บท 27: Chapter 26: Receiving Gifts
Fumiko was shocked, and she couldn't help but exclaim, "This is —!"
Kiyo's eyes also squinted as she whispered underneath her breath, "Compatibility is at 100%!"
Fumiko then looked at Reika, who held the war fans in her hands as she started to look at them with a sudden flare of excitement and nostalgia. She then muttered, "Why does it feel so nostalgic touching these?"
Reika suddenly felt an urge to move her body. As if she managed to get enlightenment, Reika moved elegantly like the descent of a goddess. It was a war dance: a dance that looked so pure and elegant but was as destructive as a dragon's might.
[Suddenly, a blurry image invaded Fumiko's mind as she remembered something. She remembered the past, her mother using the same fan that Reika was holding right now. Fumiko's mother seemed to be dancing in the twilight with elegance and pure dignity, and discipline.
"Remember, Fumiko; this is the sacred art of my lineage. Although you might not be able to do the same thing that I can but imprint this in your mind, if you see someone perform the same act, she… might be… your… sib…."]
Fumiko then snapped out of it and muttered quietly, "That dance… The Dragon's sad end…."
After a while, Reika stopped moving as she opened her eyes which were hazy and teary. She then placed back the war fans as she stood up and gazed at them lovingly as if remembering something precious from her.
After a long pause, Reika picked up the war fans again and turned towards Fumiko while saying, "Can I keep this? It just feels special and nostalgic, and it was as if my mother was embracing me... Can I?" she then looked towards Fumiko in a daze.
Fumiko's eyes were a bit hazy, but she slightly tapped her face and smiled, saying, "Of course!
Reika felt highly grateful as she bowed her head. Fumiko instantly said, "Ah! No need for such formalities; it's a gift, and a simple thank you is enough! No need to bow your head!"
'I've never seen mom that ferociously powerful! I'm really amazed!' Ryu thought as she felt proud of his mom. She was so gentle, and she barely even got mad, just like how she simply forgave Hina for drinking heavy alcohol.
Everyone, especially Ryu's siblings, had awe plastered on their faces. Nila couldn't help but exclaim, "Reika-san! You looked really cool!"
"Mom, I didn't know you were this strong!" Hina and Aoi exclaimed in unison. This caused Reika to be a bit embarrassed as her face flushed pink. As Ryu looked at her, it was as if his heart skipped a bit, 'SO… CUTE!'
"Ehh?? I'm not really strong; I just remembered some set of moves, and my body moved on its own!" Reika made excuses about how 'she's not strong,' but that was surely not the case.
Ryu slightly raised his brows as he thought, 'Those moves were not just a whim. Mom was surely trained. Something's strange, though… based on her facial expressions, she's certainly not lying…."
As Ryu was drowned in his own thoughts, Fumiko called out to him, "Ryu? Ryu! it's your turn to choose a weapon!"
Ryu was forced out of his thoughts as he smiled at Fumiko, who returned the smile. He then walked toward the table and scanned the items. They were all certainly made from high-grade materials, and none of them were a bit inferior to the other.
The weapon all had unique attributes that were present in them alone. As Ryu skimmed over the weapons, he asked, "Is this what you meant by 'otherworldly items'?"
Hearing that, Fumiko slightly knitted her brows. Still, then she realized that none of the people here could leak that kind of information, so she simply sighed as she said, "Yes, but don't casually reveal such information when other people are here!"
"Hahaha, no need to worry. None of them would reveal anything that happens here," Ryu assured her as he gazed at the weapons once more.
He saw multiple intricate designs that certainly wouldn't be possible to make in earth's current state since such things are only possible if the person who made it was at least a demi-god. Ryu then wondered, 'Why are these items just simply lying in those Magical Territories….'
Ryu suddenly felt a familiar, resonant aura among the weapons. He immediately shifted his gaze towards it and saw the chained dart. Its design was rather unique; it looked like a sharpened cross attached to some chains.
He couldn't help but pick it up to observe it better, and as he touched it, the aura felt more resonant with him.
'There's no mistaking it; it's Time Magic!' Ryu's thought caused him to become excited as he looked at the blade. It had an insignia; in fact, it was the insignia of an hourglass! That just further proves his point!
As his excitement peaked, he suddenly felt a sudden pain across his skull; a splitting headache came rushing over him, causing his posture to bend a bit. Lilia noticed this, but she didn't say a word since 'otherwordly weapons' could cause a state of enlightenment.
Some of his past life's memories that were a blur became a bit clearer as a mark suddenly appeared on his wrist. It looked like a sharpened cross with a tail at the top, and it certainly looked precisely like the appearance of the chained dart in his hands.
'Some of my memories are coming back… urgh! The beginning of… time magic…! It seems I can learn the simplest time magic now!' Despite the pain, Ryu was pleased about the great fortune that he was bestowed with!
He was already planning on subjugating some Magical Territories to find even the slightest clue on how he could learn time magic once more, but it seemed that fortune had dropped itself unto him.
The chained dart then glowed brightly as it merged with the mark, or tattoo, on Ryu's wrist, causing him severe pain. Though, he managed not to make a noise and persevered through the pain.
After it completely merged, the pain disappeared, causing Ryu to sigh in relief as he used magic to pull out the weapon from the mark. He then looked at Fumiko, who was looking at him curiously and said, "I guess I'll get this one. Hahaha."
Kiyo, on the side, was amazed as she whispered to Fumiko, "No one has ever managed to even grab that weapon since it seemed to repel them with a massive force. All the others who tried to take it were blown away! We only managed to transfer it here by storing it in a top-tier spatial pocket!"
"Yet, he managed to grab it like it was nothing! He's unscathed, and the weapon is also absorbed into him! This Ryu definitely isn't a simple man!" Kiyo said with a stern voice.
Fumiko smiled lightly as she muttered, "I already knew he was not simple when he knew chantless magic without being told or having contact with those bastards."
Ryu heard the entire conversation because of his enhanced physical capabilities and smiled. Fumiko then nodded her head at Ryu and said, "That weapon seemed to have chosen you, Ryu."
"Umm… what does that mean, Miss Fumiko?" Anna asked. Fumiko simply gave her a smile as she said, "Hmm.., there are certain weapons that carry 'will,' and if you are able to wield them, that means that the 'will' submits to you and chooses you as its master."
That certainly piqued the girls' interest, causing them to be more excited.
Right afterward, the girls started choosing their own weapons. Lilia was first, and as you may have known, she's amazing at wielding spears. Although she could use spears made completely out of mana, if she's unable to focus her mana on the weapon, it would instantly break!
She picked the weapon up, gave it a few spins and swings, and a satisfied smile went over her face as she looked at it. She turned around and asked Fumiko, "This probably amplifies any type of magic, right?"
Fumiko smiled as she responded, "Yeah, it's extremely powerful. The moment I injected it with mana, My attack power basically doubled."
"That's amazing!" Lilia couldn't help but say as she tried a few stabs. After a while, she nodded at Fumiko with a satisfied expression.
Nest to choose a weapon was Emma. After looking at the weapons for a while, the sword interested her. But for some reasonable excuse, she chose the guns. Ryu simply chuckled slightly as the guns did fit her. 'Now, all she needs is a business suit and some shades, and she'd look like an absolute badass.'
It looked like some high-tech hand cannons. Seeing that Emma picked it up, Kiyo became extremely excited as she said, "Emma-chan~! I'm so happy you're interested in one of my inventions!"
"It looks really cool," Emma said briefly but happily.
Kiyo then started to blabber about how she made the weapon and how strong it was. Ryu actually looked impressed as he heard her description. "It's an incredible weapon that utilizes the artifact we found in one of the dungeons! The artifact has a Bestowed Rank, Black Category amount of mana reserves!"
"If it runs out of mana, all you have to do is leave it for a few days or inject your mana unto it, but the latter option only charges it the exact amount of mana you inject it with, probably even less."
"You can store it in a spatial pocket since it's inscribed with one of the best space magic circles!"
She blabbered even more! She took a couple minutes from everyone's lives, but it was not a worry since it was actually informational.
Anna was next, and her weapon of choice was a bow that was majestic to look at. She held it with her hands, and an excited expression plastered on her face. Her elf ears complimented the bow quite fantastically.
'Wait, the bow… bade on my memories… it's made out of wood from the Blessed Stargazed Tree! One of the strongest magical components in existence! Such incredible luck!' Ryu thought with excitement. It seems like fortune just lunging itself at them.
It also included a wonderfully designed quiver and unique-looking arrows! Well, she could use mana arrows. However, these arrows were exceptional, it not only sucks in mana to make it stronger but, in fact, it also repels mana that tried to obstruct it.
'It has an ownership imprint… doesn't that mean the owner always gets the arrows back?!' Ryu's eyes turned solemn as he walked toward Anna and told her, "Emma, you need to imprint the seal on the bow and the quiver."
She listened to Ryu, pricked her finger, and dropped blood on the bow and the quiver with the arrows inside, and both of them glowed brightly. A mark of ownership appeared within Anna's palm, and the weapons got sucked into it.
"Oh! Is it also a storage for the weapon?" Anna was excited. Ryu simply nodded his head while Nila started choosing her weapon.
Lala was next, and her weapon of choice was somewhat like her claws; yes, her weapon claw gauntlets were made out of the same material as Lilia's spear. After all, being a fox-human, using claw gauntlets was a perfect fit! They can rely on their instincts with their attacks, and they could quickly claw their opponents to win! That was an ideal choice.
Hina was next, and she chose a weapon rare to the eyes of the people, hook swords or Shuang go. Ryu was confused about her weapon choice, and he couldn't help but ask, "Hina… do you even know how to use that weapon?"
"No!" Hina said happily. This caused Ryu and the others to freeze completely, aside from Aoi. Ryu couldn't help but squeeze out a wry laugh as he said, "Then why are you picking it…?"
Aoi couldn't help but giggle as she saw that everyone was dumbfounded by Hina's answer. She then said, "She'll learn it eventually. After all, she's addicted to watching any type of martial art video."
Ryu couldn't help but chuckle at that as he said, "Well, that explains why she became the best at karate in her previous school. Studying martial arts non-stop is impressive, Hina-chan."
"Hehehe, thank you, Onii-chan!" Hina said with a smile as she held her weapons. Her claws were made of the same magical materials that Lilia's and Nila's weapons were made of, and as Ryu observed it, he thought, 'This weapon! It has a void-cutting enchantment on it!'
'Void-cutting was one of the strongest enchantments that you could ever put to a blade! That just means that you can cut through anything like its butter!' Ryu was intrigued by how all these types of strong items were easily found in those Magical Territories.
Last but not least, Aoi. Her weapon is an incredibly cool yet elegant-looking katana that seemed to ooze out the smell of peach blossom. She was once part of the kendo club, so she could use it pretty decently. Although she was not the best, she was still one of the top students, so her wielding a katana was the best choice.
Her katana had impressively intricate designs and engravings that made it stronger than ever.
As Aoi touched it, she felt it zap her hand, causing her to move back and look at her hand. As she glanced over it, she found a few burn marks, which made Reika worry as she rushed to her, "Aoi! Are you alright, dear?"
"Yeah, I'm fine, mom," Aoi said as she once more tried to grab the sword. But this time, the reaction was even stronger. As Aoi touched it, she staggered, but she did not give in, and she managed to hold onto it as the stagger caused her to have a splitting headache.
Ryu was distraught, but he held back as he knew that this was just a trial for the sword to accept her. Then, it happened; the smell of peach blossom was more potent. She kneeled to the ground, but she managed to unsheathe the sword, and a rain of peach blossom petals fell.
"This is magical!" Reika and Hina said in unison. Aoi was in shock, but she had a smug smirk on her face as she looked at Ryu with a sense of accomplishment. Ryu smiled back as Fumiko spoke out loud, "Congratulations, Aoi, you managed to become a master of a weapon with 'will.'"
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