In the village of Wand Stone the fragrant aroma of a delicious stew could be smelled from inside a small restaurant.
"HAHAHAHA... You're cooking your famous Dark Buffalo Stew again Mazell? Just in time give me a serving!"
"Oh goodness... Little Mazell's cooking is simply the best! Besides his father's cooking I've never tasted anything better."
"Hehe... Big Bro Mazell is definitely going to be a world famous chef in the future. He's gonna make tons of money and marry a supermodel. Definitely!"
The young man named Mazell smiled upon hearing the compliments. He is a young man with grand dreams. Some of which involved being rich enough to buy his own town and even marrying several dozen beautiful women. Becoming an excellent cook was just the first step in his future plans.
Mazell laughed: "Haha... Don't worry everyone there's more than enough stew to go around."
The boy's full name is Mazell Nexus. A thirteen year old teenage boy. He was originally an orphan who was adopted by Wand Stone Village's best chef Bernard Jorven. He grew up under his adoptive father's tutelage. Which is why he now possesses excellent skills in cooking.
As for the reason why he doesn't have the same surname as his adoptive father, its because the letter left behind by his real parents stated that his surname must be Nexus. Signifying one who connects with others.
Mazell had once asked Bernard about his origins. Bernard told Mazell that he was picked up in the remains of a burnt down temple. It was estimated that Mazell's real parents were residents of that temple. Unfortunately there were no survivors of the incident which led Mazell to believe that his real parents had long since died.
Suddenly a woman who seemed to be in her fifties came out of the kitchen. The woman looked at Mazell with gentle loving eyes and said: "Mazell Dear remember to leave behind some stew for dinner tonight. Your father's coming home at around 8pm and I know for a fact that he'd be delighted to taste the improvements in your cooking."
Mazell smiled: "I know mother."
The woman was none-other than Bernard's wife Marlin Jorven. When she was young she was extremely distraught to find out that her body was incapable of having children. This is why when Mazell came into their lives, she immediately started treating him like he was her real son.
Mazell had always been thankful to the Jorven couple for adopting him which is why he had always wanted to be rich and powerful so that he could take care of them in exchange for everything they had done for him.
However he wasn't stupid. He understood that the ones who truly had power in this world were the ones who could use Magic....Mages!!!
But the thing is Mazell never planned on becoming a mage at all. The main reason is because a mage's main duty is to defend and protect humanity from the threats of Magical Beasts, Other Races and Different Dimension Invaders.
Mazell is the type of boy that treasures his life while at the same time fears death very much. So becoming a mage that risks their lives all the time was simply out of the question for Mazell.
Instead Mazell focused on becoming someone that was essential to society. For example just like his adoptive father Bernard. Bernard works as the personal chef for a Noble Mage Family that lives in Dusk Wing City. What's more it was the family of a Marquess.
Due to having a connection to a high ranking magic family, Bernard despite being someone who came from an unknown village like Wand Stone actually has a lot backing in society. This meant that not only would people have to think twice before offending him, they would also have to give him their respect for being the personal chef of a High Ranking Noble Family of Mages.
At night a man that looked to be in his fifties walked into the restaurant.
Bernard: "I'm Home~~"
Marlin smiled: "Welcome home Dear. Are you tired? Dinner's almost ready. Oh and Mazell made stew."
Bernard laughed: "Is that right? Well I guess I'd better have a taste then."
Mazell suddenly came down from the second floor with a smile upon seeing Bernard: "Welcome home Dad! Did you bring me anything?"
Bernard smiled: "Heh... Well that depends on whether or not your stew has improved."
Mazell patted his chest in confidence: "Rest assured Dad. I'm confident that my stew has definitely improved by leaps and bounds!"
Bernard smiled: "Yeah well... We'll see."
After that their family proceeded to have a joyous dinner.
After Dinner~~
Mazell: "So what do you think Dad?"
Bernard sighed: "Quite delicious. Your skills have definitely improved. It's just that... I never expected you to improve so fast."
Mazell was very happy to hear a praise from Bernard. It just proved that his hard work in improving his cooking skills really did not go to waste.
Bernard: "Oh right! I promised to give you something if your skills improved."
Bernard hurriedly pulled out a small black box from his bag and handed it to Mazell with a smile: "Here you go son. This is for you."
When Mazell saw the black box he immediately became excited: "Dad is this what I think it is?!"
Bernard laughed: "Haha... Well why don't you open it and find out?!"
When Mazell opened the box his eyes shined with excitement by what was inside.
Mazell immediately hugged Bernard and happily said: "Thanks Dad! I really love it!"
Bernard smiled: "Hehe... As long as your happy."
Seeing the father and son bonding Marlin could not help but give a happy and warm smile.
Mazell: "But Dad where did you get this?"
The reason why Mazell asked was because he was well aware that even though Bernard had a huge net worth as the personal chef of a Marquess, there was no way he'd buy such a grand and expensive thing such as this just for a take home gift.
Bernard smiled: "Actually this was a gift given to me by the Marquess. He was gifted several dozens of these recently and so he decided to gift me three."
Mazell smiled in understanding: "I see..."
Even though Bernard said it casually Mazell knew that the Marquess wouldn't gift this to anyone he didn't consider a good friend.
Marlin: "By the way Dear how long can you stay this time?"
Bernard: "Five days. After that I have to return to Dusk Wing City."
Marlin was slightly saddened by this: "I see..."
Must know that the travel time between Dusk Wing City and Wand Stone Village takes about two days time. What's more as the personal chef of the Marquess, Bernard is always busy and can only visit his family once every three months.
During Bed Time~~
Mazell: "Hehe..."
Late at night Mazell was laughing pervertedly with a lewd expression on his face while looking at the screen of the gift given to him by Bernard.
The gift was a Black Cell Phone powered by a Magic Crystal Battery. It was called Black Gem M-Phone V8. Such a rare phone was extremely expensive and was usually only sold to Nobles. What's more since it's powered by a Magic Crystal Battery it can last 2 decades without ever needing to be charged.
Mazell: "Hehe.... With this kind of phone I can connect to the internet anytime I want even without WiFi. And since it has a Magic Crystal Battery I can watch porn all night without ever having to worry about charging it."
If Bernard ever found out that Mazell was using such a rare and expensive phone for the sake of watching porn, he'd probably smack Mazell on the head and ground him for the rest of his life.
The world is called Guillius Magika a world filled with Mana. Each element has their own independent Mana. The method to using and manipulating these elemental manas is called Magic.
Those who can use Magic are Mages. In this world various magical beasts and beings exist. Against magical beasts and beings modern day weapons such as guns, bombs and even missiles are next to useless. The reason for this is because their bodies have incorporated the world's mana. Which gives them a high level of protection against modern day military weapons.
For example the magical beast known as Scum Dirt Rat that is considered to be one of the weakest Magical Beasts in the world. If an Apprentice Fire Mage uses one of his low level spells against it like Fireball, it would be insta-killed. However if you use military weapons, it would take about five missile explosions to even hope of injuring it.
The reason for this is because Magic can bypass the world's mana that is protecting their bodies. Unfortunately for the human race only one in a thousand have the potential to use magic. Although there is another type of power called Inner Strength that can bypass world's mana but that's an explanation for another time.
Within this world filled with mana there are certain places with extremely dense mana. In these places mana can solidify into crystals called Magic Crystals. Magic Crystals can be used as an independent source of energy that is very long lasting. Through years of study humans managed to incorporate Magic Crystals into modern day technology. An example of this is Mazell's phone's Magic Crystal Battery.
In fact the humans who can't use Magic are currently studying methods on how to incorporate Magic Crystals into military weapons, after all magic crystals are also created from mana which means they can also be used to bypass the world's mana protection of the magical beasts. The only issue with this is that the world produces magic crystals at a slow pace. Not to mention Mages also use magic crystals to speed up their practice. This makes it so that the military's access to magic crystals is limited.
This eventually created a disunity between the mages and the regular military. Basically the mages wants to use magic crystals to promote their practice so that they could protect humans from more powerful magical beasts. While as the military wants to use magic crystals to create weapons that ordinary humans can use to protect themselves from magical beast attacks.
The Next Morning~~
Mazell: "Yaaaawn...."
Mazell had woken up late due to watching porn the entire night. Thankfully Bernard was home and could manage the restaurant for him.
Looking at Mazell who just woke up Bernard said: "How can you sleep so long? Weren't you supposed to open the restaurant at 8am? It's almost 1!"
Mazell embarrassedly replied: "Sorry Dad..."
Bernard smiled: "It's fine. Since I'm home I can cover for you."
Then Bernard suddenly remembered: "Oh right. There's a new delivery of potatoes that just arrived. Could you go into the kitchen and peel them for me son?"
Mazell: "Sure Dad."
When Mazell went to the kitchen and opened the potato sack, he was almost blinded by a sudden purple sparkle.
Mazell: "Eh?! What's this?...."
Picking up the source of the purple sparkle Mazell's eyes started to shine with greed: "An Amethyst! This is great. I can sell this for some cash!"
Shiiiiing!!!
Suddenly the amethyst started to shine with violet light.
Mazell: "Eh?!"
But before Mazell could even react the entire room had already been engulfed by a blinding violet light.
When the violet light vanished the amethyst was on the floor and Mazell had completely disappeared.
Mazell's Narration: "If you'd ask me what my single greatest regret in life was.....I'd tell you it was the moment I picked up that damned Amethyst!"