Episode
86 Towards a Graded Advanced (1)
Another reason I participated in the Arteklas subjugation.
It was to attempt to ‘recreate ability’ for Arteklas.
It didn’t take long to subdue this time, but in the novel, Arteklas appears for about 10 episodes and is a villain who puts the main characters in a corner.
So it was worth trying to reproduce the ability.
[The level of understanding of the character ‘Arteklas Alecpiturus’ is 55%.]
[‘Reproduction of abilities’ may fail due to lack of understanding of the characters.]
[If ‘Reproduce Ability’ fails, you cannot retry ‘Recreate Ability’ on the same person twice.]
[Would you like to try ‘Ability Reproduction’ for the character ‘Arteclas Alepituros’?]
He will never meet Arteklas again in the future, and even if he fails, there is nothing to lose.
As soon as I thought in my mind that I was going to try to reproduce the ability, the ability reproduction started immediately.
[Attempts to ‘reproduce ability’ for the character ‘Arteclas Alecpiturus’.]
[Judgment: Success]
[Acquires the main ability of the character ‘Arteklas Alecpituros’.]
[Successful in acquiring Black Angel Double Swordsmanship (SS Rank), but already possesses many abilities.]
[I have succeeded in acquiring the Black Heaven Discord Swordsmanship (S Rank), but I already have many abilities.]
[You have succeeded in acquiring the Black Heaven Magic Skill (SS Rank), but you already have many abilities.]
[You can no longer acquire abilities because you currently have many abilities.]
[It is possible to delete the ability you currently have and acquire a new ability.]
Now, the time of choice has come.
You have to decide which ones to take and which ones to discard.
‘Black Angel Double Swordsmanship, Heukcheon Divergence Swordsmanship, Black Heaven Magic Swordsmanship Technique… What should I take?’
Black Angel Costume Swordsmanship is a swordsmanship that deals with plain swords. The SS rank, which is the highest skill level, is attractive, but the problem is that I will never use a plain sword as my main weapon.
Heukcheon Divergence Swordsmanship is a swordsmanship that can only be learned by high-ranking priests or higher in the Black Heavenly Magic Church. In terms of the Empire’s swordsmanship classification, it is close to Western swordsmanship.
The Black Heaven Magic Method is a magic method, and it was developed to control the harsh energy of ‘Soma’, an elixir used in Heukcheon Magic.
‘And of the abilities I have, which one should I give up?’
Lichtenauer Renewal Skills and Attilion Magical Inspection Skills are essential skills, so they cannot be discarded.
So, you have to clear one of the swords to free up a slot.
‘I currently have four swordsmanship… … .’
Eastern partisan judgment swordsmanship.
A northern type of Waldfeld spear technique.
Southern Ionian swift swordsmanship,
Western-style Callesius spear spear swordsmanship.
I learned these four swordsmanships, but since the Callesius Spearsword is permanently bound, it has nothing to do with securing slots.
‘then… … .’
I organized my thoughts for a moment.
There were some things that we had planned in advance, but we needed a final review.
I checked again what I need now.
‘I’ll have to do this as well.’
After thinking for a while, I came to a conclusion.
[Partizan Judgment Swordsmanship (S Rank) has been deleted.]
It is true that he has been using the Partizan Judgment Swordsmanship well.
However, as can be seen from the fact that Annely, who was a lower grade Graduate, used it well, it is not a high-level swordsmanship dedicated to Graduate.
Although the defense technique is excellent, it can be replaced with other swordsmanship.
Besides, now that the speed of Ionia’s swift swordsmanship can dodge the enemy’s attacks, you can delete the Partizan Judgment swordsmanship.
And instead… … .
[Succeeded in acquiring the Black Heaven Magic Technique (SS Rank).]
[You will not be able to try ‘Regenerate Ability’ for the next 12 days.]
The new ability I acquired was the Black Heavenly Magical Practice, the magic practice method.
Of course, he didn’t learn to use Soma of Magic.
Soma has side effects as well, but it’s very reluctant because human life is sacrificed in the manufacturing process.
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Moreover, if it is discovered that I have been taking Soma, I could lose everything in an instant.‘However, the black celestial magic technique can be used elsewhere.’
The black celestial magic technique allows you to absorb the rough energy of Soma.
so that… It also helps in absorbing other things.
‘Anyway, with this… … .’
As I touched Uslecht, I checked my current abilities.
[Currently, the abilities acquired through ‘Ability Reproduction’ are as follows.]
— Provisional Acquisition —
[Ionia Rapid Swordsmanship (S Rank)]
[Waldfeld Swordsmanship (S Rank)]
[Liechtenauer Divine Magic (Rank A)]
[Atilion Magical Detecting (Rank A)]
[Black Celestial Magic Technique (SS Rank)]
— Permanent Attribution —
[Calecius Spear Swordsmanship (Rank B)]
[Eastern Magical Technique (Rank A)]
The presence of SS rank stood out.
However, since there is not much room in the slot, next time, I wanted to develop Lichtenauer Renewal Skills or Attilion Magical Detecting Skills so that it can be transferred to permanent possession.
‘It won’t be easy to go from A rank to S rank, but… … .’
As I was thinking about that, I heard a voice from below.
“Ernas-sama!”
Chloe and Schmidt, who arrived late, came up on the roof.
“The battle is… It looks like it’s over.”
“right.”
I handed Arteklas over to Schmitz.
“Ah, this guy… … .”
“It’s Archbishop Arteclas. Take me down.”
“yes? Did Ernas-sama defeat you?”
“How am I going to get the Archbishop?”
After entrusting Arteklas like that, I turned my gaze to Brantley.
“Sir Brantley, there will be remnants of them inside the building.”
“I will.”
Brantley, who was talking to Angela, nodded.
“Can we go inside and clean up?”
“… … .”
Brantley looked at me for a moment.
“Can you?”
“Available.”
“i get it. Then I will leave it to you.”
Hearing Brantley’s words, Angela put on a surprised expression.
I would not have expected Brantley to say to me, ‘I’ll leave it to you.’
“Don’t leave a single one alive.”
“Is there no need to be captured?”
“Yes. Burn all the facilities inside.”
“All right.”
I bowed my head in front of Brantley and went downstairs with Chloe.
The magicians who remained inside the building tried to stop us, but it was in vain.
“Ernas-sama.”
“what?”
While slashing away the attacking demons, Chloe spoke to me.
“I said that to Schmitz-sama earlier, but… When you defeated Archbishop Arteclas, Ernas-sama also contributed, didn’t you?”
Chloe smiled and looked at me.
“I could tell just by looking at Brantley-sama’s eyes.”
“How was that person’s eyes?”
“Are you looking at Ernas-sama and saying, ‘This guy is a great guy’?”
“You’re too specific.”
“Fufu, in any case, it seems that Ernas-sama played a decisive role in defeating Archbishop Arteklas.”
Chloe looked very happy.
“The last time we subjugated, at most, we were in charge of one branch. He wasn’t even a bishop. But this time, the Archbishop was suddenly defeated.”
“I didn’t defeat it by myself, though.”
“Still, this is going to be widely known. It will be known not only by the Academy, but also by the Imperial Family.”
“… … .”
“You will be paying more attention to Ernas-sama.”
Chloe’s prediction was correct.
The imperial family and the palace are closely monitoring the candidates for the Grand Duke of Lichtenauer.
Knowing that I have contributed to the capture of the Archbishop of the Black Heavenly Demon Church will give me greater expectations.
“Maybe I can contact Ernas-sama separately from the inside of the palace.”
“Well, let’s see.”
While having such a conversation, we killed the demons who stood in our way.
As I progressed like that, I set foot in a huge facility.
“This… It’s similar to the one we saw at the Philchester branch last time.”
“Yes, it is a facility for producing soma. It’s a lot more authentic.”
It was clean compared to the facilities of the Philchester branch.
However, no matter how clean it was, the smell of blood remained.
“Chloe, check if there are any civilians captured.”
“all right.”
“Once we’re done, let’s burn everything under Brantley-sama’s instructions.”
After giving instructions to Chloe, I swung my sword at the medicine cabinet nearby.
The soma vials stored in the medicine cabinet were broken, making a loud noise.
“In case you don’t know, it would be better to destroy these things thoroughly.”
“It would be.”
Chloe turned away from me to look around.
Left alone, I turned my gaze to the other side.
“… … .”
Swinging his sword, he moderately destroyed the manufacturing facilities, and looked around closely.
And I was able to find what I wanted in the cylindrical facility.
‘Here you are.’
What I took out was a white piece of bone.
But it wasn’t hard, it was soft.
This is because Arteklas had been processing it through a complicated process here.
‘This is the keel.’
keel.
It refers to the dragon’s bones, especially the sternum near the heart.
It is similar to the ‘Dragon Heart’ that often appears in fantasy novels. It has a huge amount of magical power, so it is very effective when used as a raw material for soma.
The problem is that the dragon’s magic is so fierce that most people can’t stand it.
If you take it carelessly, your blood vessels will burst and you will die instantly.
For that reason, even in the Empire, the keel is never used when manufacturing elixir.
‘But, if it’s the Black Heaven magic technique obtained from Arteklas… … .’
Arteklas’ black magic crafting technique is SS rank.
This means that you have attained the ultimate enlightenment and have reached the ultimate state.
According to the settings in my novel, even the wild magic of a dragon could be controlled.
‘Arteklas was supposed to make a powerful soma by combining keel and other raw materials, and then share it with his subordinates.’
Here, Arteklas was training troops for a large-scale operation.
The keel here was also the raw material obtained for it.
‘But I… Absorbs this magic as it is.’
The enormous magical power stored in the keel was absorbed by myself.
I will save it in my mana heart while controlling it with the black magic magic technique that has reached the ultimate level.
‘You will also be able to get a green elixir from the academy for this achievement. If you use it… … .’
Recalling the setting in the novel, I hid the bone fragments in my arms.
Then he swung his sword and destroyed the facility once again.
‘With this, you can reach the advanced grade.’
Graded Advanced.
A level just below the climax.
I will reach this point faster than the protagonist in the novel.
and… … .
‘Now you will be able to deal with the upcoming fight.’
A big thing is about to happen.
And the great war that shakes the whole West will begin.
As a swordsman who reached the advanced grade, I was going to fight that battle.