In conclusion, the details of the contract were simple things.
While NUMBERS hid their track from Angel, I hadn't been allowed to reveal myself. Except for the middleman and other Avatars. Avatars could have a common talk, but we couldn't tell the number of the provider behind. All of these were protocols to protect each other. We would connect by these until the end of life.
In the case that Avatar was caught by Angel, the provider wouldn't give any help to Avatar. They would take everything that they gave to Avatar back and cut the connection. This case was the same as God too. NUMBERS would leave Avatar to get caught alone.
No friendship between us and thieves.
The other detail of the contract was the thief looked.
The price of service that changed by external factors. The overtime price for the service that over the time of office's work. The interest would count when Avatar couldn't pay the price in the time.
This demon thief…
…
"Nine, these books move to that way. That books put in that shelf."
[Roger that.]
The wind of magic brought books to the shelf as my command. The conference was ended, it was time to clean my room. I took this opportunity to rearrange my bookshelves.
Books increased so much. Some were gathered to put on the floating shelves. Some were put overlapped in shelves. I practice my new magic usage while cleaning my room. Even I had to use magic in front of others, I could do it naturally.
[Congraturation, High Sage.]
But this thing was hard.
[Do you still not familiar with me?]
"It's forced my nature."
Even that I could I adapted myself faster than I thought. The thing I had to do was stopped startled by his unknown when he spoke the voice.
"Then, how many prices do I have to pay of magic?"
I used many Winds Magic to move things more than ten times and use the fire to light lanterns too.
[When the value meets our criterion, I'll tell you.]
"…You want to fleece me with one time, isn't it?"
[Your pocket won't be dry.]
He made a pleasant tone.
Some magics had less value, so they had to add with a value of other magics. For example, using Wind Magic moved things, and sending MP to use Magic Tools. I could use the floating shelves and the up and down platform as normal. That's why the security spell came back to my office's door.
"Don't cheat me."
[Sure, I'm a good provider. I won't cheat the customer.]
[Then, what will you want to do the next? Will you start the new research?]
I stared at the wall, "You have to prepare again?"
[Something like that.]
"Let's me think…"
Sage got money from the research. Although that work didn't submit at the conference, it could be selling. Now, I didn't want money.
"Bring that book for me."
The wind was a bit slowly started before brought the old thick book from the shelf. It had a dark brown cover and many scratches that reveal it came from many hands. The cover had the name of the book wrote in golden color.
The Principle of Time and Alter.
"I'll take my magic back with this."
I looked at a table of contents. I used to read it a few chapters, but it was a long time ago. I would start reading again.
[You will do it seriously?]
"Yes."
He sighed.
[You have a good present, but you still look back to the past… I feel sad. I'm hurt.]
I turned my eyes around for his fake hurt voice.
"I didn't want to depend on you until the last of my life. If my magic was sent to the past, I'll use Time Magic to get it back. I couldn't wait 70 years. I want magic and I want to use magic by myself."
This was my goal.
[But you didn't do it before. A similar is… from your research. The growing plants' process but it isn't the speed of time.]
"Yes. I already told you, isn't it? Even if I'm High Sage, it still has many things I have to study. I study, and you create. You can do it, right?"
I smiled at the air.
"Right? Nine."
…
One week passed, I came to the 2nd museum again. Although it was the last day of the conference's exhibit, it wasn't regret thing much. Plus, it was a weekend, and no sign of any activity, so the education area was silent.
I bowed at the museum's staff and went inside. It was felt lonely, but this atmosphere was suited for the museum. I didn't see anyone, maybe I was the only one in this building.
The work that was Magic Tool would show besides its Stone Inscription. By the work that was magic shown by the image from Record Magic. My work was showing like that. I walked through many works to stop at one Stone Inscription with the crystal spear.
The name of work, Radian of Vagnar.
The Sage's research.
It was suited to be Art more than Weapon. The long spear that made from crystal. It has a strong beauty but felt a little bit fragile. Inside this spear, it had the Pure Light Magic. The more I kept looking made I wondered, I never saw Sage's research that delicate with this level.
That's why it attracted me.
[Hello. Hello. High Sage, do you hear me?]
[High Sage, do you angry me?]
"What…" I kept my voice down. This time was my private time, Get out.
[I apologize but I feel like you get me back. You look at this thing for 2 hours ago. If I can't see you breathe, I think you were cursed to be stone.]
Maybe he was bored to see the same image. Sorry for my lifestyle.
"I'm your sure thing, isn't it?"
[I never tell you like that.]
After I signed the contract, my significance was decreased so much. It was no food service, no good morning, no good night, no sign of the other's sound, and he didn't contact me if he hadn't the business. I was truly become his sure thing.
So upset. I hated two head snakes.
[I have the food service for you, right? You can freely order by yourself.]
That's right. I tested order meals many times. After paid the price, I got the hot fresh meal immediately. It was so convenient. The price was the coin. The coin was the world's currency. Just as the name, it had the only coin.
The drink too, I ordered Pink Milk with 30 coins. It had many decorations to increase the price to 79 coins or 129 coins. If I didn't spell wrong, it was called Topping. It had whipped cream, chocolate, etc. I didn't order that. I doubted it might have some poison, and brought Pink Milk tasted weird.
About the other meals if I couldn't tell he had the Menu for me. I could rent the Menu to look at many foods with 10 coins. If I wanted to look again, I had to pay.
This clever guy…
The person who signed the contract with them might be lost their way, that's counted me too.
But it wasn't the reason that made me look at this spear for 2 hours. Except for its beauty, I was too free because Nine rejected my plan. He rejected using Time Magic.
-[I apologize but Time Magic had the risk to cross the borderline of God. I felt sorry that I couldn't serve you.]
Maybe he couldn't use it now. Alright, I could read books while waiting for him.
Because my purpose was disappeared, I didn't know what to do so I came to the museum again. I wanted to look at the beautiful thing before it took off.
That was all the stories.
"Ah…"
My leg felt beriberi. I sat for so long I had to stretch my body. Nine used this time to ask the thing he doubts.
[What the point of the interesting… of this firefly spear.]
You shouldn't call that, it was rude!
"It's the quality of magic," I mumbled.
"Controlling the flow makes magic occur efficiently but the quality of magic makes it's powerful, no adulterant, and became the strongest of the magic of each element. The element in this spear was Light. It wasn't the four basic elements that everyone could use, but it wasn't so hard to find the user."
Maybe I was in the community of magicians, it was common to meet the person who could use the special elements. The true, they had too many more than everyone expected, someone may not be a magician. It could comparison with the drawing talent. Some great artist wasn't the official artist.
"This quality of Ligh Magic was like mom's magic. Do you know the Holy Maiden is divide by many levels?"
[Yes. The higher level will receive care from the higher temple. The top of the Holy maiden, the one who raises by the 1st temple is your mom. Miss Reeta Branche.]
I nodded.
[Do you think she relates with this work?]
I shooked my head.
"it's impossible. Even the quality is similar, but it isn't equal to mom's magic, and I didn't' sense any Sage that was Holy Maiden too. Maybe…"
Mom talked with a guy from the 1st temple on the conference day. I thought I know what topic.
"Yawn…"
I held my hand on the mouth. Even I just look but I made me tired.
"Let's go back to sleep… Oh!"
"I… I'm sorry!"
The voice liked clear glass spoke before I saw the owner.
The little girl with long white hair and purple eyes stood behind me and kept looking at me. I couldn't calculate her age. She dressed in an active magician dress but look feminine. She might not be regular, some of her accessories and her standing pose were presenting that she was from high society.
"I apologize for your private time, High Sage Elliot."
Her voice was clear, but her body was excited. If she was a student from the Magic School, it wasn't strange that she knew me but wait.
"How long did you be here?"
"Yes?"
Did she hear I talk with Nine? I felt bad.
Nine. If she knows I'm a contractor, what will happen to her?
I read a contract I knew. I just wanted the confirm.
[As the contract told.]
[I'll kill her.]