Chapter 127 – Chapter 13

“Whoa-“
“I survived today…”

After afternoon training, Lillian and Priscilla were making their way back to the barracks as if they were rambling, looking wildly rolled.

Today, I had to overcome the passing techniques of several knights, but like the knights of Count Akina, I ran at the master without being afraid at all.

“If I had fought normally, I might have died.”
“That’s right. He knows better than anyone how to surround and fight the strong. He must have been mobilized for Count Akina’s training.”
“Let’s rest for a while.”
“Agreement.”

Since there is still time until dinner, the desire to lie down and rest has dominated the two people’s heads.

“Ah, Lee… Wolf, Priscilla!”
“Kaisent!”
“Did you study hard today?”

Seeing Kaicent running towards them from afar, they smiled briskly as if they were tired.

“You look exhausted. Please wait a minute.”

Once their physical strength was restored with divine power, the girls who wanted to lie down immediately felt their bodies gradually return to normal.

“Thank you, Kaicent.”
“By the way, do you have something you want to tell us?”
“Yes!”

I could intuit that there was something in his more excited appearance than usual.

“I made a present for the two of you. Please come here.”

Kaicent held the two of them by the hand and led them to a remote place that was not easily seen by others.

Then, with a hand gesture, I opened the dimensional warehouse and went inside, and they went inside too.

“Artemis!”
-Yes, it is ready.-

As soon as I confirmed that they had entered, he raised a sword with a mechanical arm and put it in front of my eyes.

“This?”
“Knife?”
“Yes! It’s a magic sword made by Artemis and enchanted by me!”

Kai Cent learned how to enchant equipment from a book on the 3rd floor, so she explained that she made it right away.

“Kaisent…!”
“Really…!”

If they had this kind of knowledge, they could use it for their desire first, but I could feel the indescribable loveliness of being the first to show it for themselves as if it were natural.

“Try it once. If you add Artemis’ ability, it is possible to change the shape to some extent or increase or decrease the weight, so if there is something wrong, please tell me honestly.”

Following his words, the two of them decided to use the sword and first checked the shape of the sword.

Lillian’s sword was a two-handed sword of the same length as the one he had been using so far, but the blade was only half as wide, so it seemed like he was competing with speed instead of weight.

Priscilla’s sword looked like an ordinary double-edged sword, but at a glance, it had an unusual anticipation.

And what the two swords have in common is that they are solid weapons that seem to be made by melting metal from the sword to the handle.

‘From the sword to the handle, it’s all metal.’
‘If this happens, the handle of the sword will become heavy and the center of gravity will collapse?’

In general, the reason why the handle is made of wood is to make it easier to wield by lightening the grip area.

Of course, since they are strong people who have reached the level of masters, they can of course cover that problem with their strength, but the fact that the sword is out of balance is a big problem in a fight against a strong enemy.

‘No, Kaicent can’t do that without thinking.’
‘If Artemis made it like this, there must be a reason.’

Believing in the intelligence of Kaisent and Artemis, the two held the handle of the sword and raised it.

“Uh?”
“Suck?”

The moment they raised the sword, they felt a chill run down their spines without realizing it.

‘This… !’
‘It’s like getting a lost body back!’

It’s not the level of sticking to your hand, but the sense of regaining your lost body.
The metaphorical expression that a weapon is an extension of an arm came straight to me.

‘I want to swing it!’
‘I want to practice swordsmanship with this!’

As if possessed by something, the two moved their steps to secure a safe distance from which they could wield their weapons.
And the moment mana was blown into them, they were stunned once again.

“Hey, mana!”
“Great! So great!”

As usual, when mana was added to the weapon, a sword of tremendous energy unfolded.

The weapons I’ve been using so far didn’t have good mana conductivity, so that only 40 to 50 swords were formed if I sent 100 mana, but this is showing a mana conductivity close to 100%.

“The mana conductivity is perfect! How did this happen?”
“This… Mithril? The handle part is Mithril!”
“Even if the handle is mithril, this kind of mana conductivity is strange!”

When the girls were flustered, Artemis, who had been quiet, opened her mouth.

-The handle is made of mithril, black steel and mithril alloy.-
“The mana conductivity of mithril alloy is better than steel, but it’s not as good as the one made entirely, right?”
– Not an ordinary alloy. Mithril was spun like a thread to create a path through which mana could flow inside the sword, like human veins. If you put mana into the handle, the mithril thread inside the sword will allow you to overlay mana with 100% efficiency.-

Make a path through the mana in the sword?
When the two of them, who had made stupid faces, hesitated about what to say, Artemis said as if it were natural.

– A craftsman who makes a weapon out of mithril for 100% mana conduction rate does not deserve the title of craftsman. A true craftsman should achieve maximum efficiency with minimum materials.-
“No, that’s something only you can do.”

Kai Sent knew how absurd it was to create veins inside a weapon, so she bet her bragging rights.

For this to be possible, it is because the mithril drawn with thread during the process of making the sword must exist without an error of 0.1mm, in accordance with the shape and length of the sword, and in a form completely separated from steel.

Lillian and Priscilla practiced their swordsmanship while making sword steel.

‘It’s like my real body!’
‘Okay. This sword was born for me.’

It was a feeling of wielding a lost body rather than wielding a black sword made with ergonomic technology while considering each person’s body proportions, weight, and hand shape.

“Both of their weapons are subject to durability enhancement and cutting power enhancement. I haven’t actually checked it out, and it’s a subjective feeling, but I don’t think it will be damaged unless they are defenselessly hacked to pieces by sword or sword steel, or if Count Akina doesn’t attack with all their might.”

Finally, Kai Sent, who explained the enchantment on her weapon, proudly said,

Wow!

“Hey!?”

Lillian and Priscilla rushed to him in an instant and hugged him tightly.

“Thank you, Kaicent.”
“Meeting you was the greatest fortune for us.”
“I consider myself lucky to have met my older sisters.”

They hated their own world where the dimensional walls were thin.
Because of that, my parents died and even the kingdom was destroyed, so I went from being a princess and a knight to living as a savage.

However, for now, I thought it was fortunate that there was a law in that cursed world.

If Kaicent wasn’t a heterogeneous species, if the world’s dimensional walls weren’t thin, they wouldn’t have felt this kind of sense and happiness for the rest of their lives.

‘I’m glad I don’t have Artie. If I had seen this, I would have been furious.’

Artemis would have raised the axe’s eye at the fact that if Arty had been present, he would have been unable to intervene.

“Thank you for making our sword, but you should take care of your bow as well.”
“That’s right. Lilith looked at your bow and said she was amazed how she blocked her own arrows with a bow like that.”
“I’m fine. I can’t consume more resources than this…”
-I thought so, so I even made the owner’s.-

At that time, in the production plant, a mechanical arm held a bow made of metal and stood in front of Kaicent.

“Huh!? I never ordered you to make something like this!”
-If you are the owner, you will take care of others first than yourself. I deliberately received an excessive amount of internal energy from the master and secretly worked on it.-
“Then the number of magic guns my colleagues will use disappears that much!”
-So, didn’t my master tell Count Akina that she just needs to act cute once? If you wink at him with a cute pose, he will procure the necessary resources even if he sells the estate.
“Gick giggle giggle. I agree.”
“Seeing how Count Akina treats Kaicent, it’s understandable.”
“You said you didn’t want to do that!”

Kaicent questioned Artemis for making it without orders, but

– Housewives. I expected you to feel guilty, so I took my own consideration.-
“It’s true that Artemis did well this time.”
“Right. Did you think it would be comfortable if only we received something like this?”
“Uh… Uh…”

Using Lillian and Priscilla as her shield, she fled from her scrutiny.

– It is the worst decision to consider only others except for your own interests. No matter how good it goes, the person who is considered will be sorry, and if it goes badly, they will use consideration.
“…Ha ha, I get it.

Realizing what he had done wrong, he accepted the bow.
It was a masterpiece made by twisting mithril into a string for a magic item with enhanced durability.

-Master! A wink at a cute pose! Use it to capture Akina-sama!-
“Noisy! I will never do that!”

*                           *

“Kyaaaaagh!”
“Buy, buy, save me!”

A village where all was peaceful farming and living.

Suddenly, dozens of swordsmen burst into the village and began kidnapping people at random.

“Ughhhhh!”

The guards who were in charge of the village’s security and the invasion of foreign enemies were desperate, but the swordsmen overpowered the guards with overwhelming skills.

The strange thing is that it is common to kill elderly people who resist or have no money, but they subdue them and drag them somewhere.

And although they plundered the village, they only plundered food, and did not pay attention to anything else that could be money.

The village, which was captured by the sudden intruders without even being informed to the outside world, was left with only a cold silence in an instant.

“Looks like you’ve finally found them.”

At that time, there was a group of people who were watching people being kidnapped.

They must have known of the kidnappers’ existence from the beginning, and they did not frown at the horrors that happened in front of their eyes.

“Team 1 follow them as much as possible. We are.”

Beep—

The man who seemed to be the leader among the crowd looked up at the sky.
There, three griffins could be seen flying over the village and returning to where they came from.

“Because it looks like I’ll have to negotiate with Count Akina.”

*                           *

Afternoon the next day.

Kaicent was wandering around with Artie and Lilith.

For some reason, she found out that Patisha was trying to find her, but it was also great that she felt bored as she only trained, studied, trained all day long.

“Haa~ It’s been a while. Moving like this leisurely for a walk.”
“It definitely feels different from mercenary life.”
“…But why did you drag me along?”

Even so, it was strange that Lilith accompanied her.

“Yeah, you don’t want to hang out with other people.”
“Of course. If I go back to the original world, I’ll blow away all the unpleasant memories as well as the people in this world.”

Lilith still dreams of returning to the original world, and only waited for Kaicent’s father to come as a means.

“Put.”
“What is it, Golem?”
“Because I wonder if I’ll be able to completely forget that memory.”
“What is that…?!”

She tilted her head at Artie’s words, and realizing it a beat later, her face reddened.

“Stop it, Artie.”
“Yes, master.”

Arty, who had been teasing Lilith, shut her mouth at once with Kaicent’s warning.

“All I want to do is just go around here and there to change my mood with my sister. There is no meaning beyond that.”
“Joy.”

When she explained why Kai Sent went for a walk with her, she sensed that she had no ill intentions and followed her in silence.

‘I’ve already figured out the rough topography of this place for a long time, but there’s nothing wrong with relaxing.’

Lilith also felt with her body that she would not be destroyed later if she let go of her mind and relaxed her body, so she looked at the surrounding scenery.

“Oh, that kid.”
“Can I go around like that?”
“Hey, don’t touch me. The Count is a very favorite guy.”
“He was definitely a guy with tremendous talent. He learned a skill in one day that would take years to learn and get used to.”
“I heard that the Count is trying to make them bond with his daughters.”
“Is the Count laying the carpet himself?”

There were also knights who were uncomfortable with Akina’s favor, envious, or showed various emotions.

“Two. You dare to be a filthy alien.”
“The Count is also very nice. He is talented, but he teaches different kinds of things.”
“They say that heterogeneous people are ungrateful. You don’t know what they’ll do if they grow stronger.”

There were also those who openly revealed bad prejudice against the heterogeneous species.

“They dare to see the master.”
“Stop it, Artie.”
“Insults towards my master are intolerable.”
“I’m fine. I didn’t attack first, but if you respond with violence, they’ll do as they say.”
“…All right.”

Arty, who tried to show bitterness to those who gossip with the sound concentrator, calmed down his anger when Kaicent dissuaded him.

Kaicent, who was wandering around like that, found a place that stood out.

It was a breeding ground with breeding facilities to manage the Griffins and the place where Griffins land and take off.

“Ah. That.”
“It’s a monster from this world called Griffin.”
“It’s a strange creature. It’s a creature we haven’t seen in our world.”
“It’s the same.”

The three of them became interested in a being called Griffin, unheard of in their world.

“Huh? Who…Ah, you’re a kid named Kaicent.”

When I headed near the kennel, the keeper who managed the kennel pretended to know.

“Do you know me? I’m sorry, but it’s the first time I’ve seen it…”
“Because rumors spread that the Count was interested in a different kind of kid with white hair and white eyes. Even the people outside would know.”
“Uh…”

Feeling the pressure that he had become so famous, Kai Sent broke down in tears.

However, the zookeeper did not pretend to be famous, but felt a strange liking for her shy appearance.

Haha. Funny kid. But what’s going on here?”
“Because a monster called a griffin is a creature we’ve never seen before in our world. I want to see it up close.”
“If it’s just a spectator. The Count told me to listen to him. But all the griffins have strong pride, so if anyone other than the one they acknowledge approaches, they will react in denial and, in extreme cases, even attack, so don’t approach them hastily.”
“Yeah~”

The zookeeper said he was a genius enough to be directly interested in by the count he respected, so he was nervous inside, but looking at it this way, he was nothing more than a cute little boy.

Kaisent, who entered the kennel like that, could see the griffins sitting with their wings folded on top of the hay stacked in the shape of a bird’s nest, unlike normal animal cages.

A kennel with no bars or roofs to confine animals, only round hay.

If there was only one wall, it was a wooden fence indicating that this place was a kennel.

“You won’t run away even if you’re this open?”
“Griffins have a homecoming instinct that brings them back to the place they once thought was their home. Besides, they’re smart and have a strong ego, so if you try to manage them with iron bars, they’ll break them all down.”

Remembering how wonderful the griffins flew when they first moved to Count Akina’s estate, Kaicent looked at the resting griffins with boyish longing for his age.