Chapter 80: Sword of Fire (2)
“It’s a bit awkward to give this weapon to Eutenia or Evan.”
The effect of <Shadow Memory> itself was decent for anyone who used it, but I couldn’t think of any character who looked suitable for wielding [Magic Sword: Lagius].
Eutenia preferred to fight by projecting her firepower from a fixed position.
Pluto had her device as her weapon, and Roan already had [Magic Sword: Ednos].
It was also difficult to give it to Evan, who mainly used long swords.
“The weapon looks like a dagger, and the trait seems to fit an assassin well.”
As I pondered, the image of Daniel, who introduced himself as the Silent Slayer, flashed through my mind.
The Silent Slayer.
It was a name that sounded like a formidable assassin to anyone.
A skill that I used wrongly had coincidentally brought an assassin to me.
Moreover, he had acquired the Fanatic and Assassin traits, so it wouldn’t be bad to give it to him if he was an assassin.
The problem was that I didn’t know where Daniel was.
I wanted to see his skills as the Silent Slayer, but it was hard to find him since I didn’t know his location.
“Hmm… I’ll put this on hold for now.”
I decided to postpone the disposal of [Magic Sword: Lagius] for later.
After making that decision, I moved the screen and closed the detailed description of the item.
Then I moved my finger to the draw button again.
This time, I decided to spin the 30 draws, so I still had 20 draws left.
Phew. I took a breath and touched the draw button with my left index finger.
This time, I hoped for a magic book.
“Please let there be at least one magic book this time.”
As soon as I pressed the button, light burst out from the screen and the draw items started to appear one by one.
My busy eyes quickly scanned over the results of the draw.
-You have acquired [Rusty Iron Sword].
-You have acquired [Rusty Iron Sword].
-You have acquired [Refined Robe].
-You have acquired [Sponge Cake].
-You have acquired [Baguette].
-You have acquired [Magic Book: Feather Fall].
-You have acquired [Rusty Iron Sword].
-You have acquired [Apple Pie].
-You have acquired [Apple Pie].
-You have acquired [Baguette].
Rusty iron swords. Refined robe.
Various kinds of breads.
And among them, a new magic book that shone brightly.
This time, more diverse items came out than before.
Along with various items and a magic book, this draw was also satisfactory in its own way.
“Ooh… A magic book came out.”
I touched the [Magic Book: Feather Fall] that appeared in the middle of the draw.
The graphic of the book enlarged and the information about [Magic Book: Feather Fall] appeared on the screen.
A simple description below said that you could learn <Feather Fall> magic by using it. There was also a detailed explanation of <Feather Fall> magic written below.
It reduces the falling speed of the target and mitigates the damage caused by falling.
That was the effect of <Feather Fall> magic.
I looked at the magic book with an ambiguous expression after checking the effect of <Feather Fall> magic.
“It’s not an attack… nor is it a defense.”
It was indeed a magic book that I had been looking forward to, but the effect of the magic was vague.
It was neither an offensive magic like <Lightning>, nor a defensive magic like <Barrier>.
It had no other effect than reducing the falling damage of falling objects.
It was a magic that could only be targeted when in a falling state, so it was not even something that I could use.
It was only applicable to characters who fell from high places.
I intended to register the magic in <Divine Response Device> after giving it to Eutenia and having her learn <Feather Fall> magic.
If there was no <Divine Response Device>, I wouldn’t have even thought of giving it back to her after handing it over.
I finished judging [Magic Book: Feather Fall] and looked at the draw button again for the last draw.
“This is the 30th one.”
The draw results so far were decent enough.
Both the first and second draws had magic swords and magic books.
There were 10 draws left until the end.
If there were good items in the last draw as well, today’s draw would be a complete success.
I stopped my finger in front of the shining draw button.
And I started to count the timing in my mind.
“Let’s go.”
Three. Two. And one.
As soon as the number in my mind ended, I pressed the draw button and spun the 10 draws.
As before, light leaked out and the draw items appeared one by one.
I stared at the screen of my smartphone with wide eyes, checking the halo behind the items.
-You have acquired [Sponge Cake].
-You have acquired [Iron Sword].
-You have acquired [Iron Sword].
-You have acquired [Crude Dagger].
-You have acquired [Crude Dagger].
-You have acquired [Apple Pie].
-You have acquired [Baguette].
-You have acquired [Refined Tunic].
-You have acquired [Apple Pie].
There was no halo behind the items during the nine items that came out.
Gulp.
I swallowed unconsciously as I watched the draw.
There was only one item left to come out.
If the last item was also a junk item, then this 10 draws would be completely ruined.
I looked at the last item with tense eyes.
-You have acquired [Floating Soil].
As the last item appeared, a green halo shone behind it, and the 10 draws were finished.
The green halo was an effect that I couldn’t find in any of the items so far.
It also meant that I had acquired an item that was different from the previous items.
With the screen glowing green, I looked at the appearance of the item.
“[Floating Soil]? It doesn’t look like a magic sword, a magic book, or a holy relic.”
[Floating Soil] was an item that looked like a lump of clay.
It was a special item with a halo effect, but it didn’t have categories like holy relics or magic books like the existing items.
It meant that it was an item that was different from the others in terms of classification.
It looked like it would be hard to guess what it was for without checking it out for myself.
“What kind of item is this?”
What on earth is this lump of clay for?
I closed the store and opened the inventory to solve my curiosity.
Thanks to the increased operation speed from playing the game for several months, it took less than two seconds to close the store and open the inventory.
When I opened the inventory, there was a round lump of clay among the items I had acquired from the draw.
Squeeze.
I touched [Floating Soil] to check the details of the item.
-[Floating Soil] is an earth spirit.
-Feed [Floating Soil] some soil.
-It grows well when it eats soil.
When I read the detailed description of [Floating Soil], it didn’t have any characteristics unlike other items.
Instead, there were various explanations about [Floating Soil].
The fact that [Floating Soil] was an earth spirit, and that [Floating Soil] could be fed soil.
And finally, the fact that [Floating Soil] grew well when fed soil.
The last description was especially human-like.
It was completely different from the stiff descriptions of the items I had encountered so far.
“Did someone else translate the last two lines?”
Snicker.
A chuckle escaped from my mouth as I looked at the item description.
***
In the knight commander’s office at Crossbridge.
There, Knight Commander Revelz looked at Serena with cold eyes.
Serena stood in front of Revelz with her head bowed.
She held the broken rosary of Lian in her hand.
The long-awaited reunion of mother and daughter took place in a chilly silence.
Serena, who hesitated in front of Revelz, opened her mouth while caressing the rosary.
“I······.”
Thud.
Serena’s words did not continue to the end.
No matter what she said here, this incident was entirely Serena’s fault.
She knew that too, so she couldn’t go on with her words.
She had lost a person who was equivalent to the vice-commander of the Holy Knight Order by her judgment.
Losing the owner of the holy sword was a painful loss for the entire holy land.
Revelz, who was facing Serena, raised his right hand.
“Ugh······!”
Slap!
Revelz’s hand hit Serena’s cheek.
He had moved his hand without force, so Serena didn’t stagger after being hit.
Serena’s cheek turned red from Revelz’s slap.
Her eyes were moist as she held her cheek.
Was it from the pain of being slapped?
Or was it from the sorrow of losing a knight?
Either way, Revelz’s feelings were complicated as he looked at her.
“Serena.”
“······Yes.”
Revelz looked at his hand that had hit his daughter.
It was the first time he had raised his hand against her.
He had never needed to do that before, nor did he want to.
But this time, he couldn’t bear it.
The Serena in front of him was not only his daughter, but also the saintess who oversaw the entire Temple of Abundance.
She had to bear the responsibility for what she had done.
“I won’t blame you any more for bringing the hero here.”
“Yes.”
“This is an order from His Holiness. Stay in the temple and reflect on your actions for a while.”
“······I understand.”
A reflection order.
That was the command of the Holy Emperor for Serena, who had left the holy land without permission.
Serena, who had received the order from the Holy Emperor, moved toward the door with her head bowed.
She opened the door of the knight commander’s office with a weak hand.
Revelz watched Serena leave and said his last words to her back.
“I will inform you of the details of your punishment after the elders’ meeting is over.”
Bang.
The door of the knight commander’s office closed after Serena left.
I had already assigned another task to the lieutenant, so now only Gilford and Revelz were left in the knight commander’s office.
Revelz’s gaze turned to Gilford.
He slowly looked at the hero who was a former mercenary.
“Gilford Proud.”
A sturdy muscle and a sharp eye.
He looked like an excellent warrior even to the naked eye.
Gilford, who was called by Revelz, faced him and answered.
“······I’m listening.”
“I have a lot of things I want to say to you personally, but today you have many people waiting for you, so it will be difficult.”
“Is that so.”
“Then I’ll ask you one thing.”
There was only one question left for Revelz to ask the hero who had not come to the holy land for a long time after the mark appeared.
Revelz asked Gilford with a cold expression.
“Why didn’t you come to the holy land for so long?”
The reason why Gilford didn’t come to the holy land.
He asked about the reason why Saintess Serena had to mobilize Lian as her escort and go after him.
Gilford’s face darkened at Revelz’s question.
He looked back and forth between Ascalon, which was attached to his waist, and Revelz, who was in front of him.
After a long time of looking between them, Gilford opened his mouth with a low voice.
“I just thought there was no reason to come.”
“No reason to come?”
Saying that there was no reason to come to the holy land was tantamount to denying the representative of the holy land.
It was also a kind of insult to the holy land in some sense.
Gilford, who was looking at Revelz, continued to answer his question.
“I have comrades, so I thought I could be helpful even if I moved separately with them.”
“······That’s an arrogant thought.”
“It must seem that way.”
“Arrogance comes with a price.”
“That’s true. The price was quite heavy.”
Revelz could easily guess what the price was, seeing Gilford’s dark complexion.
Losing someone precious had caused a change in Gilford’s mind.
“Do you want to remain a hero?”
“I don’t intend to refuse my duty. The moment I stop in my place because I lost one thing, I will lose everything else that remains.”
“Then I’m glad.”
Fortunately, Revelz was a person who knew well how to deal with people like this.
He had been in the holy land for decades.
He had met many people like Gilford, and he himself had gone through such a period.
Thump. Thump.
Revelz’s footsteps echoed in the knight commander’s office as he approached Gilford.
“There’s no time. Gilford Proud. So I’ll make you an offer for the first and last time.”
Revelz reached out his hand to Gilford as he came close to him.
Knight Commander, Revelz Edelrant.
What he said was the best offer that the holy land could make to Gilford.
“I’ll hire your mercenary band as Saintess Serena’s escort. So join the expedition to Cuebaerg.”
