Wizard Stone - Chapter 704



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704. Sound is important

The next day was similar to the previous one.

In the morning, he set up fireballs in the forest and castle, and in the afternoon, he hung out with his colleagues. He searched for Mila with a fish-shaped flame, gave Luna a fire sword, and competed and trained with his disciples.

There was more work to do, but nothing had changed. There was no time to start anything, and it wasn’t urgent.

Even if we did it again, it would have been right to first resolve the issue of the firearms.

How can I increase durability?

Still no good idea came to mind. I thought about asking someone, but there was no one suitable.

Because it hasn’t been made public yet, not many people know about the sword.

Of course, even if it was made public, it didn’t seem like anyone would understand.

It seemed like Vivian might be able to tell me something, but the problem was that there was no way to show me the sword. Even Vivian would have a hard time understanding it through a letter alone.

Of course, it was a bit difficult to go see them in person. Unless it was an emergency, it was better not to go out if possible.

In the end, it means you have to solve it on your own.

I think it would be okay if I could just practice shooting arrows… … .

I’d try anything if I could just hit it with my body like I was looking for an object with a fish-shaped flame, but I can’t do that.

Because this is a type of magic where the previous steps are more important than the experiment.

Oh, there is one thing I’m going to experiment with. I haven’t yet tested how long the current fire sword can withstand arrow deflections.

I postponed it because it seemed pointless and I would have to miss a day of training with Luna. But thinking about it, I think it’s better than not doing it at all.

Luna happened to be there too, so I brought it up right away.

“Can I have just one day off tomorrow?”

“I’m not resting. I have some experiments to do.”

“What kind of experiment is this?”

“… …Just a strength test?”

Roy deliberately avoided using the word durability, because the word durability itself seemed to imply that the longer it was used, the shorter its duration would be.

I wanted to hide the truth if possible, at least until I could figure out a way to solve the problem.

That’s what happened… … .

“I miss you too.”

“huh?”

“It’s an experiment. I want to see it.”

“It won’t be fun.”

“It’s okay. Is that okay?”

Roy couldn’t bring himself to say no. There was no good reason to convince her, and Luna had the right to do so.

What should I do?

The thought was short. If Luna couldn’t be separated, there was only one way.

I mean, just honestly confess the truth.

“It’s durable?”

“Yeah. The experiment we’re doing tomorrow is to see how long the fire sword can last. I don’t want it to suddenly disappear when I’ve just started practicing shooting arrows.”

“Arrow shooting training?”

“I told you once before. I found two ways to stop the arrows, and I think you can do one of them for me.”

“Are you able to shoot arrows with a fire sword? Roy, can you shoot arrows?”

“I’m having a hard time. I’m having a hard time deciding whether to hit one out of a hundred.”

Actually, this is also a bit exaggerated. It wasn’t this bad when I was training with Ward, and it was even worse when I was training with Mila.

It was still so difficult that it would be more accurate to say that I was accidentally hit by the sword of fire rather than saying that I was shooting an arrow.

“You said you found a way. But to that extent, it’s a bit much to say you found it… .”

“This is the only thing I’m doing wrong, the other one is okay.”

“What’s the other one?”

“I’ll go and show you tomorrow. So, can you do it?”

“I don’t know because I haven’t tried it. To be honest, I’m not confident.”

“I think you can do it well.”

Fortunately, it passed naturally. Before she knew it, Luna was more focused on whether or not she could shoot arrows with her fire sword rather than durability.

Of course, it will be on the chopping block again tomorrow.

It was an experiment that had to be done.

“By the way, I’m going to be with Mila tomorrow.”

“Oh, is that Mila shooting arrows?”

“huh.”

“You don’t know yet, Mila? I know you’re an elf.”

“I haven’t said anything yet. I was going to tell you when I started training. Now that I think about it, I’ll tell you.”

After finishing his story naturally, Roy went straight to Mila and explained the situation.

Fortunately, Mila didn’t react much. Maybe it was because she was Luna, but she didn’t seem to mind the fact that it was known that she was an elf.

Rather, he was displeased with something else.

“Are you going to continue with that?”

“What? Shooting arrows?”

“yes.”

“Me? Or Luna?”

“Roy.”

“Why, does it look hopeless?”

“Honestly, I think it would be better to just focus on the flame.”

“That’s too much.”

That’s too much, but it’s not wrong.

Didn’t Luna do that a little while ago? It’s a bit hard to say that she found a way to do that.

It was a very hopeless performance. There was not even a hint of improvement in his skills.

If there was a guarantee that it would grow even slowly, I would continue, but I didn’t even feel that way.

but…….

“I’ll try a little more for now. It’s a shame to stop now. And Flame can’t be used anywhere.”

“Why can’t I use it?”

“You can’t use it. Can you use it on the street or at home? What if someone comes and bumps into it?”

“Once the fight starts, you can start writing.”

“Once the fight starts, there’s no need to block it like that. Just go up to the sky. Use shield magic and keep going.”

It may not always be possible, but there is no method as safe as levitation.

If the number of enemies is small, there is no need to go up. Just use shield magic in the direction the arrows are flying.

Honestly, there were more than enough methods to use when fighting.

“Then why do you do that training?”

“… … I worked hard to learn it, so I should try using it.”

Roy made a similar excuse this time as he did the time of the swordsmanship. He couldn’t bring himself to say that there was another reason.

I wanted to find it somehow and surprise him.

“Honestly, the magic itself is fine, right? You know it hasn’t been pierced even once yet, right?”

“It’s not that it didn’t penetrate, it’s that I didn’t penetrate it. Roy told me to shoot right next to the fish. And he was shooting from so far away. Why don’t you shoot properly from up close?”

“Please take a look.”

When Roy laughed as if it was a joke, Mila turned her head excitedly as if to say she would give him a chance just once.

As expected, elves are elves. Even though they don’t live by hunting like Wards, they don’t seem to be lacking when it comes to bows.

Actually, I wanted to ask how far away they were shooting from… … .

If possible, I want to find it without knowing the location or even the distance. Like a butterfly that finds a flower in the dark where it can’t see anything, only by its scent.

No, I should say they are fish looking for food.

anyway.

“Experiment, will you help me?”

“I’ll think about it.”

“Please take a look.”

Contrary to what was said, Mila joined the experiment naturally.

No, it would be more correct to say that Luna joined. It was currently his and Mila’s training time.

Although neither of them said much, I could feel that they were aware of each other.

Nop, no, it was like that even before he got into the sleeping bag. I felt it when he saw the two sleeping bags and looked at them silently as if he was asking who would get in with him.

I ended up bringing an extra sleeping bag, but it made me realize for sure that Luna and Mila didn’t want to lose either.

I’m now even more curious about what Vivian and Mila were talking about.

Did Mila say it, or… … .

“why?”

“No, I was just wondering if you were ready.”

“Roy should prepare. Where is the fire sword?”

“I’m going to make it. I have to shoot it as soon as I make it, so I haven’t made it yet. I have to shoot it consistently like I said. Of course, it can’t miss.”

“Don’t worry.”

Mila raised her bow as if to start quickly. Seeing her confident appearance, Roy also felt relieved and created a fire sword and stuck it into the ground.

And at that moment.

The arrows started flying. No, they started hitting each other.

One, two, three, four… … .

Roy, who was counting numbers in his head, unconsciously swept his arm. The size of the sound was too consistent, regardless of the interval.

Of course I expected it to be good, but I never thought it would be this good. I didn’t know it would be possible to shoot arrows with such a consistent speed.

At this level, I was thinking that I should be hunting rather than carving.

Of course, that thought didn’t last long.

Before I knew it, the sound had changed.

The arrows had not changed in strength. They still had the same spacing and strength.

What changed was the sword.

What is the sound like? It feels a little bit muffled.

Now that I look at it, it seems like it was taking a little bit of damage each time the arrows hit.

It took me over thirty times before I could tell the difference was so subtle.

Is it more durable than you thought?

I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but it’s already been over eighty times. I’ve already used up more than half of the arrows I brought.

If I had known this would happen, I would have brought more arrows. I thought 150 would be enough, but it wasn’t.

What should I do?

The thought was short. I couldn’t ruin the experiment like this.

“Fire Endurance.”

“Roy?”

“are you okay.”

Roy gestured to Luna to stay away, then slowly moved towards the fire sword and began picking up the arrows.

As expected, the sound did not change. Mila was not weak enough to have her concentration broken to this extent.

The arrow was still hitting the fire sword accurately.

Thanks to that, I was able to pick up the arrows with peace of mind. For now, I just picked up about ten of them and put them in Mila’s quiver.

But this arrow was never used, because the fire sword disappeared shortly after.

“It’s exactly one hundred and thirty.”

“Yeah. I counted too.”

Although my hard work of picking up arrows was in vain, I didn’t feel too bad.

This is because the durability of the fire sword was not as bad as expected.

No, this was pretty good.

“I think it’s about four seconds.”

“Time lost per arrow?”

“huh.”

Of course, this is not certain. There is no guarantee that the calculations were done correctly, and there is no guarantee as to how long the sword will last.

If the duration of the fire spell was not 15 minutes, the calculation would be completely different.

And now, anything less than 15 minutes would be better, because then the time lost per arrow would be shorter.

It may be a very small difference, but even that was urgent. Since the duration was only 15 minutes, I regretted that it was over in a hurry.

Luna also seemed a little disappointed.

“It was about five minutes, right?”

“It was a little longer than five minutes. When practicing archery, you won’t shoot this fast, so you should be able to practice for at least ten minutes.”

“Even ten minutes is short.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll increase it for you soon.”

“Really?”

“huh.”

As I was experimenting, I got the feeling that it might be possible.

As I continued to listen to the sound of arrows striking, I felt like my understanding of the fire sword had deepened.

Now I feel like I understand how blacksmiths can identify metals just by sound.

Now I see that sound is a very important factor in determining the material.

I’ll have to wait a bit longer to see if that’s really true, but I had a good feeling about it.

It doesn’t matter if you fail again.

Because this isn’t the only way.

There’s something I said to Dredd when I was teaching him about the Spear of Fire.

“You practice with the Spear of Fire. I will try a more familiar weapon.”

And this familiar weapon is, of course, a bow.

I remember Dread being surprised when I told him I would make a bow with Burning Hand and arrows with Fire.

It’s that difficult. Unlike a sword, there are more than one or two things to worry about with a bow.

Not only did the materials for the bow and string have to be different, but the arrows also had to be taken care of.

Due to the nature of the bow, a new arrow had to be made every time it was shot.

To be exact, I had to split the flame containing the image of the arrow. I couldn’t use fire magic anew every time.

So that’s why. As I was watching Mila take out the arrow, this thought suddenly occurred to me.

I was wondering if it would be possible to split a flame containing the image of a sword.

If this is possible, I can split the flame once in the afternoon to make a fire sword and hand it over, and then I can make another one in the evening.

If you make it in the afternoon, the shelf life will be a bit shorter, but that’s okay. You’ll have leftovers for dinner.

It’s also a fire sword with a slightly longer maintenance time.

No, should I make you a pair of swords instead? It wouldn’t be a bad idea to wield them like Irina.

I need to think about it.