Chapter 281 – Loss

#281.

─Smart

“Yes. I’m leaving.”

Timing is tricky. I woke up and was just finishing my shower when a knock rang.

After giving a simple answer, I hurriedly left and opened the door to see Kiris with a hard expression on her face. She looks very, very bad.

‘Was it a bit reckless…’

I thought it was a dream, so I did it because I didn’t know, but the reaction was quite serious. After all, it was a reward, and I guess it was too much to embed a kiss.

“Leader? What are you up to this morning?”
“… Did you go well yesterday?”
“Ah yes. Sure. Hmm… I’m just saying here, so come in.”
“Excuse me.”

Around, many members were busy coming and going. It’s quite noisy to clean up after yesterday’s drinking party.

I don’t know what’s going on, but I think I have something to say, but isn’t it a bit like just leaving it in front of the door? Kiris, who readily accepted my words, entered the room.

I closed the door and moved to a table on one side, picked up a chair, and set it down in front of the bed.

I pointed to the bed and Kiris carefully sat on it.

“But is there anything going on? Does it look serious?”
“… I came because I have something to say about the reward.”
“Paper… A prize?”
“Okay. I said I’ll tell you later, but I don’t know when that will be. Since it would be difficult to owe more, I thought it would be nice to give it as compensation of my choice.”

The reward has already been received, but the person himself will think of it as a dream, so it is not completely incomprehensible.

However, I don’t know why it’s like that at this timing. They say they will reward you on their own, but there is no justification or reason for refusal here, so I’m worried.

Have you been rewarded with your lips? If I said something like that, my tricks would be exposed. Perhaps his affinity for me will go through the bottom and get stuck in that abyss.

The only thing left to do is accept… What to do with this

Kiris, who was silently watching my thoughts, pursed his lips and removed the glove from his right hand.

The leather half-glove that covered only the first knuckle of his hand came off, revealing a beautiful, white hand.

“What… ? That…”
“… This is my reward.”

Seven jewels that emit brilliant light from the back of Kiris’ hand. The reddish platinum jewel gave me an idea of ​​what it might be.

Platinum, now sleeping in my inventory, has now become my favorite sword. It was a jewel made of the same oricalcum.

“Are you going to give me that jewel?”
“No. To be precise, it is a skill that can be used with this jewel.”
“… As for technology.”
“To be precise, it can be seen as magic engineering. Even Aura users can do it.”

Sorcery that can be used by Aura users as well. I couldn’t feel it at all, but it meant that there was some mysterious power hidden in these seven jewels on the back of my hand.

I looked at it carefully, but it was far from figuring out what the secret was. Eventually, my gaze turned to Kiris, and when his eyes met, he slowly started to explain while stroking the back of his hand.

“It’s a skill called Core Enchantment. To put it simply, you can see that you can confine mana in a jewel.”
“You mean to trap mana?”
“Okay. The magic bullet I fired during the fight against Lugaros. Will you remember?”
“That’s natural. How can you forget that?”

I don’t think Kiris sees me as a dog’s head. When she brings up the story of that time, she says that magic bullets have a secret.

What Kiris showed me at the time can be summarized in two things.

One is the power to freely manipulate magic bullets. This is expected to be the effect of the magic eye, so there is only one thing left. It’s the huge pillar of light that Kiris fired when we first attacked Lugaros.

At that time, the pillar of light showed a secret that was completely undetectable for a huge amount of compressed aura.

Besides, when I confronted Lugaros head-on, I compressed the aura and shot it at such an incredible speed that I wondered how it was possible.

“Are you talking about what happened when you compressed the Aura?”
“… It may seem that way. But in fact, it is not a compressed aura.”
“Then… ?”

Sigh-

Kiris turned the back of her hand to me and showed me her jewelry.

“I just pulled out the aura that was dwelling here and used it. This is the effect of the core enchantment. You can instantly use a huge amount of aura without having to collect it.”
“… It’s amazing.”

I thought it was only the ability as a magic bullet shooter, but it wasn’t. To put it bluntly, this is similar to magical memorization.

Memorize is a skill that stores spells in advance and selects and activates them when needed. The difference is that this stores the aura, but in reality the difference is not that great.

‘If this…’

It is possible to overcome the weakness of Geuk Taegeuk.

The skill called Geuk Tae-geuk is a skill that can infinitely compress an aura without limit. But the downside is that it takes too long.

However, if it is possible to prepare and save in advance, that weakness can be completely overcome.

If I store all the recovering auras and release them all at once, theoretically I could destroy this planet itself in one blow.

While I was shaking with a shudder, Kiris added an explanation as if denying such an idea.

“Of course, it is not possible to fill the aura without limit. If that’s the case, even the Oricalquim won’t be able to withstand it.”
“Ah… Is that so?”
“Okay. Although the hardness of Orichalcum is enormous, it is not infinite. Core Enchantment is, after all, a power that uses jewels as a medium. If the force is so strong that the jewel cannot withstand it, it will of course break.”

It’s good. I thought that if I had this, I could wipe out all 11 or 12 stars with a planet-destroying blow, but the world did not allow me to eat them raw.

Of course, that doesn’t mean that the effectiveness of core enchantments is undermined. It’s not infinite, because that means it’s possible as long as the jewel can withstand it.

The last time I caught the Lizardman Lord, I endured even after compressing half of my total Aura, so I wonder if a blow enough to erase a mountain is somehow possible.

‘Kiya… I’ve grown up a lot too.’

Back when I was at Frencia Street, I was horrified to the point of eyeballs popping out when I heard that Lucas had split a mountain with one blow, but now I feel deeply moved that I have reached the level where I can cause such destruction.

As I savored the memories of the days when I first came to this world, Kiris’s voice pierced my ears.

“True, as far as I know. I know the sword you are using is made of Orichalcum.”
“Ah yes. You’re right. It’s a sword made entirely of Oricalquim. We named it Platinum.”
“Platinara… It seems that you are receiving Princess Arisha’s expectations at a glance. Even if it’s a secret article, it’s like giving something like that.”

Certainly, no matter how promising a knight I am, giving a sword made entirely of oricalcum is unconventional.

It wasn’t a penny or two, it was something that could be called a national treasure of a country. I just shrugged my shoulders at Kiris’s persistent gaze.

“Then let me explain. I’ll only say it once, so pay attention.”
“But is it okay if I just pass on this skill? It doesn’t seem like a normal skill.”
“That said, it is important to increase our strength right now. As long as you don’t spread the technology outside, there’s no problem.”

Words don’t seem to matter, but the moment I spread this technique outside, they’ll probably try to kill it at all costs.

I nodded heavily and swore to secrecy. In response to my appearance, Kiris slowly began to explain.

“First of all, this skill, as the name suggests, is a skill that enchants jewels. It’s complicated to say this, but to put it simply, it’s easier to think of it as just forming a dantian in a jewel.”
“Forming a Danjeon…”

It’s a technology that artificially forms a short circuit outside. Even pretending was not serious. If I had to think about it, it felt similar to Richie’s Life Force Vessel.

Of course, there was a difference between an aura and a soul.

“First of all, it is important to match the wavelength with the jewel. To be precise, it connects your body with the magical power contained in the jewel.”
“You mean the connection?”
“Okay. To put it simply, they say that if you handle a single soldier for decades, you can reach a level of unity with your weapon. It’s like that.”

The first thing that came to my mind as soon as I heard Kirisu’s ‘sense of unity with the weapon’ was the union of new swords.

The breath of metal felt when activated. The will of the sword that spoke to me like a living being with an ego.

The series of actions that I had become accustomed to now vividly hit my senses.

I concentrated all my nerves toward the sword and activated the new sword union more strongly.

Ugh-

The resonant sound transmitted as the sword cries softly. At the same time as knocking on the ear, it directly hits his will with the brain.

It was like sharing each other’s body. The two souls alternate between the two bodies to understand and compensate for the difference.

Drenched in a pleasant sense of unity, I slowly opened my eyes.

“… Can I continue the explanation?”
“Yes. Sorry. You sold your eyes for a moment.”

Kiris’s eyes were wide open, as if somewhat startled. It seems that he realized that I had achieved a sense of unity through resonance.

As if she had seen her a little bit again, Kiris, who had a bright spot in her eyes, resumed her explanation.

“It won’t take too long. Then I will explain further. Once you achieve a sense of unity, it won’t be complicated from then on. Form a core in the sword according to the operation method I teach you, and you are done.”

The way to make the core itself wasn’t too difficult. I just had to use the aura to connect a specific circuit inside the sword to create an artificial short circuit, and it was over.

However, the problem in this case was that if the sword was removed from the hand, the energy contained in the core could not be used.

When I asked how to overcome this, Kiris showed the back of her hand.

“The only way is to transplant it into the body like me.”
“Is that so… ? It’s difficult because I can’t put this whole thing in.”

Platina was a large enough weapon, even if it could not be compared to a long weapon. Of course, to transplant it into the body, it would have to be cut into small pieces and implanted into the body, but the conditions and time were not enough for that.

“To handle Orichalcum, we need a skilled craftsman even among the Dwarves. Not possible as of now It has weaknesses, but I still have no choice but to use it.”
“Well, I can’t help it. Isn’t the fact that I missed the sword itself a problem in the first place? If the swordsman misses the sword, he should just die.”
“… I’m glad if you think so. Now that the explanation is over, I’ll go.”

When Kiris passed on her core enchantment, she left the room and headed for the door as if she had no more regrets.

I quietly looked at her and made a sneaky suggestion.

“I feel like I was overcompensated.”
“You don’t have to be embarrassed. I’m going to pamper you that much.”
“Nevertheless. Anyway, when we go back to Libertalia a little later, there will be a festival, so let’s have a drink together. I will treat you to fruit wine.”
“…”

I wonder if it’s too often to celebrate, but I’m about to get rid of one of the samurai.

Although the members held a drinking party, everyone on the island can be said to be a member of the vigilante group. Of course, they also had the right to enjoy themselves.

At my suggestion, Kiris turned her head and met my gaze before opening the door with a rather cold attitude.

“No specifications. I don’t want to drink today.”

Thud!

The door closed and Kiris disappeared.

“… It’s troublesome.”

It’s nothing strange to hear, but looking at the atmosphere, it’s not that I’m in a condition to drink or anything like that, it’s clearly conscious of me.

I think it’s because she kissed me yesterday.

At this rate, wouldn’t it be difficult to drink together in the future?