Manowa 344

 Chapter 344 - Let's Unveil


Even though she had made a killing at the Black Stone Forest, due to the incident at Magiria Magic Tool Workshop, Kazane lost almost all her money.

That amount would normally be insufficient to cover the cost of damage, but Kazane repaired the building herself with Golem Maker, and since it was partially caused by Agato's management problem, he decided to cover the rest of the repair cost with his own assets.

But that also hurt Kazane's conscience. The misconduct of a summoned being was fundamentally the misconduct of the master. To say nothing of the fact that it seemed like the Berserk Ogre only came out because he sensed that Kazane noticed the problem with the armor, so he thought it was a good opportunity. Even though Agato telling her was the impetus, Kazane doubted that that should really make him feel responsible. But since that's the way it happened, it seemed Agato didn't plan to increase Kazane's burden any further.

In addition, carelessly causing an uproar in the royal capital was also a problem, but since she had her connection with Yuuko-nee... or rather, since she possessed a Title, she was pardoned without receiving any punishment in particular. Since that had to be told to the citizens, the story spread that the uproar was caused by the rampage of the White Party's Ogre Killing Princess, but that was probably unavoidable. Thus, the turmoil at Magiria Magic Tool Workshop was dealt with quickly before any further problems were caused.



◎ Royal Castle Delgura, Drawing Room


「She caused a lot of trouble. Truly.」

While rubbing her head, Yuuko-nee said that to Agato, who was in front of her.

「No, it was my fault for not noticing that something that powerful resided in Kazane-sama's armor. It was truly inexcusable.」

Agato replied in a cold sweat. He was summoned by Her Majesty the Queen early in the morning. The matter was concerning the uproar at the workshop yesterday. Yuuko-nee did it now because this was the only time she had to spare, but for the person that was summoned, it was likely a worrisome situation.

「Well, it can't be helped. It was an『Erosion Barrier』. You normally wouldn't think such a thing would be put up.」

「Certainly, I didn't think such an outrageous thing would come out.」

As a matter of fact, the investigation room had a mechanism to seal rampaging magic tools and summoned beings. But since the space itself was altered by the『Erosion Barrier』, the mechanism couldn't activate. That was completely unexpected, as naturally, dealing with that had never been necessary up until now. Which showed just how rare that technique was.

「Good grief, that girl's keeping something really troublesome as a pet.」

Yuuko-nee's summoned being『Bursting Flame Dragon Salamandra』couldn't make such a barrier. That was a type of Unique Skill; whether or not one could acquire it was dependent on innate qualities rather than pure ability.

「Moreover, Kazane-sama's power seems to be beyond what I imagined. That lady is truly full of surprises.」

Agato had more or less known about Kazane's Dragonization, but as might be expected, he couldn't hide his surprise at seeing her use so many different Skills in battle. Though after that, he was able to interact with Kazane normally, showing his capability as the head of an organization.

「Well, we'll lend the money for the repair costs for now, so please handle that later.」

「Yes. Thank you.」

Agato bowed after Yuuko-nee's words. The country had also invested money in Magiria Magic Tool Workshop. The investigation room staying inoperable would be particularly troublesome.

Then Yuuko-nee sent Agato away and indulged in her thoughts alone.


(First the Devil King oracle, and now she's constructed a Boss Space? I don't yet know if she herself can create one, though...)

Yuuko-nee felt that her best friend was turning into a troublesome existence.


(Perhaps it's possible that a『Hero』will be born to confront her?)


It might just be folklore, but it was said that when a『Devil King』appeared, a『Hero』would also appear. To be precise, when a『Devil King』was defeated, the one who defeated them would be confirmed as a『Hero』, but it was also true that people with unnaturally great power would often appear and start fighting the Devil King.

She didn't know if such a system really existed. The Devil King from the previous oracle wasn't defeated by a Hero. There was a non-negligible possibility that Yuuko-nee was needlessly worrying.


(If it's a needless fear, that's fine. But if a Hero actually appears, and it seems like they'll try to kill Kazane...)


The Hero will have to be killed... Yuuko-nee thought.

The number of people Yuuko-nee could currently relax her guard around was limited. She had no intention of going easy on anyone who would try to steal that away. As yet, nobody knew what Yuuko-nee's actions would cause in the future.



◎ Royal Capital Shubain, Vicinity


「Money indelibly stains a person with the impurity of greed. To exorcise those stains, one must give all that corrupted money away.」

「Ah, if I remember correctly, my granny's older sister gave everything she owned to a person from a cult who acted like that. I hear my gran majorly blew her cool when that happened.」

Yumika so replied to Kazane's words. But Kazane ignored Yumika's words. Nothing is more troublesome than trying to respond to someone's story about a relative as an outsider. If one imprudently agrees, the other person might get enraged. Even if one says「You're the one who said it, aren't you?」they might reply「I'm allowed to say it.」The world is overflowing with unreasonableness.

And Kazane had no desire to step on such a land mine. Right now, Kazane was a beautiful Kazane-san who had shaken off all the filth of this transient world, so she had the heart of a sage.

Even though the current Kazane had no savings, she was in a good mood for the time being. That was because her original purpose, the transformation of the『Dragon Eating Ogre Army Armor』, went well.


「Shakiiin!」


During early morning training, Kazane loudly showed off the armor to the surroundings.

The previous appearance, which was like the instinct of strife given an ominously vivid organic and metallic form, had now been completely optimized by Kazane.

The newly reborn armor no longer had the previous organic mold. Now, the armor had a sharp form, as if simply touching it would cut one to pieces. Despite that, it's form as armor wasn't ruined; it was dignified, sharp, ominous, and coldhearted, like a weapon possessed by a devil. The design was like the concept of killing intent had been embodied.


「Huh?」

Yumika tilted her head. She was making an「Oh my!」expression. Seeing that, Kazane also tilted her head. Yumika was making an expression like she was troubled by something. Her best friend was troubled. Kazane wondered why.

「What's wrong, Yumika?」

「Eh, erm. Uh. My perception's a little off, I guess? It's a feeling like that.」

「Ah, well, things like that happen sometimes, right?」

Kazane nodded. Perception discrepancies certainly existed. Like the way shovels and scoops were recognized as different things depending on the area, various perception differences existed in the world.

「Umm, I thought Kazane was troubled by the extreme form of the『Dragon Eating Ogre Army Armor』.」

「Yeah. I was troubled. The design made my body figure completely distinct, which was a little embarrassing. It was also strangely rugged.」

After Kazane's words, Yumika nodded.

「That's right. So, that armor is currently okay, right?」

「Yeah. It has a sharp, flowing design, and even though it's light armor, it has a dignified structure. It's like the whole thing's a weapon. It's super cool.」

『Mother, it looks strong!』

Tatsuo was excitedly crying Kuwaa beside her. Which was just like him.

「Ah, yeah. Is that so? Ah, that's right. No, I just misunderstood, so it's fine.」

While watching the Kazane parent and child duo tilt their heads, Yumika made a tired expression and sighed. It looks more like armor than before, so I guess it's fine?... she decided to think a little positively.


By the way,


「It certainly has an enchanting form.」

「I might be a little jealous.」

「Ah, yeah, I also think it's cool... yeah, perhaps.」


Jinrai and Lyle were also in the affirmative group with the Kazane parent and child duo. Naoki agreed, but his expression was cramped. It was obviously a lie to flatter his older sister, so he was excluded.



Name: Yuihama Kazane

Occupation: Summoning Fighter

Title: Ogre Killer, Dragon Slayer, High Beast Summoner, Rea King, Liberator

Equipment: Staff 『White Blaze』, Draghorn Tonfa x2, Dragon Eating Ogre Army Armor (True), Indestructible Cloak, Mysterious Pouch, Crimson Saint Coffin, Heroic Spirit Summoning Ring, Circlet of Wisdom, Aim Bracelet, Magic Accumulator, White Magic Accumulator, Rainbow Necklace, Rainbow Dragon Ring, Angel Bracelet

Level : 38

Health: 152+20

Magic Power: 340+440

Strength: 72+45

Agility: 78+39

Endurance: 43+20

Wisdom : 75

Dexterity : 51

Spell : 『Fly』『Torch』『Fire』『Heal』『Firestorm』『Healer Ray』『High Heal』『Golden Dusk「Dragon Exclusive」』『Mirror Shield』『Rabbit Speed』『Flare Mirage』

Skill : 『Kick Devil』『Warrior's Memory: Lv2』『Night Vision』『Crushing Blow』『Dog's Sense of Smell: Lv2』『Golem Maker: Lv4』『Aegis Shield』『Fire Principle: Third Chapter』『Healing Principle: Fourth Chapter』『Air Jump: Lv2』『Killing Leg: Lv3』『Fear Voice』『Invisible』『Tiger Eye』『Wall Walking』『Intuition: Lv2』『Cheat Death』『Nimble』『Charge』『Material Shield: Lv2』『Information Link: Lv2』『Optical Camouflage』『High Dash』『Bloodsucking Blade』『Dragonization: Lv2「Dragon」』『Regenerate』『Soul Breaking Blade』『Stealthy Hand Placement』『Thunder Chariot: Lv2』『Sturdier Teeth: Lv2「Dragon」』『Crystallization: Lv2「Dragon」』『Devil King's Intimidation』『Stone Minotaur: Lv2』『Mega Beam: Lv2』『Space Expansion』『Pseudo-Silver Creation』『Poison Claw』『Fireball「Dragon」』『Cuticle「Dragon」』『Arms Creation: Black Flame』『Ingredient Connoisseur: Lv2』『Dragon Pheromone「Dragon」』『Boost』『Monkey's Strong Arm』『Two-sword Style』『Boobies Plus』『Living Armor』『Alarm』『Six-sword Style』『Mental Attack Complete Protection』『Spider Web』『Wire Cutter』



Yumika:「Ah, the Wisdom decrease was removed, and it gives more Strength and Agility than before.」

Kazane:「Also, as might be expected, the two-handed sword『Black Fang』no longer has a use, so I took it off.」

Yumika:「You didn't take the staff『White Flame』off?」

Kazane:「My usage of the staff isn't depicted in the story, but I'm using it. The Magic Power cost reduction is not bad at all.」