Chapter 140 - Underground 6 (2/2)
“No.When Artpe pays extra attention to a person, it always turns out like that.”
At her words, Artpe smirked as he nodded his head.
“I’m sorry for making the decision without consulting you.However, the trip to the Demon world is in our near future, and I thought it was imperative that we increase our battle capability.”
“No, I’m not complaining.If it isn’t a pretty girl, I’m ok with it.”
Artpe thought that benchmark was a bit suspect when his surrounding became raucous.It was none other than the Dwarves.The Dwarves were speaking noisily.
“Hey.I heard the humans that arrived yesterday will help Elrick take off his armor!”
“What!?”
“What’s the ruckus?”
“I told everyone to come here!”
It wasn't just one or two Dwarves.One Dwarf called another Dwarf and that Dwarf called another Dwarf…..In fact, there was even a Dwarf with a mug of ale in his hand!When Artpe looked at Elrick, he also looked taken aback.
“There is no reason for them to all gather here!”
“Aren’t they supposed to be all busy from the battle?”
“According to the guards, there isn’t a trace of the Shadows of Sinners seen from the hole…...”
It was to be expected.From the outside in, Roa was very meticulous in eating everything.There was no way Roa would leave behind monsters that would crawl out of the entrances.
Basically, the Dwarves had received a special holiday thanks to Roa. It was just in time for them to hear about Elrick.The issue of Elrick’s Armor became the main topic, and everyone had wholeheartedly sank their teeth into this issue.There was no way Elrick could avoid attention now.
“Shit······.”
“What shall we do, Elrick?Do you want to do it inside?”
“······no.”
Elrick thought about it for a brief moment, but he shook his head from side to side.
“I’ve already decided to reveal my appearance.These Dwarves have been with me for the past three years, and they have worried about me, and they have looked out for me.I want to face them confidently.I want to show them my true self.Please just do it here, Artpe.”
“All right.….I’ll start immediately.”
Accompanying a faint whirring sound, Artpe took out the Demite Pipi.The Demite was activated to its fullest.Artpe resonated his Mana with the Demite, and the power of his Mana was boosted.He got into what could be called the basic stance of chanting a great magic.
“What the hell is that!?”
“My god.I’ve heard about it before.If one possesses that, it is said that one can make the strongest staff in existence.”
“Is he perhaps trying to give us that, so we can forge it into a weapon?”
“I want to touch it as soon as possible!”
Next, he took out a magic tome, which he had rewritten yesterday.His Mana, which had been boosted through the Demite, poured straight into the magic tome.After receiving his will, the magic tome floated into the air, and the pages started to flip on its own.
“Ohhhhhhhhhhh!”
“It is a massive magical reaction.My god.If it is him, he can probably wipe out the Shadows!”
“Does it really take that much power to remove the curse from Elrick’s armor?”
Their surrounding was starting to get noisy, but it couldn't be helped.Artpe opened his two eyes, and he honed in on the magic tome’s target.Of course, his target was the curse infused into the armor worn by Elrick.He targeted its core.
[Kyahh-ha-ahhhhhhhhhhh!]
At that moment, a black stain appeared atop the armor.It was as if it had been waiting for the moment when Artpe’s spell manifested!
“Koohk!?”
“Are you ok, Elrick?”
“Koo-ooooooooh. What the hell······!”
The armor worn by Elrick had originally been the armor of a berserker.Until now, Elrick’s excellent mental capacity allowed him to control the power of the armor.However, when the armor realized that it was about to be transmuted, it tried to forcefully take over Elrick’s mind.Elrick was desperately fighting against it as he yelled.
“Koo-ahhhhhhhh!How the hell is this a normal critical wound!”
“Are you an idiot?How can there be anything normal in regards to a critical wound!”
“Artpe-nim, your explanation sounds different from before!”
He ignored Vadinet’s astute observation!The magic tome, which was floating in the air, received Artpe’s will, and it started letting out more light.Since the curse had revealed its true form, this would be more convenient from Artpe’s perspective.He just had to overwhelm it, then….He’ll reverse it!
[Kyah-ahhhhhhhhhh!]
“Koo-oooooh!I’m gonna die!I’m really gonna die!”
“It’s all right.I never start a match that I might lose!”
The magic tome was created to flip a Demon.The power of the curse was fundamentally different from the power of a Demon.However, the vengeful spirit was much weaker than a Demon, so it couldn’t resist against the power of the magic tome.It was gripped by the power of the magic tome.
[Keeeeeeeeeeee!]
“Great!”
Artpe tried to imprint the sensation he was feeling right now into his memory.The last page of the magic tome was opened.The Demite let out an explosive and blinding light.The light put a stop to the movement of the vengeful spirit, and in the next moment, the magic tome’s power poured into the vengeful spirit!
[Koo-ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!]
The vengeful spirit’s death cry filled the square of the city.It was powerful, and it was short.The light, which had exploded out of the Demite, subsided.All the light disappeared.
“Done.”
After using all its power, the magic tome fell from the air.Artpe leisurely received it, then he put the magic tome into his pocket.He truly had a gratified expression on his face.
He thought the magic tome was more than sufficient to turn a Demon.Of course, he needed to use it on an actual Demon to gather more Data, but at this point, everything looked to be going well!
“...w...what?It is already done?”
“Huh? It’s done? I’m not sure anything changed?”
The Dwarves had been looking at the struggling armor with interested eyes, but when they realized the job was already one, they blinked their eyes in disbelief.Some even thought the procedure had failed.
“······my god.”
However, everyone’s questions were blown to smithereens by the armor’s owner Elrick.
“I can’t believe there really was a way to preserve the armor’s ability while exorcising only the curse…..No, this wasn’t an exorcism·····.”
By the look of it, the armor hadn’t remained unchanged.The black stain had changed into a blue marking.It created geometric lines that covered the entire armor.
“Did you change it into a guardian spirit······!?”
“It wasn't a true soul.It was merely a fragment of an obsession.Just thinking of it as me changing the supplementary skill of an Artifact.I did something similar to that.What do you think?It was a massive success, right?”
“It really is….amazing.”
As he spoke those words, Elrick’s helmet shifted.It fell to the floor.It was finally the moment when Elrick’s face was revealed!
“Kyahhhhhhhhk!”
“W...what the hell!”
······that was what they had thought.
“It is empty!”
“He has no head!”
“He really is a Living Armor!”
“Shit.I knew it would turn out like this······.”
From within the armor, Elrick grumbled when he heard the reaction from his surrounding.Maetel’s five sense were sensitive, so she tilted her head in confusion.She thought, ‘His voice sounds different?’
The top half of the armor finally fell noisily to the floor.
“······huh?”
“No way.”
“Elrick!?”
“Shit······.”
In its place, a very small and cute boy with the height of 130 cm stood there.