Chapter 2-17 : Bottomless Quicksand Magic Sword
「Alright. Are you guys ready?」(Kako)
The next day, all the family members and the servants gathered in the mansion’s backyard to see my magic sword demonstration.
Right now, I’m holding a magic sword in my hands, and in front of me are several long, thick logs stuck in the ground as my targets.
「Here we go… Sink!」(Kako)
I stabbed the magic sword to the ground and activated it. I could feel the sword start sucking my mana.
Soon after, the ground in front of me started to transform into bubbling mud as if it had been exposed to a great flood or something.
The logs then started to sink one by one as if the ground was swallowing them.
「「Whooaaa!!」」
The family members and the servants watching were impressed by the magic sword’s power.
After all the logs were swallowed into the ground, I deactivated the magic sword. It stopped sucking my mana and the ground slowly turned back to normal as if nothing happened.
「Phew… Wawa!」(Kako)
The sword seemed to absorb quite a lot of my mana. I almost fell when I pulled it out of the ground.
「Ojou-sama!」(Thea)
「Careful-nya!」(Nyat)
But Thea and Nyat quickly caught my back and helped me stand.
「Thank you, Thea, Nyat.」(Kako)
「Kako ojou-sama, are you okay?」(Thea)
「Don’t worry, I’m just a bit exhausted. This sword sucks so much mana.」(Kako)
I took a deep breath, adjusted my posture, and turned to Father and the others.
「Father, what do you think of this sword?」(Kako)
His eyes and mouth were wide open. He looked so surprised.
Not only him, Maitena onee-sama who was standing next to him had the same face.
「Unbelievable… It turned the soil into a large quicksand and sunk those big logs into the ground just like that…」(Elvent)
「That was incredible… You can defeat an entire platoon in a battle without even breaking a sweat with that sword…」(Maitena)
It seemed that the sword’s performance exceeded their expectations.
「Impressive~!」(Folia)
「What a powerful magic sword.」(Marqise)
Mother and Marqise’s reactions were positive as well.
「Ahh~ Look at her.」
「She’s struggling to hold that big sword with both hands~」
「Fufu. She looks so cute~」(maids)
I heard some strange comments coming from the servants, but I decided to ignore them.
「So, Father, do you think Count Oglan will be interested in this sword?」(Kako)
「Hmm… First of all, its ability is unique. I’ve never seen a magic weapon like this before. It’s without a doubt a powerful weapon that can turn the tide of a battle. There are no weapon collectors who will not be interested in such an incredible weapon, including Count Oglan.」(Elvent)
「That means…」(Kako)
「Yes. We can use this sword to draw his attention. Good job, Kako!」(Elvent)
「Really!? Awesome!」(Kako)
Great! Father has approved!
By the way, this magic sword was actually the sword I made by combining a wind magic sword and an earth magic sword yesterday. Yes, the poor-quality sand magic sword.
However, I then synthesized it with the unique Mud Bear magic stone Nyat found in the body of the Mud Bear he killed.
After that, I further combined it with some mithril swords I bought from a weapon shop to improve its quality, and lastly, I synthesized it with a top-quality citrine to amplify the power of its earth-attributed magic.
As the final outcome, I got this bottomless quicksand magic sword!
〈Top-Quality Bottomless Quicksand Magic Sword : A magic sword made from the highest quality materials and crafted using the best modern manufacturing method. It was imbued with a unique Mud Bear magic stone and a top-quality citrine that increased the output of this sword’s earth-attributed magical power. It had been enchanted with powerful wind and earth magic. When you thrust it into the ground, it will turn the ground into a quicksand that can swallow everything on it. Anyone with mana can use it but it consumes quite a lot of mana due to its powerful ability.〉
I managed to turn a useless poor-quality magic sword into a powerful sword that can turn the ground into quicksand that can swallow everything into the abyss.
I’ve never thought a unique magic stone would have such a powerful effect on a magic sword. There may still be many unique magic stones with other abilities that I’m not aware of. I look forward to finding more of them in the future.
「Thanks to Kako, now we have the sword, but the question is how are we going to make this sword publicly well-known.」(Elvent)
That’s right. We need people to know about this sword’s existence.
The plan is to spread information about this sword so that it will reach Count Oglan’s ears eventually.
Father folded his arms, thinking, but I actually already had a plan.
「Umm, Father, I think I’m going to put this magic sword up for auction. What do you think?」(Kako)
「「Auction!?」」(Elvent)
For some reason, not just Father, but Maitena onee-sama was also surprised when I told them my plan.
Was that a bad idea…?
「Hold on, Kako! You’re not going to sell this phenomenal sword in auction just to let people know about its existence, are you?」(Elvent)
「That’s right, Kako! An amazing sword like this should be our family’s heirloom! It would be a shame to sell it!」(Maitena)
Uwahh… I’ve never seen Father and Maitena onee-sama so shaken up like this…
Seems like this kind of sword is quite charming for a knight and a feudal lord like them. As for me, I’m just a normal person who’s never been in a battle, so I don’t really know its charm.
Still, I have no intention of keeping a product for sale as a family’s heirloom just to gather dust in this house.
「Father, Maitena onee-sama, have you forgotten? I’m a merchant. My job is to sell goods, and an auction will be the best stage to do my job.」(Kako)
「Of course, I haven’t forgotten, but Kako, I still don’t think you should sell this sword. Look. This sword is our only ticket to Count Oglan, if you sell it, we won’t be able to reach him.」(Elvent)
「Father’s right! We should keep it!」(Maitena)
It’s funny to see them persistently telling me to keep the sword.
Seems like not only can this weapon help you defeat your enemies, but it can also drive you crazy…
「Uhh, I understand your feelings, but Father, Maitena onee-sama, you don’t have to worry becauseー」(Kako)
While saying that, I took out another magic weapon from my magic bag.
「ーI have another magic weapon that’s as powerful as this one.」(Kako)
「「YOU HAVE TWO OF THEM!?」」(Elvent & Maitena)
They opened their eyes and mouths even wider. Their reactions are as expected. I couldn’t help but giggle.
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I supposed it time she need to explain them her secrets about skill lol
“This is getting out of hand! Now, there are two of them!”