Episode 86 New weapon.(2)
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Trinity Academy, which returned after a month, had a very bright atmosphere.
In fact, I had no choice but to do so.
Thanks to winning the Olympiad, the academy’s status has risen a lot, and even the midterm exams are over, who wouldn’t feel bad about it?
Because of this, many people were busy enjoying this leisurely time.
Except for me.
“Where?”
“I have an urgent business to see.”
“Do you really have to go now? The Olympiad is over, but there is something I need to see urgently.”
“I have a meeting with Professor Alice.”
“ah… Do your best.”
I don’t want to look at you with such pitiful eyes.
Then it looks like I’m being dragged into an accident.
“It’s a good thing, so don’t worry about it.”
“Yeah, come and settle it.”
Well, even after the exam is over, you can’t play and have an interview with the professor.
However, this interview was much more pleasant and important than that brief play.
This is not a story that only applies to me.
Taken from n̲o̲b̲l̲e̲m̲t̲l̲.̲c̲o̲m̲
Maybe everyone in the same situation as me would feel the same way.Who’s offended by getting away with a cheap weapon and getting a nice new weapon?
It’s not at a slightly better level, but it must be at a level that boasts the best specifications among existing weapons.
Even so, there is a reason why I didn’t bother other people because I got a new weapon.
The first reason is that this weapon is not a weapon I obtained on my own.
The way I got the weapon was also for really absurd reasons.
If we compare it to an RPG game, should it be said that it is an item obtained through the sleeves of so-called ‘rotten water’?
Of course, as a user who once enjoyed the game a lot, it’s not that I can’t understand their feelings.
At the most, a non-mainstream skill tree that no one plays, and even an end-spec with a non-mainstream job, then all other dead people are folded away, and if a newbie suddenly appears who wants to ride the same tree as you, the core is to try docking. It’s a basic code of conduct for gamers.
Second, I just wanted to surprise others.
If you show up with a new weapon out of the blue, it will definitely become a topic of discussion.
If it suddenly becomes stronger, more stories will come and go.
The last reason was that there was a slight chance that all these flutterings would go into vain.
No matter how great a gemstone is, if there is no engineer who can process it, it is just a treasure trove.
Well, as I said, the chances of that happening are slim.
Professor Alice is a person who seldom leaves his classroom.
In this Trinity Academy full of professors with various unique personalities, a professor who does not leave his or her own classroom may feel a bit unusual.
However, if you look outside the exceptional place of ‘Trinity Academy’ and approach it from a universal direction, you will notice that it is common sense.
What is your profession as a professor?
Isn’t it a research job that deals with a specific field in depth?
Of course, there are people who place greater weight on the role of a teacher depending on their personal preferences, but this is not the case with Alice.
Locked up in a closet and immersed in one’s own research is the stereotype of a general scholar, isn’t it?
It is convenient to think of Alice as such an image.
A professor who is much more inclined to be a scholar than a teacher.
Saying this would make it seem unlikely that Alice would ever leave the classroom, but that’s not necessarily the case.
Since he’s such a talented person, there aren’t just one or two places to call him here and there.
So, it’s impossible to rule out the possibility that Alice isn’t in her classroom.
Is Alice really going to be there?
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You can tell by looking at her like this now that Alice has a personality that is too engrossed in her research.
It was the way he was concentrating on his work without even knowing that I had come.
Yeah, I think you might not even hear the knock.
However, I think it’s a bit too much to go inside and pretend to be popular, but don’t know that you’ve been there.
Still, I’m glad I was there in the end.
“hello. Professor Alice.”
“Uh, cadet Park Seong-jin, it’s been a while. I heard the news. You won the Olympiad, right? Congratulations.”
“thank you.”
“So, what did you come to me for?”
I stopped what Alice was doing and sat down on the chair in front of me.
His eyes were still on the research in progress, not mine.
I didn’t know exactly what kind of research she was doing, but it was probably research on artifacts.
“The promise we made then is still valid, isn’t it?”
“Sure. Rather, I was waiting for you to come. I waited so long that I completely forgot about it.”
“Would you be able to make Mana Glaive as well?”
“There is nothing that cannot be done. However, the results will be different. No matter how confident I am in creating artifacts, in the end the quality of Managlaive is determined by distortion correction, so it doesn’t mean much if other things are good.”
That’s right.
But that doesn’t matter.
I have two superlative distortion crystals.
Both prisms and lenses that have already been processed.
I took something I had prepared beforehand from my pocket and showed it to her.
“… I knew that Park Seong-jin was a person with many secrets, but every time I see it, I am amazed. Where did you get this quality of distortion correction? Managlaive is not a mainstream weapon, and it is not handled well in famous workshops. Even if you receive a quest, you will experience major setbacks in the material airlift stage.”
“I got it as a gift from an acquaintance.”
“I have something to be proud of as a craftsman and a scholar. The same would be true of the craftsmen of other workshops. But, I’ve never seen anything like this in my life. Have you ever seen one or two of the chief craftsmen in the workshop boasting a history of more than 100 years? They must have touched the Mana Glaive used by the Seven Thrones. Wait, please… Isn’t it?”
“No, is this such a huge thing?”
“I can’t say for sure because I haven’t seen the swords used by the swordsmen, but at least it’s the best among the Managlaives I’ve seen. Professor Peter’s Managlaive isn’t to the point where he gets an evaluation where he goes to kneel, but that’s a shabby level, isn’t it?”
Is it Professor Peter?
One of the few Photonglaive masters in this academy.
When my Managlaive skills were so bad, I even thought about learning from that professor.
In the end, though, I learned from Aina.
Anyway, still, Professor Peter’s main weapon is not a photon glaive paper or a mana glaive, so it would be a bit disappointing to attach the rhetoric that it is the best.
However, since he is a professor who also lectures at Managlaive, he probably won’t be using any prototypes.
Taken from n̲o̲b̲l̲e̲m̲t̲l̲.̲c̲o̲m̲
Much better than that?I knew that it was an object of great perfection even to pretend, but what the hell did Nihilis give me?
This is hard for me to handle.
“like. There’s nothing you can’t do with this. I have little experience making mana glaives, but if you have these materials, it’s worth the challenge. No, I would rather touch it.”
“Then you’re talking about making it, right?”
“yes.”
“thank you. How long will production take?”
“I do not know. I’m not sure either. Managlaive has little experience in making… Besides, works with these materials require delicate processing. Do you need it urgently?”
“no.”
Of course, it would be better if you make it sooner.
However, in the end, perfection is the most important thing.
It’s something I’ll use for the rest of my life.
You can’t mess with the future by saying let’s have a good time now.
Even if it takes a long time to make, I have no choice but to be patient.
“Then let’s try making it slowly through various tests. It’s just the right time. Since the midterm exams and the Olympiad are over, cadet Park Seong-jin will also be relaxed, and I don’t have much work for a while.”
“Is there anything I can do to help?”
“You have to keep experimenting while making prototypes, alpha versions, and beta versions. We have to make the best stuff.”
“I hope the experiment won’t break the crystal or cause it to happen, right?”
As far as I know, distortion correction is more of a consumable concept.
If you use it a lot, it is a part that will eventually need to be replaced.
“Although warp crystals are said to be consumables, it’s a different story with crystals of this quality. It won’t be ruined by an experiment. Maybe even if I just roll it, it will hold up well for a few years?”
“Then, are you saying that it will eventually break down someday?”
“Huh, that could be a bit of a problem. It will last a long time, but as long as it is a consumable item, it will eventually break. However, it will not be easy to find an equivalent or comparable item.”
“That’s too bad.”
“Anyway, there will be no damage to the experiment, so I hope that cadet Park Seong-jin can help with the production.”
That’s not very difficult.
Isn’t it enough to swing the sword a few times?
“I will.”
“like. So, could you give me a week or so? I have a lot to learn.”
“Okay, then I’ll see you in a week. thank you.”
I nodded my head almost to the floor.
It’s going to be this easy.
He was about to leave Alice’s classroom in a pleasant way.
‘Hmm, is it better to put a cross guard? No, it might be inconvenient considering the recovery after throwing. What gives the sword a curvature? I use it like a one-handed sword, but should I shorten the length of the sword appropriately? No, the sword doesn’t have any weight anyway, so it might be okay to increase the length?’
While holding the crystal, Alice began to move around busily.
It’s probably the process of taking notes and sketching ideas that come to mind…
The story I heard was just disturbing.
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