“Yaaaaay!” Shani cheered. “We should celebrate with a slaughter!”
“Eh no, no slaughtering for now. We should check those assassins for any clues.” I said.
“As you command my lady.” Lilastheria bowed and approached the husks with surprising speed.
“We should give her a weapon.” Lucy suggested. “If she is a knight she kind of needs one.”
“True. And from the way she moved I think she got faster. I wonder what other powers she got? And what weapon would be fitting?”
“Maid knights were your idea.” Lucy pointed out. “What do you think is suitable?”
“Since she has a magical storage amulet, it does not need to be concealed on her body. I should have a look at what I have left in my own device. There are a lot of weapons still in there.”
Swords were pretty common and I had quite a few. But did I have anything truly special? I still had Manus’ sword… but would it be too big? Lilastheria did have more strength than a human but it might still be too much. Hm. I never really inspected that sword. I just stored it, like the armour and the body. One day I would find a smith to adjust the armour for Lucy. One day…
I was getting sidetracked again. I pulled out Mantus’ sword and swung it around a bit. It was easy to wield with my strength but it was rather heavy for a weapon. Clearly it was forged from adamantium. While it was the strongest known metal, it was unfortunately as heavy as steel. If I gave Lilastheria an oversized weapon, mithril would be a better choice. A metal that was slightly stronger than steel but lighter. Both adamantium and mithril were good for enchantments.
While looking through my inventory, focusing on mithril weapons, I found something. An event naginata. It was made purely from mithril. Normally you would have a wooden shaft, but the metal was light enough that weight was no concern, even for a regular human. The weapon was enchanted for increased durability and sharpness.
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The most abnormal thing was the look. The silver shaft was decorated with a few sakura petals and the handguard looked like a cherry blossom. The blade itself was similar to the shaft but the density of the petals was higher. The naginata had a magical ability you could activate. When used the blade would conjure a trail of illusionary petals whenever you swung it. Well, it was a sakura event weapon. Designed to be useful while not being quite as powerful as the end game items.
“I think I found something.” I announced while holding the naginata. Lucy stepped closer and inspected the weapon. I handed it to her for a better look.
“That is a curious design. It looks kind of cute.”
“Um, you can have it if you want to. I can give her something different.”
“Oh no, I love the spear you gave me. This will be excellent for Lilastheria.”
Lucy called our maid and she appeared almost instantaneously.
“You called, my lady.”
“Amaya has found a weapon for you. Do you know how to handle this? Actually, how good are you with weapons anyway?” Lucy inquired.
Lilastheria took the weapon with wide eyes. She stepped back and gave it a few swings.
“I am honoured. I have training in similar weapons but I am no expert. I shall wield this blade in your name and master it!”
“Great.” I said. “There is a magical effect you can activate but it’s purely visual.”
Lilastheria focused on the weapon again. Then swung it some more. The illusionary petals floating through the air looked great. They glowed in a soft pink. After floating for a few seconds they faded away. Certainly not an ability that worked with stealth. But maybe they could distract someone in a straight fight.
“They are beautiful, my lady. I thank you for this gracious gift.”
“So, what powers did you get from this knight thing?” Lucy inquired.
“My speed has increased and I can wrap myself in protective winds. It will take more time and training to figure out everything I can do, and master it.”
“It’s also great for cleaning!” Shani added. “Wind allows you to blow all the dust away. And with enough electricity you can reduce most organic things to dust! You might need some water for bloodstains though. Water is an interesting element. It kind of is it’s own domain but air can summon storms which include rain. I suppose the water element focuses a lot on ice. The plane of water has waaaaay too much ice!”
I never really contemplated that. My main element was lightning. Or maybe I should say, my main damage type. Electricity was considered part of the air element. But I was an elemental sorceress anyway, simply with a lightning focus. I had plenty of earth, water and fire spells too. And other magic, like illusions. Shani was an elemental lord of the plain of air. But she was a storm elemental. Were there different air elementals? Lords were an evolution of a regular elemental that was around long enough. Since they had their own personalities they might all have unique powers as well.
Lucy interrupted my thoughts. “Is that why you wanted maid knights? So they could clean up after their kills? I guess it would help, especially in a mansion. They stab the intruder and make the corpse disappear. The ultimate servant.”
The reason was more like I watched a lot of anime. But Lucy’s interpretation sounded convenient.
“She will need a lot of training.” Shani stated. “Let’s go make more corpses! I think there are more people hiding in the trees!”