Welcome to the World Where Magic Has Declined!
Reverse/Surface:~ In this World Where Magic Has
Declined, a Reincarnated Pharmacist Aims to Become
the Magus Lord!~
Season 1: The MD Exam Arc
Magic is broadly classified into Fire, Water, Wind,
Earth, Light, and Darkness. In this world, it was
believed that magic was activated by magical
elements and magical power.
However, in this world where magic has declined,
even feeling magical power has become difficult.
"Ugh, it's already this late..."
I'm a humble pharmacist working at a pharmacy in
front of a large hospital, a 15-year veteran this year.
"There are too many prescriptions!"
Some people seem to have the impression that
pharmacists are highly paid, but it's not much different
from the average office worker, or rather, it's even less.
"I wonder if I can get home by 12 o'clock?"
I muttered to myself while entering the medication
history of the patients I had dispensed today.
The workload is just too much.
I have to do everything myself, so no matter how much
time I have, it's not enough.
"I guess I'll be able to get home around 11..."
I finally finished my work and closed the pharmacy.
From here, it's an hour's commute by train to get home.
"Ugh, I'm going to have dinner now..."
I ate the meal I bought at the convenience store while
watching a little TV, took a bath, and then threw my
tired body onto the chair in front of the computer.
"I'll rest for a bit..."
I said that and fell asleep.
And... I passed away as it was.
Ugh...
"Ah!"
I woke up with a start.
"Huh, where is this?"
I looked around the unfamiliar room while feeling my
heart pounding.
When I glanced at the full-length mirror,
"What, who is this?!"
There was a boy who looked like a high school student.
I was stunned while touching my hair and face.
I finally understand... I'm dead.
It's what you call dying from overwork.
"Oh, why are you touching your face?"
I tilted my head and went to the toilet.
I seem to have this child's memories too.
His name is Harbel, and this seems to be a facility.
It seems that his parents disappeared, and he grew up
in this facility since he was little.
"So, it's what you call reincarnation..."
However, I don't feel like I'm completely familiar with
Harbel's body.
I have the feeling of looking at Harbel from a bird's-eye
view, but I can't control his actions.
Harbel is a second-year student at the Advanced
Academy, and he doesn't like studying, and he seems
to be rather mischievous.
According to Harbel's memory, magic seems to have
been used in this world in the past.
Now, because science has developed, there are no
people who can use magic, and using magic itself
has become taboo.
"Damn, they used to be able to use magic..."
I wish I could have used magic too..."
On his way to the academy, Harbel was joined by two
friends.
One is Totch, a friend from a long time ago.
He seems to be a nerdy, skinny guy with glasses, but
his grades seem to be not so good.
Mayu put his hand on Harbel's shoulder.
"Harbel, how are you doing with tomorrow's test?"
"Ah, I'm not interested!"
"Yeah, me neither! Well, I'm busy with a date, so I'm
not interested..."
Mayu has spiky blond hair and seems to be only
interested in girls...
Harbel, you better rethink who you hang out with...
"Huh, is there a test tomorrow?"
Totch shouted in a flustered manner.
"Yeah, that's right."
"Oh~ I forgot~~~"
"Well, it's always like this!"
"Well, that's how it is..."
"No, it's a test!"
Totch was flustered and fidgeting by himself.
"Oh, I have something to do now."
"Huh?"
"Harbel, what about the academy?"
"I'm good for today!"
"Wis~"
It seems to be a regular occurrence...
Harbel came to a deserted factory-like place on the
outskirts of town.
What are you doing in a place like this?
"Yo, Harbel! You came without running away."
A high school student who looked very bad spoke to
me.
Harbel! A date means a fight?
What are you doing when you have a test tomorrow!
"You're the one who came alone!"
"Huh? There's no way!"
About five other friends showed their faces from
around.
"Well, I thought that would be the case!"
Harbel suddenly punched his opponent!
The guys around him attacked Harbel all at once.
He exchanged kicks, and dodged a punch at the last
minute.
"Even with so many people, I can't hit even one shot!"
"Damn it, do it!"
Six people surrounded him.
"Alright, come on from anywhere!"
Four people kicked at once, and Harbel jumped up
and dodged.
Then, the other two people jumped up and launched
drop kicks from the left and right.
Harbel spun backwards, stepped on the legs of the
two people, and jumped even higher.
The six people fell over like dominoes, and Harbel
jumped down from above and stepped on them.
"Uwa---!"
The groans and screams of the six people echoed.
"Come back again!"
Harbel left the scene, leaving the six people who had
fallen into a mess behind him.
"Aah, that's boring... Isn't there anything interesting?"
He was saying such a thing while wandering around
the town.
Harbel! Go to school!
Oh, should I move it?
Harbel thought he was walking without any particular
purpose, but he came to the academy.
"Oh, Harbel, you made it!"
"U, uh."
"Huh?"
"Well, whatever, here's math!"
"Oh."
Looking at the math test, it seems unexpectedly
solvable.
I borrowed Harbel's body and solved the test smoothly.
Next is science.
Science, chemistry is the same as the previous world,
but biology seems to be a little different.
"Harbel! How was the test? You couldn't have done it!
Me neither!"
Mayu teased me in a joking manner.
"Yeah, it was kind of easy."
"Yeah, right..."
Totch pokes me with his elbow.
"I think I probably did it."
The two look at me suspiciously.
"Harbel, did you hit your head in a fight or something?"
"Probably that's it!"
The next morning, an incident happened.
"Harbel! Come to the faculty room!"
The teacher called out in a loud voice.
"Hey, did you do something?"
When Harbel went to the faculty room, the teacher
seemed to be very angry.
"Look at this!"
It was yesterday's test answer sheet.
"Yes?"
"Don't say yes! You got a perfect score in math!"
"Somehow I was sharp yesterday..."
"That's impossible! You cheated!"
"No..."
"No, you could do it, you're making fun of me for doing
such an obvious thing!"
"Teacher! That's too much!"
A female teacher who was listening nearby interjected.
"Yes, that's too much..."
"You idiot!"
"Well, if you're so suspicious, why don't you have him
solve the problem on the spot?"
The female teacher suggested.
"Alright! Then solve this!"
Harbel began to solve it smoothly.
"That's a lie! There's no way you can solve it!"
"No, teacher, it's all correct?"
"Can I go now?"
Harbel went back to the classroom as it was.
"That's a lie! Such a..."
Harbel, how much trust do you have? I feel sorry for
you...
When I returned to the classroom, Totch spoke to me.
"Harbel, look at this."
"Yeah?"
"It's an event!"
It was an event sponsored by a detective company
somewhere.
The content is that you are a detective who can also
use magic, and your girlfriend has been kidnapped.
She is trapped in a maze, and you have to rescue her.
"Huh, magic?"
"Yeah, I guess it's virtual, of course!"
"Yeah, right! It's a game... but... it looks interesting."
"Harbel, I didn't think you'd be so interested!"
"Yeah, let's go together, the three of us!"
Mayu joined the conversation.
Harbel and his friends arrived at the PSW Detective
Agency, the venue for the event, the following Sunday.
"That's a big detective agency..."
The three of them stood there gazing at the tall
building.
"Participants, please come this way."
An usher ushered them into the building.
At the entrance to the event hall, there was something
that looked like a machine.
"What's this? It'll check your magic power and
attributes?"
"That sounds suspicious..."
"It's a game, right?"
I said that and held my hand over the machine.
Magic Power: 52,000 Attribute: None
"Harbel, you're attribute-less!"
"Attribute-less? You can't use magic with that..."
"Hahaha, next it's my turn!"
When Mayu held his hand over it,
Magic Power: 2,500 Attribute: Fire
"That's so little magic power!"
Totch also held his hand over it, saying that.
Magic Power: 2,000 Attribute: Wind
"You're little too! Hahaha!"
"Shut up..."
"But, Harbel, 52,000 is too much, isn't it? Even if you're
attribute-less... Hahaha!"
"Shut up!"
Harbel punched Mayu.
"Those who are ready, please open this door and enter."
The usher pointed to the door.
"Alright, let's go!"
When they opened the door, there was a maze, and
something like a rat was scurrying around.
"It means we have to capture the maze while defeating
the rats!"
"Probably..."
"How do you use magic?"
"It says how to play over there!"
"Let's see, magic is image? You have to chant a spell
while imagining it!"
"Okay, Fire!"
When Mayu chanted the spell, a weak fireball flew out
and disappeared.
"What's that, so weak!"
"It's my turn next! Wind!"
When Totch shouted, a small, weak whirlwind flew out
and disappeared.
"You're weak too!"
That looks interesting... Can't you use anything with
no attributes?
"I'll try it too!"
"Harbel, you can't do it because you're attribute-less,
can you?"
"Fire!"
When Harbel chanted timidly,
A large fireball flew towards the rat at a tremendous
speed and burned it to a crisp.
"No way!"
"What was that! Harbel, you're not attribute-less?"
"Then, try using Wind too!"
"Okay, Wind!"
Then, a huge tornado shredded the rat to pieces.
"Ugh, that's gross..."
"But, Harbel, why can you use it?"
"I don't know..."
Magic is amazing! It's so much fun! Is this a virtual
game... It's strangely realistic though...
While getting rid of the rats with Harbel in the center,
they advanced through the maze under Totch's
guidance.
"This seems to be the last fork in the road."
"It seems so..."
"What's this, well, it's the final decision? If you go to the
right, you'll get 1 million gin, and if you go to the left,
you can rescue her..."
Of course, it's decided to go to the left, isn't it?
"With 1 million gin, you can live a life of leisure!"
"No, you can't live a life of leisure... But if it's true, it's
amazing!"
"I'm going to the left!"
When Harbel said that and tried to go to the left,
"Hey, it's 1 million!"
"That's right!"
"No, she's more important!"
The two looked at each other and shook their heads.
"No, I'm definitely going to the right!"
"Me too!"
Totch and Mayu kept going to the right.
Then there was a reception desk,
"Thank you for your hard work, this is the prize money.
Please sign this agreement form if you don't mind."
The receptionist handed them the agreement form.
"Of course!"
The two happily signed the form,
"Huh, huh..."
Suddenly, they started walking unsteadily and headed
towards the exit without taking the prize money.
"Huh, what did we come here for?"
"I don't know? Shall we go home?"
"Yeah, let's go..."
The two went home in a puzzled state.
Meanwhile, what about Harbel, who went to the left
path?
"Mr. Harbel, congratulations."
"Congratulations?"
"Yes, you have successfully obtained the right to take
the MD exam."
"Huh? Exam?"
"I'm sorry for the suddenness."
Saying that, a beautiful woman with long purple hair
appeared from the door next to her.
"I'm Senon, one of the directors of this PSW, and this is
Lumio."
"Nice to meet you, I'm also a director."
He's so handsome...
"H, haa..."
"Actually, this event is aimed at discovering people who
can use magic."
"Mr. Harbel, you have the aptitude for it, and you also
have a sense of justice that prioritizes human life over
money."
"Hmm?"
"You don't seem to have gotten the point yet."
"Then, please come this way."
"Mr. Harbel, are you interested in magic?"
"No, I'm n..."
Hey!
"Yes, I am!"
"Hmm? Th, that's good."
That was dangerous! I want to be able to use magic.
Harbel doesn't seem very enthusiastic, but I can't give
this up!
"Is something the matter?"
"Ah, no, please continue..."
"This is a facility called the Magic Development Bureau,
and it is also an institution for training MDs (Magic
Developers)."
"MD?"
"Those who undergo training to be able to use magic
are called that."
"I see."
"However, in the past, people would become MDs here
and immediately start training in magic, but the number
of people who caused various troubles has
increased..."
"I see, so you're trying to test whether they have the
qualifications before they become MDs?"
"That's right, I'm glad you're quick to understand."
When Senon operated her smartphone,
"We sent an information email to Mr. Harbel's address,
please do your best with this as a hint and come to the
exam venue by the deadline."
"We're looking forward to it."
She said that and guided them to the exit on the way
back.
By the way, Senon's magic was cast on Totch and
Mayu's agreement forms, and when they signed it,
they would forget all their memories up to that point.
