TENKEN 425 (1400 words)
同族嫌悪
「And
this, this is likely to be a clue」
「The
piece of that magic sword」
What Fran took out was the blade of the magic sword that she
had cut off. There would be a chance to get closer to its real identity. Thanks
to the fact that most of the magic power had been drained out from it, its
already felt much less disgusting.
『....Hmm.
the material is....I think it's similar with my blade』
I have blacksmithing skills, so I can tell some things apart
to some extent. At least it's not iron. I don't know exactly what this metal
is, but the closest I can come to it is the metal used for myself.
As I recall, it was a metal called Orichalcos, which could
only be used by a divine blacksmith. However, since only divine blacksmiths can
handle it, I can't tell if it's something special with my normal blacksmithing
skills.
(TLN: オレイカルコス
orikarukosu)
Even that Gallus didn't understand the material of my sword.
Still, I could tell that the metals that made up my sword and this were very
similar.
But that would make the story more complicated. After all,
there will be possibility for that magic sword to be a divine sword.
Well, compared to Gaia that Asurasu showed me, I only felt a
much weaker magical power, and I think it's more likely that it's less than
divine magic sword made by a divine blacksmith using Orichalcos.
(TLN: アースラース
a-sura-su, Centinni leaves his name as "Asurasu" on Centinni TSKD 370 i
think it's incorrect, but it sounds better than Earthlers or Earth Rath)
When I think about it, it makes sense that I was able to
activate cannibalism. An intelligence weapon made by a divine blacksmith, made
of the same material. It wouldn't be strange to say that we are the same kind.
It seems to be more likely related to a divine blacksmith rather than
Trismegistus.
「I'd
like to examine it. Can you leave it with me?」
(Master?)
「I'll
make sure to return it to you when the investigation is complete. It's Fran's
loot after all」
Well, we can't investigate any further on our own even if we
had it, and if you want to lend it to him, that's fine.
『I
think it's a good idea.』
「Nn.
Understood」
While Fran and Frederick were talking in front of Gordon's
body, Urushi returned.
「Woof!」
「Urushi,
welcome back. you got
something?」
「Woof!」
Oh, Urushi looks so confident. Apparently, the chase went
well.
「....Marquis
Ashtner's residence?」
「Woof!」
Urushi nodded at Fran's question. Seriously? Fran had only mentioned Marquis of
Ashtner randomly, but actually it was the correct answer.
「Really?」
「Woof
woof!」
When Fran asked back suspiciously, Urushi desperately
appealed for her to believe him. It seems that he has really escaped to Marquis
Ashtner's mansion.
Last time, it took the trouble to cut off its sign in the
residential area and was wary for anyone to not follow it....But this time, it
was so easy to find where its destination is.
No, because it was damaged by Fran's Sword King technique,
it didn't have enough time to scatter its pursuers. And I’m sure I've absorbed
some of its power too.
Incidentally, as a result of cannibalism, my magic power and
durability increased by 50 each. It may seem subtle, but if I can completely
absorb the power of a magic sword, I can expect a considerable strengthening.
「Did
that wolf find out where that magic sword ran off to?」
「Nn.
Marquis Ashtner residence」
「Really?」
「Nn.
He is trustworthy」
「Gau
Gau!」
When Fran suspected him, he reacted with a「please believe me」kind of whining, but when he looks at
Frederick, he looks at him like saying「What?
You didn't believe my words?」That's
how he reacted and shot a glare at Frederick.
Even in his dog-sized state, he is powerful enough, but
Frederick is not flinching at all. As expected of him.
「Don't
glare at him」
「woof....!」
Fran smacked Urushi on the head and warned him. Then, Urushi
looked back at Fran with a look like saying「it's because of him」
However, Fran ignored Urushi and proceeded with her story.
「I'm
going to Marquis Ashtner」
「No,
wait a moment」
「whine....」
Yeah, hang in there, Urushi.
「Even
if you force your way in here, when you can't find any evidence of guilt,
you'll just end up being pursued. It will take a long time to start the
investigation again. Be cautious」
「Muh....」
「Gau!」
Urushi glared at Frederick again. Now he looks like saying「Bastard,
what did you said to neesan huh」maybe?
Fran hit him on the head again, and Urushi looked away from
Frederick with an attitude of 「Damn.
I'll let you off the hook this time」
he said. I've never seen this boy looks so much like a thug.
In the end, there was a possibility that we would be
attacked again if we stayed here for too long, and after putting out the fire
with Velmeria, we decided to move on. The place we were aiming for was their
hideout in the noble district where we first met Count Bailleys.
When I mentioned that the magic sword had disappeared to the
Marquis Ashtner's mansion on the way, Velmeria nodded her head in agreement.
「It
seems that he were involved, after all. That's one more reason for us to search
Marquis Ashtner's residence」
「Assuming
what that wolf say was real. We'll have to back him up」
「Gau!」
Urushi responded to Frederick's words, groaning like saying「Are you
saying I’m lying! Haah?」No,
he's usually a bit more of a cute guy, but he gets strangely worked up over
Frederick.
Is its familial disgust? Well, he have a similar skill composition and are rivalling
Frederick, who seems to be a threat to his position. He's a wolf, after all,
and he's probably concerned about his position in the group.
『Familial
disgust huh.....』
I wonder if the disgust I feel for that magic sword is the
same thing.
It is a magic sword with great power and can act
independently with its own will. In addition, it can give its user skills and
other abilities to strengthen it to an unbelievable degree.
Of course, this information was not confirmed yet, but at
present, it was highly likely that it was an intelligent weapon with powers
similar to mine.
We are alike, too much alike.
I was angry at it for its methods. But Hamuls had died
because he had been in potential release for too long. It could have happened
to any of us. Both I and that magic sword are dangerous swords that can bring
death to the wielder. I hate to admit it, but.....
『Hmm』
(What's wrong?)
『No,
nothing...I just wondered why that magic sword and I are so much alike』
(Not alike)
『No,
we don't look alike, but our abilities are pretty similar, right?』
However, Fran denied my words with an unprecedentedly strong
voice.
(Not alike! it killed its own wielder!)
『But
it's the same for us, if we overuse your potential release, you will lose your
lives. The only difference is whether or not we stopped in the middle. Well, I
know It killed Gordon』
(Not alike! It killed its own wielder. Master is always
thinking of me. Completely different)
『....is
that so?』
(Nn! that thing is a bad sword. Master is a good sword)
To be honest, I don't think there's that much of a
difference between that magic sword and me. The only difference is our stance
towards the wielder.
But if Fran says it's different, then it must be different.
That's what I'm going to think from now on. (
Just thinking about it like that, I found that the haze in
my mind cleared up. I'm a lucky guy..
『...Thanks』
「Nn!」
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(TLN: the title can also be translated as homophobia. Urushi: "No homo bro")
Thanks for translation!..
ReplyDeleteHow about something like, say, Arsrath for a-sura-su?
ReplyDeleteWell, Ars alone need to be "arusu". The closest one to a-su is "earth" (and since he's the wielder of earth divine sword). Like an anime title "Captain Earth", its using kyapten a-su. Another candidate is "Ash", like in a-sutona for "Ashtner".
DeleteI googled "ars アース" and lots of results came up, but you're the tl here. I just think Asurasu looks really stupid. Maybe something like Earthras?
Deletewell, the Ars that i know was based on Cagliostro ougi "Arusu maguna- Ars Magna" lol. well, i'll think more about it later when his name comes up once again....
DeleteLiteral translation mostly sound stupid in some languages. In my language I would change it from "Erd" to "Ardras" or something like that, in English maybe Arthras, like the WoW Character, just with an "r" inbetween.
DeleteEarth Wrath might be what the author intended.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the chapter!
ReplyDelete