Chapter 117

CHAPTER 117: ADVANCING POWER

I stood in front of my store looking at the things I’d produced .

「… . . this armor…isn’t it a bit too gigantic…」
「Th-that’s right . Master’s magic power seems to have been stronger than expected……」

It was a huge wood armor with a magic stone mallet for a right hand .
I had gone into this with the intention of using up my leftover materials but…

…I hadn’t expected it to reach 3 stories tall .

It was a much bigger version of {Vajra} .
Maybe I should just call it {Vajra Kai} . However, right now I’m wondering whether or not this will actually move .

「……well, let’s check to see if it works . 」
「O-Ok . I’ll accompany you . 」

Sakura and I entered the armor and were integrated .
Then I tried moving the hands and feet and the pounding mallet installed in the right arm .

「Huh, this is unexpectedly agile . 」

Though I couldn’t say it was effortless, moving it wasn’t especially hard .
It’s movements were also unexpectedly precise .

「I believe that is because Master is still in a state of enhanced power . 」

I see . Well, as long as it’s confirmed that the movements aren’t terrible, it’s fine .
Even so, since it’d be hard to store, I’d like to compress it more .

… . . places where I can use it are also pretty restricted as well .

I had it turn its head from side to side when…

「What’s that? Is that a festival float?」
「Amazing! It’s huge!!」

Nearby there were some children shouting with glittering eyes .

「…… . 」

For some reason I moved the arms and legs once more to show off…

「Woah it moves!」
「So cool!」

My spectators were praising it nonstop .
Actually, it didn’t look like it was just kids…some adults came by and were looking at it with amazement .

「… . why is it so popular?」
「Well, I think that thanks to Master’s molding it looks quite cool?」

Certainly I didn’t like it when it was fat and clumsy looking…I did take care to model it .
Why is it now garnishing this kind of attention?

……Well…I don’t feel any hostility from them so after I move it around a bit, I’ll hide it inside the store somehow .

When I thought that…

「Hm?」

I felt something pulling at the legs .
I looked down and saw the fire, water, and earth spirits there .

「What? What’s wrong?」

They should’ve been in the shop…when did they get out here?
I looked at them as they pulled at the legs of the armor and,

「Sha~」「Fuu~」「Sui~」

They pointed in a direction and made sounds .
Then they began walking in that direction .

「Umm, it seems they want us to follow them?」
「Huh? Sakura…you can understand what the spirits are saying?」
「Well…I can somewhat understand what they want . We are similar existences . 」

That’s right, Sakura was a spirit .
Nowadays I’d pretty much forgotten .

「Ahaha, really it’s just in general . But what shall we do?」

Let’s see . There was still time before the fireworks, so I had free time .

「Well, I’m free so we might as well follow? Since we’re checking this thing we might as well go around a bit . 」
「Ok, then let’s go . 」

And so we were led forward by the spirits .
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Dianeia was meeting with Hesty in the office .

「What’s wrong Hesty-dono? You suddenly came here . 」
「n…… . somehow I felt, Karen’s magic power, warping outside of town . Do you, know anything?」
「Hm? Karen-dono should be capturing the spirit along with Athena……」
「I see . Just in case I cut short my trip with Anne… . is everything, alright, I wonder…」

Hesty murmured when…

「Onee-sama!」

Athena appeared in a flash of light . Then she suddenly hugged Dianeia .

「Athena? Wait, that light was emergency teleport… . . ?」

It was a magic not to be used except in emergency .
For her to utilize it meant…

「…Athena . Did something happen!?」

Dianeia judged there was trouble and immediately asked .
Then Athena looked as if she were about to cry and said…

「U-umm, Onee-sama, please…please help…」
「Ok, calm yourself . If you want me to help, tell me what’s wrong calmly . Karen should’ve taught you this in the capital right?」

Athena flinched and took a deep breath .

「K-Karen is…Karen has…she’s been taken over by the spirits and is going wild . 」

Athena said with a trembling voice trying to force herself to report calmly .

「Wild? What’s the situation?」
「Th-the four spirits combined into one and started going wild . At this rate the town will be endangered . So before that we need to fight them and reduce their power……」
「The four spirits went wild!?」

As a Princess, Dianeia was fully aware of how powerful the spirits were .
They had enough power combined to place a barrier around several large towns/cities .
If that power was changed into an attack, it was powerful enough to level a city .

「n, this is, a pretty bad, situation…… . . 」

Hesty said and frowned .

「A Dragon King, can suppress the power of the four, spirits . That’s why I’d felt, Karen’s magic power, warping and swelling…but, if they all combined… . then Karen’s power, alone cannot, hold them back, in fact, she will be engulfed . 」

Hesty calmly informed them . She’d known Karen for a long time, she was one who should be most clear on this matter .

「If we don’t, stop them, the four spirits, will take over her body, and use it to, rampage……Dianeia, I will return, the favor from some, time ago . 」
「Ohhh, thank you Hesty-dono! Let’s head out to stop this!」

Dianeia made a snap decision and called for the Knight Captain from the next room .

「Knight Captain . You heard the situation right!?」
「Ha, I’m sorry for eavesdropping!」
「No, I purposefully raised my voice for this so don’t worry……Knight Captain begin the evacuation while I go! If you don’t have enough help then call on Anne-dono . 」
「Ha!」

Dianeia ordered and put her equipment in order .

「Athena tell me the coordinates . 」
「O-ok」
「Hesty-dono hold on to me . 」
「Ok」

「Let’s go —{Teleport}—」

Dianeia leapt to the plain .
And what she saw there was…

「Grrrrrrrr……」

The sight of Karen walking towards town leaking magic power with not a shred of reason in her eyes .