A World Made of Cogs – 5
Historia, who exhaled deep smoke, spoke with a slightly hazy face.
“This is good… . My arms don’t hurt, my head is cool. I feel like my energy is coming back… .”
“Nah-. Are you okay-“
As if responding to her, the satisfied cry of a butterfly was heard. Maximilien narrowed his brows when he found a butterfly lying around with a pile of magic candles in a small place behind him.
How to get rid of drugs. take medicine in advance. It did succeed.
Although it bothers me that Historia smoked a bit too much. How much have you smoked so your eyes are out of focus?
“That is an illusion. If your arm doesn’t hurt, it’s just that you don’t feel any pain, and the reason your head is cool is just because you’re addicted to magic herbs.”
Despite my point, Historia smiled and waved a magic candle.
“Because it’s true. Much better than when I first smoked it. Why?”
“The magic candle is just a girl’s match that reminds you of the best moments. If you are happy when you light a fire, that means your condition is just as miserable right now, so don’t worry.”
“It’s because of you. The fact that I smoke a magic candle, and the fact that I’m in a miserable state right now. It all happened because of you.”
“uh?”
That’s weird. Am I reading your thoughts now? The words that I had only said in my heart so far are coming out of my mouth.
He seems to like my absurd expression quite a bit. Historia grinned and brought the magic herb to her mouth. He sucked the immoral smoke into his body, exhaled deeply, and let out a sweet sigh.
“ha… Would you like to smoke one too?”
“Don’t be generous with what I gave you. Please return the rest as soon as possible.”
“pooh. That’s too much. Where’s mine in the magic pot, yours? We smoke together.”
It’s very uncomfortable to see him smiling. How many bars of your heart have you blown away? It’s scary how much drugs can change people.
While I was at a loss for words, Maximilian looked at Historia’s magic candle and was astonished.
“… Is that a world tree leaf? how do you have it No, who gave it to you?”
Historia answered with a smirk like an idiot.
“I don’t know… . Why do smokers care? It’s just smoking.”
“No way! Among the kings of grass and trees, there is nothing that the lord of all things does not have! If that is the case, by what path did the leaves of the world tree escape? Impossible!”
“Then it seems that the warrant of all things has been handed over. Hey, did Huey give it to you? kick. Huey, are you the master of all things?”
Still missing a screw in the head is the answer. Even Maximilian gave up on hearing the answer and shook his head.
“In the end, it means that even the answer rests with the king of men. One more reason to secure him.”
“It can’t be.”
Historia, who was happily smoking magic candles, suddenly had a smile on her lips. Historia only changed her expression, but the temperature of the air seemed to have dropped by a few degrees.
Each time she murmured, the magic candle in her mouth shook up and down.
“That damn bastard is a damn bastard who got his job done and ran away irresponsibly… . But it was the best time for me.”
Immediately after saying that, Historia immediately kicked the ground. No help was needed. Historia, who landed lightly on a steel beetle over 6m high, took a deep breath and stood up.
Maximilian said.
“It’s a feeling that can’t be repaid. He is the king of men. I am not attached to any one individual.”
“The king of men or anything, it doesn’t matter at all. it’s my memory I won’t let the chief ruin it!”
… That’s why people should always show their good side. look. Because I’m living faithfully, the past relationships help me like I do now.
I feel like I’m getting a little too much help compared to what I’ve been doing. Do I have to live up to it too? humanly.
He stopped what he was doing, got up and climbed back onto the steel beetle. I walked slowly and stood as if supporting Historia. Aji, who was chasing cogs, looked at me and thought for a moment, then gave his shoulders full strength and sat down next to me.
The situation is markedly different from before. In the newly changed composition, Maximilien folded his fingers in embarrassment.
“That’s three. This is one… . It won’t be easy even if we get rid of the dog king.”
Historia’s condition is not yet perfect, and I am only half of my strength. Combining the two, it was barely one level.
But the odds are higher than at any other moment that has ever been. I raised my head and said.
“You know it well. Last chance. I’ll see you when you run away.”
Maximilian thought seriously. He was a man who resembled a gear and moved with logic and reason. I was seriously considering whether to fight a dangerous fight here or to step back safely.
‘The king of men can destroy my body with the touch of a hand. It should never be allowed to approach, but the problem is a musketeer who is good at fighting. Without the Steel Beetle, it’s hard to get an edge. There are too many variables. It’s reasonable to step back now, or… .’
The judgment was clear. But in the end, one regret caught him. Maximilien opened his mouth.
“You said I was normal.”
I happily nodded, but added a word to comfort him.
“Don’t be discouraged. Not only you, but all humans are normal. Except for very, very few.”
“I know. In the beginning, humans themselves were just one of the ordinary beasts. Until they make themselves special… .”
Maximilian looked down at his prosthetic arm, clenched and spread his fingers. Although it cannot be seen from the outside, the cog wheels in the prosthetic hand were intricately interlocking and mimicking human movements.
How many trials and errors did it take to move so naturally? Obviously, the discovery would be the result of a brilliant talent blooming after countless efforts in a suitable environment. In a nutshell, this is a very good technique.
But it’s not ‘special’. Because, to the last, what already exists is only implemented with cog wheels.
It should be a good replacement. Maximilien knew better than anyone in the world that cogs, no matter how sophisticated, were only a simplification of the principles of the world.
“Maybe I already knew. I am an excellent person both objectively and subjectively, and I have reached a level different from the criminal… Something isn’t enough to reach the demon. To make up for that lack, I have sought the king of men.”
“I have come to you. You know that I am the king of men. Now, be satisfied with the audience and go back. There will be no shortage of side dishes to accompany the people of the hometown over a beer.”
“But if I give up here, won’t I end there?”
Maximilien murmured, placing his hands on the back of the steel beetle. The moment he pushed in a lot of magical power, his prosthetic hand resonated with the alchemy steel and shone white. The fingertips with concentrated magical power melted like lava.
He drew a picture by moving his melted fingers. A circle, a triangle, and a straight line. A symbol that resembles a scale.
This is the beginning of alchemy, Yeongjin.
Maximilian muttered, injecting more magic into it.
“Humans can do anything. whatever madness it is.”
And after a while, his hands sank into the steel. there is a ripple It looks like they are playing with their hands on the surface of the water.
alchemy. The human skill of manipulating matter and transforming it to the extent possible. It has numerous limitations and restrictions, and regardless of the status of an alchemist, the impossible is not treated as a mystery because it is dead and never woken up. Compared to the complex and mysterious native magic, it is a modest level.
But the essence of alchemy is not power. Alchemy is property. Just like collecting and saving a few years of pennies to buy something that you would not normally dream of, you can pour out the power you have accumulated through alchemy for a moment to achieve a feat that would otherwise be impossible.
Right now, even just me, through alchemy, I am performing beyond my abilities.
What if Maximilian did that?
I immediately called out to Aji.
“Aji, run!”
“bruise? run? run!”
Aji tilted her head, but just as I said, she jumped in place. Thank you so much for listening, but the problem is that it’s not the way I want it to be.
“No, don’t run in place!”
“bruise? Another run?”
While Aji questioned, Maximilian poured out a tremendous amount of magical power with both hands.
The steel beetle is the result of assembling stitches of alchemy steel that he smelted by himself. It is a weapon in itself, but it is also a material for alchemy. like my card!
“Combat Pension. Mercury Dialke.”
Maximilien’s hand ‘teared’ the steel beetle.
It is not unique magic. I just alchemy the entire steel beetle with my own magical power. The components were disassembled and split.
alchemy. It’s a universal skill, so I can use it to my heart’s content, so it’s a human ability that can’t be taken away.
the ground shakes The steel beetle split apart as if it were molting. body floats As I almost slipped, Historia quickly grabbed me by the collar and stopped me. I was out of breath.
Thanks to Historia’s response, I was safe, but Maximilien didn’t aim at me in the first place.
“bruise! Doggy, doggy, doggy!”
Aji, who jumped into the air, fell right into the crack. Aji, who fell inside the steel beetle, raised his claws and struggled to get out.
“We are the lords of all things… .”
Maximilien, who muttered, vigorously put his hands together again. As the palms of their hands touched each other, there was a bang, and the sound of metal hitting each other.
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Following his gestures, the cracked steel rushes in waves. The cracks in the steel beetle were filled without Aji even escaping. A howl is heard as far away as from beyond the wall.
Maximilien, who immediately quarantined Azi, raised his arms. Scorched steel sticks to his prosthetic arm.
Now, there is no function or sophistication to be found. There is madness and aggression. Maximilian exclaimed, pointing the ugly-shaped metal piece at us.
“The beast that became special by killing the king with my own hands! There is nothing that cannot be done!”