…And so, it’s nice to have made the decision. If I told the two, they probably wouldn’t get it.
I’ll ask Cui-san about it later but the conversation continued.
「Honestly, I don’t even know what I could do. But if there’s anything I can do to help, let me know」
「Right… For now, many people won’t believe me if I call Touya the Hero of the Prophecy. It’ll cause unnecessary fuss so let’s keep it quiet for now」
Erinabelle seems to be convinced that I’m the hero. Looking at Filmeria’s face, she also believes that I’m the hero of the Prophecy.
「We’ve got nothing to convince them that Touya’s the hero in the first place. If we can prove it, there will be an uproar and people surrounding Touya from now on」
「True. Announcing that Touya-sama is the hero now would be counterproductive…」
Erinabelle puts her hand on her chin and ponders. Then, she looked at me.
「I can estimate that it was His Highness Yugdovan who called Alchrom to leave the Capital」
「The younger?」
「Yes. As for the reason why he would call back someone as talented as Alchrom. I can only guess, but the rebels have likely made their move」
Even if the overall skill level is higher, there is already a shortage of people. As an organization, you’d want as many capable subordinates to get to your operation.
「Well, I don’t think they’re going to make a flashy military operation right now. But we don’t know when they’ll start. Touya, while you’re in here I’ll give you some combat training!」
「Ugh」
「What do you mean by that? The fifth will be personally coaching you, you know that? It’s an honor to be taught by the Imperial knight!」
W-Well… I can’t be doing nothing as her attendant…
Besides, I got tangled with Achrom in this world and Harakara in Japan. Training with one of the most powerful knights in the Empire won’t go to waste.
(Before I knew it, I got myself into a dangerous world)
「M-Me too! I can’t use any magic apart from foresight, but I-I’ll start working on magic」
Filmeria also has a determined look in her eye. Hmmm, those eyes are so attractive…
「Oh wait! Yeah!」
「What?」
「Magic! I want to do them too!」
I forgot! I was talking to Cui about wanting to use magic long ago.
「Touya-sama, I don’t sense any mana from you」
「Touya. Those who have magic talent in this world awaken them around 5 years old」
「But, there are magic stones, right? Can’t you use it to imitate magic?」
Cui said that using stones can let you imitate magic.
Also, Minato was able to absorb the mana from the stone and amplify her Resonant Mind Arts. There might be a way to do this.
「Magic stones? It’s not like you can’t…」
「Oooh!」
「But that method is mostly used by the rebel side」
「The hell?!」
According to Erinabelle, magic that uses magic stones is called “false magic”
Since most of those with magic are nobles, false magic is a skill rather avoided by those without power trying to imitate the nobles
「Even commoners get minimum allowance if they have magic. If they’re competent, they’re taken in as servants, and some become nobles. False magic is just imitating magic using the power of magic stones. Besides, they can’t even enhance their physical abilities in the first place」
In addition, false magic using magic stones seems to require a rather sensible sense and skill. Some also say that false magic is superior to the magic handled by nobles.
And the more skilled they are in their magic stones, the more frustrated they become as their power isn’t recognized.
「Oh, I get it. And so the younger brother is actively recruiting those people」
「Correct. No matter how far they can get, it’s still false magic after all」
Seems like Erinabelle’s confident in her magic too. I can tell from the way she talks about it that she looks down on false magic.
Well yeah. She won’t be the strongest knight at such a young age otherwise. Besides, calling it false magic is already discriminatory.
「Well, I’ll ask someone else about false magic sometime」
That’s unfortunate. But, I will not give up until the day I can use magic with my own hands. I just decided to get whatever I wanted after all!
「Oh yeah, when I was fighting Alchrom. I saw Cerialis」
「Yes, I heard. Alchrom fled as soon as Cerialis appeared, didn’t he?」
「Yeah. That was amazing. I was watching so closely and yet I couldn’t tell what was going on」
I told Erinabelle how it happened. Hearing it, Erinabelle’s expression looks convinced.
「Cerialis is the second user of the sacred light sword, Elgram in the history of the empire」
「The sacred light sword Elgram? That’s a cool name」
「It’s one of the Empire’s Phantom Tools, The Sacred Light Sword Elgram. The phantom tools refer to the arms the first twelve generals had used. And the sacred light sword Elgram is the sword the hero who came from another world was wielding」
「Ooh!」
The fantasy elements are getting denser! This is where my middle-school fantasies of mine heat up.
「Then, is Cerialis the descendant of the hero?」
「There are no records on the descendants of the hero. Cerialis’ house is also a prestigious family with distant ties to the royal family. We can’t deny the possibility however」
「Hmm. So just because you can use the phantom tools doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re the descendant of the first 12 generals?」
I thought that it was all based on family lineage like with Filmeria.
I was wondering if the country was doing the management of weapons together, but then Erinabelle answered my question.
「The sword Alchrom was using. The mechanical sword Rydale is also one of those」
「Huh?」
That massive sword? It’s got a shady history! Damn, no wonder it’s a cool one.
「My Golden Reign Flash Axe Arcmald too. But my family and Alchrom’s… Our ancestors don’t trace back to the first generals. And some of the phantom tools are missing. Alchrom must’ve found the Mechanical Sword Rydale somewhere」
By the way, the existing phantom tools are divided into those managed by the country and those owned by the nobles.
Erinabelle seems to have been awarded by the country when appointed as one of the twelve generals. Once she retires, she has to return it.
「In my case, I was compatible with the weight of the axe, and the weapon laid out some power」
「In fights?」
「That too. Also, I can swing heavy weapons easily once I increase my physical strength. With my strength and the axe combined… I can blow most things off」
Erinabelle certainly holds a massive axe. She could beat more enemies with it instead of swinging a sword poorly.
「Oh, then. Does your sword change form like Alchrom’s?」
「Guh..I-It can’t!」
Oh. While I was wondering if a weapon that doesn’t transform is a weapon at all…Filmeria speaks up with a troubled look.
「Touya-sama. Each of the phantom tools is said to have some special power. It depends on the person whether or not they can use it. As for the method or reason to make it happen, it hasn’t been found yet」
「In short…」
「Even if you can’t use it, you can still wield it as a weapon. However, special abilities like Alchrom’s transforming sword, or Cerialis-sama’s light slashes won’t invoke」
In short, Erinabelle’s using it as an axe at present.
「Eh, that means…」 Cerialis had invoked the sword for the first time in a thousand years?」
「That’s what I told you from the start. It was the hero who used the sacred light sword Elgram a thousand years ago. And now, the literal strongest imperial knight, the first of the 12 generals. The reason why the rebels can’t make an offensive move is because they fear that Cerialis may appear on the battlefield.
Seems like the blonde mini-skirt knight is much more amazing than I thought.
「Some even say that Cerialis-sama is the hero of the prophecy」
I felt the same way too. As Cui’s contractor, I might be fine without straining myself out.