Frontiers ~Chronicles of Bucket-san’s Detailed Pioneering~

g no shame for their behavior at all… But well, they did bring me Lulu’s new creation, so I guess I’ll let it slide.

Also, it seems like their business with me was more important than that.
As they now put an ink bottle on the table.

I checked its details, and it seems to be used with the Magic Pen? But the Magic Pen doesn’t need ink… Well, if it is meant to be used with the Magic Pen, then it would surely have some effect.

Especially because it also has ‘Enchanted’ in its name, so… “What is its effect? The details only say that it is meant to be used together with a Magic Pen.” I asked.

“To find that out-” Mii started.

“We came here!” They said in unison.

“We need someone who draws Magic Circles as that’s what uses Magic Pens.” Muu said.

“And who draws the super-unpopular Magic Circles?” Mii rhetorically asked.

“We only know of Bucket!” They exclaimed.

“So we need Bucket to test it.” Muu told me.

“Test it!” They said together.

“… Alright, but do tell me about it in advance next time, okay?” I replied.

As the twins said, Magic Pens are only used when drawing Magical Formations.

If one’s skill level is low, it takes a considerable amount of time to draw even a single sheet, so it’s no wonder that it is unpopular.

Even nowadays with the demand of Magical Formations being high, most people prefer buying them over drawing them.

Especially because my store has a lot on stock.

And they sell well too, but I draw a lot since I really love them, so the stocks don’t run out.

Because of that, it seems like I’m the only person who draws Magical Formations for the sake of selling them.

There are some people that seem to draw them for personal use, but as they take too long to make and are hard to find recipes for, the number of people that do that is inevitably low.

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Well, so not only a souvenir, but also the Enchanted Ink… I guess it’s fine to spare them the sermon due to those nice gifts.

“Did you try using it yourselves?” I asked them.

“Obviously!” Mii replied.

“It has no effect on anything other than Magical Formations!” Muu exclaimed.

“We drew one and were completely frustrated at it!” They said in unison.

“That’s fast…” I muttered.

“Bucket is the only one that can draw such small things all the time.” Mii said.

“We can’t do it!” Muu exclaimed.

“Absolutely impossible!” They exclaimed together.

“Alright, alright.
I’ll try it out then.” I told them.

“Testing! Testing!” They exclaimed together.

While listening to their ‘testing’ chant, I decided to pick a recipe and draw it.

It was easy to use the Enchanted Magic Ink.
I just needed to touch the tip of the Magic Pen on the ink bottle and it would be applied.

It seems like the Enchanted Magic Ink loses about 10% of its durability after each use.
And as the twins said, it has already been used once, so the durability was now at around 80%.

… They really did try it only once.

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“Amazing… The number of uses has increased.” I said.

“It’s amazing, but it can only be used by Bucket!” Mii said.

“That’s too bad.” Muu said.

“Too bad!” They said together.

“You don’t have to say it twice…” I replied.

For the sake of testing it, I made the same Magical Formation twice.
One with and one without the Enchanted Magic Ink.

The results were pretty clear.
The number of uses has increased by 10%.
It may not look like that much, but I was recently able to significantly increase the number of uses of my Magical Formations, so adding 10% on top of the current number is pretty nice.

This is a pretty good product, but… As the twins said, there is almost no demand for it.

NPCs have strict standards, so they can’t use this kind of thing for the Magical Formations they sell in stores, and selling it to player Pioneers would be out of the question as there are way too few of them that actually draw the Magical Formations.

They made something truly amazing, but… This is sad.

Still, it is definitely useful to me, so I’d like them to teach me the recipe.

“So…” I started saying.

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“There is no demand for this.” Mii interrupted me.

“We don’t use it either.” Muu continued.

“So introduce us to an NPC quest!” They exclaimed.

“Well…” I started a reply.

“We know about it, you know?” Mii said.

“We have a large information network, you know?” Muu continued.

“Inventory expansion!” They exclaimed.

“Ah… Uhn… Well… I get it.
But it’s still up to you two to clear it, okay?” I told them.

“No problem!” Mii replied.

“Who do you think we are?” Muu said.

“We’re the genius twins, Mii and Muu!” They exclaimed.

“Yeah yeah, that’s right.” I said.

I only talked about the inventory expansion in the girls-only-gathering, but it seems like the information was leaked to them somehow… But well, since both me and them are members of Works, I think it’s fine for me to tell them.

But it took me a whole hour last time to get my inventory expansion, and there was the trouble with sexual harassment.

However, Mii and Muu are elementary school boys, so… What will happen to them?

I mean, they probably won’t be asked to pour drinks for that man, but… I’m a bit worried.

“Well, I can tell you, but…” I started telling them about it.

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“Then, Bucket!” Mii exclaimed.

“Look forward to our good results!” Muu told me.

“See you!” They said.

“Yeah, yeah, see you.” I replied.

The twins replied with about as much energy as they had when they came.

In exchange for the recipe of the Enchanted Magic Ink, I gave them the information on the NPC that can expand the inventory, but I added another condition to it.

Namely, I wanted to know what was the quest that they had to take.

Mika and our friends want to expand the bag, but taking the sexual harassment quest is no good.

It’s worrisome to send Mii and Muu there, but I want to hear of an example other than me… If they end up receiving a different type of quest, then Mika and everyone else might be able to take that challenge head on.

Although their visit was sudden, Lulu’s new recipe was delicious, and the Enchanted Magic Ink was very useful and worth its while.

But I really hope they don’t come this suddenly next time.

Oh well, it’s late, but let’s enjoy my beloved Magical Formations now.