The Academy’s Weapon Replicator - Chapter 92

Academy’s Weapon Replicator Episode 92

Chapter 26 Sacred Forest (4)

Lady of the Lake.

The mysterious woman, whose name does not appear in the original Arthurian legend, is called by various names depending on place names and adapted stories.

Woman, fairy, lady, etc.

But all the gamers on Etius called her this.

‘Witch of the Lake’.

[Excuse me. What a witch. Am I a fairy? There is also a name called Nimue.]

Yes, Nimue. It was that kind of name. I kept saying she was a witch so much that I forgot her name.

Nimue said that and smiled softly. Her clean appearance and smile clearly did not suit the nickname ‘witch’.

No, that’s why she’s a witch. Among gamers, there are quite a few people who are fooled by that appearance.

So, in fact, there are quite a few people who have messed around here and there, believing that their true intentions are good characters.

However, as someone who has been playing this game for the longest time, I

can confidently say that Nimue is a witch.

“Yes Mr. Nimue. “I have some business to do at the lake.”

[What’s the matter?]

“I came to look for the sword inside.”

Nimue’s expression wavered slightly.

[Indeed… I guess they really knew something.]

Nimue spread her arms. It was as if he was welcoming me.

[Look for it if you can.]

[Nimue!]

Merlin called out to Nimue as if urging.

Nimue said to me with a bright smile.

[It’s in the black lake. “As long as you can take it.]

“What does that mean?”

[Are you forgetting where you are? This is an extreme land further north than your region. This lake is colder than a glacier. It just doesn’t freeze because it exists as a ‘lake’.]

I looked down at the lake. The water in the lake was clear and transparent, but as Nimue said, I felt a bitter chill.

Water colder than ice. It is impossible for this non-flowing lake to have such a low temperature, but this lake maintains its appearance forever under the name of ‘mystery’.

Simple cold cannot freeze this lake. The temperature just continues to drop.

To put it in the extreme, even if humanity were to perish, this place would remain like this forever.

No matter what, it’s an absurd feeling.

Nimueh watched me and laughed.

Even that smile seemed so kind that it was rather strange.

[Would you like to come in? What good is finding the sword if you can’t get out alive?]

“Don’t worry. “I came prepared.”

I turned back and approached Cassian. He picked up Penelove’s cloth and tied it around her hand. The chill that had been lingering just a moment ago disappeared as if washed away. It was the effect of the cloth.

[…Hmm.]

The smile on Nimue’s face disappeared a little. Still, it seemed like there was still room.

[Well, whatever.]

Nimue said again. Still didn’t stop me.

I glanced at Merlin briefly. He also had a stern expression on his face when he saw me, but he didn’t look like he wanted to move.

“…are you really going to jump in?”

Selena asked. For some reason, he sounded worried.

I thought it was natural for him to be worried about me since he was an escort, but I guess that wasn’t the case.

“That’s right.”

“Something seems suspicious. “For them to let me go so easily.”

“Yeah, me too.”

“yes?”

I laughed. He waved his hand as if he was going to run a quick errand.

“Then I’ll come back.”

So I jumped into the lake.

* * *

Selena looked for a moment at the lake where Frondier jumped into.

If you were a guard and jumped in there together, you would definitely freeze to death in less than 5 seconds.

I can feel the cold on this street, as if I could get frostbite if I just put my hand in it right now.

Next to Haa, Nimue sighed in regret.

[This is how another greedy life dies.]

“…What does that mean?”

Selena asked.

It was none of her business where Frondier did what he did, but dying was a different matter. It’s her job to protect Frontier.

Of course, if she dies, they won’t kill her at Mangot or anything like that, but it’s clear that there will be a severe reprimand.

“Frondier is not affected by cold. “It would be easy to bring a sword.”

I had noticed from Tavern that Frontier did not feel the cold. Maybe it’s because of that fabric. I never thought that the thing I usually wear as a tie could have that function.

But Nimue shook her head.

[That’s not why. You can’t bring a sword just to block the chill.]

“…It’s not because of the chill?”

Nimue covered her mouth with one hand. That smile was benevolent.

[This lake is deep. Ordinary people cannot reach the bottom.]

“…Even if you do that, you won’t die.”

[If it ends there. That guy looks stronger than he looks, so it looks like he’ll reach the bottom. But in fact, according to black tradition]

Nimue, who was talking happily, suddenly looked at Merlin. As if checking his reaction. It was a very strange behavior, but soon Nimue looked at Selena again and said,

[…It’s plugged in. Deep into the floor.]

“…!”

Yes. Excalibur is originally a sword stuck in a rock. Or the sword given directly by the Lady of the Lake.

But it’s neither of those things, and there’s a sword stuck at the bottom of the deep lake? The lore was completely mixed up.

[If you try to draw that sword, your mana will be taken away. Furthermore, it takes away life force. Only those who are strong enough to overcome them all can draw the sword. If you try to draw your sword without knowing your subject, all your life will be sucked out of you, and you will be in deep water that you cannot escape when you come to your senses.]

Selena swallowed her saliva at Nimue’s explanation.

A sword that completely hides its owner. To the point where people who don’t fit the criteria are driven to death.

‘…But this is underwater.’

Even if one were qualified, would it be possible to draw a sword underwater?

Is there really a person who can complete difficult tasks on land and in the water?

Why are two different lore mixed up and the sword requires a task that no one seems able to pull off?

-Because the lake is real.

What Frontier said keeps coming back to me. Selena’s head kept spinning.

But in the meantime, time clearly passed.

A person can only last so long in the water. Nimue looked up at the sky for a moment as if she were bored and then said.

[…Then, let’s go back now. The owner you are waiting for will not come]

Sigh!

At that time, the water in the lake rose loudly. Selena, Nimue and Merlin saw the scene.

It was Frontier. He soared up, holding something like a hammer in one hand, and then

crashed.

Degurr-

“….”

He threw it on the ground and rolled around like a dog.

It was really cool to break through the surface of the lake, but Selena was reluctant to say anything.

“Hehe, I thought I was going to die.”

The line that came out was even less cool. Selena pursed her lips and approached him.

The moment it emerged from the lake, it seemed to be holding something like a hammer in its right hand, but it had disappeared again.

In other words, Frondier’s hands were empty.

Selena asked as if examining Frontier.

“…Did I fail?”

“huh? failure?”

“The reason you couldn’t come out with a sword…”

“Oh, that’s right. I tried holding it just in case, but I lost all my strength. “It was something I wasn’t supposed to touch.”

Frontier acknowledges it with openness.

Selena was relieved to see that. Frontier is not dead. I won’t be scolded even at Mangot.

[Hmm, okay. [The subject was someone you knew.]

Nimue looked down at Frondier, who was lying slumped.

I saw his empty hands. Well, it’s strange that he comes out with a sword. Is it something to be praised for just giving up greed and coming back to life?

[I told you, right? You can’t take that sword.]

“Yes. “It was like that.”

After saying that, Frondier stretched out one hand. While lying down, I raised my hands towards the sky.

“But it doesn’t matter.”

and.

With his other hand, Frondier broke the necklace he was wearing.

[What…?]

I couldn’t understand that eccentricity for a moment.

When the black liquid flowing from the necklace gathered in Frondier’s outstretched hand and formed into a thin stem like a thread.

Only then did Nimue open her eyes wide. The smile disappeared. I opened my mouth in astonishment.

Frondier’s face smiled as much as Nimue had lost.

“I told you so.”

Frondier held the finished product in his hand.

A grip that fits both hands with a round pommel. A sword body with a concave center. A guard and blade that glow golden.

[What, how…!]

That is the sword that is stuck in the rock and will be pulled out by the hero, and it is the sword that the Lady of the Lake will personally hand over.

Excalibur.

“I came to ‘find’ the sword.”

I never once said I came to pick it up.

* * *

I had no intention of picking up Excalibur from the beginning.

‘Real’ is not mine. A sword that the protagonist of this game, Aster Evans, will one day hold in his hands.

It’s a sword that will be his main weapon, but I wouldn’t be foolish enough to take it from him. That’s impossible and there’s no need for it.

After I entered the lake and found Excalibur, I held the sword just in case.

…It really didn’t budge. The sword stuck at the bottom of the lake seemed to be one with the ground rather than being stuck.

Moreover, as soon as I held it, I felt my mana draining and quit. At the same time, I was confident.

No one can pull out this sword. The same applies to Aster Evans.

It was the moment when the hypothesis in my head turned into certainty.

Anyway, I ‘saw it’ so it’s okay. I used menosorpho and checked Penelope’s fabric. Since I ate the Dragon Heart earlier, this cloth will replace my mana until it is all used up.

‘The use of menosorpho has increased.’

It was thanks to Menosorpo that it was able to jump from the bottom of the lake to the surface.

Since the woven weapon moves freely within the range of the magic circle, wouldn’t it be possible to fly if you move while holding the weapon?

It came from a simple idea, but it was possible. The problem was that only Mjolnir was possible.

Other weapons could not handle my weight even when I tried to move them while holding them in my hands. It looks like that even in the water, so it must be seen as hopeless on land.

My body was a little shaken at about the same level, and Artemis’ bow and arrows both reminded me of me, but they almost took my breath away first.

‘I’m almost done.’

Penelope’s cloth tied around her hands was now as short as her elbow.

Meanwhile, Nimue muttered in confusion.

[Nonsense. No way. There is no way I could pull out that sword! That’s impossible, no one….]

It’s impossible. No one. Nimue said so herself.

[That’s right! That’s fake! That’s right!]

Nimue shouted. Pointing his finger straight at me.

“…Tsk.”

I couldn’t help myself and started laughing. He smiled brightly.

I accepted her words from the bottom of my feet to the top of my head. I felt like my entire soul was in agreement with Nimue’s words.

So I smiled brightly, a smile that could not have been more sincere.

“Yes, it’s fake.”

I recited a truthful word.

I was so proud of this answer.