652 Episode 0652



The last few days of clear autumn were still pouring autumnal coolness and dazzling sunlight onto the ground.
 It was the expectation and wish of those in the imperial capital that tomorrow's final would be a fine day.
 As residents and tourists in the imperial capital talk enthusiastically about this year's competition, Ray continues to wear the hood of his dragon robe through the city.
 He looks around, relieved that he is not known to be Ray because of his hood.
 I've been out in town many times before, but there are far more people than there were then.
 That's quite natural, isn't it? Previously, when Ray went out into the city, there was a competition going on, and most of the inhabitants of the imperial capital and tourists who came to see the competition went to the stadium.
 Since tomorrow is the final, there will be no competition today, so many people are gathered to talk about the past battles and tomorrow's final.

"Yesterday's semifinals were exciting. Especially, the battle between Suiryu and crimson was the most spectacular and worth seeing."
"If you say that, it's the noise." How could you spell the blade of a sword? I couldn't believe it when I saw it."
"But isn't that the magic sword's power?"
"Well, I don't know," That may be the case, but don't you think it's amazing just to be able to carry out such an attack?"
"Thinking of it, my opponent was pitiful."
"The crimson and the immovable," I am sure they are both stronger than I expected, and I wonder what kind of battle they will be tomorrow."
"Maybe the stadium is broken."
"...it's a little scary not to be able to deny it,"
"Come on, don't go along with his jokes. That stadium is the legacy of ancient magic, isn't it? Is it so easy to break down?"
"But crimson, who beat Rank A, and rank S is immovable. It's dangerous in many ways."
"I'm thinking of selling sandwiches for tomorrow's final. Do you think they'll sell?"
"Well, there's only one match in itself. I think drinks will sell better."

 Listening to the conversations that so many different people are talking about, Ray goes down the back street he used to go through... and eventually he sees a familiar door.
 This is a shop that sells magic items, and I was shown an arrow barrel that used magic to make endless arrows.
 The effect itself was remarkable, and despite the drawback of consuming a lot of magic to produce arrows and basically being able to use the arrows only for myself, it was a magic item with a performance that made Ray want.

(I'm sure it's not easy to use at some point, though.) If possible, as I told you at that time, the spear-type magic item...

 I open the door of the shop with that kind of thought in my heart.
 Then the first thing I saw was a large quantity of goods overflowing to a great extent.
 At first glance, however, they look like magic items, all of which are just dummies and are almost useless.

"Huh? Who is it?"

 Ray turns his eyes to the voice coming from the back of the shop.
 Then there was an old man who was the owner of this magic shop, as I told you before.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh I haven't seen him at all since then, so I thought he'd come again."

 At first, the old man looked at the customer who entered the shop in suspense, but as soon as he found out that it was Ray, he greeted him with a voice that didn't suit his face.

"I'm busy with all sorts of things,"
"Oh, no matter how much trouble you have in going out, I know what's going on with the competition. Hey, you're in the final, aren't you? And tomorrow's finalist is the constant noise."
"Correct. Remember the magic item you showed me before. I don't say it's for throwing... but have you found any magic items to make spears with magic?"

 A ray of... that was Ray, who asked with the slightest hope, and the old man's answer was to shake his head.

"I'm afraid the alchemist who made that magic item is already there,"

 Is it not in the imperial capital that he is no longer in...or in this world?
 Ray was a little curious about which one, but if he didn't make the magic item himself, it wouldn't change that he couldn't do anything about it.

"Yes, sir.

 While muttering regretfully, Ray didn't seem to feel so depressed.
 Perhaps there's a reason why I came here almost as close as I could to failure.
 Besides, there may be other magic items besides that arrowhead. I looked up thinking so, but...For some reason there was a shopkeeper with a smile on his lips.

"...what's the matter? Did something interesting happen?"

 Ray, who is shown a smile when he is disappointed, tells him something grumpy.
 But the old shopkeeper opens his mouth to Ray with the same smile as ever since then.

"Wait a minute," I want to show you something."

 the owner of the shop who tells him so and walks into the back of the shop.
 Watching off his back, Ray looks around with a touch of irritation.
 The reason why I didn't leave quickly despite the disappearance of the shopkeeper was because I was expecting something somewhere.
 Ray's doubts are resolved when the owner, who disappeared in the back of the shop, returns within a minute.
 The shopkeeper had a cylindrical object about 5 cm tall. It was hollow inside, with small fasteners on the outside to fit on the outside.
 Ray, perhaps the first time I've seen it, slants his head against the familiar cylindrical object.
 The shopkeeper must be amused by Ray's embarrassment. I'm just looking at it with a smile on my face.

(What? I'm sure I've seen it somewhere... no, it's only a few things served here in the first place.)

 That's what I thought then. Finally Ray understands what's in front of him.
 a cylindrical object about 5 cm tall I was misled by its small size, but if it were higher... if it were longer than it were more precisely...

"What magic item did you show me last time?"

 Finally, the shopkeeper smiles and throws the magic item in his hand at Ray.

"Oops!"

 I take it for granted, but I don't understand why it was originally a magic item that used magic to produce arrows, but it was cut to about 5cm in length.

"Why is this like this?"
"Well, since then, I've looked into her a lot, and she said she was good at throwing spears, wasn't

 Ray nods silently to the owner's confirmation.
 The reason why he is good at throwing spears is because he told me from his own lips when he came to this store before.

"And as I gathered all the information, I realized that my physical ability itself was quite high."
"That's for sure,"
"Well, then! Indeed, throwing a spear is a great force, isn't it?" The range is quite long, too. But I need a lot of action when I throw it."
"Well, that's true,"

 When throwing a spear, hold the handle of the spear and swing it wide before throwing it. Naturally, the move will be huge.However, Ray's physical ability allows him to throw a spear much faster than he normally does.
 Still, it was true that there was some time loss as long as there was a need to swing.

"And now,"
"...this?"

 The magic item in front of the shopkeeper's eyes was, of course, thrown away and in my hands.

"Yes, certainly no alchemist has ever made the magic item. When I found out about it, I wondered what to do with my son, but fortunately he had a good hand at adjusting and remodeling magic items. I consulted with him, and it turned out to be what it is now."
"...this?"

 Ray says the same thing again a few seconds ago.
 But the shopkeeper opens his mouth confidently to Ray.

"It would be better to see it in person than to explain it to 儂. Try to put some magic on it."
「……」

 While looking suspiciously at the owner of the shop, he casts magic into the end of the arrow barrel just in case.
 At that moment, I felt the weight in my hand increased, and when I looked inside, I saw that there was only arrowheads, not arrows.

"What should I do with this?"
"Well, if you're a master, you can throw that arrowhead... right?"

 The old shopkeeper moves only his wrist, telling him so.

(I see, it's like a throwing sword.)

 I nodded approvingly at the remark, and the owner of the shop muttered impatiently.

"Well, just try it... oh,"

 The reason for his contrite face was clear. The arrowhead that was supposed to have been in Ray's hand vanished like a haze.

"...isn't it much shorter before it disappears?"

 It is about 30 seconds from the time the arrowhead is made to the time it disappears. It is clearly shorter than the previous arrow.
 The shopkeeper breathes a sigh at Ray's words.

"Well, it's like an improved magic item side effect. But it's basically a weapon you throw at the other person as soon as you make it. I don't think it's such a big drawback when you think about it..."
"Well, it might be good for normal use,"

 mutter, re-emergent, and make arrowheads.

"Oh, look at the wooden statue over there."

 Ray wondered for a moment whether he could make a target even if it was just a slap on the wrist, but immediately convinced that the shopkeeper would say so, he threw an arrowhead just by the movement of his wrist.
 In an instant, the sound of arrowheads piercing the wooden statue echoed around.

"I see. It's lighter than a spear, and it's about the size of a fingertip, so can you throw it just by moving your wrist?"

 Surprisingly more user-friendly than expected, Ray's eyes are directed at a wooden statue pierced with arrowheads.
 A few seconds later, he opened his mouth to the shopkeeper, watching the arrowhead disappear like a haze.

"It's much easier to use than I expected."
"Well, well, well," It's just as I expected."

 Ray interrupts the owner with a smirk on his face, he continues.

"But it's not without faults." There is no problem if you think of it as a check or a surprise attack, but the speed of arrowheads before they disappear is too fast. If I had at least ten minutes left, I would be able to block the other person's movement when it sticks into the other person'
"...you're thinking very bad things,"

 a shopkeeper with a faint sweat on his forehead at Ray's words
 It was an unexpected use for the shopkeeper to aim for continuous damage while arrowheads remained in his body.
 The shopkeeper is a merchant who specializes in magic items, and basically, if you think about using it, you can only think of general usage.

"It's the difference between how you use it and the way you sell." And..."
"And?"

 The shopkeeper keeps urging Ray to move on.
 But Ray's response to it was only to shake his head.

(Can't you say it's a memory of manga or novels that you read while you were in Japan?)

"Well, anyway," "Overall, there is no doubt that it is a magic item that can be used."""
"...the consumer magic is much more powerful than that of the arrow barrel as a result of remodeling."
"There's no problem with that. I'm confident in my magical powers. Also, I'm grateful to be able to hang it on my belt and hide it with a robe. It's a bit troublesome to adjust the position of the misril knife, but you'll soon get used to it."

 Being able to hide underneath the robe means that it is naturally invisible to the other person. In other words, it was perfect for surprise.
 The same goes for misril knives in the sense that they are under robes, but this arrowhead is not able to break as long as it has magical power.

"I hope this will be a trump card in tomorrow's battle... it won't be so sweet, but it might still surprise me with a moment of noise."
"You are losing more and more confidence,"

 Ray shrugs at the shopkeeper's remark, taking it for granted.

"You're a real noise, Rank S. If you surprise me even for a moment, I'm sure you'll do well."
"That's true, isn't. --and you might as well buy this magic item, Nebra's eyes, as you might ask me now."
"Nebra's eyes? Is that the name of this magic item?" ... oh, I'd love to buy it. What's the price?"

 The store owner offered Ray about 80% of the money he had left after winning the competition.
 But Ray readily paid for Nebra's eyes if they were to belong to him, and left the shop to get used to handling arrowheads.