Chapter 94 - Magic Enhancement

In his grasp, was the green square leave. Inside of it was the gun powder and the small flat marble.

"Watch it, Pan! I hope you'll be amazed by this."

As soon as he spits these words, he stretched his arm then throw that stuff at the rectangle marble in front of them.

BOOM!

When the moment it made a contact. A strong explosion transpired in the working station. Its force was strong enough to destroy the rectangle marble, at the same time, crumbling the entire place.

In front of them, was the thick dark smoke that enveloped the place, aside from that, they could smell the gun powder.

Pan's jaw was dropped, his eyes widely stretched as he was astonished by this occurrence. Aside, he didn't anticipate that square leave can make a strong explosion that could kill several people in just the blink of an eye.

"What was just happened, Sir Riku?! How possibly that leaf can do that?!" He asked him in a high tone, wanting to know the idea behind this trick.

Riku looked at him while smiling maliciously. Nevertheless, he tried to explain it to Pan, even though he was aware might Pan couldn't understand some of his words.

To be exact, the mixture of Potassium Nitrate, Sulfur, and Charcoal was the main reason why there was an explosion happened. By carefully combining these three, he made the thing called gun powder. How did the explosion transpire? It was just simple, he used the leaf as the container for the gun powder while the flat marble will make a spark to create an explosion. When the moment the two marbles it created a reaction to ignite the gun powder.

Although Pan didn't understand all the explanations given by Riku towards him. Still, he had no idea how to express his emotion right now as that invention really impressed him.

"You're so unbelievable, Sir Riku? I never expect those things can produce an explosion. Aside from that, you didn't use magic into it, and I'm sure no one can sense that even though they use the [Mana sensing]." Pan responded, hearing the multiple footsteps coming from the entrance.

"That's an interesting part of science." He smiled at him along with glistening black eyes.

In his mind, he was glad that this man didn't detect it by using the [Mana sensing]. Because if that thing happens, it will ruin all his plans, or worst-case scenario, his hard to get those materials would be such a waste.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

He spun around as he perceived solid footsteps in his behind. If he guessed, it must be three or four people coming at him. It was lady Arisu and the three guards including Henzo.

It seemed they were alarmed when they heard the strong explosion.

"What was just happened here?!" Arisu and Henzo asked them at once as they thought the Rattin Kingdom was already attacking the Arzotoc village.

Riku shook his head, saying that they were needed to worry about since that explosion was the small demonstration of his knowledge. First, he greeted that woman politely. "Good day, lady Arisu! That explosion came from my invention."

Her eyes were softened, then darted her attention at the huge hole in the middle part of the working station. If her intuition was right, Riku managed to complete his first time ever invention for the Arzotoc village.

She slightly bowed her head at him, to respond by this man politely greeting. "Good day, Riku." She was looking around, rubbing her chin before adding these words. "It seems your invention was doing pretty great. Could you update me about it? Since King Luke was asking me for this."

He smiled at him without making any second thought, explaining all the things that happened to him and his invention. At the same time, telling how the explosion occurred in this place.

By simply looking at her, she was having a hard time believing in his words though. To be exact, how were the huge leaf and flat marble could make a hole that one and a half meters in deep and four meters radius size.

For some reason, Riku was felt disappointed because even he explained it well, still, this woman looked wanted to see how it exactly works. But what he could do? He was working in this village as an inventor, showing what he made was just an ordinary occurrence.

"If you still didn't believe, lady Arisu, wait for here more or less five minutes. I'll just make a new one, so I can make you believe with my work." He said in an annoyed tone so the guards couldn't help to stare at him sharply.

Arisu noticed Riku's reaction, at the same time, she felt guilty as she thought inside Riku's mind right not that she would be the first one who always believe in him. She shook her head and hand in unison. "You don't need to do that, Riku, I believe, and impressed how you have to our village." Even though she didn't say any apologizing words, still, the guards easily figured out that was the same way.

He refused, saying that he will leave the working station after he demonstrated it to her as he was exhausted from the expedition. Well, was quite true, and might be the main reason why he was acting like this.

"No, it's fine, lady Arisu. Since this is my job here." He replied in a weak tone as he was already putting the gun powder inside the huge green leaf.

At this point, he reduced the amount of gunpowder so that they could bother the villagers living near the area.

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Just like what he said, he finished preparing the improvised grenade in under five minutes. Also, put the huge rectangle surface fifteen meters within Arisu's current location. After that, he gave the mixture to her, so she could see how the invention exactly work.

"Try it, lady Arisu. Throw it hard as you can into that marble." He said nonchalantly, then slightly stepped back to avoid the portion of marbles that might hit him.

However, Pan and the other guards were not agreed with Riku's decision. In their minds, that thing could hurt lady Arisu, so they were suggested they were the ones who will throw it.

"Please, lady Arisu, let the guard do this dangerous task. The Arzotoc village needs you if this invention will really affect us." Henzo said politely, giving his hands towards her.

First, she looked behind and saw Riku was just simply raising his shoulders. Or to be exact, it doesn't matter to him if someone throws it for here. She refused as she was thinking, Riku was just giving her a challenge if she can trust him.

She shook her head. "Don't bother yourself, Henzo. I'm the one who would do this, aside from that, I'm the one who chooses Riku to be an inventor for our village. So I know he will not do anything that could hurt me or anyone of this village." She responded in a deep tone, then ordered the guards to step back as she was ready to throw the improvised grenade.

They did what she have said. Moreover, Arisu was holding the square green leaf without knowing that she must not use any magical power to throw it. As soon as her hand was gleaming, Riku was running straightforward towards her, trying to stop her at all cost, worrying might be her magical power would trigger the gunpowder because it was releasing a mild heat.

However, it was too late. Arisu was the momentum, luckily she has already released it and didn't create any explosion that could cut her hand. Furthermore, the leaf was passing in the mid-air along with an excessive speed.

BOOM!

As soon as it made a contact, a strong explosion happened in the working station. Everything was blowing away and pushing back all the people inside.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

She crosses her arms in order to block the portion of rocks coming at her face. At the same time, to stop herself from sliding.

He was already slumped to the ground, looking at the explosion transpiring in front of him. In his mind, he was certain that he already decreased the amount of gunpowder he put into it, so what was the main reason why it become too strong?

After a few moments. The occurrence was subsided, yet, it left the guards hazy as they were having a hard time regaining their footing. First, they went towards Arisu, luckily she was safe as she used the magical barrier to protect herself.

Around them was burning, didn't expect that explosion could do a such thing. Also no one ever a marble and leaf could destroy a certain section. Yes! It was too dangerous to use it while enhancing it with your magical power as the explosion massively increased.

"Sorry, lady Arisu! I didn't expect that it will turn out like this! I'll accept all the punishments that deserved for me.." He was gritting his teeth after he saw Arisu's arm was bleeding.