Episode. 09 Ludwig’s right hand (3)
“Where are you going?”
“To my room.”
I left the private gym with Leo.
Anyway, since my mana had already run out, it was practically the same as the end of today’s training.
Aaron will spend the night at the gym again today.
He had been working hard on training without eating or sleeping properly for several days already.
“Are you doing this for Aaron?”
Leo, who was following me from behind, asked me.
“If that’s the case, don’t worry too much. Little by little, but he is definitely getting better.”
“I am not very concerned.”
I was trusting Aaron.
Worrying about the window of the future and no one else. Nothing could be more stupid than that.
“Eat it.”
I brought Leo into my room.
I sat him down on a chair and approached the desk next to the bookshelf.
It must have been here.
“Ah, I found it.”
He took out a ring from the desk drawer and held it up.
An artifact that Richard, who used to enjoy extravagance, won at an auction with expensive money.
It wasn’t an artifact, it was really pretty trash.
“Hmm?”
Leaving behind Leo, who was puzzled by the way he took out the ring out of nowhere, he sat down on the chair across from him.
Shall we talk slowly?
“Three weeks… … No, I have work after two weeks.”
“Yes, but.”
“Are the first knights going to chase the lich?”
If my memory is correct, the full-scale confrontation between the knights and the three liches begins at this time.
“… … .”
Leo was speechless.
Tok, tok-
Waiting for his answer, I tapped my fingers on the round table.
“Where is the knight who goes around disclosing my mission?”
“What is so secret? I am also in a position where I was attacked by their subordinates.”
He stared at Leo with a forceful, unreasonable expression.
It wasn’t long before he let out a sigh.
“ha… … I can’t help it. You are right.”
also.
The war with the riches from the demon world will soon pull the trigger.
And that was a huge opportunity for me.
“Are you sure you want to join the mission?”
Leo asked as if he was disgusted.
‘What nonsense.’
The body is piled up like a mountain of work to do.
There was no reason to be involved in the pursuit, not even a decisive battle.
I shook my head at his question and opened the status window.
[Hor] [Minimum Deity]
▶ [Cult Level – 1]
□ Number of believers – 12 □ Faith – 12,832
□ Power [Appoint a believer] [Receive prayer]
□ Unlocked positions – [Low-class missionary] [Low-class paladin] [Low-class priest]
‘The remaining faith is 12,000… … .’
Since the daily average of 1,500 Faith was accumulated, it had to be seen that she had hardly used Faith since her mana insensitivity was cured.
However, now he had to invest in mana control proficiency, and he had to stock up in case he went on a trip.
You can’t use it like you use water.
“Hmm… … .”
I fiddled with the ring in my hand.
How much do you want to fit?
“Why is that?”
“Do you like the ring?”
“yes?”
His gaze turned to the ring.
“what… … If it’s an artifact, I’ll wear it, but I don’t really like general accessories.”
“okay. I will show you a secret of mine.”
“Is it a secret?”
Leo’s eyes brightened instantly.
Was it because I had so many questions?
“Are you telling me the secret to curing mana insensitivity?”
“… … .”
“Or, at least, why did that idiot-like disposition change?”
You make mistakes very casually.
“… … I guess you could say it includes both.”
I put my hand on Leo’s body.
Then, a small amount of faith was pushed in.
“My personality has changed, and my insensitivity to mana has been cured. All have to do with this power.”
“… … !”
Leo widened his eyes.
The faith that flowed into his body was actively moving.
“This is not mana. What is it?”
‘Could it be that it’s a new ability?’ asked Leo incessantly.
It’s a superpower, and that wasn’t wrong either.
But I had no intention of answering his question right away.
Is it a decision based on past experience?
I knew very well how tight the knights were.
Believing in God is proof of weakness or what?
It’s not funny at all, but I had to take my time and slowly influence it to reduce people’s resistance to religion.
I raised my faith to the hand holding the ring.
A lot of it too.
『Gives 10,000 points of faith to the object.』
Gee-!
The ring that held a handful of light trembled.
In an instant, a large expenditure was made.
Still, isn’t this all an investment for the future?
“Wear this ring every day, every day from now on.”
I spoke to Leo, who was staring blankly at the shining ring.
“Even when I’m with the knights of the 1st Knights, even when I’m chasing the lich.”
A ring that pours out faith will have a great influence on the wearer and the people around him.
In addition, it must be a perfect bait to attract the attention of the rich.
“If you do that until the day we meet again, then I will tell you something about this power.”
Then, a lot of things will change.
“What would you like to do?”
“… … .”
There was no answer, but I was sure.
His eyes were tinged with curiosity as he stared at the ring.
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Time passed quickly, three weeks passed.
It could be said that it was a day that fits the word “like a shotgun.”
When I opened my eyes, I held the thread, and even when I closed my eyes, I dreamed of holding the thread and whimpering. I felt like I was tired all day and all night.
“Concentrate, focus.”
Perhaps the word Leo uttered the most during these two or three weeks was focus.
That’s what I was really good at.
『Speciality – Ultra Concentration Activation.』
Strands of black thread held in both hands.
After tossing and turning so many times, things that now felt like parts of my body were wriggling.
‘Not yet.’
Divine power came up carefully through the mana route.
The power that quickly reached the fingertips split into dozens of branches as if looking for a partner, and began digging into each thread.
Whirik-
First ten, then thirty.
And then all the threads in your hand.
A total of 180 threads in both hands embroidered the air.
It was shaking unsteadily, and there were a lot of things that got tangled in the middle, but this wasn’t bad.
Seeing that, Leo said.
“I’ll say it again, the fact that the thread vibrates in the air means that the control is still immature.”
I opened my closed eyes
At the same time, the threads that had risen came down to the ground again.
“But, well, I guess this is a passing grade.”
“… … Is that so.”
Thinking that he would show off his aura the next time they met, he turned his gaze to Aaron.
He was busy concentrating.
– It seems that you have a sense of how to handle mana like this b*tch.
A week ago, this was the first thing Aaron said with his eyes shining. As if that was not a lie, the growth trend began to stand out after that.
to what extent is that
Whirik-!
Except for a few strands, most of the threads were floating in the air.
In an instant, the gap with me, which had widened significantly in the beginning of training, was narrowed.
It was the result of training without adding a single lie, vomiting blood due to lack of mana.
The development of the mana route was also a big factor, but it must have been that his own grit and talent finally shone.
“great. great.”
Leo clapped his hands with a satisfied smile.
“Still, I’m really glad I could give you the second step before I leave.”
He smiled broadly as if he was sincere and took the thread from me. Leo looked down at the end of the frayed thread from squeezing it so hard that mana aroused.
“Take a good look.”
The thread he was holding stiffly raised his head.
It looked like it was holding dozens of black thorns.
How pure of mana, how much control do you have to have to be able to do such an eccentricity?
It was at this time that he realized that he hadn’t wasted his courage as the knight commander.
The thread that had risen in the air twisted his body.
For a moment, I wondered if his mana had been disturbed, but that was my mistake.
“The aura is to weave dozens or hundreds of strands of mana to sharpen the blade.”
Intertwined with each other, intertwined with each other.
The threads from both hands tangled together to create a long ball of thread.
At first glance, it seems to have been gathered at random, but it maintained a certain pattern.
“This is the second step, weaving the yarn. If this level is possible with Creep’s thread, it can be said that basic auras can be woven.”
From the viewer’s point of view, it was just a strange and unusual feat.
But the thought that I had to do that already made me sick to my stomach.
I was just going to raise my skill level ignorantly with faith, but I shook my head.
‘It’s inefficient to rely only on faith.’
This is because he has figured out through experience that the best efficiency can be achieved only when physical training is performed in parallel.
Leo smiled and asked in a slightly provocative tone.
“young master. Could you please?”
“… … What can’t you do?”
It should be said that this incarnation of curiosity has a rather peculiar personality.
He had a knack for scratching people’s stomachs.
As I looked at him smiling, I moved my gaze, curious about Aaron’s reaction.
“Oh oh. It is very burning.”
From the way he stared at Leo’s ball of thread, it was clear that he was determined to do it at all costs.
It’s one month from the day we decided to head to the elven forest.
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It is in line with the saying that if you do not rise to that level, you cannot handle the aura, so you will have to burn even the will that you did not have.
I can’t play either.
“hahahaha, I have to hold on to the thread for half a year to twist a few strands!”
Leo said with a smile on his face. The height of the bridge of his nose made him look quite proud.
“certainly! I will try it in a month!”
It was Aaron with a lot of spirit.
As if there was no time to delay, Aaron immediately started practicing again.
I looked at Aaron with tired eyes for a moment, then glanced at Leo.
I was about to share a story that I couldn’t finish.
“I won’t be able to see you for a while. It was quite a fun time, Bocchan.”
“The next time we meet, it will be even more fun.”
Leaning his back against the gymnasium wall, Leo grinned. It was a look of great anticipation.
“I hope so too. I’m not the only one who’s curious.”
he said, raising his hand.
A splendid ring that did not suit that rough finger was threaded.
Two weeks ago, he accepted the ring I offered him.
He had no reason not to accept it. All you have to do is put it on your finger.
It’s not like I’m holding an evil spirit.
“There are a couple of things that have changed since wearing this ring.”
They say that their body is full of energy, their luck has improved, and even the people around them are feeling positive changes for unknown reasons.
“Ah, is that so?”
As if investing 10,000 faith wasn’t in vain, Leo was immersed in the ring.
“Again, you must not remove the ring even once in the middle.”
The mission of the 1st Knights is to track the location of the three liches.
Maybe the ring was a cumbersome thing. If you are a rich enough to have a unique name, you will clearly feel the faith contained in the ring.
But that was exactly what I wanted.
“Even if countless undead crashed into the path of the 1st Knights.”
“hahahaha! Do you say ominous things to people leaving on missions?”
Leo trembled.
I didn’t get the answer I wanted yet, so I stared at him.
Leo then spoke up.
“All right. Those undead are like scarecrows in front of Battenberg’s sword.”
“great.”
There is no such thing as a lich feeling faith and running away. Because they must have work to do.
“Then I look forward to seeing you next time.”
Leo bowed his head and left the gymnasium.
I looked at his back and went to the seat next to Aaron.
About a month until leaving for the elven forest.
Aaron wasn’t the only one who caught fire.
In order to break through the demonic landscape surrounding the forest, I also had to become as strong as possible.