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Akira really was not sure what to do with this situation now. After all...

"I honestly don't want the Grail..."

Akira had no desire for the Grail itself, he just wanted to stay in this world. He just wanted to laugh, and play, and enjoy life. Of course, having drank from the Fountain of Youth, that essentially meant he would live forever. Unless someone murdered him or something, that is. But Akira honestly had no wish he really wanted to grant.

"And plus, I don't trust wishes".

Akira was not sure why, but he absolutely did not trust any form of wishing. He had no concrete memories, but he believed at one point he might have come across a wishing device, and was only barely able to use his wit to undo it. But was that something that became publicly known, or was it a private unwritten account?

Akira had issues remembering specifics. He didn't even remember the wishes made, or what the wishing device was. But he remembered he was able to use his wit and cleverness to trick the wishing device. In fact, while he remembered learning and using magic, as well as recovering magical artifacts at some point or another which helped him develop his magical abilities, he remembered employing a large amount of tricks.

"So then, why am I a Caster? I mean, yes I used magic, but I was famous as a rog...oh, I see it. No, there are two reasons. If I really was a Trickster, then a Trickster is also known as a Magician, those people who pretend to use magic and put on plays. But Magicians can also be real magic users, and Caster is a Magic User...might be the answer. But I might be overthinking it. Maybe it is just because there was no Master who summoned me with the image of a Trickster instead of a Magician? Damn it! If I could only remember the truth, who I was, I could confirm all this! For all I know I am one hundred percent wrong about everything damnit!"

Screaming something like that, Akira continued to walk as he turned the street and then...

"Mana Circuits? Mages nearby?"

Using one of his marbles to create some sort of isolation around himself, it was an invisible barrier even mages would not notice as it was meant to hide mana and magic. As he looked around, he could see people...no, Mages going around. Focusing mana to reinforce his hearing using Enhancement magic, he listened in.

"Alright people. We don't know what exactly, but there is a really strange anomaly happening in this city. Furthermore, there is some sort of magical vortex hidden from normal sight above the city that makes various long range magical tracking and locating useless. So remember, don't let the public catch on, and find out what the hell is going on here. Something about this city is just not normal, and we have to find it for the Mage's Association before anyone else like the Holy Church notices as well".

"Well...shit. This is going to be a problem. Better avoid them for now".

Akira thought of that, slipping into a back street as he ran behind buildings that contained offices, appartments, and even cafes.