Chapter 134 (1/2)
Chapter 134
”Master, I've just about reached my limit here…”
In the western section of the city, at the auxiliary mansion, in the second-floor bedroom
Ling sat by the bedside, both hands holding onto the right hand of the silver-haired girl upon the bedOne could see a haze of dih, the dark-haired golden-eyed young htly, and softly whispered, ”This energy residing inside my sister's body is too stubborn—I can't draw out that much of it; just this much is already all I can do”
”You can stop then, if that's the caseThere's no need to push yourself”
Joshua stood at the doorway, leaning against the wall, his head turned towards the bed”At least her condition really does seeJust be careful not to let yourself catch the sa”
”Alright” Saying this in soft reply, Ling closed his eyes wearily and began to rest a little
Joshua looked upon his two Divine Ar was yet fast asleep in bed, she did look to be somewhat better than beforeAt the very least, he could now see her expression had changed subtly, her face no longer the frozen mask it had been before
Ling o found out about the condition of his so-called 'sister,' straight-away asked whether there was any way for hi formed the pact with him exactly for this purpose in the first place, the warrior obviously wouldn't turn him downHowever, the fact of theHaving yet to fight alongside Joshua in any battles, nor gain even a single level, Ling's abilities were still a little lacking, so one couldn't expect too much of him yet
He looked down at the red-and-black ge like a star, wreathed in Combat AuraJoshua watched it solemnly
”Steel-essence crystal… the mysterious power contained within, and the world it ledto himself, the warrior's eyes narrowed”Or perhaps, that's the realm that lies beyond the dimensional rift? It feels different from what I remember from my previous life…”
Whatever the truth ht be, there was one very real possibility: that oppressive sensation, and the feeling of iest a post-apocalyptic world—in essence, no different from the Mycroft continent he remembered from before, after it had been consumed by the Dark Abyss—filled with a complete and deathly stillness
Shaking his head, Joshua decided not to think about it any further, and slipped the geLater on, I'll fill you in on so on”
A few days later, in the ic communications circle on the second floor of the auxiliary mansion
The last time Nostradae of the Empire to set up a si how repairs to the liege's … in thedown to Cathedral of St Laurent to borrow the use of their coe nuisance to old Artanis the priest, it would also be tremendously inconvenient for Joshua
And so, Joshua was at thecontact with Nostradamus
”… and that's the situationThe method you prescribed has indeed had an effect, albeit a small one”
The warrior spoke cal's coma was caused by the power feedback froin her own Ascension as well—but the strange bit of steel-essence crystal she carried with her, it gave off soy which halted this processGetting stuck in the middle of her ascension—I reckon that's probably the true reason behind Ying's coma”
”Is that so? Well, it's good that the e taint in that steel-essence crystal, I must say it's a pity—it's a rare material, and I myself have precious little of it”
Having passed on his congratulations to Joshua, the old ht for a while, before suggesting, ”It would be another thing if ere talking about alcheredients, but where these sorts of rare minerals are concerned, I would personally recommend you to make an inquiry with the rune dwarves in your doe of suchof any kind of e with no understanding of forging”
”As you say”
The dwarven clans produced the greatest y experts in the worldThe warrior nodded to hiestion, and decided to pay a visit to the dwarven settle on that Lord High Blacksmith of the rune dwarves who often wrote to him: Master Moreila Ironborn
”Well then,” said Joshua, ”Thank you soyour views on this matter”
”It was nothing” The old e on the other end of the connection certainly sounded pleased”I' man with much to do, like yourself”
After some further discussion about various other matters, Joshua terminated the connection and went to his study
The study was sparsely furnishedIt wasn't that Joshua was opposed to opulence; he simply couldn't be bothered to put up all the tiresome decorations and fixtures and so onFor now, seated atop the black pine-wood desk, there was a dark-haired young h all sorts of paperith his golden eyes, handling all the affairs
This child, Ling—he really puts one at ease
Opening the door to see this, Joshua couldn't hold back a sudden gasp, and then sighed
Ever since he'd entered into a pact with this young Divine Armament, he'd taken care of all theJoshua from the tedious burden of administrative mattersThis had allowed hi, the instruction of the other knights, and the upkeep of his personal garrison
It had to be said that Ling's archive of knowledge was exceptionally comprehensive, and his abilities were comparable to that of seasoned administrative staffAs such, he could easily take care of all the internal affairs of the doht make a mistake somewhere
It had to be said that Ling's archive of knowledge was exceptionally comprehensive, and his abilities were comparable to that of seasoned administrative staffAs such, he could easily take care of all the internal affairs of the doht make a mistake somewhere
Not only that, the youthful Divine AreEven Joshua, who had been reborn into a second life in this world, often felt that in soht well be inferior to his newly hired butler—the boy was like a walking encyclopedia and see
Perfect at his work, skilled at cooking, quick with office work—he could even look after the horses!
Thinking about all this, the warrior couldn't help but sigh once more
Just this , Black had thrown another inexplicable tantru who calmed it downWhat's more, he'd even created sos considered, he see
”You're so wonderful, LingHow can you know so hed, despite himself
”As I've explained before, Master, my rate of synchronization with you was over 60, whereas my sister only achieved 50Therefore, my elders—as well as the previous counts—poured whole volue into my memory core, the better for me to assist my master with everyday matters… this is typically the case for every Divine Armament”
Shrugging his shoulders, Ling sighed as he looked through the documents in his handsIn the past few days, he'd found out about his endary exploits over the recent months”Perhaps when Master heard about the previous count's passing, the resulting emotional turmoil caused a shi+ft in the synchronization rate? After all, who can avoid the changes in mood which follow the whims of our hearts?”
Flipping through another page, he said in ree here from the dwarvesThey say that the armor they wish to present to you is just about finished, and if it pleases you, they could deliver it in a few days' time”