Chapter 178 - Episode Five
I was called by Rinoa to the blacksmith’s shop to say that what she was told to make was ready.
Of course, I’m talking about the sword made of magic tal generated from the magical ores of the Lapidestatoa and Zeshum Ruins.
I was heading to the blacksmith shop with a sowhat buoyant feeling.
“That …… the thing that Abel asked for is a sword, right?”
a, who was following on the road, opened her mouth.
“Hmm? Yeah, I figured, after the last riot, I should learn to be able to handle a surprise attack now.”
Inevitably, due to the nature of magic, you’ll be on the back foot because of the deploynt and chanting of the magic circle.
If you are targeted from afar with a bow and arrow, it is the end if you are not careful.
That said, it would be enough to build in a corresponding action into Ortem to escort , but it’s also sowhat awkward to always have Ortem walking beside you.
I designed a sword that can be easily carried around with , using what I could get my hands on at the mont.
To be frank, the awareness that I simply wanted to make it is what preceded .
It may not be a bad idea to try to make a robe that incorporates a protection technique, but if I’m going to make it, I want to make a real one.
I don’t have enough materials right now.
“You an…… the last ti you fought Marias-san. Was Abel at a close call?”
a’s eyes widen, a little surprised.
“No, no. The day before the duel with the old man Icarus, didn’t the spirit beast from Marias get turned on to my room? Because it might have been dangerous if a hadn’t checked out with a bow and arrow at that ti.”
“a hopes she’s helpful!”
a raises her voice slightly higher and waves her arms, flapping in delight.
Just then, as if she suddenly rembered, she stops moving and hides her voice.
“…… Well, how is Marias-san herself?”
“…… Well, isn’t she just a little good?”
“A little……”
She was probably about the sa grade as the old dwarf male knight I fought before, I guess.
Summoning masses of demons seed to be the selling point, though, so if she could scatter them well and fight with them, she might be able to do well on a wide scale.
It’s not as if she wasn’t suited to fight on the surface in the first place.
It’s true that she’s probably more responsive because she can give instructions and summon demons depending on the situation, but if the demon doesn’t have the power to protect the main body, Marias, it probably shouldn’t have done so.
After a few monts of silence, a showed so signs of hesitation before asking .
“…… Well, can you swing it, sword?”
“Hmm?”
“N-, nothing…… well…… I just thought that kind of thing is kinda heavy……”
“Yeah, they’re supposed to float with magic, after all.”
Rather than a sword, it might be quicker to call it a high-performance magic tool.
It’s designed to fly away on its own to stab opponents and protect .
“What…… then it’s safe.”
a laughs in relief.
…… I feel like my self-esteem is a little bruised now.
I bend my arm, make a forceful hump, and touch it with my hand.
Huh…… isn’t there actually sothing?
I’ve been walking a lot more since I left the village.
Although I suffer from muscle aches and pains on a daily basis, but that is the proof that my body is being strengthened.
“W, well…… I could swing it with my arm if I want……”
I whispered and demurely objected.
At the blacksmith’s shop, a disheveled looking shopkeeper and Rinoa were waiting for .
“…… Here’s the ‘hilt’ of the sword I made from the tal, just as I was told.”
I receive a lead-colored sword hilt from Rinoa.
The hilt is lined with a vertical pattern of three eyeball figures on the front and back.
It’s a bit of a bad taste, but it was designed with the intention of making it easier for the lapidestatoa to take hold.
“Huh…… there isn’t the blade part?”
a asks, poking at the eyeballs on the handle with her fingertips in fear.
“Lapidestatoa has the property of creating its own stone statue body and possessing it. So it uses that property to generate a blade in response to the magic flowing through it.”
With this, since it’s only the handle, it’s easy to carry around.
To begin with, though, since it’s a spirit body and a lump of tal with high magic conduction, I can call it to my hand with relatively little magic power, even with teleportation magic.
“As long as the blade is out, it will follow our orders to float and automatically cut the opponent. It will also guard you, so if you need to be careful, just leave the blade out the whole ti.”
The lump of tal that I gave to Rinoa this ti is a tal made based on the fragnts of parts from the Zeshum Ruins …… that was in that floating fortress, and after adjusting the spirit body, which is the remnants of the Lapidestatoa, I forcibly possessed it.
It was able to float in the air and move around freely by diverting the elven technology.
It will almost automatically attack and guard the enemy according to the corresponding movents controlled by the magic formula while it is loaded with magic power.
Zeshum is amazing, thank you Ebelheid-san.
“Thank you very much, Rinoa-san, shopkeeper.”
“Haha, I learned a lesson, too. I didn’t know there is this kind of material. If you ever want to do sothing different again, just give us a call!”
The shopkeeper smiled back at with vigor, but the dark circles under his eyes looked terrible.
…… Next ti, let’s not be too hasty.
After I finished thanking Rinoa and the owner of the blacksmith shop, I quickly put my magic power into the hilt of my sword.
Particles of light gathered at the end of the hilt, and in no ti at all, a long blade took shape.
One of the strengths of this sword is that its shape can be changed as you wish.
It can be longer or sickle-shaped, and can be shaped as desired.
When I let go of it, the sword spun around in the air and tilted its blade at an angle in front of , resting in a poised position.
Hmm, it’s a bit cheesy, but I’ll call it the Lapides Sword.
“To try it out, I’d like to cut sothing……”
I’m getting a little fidgety.
I wonder if there will be another Nalgarn or sothing.
“…… I’m glad to hear that the Commander liked it. I’ll start showing up at the Alchemy Division the day after tomorrow……”
Rinoa seems to be very tired.
She’s planning to rest tomorrow.
“I understand. I’m going to be teaching the afternoon session of Ortem carving, so……”
With that, I looked back towards the exit to leave the blacksmith shop, when the door was opened vigorously.
As I wondered what was going on, a pale-faced Euris appeared.
“Abel-dono! Lark-sama has asked to call Abel-dono as soon as possible……”
“What happened this ti!?”
“…… Huh? No, um, that’s not what I’m talking about……”
Euris looks puzzled for a change, as if her montum has been thwarted.
It’s a good opportunity.
I want to conduct a performance test…… test slash of the Lapides Sword as soon as possible.
I hope it’s as big and sturdy as possible, and that it’s an opponent that looks worth cutting.
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