The Spearmaster and the Black CatVolume 393
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However, her scarsâŚlook pitiful⌠The magic crests have been imprinted onto the surface of the pyramidal flesh protrusions which are growing out of the scars. And the threads extending out of the pyramids are mysteriously connected with the magic bookâs threads.
Mu was locked up by the vampires precisely because she possesses such a unique bodyâŚone can immediately guess that someone tampered with her body as a child.
âNyaď˝â Rollo seems to also feel sympathy for Muu after seeing her body, seeing how she meows sadly.
Still, I wonder what has been done to Muu. Are these operations that have been performed on her body the reason for her having lost her voice? Or maybe she doesnât talk because of the trauma of her family having been killed or her having been kidnapped?
While feeling sorrow clamping down on my chest, I created an arm out of wood, and then went on to make her a leg.
Maybe she went through experiments that used various parts of her like her blood? Is the Valmask family attempting to create new lifeforms in this world? You could even say itâs a way of thinking typical of reincarnators, if Hoffmann has been spearheading such scientific experiments. Creating new lifeâŚthatâs extremely interesting in itself.
I also created a <Disciple of Light Evil> in Tsuan & Purin & Catiza. And the Light Demon Lucival also belong to the side of darkness as beings desiring blood.
But, kidnapping a great number of innocent people and using them as materials while theyâre still alive or killing them is despicable. Even if they werenât innocent, violating their personal will isâŚ
Well, this wonât lead anywhere. âŚAfter all, evil follows its own justice which has thus has its own righteous cause.
Just as I thought thatâŚI finished Muuâs artificial leg and arm, albeit very simple versions.
I wonder whether this will be okay. I guess itâll be alright as long as I regularly adjust the size to match Muuâs growth. I created openings at the ends of the prostheses to allow them to mesh with the pyramidal protrusions. If only I had something like silicon to fill the gaps caused by the unevennesses of the pyramids, it would make the movements of the prostheses much smoother.
Mysty might have been able to create amazing prostheses which would have integrated metallic parts like the new leg she made for Eva. But for now, these simple versions will do.
ââŚAlright. How are they? Can you walk?â
ââânh.â Muu smiles, apparently overjoyed about having obtained new artificial limbs.
She starts to walk around while breathing out. She seems to be limping in a cute way, but for the time being, she can use the artificial leg for walking. Then again, she did walk nimbly even when she had just one leg. I had thought so before, but she must have trained her inner muscles quite a bit. That or just as those scars suggestâŚMuuâs body might contain unknown monster parts or special muscle tissuesâŚ
I meanâŚjust the fact of her body possessing a connection with a magic bookâŚis already plenty weird to begin with⌠Iâm slightly worried about her future.
ââŚYouâll catch a cold if you stay like that, so put on your clothes.â
ââŚâ
Hearing my words, Muu stopped. She turned around, and came back in a trot. Her expression beamed somehow with her smiling brightly. She picked up the simple dress, put her artificial arm through its sleeve, and pulled the dress over herself.
Muu apparently becomes aware of the existence of her artificial arm as it protrudes out of the sleeve. Lifting her new arm several times, she points its scissor-shaped end towards the sunlight. She looks truly happy. Her heart seems to leap with joy.
Muu makes her artificial arm rotate.
âNn, nyaaď˝â Rollo also appears to be happy and delighted.
Next to Muu, Rollo starts to wander around her. At times she bumps her head against Muuâs legs.
The axis of Muuâs new arm uses the same methods as that of a water wheel. I also added an axis at the wrist to allow her to swing the end part up and down. But, it has no fingers. Instead Iâve equipped it with a gap, allowing the insertion of weapons such as spears, and a wooden mechanism imitating scissors, allowing it to grab things.
âMuu, here you have the magic book back.â
ââŚâ Muu nods.
Apparently manipulating the threads extending from the pyramidsâ tips, she makes them pass through the interior of the artificial limbs, just for them to shoot out at the holes I had added. Those strings and the strings of the magic book connect in midair, but she doesnât pull the book to herself.
Muu lets the book float above her head.
Still, I gotta say, the prostheses came out surprisingly wellâŚMysty might have been surprised, if she saw them.
But, the all-important spearmanship training, huhâŚ? Back when I trained at the Goldiba village, Master Achilles hadnât taught proper martial arts to Lefa yet. Though it seems like Lefa learned it by secretly watching and training herself.
At that moment, âââShuuya-sama!â
âEh? We ran into an affair? Kisara, Iâd be really worried about the signs if I were you, even if the other party might be a child.â
âStop saying stuff that pisses me off to no end!â
At that moment, the fate of Rotalz-kun was decided. Kisaraâs heel sank into his head directly from the front, causing it to dent in. Immediately following Rotalz crashed below the cliff that continued out of the village on the right side.
The sparks from his depressed forehead⌠Hahaha, again?
I end up bursting into laughter because of his hilarious way of falling.
âKisara, that was a magnificent heel kick!â
âItâs not worth mentioning, but thank you very much.â
âHis Excellency exhibited a similar style of kicking technique during the mock battles with me, but your style is nice as well, Kisara. And it shows me that the demonoid martial arts of the Heavenly Witch Style, which handles many things from hand-to-hand combat to secret art-like magic, is truly bottomless!â
âFor my fighting style to resemble Shuuya-samaâsâŚthat makes me happyâââ
While bashfully twisting her body in the air, Kisara places both her feet on the handle of her witch spear, and then descends towards the ground while riding the wind as if surfing. In no time Kisara lands beautifully while her spear vigorously embeds itself in the ground. She kicks off the ground, instantly closing the distance between us. As soon as sheâs in front of me, she genuflects and lowers her head.
âShuuya-sama, we continued watching the surroundings while strolling across the sky. A unit of wolfsmen led by Higlia-chan and Daon-dono kept patrolling the ground. This village is safe. However, according to a report by the Burning Knights, an orcish swordsman with a strange appearance and his platoon fought against various monsters in the distance.â
The orcish swordsman was the one who gave the Burning Knights such a hard time, wasnât they? He was called Tokk Ghul Kaibacz, right? They mentioned a platoon led by an Ogre Skull User.
Well, the orcs have civilizations on the surface and in the underground, too. The orcs I encountered when exploring the big passage of the Pel-Heca-Line werenât all that strong, but Iâm sure they should have many outstanding fighters in their ranks.
I feel like Iâve heard the Ogre Skull term somewhere else beforeâŚ
Oh well, whatever. Iâll remake the villageâs main gate later, and it might also be a nice pastime to hunt down that orc platoon if I got some free time.
It seems like Higlia is helping Quiche by leading her own troops.
I recalled the conversation between her and Quiche during the meeting.
ăThe battle is going badly for us ancient wolfsmen? Donât make me laugh. Itâs a daily occurrence for us to take back the territory after getting attacked over and over again. Besides, donât you feel it when looking at the movements of the companies led by Daon and Ryokline? Theyâve come chasing after me while following the faintest traces of my scent within the Sea of Trees. Just by that fact, you should understand their individual prowess, right? And although Sachsel was defeated, there are still the clans led by wolf generals such as Azelan, Oulia, and Bydoln left in our hometown. Theyâd lose to Shuuya, but theyâre still strong. Especially Bydoln, Daonâs grandfather, possesses an abnormal strength that goes beyond mine whoâs received the God Wolfâs divine protection. Heâs an old wolf general, a living legend called ăWerewolf Legend of Silver Fură who returned alive from a battle against the Death Butterfly people⌠Bydoln has thwarted all invasions by Ancient God Go Radâs dragon flies and apostles. Currently heâs protecting our Sea of Trees turf next to the ăValley of Hidden Timeă. Or rather, heâs actually expanding it into the ăValley of Hidden Timeăă
Quiche looked very happy after she heard that, didnât she? Well, sheâs the village chief, so itâs only natural if you consider the villageâs security. After all, she gained a mighty power that looks like they could become an ally besides human forces.
As I pondered about that, I turned to Kisara and said, ââŚI see. Thanks for your work all the time.â
ââŚNo problem.â Kisara answers curtly while looking at me with an entranced expression.
I smile at her.
At that point, the witch spear, which is on the other side of her head, enters my visual field. Its spearhead is stabbed in the ground. Its knuckle guard and handle furiously swing up and down as its filaments flutter as if depicting a banner.
Iâm reminded of Kisara when she held that spear. The battle surrounding the Eight White Shadow Star Sword Style at Lake Rhinoceros. She must have gone through countless battles in the great desert. She might have had a conspicuous presence like Jeanne DâArc.
The battles between the Blood Bone Nymphs, martial artists, and demonoids should have been intense. Iâm also curious about the existence of the Desert Hermit Spear Kisara had mentioned to be lost. As expected, itâs most likely a magic spear. Precisely because Iâm a spearmasterâŚ
Thereupon, I can suddenly hear Puyuyuâs voice trembling, âPuyuuâŚpuyuyu, puyuuď˝â
Helme has been holding the small bear cub at her chest like a plush toy. It apparently feels scared after having seen the power of Kisaraâs kick. Iâm sure it doesnât want to be on the receiving end of that heel kick.
Its round and cute eyes are trembling, it clenches its pure white teeth down as theyâre chattering.
The sight of Rotalz, a huge darkness whale, going down like that must have been traumatizing. I can tell that itâs agitated. After all, itâs been launching its weird tiny dinosaur spell at Kisara.
Kisara seems to still worry about that time, seeing how she occasionally covers one breast.
Puyuyu makes its dense fur tremble. And then it inserts the back of its head into the Helmeâs cleavage created by her underboobs. You damn furry shit! Did you plan that!?
âIt looks like you like my breast, Puyuyu-chan. But, pressing against that place is a no noâŚâ
Helme-san, who appears like a goddess holding a baby, flies down to us while commenting like that.
ââŚâ
Muu seems to be proud of her new prostheses. Her strings are extending from the holes in the wood. While maintaining the connection between her own strings and the magic bookâs strings, she walks step by step, using her unhurt and artificial leg in alternation. Her gait is still clumsy. However, I can sense from her that sheâll go on doing her best from now on.
For some reason, Rollo looks awfully triumphant next to Muu. She circulates a tentacle to the back of Muuâs knee, trying to support her so that she doesnât fall down.