Episode 201 Explosion, Detonation

Invited by Branch Chief Kondou, I went to the Branch Chief's office.

"What's wrong?"

"I realized you were thinking a bit when I said you shouldn't go fight solo. No way, you weren't really going to fight the FortSpider solo, were you?"

He seemed to be worried about me.

"I'm not a reckless man. Unless I have a reasonable chance of winning, I won't fight that monster called FortSpider."

"Then, do you think you have a chance?"

"It's little by little, but I'm getting stronger, too. Besides, I have a companion."

"Hou, are you going to form a team?'

"I don't mean it like that, but should I introduce you to my companion?"

The Branch Chief wanted to meet them, so I sent Tamegorou out of the shadows. The Branch Chief was surprised when he saw the bear-shaped Shadow Puppet.

Tamegorou snuggled up to me and tilted its head slightly at the Branch Chief. The Branch Chief was looking at Tamegorou with his eyes wide open.

"Wh, what is this?"

"It's Tamegorou, a bear-shaped Shadow Puppet. It's my trusty companion."

"Is it possible to make such a large Shadow Puppet. I heard that it is difficult to make a large one because the work of kneading the D-Particles is difficult."

"Branch Chief, even if I look like this, I am the first Life Wizard to become a C-class adventurer."

"That's right. You're also the one who discovered the Shadow Puppet production method, so I guess you can do this much. How strong is it?"

"If it's on the level of an OrcKnight, it can beat it."

When I stroked Tamegorou's head, Tamegorou's ears moved. The Branch Chief looked at it enviously.

"Somehow, I want a Shadow Puppet too."

"If there is a Life Wizard and someone who is good with their hands, you can make one. At that time, I will receive the proper license fee."

Saying that, I returned Tamegorou to the shadows.

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"It's amazing to be able to increase your strength like that. You might be able to create a team with a new fighting style."

The Branch Chief no longer said it was dangerous to go for the FortSpider. I think he was starting to think I might win.

After parting with the Branch Chief, I headed to the reference room. I wanted to find out about the FortSpider. No one was in the library. Komugi emerged from the shadows.

[ I will also cooperate with the investigation. ]

Metis and I began to examine the materials. By the time I finally found the FortSpider document, it was past noon.

I was hungry, so I went back to the reference room after having lunch at a nearby restaurant. And, Ishibashi, a C-class adventurer, was looking at the materials Metis and I had searched for.

"Ishibashi-san."

"Nn, could it be, this document was prepared by Grimm?"

"Yeah, I heard that the FortSpider appeared on the 5th floor, so I thought I'd check it out."

"I read it first. FortSpider seems to be quite tough. I only know about 'Mega Bomb' and 'Super Nova' that are effective among the Attack Magics."

Since there were many types of Attack Magic, the magic you learned would reflect the preferences of the Attack Wizard. Ishibashi seemed to be good at explosive Attack Magic.

After Ishibashi left the reference room, Metis and I began investigating the FortSpider. The more I researched, the more I realized that the FortSpider was a troublesome monster.

It was written that its legs were about eight meters long, so I shuddered to imagine the size of its whole body. It was going to be the biggest monster I have fought. And, it was said to be as sturdy as the battleships that existed during World War I, but there were various battleships, so I didn't know how sturdy it was.

Of all the Life Magics I've learned, the only ones that had a chance of killing it were 'Thunder Sword' and 'Lightning Shot'. That also came with the condition that the FortSpider was weak against electricity.

"I'm anxious if it's just this much."

[ Are you going to create new magic? ]

"As expected, I think it would be reckless to challenge the FortSpider with my current strength."

Metis also agreed. The problem was what kind of magic to use. I left the Adventurer's Guild and headed for the paid practice area. And, I rented the largest practice field.

I went inside and started thinking.

[ What kind of magic are you thinking of? ]

"First of all, it's power. I want it to be strong enough to shatter that concrete block."

The target concrete blocks placed in this practice field included those with a side of 1 meter and those with a side of 2 meters. The one I pointed at was 2 meters wide.

[ I think you'll need explosives if you want to shatter it. ]

"That's right."

Most conventional weapons contained explosives. What should I do if I wanted D-Particles to replace explosives?

[ Don't you think you need a new characteristic? ]

"Characteristic? What kind of characteristic?"

[ It's a characteristic that D-Particles spread in all directions with explosive momentum. ]

"I see, so it's turning D-Particles into explosives. But, an explosion is combustion, right. Even though D-Particles don't burn, is it possible to create such a characteristic?"

[ It just needs to imitate the phenomenon of explosive diffusion accompanied by shock waves. I don't think it needs to combine with oxygen and burn. ]

According to Metis, it seemed important to be 'accompanied by a shock wave'. I took out the 'Pain Reduction Ring' and put it on my finger.

After launching the Sage System, I prepared myself for the pain and began to create the characteristic of the D-Particle primary mutation. The feeling that my brain was hijacked hit me. Since I had the 'Pain Reduction Ring', it wasn't so severe that I fainted, but I had a fairly severe headache.

I think it took nearly twice as long this time as it did when creating . The headache was gone and the work of creating a characteristic was complete.

"... Fuuuh, I can endure it because I have a 'Pain Reduction Ring', but every time it makes me think I don't want to do it again."

Upon checking the Sage System, the characteristic was added to the D-Particle primary mutation.

"Success."

[ That's good. Hurry up, let's try it. ]

Based on 'Cold Shot', I created a magic that changed to . To test its power, I aimed at a concrete block and activated it with triple activation.

The moment it hit the concrete, an explosion occurred. A clump of D-Particles instantly decomposed and scattered around at a speed exceeding the speed of sound. It blew away the atoms around it and smashed the concrete into pieces.

A part of the concrete block shattered and burst into the surroundings. When I checked it, there was a hole about 30 centimeters wide.

"The power is only halfway there."

[ Compared to the sound of the explosion, its power seems rather small. ]

"Isn't it different from a normal explosion after all ..."

When I tried it with a quintuple activation, the moment it exploded, a 1-meter concrete block was shattered into pieces and scattered around. The sound of the explosion resounded, and fragments flew at me, who was standing about 15 meters away. Not only that, the blast that was generated knocked down my body.

I lifted up half my body and choked. It looked like I breathed in a lot of dust.

"Goho!, this isn't magic that can be used at close range."

[ How about using 'Protective Shield' or 'Magnetic Barrier'? ]

"Okay, let's use 'Magnetic Barrier'."

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