“Haaa~, I’m tired!”
Erna jumps into the sofa with a thud. I also sat down on the floor and took a breather. Finally, we returned to the hideout.
“Should I make you a cup of tea?”
“Yes please.”
I poured tea from the teapot into the two teacup and held one out in front of Erna. She blows on it before taking a sip of her tea.
“It’s really calming. After a trip, a cup of tea is good after all.”
She sounds like an old man, but I can understand how she feels. In fact, after defeating the cockatrice, we were forced to stay in Bowl for about three days. Krypton, the client, wouldn’t let us go back right after. A city-wide victory party was held for us. And as the main characters, Erna and I are forced to participate. Thus, we joined the three-day festivities in Bowl.
“By the way, what about those three?”
Erna looks around the room. Apparently, Pero and the others haven’t come back yet. I rushed back to see the result of Freya’s evolution, but it’s a pity I wasn’t able to. They must be enjoying sightseeing in Snowb right now.
“I wanted to go to Snowb too. It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to play in the snow.”
“Hoh-, does it snow in Sanargia?”
“Yes. When I was a kid, I used to have snowball fights with my friends. It’s nostalgic.”
As she sipped her tea, Erna was reflecting on her distant past. In my case, there are only a few memories on snow. At best, all I recall is the time I made a small snowman.
“Hey, I would like to consult something. Please look at this.”
Erna approached me with an unusually serious expression. On the table is her weapon, the Bird of Paradise Staff.
“My staff is broken. It was originally something I found, so it may have deteriorated.”
“I see. Let me take a look at it.”
When I examined the staff, I saw a large vertical crack. However, it looks like a crack made from the inside.
“When did this crack occur?”
“Hmm…, I think it was right after I fought the cockatrice.”
I instantly understood the cause. The staff couldn’t withstand Erna’s magic. Since she unleashed her magic so fiercely, it also broke. I magically restored her staff and returned it to her.
“I’ve fixed it for the time being, but maybe it’s better not to fight with it.”
“Why? This is a very good staff, right?”
“The crack was from within, which means that it couldn’t withstand your magic. It’s time to replace it with a new one.”
“Hmm, if you say that, I think the one with a higher level than this is the Dragon Scale Staff and the Phoenix Staff. Both of them are national treasures though.”
I think for a moment as I look at Erna who is worried. When it comes to staff, there is one that is powerful. It is that mysterious staff that I discovered when I first came to this hideout. I guess I could already solve that mystery now. The staff still sits in the corner of the room. While looking at it, I activated my Analysis+ skill.
| 【Analysis Result: Staff of the Wind God: One of the five great treasures. A legendary weapon bestowed by the progenitor dwarves on the five races for the Human-Demon War. It is made of a God Tree branch and wind magic jewel. It is said that once its power is unleashed, it will wipe out even mountains. Rarity: G, Overall Ability: G】 |
Yes, the mysterious staff was a treasure as I expected. When I look closely, I can see the emerald green stone embedded on it. That’s a wind magic jewel huh. There is no doubt that there is nothing better than this staff. However, there are a few words that stand out to me. It’s the God Tree and the Human-Demon war.
“Erna, do you know about the Human-Demon war and the God Tree?”
“Huh? What’s that?”
It looks like she doesn’t know about it. To be precise, she doesn’t know all the history of this world. I’ll have to ask the World Tree then.
I stood up, wrapped a suitable cloth around my hand and then I went and picked up the staff through the cloth. I gently placed it on the table as it is.
“What is this……? Uh-, i-is it Moore-sama’s staff?”
“That’s right. It would be easier to understand if I told you that it is the Staff of the Wind God, one of the Five Great Treasures.”
“Eeh!? G-great treasure?”
Erna is so surprised that she falls off the couch. Well, I too, never imagined that a legendary weapon was so close to me. I left it unchecked until now after all.
“M-Moore-sama’s staff…… Archmage’s Weapon ……”
Erna swallows her saliva and gingerly tries to touch the staff. With the current her, I think she should be able to touch it.
“Kyaa!?”
―But her hand is repelled by an invisible barrier. The light on the jewel flickered, as if to say, “Bring me the real owner”. Somehow, I feel that clear intention from this jewel. Considering that it is not made of adamantite, the Staff of the Wind God may have a special position among the five great treasures.
“Staff of…… I-….I’m rejected by the staff.”
Erna’s magic complex, which I had not seen lately, had recurred. Her face is so pale and she looked so absent-minded.
“Hey! Don’t be discouraged. It’s Moore’s staff after all. It’s not strange if you can’t touch it. Ah-, I know. Instead of that, I’ll make you a staff out of this.”
I took out a branch of the World Tree from the bangle. To be exact, it’s a leftover wood from which the factory was built. It’s just around the core of the branch so it should be a suitable material for making a staff.
“……Do you mean to make a staff out of the branch of the Sacred Tree?”
“That’s right. I think it’s a good choice. The staff made from the Trent that has lived for a hundred thousand years is also a national treasure no matter how you think about it, right? Or… is it common in Sanargia?”
“No. Most of the branches that fall from the Sacred Tree are burned and buried under the feet of the Sacred Tree. The only exception is the Queen, who has such staff……”
If it is in the possession of the Queen of Sanargia, there is no doubt about it then. It is safe to assume that the material of the World Tree Trent is suitable for making staff. In fact, the sacred tree may have assumed this when it gave the branch to me.
Once I got the go signal from Erna, I worked on the staff right away. I used about two meters of trent material. I steadily carve it into shape with Bull King’s dagger. When the length was about 1 meter and 50 centimeters, it was time to file it. I smoothen the surface while removing the burs.
“Okay. Hold it. Check the weight and length.”
“Hmm, I think that’s about it. I can use it as a melee weapon as well.”
“I’ll finish it then.”
I finish it carefully with a file and engrave Erna’s name on the handle. We decided to go to the ground to verify the performance of the staff I just completed.
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“I think it will be fine even if I do it seriously.”
“Don’t hold back. We have to see if the staff can hold up.”
We are in a place two kilometers from the entrance of the Great Dungeon. Erna and I were about to start testing the performance of the staff in an empty grassland. Her target is a straw doll a hundred meters away.
“Understood. Then, let’s start with- Fireball!”
The magical energy released from her body converges on the staff and creates a single fireball. The basketball-sized fireball blew up the ground on which the doll stood after it was ejected at high speed.
“Is there anything wrong with the staff?”
“I don’t think there’s any right now. The flow of magic is smoother and easier to use than usual.”
“Alright, it’s time for Flame Burst.”
Once again, Erna’s magic converges on the staff, and this time, a fifteen-meter fireball appears in the sky. It is three times the size of when she learned advanced magic for the first time. After she waves her staff, the place where the doll used to be exploded. Black smoke rose and the blast swept the ground.
“Is the staff broken?”
“It’s still okay! I think it’s okay if I get more serious.”
Erna converges her dense magical power into the staff and unleashes a large-scale spell. More than a dozen flame bursts began to merge in the sky, creating a single giant fireball. There is heat and light that makes me want to cover my eyes. It’s like a little sun. From there, it is further compressed to a size of about 20cm. The fireball became a golden ball. I suddenly had a bad feeling when I saw it.
“H-Heeyyy!! I don’t think you need to go that far……”
“Since we are testing it, I decided to try out some new magic. This is an improvement on the hell flare used by that artificial lich. As for the name……hmm, what should be a good name… I know, Leo!”
She waved her staff lightly. The golden fireball was dropped a kilometer away and exploded. Immediately afterwards, a terrific blast and a roar of explosions ran through. Then a small mushroom cloud rose at the epicenter. In the sky, the clouds were blown away by the shock wave, forming a large circle.
What a ridiculous power! It is tempting to think that she has made a small nuclear bomb.
“Aha…… Ahahaha……”
The person who caused the explosion seems to be unable to comprehend what has happened before her eyes and could only make a dry laugh. At this point, it’s safe to call her a strategic human weapon.
“Erna, how is the staff doing?”
“Huh? Ah-, right! There doesn’t seem to be a problem.”
“I see. Let’s end the test then.”
“So, this staff is a pass?”
“Isn’t it enough that it could withstand all that magic?”
The good news is that the Staff of the World Tree was better than I thought. This gave Erna even more power as a ranged attacker of Homeless. I think it can be said that she is an archmage now.
Then a question suddenly crossed my mind.
“I didn’t dare to ask you before but, is it also a condition to become an archmage?”
“Well, I’m sure I’ve heard that the Archmage is decided by a vote of the Guild Committee at the General Guild Headquarters.”
“Is the General Guild Headquarters the guild in the royal capital?”
“No, that’s the headquarters of the Kingdom’s Guild. The General Guild Headquarters is responsible for organizing the guilds of the six kingdom. I don’t know the exact location, but it’s rumored to be on the side of Grand Mountain, the highest spiritual peak in the Elpion Mountains to the east of the kingdom.”
Grand Mountain, a spiritual peak in the Elpion Mountains huh.
I’ll keep it in the back of my mind just in case.
“But, what kind of person are those named in the guild committee?”
“Well, most of them are people who have contributed to their kingdom or achieved great things as a whole. They first need a nomination from the Kingdom to get a vote on the guild committee.”
“In that case, a good campaign is indispensable huh……”
I should reconfirm her intentions just in case.
“Do you still want to be an archmage?”
“That’s a given! I left my hometown to become an Archmage! I won’t let my dream end as just a dream! Absolutely not!”
She seems determined. If that’s the case, why don’t I speak with Tanaka α and proceed with the recommendation?
However, even if my clone is the king, he should not be able to recommend her to the archmage for no reason. There is no doubt that there must be a certain number of praiseworthy achievements, such as stopping a war by herself or saving the kingdom from a powerful magical beast. She will make a good impression on the committee that way.
Of course, it’s not a bad thing if Erna becomes an archmage. This is because I judged that it would be convenient for my and Kanzaki’s goal.
“Let’s go home, I’m hungry.”
“Right. Pero and the others may be back too.”
After completing the performance test, we decided to return to the hideout.
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“Welcome back, Father!”
Pero greeted me in the living room. Liz is lying on the couch, and Freya is cooking in the kitchen. None of the three of them seem to have changed.
“How was Snowb’s request?”
“We did a good job. We also got a good reward.”
Pero offers ten gold coins to me. It seems like a lot, but I wonder if that Kanegi guy gave them more.
“The client, Kanegi-san, gave me ten coins as a token to show his intimacy to me. It seems that the enemy we faced was a mutant troll so I thought it was a reasonable reward.”
“I see. Then, have you brought back the troll’s meat?”
“Yes. I put it inside the bangle thinking I’ll sell it to the guild later.”
When I checked the bangle, there was indeed a troll meat inside. The size seems to be quite large, so it should be okay to eat a little. I can’t wait to try what it tastes like.
“Tea for both of you. Pero-sama too.”
Me and Erna sat on the floor, and Freya casually serves us a cup of tea. I look at Freya’s body from head to toe, but I don’t see anything unusual.
Has she really evolved?
I decided to take a look at Freya’s status to check.
| 【Analysis Result: Freya Label: Former Knight of the Duke’s Royal Guard. Lately, she’s been fantasizing while looking at the ring that Pero bought for her. Holds the title of Sacred Beast Moe Servant Knight. Rarity: SS, Overall Ability: SS】 |
| 【Status】 Name: Freya Label Age: 18 years old Race: Novania Occupation: Adventurer Magic Attributes: Fire, Dark Magic: Fireball, Fire Arrow, Desire Ball Skills: ▹Special: Arm Strengthening ▹Advanced: Swordsmanship, Cooking, Fist King Technique ▹Intermediate: Meteor Thrust, Shield Technique, Body Strengthening, Extrasensory, Strength Enhancement Z ▹Beginner: Divine Power, Meteor Shower Burst, Spear Emperor Technique, Awakening, Teleportation Evolution: Conditions are not met. <Evolution Condition: Divine Power (Special Grade), Spear Emperor Technique (Special Grade), Teleportation (Special Grade)> |
What’s this? Magic has been added that I don’t know at all. In the first place, the new race, Novania, is unheard-of. Is it human or something else? For the time being, I observe every corner of her body with the eyes on my forehead, but I didn’t see anything unusual. Her big breasts, which are as shapely as ever, are wonderful. Mufufu.
“Shinichi!?”
I was taken aback by Erna’s voice. That’s right. Now I have to look into the evolution of Freya.
“Freya, what kind of skill is teleportation?”
“It’s as the name suggests. But the distance I can travel is not far, right now, it is within five meters at most.”
“What about divine power?”
“It’s an evolution of my previous telekinesis skill. My range has increased exponentially and makes it even more powerful. Now, with divine power, it would be possible for me to fly.”
That’s great. She’s just like the kind of psychic I saw in a manga book in my previous life. By all means, I hope that she will blossom her abilities and open the door to a new world like A⋆⋆ra-kun.
“Finally, can you tell me about the Desire Ball?”
“Oh, this magic—it’s complex!”
Right at that moment, my clone jumped inside the hideout. He was unusually flustered, and as soon as he saw me, he put his hands together and bowed his head.
“I’m sorry. A jagaimu ran away when I took my eyes off it!”
I let out a deep sigh, thinking I had done it. What I feared happened. I decided to take my comrades with me to the fields in the miniature garden.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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