Acquiring a Special Technique

The following day, Rokuko and I came to the rocky area again.

"Let's focus on [Stone Pile] today. I think combining it with [Pitfall] will be interesting."

"What are you planning on trying?"

Kukuku, I'm thinking about turning it into a pile bunker. The ultimate ROMANCE weapon.

I'll activate [Stone Pile] inside a hole created by [Pitfall]. Then, after releasing [Pitfall], the force will launch whatever stake I produce with [Stone Pile]!

"… Kehma, are you still affected by yesterday's thing? Do you need a mana potion?"

"What are you on about?"

"Just that you don't need to use [Pitfall] to activate [Stone Pile]. It could be useful as a trap though."

Wait, that's true… damnit, Rokuko's right isn't she?

"Alright, maybe I'll just go back and sleep…"

"No no, don't lose your motivation so quick Kehma. Look, you could probably make other things with [Stone Pile] too, right? You did make some orichalcum yesterday after all."

Hmm, yup. I did make some orichalcum yesterday, didn't I?

"By the way, how'd you manage to find such a tiny fragment of orichalcum, Rokuko?"

"Fufun, I perceive orichalcum as a valuable item, so it shows up when I look at the map."

That'd be pretty useful for finding ore veins.

"Alright, [Stone Pile] is meant to produce stone, but how about you try making an iron one this time?"

"Sounds good. Iron stake, come forth from the ground! [Stone Pile]!"

Kachang! And, as expected, a stake made of iron appeared without any problems.

"Kehma, how about mithril?"

"Mithril stake, come forth from the ground! [Stone Pile]!"

Whoooa, that used up a ton of mana. But the mithril spike did appear as expected… It'd be dangerous if I tried that with hihiirokane or adamantite though, I'd need to make it the size of a toothpick or something.

"So, this stake coming from the ground means you created mithril with your mana, right?"

"I suppose it does mean that?"

"Then maybe you could try making it grow from a living thing instead of the ground?"

Rokuko followed up her question by taking yet another goblin out of her storage as she did yesterday. Was that the same dude?

… Let's test it on its armor first.

As a result of my tests, it worked on iron armor, but not on leather. Of course, it didn't work on the goblin itself either.

"It seems like it needs something similar to the ground or metal to be the starting point."

"Hold on. We should also consider the condition that it needs the same attribute as the material. Maybe you can make a wooden stake from a wooden board?"

"Let's try it. Wood stake, come forth from the ground! [Stone Pile]… nope, doesn't work."

I tried making a wooden stake from the ground, but it failed. It seems like it needs both the starting point and the material to be earth attribute.

"How about gems?"

"Keep 'em coming… Ruby needle, come forth from the ground! [Stone Pile]… ah, it worked!"

I was afraid of the mana consumption, so I tried making a ruby needle, but it worked with surprisingly little mana.

Still, it felt like it did consume more than mithril had. I wonder what the standard for deciding its cost is?

"A needle… if you put a piece of iron on your palm, you could probably make a needle come out from there, couldn't you?"

"Like a hidden weapon?"

"Actually, what if you make needles come out from the inside of your opponent's metal armor?"

"The fuck is that technique, too scary."

In fact, we were able to make needles come out from the inside of iron armor… We could also make needles come out from the inside of leather armor—well, from the metal parts of it.

"This [Stone Pile]… such a vicious spell!"

"No no, I'm sure Kehma's modifications would turn most spells into vicious ones."

I mean… that's valid.

 

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We took a break by laying out a sheet and eating sandwiches together before taking a nap.

Don't get me wrong—it's totally just so that I could restore my mana. Yep, relying on mana potions too much isn't good for your health. A nap was necessary. Come on, I'm a Beddhist, so naps are my way of prayer. I'll pray for you, Oyasumi Nasai.

When I woke up, Rokuko was poking the first iron stake I'd made today with her finger, thinking something over.

"Hmm? What're you thinking about, Rokuko?"

"… Hey, can you turn this into a golem with [Create Golem]?"

"Eh? Probably, right? [Create Golem]"

I turned the iron stake I'd made through my mana into a golem… yeah, it worked without any problems.

Huh? Wait, doesn't this mean I could make golems anywhere for cheap…? With mithril or rubies too…?

Eeeeh. [Stone Pile] is too cheat of a spell. It's like unlimited material creation. Even if it's limited to earth attribute stuff.

For example… I could make a blade golem by producing a stake out of a piece of iron on my palm with [Stone Pile] and then use [Create Golem] on it… With mana, I could make an infinite number of swords!

"Could you make it come out as a golem from the start? Like using both spells at the same time."

"Is that even possible? Let's see… Iron doll, come forth from the ground and become my servant… [Stone Pile] [Create Golem]…!?"

I activated two magic skills at the same time.

However, the result wasn't a golem like Rokuko had said. The magic mixed together and something incomprehensible happened.

The magic that had nowhere to go was floating in the form of a ball on my hand.

"Wait, wha—, uwaaah!"

Isn't this bad? I instinctively threw it at the rock nearby—

—Kaboom! Bang!

The rock that my mana had hit was turning into iron in some places, warping in shape, and turning into a giant hand that was growing out of the ground in the shape of a ball being grabbed by a hand.

… What the hell is this?

"Wao, magic goes berserk when you mix it together."

"Y-You think so… ?"

"But it seems to have quite a destructive power. … This, Kehma, you can do this as many times as you want, right?"

What the heck is this girl, thinking of having me intentionally mix magic to make it go berserk…! Rokuko, you're scary! That offensive thinking, is it because of Aidi's influence?

"Hey, what happens if you mix other magic?"

"… Let's try it with low-level magic next."

"Since we're here, let's mix a bunch of different attributes together!"

That's definitely going to be dangerous! With that thought in mind, I ended up mixing magic together as Rokuko suggested.

"Alright, I'm good over here! Go for it!"

Furthermore, I had Rokuko move far away from me in case it exploded, too.

I even used [Super Transformation] to turn myself into myself, giving me insurance that would let me die once.

… I don't think I'd want to try this if [Super Transformation] didn't have a revival function.

Anyway, this is a test. A test.

"Fire, water, earth, wind, light, darkness—defeat my enemy. [Fireball] [Water] [Earth Bind] [Air Voice] [Light] [Blind]"

I aimed at the giant hand-shaped object I'd made earlier and constructed magic as an attack spell.

The magic power of six low-level magic spells mixed together.

Immediately afterward, the mixed magic power exploded with a bang in a sharp directional force.

As for its target, the giant hand-shaped object made of iron mixed with other things… it evaporated in three seconds.

"Woah… insane."

I couldn't help but agree with Rokuko's words, they were a perfect description of the spell's power.

If I hadn't specified it as an attack spell, it would've exploded in all directions and I would've died.

"Hey, Rokuko. This is dangerous. What's dangerous about it… is that it only consumes six low-level magic spells' worth of mana."

"… How many times could you use that, Kehma?"

"As many times as I wanted to."

"… Let's call it Elemental Burst!"

Ah, yeah.

With Rokuko's naming, the attack magic that intentionally caused mana to go berserk was decided to be called [Elemental Burst].

Now that I've fixed on its image in my head, I could probably activate it just by saying [Elemental Burst] from now on. In fact, I could probably activate it without even chanting. After all, it only takes mixing six low-level magic spells together…

… For now, let's consider it a special move. With that, I had acquired a special move that was different from the magic I was testing.

I wonder if I'd be okay using this on people…?