The Puppeteer of the DanMachi World

"There's no need for payment. Helping out will also let me improve further in magic."

Riveria shook her head.

"You should still be paid."

Ming Ge smiled, walked over to Alfia, and sat down beside her. "Then join us over here."

If Ming Ge did not teach others how to cultivate the innate-type magic he had developed, then aside from exceptionally gifted people like Alfia, people in this world would find it almost impossible to learn it, much less spread it widely.

That was because the innate-type magic of this world lacked a fundamental foundation: magic control.

Without the foundation, development was basically impossible.

There was also the limitation of one's way of thinking, which made it even more difficult.

The payment Ming Ge intended to offer was the innate-type magic he had created.

Clearly, the payment outweighed the help. It could be seen as an investment, or perhaps an attempt to build a good relationship with Riveria.

There were many reasons. For example, Riveria would undoubtedly become a hero candidate in the future, and maintaining a good relationship would benefit both sides.

For another, as a former two-dimensional wife, he was naturally quite fond of her.

He had other fantasies as well, but because he had Meitellia, Ming Ge would suppress them.

There were all sorts of reasons, but the greatest one was simply that he wanted to.

Ming Ge was free. As long as he wished to, he could do anything he wanted. That was the composure of an "owner."

"Inscription Magic."

Riveria looked at the contents of the parchment in her hand and sighed sincerely. "The complexity of this magic is beyond imagination. This is the first time I've seen such a complete innate-type magic, one comparable to an ultra-long chant."

Even as a member of the royal elf family, Riveria lacked the ability to use this magic.

As the length and power of a magic chant increased, so did the difficulty of using the magic. This was why innate-type magic was inferior to acquired-type magic.

"Did you create this too?"

Riveria asked in amazement.

"Of course."

Ming Ge nodded. "What I need to complete next is the advanced form of Inscription Magic, Inscription Cluster Magic. So if you want to keep up, learn this magic quickly."

"I understand."

Riveria nodded, her expression firm.

It was her first time encountering such difficulty, and she could not help but feel both novelty and an intense sense of challenge.

After spending an entire morning on it, Ming Ge finally completed the plan.

"The effect of the magic on this page is..."

Since he had been keeping an eye on Riveria's progress, Ming Ge often explained things to the group as well, speeding up their magic studies.

"Alright, now we officially begin."

Ming Ge assigned the tasks.

Everyone, including Meitellia, had a portion of the work.

By breaking the work apart, he was essentially having Riveria and the others design the components, while he processed them based on those components.

There were still too few people. Ming Ge not only needed to adjust the overall direction, but also help process the components himself. Still, it was much faster than completing everything alone.

"Your magic power has recovered quite a bit. Let's continue adjusting your body."

Ming Ge looked at Alfia.

"Mm."

Alfia nodded slightly and extended her hand.

"Ming Ge is adjusting my sister's body. It's innate-type magic, and it needs to be tailored to her physical condition, so it's very difficult."

Riveria watched their movements curiously, so Meitellia explained what they were doing.

"Is this body adjustment of yours proper?"

Seeing Alfia seemingly force herself to endure something, her face slightly flushed and her adorable expression looking as though water could drip from it, Riveria could not help feeling a strong sense of contrast.

"Alright, we'll continue later."

Ming Ge released Alfia's hand and felt that the way she looked at him seemed a little gentler.

Then, seeing Riveria's strange expression, Ming Ge could only throw himself back into work.

He really had not done anything. It was simply that, for Alfia, the magic power adjusting her body made her extremely sensitive within her body.

It was as if she could sense invisible tentacles wandering through her body.

Combined with the sense of relaxation and pleasure she felt during the bodily adjustment, it gradually wore away at Alfia's dissatisfaction with him.

Two days quickly passed. Alfia's body had been adjusted back to health, and Inscription Cluster Magic had also been completed.

"Can such an enormous magic really be used?"

Riveria asked doubtfully.

Not only her—even Alfia did not believe anyone could use this magic.

"It can be done with the aid of a magic ritual."

The clustered Inscription Magic was extremely difficult, mainly because it was far too complex.

But Ming Ge's magic control was unprecedented, and he understood every aspect of Inscription Magic.

If even he could not use it in this world, then no one truly could.

Although it had become several times more complex, the increase in difficulty was not too outrageous. The important issue was that he still lacked sufficient magic power.

After all, Ming Ge was not even an adventurer. Using unrefined magic power to accomplish this was still very difficult.

"Oh, right."

Ming Ge looked at Alfia. "Actually, there's one more piece of research I need to do. I need to see an auxiliary magic."