Fairy Tail: Magic is not such an inconvenient thing.

[Inspiration Point +233]

It's so...pleasant.

Chapter 11 The Magic of Painting

The serialization of the novel went very smoothly. Through the chairman's connections, the newspaper offered 3000 J per thousand words.

Aibo didn't know if the price was cheap or expensive, but it was said to be above average for royalties.

Each article contains about 3,000 words and earns an average of 10,000 J per day, or about 300,000 per month.

This amount of money is just a matter of a few commissions for people in the guild. Looking at it this way, it seems that mages are more capable of making money. It's really not easy for ordinary people to make money.

Fortunately, this is just the beginning. Once the individual novels are published later, we should be able to make a lot of money.

But when it comes to Naruto, it's definitely best to have the manga. It's one of the few manga I've ever finished reading, so it's good to commemorate the past life that can never be returned to.

With this in mind, Abbot sought out Ridas, who was skilled in painting magic within the guild.

"Brother Lidas, have you read the novel that's been serialized in the Kingdom Daily lately?"

Lidas is 19 years old this year. He dresses very formally every day, and his suit and top hat have basically never changed. He has a very gentle personality and is out of place with the group of violent monkeys in the guild.

Lidas usually likes to sit in the corner of the guild and draw. He is one of the few men that Aibo has to actively approach. He is the treasure of the entire e-person guild.

"Ah, it's little Abel. The novel in the newspaper? I didn't notice."

"Oh, okay, let me show you."

Abbott handed the manuscript directly to Celidas. People like that usually don't know how to refuse; they just force it.

Lidas picked up the manuscript, scratched his head in embarrassment. He had originally intended to draw on it, but... he took it and started reading anyway.

"Hmm? Abbott, have you learned my smoke magic?"

With nothing better to do, Wakaba came over to tease the child.

Wakaba is a young man with a long, curly pompadour hairstyle, like a spirited young man, but he's quite enthusiastic. He taught Abbot smoke magic for a day, and he and Macao, who likes fire magic, are best friends.

"No, I'm busy learning other magic."

Abbo chuckled and brushed it off, but in reality, he thought smoke magic was useless—it didn't do much damage and was all flashy—so he didn't really want to learn it.

"Damn it, Macao's fire magic is useless. I can easily destroy it every time. Don't learn from him."

Yesterday, Abbot used fire magic in the guild, and Macao excitedly shouted that he wanted to teach him purple flames, and even showed off in front of Wakaba.

I have no idea what these bored adults are comparing themselves to.

"I don't plan to learn fire magic right now. I'm interested in Brother Lidas's painting magic."

Abbott shook his head. He planned to specialize in word magic in the days to come, but he wanted to maintain the persona of someone who loved learning all kinds of magic.

Who knows, one day a kind person might come to his door and teach him new magic.

"Abbot, this novel is pretty good."

By this time, Lidas had finished reading the manuscript and looked very pleased.

"Is it being serialized in the Kingdom Daily? Looks like I'll have to buy an extra copy from now on."

"What is this? Let me see."

Abbo handed the manuscript to Vakaba and said to Lidas:

"Brother Lidas, do you like it? Are you interested in turning this novel into a comic book? We can collaborate and make a lot of money together."

"A comic? Wait, a collaboration? Did you write this novel, Aibo?"

Lidas was so shocked that his glasses fell off.

That's exactly right.

"Okay, I'll assume you believe that for now, but then again, how do you draw a comic? Like a picture book?"

"It's a little different... How about you teach me the magic of painting first? So, would you be willing to cooperate and make money together?"

Lidas scratched his head in distress:

"I have no problem with making money from it; I've always loved painting. But I don't really want to turn painting into a job..."

"In principle, I won't rush the manuscript. I'm only responsible for the novel part. I can understand the idea that I don't want to turn my passion into a utilitarian one."

"Alright then, let me teach you—"

"Tch, kid, is it really okay for you to waste your talent like this?"

An unfriendly voice rang out, and Abbot felt someone put their arm on his head.

"I heard you've learned Gildarts' magic? Not bad, but you should be focusing your energy on improving your own magic power, instead of wasting time learning some pointless magic. You know what I mean?"

"Hey! Laxus! You've gone too far!"

Wakaba put down the manuscript and reprimanded him with a sharp tongue.

Aibo also learned who the person who came after him was.

Laxus, 15 years old, is the grandson of Guild Master Maklov. He wields a powerful lightning magic, making him the strongest among the younger generation. However, he is sensitive, likes to act cool, and is also a tsundere.

His father, Ivan, is an S-class mage, but he has a lot of bad intentions and is one of the few bad seeds in this guild.

Aibo judged that the father and son were difficult to approach and they didn't usually have any interaction, but he never expected that they would come to his door today.

"What? Did I say something wrong? Your magic is really weak~"

Laxus chuckled like a mischievous brat and patted Ebony's head again:

"What do you say, kid? Stop hanging out with these good-for-nothings. How about I teach you lightning magic?"

See, character design is still very important; that's why people are offering their skills.

Abbo turned around, pretending not to understand, and smiled sweetly:

"Thank you, Laxus-nii~ But I need to learn painting magic now. I'll come find you after I've learned Lydas-nii's magic."

Laxus: ?

Laxus wanted to curse, but when he saw that the other person was just a 6-year-old kid, he felt relieved and even a little bored.

"Tch, I'm leaving."

After Laxus had walked away, Wakaba slammed his fist on the table in frustration and took a drag of his cigarette.

"Laxus is getting more and more arrogant, Ebo, you must not follow his example."

"Haha, it's okay, it's okay, don't fight. If Abbot wants to learn painting magic, he has to learn to paint first. This can only be done step by step."

"It's alright, Brother Lidas, just teach me. As for whether I can learn it or not, I'll figure out a way myself."

Lidas: ?

Aibo had no intention of wasting time learning to draw. If I had a cheat code and didn't use it, then I would have wasted my time in this world. As soon as a skill appeared on the system, I would add points to it immediately!

"Okay... well, actually, painting magic is a combination of text magic and form magic. It has another name: [Text Form Magic]. It's a form magic that gives a painting its own unique characteristics."

The difference lies in the fact that for painting magic to materialize a painting, it requires infusing the entire painting with magic "instantly" and "simultaneously."

I can't do that, so I paint on my skin and infuse magic into my body, which means I can only materialize very small objects..."

As Lidas spoke, he drew a lifelike pink bird on his palm with a paintbrush.

After the drawing was finished, the little bird flew out of his palm and landed on Albert's hand.

"Chirp chirp~"

Whether viewed, heard, or physically, it is indistinguishable from a real bird.

Then the bird flew onto a piece of paper, the magic was broken, and it became a picture of a bird.

Lidas looked at his painting and smiled gently.

"Isn't it amazing? That's why I love this magic."

"Yes, it's beautiful magic."

Abbot nodded, but his eyes glanced at his system panel out of the corner of his eye.

【造型魔法LV0，333/1000】、【绘画魔法LV0，1/1000】

Following the line for Shaping Magic is Painting Magic; they are listed side-by-side without any breaks in the lines.

Aibo then looked at his inventory.

Inspiration Points: 5481

Hmm, add some!

Chapter 12 Moving

After get off work, I walked past a group of drunkards and returned to my single dormitory room.

Aibo stared at the system in front of him, lost in thought.

Just now, he poured 1000 points of inspiration into the painting magic, and then the system underwent an unexpected change.

From the original panel:

【造型魔法LV0，333/1000】、【绘画魔法LV0，1/1000】

became:

【Magic Makeup LV1, 334/10000】

[Painting LV1, 1/10000]

After investing 1000 points of inspiration, the painting magic disappeared, and it turned into LV1 modeling magic and LV1 painting.

This is a change that has never happened before.

What does it mean?

This broken system is really unbearable without an instruction manual.

Therefore, after allocating points to subordinate skills, the experience points will be incorporated into the higher-level skills.

So, did I lose money or make a profit?

So, my skill list can include not only magic, but also other life skills?

So, shouldn't my writing ability be considered a skill? Why not?

Just as Aibo was thinking this, the panel changed again:

[Writing LV1, 107/10000]

Holy crap! It appeared!?

Your lousy system can even patch itself?

No, no, thinking about it calmly, it's probably because I haven't fully figured out how the system works!

Before today, I didn't consider writing a skill, which is why it wasn't displayed on the panel.

Looking back, this wasn't the first time such a situation had occurred.

The names of all the skills I possess were taught to me by others.

At the very beginning, when he had just awakened his memories, the system showed that his first skill was [Telepathy LV4].

After Gildarts told him that the magic he had awakened was telepathy, Telepathy became Telepathy.

At the time, Aibo didn't pay attention to this small matter, but now it seems that it hides the secrets of the system.

The system's perception of skills is entirely determined by Abbot's own will.

In other words, this system is a user-friendly system that only passively quantifies and organizes data; other functions require users to actively explore and discover them.

So... does cooking count as a skill?

[Cooking Skill LV0, 233/1000]

"..."

I know I can't cook, but I always feel like the system is mocking me.