Chapter: 255
“What a terrifyingly impressive sword… It feels like the pitch-black blade is going to swallow me whole…”
Hmm… I didn’t cast any magic like that? Any magic that interferes with the mind…
Let’s just think of it as a well-crafted sword. Yeah.
“But the fact that it takes the owner’s most precious thing… that part is a bit frightening. I’m prepared, but…”
Arthur sheathed the sword and said, “Even though I’m prepared, the thought of having something so precious snatched away is genuinely scary.”
Especially if we don’t know whether it’ll be a life, an object, or a person.
“That’s a lie, though.”
“Wha?!”
“I was just testing Arthur’s resolve. That sword is simply a special blade with extraordinary powers, so you don’t need to worry about it. It’s not like it’s an evil magical sword or anything.”
Arthur looked a bit deflated after my words.
“When Master says something like that, it doesn’t feel like a lie. When I think about everything you’ve done so far, it seems like something like that could actually happen.”
“Oh my, is that so?”
I didn’t think I had done anything particularly great.
“Starting from building this wooden house, you brought a river to help with swimming practice, you created a small rocky hill behind the house and made us break it down with a pickaxe, and you made life-size wooden dolls move as if they were alive for practice…
Honestly, I don’t think someone who can do all this would be incapable of creating such a magic sword.”
Hmm. Is that so? I just did various things thinking they would help Arthur train.
“Anyway, that sword. Dainsleif will now belong to Arthur. Use it carefully, okay?”
“Yes. Thank you!”
Arthur, who had been a little boy when he first entered the forest, had gradually grown into a sturdy young man, smiling at me.
Beneath that seemingly bright smile, however, the desire for revenge festered darkly.
Still, well. It’s getting close to time to move on.
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“You gave my brother a sword, but aren’t you giving me anything, Master?”
“Vivi. You don’t really need a weapon or anything, do you?”
“But! My brother received a gift from the Master, and I don’t like not getting one! This is discrimination!”
It’s not like I’m trying to be discriminatory.
“Wouldn’t the Church of Life itself be a gift for you already?”
“I’m a bit hesitant about joining those people. They keep nagging me to attend every time I see them. I want to spend more time with you.”
Vivi was grumbling. Unlike the clever young girl from five years ago, she seems to have transformed into quite the spoiled little lady now.
Well, she only acts that way with me. Seeing her handle others, like the priests from the Church of Life, with grace… Hmm. Am I that comfortable?
Well, it’s not a bad feeling that a child who had to flee from her uncle at a young age is opening her heart like this… I mean, it’s not bad at all.
“Really, you are a helpless young lady.”
“It’s the Master’s fault! Discrimination is bad! If this continues… I might just expose your true identity to my brother!”
“That won’t do.”
Watching Vivi joke around like that brought a small smile to my face. She always says things like that, but I know she won’t actually say anything.
“But why are you keeping it a secret from Oppa? The truth that you act according to the will of the Goddess of Life.”
“Well, it would be problematic if more and more people found out that the Goddess of Life is meddling a little here on Earth. After all, the Goddess of Life is supposed to be perceived as lazy from an outside perspective.”
Vivi thinks of me as a being created by the Goddess of Life, not the Goddess herself.
Well, since the voices are the same, she must have figured out there’s a connection pretty quickly.
I still vividly remember how, as a Dragon Priestess, she looked at me with surprise after hearing the Goddess of Life’s voice.
If I had known this would happen, I might have changed my voice in the sage’s body.
Still, she didn’t realize that I was the Goddess herself!
“Um… I don’t quite understand. Why would the Goddess of Life need to be lazy?”
“It’s to protect life on Earth from the gods. The Goddess of Life placed restrictions on the gods to prevent them from ruining Earth. They can’t directly interfere with Earth.”
That’s just an excuse! I just want to be lazy!
Teaching these two kids in the wise man’s body is kind of fun, though.
And this won’t last much longer anyway.
“Indeed… So it’s a secret to ensure that the Goddess of Life, who set such restrictions, isn’t caught interfering through the Master!”
“Yes. So, Vivi, please keep it a secret too. You were found out because of your voice, but it would be troublesome if more people realize.”
“Yes! By the way, my hands feel a bit empty…”
Vivi glanced at Arthur, her hands clenching and unclenching. I couldn’t help but let out a small laugh at her somewhat annoying yet adorable demeanor.
“Really, I can’t help it.”
Well, I can whip up something as light as a staff.
I lightly tapped the ground with my toes a couple of times, and at the same time, a tiny sprout began to grow from the ground.
The tree that sprouted grew taller and taller until it reached a suitable height for a staff.
Alright, that should do. After the tree stopped growing, I gently pulled it out.
Then, I brushed off the dirt from the roots and gathered the scattered ones together, tying them up before neatly arranging the upper branches into an attractive shape.
Ah. Right. Since I’m making it, I should make it more useful. Let’s see… This’ll do!
I pretended to search through my pocket and pulled out a fist-sized magic stone. It was from an ogre that the Knight King was said to have defeated long ago.
In the past, the heroes and their monster clans had sizable magic stones, but rifling through them sounded like too much hassle.
Let’s just use this for now.
I wrapped the fist-sized magic stone in diamonds, shaped it, and adjusted it to fit around the branch of the staff.
The staff, shaped like a diamond slightly bigger than a fist, now wrapped around a tree branch. Okay, the shape is nearly done.
Let’s add a few more features. When the staff is placed on the ground, it absorbs the magic power from the earth and restores the magic stone’s power.
Additionally, I’ll adjust it so that using magic through the staff results in remarkable efficiency. Magic power consumption will be reduced to 1/10.
I’ll also make it so the magic stone can serve as a backup battery, allowing the user to quickly recover their magic. In emergency situations, the magic stone’s power can be used to create a protective shield as well…
Hmm. This should be sufficient, right?
Oh, and to top it off, let’s put a durability spell on it so it won’t get destroyed.
“Alright. It’s complete.”
“Wow… The more I look at Master’s techniques, the less I understand how you do it. How is that even possible?”
“If you think of a tree as your child, then you can do these things.”
Because I am the child of the World Tree Yggdrasil! Most trees have no choice but to follow my instructions!
“Wow, wow!”
“How does it feel? What’s the weight like?”
“It fits so nicely in my hand! It’s amazing! Plus, when I use magic, it doesn’t take any effort at all!”
Vivi swung her staff with excitement, firing radiant arrows from its tip in a wild flurry.
It’s just a simple magic arrow, but firing it at that speed, it’s practically like a machine gun!
BANG BANG BANG!!!
The magic arrows Vivi shot all struck the large rock that was split in two while showing Arthur the Dainsleif, and the shattered rock instantly crumbled into a pile of gravel.
“Giving me such a fantastic staff! Thank you so much, Master!”
“Not at all. I’ll need to send you both off soon, and I hope these items will help you.”
“Yes?”
Vivi’s face went stiff at my words.
“Master…? What did you just say…?”
“Hm? I said I hope these things help…”
“No, what you said before. Did I mishear that?”
“I said it’s time to send the two of you away. You can’t stay here forever. You two should leave the forest now.”
Arthur is seeking revenge and reclaiming what’s his.
Vivi is helping Arthur and acting as a saint of the Church of Life.
So the two of them need to leave the forest.
“Um, Master…? Aren’t you coming with us?”
“Me?”
Oh, I see. So you’re anxious because I’m not going with you?
Children really do worry about everything. Seriously.
“Because I can’t leave this forest.”
“But… my brother and I thought Master would come with us!”
“Following me… isn’t an option.”
This sage’s body was not made for movement; it was created from heavy stones.
I can’t even ride a horse, and my steps are slow. This body isn’t suited for moving, you know?
Besides… the duration I had in mind for this body has long since passed. It was originally only meant for the Rychlen period.
“How could it not work?”
“Um… this is complicated…”
With teary eyes that seemed ready to spill over, Vivi looked up at me. Gosh… that’s just too cute…
I let out a small sigh and said.
“Please give me some time to think.”
You really are a tough little lady. Seriously.
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