I’m Not Good at Offensive Magic, but I’ll Do My Best With Support Magic!

「Shia-chan, do me a favor」
「What?」
「Yuan-chan’s…」
「Yuan’s?」
「Give the contract to me!」
「Impossible」

Has it been acknowledged that I am Shia-san’s Lord, as the conversation goes? Apart from that, though, the sisters started fighting.

「Why, do you want to waste Yuan-chan’s talent in making magic tools?」
「Yuan’s talent is only one part of the whole. If we want Yuan to utilize all of her talents, we can’t just let her focus on that」
「No, Yuan-chan, if you put your talent into production, you could change the world」
「No need to do that. The world can be changed by Yuan’s hands」

What’s with this coversation, its getting bigger!

「Please calm down, both of you! I don’t have that much talent, and I’m not going to change the world!」

To build a house and live comfortably. I’m working hard for this purpose, and I have no interest in changing the world, because it’s impossible. In the first place, they are just exaggerating their evaluation of me, but I’m not that good of a person.

「「That’s not true (at all)」」

They are sisters, after all. They deny my words with one voice. Perhaps there is a tendency in the Shadow Wolf Clan to overestimate the people they appreciate.

「Thank you for waiting~」

As I was desperately trying to calm them down, Lara-san, who had been gone for some time, returned? I don’t know how long she’s been gone, but she’s back.

「Yaoyaa~ Are you sisters getting along well with each other?」

Lara-san is snickering at this situation. She might be a seriously dangerous person.

「No, that’s not it. Il-nee just said something stupid」
「It’s not stupid. It’s important」
「That’s why, idiot. I’m sure Elder Sister knows that the contract can’t be canceled」
「I know that… but I just couldn’t resist saying it」
「At any rate, I approve of Yuan」
「Yes, you’ve found a good Lord」

Thanks to Lara-san’s appearance, the situation to have settled down somehow. With that, I was officially approved to be with Shia-san.

「And so, owner, it’s done~」
「Ara, I totally forgot」

Illumina-san received some clothes from Lara-san.

「Yes, these are Yuan’s clothes」
「Eh, it’s mine!?」

The clothes were passed from Lara-san to Illumina-san and from Illumina-san to me. I can tell that these clothes are magical tools as they are imbued with magical power.

「Yeah, Shia-chan asked me to do it」
「Um, thank you very much」

Maybe this is what she was aiming for when she only bought me loungewear back then. It seems that Shia-san has got me again. I’ll have to punish her once more. When I looked at Shia-san with that in mind, she blatantly averted her eyes. She seemed to have sensed my intentions.

「Let’s see, the cost is…」

When it comes to magic tools, the price should increase dramatically. I inquired about the price fearfully.

「I can’t accept that. You’ve taught us a new skill. In fact, we’d rather not pay you at all. If you want, we can take the refrigerator」
「N- No, thank you! That’s enough!」

I was able to avoid paying by teaching them the skill. That’s helpful…

「You should take something for the occasion」

And yet, Shia-san says such things.

「No, I can’t. They’re all expensive. Just the clothes are enough」
「Yuan is humble, great」
「I agree. I think you can be a little more greedy」

The two of you just don’t feel right. It’s insane to try to hand over something that expensive so easily!

「That’s not true. I’ll make sure my customers get a fair price. It’s only special because you’re Shia-chan’s Lord and you’ve even helped me」
「Just the clothes are enough」
「More importantly, are you going to wear it, Yuan?」

I didn’t want to change clothes here, so I tried to divert the conversation, but it didn’t work.

「Right. I’ll need to adjust for size and comfort, and you should try it on」
「It’s a magic tool, so no need to adjust the size, right?」
「Just in case. What if it loses the ability to adjust the size?」

Indeed. It would be very difficult if it suddenly increase or decrease in size. Therefore, it basically adjusted itself to my body… in that short time.

「Well, Lara’s brilliant despite all this」
「That’s terrible~」

It appears that the flow of changing clothes cannot be reversed. There was one thing that caught my attention though.

「It doesn’t have a hood, so I can’t wear it outside. My hair color is…」
「Well, you’ll know it when you wear it」
「Okay…」

Somewhat reluctantly, I was led to the back to change my clothes. For some reason, Lara-san and Shia-san followed me, so I kicked them out.

「Hmm… it’s unsettling」

After I finished changing, my first impression was that I felt too exposed. The upper and lower parts are combined into one piece, and if I don’t adjust it, it will only reach my thighs, the shoulders are open, and the sleeves are loose.

「What do you think?」
「Un, I tried to arrange it in such a way as to make it look like Japanese clothing, but it looks good」
「Yuan, you look good」
「Really?」

It came in blue and yellow, and they even had some kind of coat for the winter. However, I don’t think any of them fit with my hair.

「I’ve given it magic in addition to the sizing」
「What else?」
「Yeah, you can change the color of your hair」
「R- Really!?」

I was so preoccupied with hiding that the idea had never occurred to me. As Illumina-san said, I channeled the image of changing the color of my hair. Then my hair color changed to gold, which is said to be common among the Fox Clan.

「It’s changed… This might be a good way to be out in the open…」
「Yes, if you’re worried, you can wear this hat to hide your ears and your tail will be hidden by the effect of your clothes」

What a surprise, it seems that it also has magic of concealment. I hadn’t thought of using magic to hide things, so this was a real eye-opener for me.

「I originally made it at the request of my youngest sister. I’m glad it came to life here」
「Is this for the sake of your sister?」
「That’s right. The youngest one works as an informant, and it would be useful to be able to change her appearance」
「Aren’t the Shadow Wolf Clan a combative race? Illumina-san also runs a magic tool store, it sounds like?」
「No, you’re wrong. It doesn’t matter what you do for a living, as long as the chief approves. It’s true, though, that many of us make a living fighting」

The first Shadow Wolf Clan person I knew was Shia-san, so I thought they were combatants, but they are not. It is important for them to leave behind excellent blood in various fields.

「But can I really have it?」
「Yeah, it won’t be a loss to us, so we’re fine. As I said before, what Yuan has taught us is to promote the development of magical tools. I really can’t thank you enough」

That being said, the effects of clothing, hair color change, and concealment were both new knowledge and ideas for me.

「That’s why I think we’re both in the same boat this time」
「Yes, if that’s okay with you, Illumina-san, I’ll be grateful」
「Yeah, if you have any more new ideas, let me know」
「Yes. Then how about this?」

I’ll tell her another thing I came up with.

「It’s a combined magic of water and wind… Un, that’ll work」
「Yes, it could be an advanced version of a refrigerator」

I told Illumina-san about the ice. Combining Water and Wind magic creates Thunder magic, and mixing Water and Wind together creates Ice. This becomes the theory of Ice Magic. For ordinary magic, Ice Magic has been established, but for magic tools, the theory has to be proven with magic characters, so creating Ice is a technique that has not yet been created.

「Ice Magic Stones exist, but there are only a limited number of places where they can be found and they are not widely distributed, so if they can be made, they could be quite expensive… and if they can also be made into Thunder Magic Stones…」
「Yes, so in many ways it is dangerous to handle, so please be careful!」

Water and Wind Magic Stones are used to create Thunder Magic Stones, and then Ice Magic Stones are created from them. If it fails, it will cost you money, and there are people who will seek information on techniques that have not yet been established.

「I guess we’ll just have to wait and see」
「Yes, please take care of yourself」
「Yeah. Thank you for your valuable skills」
「No, no. Then, I think we’ll go back to the inn now」

We were so engrossed in making magic tools that the sun was setting before we realized it.

「If you need anything, you can always come by. You’re welcome」
「Thank you very much」
「So where are you guys staying, I’d like to get in touch with you if anything happens」
「It’s an inn called Platinum Pavilion」
「You’re staying at a very expensive inn again… one of the finest in the city」
「Yes, there were no available inns, so I had no choice but to ask Shia-san to choose for us…」
「Ara, you can stay for free at the inn I run. There are always rooms available, and you can stay there if you mention my name. I already told Shia-chan that, I think」
「Eh? What does this mean, Shia-san?」
「……………….. I forgot」

Ah, you did it on purpose. I can tell.

「I’ll be lecturing you later, okay?」
「…………… Un」

There’s no point in making such a sad face, is there?

「Fufu. Yuan-chan, please be gentle. It’s probably for your own good that Shia-chan did what she did」
「Is that so?」
「Yeah, I don’t think Shia-chan’s the same person she was not so long ago. She spends more money. She just doesn’t know how to spend money right, she’s just too clumsy」

Shia-san is still very careless about money. However, the difference between before and now seems to be the exact opposite. Either she doesn’t use it at all, or she uses it without thinking. I don’t know which is better.

「Don’t talk about me. We should get out of here before it gets too late」
「Yes, you’re right. Thank you very much, Illumina-san and Lara-san!」
「No, really, you’re welcome to come anytime」
「I’ll be waiting for you~」

The two of them saw us off then we left Illumina-san’s store.

「Lara, we’re going to be busy. First, make arrangements to collect all the magic bags we put up for sale. And find the ones that have already been sold. I’ll rework everything」
「Eeh~ Impossible~」
「Just get moving!」
「Hiieeeee」

It’s become hectic in the store. Maybe it’s just me, but let’s leave before I get in the way.

「Shia-san, let’s go」
「Un」

Later on, word spread that there had been a breakthrough in the technique of magic bags, and there was some commotion around the store, but that’s another story.

Author-san

So, that was my poor explanation of clothing. I know it doesn’t come across…
I’d like to be able to rework it and read it someday.
The theory of magic is also appropriate… it’s an image, not a theory.
Magic is all about image, isn’t it? That’s what I mean.

As always, thank you for reading.