CH 245

Chapter 245 - Principles of Magic Items

The festival is, as expected, a rambunctious affair.

It’s nice to relax, but I don’t feel comfortable being in the center of the conversation.

Mil dragged me around the place.

After all the trouble I went through, it’s fine if I could make her happy with something like this.

In the midst of all this, I bumped into Kriemhild.

She and Despina were together.

I wonder if Arshinoe is attached to Manora.

They greeted me, so I and Mil greeted them back.

“Ms. Kriemhild, you are just in time. I have something to ask you.”

Kriemhild gets a teasing look on his face.

“My Lords, is it okay for you to speak to a woman when your wife is present?'”

I ain’t picking on you!

“The only woman I love is Mil, so there’s no need to pick up on others.”

Mil turned red and started to panic.

“A… Al! I don’t doubt you because I believe you. Besides, you don’t have to go out of your way to say that in public!”

Kriemhild and Despina looked at each other and started laughing.

Despina also made a mischievous face.

“It would be nice if Gerald could say a line like this once in a while.

It doesn’t fit his image.

“If you don’t mind, can I talk to you at the tea store there? Would you like to join us, Ms. Despina, if you don’t mind?”

Kriemhild and Despina nodded.

We sat down at a nearby tea stall and ordered appropriate drinks.

“I wanted to ask you if the demons are good at generating magic items and such.”

Mil looked up above.

“I thought you were picking on her, but then you switched the topic to work. You’re really as busy as ever…”

I thought you believe me.

I’m not even picking on her.

Kriemhild laughed at me.

“Yes, we’re good at it. Is there something you want to make?”

“Yes, I thought if I knew the principle, I could point you in the right direction.”

“What kind of thing?”

The drinks had just been brought in, so I took a sip first.

“It’s a tool for talking to a specific person at a distance. Or even better, it could send audio or video from a distance.”

Kriemhild pondered for a moment.

“Then, it would be better to explain the principle and let them think about the method. I imagine you would have the thing take on the role of a familiar.”

“Yes, that’s right. By all means, tell me the principle of a magic item.”

I can’t help but lean back.

Mil looked at me and chuckled.

“His curiousness is starting… It’s fine if Al is having fun. I’ll keep you accompanied.”

Kriemhild chuckled.

“You really are a close couple. Then, magic items manifest magic through the medium of the user’s magical power. First of all, are you aware of this?”

“That I know. Crystals are expensive because they allow the user’s magic to pass through without attenuation.”

“Apart from that, you need a catalyst to contain the creator’s image. If the crystal is not combined well with the catalyst, the catalyst will not allow the magic power to pass through it, making it unusable.”

The appropriate catalyst depends on the magic to be given, right?

“I know that much. It’s basically a one-way effect.”

Kriemhild chuckled with satisfaction.

“That’s right. No single item has a two-way effect. The information we get from the familiar is actually a one-way effect.”

Wow, that’s new to me.

“I thought it was coming from the familiar.”

“No, the information that comes in through the ears and eyes is connected to the eyes and ears of the familiar. So the information you get will be that of the familiar.”

That doesn’t seem to be the same as Mil’s search.

That plant itself tells you what it wants to tell you, after all.

I think Mil felt my gaze and realized what I was trying to say.

“Yes, it’s a little different from the connection with the elven plants. It’s a little weird to say, but the plants are like a cat purring to tell them what to do.”

I guess there is more than one kind of information exchange.

“That’s how information can be exchanged with living things. The question is, how do you get an item that isn’t alive to receive that information?”

Despina, who had been silent, leaned forward.

“Um…may I tell you what I know?”

I welcome the idea of a different point of view.

In many cases, it can lead to a breakthrough.

“Yes, please tell us.”

“I have seen things that were out of the ordinary when I was an adventurer. The normal is an item into which the user pours magic power and causes magic to manifest.”

My curiosity antennae popped.

I lean forward unintentionally.

“And then what?”

Despina was a little surprised, then chuckled.

“It sucks up the user’s magic power and manifests its effects on its own. It is a physical enhancement item, but as long as it is worn, it will continue to absorb magic power, so it was treated as a cursed item.”

That’s it! The next thing I knew, I was holding Despina’s hand.

“That’s it! That’s it! I think that can do it!”

Bash! I was hit on the head from behind.

Mil was looking at me with a stern look.

“Al, don’t take a married woman’s hand without permission. You surprised Ms. Despina too. And right in front of me.”

Oh, shoot…I scratched my head.

Despina’s eyes were dots.

“Ah, I’m sorry… I was just so happy.”

Despina couldn’t hold back her laughter.

“No, I’m glad I could be of help. Besides, I can boast that my lord was so excited that he took my hand.”

Please don’t.

Absolutely nothing good will happen.

Kriemhild smiled meaningfully.

“This will spread through town overnight. Not to thank you for showing me something interesting, but… I know someone who is good at making magic items. I’ll send her to Lord Alfred’s place later.”

This is bad…

That’s right! The next day they added the name “Married Woman Hunter”!