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Chapter 17 - Plan for Future

Ben now aimed to be an S-Class mage as soon as possible. If he becomes an S-Class, he will have access to bigger jobs. S-Class mages will also be able to roam the world easier and be allowed to enter some forbidden or dangerous areas. He's getting excited just thinking about that.

Ben didn't realize it, but he has become more and more like a 12-year-old boy. Without any kind of heavy responsibility on his shoulders like when he was a soldier, Ben can enjoy his life more than before. He can become himself, be what he wants, not what the others want.

Of course, he still has a responsibility to protect his guild and all its members, especially his team. But he knows that they will grow stronger, up to the point where they can protect themselves. He will make sure that they will grow past that point.

'To be an S-Class mage, I didn't just need power, but I need good records. In other words, I need a good resume. Well, it's just a normal way for people to be promoted in any organization.' - Ben thinks while training in the cave

Ben then calculates what he needs to be promoted faster. He knows he will reach the minimum power for an S-Class in a year, so he needs to make sure he has the needed experience in a year too.

'One job a week, that means 52 jobs a year. It will be enough if my job gets harder and harder. But I doubt I will get dangerous work with Wendy & the cats. It seems I need to take some jobs alone, maybe with Bella because she just won't leave me. It's easier to protect one person than protecting three.' - Ben

Ben decides to take some jobs by himself, and not with his team. He wants to get more experience, not just for promotion to S-Class. He also wants to have more challenges & adventures. Now he just needs to talk with Roubaul and get his approval.

After his training, Ben goes to meet Roubaul and have a private talk. He tells the old man about his thoughts and what he wants. Roubaul just listens to Ben until he finishes his talk.

"So you want to take more jobs and get more experience to be an S-Class mage?" - Roubaul

"Yeah, I will still take easier jobs with Wendy every week, but I want to take some more dangerous jobs alone." - Ben

"Did you really want to be an S-Class that fast?" - Roubaul

"Yeah, and it's not just because I want to see the world. You know me, Gramps, and you know my growth. I grew fast last year, but it actually started to get slower lately." - Ben

Ben didn't lie; his growth has become slower lately. Even though he still grew stronger, it's really slow, not as fast as before. Ben has investigated it, and he knows his problem; he lacks a difficult battle.

"I need a battle to grow strong; training won't give me good results anymore. Difficult battle, life & death battle, that's what I need right now, not just training." - Ben

Ben is very serious right now, and Roubaul is also looking at him seriously.

"Fine, I will allow it, but I will still choose the job. Also, you can only take it at most 2 times a month. Rest is also important." - Roubaul

"Alright, that's good enough. No one wants to keep doing jobs. I need some rest and entertainment." - Ben

"Good, I will find a suitable job for you to do next week. For now, just do your usual things." - Roubaul

Ben nods and leaves the room, returning to his house.

"Sigh, this kid's growth is really terrifying that it makes me worried. Maybe I need to tell him the truth about this guild soon? No, let's just look at the situation first; I can't be hasty. But, sooner or later, he will find something amiss; he is smart after all. Sigh, I am too old for this." - Roubaul

Actually, Ben has already felt that something is not right with their guild. He feels their guild didn't work like what a guild should, and their members didn't take quests that often, except him & Wendy. He feels like they aren't actually a guild, and just a village.

However, Ben removes that thought and just focuses on training. He was from another world, so this might be how magic guilds in this world work. Besides, he trusts Roubaul, and he also feels comfortable in here, so the guild condition, and how it works don't really matter to him.

The next day, Ben trains Wendy on hand-to-hand combat. She asked him to train her after she could only defeat 3 normal bandits before. Ben gladly trains her, and they train without using any magic. Ben needs to train the basic to Wendy so that her techniques will not be weak.

Ben & Wendy have a sparring at the end of their training. Ben barely breaks a sweat in the sparring. His power is just that much stronger than Wendy. But nonetheless, he still trains Wendy with patience because he wants her to be strong too.

"*pant pant* How is it Ben nii-san? *pant*"-Wendy

"Your techniques have improved, but the way you use them in a fight is still not good enough. I think we need to have more sparring to improve it." - Ben

"Only sparring?" - Wendy

"No, we'll also improve your MP and stamina by training in the cave. You can make the schedule; I'll just follow it." - Ben

"Hmm, we have jobs on Monday or Tuesday. Then, training in the cave on Wednesday, and sparring on Thursday. I want to train my spells and other things on Friday. As for Saturday & Sunday, I want to play with Carla." - Wendy

"Ooh, you think of it that fast, good girl. Alright, let's go with that." - Ben rubs Wendy's hair

"Hehehe." - Wendy smiles

Wendy always likes to be praised by Ben, and being rubbed or patted on her hair. In fact, Bella and Carla also like it, although Bella is more honest, but Carla isn't. He is their big brother after all, so they like to be praised by him.

"Ben, rub!" - Bella

"Yes yes." - Ben rubs Bella, and Carla too

"W-why me too?" - Carla protests, but inside, she is happy

"Just to be fair." - Ben

With that, they finish their training. Then for the next days, they follow the schedule that Wendy made. Ben's schedule also changes following Wendy's schedule. His old schedule is not effective anymore now. Just training every day won't make him grow fast like last year.

Ben's current priority isn't raising his stats, but increasing his abilities. He realizes his shortcoming in the previous job when he fought that mage; he lacks spells. What he lacks isn't the number of spells, but he lacks the spells to be used in all situations.

Ben's Sun Dragon Slayer Magic has more offensive spells than defensive. It also lacks spells that can be used in closed space. Ben understands the reason though; it's because this magic originated

 from a Dragon. Dragons have tough scales and rarely need defensive spells. Dragons are also big, so they don't usually fight in closed spaces.

The only option for Ben is to create his own spells. He has created some before, so it doesn't matter. What he needs right now is references; he needs a lot of spells from all types. That's why Ben bought all kinds of spells that he can buy at the magic store.

'The spells that I bought from that magic store aren't enough. Hmm, let's try to ask Gramps if he also has a magic spell collection.' - Ben

Ben goes to meet Roubaul in the guild building, and the old man is drinking while talking with the others right now, making his booze spill all over the place.

"Old man, I told you not to talk while drinking; it's disgusting." - Ben

"It's a habit, so it's hard to change, hahaha." - Roubaul

"Sigh, whatever. Hey Gramps, how many spells have you collected?" - Ben

"How many? I don't know, maybe tens or hundreds. Why'd you ask?" - Roubaul

"Can you let me learn those spells?" - Ben

"You want to learn them all?" - Roubaul raised an eyebrow

"Yeah, I lack spells to be used in some situations. That's why I will make my own spells, but I need references. I don't plan to use all those spells; I just want to learn the concept behind them to build my own spells." - Ben

"Oh, so that's how it is. Fine then, I'll prepare it; you can take it tomorrow." - Roubaul

"Thanks, Gramps." - Ben

"Yeah, but can you explain to me about this project?" - Roubaul

"Sure." - Ben

Ben then has a talk with Roubaul about his problems and plan. Roubaul listens and gives some advice & ideas to Ben. They discuss it until dinner, and Ben gets some more ideas from Roubaul. With more ideas, Ben is sure his plan will work very well.