could do with Teleportation Magic. After trying various things, I found out that I can teleport to places I have been to once. To test how far I could go, I visualized the Fairchild family mansion in the Royal Capital, and surprisingly, I was able to teleport there. I immediately returned to my room in the workshop so as not to startle the mansion’s caretaker. Finding out I can jump even long distances with magic is a huge harvest. But it drained a massive amount of magic power. I could probably do three or four round trips, but five feels impossible. It seems I have to be careful about my remaining magic power when teleporting to far places like the Royal Capital.