Chapter 358 - Announcer-san and Cherubim

Chapter 358 - Announcer-san and Cherubim

Editor Makoto

“So, the two of you have come to understand a little bit more about the Discarded Divine Sword right?”

“Hmm.”

『Oh』

“Alright. Now, let’s talk about the possible relationship between Cherubim and Master.”

So, this conversation is finally happening. I’m getting a little nervous.

“I’ve been thinking about it. When one is told to dispose of a divine sword, just how exactly is it done?”Th.ê most uptodate novels are published on n(0)velbj)n(.)co/m

“Hmm... By throwing it away?”

『No, that alone won’t be enough. It shouldn’t be allowed to exist anymore, so unless you could melt it down into an ingot or something...』

I shuddered as I imagined the scene of myself being melted down. If I were human, it’s like imagining a horror scene where I was murdered in a freakishly gruesome manner. Hmmm, I was a little surprised to find myself more inclined towards my existence as a sword than I thought I was.

“Of course, there’s also a method of disposal by smelting it again in the furnace and turning it back into a chunk of Oreichalcos. However, don’t you agree that that’s a waste of time?”

『Even if you ask me......』

A divine sword would take a huge amount of time and effort to make. Can you destroy it completely and pretend it never happened? I couldn’t do that.

『I think they’d rather do something about the parts they’ve been told are no good and think about reusing the good part.』

“Right? It’s a divine sword, you know? That is a first class sword. Then we can just erase the abilities inside and divert the outside to something different.”

『In another words are you saying that I’m a product of that kind of process?』

“Maybe, just maybe. Even if you’d lost the function of a divine sword, its size as a vessel is incomparable to other magic swords. I’m sure you could add a new and different ability.”

『But why is the emblem part different? Isn’t it strange that it is not an angel emblem as in the picture?』

“You could make several modifications if it were limited to superficial matters like that. And it wouldn’t be strange to have a new emblem when the sword is born anew, right?”

“Hmm. I guess.”

“And I’m not really sure what I’m about to say is true but...... There’s another possibility it could have been a test run or a failure when making Cherubim. The other possibility is that it was a prototype made before the production of the completed product.”

“My Master is not a failure.”

『Thank you Fran』

『I’ll leave it up to you』

“Leave it to me.”

『Any other information that might help- yeah, I’m apparently a member of the God of Chaos, right?』

“What? The God of Chaos? Not the God of Wisdom?”

“Hm.”

“Hmm......The divine sword, as its name implies, is a sword that bears the power of a god. Each divine sword is a family member belonging to the god who gave it the power... Cherubim was supposed to have been a family member of the God of Wisdom. Hmm... Belonging to the God of Chaos, huh... Well, it seems worth investigating.”

Oh that’s good. It might have helped a little. Hmm... Is there any other information I have not yet told them?

『Ah. Can you give me more information about the place I was stuck in, or perhaps some other hint?』

“Was it the Field of the Demon Wolf? Honestly, it won’t do anything to help, unless you can examine the altar or whatever it is directly.”

“I see.”

“I don’t think I’ve ever been there either. I’ve conquered every continent in the last 100 years or so, but I still haven’t reached the Demon Wolf Plains.”

“100 years?”

『Eh? How old are you now?』

I was more surprised by learning of how long she had already lived than the information that she has been to all the continents. From appearances alone, I was sure she was completely human.

“I am half elf.”

“Your ears? Amanda’s were sharp.”

That’s right. Amanda, a rank A adventurer who used a whip as her weapon, was a half-elf, but her ears were as pointed as an elf’s. However, Alistair’s ears are round like any other human.

“Ha ha ha, do you know any other half-elves besides me?”

“Hmm.”

“Well, in my case, it looks like my father’s blood who’s human was thicker than my mother who was an elf. Therefore my appearance is closer to a human than an elf’s.”

So that’s how it is. Even if one was half elf, they don’t necessarily inherit the appearance of an elf.

“Well, the longevity isn’t just a tribal thing, it’s also an occupational thing.”

『Does your occupation affect your lifespan?』

“It’s not so much my profession, but rather, my profession’s specific skill is called Physical Mastery. As the name implies, it’s a skill that keeps the body in its prime, but it also extends the life span of the body by keeping it young for long periods of time.”

Skills that keep you young? It’s not a very blacksmith-like skill. No. Is it possible, considering that she will remain at her prime as a blacksmith for a long period of time? And she said she had a number of unique skills. As expected of a divine blacksmith, she was just truly as impressive as her title sounds.