Fortune Favors (QQ) Chapter 6) (Patreon)

"Now... tell me of these magic items of yours and we can decide a price." The incredibly powerful mage before me states mutely.

"Oh? Shouldn't we wait for your enchanting specialist?"

"Sergius is not the only person within the college who is skilled at enchanting, to be given the position of archmage, one must be quite experienced in not just a single school, but multiple... I am proud to say that I am quite good at enchanting and wished to try my hand at understanding these magic items. It is quite difficult to find new and interesting things when one lives for as long as I." he proudly intones.

"Alright. In that case..." I reach into the pipe and pull out a folded red silk hood, causing the mage's eyebrows to rise at my storage method. "This is one of the first magical items I have ever found. A silk hood which changes its properties to be the weakness of whatever is attacking you. Thus, it is treated as silver for werewolves and undead, possibly sunlight for vampires."

I hold out my hand, offering the folded cloth to the archmage.

He takes it, looking over it briefly. "Interesting. Any limitations?"

"Besides the fact that it is basically useless if they aren't touching you, and the fact it can't duplicate something you yourself are weak to- thus if a vampire wears it, it'll do nothing to vampires- that's about it." I admit.

"Hn. It is still quite powerful. It would perhaps be of more use on something more durable than a silk cloak. But regardless, this isn't like anything I have ever seen before. The enchantment... and the method of creation. I deeply want this item for study, how does three Ebony Septims sound to you."

That is a lot.

A single ebony septim is worth ten thousand dollars if my implanted knowledge is correct. That is roughly the cost of an entire cutter sailing ship. A merchant ship is around fifteen.

But three? A fair portion of magic items in general run for that price... at least the above average ones. Weaker enchantments go for less, and more... unique... items are typically a lot more powerful, thus go for a lot more.

My own cloak isn't necessarily that powerful, However, there's the age-old merchant strategy of listing a price more than what you want. "Twelve."

"That... is perhaps a bit too much. I could perhaps do four..."

"This cloak is quite valuable. If you can figure out how to get its enchantment onto a weapon... every werewolf hunter or vampire hunter in possibly all of Tamriel will be coming to buy one. Even if you can't, and it is merely armor, I could see this being something that would prove invaluable. Plus, it has no charge from what I can tell... it will continue to work regardless as long as it is left undamaged... which implies that it is using a different enchantment method than you are used to. One which doesn't rely on soul gems... Which would surely be something you are interested in, correct?"

"Four ebony Septimes and five malachite septims?" The man weakly tries.

"Would you offer more if I said that I was open to bartering?" I hum mutely.

"I may." The man nods once. "I take it you wish for some of our books?"

"Yes. I desire copies of your alchemy and enchanting books, or at least copies of the ones I don't have in my possession... which is probably quite a few."

"If we are trading, I must admit that is far more convenient for myself." The archmage states with a slow nod. "While I do have some coin, being the only magical institution in Skyrim does have its benefits when people are looking for enchanted weapons and armor, after all, but I don't have dozens of ebony septims just simply sat around... for this hood, I will give you eight coins worth if we are bartering. How does that sound?"

"That sounds good." I reply with a slow nod.

I reach back into the tube and retrieve the hat next.

"Wait. Before you continue I do have a slight question... what is that thing you are doing with that pipe there?" The archmage questions.

"Oh. This is an innate ability of my race. The Kuda Gitsune. Otherwise known as the Pipe Fox."

"I... see... like a Breton's innate magical absorption. It certainly appears to be more useful." The wizard mutters.

"The weight of an object isn't negated, so there is a limit to what I can store, but it is quite useful in transporting unwieldy goods." I nod.

"Now, this hat is quite special. If you flick it at something it will shoot a ball of metal the size of an apple faster than most bows shoot arrows. This of course is highly damaging to structures and will practically erase anyone it hits."

"May I?" The man questions slowly.

"Are- are you sure you want to be using that in here?"

"The walls have been enchanted to be more durable. It will be fine." The archmage waves off.

"As long as I don't have to pay for damages." I shrug mutely as I offer the hat to him, he looks it over slowly.

"A little worn..." He mutters.

"That's why I want to sell it." I reply easily. "I'm not sure how much longer the hat can last, but its structural integrity shouldn't really matter if you want to research and duplicate the enchantment."

He lazily swings it to the side, holding out a hand.

BOOM

The wall shakes slightly as a large metallic sphere imbeds itself in the stone brick, the archmage before me letting out a low hum. "Hn. That is quite impressive. Far faster than a simple arrow. It dealt damage to that wall roughly equal to an expert level destruction spell... and it seemingly has infinite charges. This hat is quite the impressive weapon. I look forwards to understanding it. How much?"

I nod once. "it's definitely powerful. Once more with seemingly no charges. It's a lot better than the hood, I'd personally say. Twenty ebony."

"But it is quite damaged. It's possible that it may not survive our experiments, thus it would be a complete and total loss for the college. Ten."

"Sixteen." I shoot back.

"Twelve." He easily replies.

"Shall we just go right in the middle and call fifteen?" I ask.

"I believe the middle of twelve and sixteen to be better." Savos smiles. "Fourteen."

'Hnn...' I eventually relent "Alright. Fourteen is good."

"The final object I'm looking to sell would be this." I pull out the simple pot.

"Final?" The man frowns slightly, gazing to my satchel.

"Regretfully, I'd like to keep my bag here... it's probably my only source of protection... and perhaps the strongest out of all of my collected magical relics."

"Now you are just making me want to purchase it even more." Savos hums. "I take it that it also has no limit to its summoning?"

"It has some. Only seven at a time with the seventh being truly intelligent and a bit stronger... you can summon a total of twenty one per day... they last until killed." I quietly announce.

"No duration?! Only master level conjuration spells are capable of that! And you said that you can have seven at a time?! Even the most powerful conjuration wizards may struggle to keep even a handful of permanent Atronachs out at once. You are telling me that this item can do that?!"

I rap my knuckles on the satchel. "One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. And the one outside makes seven. And thus, I am hesitant to sell it."

"…"

He looks over the summoned knights.

"Sixteen ebony septims." He begins slowly.

"I'd... rather not." I begin slowly.

"Twenty." He continues.

"I'd have no way to defend myself from bandits, and I seriously don't like my chances."

"Twenty five and this staff here."

With a dull flash a large carved stick is teleported into his hands, my eyes lock onto the staff.

"A Flame Atronach staff, hn? Ninety four charges remaining... I will admit, a Flame Atronach might be a bit more powerful than my guys, but I don't know if one could take on all seven at once. Then there's the duration issue and the fact that it has charges."

I tilt my head slightly, thinking on it. "Tell you what... how about, if I sell you this for forty, and when you manage to research it and duplicate its effects- more or less, mainly the no duration and no charges thing- you make a magic item with said effects for me and sit it aside for when I return later."

"Does it have to be as powerful as the bag?" The archmage questions.

"If by that, you mean 'does it have to summon seven or more', then no. I just want the ability to call a meat shield to protect my body from harm basically whenever I want with no charge limit... but I would want it to be more powerful than like... a raven... maybe equal to one of those guys over there." I gesture idly to my summoned warriors. "It also doesn't need to have true intellect like my knight captain here. Speaking of which... Hey, you. Do you think you could learn alchemy?"

"I have never attempted it, my king." The spectral knight replies.

I turn back to look at the archmage of the college who has a pondering expression on his face. "So. This item, in addition to being able to summon multiple creatures at once with no set duration, summons one knight which can theoretically learn. The chance certainly isn't zero that he could learn magic, but it is assured that any nonmagical skill he can learn, be it shooting a bow, blacksmithing, alchemy, or even lock picking and pick pocketing. It also summons the same person over and over again. So, you'd be gaining an immortal apprentice. One which could easily do some perhaps... more dangerous experiments with no care for his own safety?"

"His summoning method... you said that the seventh is always the intelligent one?" Savos questions

"If the original six do not die and only he is killed, he will also be the eighth, the ninth, the tenth, and so on. He could be very useful in telling you what might lie in ancient ruins. What sort of traps to expect. What sort of monsters might reside in the next room."

"Hn. I accept." The archmage cheerfully hums. "After taking a look at the bag I'll see about making something similar that can summon something of at least an equal to Flame Atronach."

"Alright." I quietly mutter as I slip the satchel off and place it on the table. I gesture to the pot. "Now for something a little more... mundane... infinite porridge."

He seems almost amused. "Infinite porridge?"

"Yep. Say the command word and it'll cook porridge until you say the command words to make it stop... or it reaches a set limit of porridge which could flood the entirety of solitude." I explain.

"A bit unimpressive perhaps... compared to the other items you have brought today at the very least, but as an undiscovered enchantment, I still find myself wanting it. What are these commanding words?"

"Cook, Little Pot, Cook."

The pot shudders to life, I can see it begin to slowly fill with tannish clumpy liquid.

He leans forwards slightly, gazing into it.

"Stop, Little Pot, Stop." I order.

"An interesting choice of words." The archmage notes as he looks over the pot.

"I didn't choose the worlds. merely took it after its previous idiotic owner somehow forgot the words 'stop little pot, stop' and drowned in boiling porridge." I scoff as I cross my arms.

He dips a finger inside and tastes the porridge. "Not bad. A little sweet, but it could be good war-time rations. Eight Malachite septims."

"One Ebony... and Could I have that in coin?"

He nods slowly. "That would be fine. I am glad we have come to an agreement on overall price. Now we just need to take care of what you want exactly you want in exchange."

And thus... I have just been granted a little over half a million dollars in trade.

TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO BUY!

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I crawl my way back through the portal into my home, a heavy weight resting in my clenched fists. I struggle to lift the pipe up into my home, gritting my teeth as I strain against its weight. "Come on you son of a-"

As I pull it inside, I let out a long sigh and close the metallic door leading into skyrim.

"Fuck." I lowly curse as I lay flat, staring up at the ceiling.

It took me three hours to pick out everything I wanted, but I'm left quite satisfied!

Books.

A lot of books.

Roughly two hundred and fifty pounds worth.

Yeaaaah that was fucking annoying to carry back to the portal. My legs are burning.

That is NOT something I could have done before I got Youkai'd.

I got over sixty books... PLUS I bought their advanced alchemy lab. I'm talking alembics, vials, mortars and pestles, the whole nine yards. I figured I might as well grab one while I had the cash and opportunity.

Plus, with it- and the maintenance booklet I bought alongside it- I can finally start getting some real work done with Alchemy.

One slight issue.

No ingredients.

That's fine, though. I'll just pick some the next time I go out. Besides, I still need to finish, 'Identifying Alchemical Reagents and Reactions'. It'll be for the best that I know the basic experiments alchemists do to identify what ingredients do what.

Besides, it's not like I can't go outside into the touhou hellscape and...

Get...

Ingredients that...

Skyrim...

Doesn't have...

The corners of my mouth slowly turn upwards as an absolutely devious grin splits my face-

I shake my head and glance to the side, looking to the screens that I promptly ignored as soon as they appeared earlier.

Congratulations! You have made a total profit of 10000 dollars! You have gained an additional 'World Slot'.

Congratulations! You have made a total profit of 15000 dollars! You have earned a random item of random quality.
Item Generated: Iron Shortsword. ​

"…"

I glance over to the sheathed weapon that appears with a dull flash behind me.

'Eh. Better than nothing, I suppose. I could use it for practice when I eventually get into enchanting.'

I turn back to the safe and quietly get it to start 'connecting' to a new world.

Two days. Same as last time.

Oh well.

"Oh, so you're back." Tsukasa mutters as her upper torso comes out of a nearby pipe, she stretches her arms above her head and lets out a quiet yawn. "Good, Good. Did you get anything good?"

"A lot of books mostly, plus an alchemy lab which I'll probably be putting to use sometime in the near future."

"Nice." She states as she cocks her head to the side and looks over me.

A smile forms on her lips as she slips back into the pipes without another word.

I pop out the cork and begin sifting through my new collection of books.

On the nonmagical side, I've got some basic enchantment books, it should be enough to more or less guide me through the basics, if not, I'll drop by the college and buy more.

I've also gotten more alchemy books. 'Blood: An Alchemical Wonder', a book listing the alchemical nature of blood, with blood from different creatures creating different effects, such as a khajiit's blood being used in potions for more agility, Trolls blood being good for healing, that sort of thing. Then there's 'Necrophial, the dark arts of flesh and alchemy', and from what I can tell, it is like the blood book, but for other parts of the body. It was by far the most expensive of my nonmagical book purchases. Seeming to be a 'dark art' sort of knowledge. Because technically speaking, isn't this sort of cannibalism?

Next, there's 'Dramora: Ingredients of Oblivion volume one through five' which is apparently different than the atronach book. Finally, there's 'Manavial: The Art of Magical Potion Creation' which involves infusing potions with spells. Basically the only way to duplicate a skyrim healing potion.

Then I got a book on scroll scribing, staff making- which requires a Staff Enchanter-

Hell, I also need a regular enchanter, buuuut the price the college was giving me for one of theirs was fucking stupid, so I refrained.

Twenty five ebony septims my ass. I could have afforded it, but I think I'll just wait until I can find one out in the wild to steal. It might not be the best, but it'll be one word which I adore the most.

Free.

Anyways, onto spellbooks. I barely managed to get my hands on a 'Master' tome. Those are apparently rare as shit, costing anywhere from ten ebony septims to possibly even being 'invaluable'. The one I got was from Savos' private collection, one he seems to have written himself, 'Lightning Storm', being worth around fourteen ebony... more than thrice the cost of the second most expensive book I got, an expert level illusion spell by the name of 'Enslave the Weak'.

Uhhh maybe don't tell anyone I have that.

Still, around sixty spell tomes. Or, if I counted correctly, seventy seven books in total.

Nice. I probably have the second most expansive library in Gensokyo now.

I need to stay the fuck away from Marisa.

That should be a rule of thumb... like in general.

Avoid that blonde thief-y bitch and the shrine maiden like the plague.

My master spell tome is worth one hundred and forty THOUSAND dollars.

Maybe I should see about visiting Patchouli eventually.

Maybe trade book for book. then trade said book back to the college after I make a copy or something.

I'd want to get a few copies from the college beforehand, though.

Anyways, as for my spell tomes. I've picked up quite a few Alteration books, but the novice ones I plan to learn first are Oak Flesh, Candlelight, Unlock, and finally 'Longstrider'.

The first two? Core game spell. One increases my durability, the other makes a floating magic light.

But the latter two? I don't think I've ever heard of them before.

The first is simple. Unlock. It does what it says. Unlocks things. Easy to learn but has an incredibly high skill ceiling as locks get more and more complex. It's sort of a precursor to telekinesis, so I bought it because I also got a spell tome for that... Longstrider, on the other hand, It's quite an interesting spell.

To explain it simply, it is a channeled spell that increases your strength and agility by twenty percent as long as you are casting it. Think of it like Kaioken... but you can't multiply it- not that I know of at least- and its cap is roughly twenty percent instead of doubling.

The main issue is that it'll occupy one of my arms while it is in use. However. Twenty Percent is still Twenty Percent. Even if I have to fight with just one arm. A twenty percent increase to my abilities is incredible. It might not be that impressive compared to Kaioken like I said, but I'd get more out of it than most would because of my superior strength and speed when compared to the normal person's

After that, I've only picked up two Conjuration spells, because frankly I don't think most will work in other worlds. They work by conjuring Dremora. Something other worlds don't have. I picked up Bound Dagger to test the waters, then Soul Trap, something that could be of some use even in other worlds.

If bound dagger works, I'll probably get the other 'bound' spells and also 'Conjure Familiar' and if that works in other worlds, I'll probably see about getting a more extensive Conjuration library.

Destruction comes next, with the easiest things to learn being Sparks and Frostbite- and I still need to learn 'Flames'.

Illusion has some interesting bullshit as well, the aforementioned domination spell, plus I got a bunch of sneaky magic.

Finally, there's Restoration, which I bought a lot of... and considering that the largest majority of Restoration spells cost more than the other spell schools?

Ouch.

Most adept restoration spells cost about as much as an expert spell in any other school... buuuut at the end of the day, I suppose my restoration purchases grouped together are still worth less than the sole Master Spell Tome I received. not by much, but still. imagine what a master level restoration spell costs?

I only got one expert level spell for Restoration, and it was one of the cheaper ones, so it's likely I'll be forced to go back eventually.

Overall, a bunch of anti-undead stuff, plus some healing and shield spells.

Mainly focusing on my own survival.

Hell, there's nothing to say I can't make my OWN spells using these books as a basis.

Noooow. While the new world is connecting... why don't I do a little reading?

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I quietly sit up, blankets covering my lower half as a book sits in my lap.

Tsukasa is asleep next to me, a peaceful look on her face as she is nuzzled up underneath the blankets, a small smile crosses my lips as I gaze over her face.

My beautiful wifey. So cute.

I glance back to my book and turn the page.

"A mage must then gather their mana, envisioning a bright illuminating light to banish the darkness. Taking into account the previous calculations and constructing them around your image. Should the action be done correctly, a dim light will form. There are a few traps you do not want to fall in when you imagine a light source to cast this spell. Ironically, the Sun is one of them. When casting a Candle Light spell with the sun as your imagined light source, the spell typically has its cost increased by three hundred percent, though it is to be noted that the average scale of the spell will be improved by fifty percent. Regardless, spending this much Magika to cast a simple light spell is inefficient, thus it is advised to imagine something like fire, or, paradoxically, another light spell cast by your fellow mage."

I might need to experiment with this a little bit because I hold an advantage nobody in skyrim has.

I know about modern civilization.

I think I'll try a lightbulb. Then a Lighthouse.

I'll not be doing it now, of course, as I don't want to wake Tsukasa, but I think I might have the hang of a simple Candle Light spell.

It seems a lot simpler than the healing spell.

Wait a minute... modern... light...

Blacklight.

Infared

Holy shit... I need to try some of that as soon as physically possible!.

I look back to the book and finish the remaining pages swiftly, closing the book with a dull thud.

I wince slightly as I see Tsukasa's ears twitch, she lets out a quiet yawn as she sits up, wiping an eye tiredly as she slowly turns to look at me. "Argo... lets lay down..."

"Right." I nod slowly as I lean forwards and give the book a weak toss. It lands on the wishing table as I lay down.

Her bare chest presses against my side as I can feel her arms gently wrap around my chest, I pull her close, a slight smile on my face. "Hey, tomorrow do you want to that noodle place?"

"Hmm..." The girl hums as she nuzzles her face into the crook between my shoulder and neck. "Maybe."

The new world should be unlocked sometime tomorrow as well.

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Tsukasa lets out a small cry as she arches her back, a red handprint left on her bare ass as she glances over her shoulder, a slight pout on her face, but said pout is erased as I thrust deep inside of her, her breaths come out in short pants and moans as I hold onto the wrist from one of her arms, my other hand caressing her hip.

I pull out and let go, causing her to flop face first on the bed, she rolls over slightly, a small smirk on her lips. "Why'd you sto-ahn~"

Her question is cut off with a moan as I step forwards and thrust roughly inside of her, my hand wraps around her wrist, pinning her down to the bed as I resume thrusting.

She has already cum twice, apparently liking for me to be 'rougher'.

Bit weird, but whatever.

She looks extremely flustered from being dominated, so I guess she's a bit of a bottom.

As I pin her down, thrusting deep inside of her I grope one of her breasts and push her down into the soft and squishy mattress.

I am brought to my limit yet again as I sheath my entire length inside her, my balls churn as I unleash a flood of white, hot, seed into her womb, a place which has been long since claimed by me.

A small breath leaves my mouth as I look down at her, I caress her side as she looks back up at me, a small smile on her face.

I lean down and kiss her on the lips, causing her blush to intensify... seeing her flustered also makes me a little bit flustered as well.

I gently pull out of her as she sits up, running her hands through her hair as she hunches slightly, her mouth flat as she looks away. "U-uh... um... I... Love you?"

"Love you too." I reply as she slowly gets up, stretching her arms above her head and rolling her wrist.

"Did I hurt you?" I worriedly question.

"You? Hurt me?" She questions with a raised eyebrow.

"Ah. Right. I forgot that you leeched off your boss for several decades and I'm still relatively young and new to..." I gesture around my house. "This."

"Soooo." I continue. "How many are we up to now?"

"That would be our nineteenth." She replies easily as she takes my hand and guides me into the shower.

It's a little awkward as we have to avoid the toilet, but she closes the door and snaps her fingers, causing water to pour down on the both of us.

"Are we trying for twenty?" I question.

"No... not at the moment." She replies with a small headshake as she runs her hands through her hair. "Care to wash my back?"

I take a small cloth and begin running it along her shoulder blades.

"Ah. Right. I bet the connection is finished." I mutter under my breath. "I need to check that."

We finish showering, gathering our clothes and putting them on.

"I'm going into the tubes." Tsukasa hums.

"You like to spend a lot of time in there..." I mutter quietly.

"I'm working on something! I'll show you eventually!" With that statement, she disappears into the tube network within the walls and floor.

Huh... alright.

"Let's see what I'm working with here." I mutter under my breath as I crouch down and open the cabinet.

"…"

"Huh..."

I can... I can work with this.

Slot 1: Fables of Old
Slot 2: Skyrim
Slot 3: Sword Art Online ​

Heh... heheheheh.

Maybe I should put it on pause until I learn some basic fire magic.

Would magic even work in this new world?

That's a good question.

Fuck it. Let's just go check it out.

I open the safe door with a quiet creak, then creep outside.

I blink as I look around slowly. "Hn."

One of my fox ears twitch, causing me to glance upwards.

There's a little yellow marker above my head. Sort of like a Sim's diamond

Argo Naut {NPC} Level 5 ​

That is... huh...

I mean, it's technically correct. I'm a non-player character.

I adjust the tube at my hip with a small smirk, looking both left and right of my little alley I have appeared in.

I have about eleven thousand dollars' worth of cash on hand. That should be more than enough to buy at least a couple of things.

I can hear a large bell toll, causing me to slowly blink, a bright glow painting one of the far walls blue.

I slowly walk out of the alley and glance towards the glow, seeing dozens upon dozens of people appear with flashes of teleportation in an absolutely massive town square.

With more blinding flashes, floating bleachers seems to appear, with more people filling them...

After around a minute, this spectacle seems to end, a glowing, blinking light rests in the sky, rapidly expanding in a hexagonal pattern until it completely covers the sky. tinting it, as far as I can see, a deep bloody red.

The sky begins... bleeding?

Oooooh. I'm at the very start of the anime.

I see, I see.

The red goo seems to form into a large, floating, red hooded figure with no face.

My eyes begin scanning the surroundings as I slowly begin maneuvering through the crowds.

"Attention, Players." He begins as he throws both arms out to his side, his voice echoing out over the surroundings and being vastly amplified. "I welcome you to this world I have so painstakingly crafted... my name is Akihiko Kayaba, and as of this moment... I... am in control here."