Letโs define the magic that writes information directly onto corpses as โnecromancy.โ
And this familiar of mine falls into the ambiguous category of โa living being turned into a magical tool.โ
Wait a minuteโฆ
Monstersโฆ
Yes, monsters have magic stones within their bodies. Some monsters even use magic, with the magic stone acting as their computation device.
The familiar I am trying to create is a living being with a magic stone embedded within it.
Doesnโt this mean that monsters are essentially the same as familiars?
โA living being turned into a magical toolโ is both a monster and a familiar.
So, creating a familiar is equivalent to the technology used to create monsters.
In that case, letโs provisionally define this as โsummoning magic.โ Though itโs not exactly summoning, the term works for the image it conveys. Besides, I plan to implement a summoning system eventually! I just prepared the hardware (the summoned familiar) first! The software will come later!
โฆI explained all this to Ada.
โAmazing!โ
Ada is basically a โthatโs amazingโ machine.
Itโs a mystery whether she truly understands.
On the other hand, Margaret-Teach, who was listening, had a face that looked like avant-garde art due to the gestalt collapse.
Interesting.
Letโs also define the magic used to create magical tools as โenchantment magic.โ
So, I just need to write information into the magic stonesโฆ
โฆHmm.
Speaking of which, I want to make money too.
So far, Iโve been selling produce from a hidden field in the village to distant merchants. I havenโt sold any exotic vegetables not yet available in this area, but I have sold honey and mead. These fetched quite a good price, and after sharing the profits with my brothers, I now have a little under a hundred gold coins (equivalent to a little over ten million yen).
But thatโs not enough.
Forming a faction requires a lot of money.
So, Iโll make products.
First, I layer a glass plate and a plastic plate.
I place plastic on both sides.
I install buttons on the plastic.
Embed a magic stoneโฆ
And then write a pre-made game into it.
โThat should do it. โFile Print: Tetros.'โ
Press the start buttonโฆ
Te-te-re-te-te-re-te-te-re-te-te-re-te-te-re-re-re-re-te-te-te
Alright, itโs done.
Itโs a famous falling block puzzle game!
โAda, please debug this.โ
โDebug?โ
โOhโฆ if it breaks while youโre using it, let me know.โ
โYes!โ
Will it sell, thoughโฆ?
Considering the high illiteracy rate in this world, a complex RPG might not sell well. But an intuitive puzzle game that even a fool can play might just workโฆ
By the way, the entire process I just went through is saved, so I can mass-produce these at a rate of several hundred per second if needed.
โโฆNo, not thereโฆ no, thereโฆโ
Ah, Teach is mumbling while watching Ada play Tetros.
โฆShe wants it.
โTeach, Iโll give you one.โ
โThank you so much!!!!โ
She looks so happy.
Interesting.
In the carriage, the two are intensely playing Tetros.
โMargaret-sama, whatโs your high score?โ
โFufufu, just over a hundred thousand.โ
โAmazing! Do you have any tips?!โ
โWell, if you stack like thisโฆ and clear with the long piece, you get a higher score.โ
โWow! Is that so?!โ
I interjected into their cheerful conversation.
โSo, any improvement suggestions?โ
โItโs fun!โ said Ada.
Well, sheโs easy to please.
And Teach?
โWellโฆ the main issue is that itโs โtoo fun.'โ
Hmm?
โThere will certainly be fierce competition to get one. It will cause quite a commotion.โ
Not just at a level of selling items, huh?
โAt first, it will sell to enthusiasts, but as word spreads, everyone in the town will want one.โ
Is it really that popular?
โIf you change the magic stone, you can play different games, and Iโm planning to add a multiplayer function.โ
โYou should stop! It will cause chaos due to its popularity!!โ
โBut I can produce a hundred per second.โ
โOhโฆ well, in that caseโฆ but how will you handle the sales?โ
โIโll hire people.โ
โI seeโฆ then, should I prepare contacts through the Carlenheit family?โ
โYes, please.โ
โCertainly, it will be profitableโฆ By the way, what other games do you have?โ
Wellโฆ
Back in my student days, I used to make indie games.
During elementary school, a software called โFlashโ was popular, and I made games and animations with it, posting them on online forums and my own website.
In middle school, I aimed to become a serious programmer and sold a software called โRPG Tsukuruze,โ which sold very well, giving me confidence that I could make it as a programmer.
In high school, I founded a computer club, where we showcased a large-scale RPG at the school festival. Its high quality made it a topic of conversation online. The game I made in high school sells for around a hundred thousand yen in the secondhand market.
Even in university, I made games as a hobby, which earned me a decent amount of money.
Though not as much as my main programming job, I could have made a decent living as a game creator.
However, seeing top game creators, I realized that I was more suited to being a programmer.
I was just a talented game creator, not a genius or a prodigy.
โฆStill, I continued making games as a hobby even after coming to this world.
โWhat I have now are โTetros,โ โPoyopoyo,โ โRackman,โ โSuper Malio,โ and โDragon Quest.'โ
Theyโre all rip-off games, but during my generationโs Flash game boom, this was typical.
Although the titles are copied, the stories are original.
โWhat are they like?!โ
โHere, Iโll give you one.โ
โYay!โ
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Magical Video Device
Among the magical tools created by the demon Exus, the ones that became particularly famous were the magical refrigerator, magical washing machine, and magical stove, collectively known as the โFour Divine Treasures.โ
Exusโs magical tools broke the traditional definition of โcombat-related items,โ creating a new category of โthings that enrich daily life.โ This is well-known in economic history, and the idea of โfirst enriching the people and then enriching the nation through their consumptionโ is referred to as the โExus Economy.โ