Wizard Stone - Chapter 706



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706. Rather, what has changed is

“… … This wasn’t made so only Luna could carry it, Roy?”

“Is that possible?”

Roy was also quite surprised, although he didn’t show it. He seemed so confident, so I had hoped, but I really didn’t expect it to be like this.

Is it because it has higher fire resistance than others? Or is it because it was made with Luna in mind?

I don’t know.

I wanted to ask a few questions, but I held back for now. For now, my priority was to sort out this situation.

Since I’ve already started, I decided to make sure everyone is convinced.

Of course, Luna’s way.

“Who wants to try again?”

“… …Can I try it?”

“of course.”

Roy immediately cast the Fire Endurance spell on the mercenary. He lent him the gloves Tali was wearing.

Well, I don’t think gloves were necessary.

“… … hot!”

The mercenary rolled backwards as if running away with a single scream. Naturally, he couldn’t even draw his fire sword.

And it was the same for other mercenaries.

Even Eredin was no exception. Although he got closer than the others, he was still unable to touch the blazing sword.

Now that I look at it, Tali was the better one. Among the mercenaries, aside from Luna, Tali was the only one who carried a fire sword.

No, there is one more.

“Irina, aren’t you listening?”

Irina shook her head and flicked her sword at Tali’s question, as if she didn’t need it since she had an Aura.

I think he did that out of consideration for Luna.

Of course, Luna was the first to strike. It occurred to me that perhaps the reason she said only I could do it was because of Irina, not the mercenaries or Tali.

Luna declared her own territory.

Now that I think about it, I deserved it. I thought it was a bit lacking, but at least I was able to get to the starting line.

No, I think it’s even earlier than that. I didn’t know that the problem could be solved so easily.

“When did you find out?”

“What is it?”

“What is it?”

Roy gestured toward Tali, who seemed to be following him with regret, and continued speaking.

“I’m saying that other people won’t be able to hear it.”

“Oh, just a little while ago.”

“A little while ago?”

“Yes. Roy took out his fire sword, and everyone backed away. Much farther than when I didn’t have Fire Endurance. That’s when I knew. Oh, they’re hotter than me. Even if I cast Fire Endurance, they wouldn’t be able to reach that level.”

“hmm.”

Well then, that makes some sense.

Of course, the evidence isn’t perfect, since it wasn’t just mercenaries that gathered.

“What would you have done if Marina Dread had come?”

“Can those two people lift it?”

“Well, if it’s something that Talley can do, then maybe it’s possible? Wizards have magic resistance by default.”

“Hmm. Do I have magic resistance too?”

“I don’t know about magic resistance, but it seems to be fire resistant. Or maybe it’s because the fire sword itself was made with you in mind.”

I was flustered and said no earlier, but now I see that it is entirely possible.

It’s easy to think back to when I was hunting monkeys with soldiers in the jungle.

It is also possible that he unconsciously kept everyone except Luna from touching it.

“Personally, I’d like it to be the latter, but somehow it feels like the former. Of course, I’m not sure. It could also be Roy’s dissatisfaction.”

“If that’s what I’m complaining about, then my other fires shouldn’t be hot either.”

“It’s not very hot.”

Luna strode forward with an answer.

Certainly, he didn’t seem uncomfortable even though there was a fire right next to him. I think it would be right to say that he had fire resistance.

“I don’t think it was like this before, but I think it got worse when I was in Segemor.”

“Really? Did the training help you?”

“I think it’s more because of prayer.”

“pray?”

“Yes. I told you. I often prayed in front of the fire. To be honest, I did it almost every day. And right in front of it. The house was small, so I had to be in the front. It was a little hot at first, but it got better later.”

“hmm.”

It’s a plausible story. It’s only natural that people who are often near fire can withstand heat better than others.

To be honest, the method itself is simple. It’s just that it’s difficult to do.

There is no reason to do that unless you have a job that involves working with fire, like a blacksmith.

Luna also wouldn’t have been able to do it without prayer. I don’t intend to deny this fact.

But… … .

It’s still a bit uncomfortable.

It was good that Luna was able to hold the fire sword, but I didn’t want to think that it was thanks to the Solar Cult. Naturally, I didn’t want to hear any more about the Solar Cult.

But is it because I pretend to be okay?

Luna didn’t stop talking.

“Perhaps the reason the Paladins can use the Sword of Fire is because of the Holy Fire. I heard that the Paladins in the Empire pray before the Holy Fire.”

“… … The knights use fire swords?”

“Yes. To be exact, it is the Sword of Purification.”

Roy ended up getting impressed. It was a story that had to get impressed.

I didn’t like the talk about the Sun Church and the Paladins, and I didn’t like the fact that the Paladins used the Sword of Fire.

To be honest, I didn’t want to believe it. It was hard to believe that the Sword of Fire would be used so popularly.

This part at least needed to be made clear.

“Is that Sword of Purification made entirely of fire, like the Fire Sword or the Fire Sword? Or is it like the Fire Sword, with a blade and flames surrounding it?”

“I think it’s the latter, but I’m not sure. Only a very small number of paladins can create flames, so few people have ever seen one. That’s also why paladins usually use the Flameless Sword of Purification.”

“Can you call it a sword of purification if there is no fire? Isn’t it called purification because there is fire?”

“That’s not the only meaning. Do you know what undead is?”

“I know. I’m talking about things like zombies, skeletons, and specters. They only exist in novels and the Empire.”

I can’t tell you how fortunate it is that there is no such thing in the kingdom. If there were, the power of the Sun Cult would have been stronger.

It was terrifying to even imagine how much stronger they would become here.

“But why the undead all of a sudden?”

“The Sword of Purification is the sword that kills the undead. When you cut an undead with the Sword of Purification, the undead is engulfed in holy fire and dies. It is not the Sword of Purification unless the entire blade is engulfed in flames.”

“I see.”

Roy nodded vaguely. It was an interesting story, but that was about it.

Anyway, since there are no undead in the kingdom, there is no reason for a paladin to be active.

Rather, the problem lay elsewhere.

“I’m asking just in case, do you still like her?”

“Do you want to become a knight?”

“huh.”

“… … I’d be lying if I said I completely abandoned it. To be honest, it hasn’t been that long since I came back.”

“That’s true.”

It’s certainly a bit greedy to expect things to be back to normal in just one week.

No, come to think of it, the expression “back to the original” doesn’t seem right.

That’s understandable, since Luna was a member of the Solar Cult from the moment they met.

Even Luna didn’t hide that fact. She just didn’t preach, but she prayed openly.

That is to say, Luna has not changed.

Rather, what has changed is… … .

“Roy?”

“… … You can pray.”

“Yes? Really?”

Roy nodded silently, then quickly added that with his fire resistance increased, he would probably be able to wield a larger fire sword.

I was worried that Luna might leave the temple. It was still a bit difficult to get there.

At least I hope that’s not the case in Arpen.

After that… … .

Honestly, I don’t know. If you have a good priest, it might be okay.

I’m not sure if there is such a thing as a good priest.

anyway.

It took some time.

As expected, interest in the sword did not die down easily.

Fortunately, no one came looking for them like Tali, but the mercenaries talked about the fire sword from time to time.

It seemed like he was comparing the fire sword and the aura, and even talking about how one could wield the fire sword.

As evidence, three plausible methods have already emerged in just three days.

Covering your entire body with something like a robe, using fire mines to increase your fire resistance, looking good to yourself, etc.

All of them were valid methods, especially the first one, which could be put to use right away.

Tali probably knew that too and came looking for him wearing a robe.

Of course, I sent it back as is.

If that were to happen, the standards would have to be lowered significantly, so there was nothing I could do.

Actually, I want to say that it won’t work no matter what method I use… … .

I think it’s a little late.

Luna’s words that only she could wield the fire sword had now been changed to mean that anyone who held the fire sword could use it.

That’s why mercenaries were trying so hard to find ways to wield the fire sword.

If you change your mind now, there will probably be chaos.

Of course, they weren’t just leaving them alone because they were scared. They were leaving them alone because they were saving Luna’s reputation and because they thought it would be helpful.

Since releasing the Bulgeom, I’ve definitely started working harder.

He often prayed in front of the fireball and was active in practicing shooting arrows.

Here, there were frequent requests to increase the size of the sword.

It seemed like they wanted to make it hotter and make it impossible to even approach.

Instead of granting the request, Roy took another effort. He paused his Fire Endurance training for a while.

Of course, the match between Marie and Dredd was no exception.

Of course, it wasn’t just because of the sword. I was going to ask the two of them to do something else anyway.

To be more precise, I wanted to change the match format a bit.

It seemed necessary to break away from the existing method of being limited to just magic.

Burn robes with Fire Endurance using Flare magic quickly or with fewer turns.

Both are contests where one magic and one item are used.

As a result, it is almost impossible to turn the game around. The only way is to just try hard.

That’s why I taught you how to burst but didn’t compete.

Not only was it a bit predictable because you couldn’t detonate another wizard’s fire with a burst, but the match itself was also a bit predictable.

Set the fire fast. Set the fire farther away.

Even if we tried, this was all we could do, and the match itself was likely to be one-sided like Flair.

That’s why I had Shugel teach me shield magic.

In the case of defensive magic, there are definitely more diverse attempts possible than with offensive magic.

To be precise, the attacker gets some freedom.

The defender should only be able to use that shield magic, but there’s no reason to limit the magic that the attacker can use.

For example, if you are having a competition to break a shield as quickly as possible, you can use any magic you want as long as you break it as quickly as possible.

This way, each person can compete with the magic they are good at.

For Marie, it’s Burning Hand, and for Dread, it’s Fire Arrow.

I don’t know who would have the advantage, but at least there would be fewer complaints than before.

I plan to gradually change the method to one where I just throw out problems and tell people to figure out how to do it themselves.

… … Looking at it this way, it seems a bit like Elihal’s method.

No, is it neglect?

What are you going to do, Elihal?