Knights & Magic - Volume 7 - Chapter 98

Vol 7 Chapter 98

Chapter 98 The Peaceful Village and The Unrestful Occurrence

——Not a noble, moreover not even a goblin.

The village’s chief was unable to hide its bewilderment when Ernesti try to introduce himself.

“・・・・Then what should I do to call you for?”

“I’m also troubled too. That said, let’s just leave it as a traveler”

They look at each other face, revealing the puzzlement expression.

“A traveler・・・・I thought that kind of word have no relation for us who can’t move from here”

The village’s chief is mumbling with a smile. Because the world they know was only this narrow place.

“I would like to know, who in the earth are you guys”

As they were putting their body forward, they shook their head after asked that question.

“We do not really know about that complicated things. However, we have lived here by generation after generation and we’d called as a goblin since that time”

In the villager chief’s face, which has been carved with many wrinkles, there is no doubts or denials at all. Although, they may not be interested in the first place. For them, living in here were the most natural thing in the world.

“My great grandfather was also doesn’t know how long we have been living here. Even if someone asked the same question, I’m sure there is no further answer than that”

“Is that so・・・・come to think of it, you had always made an equipment for the giant on this village, right?”

“Yes. Although not only our village, but many villages other than us should be doing that, I suppose”

Eru began to tilt his head.

“Are you saying there is other village like yours?”

“Yes, from what we’d heard. Since we can’t go elsewhere, we do not know very much about”

In his mind, the sense of discomfort start rising again.

Numerous isolated villages in the middle of the forest, and the people who doesn’t know the outside world—— there is no kindness toward the human beings in the Bocuse Sea of Trees, even though there were also other human which had been living in here.

“From what I’d heard, aren’t you being protected by the giants?”

“There are the ‘nobles’ who lives in the upper town with the giants alongside. They are come to our place only in rare occasion”

So that’s why they are surprised, said the village’s chief answering Eru question.

“Then, why this village made giant’s armor? Its not like you are in their protection either”

“Although they are not helping us directly, we also receive their blessing by living closely with them”

The village’s chief said that without breaking the calm expression. It can be said, all of that were something absolute with no room to doubt for them.

“Isn’t dangerous for you to live in this forest with a few demonic beasts?”

“That’s・・・・・the reason why the nobles forbit us to go there”

“Aren’t you having difficulties in finding the forest’s blessing? Did you receive the food only on the field? In fact, we were also having difficulties to find a meat since arriving in here”

The village’s chief faces who had been calm until now, shook his head in the first time. Although its only few, there is a bitter-like wrinkles shows on the face.

“We have no choice・・・・there’s no ‘knight’ among us. The one party who live in the upper town alongside the giants is only ‘Knight Runner’ which belongs to the knight order. We are unable to enter the forest if only just among us・・・・”

Along with the long sigh which had been exhaled among the word, Eru slowly raised his face.

“・・・・Did you say Knight Runner?”

With a word that cannot be misheard. Eru has faced the village’s chief with an unusual look.

“I wonder why I have heard that such words. However, it seems like it was quite different from what I know. What kind of people are the nobles and that knight runner?”

“The knight runner and their companion were nobles in a same time. They are living in the upper town and conversing each other with the giants”

At that time, the village’s chief who had been answered Eru’s question until now, has changed his line of sight.

“May I confirm that you are a traveler who had come from different place?”

“Yes. We come from a country far in the west”

Eru has shut his eyes and think upon the far place. He was wondering about the safety of the escaped levitate ship after he and his beloved machine has fallen. Although, he suddenly concerns about that.

“There’s no giant on that country and there is also someone like us・・・・like you who had small body and lived in a number”

“A place where there are no giants・・・・I suppose, it’s hard to imagine”

The village’s chief muttered and lost in thought after imagining Eru stories.

“Same like here, we encountered many demonic beasts there. But, with the Silhouette Knight’s power——the giant knight, we able to protect our land and people”

The village’s chief and his surrounding looked at each other face. They could feel the dizziness between the confusion as if they were trying to imagine Eru’s country.

“You say they would protect us. But we don’t have anything・・・・・”

“In that case, would you like to build it by ourselves?”

The village’s chief raises his face without thinking after hearing the unexpected word.

“I don’t know what kind of knight you might prefer to but, I have the knowledge to create an existence which can fight toe-to-toe with the giants”

Eru cheerfully shows his smile without concerning the doubtfulness of village’s chief. He is something more than a goblin, villager or even noble. Granted, it can be said he is more like a heterogenous form of living being.

“What in the earth are you trying to do?”

“I mean, I need someone who will act as my arms and legs. I can’t do it alone even if I have knowledge and skill”

Eru has stood up among the buzzed villager.

“Let’s see. Its faster if you look at it, please come here”

After he said that, they are leaving the village’s chief house. Although the confused villagers were still hesitating, but after knowing the village’s chief has stood up, soon they are following Eru after that.

The destination ahead of them was the cart which had been delivered in there before.

“Are you trying to do something again?”

In the middle of their way, the One-eyed Servant complaining to them while walking beside. He has learned if Eru gets involved in something then it would turn into something not good at all.

Thus, the villagers who had come to the huge cart somewhat looked uneasy, because they wouldn’t know what kind of thing hidden in there.

“How is it? Do you recognize what is this?”

The Servant heave a sigh after being asked by Eru to lift something on the cart with sincerity. The thing is a wreckage—— a metallic corpse that barely looks like an upper body of a person. It was the upper body of the destroyed Syrphirne.

The villagers have stopped their breath. The village’s chief lip trembled slightly as he opened his eyes that had been buried in the wrinkles.

“Is, is this・・・a knight, I suppose?”

“As I thought you have recognized it. Then you are perhaps・・・・・no, that’s not important right now”

As Eru shook his head a little, once again he looks at the surrounding people.

“This is what they call Silhouette Knight. Unfortunately, it was broken on my way going here. Our purpose is to repair this”

After listening Eru’s explanation, every villager looks at each other faces. They were still unsure on what to do next, eventually their line of sight gathered in one place. On their sight, there is the village’s chief who have opened his mouth in determination after his lip still trembled slightly.

“Ahh・・・・even it was truly a knight. I suppose we still can’t help you because we have no skill to do that”

“You already have the skill in blacksmithing to make the giant’s armor. The remaining is, if some of you might know about alchemy”

The village’s chief slowly shook his head.

“We don’t have any knowledge in alchemy・・・・・the one who know about that is only a noble one”

Eru lightly nod in agreement and cross his arms.

“If we don’t know anything about alchemy then we might be lacking in crystal tissue. Still, I have no choice to find for an alternative. Now that you mention it, I wonder if the material for giant’s armor still available”

“Yes, it was stored in the village warehouse. If you would, I will lead you there”

“Then, please do”

The village chief call its people and guiding Eru to the warehouse.

After they went to the warehouse, everyone who live in the village had gathered to the village’s chief side who still remained in there.

“Was it fine to bring him to the warehouse? Inside that warehouse—— were it not ours but the nobles’ belonging wasn’t it? What would happen if they found it out in the next inspection・・・・”

“Everybody in the village are grateful for the fare. But that doesn’t mean・・・”

After listening their opinion one after another, the village’s chief eventually raises his face.

“Even if we continue to live like this, would we be just starving again?”

With that single word, the surrounding people fell into silent.

“Are you still depending on the nobles who has helped us until now. Then, the giants who have arrived here were far better than them”

“It may be true, but”

“Even if we have no knight, if we are able to talk with the giants・・・we might able to state our wish for living in the upper town to the king (Oberon). Even if we can’t archive that, we could change something”

When the village’s chief spoke slowly, and look around to the everybody presents.

“First of things, let’s return the goodwill we receive. Then, find another solution on the other day”

While the villagers were discussing something, Eru and Addy are exploring the village warehouse. An unusually large for a warehouse compared to the size of the village. That reason could be understood in one glance on the inside.

“Woow! There is many demonic beast’s material here!”

“I see, naturally it would be like this to make an equipment for the giants after all”

In order to make it easy for the villager, the materials hadn’t piled up too high. Because of that, they need a large area to stack them.

Eru walks around the lined shelves and the materials. While the etching Addy began to tilt her head on the side.

“Eru-kun, did you find something useful?”

“Yes, it would be good if we had a silver but, the variety of metals didn’t many as I thought”

“Silver, huh”

“If we had a silver plate, at least we can build some Silhouette Arms”

“Ah, it wasn’t something we carved on the Magius Jet Engine’s Emblem Graph, right・・・・ahh, that was sure tough to do～. But even if we create it, we have no unit to equip it, right?”

Their Silhouette Knight were still in wreckage condition. No matter how many they can build the silhouette arms, there is no way for them to use it in flesh. However, Eru tilt his head to the other side.

“Of course. That’s why I need the giants to use it”

“Ehh”

After hearing such unexpected word, Addy has stopped her feet suddenly.

“Because they have a huge body close to the duel class, perhaps their mana was also suitable for them too. Then what left is, how to utilize it”

“Ehh!? I know but, why so sudden?”

“Let’s make everything we can here. We can take it back if we need it and also it will strengthen them too. In that sense, this kind of weapon are convenient”

However, after looking through the warehouse, Eru let out a slight dejection with a sigh.

“That being said, we do not have the materials. After this, let’s go exploring area around the village”

When the two of them leave the warehouse, they were coming to the titan’s place.

“Brave-san! We want to explore the surrounding village for a while”

“Hmm. What are you trying to do goblin Braver?”

“I think we’ve to find a weapon for the giants to use”

The Third-eyed Seat of Brave has looked down on his foot and raises his doubt to the small Eru.

“A weapon you say? Will we able to use the weapon which had been made by a goblin?”

“Not a problem, didn’t they make an armor for you guys?”

The Brave now cross his arm and think deeply. This small goblin was always saying something exaggerated about their body difference. Although, having any weapon doesn’t mean they are clearly at disadvantage.

“Well, I don’t know how but, it’s fine if you want to made that. Servant, please do”

“Yes, understood”

Of course, the one who will help them was the One-eyed Servant role. Eru thanked him happily.

“Well then, should we go then”

“Ah, we’ve to prepare a lunch before that!”

Addy who somehow in high spirit begins to bring various preparations. In the end, they didn’t leave on that day.

Instead they leave on the other day, Eru and Addy who had made the preparation, entering the forest with the Servant in group.

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There is only deep green forest that surrounding around the village. Sometimes they just had found some silly demonic beast. In order to fulfill its hunger after finding a small human, the demonic beast was killed with tremendous speed. They took out their anger on the demonic beast, because they have found nothing.

The three of them were resting on the tree after walking around until the sun has surpassed the middle point of the day.

“Haa. We got nothing・・・・”

“At least we could get something to eat today”

The demonic beast will become their food. It can be said that alone was not in vain. Although, what they found was at least the minimum from what they anticipated.

“No matter how they look, it was just a forest. Why not make some silhouette arms with engraved demonic beast bone instead”

“Eru-kun gradually changed and in bad taste!? Somehow I don’t want it・・・・”

Addy who had imagined a weapon that made from demonic beast’s bone, immediately show a disappointed look.

“Generally, mana conductivity on the demonic beast weren’t too high in the first place, it would be our last resort if we must”

“As I thought, that was the reason”

If the machine has assembled, a little bad taste will not discourage Eru at all. It just a little price to pay. However, for the time being, they have no intention to take such means. While complaining about it, Eru face was turned upwards.

They were leaning and resting on a tree. Although he was looking up for a while with a sloppy look, suddenly he got up and strikingly hit the tree’s surface then confirming the surface texture. After that, he unexpectedly pulled out the Winchester and peel off the wood. After examining the smashed peeled skin, he now strokes the below surface. Somewhat there is a conviction on his face and smiled broadly.

Addy and the Servant looked surprisingly at the sudden Eru’s movement who happily lift the peeled tree’s skin.

“Eru-kun. What so sudden?”

“Addy, this tree. Isn’t this tree! Do you know about this tree?”

“Hmm?”

Addy doesn’t really understand but, for now she is trying to look at the tree’s skin. On the white surface, somewhat it was smooth. As she was trying to remember a plant with such characteristics, somehow, she managed to remember it from the bottom of her memory.

“Mm～. Ah! I see, I’ve heard it from the class. This is what they call ‘White Mist’, isn’t?”

“Do you remember what are their characteristics?”

“Errr. Normally, a wood is hard to flow mana, right? On that point, silver is the best metal which easier to pass. But I hear White Mist is a tree that have good mana conductivity exceptionally well”

“That’s correct!”

Eru applauds excitedly with joy. Because he looked so much cuter, for time being Addy was hugging him closely.

“For that reason, the wand’s handle uses this kind of tree・・・・this is truly fine catch”

“Ehh, Eru-kun. Are you trying to use this tree?”

The two of them looked up behind the tree. Eru immediately look back and speak to the one-eyed titan.

“Servant-san! I have a request”

“What do you need goblin Braver”

“Let’s cut this tree and bring it back”

“What?”

It was quite unexpected offer, although the Servant only have one eye, he thoughtlessly stares at the tree. The tree itself has grown quite well. It will not be easy for him to bring it back.

“・・・・・This tree? I guess・・・・you are serious about this”

Looking at Eru, there is no sign of him telling a joke. The Servant now thinking about how to do it, while endlessly heave a sigh.

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“・・・May I ask you goblin Braver. What are you trying to do with this”

The bewilderment of the Brave’s three eyes when he looks at the Servant who was supposed to explore the surrounding area, coming back desperately with carrying a tree. Indeed it was too heavy even for a titan, the Servant who just had returned from the forest ended in ragged breath and carrying a tree. In the same time, he would also have to carry the beast he hunted.

The scenery itself was very empathic. Even the Brave saw him off without saying anything to him.

Furthermore, without caring the titan’s hardship. A certain small thing (Eru) was somehow excitedly without reason.

“For time being, to make it easy to use, we still need to process this wood into a board first・・・・Brave-san! Pleas lend me your hand!”

“I said, what are you trying to do!? Are you telling me this log is a weapon!?”

The Brave doesn’t have any idea on what Eru trying to do at all. He was confused to imagine what kind of reason he needs to cut this tree.

“No. After processing this into a board, I will carve the emblem graph here. To the everybody in Kaellous Clan. I will lend you my tactical magic (Overed Spell) knowledge”

Even though the titan stared at him with a sharp look, Eru is not afraid at all. Or rather, he was even more fight it back strongly.

Although they were doubtful about it, the titan at least helping Eru. That because their trust in Eru who had bring them to this point. He has insisted to do that, either way they had decided it will not be useless at all in the end.

Although the titan doesn’t really have special skill on handling that, above of all they had their own processing technology——their strength.

Because of the villager and the titan were going all out, the board is finished in a short time.

The issue is, they have to carve the emblem graph on the whitish board’s surface. More than anything, the problem is there was no other than Eru who had memorized the Overed Spell. For time being, they had to write the graph on the other place and then engrave it on board together.

As expected, it sure took some time but, either way they have completed a new equipment.

“This・・・・So what is this?”

The third-eyed titan was looking at that in bewilderment.

Certainly, it took a form like a box. A rectangular wooden box. There is no accurate explanation other than that.

Inside the box, there are large number of the carved Overed Spell on the surface. Literally, it is just tightly packed. Furthermore, the crystal catalyzation which had been pulled out from the demonic beast was attached on the outside of the box, at least the function was satisfy enough.

There is a handle on the outside while they can also grab it to hold. Although the handling wasn’t good at all, at least they were able to aim with it.

But it wasn’t suitable for hitting something. Rather, it was something more fragile and cannot be used for fighting. For someone like a Brave or his companion, it can only be described as a mysterious object rather than categorized as a weapon.

“Brave-san. Please face to that tree while holding that”

Said Eru while pointing to a tree on the distance.

The Brave following his order with a vague movement. No matter how you look at it, it just a figure of a titan who holds somewhat unknown box.

“Now, pour some mana on it!”

“・・・・What is that”

At that moment, Eru has stopped working. He slowly turns his neck to the surrounding and somewhat showing an embarrassing look while smilingly at the glaring Brave.

“What kind of movement is pouring some mana on it? I can’t understand if you describe it poorly”

“How can be・・・・perhaps the giants are not conscious about mana that much?”

There’s also possible if he thinks about that way. For Eru; for a human who had a small body, they have to polish their wisdom for the technique of magic instead.

But for the titans. A huge body which can fight toe-to-toe with duel class demonic beast. Have a high strength and attack power. Even if they didn’t do anything, they already had built up their power by living in the forest. Thus, without polishing the skill, they haven’t known how to use mana or magic.

“This is troubling・・・・No. Speaking of which, there is someone among the giant who could handle a mana”

Soon, Eru has remembered something. There’s someone among the giants who had been called as a magician.

Before answering his question. Someone has come from the Kaellous Clan’s group.

“Brave. Please lend that to me”

“Hm. Is that you young Sorceress (Parva Marga)”

A little girl (among the titan) who have inherited the Sorceress’s name.

She stood before the Brave and reach out her hand. At first, the Brave was troubled for a while, eventually he handed the box on his hand to her.

Although the box was made for the Brave, it is slightly oversized even for her. Somehow, she able to hold it and start to opens her mouth.

“Goblin Braver. There are not many among us who can use magic”

“It seems that way. I didn’t really think it at all”

“Although I’m still inexperienced. At least I can pour some mana on it. Do I need to do like this・・・・・kyaa!?”

On the moment when the young Sorceress has poured some mana on it. A strong light came upon them. It was a White Mist which a wood that can easily absorbed the mana. With the mana that has traveled over the carved graph, it will make the magic through the fiber of the wood. Soon as it reaches the top of the catalyst, a phenomenon will appear in this world.

The unique luminescence soon takes a form like an orange’s ball of flame. The type of script that had been inscribed is explosion-type magic called ‘Spear of Flame (Carbalion)’.

It went through according to the script and flew into the air. In the faint light, a flaming bullet strikes a tree at the end of the trajectory. Soon turned into a detonating flame and shattered after hitting the trunk then explode into pieces.

“・・・・・What”

The young Sorceress who had opened her four eyes, become petrified with her opened mouth. Even though the Brave was also showing an astonished expression, this time he was immediately derived in joy.

“To think you has learned such a wonderful magic (Magia) young Sorceress! With this, the Sorceress will also be proud of you!!”

“・・・・・No, that wasn’t me. Just・・・・what is this”

The young titan girl looks at the weapon she held nervously.

That was something she felt in the first time despite being a magician. Even though she didn’t build her own magic, the magic phenomenon still occurs. There is a tremendous discomfort along with a something impossible has happened. But more importantly, she has immediately understood the meaning of this ‘weapon’.

She now looked at the person who had made this weapon in some kind of admiration. But the right person who have made that; Eru was troubled by crossing his arm.

“Mumumu, as I though it can be used if we can pour some mana properly. But I didn’t expect that the giants weren’t good at handling mana. Now what to do・・・・muu”

Although the young Sorceress seems stunned for a while, eventually on the line of her sight, she regained her strength back. She has remembered about what should she do and the only one she could do.

“Goblin Braver. Was it fine to teach everyone on how to use mana?”

Eru began to look up at her face.

“I will be saved if you could do that. If you do your best, at least I can prepare some silhouette arms for everyone”

“So, you are saying that everybody will be able to use this if I could do it・・・・”

It might be something terrific for a someone like a Sorcerer. It can be said that was possible for her to relinquish her role which was being an expert in magical knowledge. However, at the same time, she knew her immaturity.

She didn’t even need time to decide. The young Sorceress turned back and looked around her clan’s companion.

“Brave, everyone. Please, open your eyes and hear me. If we could use magic without being a Sorcerer. It means anyone will become able to use magic. This weapon will surely lead us who have a less power”

On the figure of the immature and young Sorceress who holds the silhouette arms, the Brave has already opened his eyes. Although she was still small, part her behavior is showing the glimpse of the Sorceress——the one who lead their clan.

After a while, the Brave nods in agreement.

“I will believe on what you have seen young Sorceress. We need some power for us who still in small number”

Everyone from the Kaellous Clan began to gather. They have believed on the young Sorceress’s determination and made their will as one.

From that day, the titan began to train every day. It was nothing so advanced at all. They just need to recognize the mana inside them.

If they’re able to learn how to pour mana, what’s left can be handled by the silhouette arms. It was something revolutionary for a titan who able to use magic without being a Sorcerer——.

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While the titan passionately trains to mastering the silhouette arms, every villager on the goblin’s village were busily undertaking on manufacturing silhouette arms

Their lifestyle on food assumption has also improved dramatically, because the titans were supporting them. Even it was strange for them, to be perfectly balanced on each other.

With that situation, Eru was being called by the young Sorceress. Before the young titan, Eru sat down there. Although she is still young, her height easily reached near 5m——which three times larger than Eru.

Even though she didn’t do anything, a strange intimidating atmosphere leaking out on the blatant pupils of her four eyes. However, Eru didn’t seems to care anything at all.

“Umu, Although, she is cute, surely she’s big!”

And Addy the other person who strangely sits down on the young Sorceress shoulder while knitting her hair. Beside the big hair, it seems fairly strong and hard.

“I hear you know many things goblin Braver”

“Yes, I may look like this but I had led one Knight Order back in the country”

Although his answer didn’t clear enough for the young Sorceress to understand, at least she was able to understand his behavior and self-confident were not groundless at all.

“I’m・・・・haven’t inherited that much from my predecessors. Because I’m still young to learn・・・・・my predecessor was already gone to the Hundred Eyes side”

Addy began to peek up the dejected young Sorceress who looking at the ground. When she was distracted for a moment, the young Sorceress regains her strength and stare at Eru.

“To become able to make something like that. You are truly the Sorcerer among the Brave”

“Well, yeah. I wonder that would be in the case if it was from the giant’s perspective”

Eru tilt his head to the side. Granted, that kind of perceptive is the unique culture of the titan.

At that time, the Four-eyed Seat of young Sorceress has corrected her posture. Facing him with sincere attitude and unheeding their difference in height.

“Then I want you to teach me. Your knowledge of magic”

“That is・・・・・even for me, I do not know anything about giant’s magic?”

“Still. I do not have enough power as a Sorceress. I can no longer receive such teaching anymore・・・・”

She holds her fist firmly. Even for the immature titan like her, she couldn’t lend her power in a situation where her clan in peril.

“I don’t think it was okay to stay this way either. The magic that had been used by those weapons. I think just knowing it might become a power”

After listening her earnestness, Eru nods his head.

“I see. Now I understand, I will do my best to teach you my knowledge”

“I’m counting on you, goblin Braver”

In the same time, Addy who still on the top of the young Sorceress shoulder, suddenly poked out.

“Then, call us ‘master’ from now on!”

“Err, Addy?”

Leaving aside the twins who had been taught a magic by Eru. For Addy, she was her first disciple or somewhat like her junior. And apparently, she seems like it very much.

“I understand, master (Magister)”

“Master! Fufufu, what a nice ring!”

“Addy・・・・are you fine with that?”
“Although she’s a little big, it was okay because she is cute!”

“Yeah, sometimes I cannot understand Addy at all”

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Even though it was a little unexpected, Eru didn’t stop her. Because Eru is a quite person who will not stopping other people’s actions. Thus, Eru has acquired a new disciple in ages beside the twins.

After that he want to start the lesson for the eagerly young Sorceress and said.

“Can you show me the giant’s magic first? Its fine if it something simple. Please draw it like what kind of script did you use”

The young Sorceress began to nods her head and pick up a stick then start drawing the shape on the ground.

“Hm. Basically, there are no change. It sure interesting. But, as expected for a giant to use this kind of high output. However, there is a lot of useless things. I wonder if that was because they could break through the output without considering the importance of efficiency”

Eru was staring on the ground, but soon he grabs a wooden stick on his hand.

As he walks around, he has rewritten the script on the ground. More precisely, he makes it more efficient. While compressing the meaning of the script many times.

A countless number of cutting-edge weapons in the Kingdom of Fremmivira. The one who have assembled the precise script for it was none other than Ernesti himself. Although, recently he had gotten more job as a knight commander and as a knight runner, that kind of skill deeply sleep inside him.

For a long time, he hasn’t showed himself as a programmer.

“The core script was too naïve. It doesn’t have to be connected that much, for that reason let’s just expand it around. Even with this, the power won’t be reduced if the flame is spread out・・・・”

“Ma, master・・・・?”

In front of her eyes, her technique is going to be rewritten. All the young Sorceress can do is only watching him over. Because, she couldn’t fathom what Eru’d done at all. She has understood it clearly that something she learn from the previous Sorceress was quite different.

“In any case, why not use magic more efficiently. Wasn’t this giant’s magic already good enough. They had been made with a firm build”

Eru start to stands up while smiling in satisfaction.

Thus no one know, a something formidable was about to start————.