fear (3)
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As Rey headed to the Count of Phillips, he asked Aftel about the artifact’s identity.
Aftel answered that it was a relic of a kind he was not aware of, and speculated that it was a weapon used by the apostles in the time before ‘we’.
When Rey first robbed the artifact, he complained that it should be destroyed immediately.
When Rey declared that he would destroy the relics of evil spirits in the future, Aftel refuted it.
Clemens woke up in the middle of the quarrel.
“Wow, didn’t you come from the imperial family?”
“Hey, did you believe that? It’s okay to not be scammed while working as a merchant.”
“?”
Rey, who gave Clemens a rough idea of the situation, stopped the horse.
In order to bring Clemens to the Count of Phillips, a verification process was necessary.
“Take off your clothes first.”
“…all?”
“Everything, even underwear.”
“…”
Clemens was in a stand-up position.
After making Clemens naked, Ray thoroughly inspected his belongings.
After a moment, Rey confirmed that there was no problem, and turned a finger around Clemens’ chest.
It was meant to project the engraving of the contract signed on the circle to the outside, but Clemens did what Ray wanted after hesitating for a while.
Ray, who used his decryption power to examine the contract engraving, frowned.
“Where did one contract go?”
There were a total of three engravings of the contract that Clemens was making.
A contract with the family, a contract with a spirit, and a contract with Floria.
Among them, the contract with the family had disappeared.
Clemens realized the change too late and soon had a sad face.
“…the person who made the engraving was aboard the ship, but it seems he died.”
After Clemens replied, he looked into Rey’s eyes belatedly.
I was worried that the respect for the dead family might offend me, but Rey didn’t care about that at all.
“Your experience and knowledge of leading the ranks will help the Countess… but you’ll have to stay locked up.”
Even if he covered his face, Clemens’s stiff body was too distinctive.
Rey asked in a low voice, adding that you should be prepared to part with the spirit who saved your life.
“Can you afford all of that?”
“…I want to live.”
“I hope that heart doesn’t change.”
Rey, who threw clothes at Clemens, who had a complicated face, added:
“It’s a manor with a lot of good people. It won’t be a bad place to live.”
“…All right.”
“When you’re all dressed, let’s go.”
The horse carrying Rey and Clemens started moving again.
*
While Lopilen was watching, Luna put the long sword she was holding in her hand.
The magic engraved on the long sword shone brightly, and the long sword, which was spinning in the air, disappeared in an instant.
As the experiment seemed to have been successful, Lopilen burst out in groaning exclamation.
“Oh…”
“…”
Luna stretched out her hand in the air.
The long sword that had disappeared was caught in Luna’s hand and reappeared.
The long sword, which had been fine until recently, was twisted and turned into scrap metal.
It was the result of not being able to withstand the load that occurred when entering the subspace.
Although the weapon was broken, the fact that the weapon was broken meant that the experiment itself was successful.
Luna and Lopilen succeeded in realizing an artifact that can be stored in a subspace.
“If other wizards had seen it, they would have passed out.”
Lopilen admired it one after another.
The magic theory related to subspace storage was obtained from the obelisk with the help of Aptel.
However, directly implementing the theory written in the book was a completely different matter.
In the case of the magic circuit that had to be engraved for subspace storage, the structure had to be redesigned one by one according to the shape, material, and weight of the target object.
In addition, since objects are deformed in the process of engraving magic circuits, it is necessary to correct and supplement the circuits in real time.
This process required a high degree of computational work.
Therefore, it was a task worth trying when dozens of wizards who specialized in subspace magic must mobilize and cooperate with related artifacts.
However, Luna completed the engraving of the mana circuit with the assistance of one Lophilen.
It was an achievement that was difficult to comprehend with the common sense of ordinary wizards.
Lopilen knew that Luna’s talent was different from that of those called geniuses in the world, but she was still not well accustomed to it.
“But why do you look like that?”
Even though Luna had succeeded in the experiment, instead of feeling inspired, she had a sad face.
Luna looked at the twisted longsword with disappointing eyes.
I wanted to make an artifact that can be presented to Rey if possible, but some metals cannot withstand the load that occurs when entering subspace.
Lopilen handed the twisted longsword and looked at it and said.
“It is possible that there is a material in this village that can withstand the spatial gap… Ah, there is one.”
“?”
“A dragon heart is enough…”
“…”
Luna looked at Lopilen with an astringent face.
Luna, who helped Lopilen when she had to urgently complete her research on Dragon Heart in the past, knew whose chest the Dragon Heart was now in.
Lopilen raised the corners of her mouth and explained that it was a joke.
Lopilen smiled and muttered as she returned the twisted long sword.
“You really love him completely.”
It wouldn’t be strange to feel jealous, but he wants to cherish everything he loves.
It was beautiful at first glance, but it was a blind and twisted love.
“If you keep such an attitude, you won’t get good results…”
“Luna!”
A voice was heard calling Luna’s name from outside the laboratory. It was Karen.
When I opened the door, Karen burst into laughter and announced that Ray would be back today.
“Would you like to go meet me?”
“…yes.”
Luna nodded and thought for a moment before approaching the desk.
Luna, who was rummaging through the books piled up on the desk, took a particularly hard and thick book in her arms.
This time, it was a gift from a trip, and if I handed him something like a book, he was going to bang his head with the book he had in his arms.
However, Luna and Karen did not meet Rey even after heading to the lord’s castle.
It was because Rei did not show his face until he hid in the carriage and entered the lord’s castle.
Meanwhile, Didier and Johanna are on another mission, Jenkinson informed that their return will be a few days late.
Karen waited at the main gate of the lord’s castle to see Rey’s face.
However, the count’s servant, Rei, waved his hand to stop and return as he had to stay in the castle for a few days due to a mission report.
On the way home, Karen grunted in grass.
“I’ll show you my face for a moment…”
Luna shook her head when she saw Karen kicking a stone for nothing.
“…Ray, you’re not back.”
“yes…?”
“Ray, you weren’t in the wagon.”
A shadow fell over Luna’s face.
Looking at the situation, it seemed that there was something to be dealt with without notifying the public this time too.
I thought I would return in a day or two, but I wasn’t sure if Rey would come back safely without getting hurt.
Luna became anxious and quietly chewed her lips.
*
Rey was able to arrive at the promised place after riding on horseback.
Didier and Johanna were camping and waiting for Rey just in case.
When Rey wearing a robe ran from afar, on horseback, Johana, who had raised tension at first, recognized Rey and became happy.
It wasn’t very fun to camp on a road where no one was going.
Yohana, who was bored and wasted time in hiding because she couldn’t be discovered by others, was excited to go home.
“come fast!”
Yohana jumped in place.
As Ray approached with Clemens loaded, Didier stepped forward and asked.
“Did things go well?”
“Yeah, well… I’ll go back and report the details. Thank you for your patience.”
Rei, who looked slightly bowed, approached Yohana.
“Thanks for lending me the sword.”
“yes.”
Rey borrowed Zeppelin’s X series before breaking up with Johana. I will write it for a while and return it.
At that time, among the swords that Rey could obtain, Yohana’s sword was overwhelmingly good, so it was an inevitable choice.
Yohana smiled and returned the sword, shocked.
“Uh, uh…?”
Yohana, who opened her mouth wide, looked at the sword once more and trembled.
“My, my sword!! Why is my sword like this!!”
The sword that Rey had trusted and loaned was severely damaged and returned.
The sword was partially melted because it was not scorched, and the shape was broken, and the sword hilt was also dented here and there.
This was to the point where it could not be repaired and used.
Johanna took a deep breath.
“Hey, what are you going to do with this?!”
Johanna was in awe.
Johanna has cherished the sword that Rey had gifted her for years, and always polished it before going to bed.
There were many days when I slept in my arms.
The sword that Rei gave as a gift was a precious sword to Yohana, and it was also an expensive item.
However, the precious sword I had promised to use for a while and return it ‘safely’ came back as scrap metal.
It was strange not to bubble.
“Hey!! Give me back my sword! Give me back my sword!! What are you going to do with this!!”
“…”
Hearing Johana’s rebuke, Rey put on her robe and had a droopy face.
In fact, Johanna’s reaction itself was justified. If the borrowed items came back like that, then Ray would have grabbed the back of his neck as well.
Besides, isn’t Zeppelin’s X-series something worth a penny or two?
However, for the sake of the children’s future, I risked my life to remove the impurities, but when I heard such a sound… I felt a sense of shame in my heart.
Ray just remembered the old days.
When Rey was still very young, there was a day when Jimmy returned from a fight with a gang.
On the day Jimmy returned with a gasp of breath, Ray had been scolding him for a little more money for the orphanage.
Was Jimmy feeling like this at the time?
Rey remembered Jimmy’s face with his hair falling out and pretended to wipe away tears.
Jimmy, I just figured it out. how did you buy it When I return, I will do my best.
While Ray was self-reflecting, Johanna’s voice continued to rise, and Didier’s expression quickly became serious.
Zeppelin’s X-series is not a sword made of a material that melts so easily.
Moreover, in order to make the ‘X series with Rey’s mana in it’ from scrap metal, firepower comparable to the highest level of annihilation magic was required.
“Ray, are you okay with your injuries?”
“Well… I’m still holding on.”
The answer was strange.
Didier beckoned hurriedly.
“Take off your robe.”
Rei looked at Yohana for a moment and sighed.
There was no way he could continue to hide his injuries by hiding them here.
Rei took off her robe soaked in mucus while grinning.
Yohana, who had been whining until just before, saw Rey’s appearance and stiffened.
” Uh…?”
