Chapter 519 – Sanctuary of Blood (6)
The sword is the sword.
So what is the wizard’s weapon?
First, there are several types.
The first is the staff.
A magic aid in the form of a staff that is long enough to walk on the ground.
It is useful for maximizing destructive power by increasing the cohesion of magical power.
The second is a wand.
Unlike a wand, it is a magic aid in the form of a wooden stick about 20 to 30 cm long.
Accelerates the flow of magical power, increasing the speed of magic casting.
Lastly, the third Orb.
An auxiliary device in the form of a transparent crystal sphere, the size of which resembles two adult male fists glued together.
You can save the magic you cast and use it whenever you want.
However, this is only a description of the universal form and function.
A high-grade staff not only increases firepower, but also increases magic casting speed.
The same goes for wands.
Also, I heard that a weapon intermediate between a staff and a wand is being actively researched recently, so let’s skip that.
She opens her mouth towards me as she looks at me with her face full of enthusiasm.
“For now, I plan to use the orb.”
“Um, of.”
Among the three types of weapons, the one I chose was Orb.
An auxiliary tool that stores magic and uses it when needed.
In fact, this was the only option.
For me, who handles magic so easily, there is no need to accelerate the flow or maximize destructive power.
However, when using a sword, things are bound to be a little different.
This is also related to the reason why the magic swordsman failed to become mainstream and was shut down.
How should I explain it?
Should I say it’s similar to drawing a triangle with one hand and a circle with the other hand?
Even this has become less difficult because he can handle magic more easily than others.
If it were other people, it wouldn’t have felt like drawing three-dimensional shapes with each hand instead of a flat surface.
A cube, a dodecahedron or something like that.
On the other hand, how easy are triangles and circles?
Thanks to this, we can use it and support each other at the right time, but it is still not easy.
Even more so in urgent situations where you don’t know when your life will run out.
“Of is fine. In some cases, magic can open a way out in an emergency situation.”
Angela pours out positive responses.
But that’s only for a moment.
“Then wait…”
Her eyebrows narrow slightly.
“You mean to fight with a sword in one hand and an orb in the other?”
I shook my head.
“That’s not true.”
You cannot hold a weapon in both hands.
If that happens, the nerves will be distributed to both hands, and you may end up in trouble because you don’t have a spare hand for an emergency.
Would hunters who used dual swords as weapons die early for no reason?
“Remember, Angela.”
“What… ?”
“Two swords are a surefire defeat. Do you understand?”
“Uh, huh.”
Angela nods her head with a slightly surprised look on her face.
I’m glad I understood it well.
She asks again.
“Then what are you going to do…” ? Are you saying you won’t hold the orb and hold the sword?”
“No. Did I tell you? “I came to ask Angela for a sword.”
“… What do you mean?”
“Just combine the orb and the sword into one.”
“Uh, um.”
I can’t believe I can’t figure out something this simple.
There’s something more stubborn about it than you might think.
“… How are you going to put it together? “Are you going to put that big crystal ball in the sword?”
That’s impossible.
If you stick that big crystal ball anywhere, you will have problems swinging your sword.
It’s not just a matter of weight, but a matter of balance.
So I thought.
“The idea is to make the orb very small.”
“… How small?”
“Well. Enough to wear it instead of a pommel?”
“…”
Pommel or gumpadusik.
It refers to the part attached to the back of the sword handle.
The basic purpose is to prevent hands from slipping and losing the sword.
Additionally, it acts as a weight to lower the sword’s center of gravity toward the handle.
Sometimes, he uses his teeth to break the opponent’s pot, but let’s skip this.
“Think about it. If an orb were attached to the pommel part, wouldn’t it be a weapon suitable for a magic swordsman?”
“That…, That’s right.”
“I have one more thing in mind?”
“… “What is it?”
“It’s about drawing magic using sword techniques.”
“That is… “Is it okay?”
“It’s difficult to do swordsmanship alone. There is also the disadvantage that if you go later, your opponent may be able to read your moves. So, as a way to compensate for this, if you draw a magic circle by using the blade, the tip of the sword, and even the movement of the pommel in a complex way… !”
What I want is not simply a combination of sword and magic.
A perfect union of two technologies.
Rather than using the sword while using the magic, magic is naturally added while using the sword.
A magic swordsman in the true sense of the word.
Also, the true meaning of a magic sword.
“The world will be able to see the birth of a perfect magic swordsman.”
When a person has a firm goal, they naturally become more energized.
Until now, I lacked that.
Money, fame.
Because I have experienced so many things that every human being can dream of at least once.
But not now.
Once a clear goal was established, the creaky body began to move smoothly, as if lubricant had been poured.
It’s as if not only my body but also my mind went back to the days of my 20s.
It’s still like that.
I’m not usually the type to say what’s on my mind to others, but I’m talking excitedly.
“Ok, fine. I understand.”
With her eyes shining, she understands everything that was said and asks with her indifferent eyes.
“In the end, the priority is to make the existing orb small enough to attach to the pommel, right?”
“I guess so, right?”
“Who makes that?”
“Of course…, Isn’t it Angela?”
“I? “I’m a blacksmith?”
Hey, why are you doing this?
If Angela was an ordinary blacksmith, she wouldn’t have asked me to make an orb.
An orb is a special object created from crystal ore whose magic conductivity and absorption rate have been amplified through some kind of method.
This is because it is safe to say that it is actually the domain of the craftsman, not the domain of the blacksmith.
So, if you ask a blacksmith to make an orb, you have nothing to say even if you are kicked out.
But she is different.
“You can make it, Orb.”
Her abilities, observed by her side, were not limited to just blacksmithing.
She was skilled in all things handmade.
In other words, I think it would be more appropriate to call her a craftsman rather than a blacksmith.
She takes a deep breath.
“Ha… Okay, well…, It is possible to create an orb. It’s possible.”
“Is it possible?”
“Do you know anything?”
“What?”
“If the orb shrinks below a certain size, all of its effects disappear.”
“… ?”
“Therefore…, This means that the size of the orbs already on the market has been reduced and reduced as much as possible.”
Wow.
It shouldn’t be like this.
“How can it not work?”
“Are you asking me to do something that hundreds of magic researchers couldn’t do?”
Angela asks in an incredulous tone.
Open your mouth as if struggling.
“Angela is a genius.”
“Oh, everyone who studies it has heard of geniuses in the past.”
“…”
It’s a disaster.
“In fact, it is big, but there are also many problems behind it.”
“… “Which?”
“The biggest problem is…, It must be durability, after all.”
“Ah.”
Orbs are less popular weapons than wands and staffs.
The effect itself is attractive enough to not be significantly inferior to the two weapons, but it has a fatal flaw.
Durability.
“Know? Even if you drop it lightly, it will break if you are unlucky.”
As mentioned earlier, orbs are made from specially treated crystal ore.
Yes, correction.
A crystal that can be easily broken if you put your mind to it.
It is even weaker than regular crystal because it is specially treated.
“… What if it is wrapped in shock-absorbing material?”
“Well, it’s not a bad idea. But you say you can’t reduce the size?”
“…”
Oh, really.
Is there any better way?
* * *
After wandering around steadily for 10 days, I realized this.
“The method…, Doesn’t exist… ?”
We asked the skilled wizards who participated in the operation.
Is it impossible to reduce the size of the orb?
And then they were all the same.
-“It’s impossible.”
-“As far as I know, the size was only reduced after 10 years of research.”
-“Hmm, wouldn’t it be possible to do more than that?”
-“Because it is a non-mainstream weapon to begin with, research is not active.”
It’s impossible.
Everyone, no one left out.
But I didn’t give up.
Who am I?
I guess he’s a magic swordsman whose path is different from others.
So, to actually give it a try, I paid a fairly high price and bought an orb.
There are three of them too.
So what are you going to do with this?
“I have to cut it.”
I’m going to cut it.
You try to reduce the size by cutting it out very thinly, little by little.
Is that possible?
It is possible.
That’s because, when I was young, people around me even called me a sculptor.
Of course, it was a skill I learned for the delicacy of the sword.
Slowly bring the sharpened carving knife to the orb.
Delicately and carefully.
The moment when it is scooped out so thin that not even precision machines can imitate it.
Square!
Shuwoouk
“… Ah.”
The full magic that was felt in the orb disappeared everywhere.
The same goes for the second and third.
Shuwoouk
Shuuuk…
“Hmm.”
I guess it really doesn’t work.
* * *
Several large buses are lined up and run on the road.
How many hours have passed?
After the well-paved road ends, a road appears here and there with traces of destruction.
Traces that were created a long time ago and traces that appear to have been carved only a few days ago.
This was a clear example of the current state of Romania.
“It’s miserable.”
This means that the country’s power has declined to the point that it does not have the capacity to properly repair even the destroyed roads.
What does it really feel like?
How do people feel as they watch the country they were born in slowly being destroyed?
I don’t know, but it will be so tragic that I can’t even fathom it.
“My speed is terrible.”
Creating a weapon just for the magic swordsman ultimately failed.
The good news is that I received a sword that fits me perfectly by asking Angela.
‘It would have been really perfect if I combined this with the orb…’
I haven’t given up yet.
Just as you cannot fill your stomach at the first drink, you cannot achieve your goal in one go.
I planned to start researching in earnest after successfully completing this work.
Even if we use all the means possible.
‘So let’s forget about it for now.’
To do that, I had to forget it.
Because not even a single stray thought can get involved in this operation.
Just when I was soothing my bitter heart to maintain a clear mind.
Shririk-
Kwaaang-!
With a loud noise, black smoke began to rise from the bus that was running ahead.
The lead bus stops at that spot.
The buses following behind them also stopped on the road one after another.
The driver, who received the situation via radio, shouted with a look of horror.
“It’s an attack!”
A large group of people appeared to attack a bus carrying Orthodox church volunteers.
