Chapter 303 – Shadow of the Holy Land (2)
Four days have passed since I defeated Gandalf in the other world.
Veronica seemed to have difficulties in interpreting the magic circle, but it seemed that she was doing well in completing her space magic from the structure.
“Reproduction is difficult, but imitation is possible. If you make it in a way that connects the doors, there will be no worries about accidents.”
That’s what Veronica said.
If you draw a magic circle and set it to move, it seems that you don’t have to worry about accidents that often occur in sci-fi teleports. If you teleport and fuse with a fly, it’s terrible.
‘Sleipnir’s magic circle is only of a high level. If it’s a minor copy, can it be possible with the human skills Veronica learned?’
When I heard the news, I sighed.
Veronica’s performance is pretty darn good and she’s proud of her as a husband, but the results hinted at some facts.
‘Anyway, 〈 Compilation Battalion 〉 Babies should be able to perform 〈 Space Movement 〉.’
My wife is the Amman goddess, but if the moving magic circle is a category that can be deciphered individually, the 〈 Compilation Battalion 〉 would have been able to interpret it.
‘Since he must have written down the magic circle while destroying the holy ground of the unicorn, there’s no way he couldn’t interpret it until now, tens to hundreds of years later.’
So it was right to assume that those bastards also possessed the 〈 teleportation 〉 magic.
It’s a fucking rare magic in this world, but if that’s the case, it’s understandable that there are various powers distributed around the world, from Tabula to Enrir.
I want you to think about how I became a slave. Immigration is not an easy task.
【Heir. Are you worried about something?]
Did you see that he was worried? Adelaide, who found me, asked if there was anything she could do to help.
Maybe he thought something wasn’t working out during training?
While practicing using Odin’s Eye, I shrugged.
【I don’t even know where the 〈 Compilation Battalion 〉’s base is, but I’m worried that they’re going to be active bare-faced in the middle of Romania.】
【How about using transformation magic?】
【At the party, only me and Veronica are talented.】
And it’s hard for me to change my face too. If you don’t know for a while, but if you keep it for a few minutes, it will be released as if the power in your legs is released while squatting.
【Transformation magic is not something that can be cast on others… I’m a little worried.]
Unlike fantasy novels, in the other world I fell into, transformation magic is not something that can be cast on others. If so, how active would the criminals of this world be?
Creating transformations in the body of others was a speciality in the field of transformation magic.
‘Because every aspect of our party has a strong personality.’
You will probably have to move in many directions to find Tyrsi.
And when outsiders wander around like that, of course they have no choice but to stand out. It’s true that even if you’re in disguise, you’re worried.
But at my words, Adelaide laughed awkwardly.
【That… If it were me, it would be enough to cast transformation magic on others.]
【Yes? … Ah.】
I couldn’t figure it out, so I asked again and then noticed.
As was the case in the Marvel movies, my Norse mythology bible, Loki is also a master of transformation and the god of the giant Jotun people in another world.
Didn’t Sleipnir, who seems to have inherited a lot of his blood, come out so big in my dreams?
Of course, Adelaide, who was quite large, although not that much, would have expressed Jotun’s blood——Loki’s talent more than other bicorns. Because this whole world of fuckin bloodlines is like that.
【Heh, hehe. Sure, that’s great, but isn’t it hard to cast a spell and keep it going?]
I coughed.
I’ve never claimed to be myself, but I’m not a bastard who is evaluated as the successor of the god of magic. I was so fed up with my magic skills that I was at a loss for words to answer.
Maybe Odin didn’t do well for Loki in transformation magic, but that’s that and this is this.
【It’s not easy to enchant something and turn it into a magic item.】
Items with high performance transformation magic are really rare.
If it’s an item that changes your appearance, you might be able to make it, but after all, isn’t it the person who maintains the changed body and moves?
Anyone can sit in the cockpit of an airplane. But someone who can work as a pilot or captain requires talent and hard work.
Transformation magic is the same. Even if I use the transformation item that Veronica puts so much effort into, I can’t figure out how to move her wings.
【Yes. If magic is high enough to overcome such disadvantages, the medium to contain magic will not be an ordinary item.]
【Yeah?】
I asked back to Adelaide’s plain answer.
Can’t it be a normal thing? Does that mean that you can make transformation magic items with good performance if they are not normal items?
【It’s difficult, but not impossible. I don’t know how it is currently transmitted to humans, but it is possible if it is a material that has high mana absorption and is strong as a material.]
The wise bicorn immediately noticed my doubts and said,
[I just have to say it over and over again, it’s very difficult. This is because delicate yet strong materials are extremely rare among monsters and minerals.]
【Isn’t that enough for Mithril?】
【It’s not enough. It’s worth a try, but even the technology of the ancient human civilization had its limitations. It will require a very large amount of mithril and complex processing procedures.]
【Looking at what you’re saying, it seems that there was a success story itself, right?】
【When I was a prophet, I saw traces in the ruins of the Dwarves. I think it was more like a gigantic device rather than a portable magic tool.]
Is it a machine that spies put on special makeup before executing an operation?
If so, it’s a success that doesn’t mean anything to us. Because I can’t carry anything like that.
I nodded and asked an important question.
【Then what about Orihalcon?】
【Orichalcon… Are you talking?]
Adelaide, her eyes widened, thought she was joking, so she burst into laughter.
【Whoops. It depends on the purity and quantity, but it should be possible enough.]
【Assuming that the purity is high, how much should be the amount?】
【That, as long as there are no impurities, even if it’s only about the size of a dagger… Are you serious?]
When I asked seriously, Adelaide pursed her lips.
And when I brought her the duck hal cone necklace I had put in the stone slab, she opened her mouth blankly and gasped.
[This, this, this, this, how? Are there still Orihalcons of this purity left in the ‘middle branch’?]
【I caught a demon I encountered on my way here and received it from Erinn’s descendants.】
【… After that, you are great. Given that he received such a high-value treasure in return, the existence of the devil must have been an unusually difficult enemy.]
【Veronica also has an Orihalcon column that is 10 times heavier than that.】
【… … 10 times, do you mean?]
Adelaide was astonished, but then quickly became serious. Of course, it wasn’t that he didn’t believe me.
‘This Veronica, you forgot about the Orihalcon Pillar.’
I’m sorry about this Adelaide, who had become expressionless, smiled brightly.
【Heir. If you like the magic I can use, I would like to process and present this treasure with my lack of skill. Will you please forgive me?]
[I have to ask. Will it take long?】
【No. Although I have withdrawn from the front line, that cheeky half-penny—— Excuse me. Only when my hands are slower than Veronica’s will the blood of Yu-Hee-sama flow through my body cry. I will finish it in 3 days.]
Adelaide left only those words and a humble greeting.
Thud… Thud…
He must have gotten a little angry when he saw that he even made footsteps in front of me for some reason.
I crossed her name as I let her go.
“Sorry, Veronica. But it’s not my fault.”
Well, who wants to hide it from Master? I smiled and went back to what I was doing.
Shuwaaaaa-
Float Beast Return’s mana coating, and see it through Odin’s eyes.
While talking to Adelaide, the fatigue in her head went away, but as soon as she activated her ability to interpret magic, her brain felt like it was soaked in sparkling mint water.
“Guwaaaaa… !”
I think I lasted about 10 seconds. It was me who even had the illusion that my eyesight was ruined, so I just cut it off and collapsed.
“Spub, it’s filthy difficult.”
Still, it was worth a try. It was because Beast Return’s mana was moving more freely than before.
─Whiriririk!
Of course, the rune of ᛒ (Berkanan) also played a role.
I invested the last 4 days and raised the proficiency enough to float the rune mandala of ᛒ (Berkanan). In response to the mandala, the mana coating moved around.
─Break! I woke up with my eyes closed and focused on the movement of mana.
‘The effect of Beast Return is too flashy.’
Fluorescent mana coating all over the body!
Its splendor stood out even when it changed color or shape with the rune of ᛒ (Berkanan). In order to hide my identity in Romania, I had to solve this task first.
So I thought of pushing that mana coating inside the body, under the skin, like [Gerture].
‘Instead of covering the body like an exoskeleton, it acts as an endoskeleton and durable skin, allowing the mana of beast reversion to permeate the body.’
Of course, this lowers the defense.
It’s the same as trying to wear padding under a shirt. The thinner the thickness, the lower the power.
Well, if it’s a lowering power, it won’t be a big problem since I can cover it with 【Gerture】.
‘Is your defense weakening? It’s fine if it doesn’t fit.’
And if you’re right, there’s a giant leather armor.
If an enemy appeared enough to tear it apart and injure me, I would have to give up and do my best. In that case, worrying about it is useless.
‘Let the mana coating permeate the body… !’
Shuwaaaaagh—!
The rune of ᛒ (Berkanan) pushed the beast return mana into his body. I frowned as if someone had stepped on a syringe with a balloon pump.
There is no point in just putting up with this. It will only cut your concentration. If you lower the output, you will be able to hold on, but then the defense will go down too much.
Fortunately, I know the answer to this problem. No, any man would know.
Do you think it will explode? Then what should I do?
‘I’ll have to pull it out coolly.’
I stretched out the arm I had pulled. The explosively wriggling mana was released into the palm of the hand and maintained its shape.
“Metal Greymon Ultimate Evolution!”
─Chaeeng!!
Beast Return’s mana condensed in the palm of his hand and gushed out like a thick aura.
The magic combination, which was difficult with my ability, produced the result with my increased understanding over the past four days.
I could feel the mana coating covering my body.
In this state, my skin will also block the enemy’s attack as if it were made of steel.
Honestly, if you fight, you will get more minor scratches than with the external coating, but you have no choice but to accept that. I’m already afraid of Dana’s palm smashing as she heals my wounds.
‘Should I fix it a little more?’
I also changed the color of my mana with ᛒ (Berkanan) and applied 〈 Blazing Touch〉 so that no one could identify me by the way I fought.
Roaring—!
Then, the blue flames of the polecat keeper spewed out.
“What is this wonderful figure… ! You are as dignified as a sect hero!”
This… My new look!
If I fought in this state, no one would have imagined me as a Nord, a slippery spearman. As a test, I swung a hand imbued with the beast’s dragon power into an empty space.
─Hwaaaaa!!
Sparks and claws made an eerie sound as they tore through the air.
I knew it even without testing the power separately. With these nails, at least the gold class level of attack power would come out.
No, no. This is already beyond the fingernails. Fang.
“From now on, I’ll call you Blood Magic Gong!”
Considering even the transformation items that Adelaide would make, there was no way that our party members’ activity history would be known to anyone.
That meant we could find Tyrsi while hiding our identities from 〈 Compilation Battalion 〉 and others.
