Black Iron Magician

Chapter 3 Village Girl

「Status……?」

When Chinatsu murmurs so, Joseph continues to explain.

「This stone plate is a special item called 『Sacred Stone』 that has been blessed by God. If you hold your hand over this and imagine it to show your power, the stone plate will display your status.」

When Joseph was signaling with his eyes, the white robe group began to give each student one stone plate. The same thin stone plates were also being handed over to Haruna and Chinatsu.

「… Haruna, does status mean something like social status?」

「Hmm, in this case, I think it’s the status that’s used in games. I played it for a breather, but you don’t have it at your house, right? Do you know the famous RPG?」

「Umm, those fantasy things where dragons come out?」

「Yeah. That kind of game has power, wisdom, magical power, and something like that for each character, those things are the so-called status. If we change this situation, we may have a status as well.」

「You sure know it well―― ah, that’s right. You have younger brothers.」

Chinatsu was a bit surprised that Haruna who loves exercise was familiar with games, but then she remembered that when she went to Haruna’s house, she was playing a video game with her small brothers.

「That’s right. Thanks to him, I was dragged into playing. Well, it’s surprisingly interesting when you try it. Look, especially the joy of the boys are amazing, right?」

「Y-yeah….」

Just like what Haruna said, one part of the boys are excited to the point it’s a little scary. Women’s groups who have the same thought as Chinatsu are being taken aback.

「Have the stone plates been given to everyone? Immediately, everyone’s first heroic mission will be displaying your status. By all means, I would like to see your great power together. It’s simple. It’s certain that you have the highest power. You just have to tell the stones to show your power.」

When the men in the white robe returned to their original positions, Joseph gently urged everyone to use the stone plates. Haruna and Chinatsu are hesitating, but on the other hand, some people took action first.

「Hey, look! This is my status―― oh, my job is a warrior, and it’s LV4…? LV4, does it mean level 4? Is level 4 strong?」

「Oh, wonderful! If you are a level 4 warrior, it means you are a skilled strong person! As expected from Hero!」

「Seriously!? Amazing, have my hidden talent finally awakened!?」

Cheers begin to rise with the students who used the stone plates as the center. At present, it seems that all the boys who took the initiative to display their status are being praised highly. Being affected by that atmosphere, the students who had been rejecting it are now reaching out to the stone plates while in half doubt.

「Hee, I thought that level 4 was low, but it doesn’t seem so.」

「…… I hate something like that. I feel like being deceived by the atmosphere.」

「You’re right, it’s kind of unnatural. What do we do?」

「Umm――」

「Ah, what? Haruna and Chinatsu haven’t seen your status yet?」

It was when the circle of status disclosure spreads and the two were hesitating at the stone plates placed in front of them, Mizohori Touko, the only girl in the group who quickly revealed her status, spoke to them.

Healthy tan skin and grayish hair color, she’s wearing a uniform in a casual fashion that gives her the impressions of a gyaru. The serious Chinatsu can’t understand her. However, Touko’s line of sight is directed toward Haruna.

Touko looks not serious and her wording is rough, but she’s a sports girl like Haruna and a captain from the karate club even though she’s a first-year student. Surprisingly, she’s caring and being yearned by the members. However, she kept losing in the match with Haruna, who participated as a helper in club activities. Because of that, she’s one-sidedly looking at Haruna as a rival.

「Haruna, quickly take a look at your status. By the way, I’m a level 5 brawler! I don’t really understand, but somehow it seems amazing! I was being highly praised!」

It seems that Touko doesn’t really understand the meaning because she doesn’t usually play games. Still, being praised makes her happy, she proudly throws out her chest. She is overwhelmingly superior with her big chest.

「I-is that so. That’s good. Is level 5 considerably strong?」

「From what that old geezer said, it’s being equivalent to a thousand men? Or something like that. He said it while being somewhat excited.」

「Being equivalent to a thousand men huh. But, do we really have that power …?」

「Like hell I know. Well, isn’t that fine? I’m going along with it as a recreation. Chinatsu, you are just overthinking. Look, Akira’s job is a hero, you know? Pfft, it makes me laugh.」

There was a handsome blond hair man at where Touko pointed. Toue Akira, a male student popular with girls who has recently begun to come into the limelight as a high school model.

Although he is slender and tall and also friendly, there are some rumors that he’s a playboy who’s dating several girls. He’s not bad, but Chinatsu pays attention to him as a boy to be wary of in the class.

「For now, it’s just me and Akira who’s at level 5. C’mon Haruna, do it quickly. You are a person that I acknowledged, you’ll definitely be on the good track! Well, it won’t more than me though!」

「Ahaha … What will you do, Chinatsu-chan?」

「Haa. It looks like everyone has done it, I guess it can’t be helped. It’s okay, let’s just do it.」

「Yeah! Well then ――」

Haruna was quick after Chinatsu showed willingness. It seems that she was curious about it.

When looking at such Haruna while sighing, Chinatsu also put her hands on the stone plate thought in her head for it to display her status. Eventually, a pale light emerges on the surface of the stone plate and it begins to write something that looks like letters.

「Let me see, what kind of ability does Haruna have――ah?」

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「――No, that’s enough. I get the gist of your situation.」

「Eh? I’m about to go to the main problem, is that okay?」

I put a stop to Katsuragi Haruna who had a fervent speech in front of me.

「Good grief, that damn old geezer Joseph. He’s trying to push troublesome things to me again, damn…」

「Um, Deris-san? Did you really understand from the explanation just now?」

Canon asks so to me doubtfully. Of course I understand. If you are a member of the Magic Knights, you should cultivate that much insight.

「I don’t want to listen to people’s misfortunes meaninglessly. For the most part, this girl was lack of power contrary to other’s expectations, right? Being ridiculed by her friends that had expectation and the old geezer got disappointed. And then, the old geezer Joseph couldn’t help the hero even after racking his brain, so he’s trying to push it to me out of spite. Am I wrong?」

「Ah, it’s a little different. First, he told me to ask Leader to make her as her disciple, but she flatly refused. And after Joseph-sama’s decision, I came to ask Deris-san to make her your disciple.」

「In the end, it’s the same. Oi, you respect that woman’s will and ignore mine?」

「But, Leader is scary…」

Don’t ‘but’ me. Although her attire is well-ordered, by the point she was being entrusted to Canon, I understand that this girl is being treated badly. Before that, summoning a class mere high school students, is he sane? Oh jeez.

「――Do you bring the Sacred Stone? The talk won’t begin unless I see her status.」

「Shishou, does that mean…」

「I’m not your shishou yet. I’m just going to look at it.」

(TLn: I’m not translating it as ‘master’ because there’ll be others who call him master but with different words, e.g. ‘goshujinsama’, it’ll be easier to tell which character is talking. Also, I like something like senpai, sensei, onee-chan, etc. to be placed as it is without translating it)

I tell Canon to quickly take the Scared Stone and make her display her status. Although she was being criticized, she should have got the god’s blessing. She won’t be bad that muc――

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Katsuragi Haruna 16 years old Female Human

Job: Magician LV1

HP: 10/10

MP: 5/5 (+5)

Strength: 1

Endurance: 1

Agility: 1

Magic Power: 4 (+3)

Intelligence: 1

Dexterity: 1

Luck: 1

Skill Slot

◇ Not set

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――Yup. How should I put it… it’s that.

「It’s worse than a village girl.」

「Ah, the old man also said that to me!」