The Academy’s Weapon Replicator Chapter 246

Chapter 77: Promise (3)

“uh… … ?”

When Elodie heard me, she became as stiff as stone and said nothing.

The girl’s large eyes, eyes that resembled a lake, trembled.

Would someone say this is a lie?

Because it is not my heart, because I, not Frondier, are the words spoken by me pretending to be Frondier.

Should I say that all of this is fake?

“Oh, no. Ahaha. “Suddenly,”

Elodie laughed awkwardly, hesitated and tried to say something, then closed her mouth and lowered her head.

“Well, what is it? that is.”

The young child speaks with a awkward smile, but is full of tears.

“What are you doing, you idiot?”

“Tap,” he said.

The one word I uttered as if it was nothing special resembled the Elodie I had known from the beginning, not the girl.

But starting with that.

“you idiot… … .”

In the end, those words of habit that I said as if nothing was wrong,

“Uh, huh, huh… … .”

Elodie broke down the tears she had been holding back.

“Ugh, uh, uh… … .”

Elodie slowly sat down.

I lowered my head, covered my face with both hands, and cried silently.

… … Elodie cried even with difficulty.

She covered her face as if she should never be seen, held back her tears as if she should never be heard, and her small shoulders were shaking.

I approached Elodie, lowered my posture, and spoke to her again.

“Sorry.”

“Ugh, huh, huh… … .”

“I had a bad feeling.”

“Don’t say that… … !”

Wow, Elodie hugged me.

“I was wrong, I was wrong! Why did you… to me? … !”

Elodie cried and cried out like that. I leaned against her chest and her hands tightened around me as she held me tightly.

“You didn’t do anything wrong.”

It’s wrong.

It would have been wrong to hurt Frontier’s feelings.

Regardless of Elodie’s good intentions, Frontier didn’t feel that way.

But I know.

I saw what Frondier tried to do to Elodie through my diary and memories.

Was even that evil act Elodie’s fault? Even if Elodie’s boasting wasn’t well-intentioned, is it all Elodie’s fault that Fron Deer tried to drag Elodie into her abyss?

Just because Elodie knew Frondier’s feelings, would she continue to suffer alone like this?

“Sorry.”

“Fron… … .”

“Sorry. It’s my fault.”

That’s why I say.

I, the fake one, say this.

“I couldn’t understand your feelings and was jealous of you.”

Even if Frontier cannot forgive Elodie, I do.

Even if everything I say is fake.

“But it’s okay now.”

I am the only one who can comfort this girl now.

It means there is only me.

“I don’t hate you.”

“… … Pron.”

“You promised.”

I said.

I don’t remember, but I’m sure it’s a promise between Frondier and Elodie.

“You said you would protect me.”

“… … Pron… … Pron, pron… … .”

Elodie recited my name several times with her lips trembling sadly,

“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!”

Only then did he fully lean into my arms and cry out loud.

Because what Elodie was trying to endure was not just sadness.

Elodie’s tears, which had barely begun to cry like a child, continued to flow for a long time.

* * *

The two of us left the cabin.

Elodie seemed to have calmed down a little, but lowered her head and followed.

“Elodie, are you okay?”

“… … I’m embarrassed.”

He raises his head further and mutters.

“This is probably the first time I’ve cried so loudly since I was a baby.”

How many years have you grown since then?

“When will that monster come?”

“I don’t know exactly. But somehow I have a feeling it will come.”

If that monster is Elodie’s trauma, then the ‘feeling’ that Elodie was talking about would be when her own bad emotions were stimulated.

‘Of course. That monster is the key to getting out of this dream.’

It would have been nice if Elodie could have resolved her trauma by relieving her emotions through crying, but the human mind is not that simple.

What I received was comfort, and it will take time for the trauma to completely heal.

Of course, it can be said that this incident has broken the beginning of that healing, but right now we don’t have much time to wait for that.

“Hey, Frontier.”

“huh?”

“Are you really going to fight too?”

“of course.”

I answered immediately. It would be difficult for Elodie to overcome that monster alone. It is a monster that was set up that way from the beginning.

From what I observed, that monster is the natural enemy of all wizards. In general, wizards are wary of close combat masters who quickly close the gap between them and come in, but that’s not what they’re really afraid of.

Being fooled at a distance where he can best demonstrate his magical skills, that is, at a distance. If that happens, the existence of a wizard loses its value.

‘A bunch of tentacles that are destroyed by magic but their meaning is meaningless, and an eye beam that shoots out, limiting the wizard’s entire evasion range.’

It might have been a battle worth doing if it were a combat type. It may not be easy to approach, but these tentacles can be avoided to some extent even with Elodie’s flight magic.

Warriors with more agile movements will try to close the distance against Elodie, and it will be difficult to attack the pupils as well.

It takes quite a while for the eyes to glow and fire, and the attack, which narrows in widely, is not a technique that can be used against a warrior who reaches right in front of you during that time. Because you will hurt yourself.

‘It was Elodie’s trauma in the first place. ‘I’m imagining something I can’t win, so of course I can’t win.’

On the other hand, if it were me, it would be possible.

Because it’s Elodie’s trauma, I can fight him.

But the problem is that in the end, Elodie has to take it down.

‘Even if I take it down now, it will only appear again one day and cause trouble for Elodie.’

A monster born from Elodie’s heart.

Unless Elodie overcomes herself, the trauma will continue to haunt her.

I fight to help Elodie.

Elodie seems to have quite shaken off many of her emotions after crying.

There is still something left.

“… … come.”

Elodie’s head rises, and she casts her gaze into the distance.

Soon, at the end of the line of sight, there was a guy slowly approaching, still of ridiculous size.

‘… … Has it gotten a little smaller?’

It’s hard to notice unless you look really closely, but it seems to be a little smaller than last time. maybe.

This means that Elodie is overcoming trauma in her own way.

“Ugh… … .”

But as soon as Eloni saw the monster, he became restless and looked at me and the monster alternately.

… … Ah, this.

“Of course it won’t work! “Frondier, I will put you in the cabin now.”

Weaving (織造), Heukcheon (黑川).

Grade – Rare

Long spear, 10 copies of the same species

Kwaaaaaa!!

I shot the spear faster than Elodie and blew up the cabin. Okay, now this level of ability is allowed.

I was wondering if Elodie’s overprotection had not improved yet.

“P-Frondier?!”

“Look ahead, Elodie!”

Elodie turned her attention to my shout and faced the front again.

I also said while looking straight at the monster.

“There is no such thing as a cabin!”

“… … !”

“I can’t let that bastard keep torturing you, leaving again, and coming back again!”

Elodie’s trauma stems from guilt. To some extent, she had accepted that she could not defeat that monster. As if it was natural to be punished.

But since I have forgiven Elodie, there is nothing I can do to punish her.

“Let’s defeat that guy here and now! “Don’t let it come again!”

“… … huh!”

Elodie bit her lip. She slowly rose and placed her magic in each of her hands.

Phew, in the meantime, I let out a long breath and recited it slowly.

“Menosorpo.”

A huge magic circle is drawn in an instant, coloring the entire surrounding area as its own territory.

menosorpho

Weaving in the air, simultaneous replication

imperial palace armory

full open

Along with that, numerous weapons were launched into the air.

‘… … Elodie has witnessed this far.’

Since Elodie has already seen my abilities once, anything can be done up to this point. That’s because I added the setting that this ‘borrows and uses abilities from the future.’ Even the current Frontier is capable of this much.

“Fron! “How long can I use that?”

“I’ll do my best as much as I can!”

I gave a vague answer to Elodie’s question. I just want to mention a very long time, but if I do that and Elodie doesn’t believe it, it’s a fool’s errand, and if I mention a time that’s too short, it will run into a time limit of its own. It is better to answer like this.

‘You probably won’t be able to weave high-grade weapons.’

Elodie can’t use a technique she hasn’t seen before. Also, what if Elodie loses consciousness? That’s not what I wanted in the first place.

In other words, the weapons I have just taken out are the maximum I can handle in this dream. Even with this, you can suppress most things.

But the problem is,

“come!”

The monster’s tentacles stretch out, and my weapons shoot towards them.

The speed wasn’t bad, but the power of the weapons to cut the tentacles was quite disappointing.

‘Even this is just as Elodie imagined.’

The problem is this.

Because the power of these weapons was not shown to Elodie, the power itself was lowered from its original level.

Since this is Elodie’s imagination, it would be nice to see some improvements, but Elodie was extremely realistic. She was like that even after she became a child.

“Haaa!”

Meanwhile, Elodie pours out flames. From the child’s hand, flames wrapped around like a red curtain burned away the tentacles.

It was an exciting sight on the outside, but my eyebrows gathered together.

‘… … ‘I feel weak.’

Elodie’s strength weakened. Trauma also weakened, but so did Elodie’s strength.

This is Elodie’s dream. The weakening of her magic, which should be as imagined, is not a matter of mana or skill. It’s a matter of the heart.

“Ha! Breathe! Oh, wow?!”

Thanks to this, the tentacle, which would have collapsed by burning, did not die completely and attacked Elodie again.

I fired my weapon to block the tentacles, but more tentacles rushed at Elodie.

Normally, Elodie would have been able to handle the rest, but for some reason, she seemed unable to move as she wanted.

… … Actually, I kind of predicted that scene.

“oh! Frontier!”

Elodie had already reached the place where she was running away and sinking to the ground.

“Elodie.”

I calmed my eyes while looking at Elodie.

“Stay right there.”

“Uh, what?”

“Don’t do anything, just watch what I do.”

I left Elodie behind me and checked the tentacles rushing towards me.

And all of that,

Sigh! Kwagwagwagwak!

Heukcheon blocked it.

According to my will, Black Heaven grabbed, blocked, and cut the tentacles, preventing them from approaching me and Elodie.

“… … !”

Elodie was looking at the scene in surprise.

Black Heaven is a substance that Elodie has seen, but whose power and purpose she has no idea about. But since you’ve seen it, you probably know what kind of abilities I have.

Therefore, Black Heaven is now more useful than Menosorpo, who has already shown a knack for making weapons.

From Elodie’s perspective, it’s an unidentified object whose identity I don’t know, so its power is the same as I knew.

“As I said last time,”

I spoke to Elodie while blocking the attacking tentacles one by one.

“I have become stronger, and I will become stronger.”

“… … !”

The sound of Elodie taking a deep breath at those words.

That’s not just a happy expression. I know why.

‘… … ‘He’s an archmage.’

Elodie tries to become stronger. To become a great wizard.

Become an archmage, create a peaceful world, and erase Frondier’s stigma of ‘incompetence’.

But now Frontier is no longer incompetent.

Elodie doesn’t want Frondier to be incompetent, but it is true that as Frondier becomes stronger, her motivation decreases. That’s probably why Elodie’s strength is weak now.

“still.”

However, just because I, a frontier, am not ‘incompetent’,

“But I still need you.”

“… … ah.”

That doesn’t mean her dreams are worthless.

A world that will one day perish.

If a truly great disaster and hardship comes to this world, it won’t just be Frondier or Elodie’s problem.

In order for Elodie to draw the scenery she wants, Elodie’s power is absolutely necessary.

And to that extent,

“And just as much, you need me.”

Elodie’s promise to protect Frontier. Elodie constantly tried to become stronger because of that promise.

All of that was correct.

However, the promise she has been carrying so far has made it too difficult for her.

There is just an afterword to this promise.

“So, I will protect you. “As long as you protect me.”

“… … !”

I have no intention of passing all the burden on to Elodie, but the opposite is also true.

This is how my relationship with Elodie was from the beginning.

“Use as much magic as you can. “Leave the rest to me.”

“… … huh.”

Elodie is a wizard.

He is a wizard who will one day become the strongest human being.

Of course, a wizard needs a sword and shield to protect himself.

And for me, the sword and shield are more than enough for anyone else.

“──Development of individual techniques.”

The moment Elodie uttered those words.

I felt the voice change and the mood change, so I turned my gaze towards her again.

Elodie was standing behind me.

Elodie de Inies Richae.

Her blue eyes sparkled brightly, and she drew out a mana that seemed to absorb all of this dreamscape.

Individual technique development

Flame magic type 4

Elemental resistance, impact, spread, mana replacement… … Named ‘Hellfire’

Wind magic type 4

Increased range, triggering separation, high-speed rotation, updraft… … Naming, ‘Storm City’

… … addition.

Lightning magic type 2

Overlapping, chaining… … Named ‘Chain Lightning’

Combination of techniques, concentration

combination of three elements

Elodie Original, ‘Jujak Oreum – Infinite Hell’

The magic that was unfolded like that was contained as a small drop of water on Elodie’s index finger.

The moment the water droplet she lightly threw touched the nearest tentacle,

Kwaaaaah-!!!

“… … !”

The storm of flames she was boasting about ‘chained’ along the tentacles.

The numerous tentacles became a good target for spreading, and the storm burned up, engulfing all the tentacles.

The monster, which was unable to escape from the tentacles that were its body in the first place, was also engulfed by the storm of flames rushing in from all directions, and all its eyes flashed open and burned painfully.

I looked blankly at the incredible sight, then turned my gaze back to Elodie.

Elodie stood with a cool face.

With a face that is always confident and full of confidence, it seems as if nothing can flaw it.

That was Elodie, a second-year student at Constell whom I originally knew.

“ah.”

I also stood as my original self, not as a child.

Elodie looked straight ahead for a moment with a gentle smile, then made eye contact with me.

Hehe, smiling with a somewhat mischievous look on his face.

“Hello, Pron.”

That’s what I said.

fantasy,