There Are Too Many Bugs in the Academy

Episode 77

25. Land Fairy Legacy (2)

As the name suggests, Crystal Forge mainly produces magical weapons using specially processed gems.

That’s why I remember that instead of having a giant furnace in general, there were hextech furnaces everywhere.

However, Hamel’s private studio next to it was more like a normal blacksmith’s.

The chimney connected to the furnace igniting the bellows gives out maddening heat.

A rough anvil and whetstone are laid out.

Not only that, but various metals were piled up here and there in the form of ingots.

Truly the epitome of a blacksmith.

“The crown is here.”

Hamel said, pointing to the brass crown on the workbench.

“Just in case, I tried putting it in a normal furnace. Obviously, the main ingredient is gold, but even after raising it to 1500 degrees, it doesn’t melt, let alone scorch!”

He added that it is clear that the spirit of the spirit resides.

The Lioner, who had been silent all the way here, also helped with a word.

【Earth spirits have strong resistance to fire. The thing that the soul is in won’t melt.]

‘okay?’

In the first place, the spirit itself is the result of my editing of the sewing machine.

There was no way for me to know such information in advance.

“Then, are you ready?”

“Illiana, are you okay?”

“yes.”

The black-haired Hafartel untied the tightly wrapped robes with those words.

Then, a robe white as pure white was revealed. A dress very similar to the one Ishtar wore at the last festival.

“Is that… something that Illyana could wear?”

“Yeah, giving a blessing is a ceremony. So, you have to dress up.”

In fact, when I received Artel’s blessing in the main story, I remember that it was done in a very solemn place.

Although the atmosphere at the smithy of Hamel was 180 degrees different from the breath of the World Tree where the ceremony was held at the time.

Ishtar or Illyanana.

The fact that the subject of the blessing was wearing the same robes was the same.

“Then please start, Iliana.”

At my words, she clasped her hands and placed them on her chest.

Close your eyes and breathe evenly. It looked like he was praying.

Soon, a small light source like a fiery fire spreads around Illyana.

Through the Lioner, I realized that it was mana and an element that was spread in the air.

Burrrr-.

cry! Aaa!!

Bubbles rise from the furnace, and the flames of the charred charcoal vibrate again.

The mana that filled the space was reacting violently to Iliana’s prayer.

“Oh oh!!!”

Hamel also stood next to me and exclaimed admiration, perhaps because it was a rare sight to see.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a noble sight. I remember when I was young.”

“When you were young?”

“It was before the demon king was subjugated. I was an adventurer’s party traveling around the continent, and my colleague at that time was Artel.”

He said with his eyes twinkling, as if his feelings were new.

“At that time, I went into the forest once, and Artel gave me a blessing. That friend… I don’t know if he’s still alive.”

Clearly, Iliana’s appearance now was noble. A hot wind blew in a gust of wind and swept around her pure white robe.

【I feel healthy.】

Lioner speaks in a voice that is satisfied with the energy of mana that is starting to get stronger.

Also, Illyana slowly opened her closed mouth.

“… Spirits, Lord Iruril of the forest, and Mother Freyja of Arhalten. Give me strength.”

Illyana, who speaks calmly and gently, with her characteristic tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-to-to-chan.

As was the case with her first contract with Lioner, she seemed to strictly follow the etiquette at official events.

“Grant benevolent peace in this place.”

Illyana carefully puts her hand forward. The shaking mana spurted into the air through her hands.

flash!

Scattered in all directions with a flash of light. The scattered mana sparkles like crystal powder and pours out.

It was not difficult for me to feel that a mystical power resided in this space and me.

“Artel’s blessing…”

The mana in his body was seething, but his mind was at peace. My heart was burning hot, but my head was cold.

“Whoa.”

“thank you for your effort.”

“It’s been a long time since I gave you a blessing.”

Illyana seemed a little tired, so she sat down on a chair in the tattered corner.

Hamel also brushed off my beard and praised it.

“You’re clever. You’re very clever. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen Artel who freely manipulates the powers of the forest like this. Maybe it’s something like Artel’s princess, isn’t it?”

“I’m a reserve priest.”

“A priest of Artel!?”

Hamel was startled by my words and stepped back.

“No… How did you bring such a noble status?”

“Everything has a way.”

Originally, if Illyana couldn’t give her a blessing, she was going to accompany the princess.

If so, I wondered what Hamel’s reaction would have been.

“Ummm… well, you’re also the one who defeated Aaron Nortonhale. If you don’t do it like this, it would be rather disappointing.”

“So, where are you planning to use the raw fruit?”

“Yeah, they said they brought it too. Give it to me.”

I handed over one of the live spirits I had kept in storage to Hamel.

Even though he looked like a fruit, he rebelled by wriggling his legs when he picked it up with his hands.

Since raw materials are so precious, I’ve been really focused on managing them over the past few days.

The condition was not bad because the root of the spirit tree, which is said to be similar to the world tree, was fed abundantly.

“Oh hey, you’re such a bad guy!”

As if to prove that fact, Hamel nodded with satisfaction.

He took a living, wriggling fruit and put it into a machine that looked like a giant generator.

It was a compression extractor.

Originally used for alchemy, it was a machine that extracts the special abilities or magic possessed by materials at a high concentration.

“Then, did you need a living spirit and essence after all?”

“That’s the way it is… but it’s not just the raw fruit.”

Hamel said so, and the other ingredients placed beside him were also dropped into the machine.

“It’s pure silver from Valencia’s high-purity magic crystal. It also has the scales of a drake (earth dragon) that have been very elaborately processed.”

All of them are high-quality materials. However, a combination that was not in the alchemy recipe I was memorizing.

“What are you making?”

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Master alchemist Illyana also showed curiosity about whether it was a recipe she had never seen before.

“‘Essence’ to remove the curse of the latent spirit! It is a technique handed down only to the land fairies.”

Oh, there was another setting like that.

The setting that the old land fairies were corrupted and cursed by the spirits was also present in the main story.

However, there was no spirit at that time, and it was not treated as important, so there is a high probability that I just passed it on.

“Sometimes when you dig up the ruins of your clan, you find these cursed relics.”

Hamel added, running the extractor.

“It’s a recipe for when that happens.”

The vibration of the machine, which had just started operating, was transmitted all the way down the floor.

“I like the sound.”

After a while, a drop that shines brightly like a furnace falls on the glass bottle that was placed in the spout beforehand.

True to the word essence, a highly concentrated potion that looks great.

“That’s it!”

Hamel ran back, shut down the machine, and placed the bottle in front of the crown in question.

“Come here. Let me show you the ritual of Haeju. Artel, I hope you’ll join us as well.”

As much as I wondered in my heart, I stood behind the Grandfather of the Earth Fairy. Illyana also stood right next to me and watched the ceremony.

Hamel carefully picked up the glass bottle and dripped the essence onto the crown.

Then the brass crown began to emit a bluish fluorescence, just as Aaron Nortonhale used his powers.

“Ugh!!!!”

The blacksmith struck the crown with a hammer engraved with an unusual pattern.

gang!!!!

The goal resounded along with the refreshing and clear metallic sound.

“Is that the power of a fallen prince?

gang!!!!

Hamel’s hammer struck the crown once more.

It felt like I had done everything I could, but it didn’t leave a scratch on the crown.

Whoops! The sound of hammering fills the studio.

A streak of sweat ran down Hamel’s neck.

how much did it fall

Forgetting to count, just watching the sight of the hammer being struck as if possessed, I felt that the air was getting colder at some point.

Illyana grabs my sleeve without a word. She also seemed to have noticed something was happening.

“That’s why Artel’s blessing is needed. As it is a terrible curse to be placed on the crown, it will be inhabited by those who try to break it!”

exactly.

The atmosphere of the workshop, which had been filled with blazing heat a while ago, had completely cooled down.

Rather, it was a dungeon-like atmosphere.

“Sanwoo, this…”

Illyana was the one with whom Aaron Nortonhale was killed.

Rather, as Artel was, it was clear that he would have taken on a much darker magic than me as a human being.

I grabbed her hand, which was starting to tremble.

“The blessings are sure to come, right?”

Soon, Illyana’s expression, which had been severely strained, loosened slightly.

“yes.”

“Then don’t worry. You’re a reliable blacksmith.”

After all, he is the owner of Crystal Forge.

In the second half of the conflict with the Liberation Front, it was a blacksmith used as a main supply base, so I could at least be sure that he wasn’t a villain.

“Ugh!!!!”

Clang-!

Finally, Hamel struck down the hammer, and a huge spirit came out of the crown with a sound like something breaking.

“Shhh-.”

It was the sound of the spirits sealed in the crown being released.

【shit… … How many souls of the forest were captured.]

Lioner said bitterly.

Fortunately, the liberated spirits disappeared without harming us.

The cool air came back, but Hamel’s condition was a bit strange.

gang! cuckoo!

Even though the seal has been lifted, the Earth Fairy grandfather continues to strike the crown with a hammer.

I suddenly felt uncomfortable and approached him.

“San, Sanwoo… my head hurts.”

The hand that had been holding Illyana was pulled downwards with a sighing voice.

thud.

Illyana collapses without a pulse.

“Illiana!?”

I hurriedly grabbed Iliana and tried to stand her up. Her hands stretched out and fell to the floor.

When I checked my breathing in surprise, I felt like I had passed out.

gang! gang!!

However, Hamel does not even give a single glance even when a person has fallen.

“Hey, Hamel!!”

He didn’t even answer my call. I picked up Illyana, laid it down in a safe place, and rushed to the Lioner.

‘I think something is wrong!?’

But not responding was the same thing with Lioner.

It was an even more bizarre situation because he was the guy who had just thrown a word while watching the spirit being liberated.

“What, what are you doing this for?”

If something goes wrong, right after the spirit is liberated.

I put one hand on the sword handle, just in case, and grabbed Hamel’s shoulder.

At that moment, the hammering stopped.

At the creepy timing, he was surprised and drew his sword.

Hamel’s body was laid flat on its side. He, too, had his eyes wide open.

Two people who fainted out of nowhere.

“Oh, damn it.”

I’m slowly getting used to it now, but my body trembled at the feeling of a cool tightening.

I already know.

This was a phenomenon that only I could experience in this world.

When I realized that, my stiff body felt relaxed.

Without hesitation, I picked up Aaron Nortonhale’s crown.

『Bug occurrence / Data error ERROR CODE: MISSING NO.』

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“Yeah, it was cheap somehow…”

Stories that could not be realized in the world of Paradise Academia.

It was Missingno.