The Academy’s Weapon Replicator - Chapter 41

Academy’s Weapon Replicator Episode 41 Chapter

11 Dragon Heart (1)

Imperial Palace.

Cilester, the capital and center of the Terst Empire.

If you go inside and head north, you will see a huge outer wall that can be seen from afar.

That is the outer wall of the imperial palace.

The length of that wall is almost 20km.

When you enter the huge square outer wall that forms exactly four sides, each of the inner walls shows off before your eyes.

You have to go through all the castles and reach the deepest part to see the inner palace where the emperor lives.

All people who live within the outer walls are able to conduct all aspects of their lives within them.

From supermarkets, restaurants, hair salons, laundromats, and hospitals to entertainment facilities such as bars and karaoke rooms.

Would you say it is a castle version of a residential-commercial complex?

Soon I came face to face with a dazzling inner city.

The majestic majesty just stands there.

It’s on an absurd scale, as if the designer designed it without thinking.

A car pulled up in front of it and Philly and I got out.

“From here on, you have to cover your eyes. “Please understand.”

I nodded and the driver came over and put a cloth over my eyes.

I just wrapped my head with a layer of cloth, but I couldn’t see anything in front of me.

Even though I am only a driver, the feeling of intimidation is considerable.

Does it also serve as a bodyguard in case of emergency?

Following Fili’s instructions, I spun around in place and walked towards somewhere.

Every time I came to a fork in the road, I had to spin around in place and walk again.

At that point, not only do you know how you got there, but even your sense of direction disappears.

…Of course, I know everything about the structure of the imperial palace.

Philly’s efforts to not let me know his insides are virtual but meaningless.

I’m not saying anything because there’s nothing good to say.

“Okay, you can release it now.”

At Fili’s words, I unzipped the cloth and looked around, and the place was full of all kinds of weapons and shields.

It was the imperial armory.

“Let me meet your conditions first. I’ll get the information later. That would be the correct order.”

I nodded and looked around.

Pretending to find a suitable weapon, he puts everything inside into the weaving workshop.

Of course, with my skills, I’m not sure how many of the things here can be used properly, but there are a lot of weapons for attack and defense, so it’s not a bad thing.

And I stopped at one place.

Fili said after seeing my gaze.

“Ah, I’ll tell you in advance, but that weapon won’t work.”

“I know.”

One that displays differently from other weapons.

It floats solidly in the air thanks to strict magical devices and equipment.

A hammer with a short handle.

A square piece of steel with exactly the same shape on both sides of the handle.

The strongest weapon possessed by the Terst Empire.

Thor’s new item, Mjolnir.

‘It reminds me of the old days.’

This is a topic that always comes up in communities related to Etius in the past world.

‘Which is stronger: Thor’s Mjolnir or Zeus’ lightning?’

It was a childish topic like who would win if a lion and a tiger fight.

The reason this topic is not over is because the main character, Aster, cannot use both of these.

As you can see, Mjolnir is enshrined in the deepest part of the empire and is used by the emperor in urgent situations.

No one has ever seen Zeus’ lightning bolt, ‘Astrape’.

It’s just a guess that since Etius is a game where gods exist, there will be no lightning from Zeus.

‘But I can write.’

It was already put in the workshop.

But it’s not something you can use right away.

Even the legendary weapon ‘Gram’ can maintain weaving for only 5 seconds.

Mjolnir itself would probably be impossible to cast.

‘…Someday.’

For now, I just keep it in the workshop.

Someday the day will come when I can use it.

I picked up a suitable sword nearby.

I roughly checked the contents when I put it in the workshop, so it is a high-quality product among the ones here.

“…I have eyes to see.”

“thank you.”

“Then let’s move on.”

Then, their eyes are covered again and they spin and move.

After a while, when I took off the cloth as Fili said, I saw a long staircase.

“Be careful from here on out. I’m going down the stairs. “This place was built in a hurry, so the facilities are incomplete.”

I followed Fili toward the dark stairs.

How far did it go?

As Fili said, this place was definitely unfinished.

They only dug out the ground and didn’t even build a wall.

It’s just a stone wall.

If you count the floors, I think I went down 10 floors.

We reached flat ground.

“I’ll open the door, so wait.”

Fili walked towards the door like that.

Then suddenly it stopped.

Boom!

A fairly large rock fell in front of her.

“Hee hee!”

Fili was startled and took a step back.

It looked like a rock had fallen because the repairs had not been done properly.

If you were hit, you could have been injured, if not killed.

──But that scene.

The fact that it looked so strange probably wasn’t just my mood.

‘What just happened?’

Fili stopped before the stone fell.

As if I knew it.

However, when the stone actually falls, he is startled and trembles.

‘The smoke I see? ‘For what?’

If that was acting, I can’t help but think that every facial expression Philly makes is acting.

Even if it is acting, there is no reason for me to act like that.

How did Fili know that the stone would fall?

If you knew, why are you so surprised?

“Uh hmm. Okay then. “Will you open it?”

Fili cleared his throat as if embarrassed and put his hand on the doorknob.

As if magic had been activated, there was a clicking sound of the lock being released.

It’s fingerprint magic.

It was also present in Roach’s separate cabin, but the one here must be a much higher-level locking spell.

I put aside the discomfort I felt towards Fili and went inside with her.

Inside, a blue glowing object was placed in the center.

The shape reminds me of a triangle.

A very thin, small triangle.

It looks like thick circular bars joined together into a triangle.

Dragon Heart is in front of me.

‘…wait.’

Now that I think about it, I think I should try this too.

I inadvertently added a dragon heart to the workshop.

It’s not a weapon, so I don’t think I’ll ever use it.

‘But what happens if I weave this and eat it?’

…I feel like something is dangerous.

“Okay, did you check? Now it’s Mr. Frontier’s turn.”

“It was information about Dragon Heart.”

“yes.”

Fili waved his hand and unleashed magic.

It is ‘Whispering the Wind’.

I previously used this spell on Queenie to prevent conversations from leaking.

I wonder who would listen to this in a place like this, but it is truly thorough.

“Is the information you have about Dragon Heart really worth that much?”

This question is truly unPhilly.

You ask the person selling the information the value of the information when you have no trust in me at all.

Does this mean that Philly is that desperate?

“I can only say yes.”

“…I guess so.”

Fili’s red eyes looked at me here and there.

As if he was trying to see through my inner thoughts, as if he was trying to see through my bravado.

I wonder if that will change anything.

‘Fili Terst, if possible, I would like to become an ally.’

Fili is a character who is infinitely gray in the game Etius.

Depending on how you play, Fili can be either an enemy or an ally of the protagonist.

I want to have Philly as an ally.

But blind favor only raises suspicion.

And as long as I don’t know Philly’s true intentions, my reckless favor could actually strangle me.

“…Mr. Philly.”

I called her.

They don’t even call her empress.

Fili’s eyes narrowed.

“Huh? “What is it all of a sudden?”

“Why do you need a Dragon Heart?”

“You don’t know anything about that. “I guess that wasn’t included in the deal?”

Yes.

I probably wouldn’t want to say it in the first place.

It’s a fact that even the imperial family is hiding, but there’s no way they can tell it to me.

“Mr. Philly.”

“I’ll let you see it once, but even once is too much of a justification to cut off your head, but if it happens the second time,”

“What did you do to Aten?”

Fili’s eyes widened at my words.

In the game, Fili is intelligent, capable, and good at politics and calculations.

In the end, her #1 priority is her daughters.

Elysia Saleh Aten.

And among them, the 0th rank is Aten.

The reason why Fili exerts influence in politics. It can be said that the whole reason why he saves the Terst Empire from crisis and plays an active role is for the sake of Aten.

Therefore, in order for Fili to become an ally, he must first be trusted by Aten.

But for some reason, when Aster and Aten first meet, Aten treats Aster very coldly.

Until now, I thought that was Aten’s ‘personality’, but when I look at it as a frontier, it shows a different side.

Aten hates Aster.

I hate people I’ve never met.

Even though there are no problems with Aster’s reputation, behavior, or appearance.

Rather, it’s all about blindly hating Aster, who is at the top.

‘…Magic.’

That’s all I can think about.

Aten is under some sort of spell.

A type of magic that is probably repulsive to the designated target.

However, magic that affects a person’s mind in that way does not work easily.

The effect can only be seen through continuous injection over a long period of time.

It’s similar to brainwashing.

Moreover, the process would have to be more complicated and meticulous to avoid being discovered.

…A person who could do such a thing to Aten.

That’s just Philly.

“What are you talking about?”

For now, Philly got out of the way.

Does not matter.

Aten is a huge weakness for Fili.

“I know you love Aten. “That you live for her, even if it means giving your all.”

“….”

Fili did not answer.

“It’s hard to guess why you cast a spell on Aten to make her hate Aster.”

“You know that too.”

Fili denied it any longer.

Even if I deny it, it won’t mean anything if I go now and tell Aten about this.

At the point where Fili brought me here, she doesn’t have a lot of moves to make.

Kill me to silence me?

Although I myself am nothing special, I am by name and name the son of the Roach family.

This is not a problem that can just be brushed aside.

If that happens, there is a risk that even the secretly moving contents of the Dragon Heart will be exposed.

A magic that makes Aster feel disgusted.

In other words, Fili hopes that Aten and Aster will not get closer.

But Fili’s love for Aten is absolute.

In other words, that magic would also definitely be for Aten.

However, as the game progresses, Aten becomes Aster’s companion in almost all cases.

Fili’s magic is eventually broken.

And when that happens, Aten fights together with Aster and eventually──

‘I understand now.’

Fili feels a sense of discomfort as he is surprised after

avoiding the rock falling in front of him in advance .

There is a cruel ending to this game that only I know.

I said.

“Mr. Philly, do you see the ‘future’?”

At my words, Fili lost all expression on his face.

However, she soon regained her gentle face and

responded with the most natural and clumsy smile she has ever seen.

“…a little.”