212 – Physical Strengthening
“…Are you crazy?”
L’Oréal asked me with a puzzled expression.
“What are you going to use those bones and circuits for? Are you going to use it as a skeleton?”
He seemed a little angry.
For someone who is no different from an artist – completely covering even the skin must be the way to end a piece of work.
But I am different.
You just need a skeleton.
Instead of explaining in words, he placed his arm on a nearby knife.
— Suddenly!
Long lines of blood engraved on the skin.
“What are you doing now!”
Before L’Oreal even said anything.
Slowly my wounds began to heal.
“… Huh?”
She asked, visibly embarrassed.
“Are you a troll?”
“No.”
Actually, my super regenerative ability is probably not much different from that of monsters with good resilience, such as trolls.
Enough to even restore your hands.
However, super regeneration is not applied now that the shape of the hand has been crushed, but if you combine various healing methods such as divine power, you will definitely be able to recover quickly.
“I want to buy this.”
A proposal to sell the intermediate results of a work.
It is natural that L’Oréal is in trouble.
A professional in her position would have perfectionistic tendencies.
And rather, that is why I am suitable.
“You said you were having trouble finding suitable living tissue for this item, right?”
“…Yes.”
“I’m probably the best.”
L’Oréal’s eyes rested on my healed arm.
Whoo-.
She let out a sigh and opened her mouth.
“You’re right. You are the way to make my work the most perfect.”
“Yes.”
“But using my work as a framework and covering it with your own skin with resilience? That’s an idea I’ve never thought of.”
“I guess so. Are you afraid? Are you afraid that L’Oréal’s work will cause my body to reject it?”
L’Oréal’s eyes on me have become deeper.
“… That’s right. It’s true that I had that thought just now. But after hearing your question, it became clear.”
“Are you sure?”
“I am confident. My product will not cause a rejection in you. I can even fool your body into thinking it is your body.”
She nodded her head.
“Okay. I’ll sell it.”
We only purchase the core of L’Oreal’s works.
And that too at a fairly cheap price.
In my heart, I wanted to clench my fists and hold a ceremony.
It’s just a pity that I don’t have the fist to do that.
She appeared wearing round, short glasses with her notebook.
And then he writes down something.
“The material cost was 750 million kroner. This is the original price.”
“Yes.”
“The processing cost… I’ll set it at around 100 million kroner.”
L’Oréal is the best alchemist.
That much is nothing.
“I’ll add a few coatings and blessings to prevent any possible rejection. That’s 100 million.”
“Good.”
“And, the cost of guaranteeing support until this place goes bankrupt. You want to do that. This is an additional 100 million won.”
“……”
“Total is 1.05 Billion kroner.”
I glanced at L’Oréal.
She has an expression on her face that says she is not trying to cheat, but has offered a truly reasonable price.
That was actually the case.
Because the current situation was to hand over the core parts of a product worth 10 billion kroner for 1.05 Billion kroner.
Honestly, I wouldn’t regret it even if I bowed 100 times and accepted it.
“Please reduce 50 million won. Cadet discount.”
She looked at me as if I was dumbfounded.
Then she opens her mouth.
“…Good.”
“Thank you.”
“Instead.”
“…?”
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“Please use it again next time.”
I don’t want to experience having her hand cut off again.
I nodded for now.
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A few days have passed since then.
Academy’s outdoor training ground.
The training goal is the destruction of solid granite.
— Wedge!
Intangible ether bullets rushing at incredible speeds.
Paang!
For a moment before the sound of breaking the speed of sound was heard, the bullet and rock collided with an enormous amount of impact.
— Kwaaa!
Piles of stones falling into pieces with the explosion.
The complexions of those watching the huge explosion turn pale little by little.
“Hmm.”
After confirming the explosion, I looked down at my new hand with satisfaction.
It’s a new hand, but it looks the same as before.
Rumbling.
Even if you move your fingers one by one, it is clean without any sense of déjà vu.
I squeezed that perfect hand of mine.
‘… It’s a greater feeling than I expected.’
It feels as if the hand has been freed from something.
As if the filter you were wearing was removed, the flow of magical power felt through your hands became more vivid, and even magical power control became extremely precise.
Should I say that it feels as if I can now look at everything through a microscope when outputting magic power?
Thanks to this, even the magic power it emits becomes unstoppable.
Just as L’Oréal said, it feels like almost all of my magic-related abilities have improved by more than 20%.
Rather than saying I have new hands,
It is an appropriate experience to say that new ‘eyes’ related to magic have been opened.
“Whew.”
This hand is the result of planting L’Oreal’s bones and magic circuit, activating super regeneration, and adding Elena’s divine healing power.
The hard work is worth it.
“… No matter how many times I look at it, it makes no sense.”
“Brother, you are a great wizard.”
Danya and Elena are making a fuss after chasing after them to see the sights.
Looking at their similar heights and talking to each other, the two now seemed no different from sisters.
It’s just running towards me.
He takes out a handkerchief from his pocket and holds it to my face.
“It’s okay, Danya. I have hands now too.”
When I tried to hold her hand, Danya slapped the back of my hand.
“Stay still. I was prepared to be your hand for the rest of my life.”
She lifted up her tiptoes and wiped my face thoroughly.
“Thank you, Danya.”
“I am more grateful.”
Great sense of responsibility and mindset.
Danya is, after all, a good child.
Ah. Now that I think about it, I have something to ask.
“Danya. Have you ever felt this way while turning into a cat?”
“…What does it feel like?”
“Just a moment.”
I brought out a memory that I had put aside in my head.
While fighting with Evan, I once calculated his technique.
Yeoksan means that I have completely figured out the technique.
At the time, his talent was so overwhelming that I didn’t even dare to follow him.
‘I have a sense of it now.’
A hand purchased from L’Oréal, a ‘second magical city’ was created.
As a result, my magical senses have become infinitely more sensitive.
I feel like I can evoke that feeling now.
Of course, the basis of his magical power is ‘blood magic’, obtained by absorbing other people’s blood and life force.
Instead, I use the mana I have.
The essence of the pure and pure earth element, now as big as a heart.
The infinitely clear mana slowly circulates through the body as a circuit.
A sense that has been trained tens of thousands of times since being possessed.
A new interpretation is added to an already familiar sensation.
It’s not mine, it’s entirely someone else’s magic.
I apply his reversed circuit flow to my body.
The route to the beginning.
– Kugugugugung!
Sometimes the flow of mana that breaks through the blocked path is rough.
But in the end, it all happens inside my body.
By manipulating the circuits that are already under complete control, we are gradually completing the form and concept of the magic.
Pabbat!
The moment when one magic completes its form.
Quickly manipulates the circuitry of the hand, which has become extremely sensitive.
A shadow ultimately arises only when there is ground.
In the end, land is the higher concept.
The role of the hand is a kind of command.
It shakes or rotates the magic power left and right, creating numerous vibrations and waves.
The flow of magical power that emanates like that.
That is magic.
Bright, earth-colored magic comes out like a skein of thread from the tips of my fingers.
— Kiyuuut!
The one that flew together with all that magical power was a bird.
Earth-colored crow.
No.
It has a shape closer to a hawk than the crow that Evan used.
Earth-colored hawk.
It flew high and circled above our heads.
“…!!!”
Danya and Elena, who were watching quietly, their eyes light up in surprise.
— Tweet!
A gentle wave that spreads along with the boy’s cries.
Danya, who was looking at it as if fascinated, muttered.
“… It’s the same.”
“Really?”
“Yes. It’s just that the crow was dark and scary, but that hawk feels warm and strong.”
In the end, the leak is a medium for all the dark arts that Evan was using.
“Good.”
It was said that the foundation for using Evan’s dark arts had been laid.
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Evan’s death became a kind of catalyst for the situation on the continent.
A situation in which the Empire, the largest power on the continent, and the Holy See were becoming increasingly confrontational day by day. The death of a Hwalam Church official, who is treated as an ‘absolute evil’ by everyone, is clearly an event of great political value.
This is the death of the 5th person in the ranking, not anyone else.
Although the news was controlled to prevent it from spreading to the public, numerous fights were already taking place behind the scenes.
Choosing the Empire is a quick ‘creation of a hero’ task.
If it was none other than the Academy’s cadets who killed the Shaleam Church’s executives, a situation that could be used as excellent propaganda has been created.
So the empire was preparing to create a so-called hero.
Meanwhile.
Holy Constantine.
The Vatican was moving to block the empire’s plans.
“Ian Black Angus. This guy was going against Deus-sama’s will. Ahahahaha.”
With none other than the Heresy Inquisitor at the forefront.
what the heck is this guy?
leaving a bad taste just before this chapter ended