Episode 194 Magic for making Shadow Puppets

[ Grimm-sensei, how big will you make the bear-shaped Shadow Puppet? ]

Metis confirmed with me. I hadn't decided yet.

"I plan to use it as an escort/lookout. I think it's no good if it isn't at least the weight of an adult."

[ However, the opponents are monsters. Wouldn't it be nice to make it a little bigger? ]

"Since the Shadow Clay obtained by defeating a ShadowBear is about 90 kilograms, should I make it two batches for 180 kilograms."

[ In that case, it will be enough strength. ]

"Compared to the real ShadowBear, it's weak, but there are many monsters bigger than the ShadowBear. If I want to make something bigger than them, there's no limit."

The use of Shadow Puppets as guards was limited. It could be used when surrounded by a large number of monsters. Many of those monsters were weak as individuals, so a 180kg Shadow Puppet should be enough.

And when you think about fighting in a narrow maze-like place, that's the limit.

Currently, I had 270kg of Shadow Clay, and considering the fact I might make a mistake in making Shadow Puppets, I wanted 540kg for three times.

[ In that case, we still have half. ]

"I'm halfway there ... I'm tired today, so let's spend the night in the Mid-boss room on the 10th floor."

I went down to the 10th floor and camped in the Mid-boss room where there was no Mid-boss. The Mid-boss here was said to be a living armor called 'Living Armor'.(TN:It may sound strange, but in cases like this they're describing the monster in Japanese as living armor, as opposed to using the monster name which is katakana/Engrish 'Living Armor'.)

The LivingArmor was defeated about two months ago and was awaiting resurrection. Since there were no other adventurers, I had the place to myself.

[ I will send Komugi out as a guard. ]

Metis said such and took out Komugi from my shadow.

"Speaking of which, couldn't you use Wyvern's magic bones for Shadow Puppets?"

[ It's not that you can't use it, but magic weapons made by processing magic bones aren't that powerful. ]

Magic bones didn't seem to suit Metis' tastes. I wasn't very knowledgeable about magic bones either, so I didn't really understand. I had the idea that I should consult with Metis and keep it instead of selling it, but Metis said it was not good.

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If I started accumulating things like this, I would end up dead. I didn't think that idea was wrong.

After talking with Metis about various things, I went to bed.

I continued hunting ShadowBears the next day, and decided to stop when the Shadow Clay reached 540 kilograms and returned to the surface.

Since the 8th floor was a scorching volcanic area, I decided to take out the Combat Wing and fly.

"Rather than hot, it's %hot%."

[ In that case, wouldn't it be better if you used the Heat Insulation Cloak? ]

"I didn't use it in the dungeon because it looked like it might break if I used it in battle, but it should be okay when flying."

I took out the Heat Insulation Cloak, put it on, and put on the hood. At that moment, the heat disappeared.

"Fuuh, this is comfortable. Why didn't I use it."

I flew on the Combat Wing while wearing my Heat Insulation Cloak.

I arrived at the stairs leading to the 7th floor, I took off my Heat Insulation Cloak and put it away. Battles should occur in the snowfield area on the 7th floor. I didn't feel like fighting while wearing such expensive magic equipment.

I put on my winter clothes again, climbed the stairs, and started walking through the snowy field with poor visibility due to the blizzard. After that, nothing special happened, and I returned to the surface.

After returning to Shibugami City, I went to the bookstore and asked if the book I ordered had arrived. It arrived properly. This was an academic book on veterinary science that included anatomical charts of bears. I paid the bill and bought it.

After that, I stopped by the magic tool store and received three sets of Sorcery Eyes and Sorcery Ears for bears that I had ordered.

When I got back to my apartment, I went to sleep. It seemed that I was just tired.

The next day, I contacted Ami and Karina in the student dormitory of the Magic Academy. I had promised to get help when I made a bear-shaped Shadow Puppet.

I planned to teach Ami, who was also my Magic Puppeteer disciple, how to make Shadow Puppets. Since she was neither my student nor a disciple of my dojo, I didn't receive any instruction fee, but until she was recognized as a full-fledged student, I, the master, would receive and sell the work that the disciple made.

Testing the clay work, it turned out that Ami was superior to me in terms of sculpting ability. However, her faces tended to be far from the real thing. She apparently believed that she had to make a cute face.

"That's right. Let's knead the D-Particles into the Shadow Clay right now."

I took out the Shadow Clay and got fed up with the amount. When I thought about kneading this with my hands while mixing in the D-Particles ... My motivation dropped.

I should make a new Life Magic. I talked to Metis,

[ How about applying the D-Particle Leaf like with 'Catapult'? ]

"D-Particle Leaf, that sounds good."

I launched the Sage System and created magic that added D-Particles while kneading Shadow Clay. When I activated it, the Shadow Clay on the sheet spread out on the floor, transformed becoming soft and pliable, changing between flat and round.

During that time, the D-Particles were injected into the Shadow Clay and mixed evenly. The work, which I didn't know how long it would take if I did it manually, was completed in a little over ten minutes.

"This one is good. Let's call it 'Clay Knead'."

I processed all the Shadow Clay and put it in my Magic Pouch. After that, when I made the magic core and the ring, it was time to go to the Academy.

Karina was waiting at the entrance to the Magic Academy after school.

"I'm sorry. Did I make you wait?"

"Nope, it's okay. We'll do the work in the Academy's art room."

When I went to the art room, Ami was looking at a picture of a bear.

"Hello, my best regards."

I briefly explained the procedure to Ami.

"The work of kneading the D-Particles seems to be difficult."

"That work, I already finished it."

I decided to ask Ami to help me with her excellent molding skills. I also asked Karina to help. At first, she molded 90 kilograms of Shadow Clay into the shape of a bear as practice. It was a lot of hard work.

Karina played an active role in this work. Karina, who had strengthened her muscles with Muscle Magic created the basic shape with her strong power, and Ami and I did the fine finishes.

It was completed in a short time with Karina's cooperation. The Sorcery Eyes and Sorcery Ears were already built in, but it was a bit of a weird bear.

Karina stared at the completed work.

"The bear's face was made by Jikouji-san, right?"

"That's right. Cute, isn't it."

Its face looked more like a stuffed bear than a real bear.

"I suppose, it's fine because it's practice. Do you want to try finishing it?"

When I asked Ami, she nodded happily. So, I handed over the book with the bear anatomical charts in it and let her imagine it.

"I'm starting."

It seemed that the image had solidified, Ami put in the magic core and then injected magical power. What was once a black clay bear began to change like a real bear. After seeing something forming inside, hairs began to grow on the surface. The claws and face looked real and completed.

However, its face was that of a cute stuffed animal.

"It's completed."

Ami reported with a big smile. It seemed that the image had been completed. However, the escort Shadow Puppet I was thinking of was different.

This work, I wonder if I should sell it,

"Let's give it as a gift as a proof of becoming my disciple."

"I, is that true."

Ami jumped for joy.

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