Chapter 241 241 Parting with the old friend
[El's POV: ]
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[Elemental flowers]
=Mana (+51), Strength (+12), Agility (+30), Stamina (+30)
→An artifact forged with the essence of six divine beings who had ruled over the six primary elements, providing it with the power to enhance every element the possessor of the artifact has an affinity with.
→ The properties of essence of the beings this artifact is forged with have summarised into the passive ability to command the elemental spirits residing in this world.
(The master of the artifact can communicate with the spirits of intermediate and higher levels. And freely command basic spirits in one meter surrounding.)
→ The artifact grows with the master and the artifact's [Ego] changes the powers of the artifact depending on the possessor of the artifact.
(The artifact can become a bound artifact if the Ego acknowledges the master, however, it depends on the will of the Ego of the artifact.)
→ The artifact possesses a passive Skill: [Spell storage] which can store up to twelve spells of any kind as long as the magic is understood by the Ego.
(In case Ego fails to comprehend the magic formula, the storage will fail. And once stored spells could not be replaced with a different spell unless used.)
→ The artifact was forged in the deep mountains of Light, with the dark flames of a dragon's breath, hammered with the western winds of Oceanoids, quenched in the waters of nine dark seas, and, after it was processed by the darkest nights of northern summers, it was born as the masterpiece of a grandmaster who has witnessed the true colors of this world.
→ The artifact possesses skill: [Recollection] through which, the true master of the artifact can receive the memories and some powers of the beings who have been connected with this artifact.
(After certain conditions are met, one can also inherit the stats and skills of certain beings.)
→ The artifact possesses passive skill [Mana division] through which, one can separate the elemental Mana from the raw environmental Mana. As well as [Mana reconfiguration] through which, one can reshape the separated Mana.
(However, the effectiveness depends on the innate mastery to control Mana.)
→ It is a fine artifact that could grow after bounding with a master. And its growth will depend on its master.
(★The artifact is powerful as it is and its properties that are focused around six major elements make it very good for the elementalists. However, the magic storage ability is also something too attractive for a mage.
Regardless, the Ego of the artifact is a unique one. Thus, getting chosen by it would not be an easy task.)
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'Oh, it would be quite an easy task dear. They all surrender after receiving proper training, Hehehe.'
Even the bastards like my Lucy, Raz, and Cary follow my orders like I'm their everything. What could a mere Ego be before someone as great as I?
This little thing was gonna be my new baby soon, hehehe.
"El…? What are these pretty things?"
They gave me six things, and these earrings were the only thing that had my attention. However, the other five things were in no way anything less valuable than these earrings.
"These are a pretty set of earrings that I will wear from now on, so they are mine.
And this branch will be a bribe- ahem. A gift to mister Villex.
Nessy, do you like this ring?"
Aside from the earrings, there were two more artifacts among the presents. And, one of them was a <C> rank artifact ring that possessed the rare space attribute. And among us, Nes was the only one that had this attribute, so, the pretty ring should naturally just belong to her.
"W-what? No! They are your presents! They gave them to you! How can you give it to someone else? And I heard that bribe part. What are you up to now, El?!"
But this friend of mine was nagging at me instead of just accepting this pretty ring.
"Just take this and shut up.
I know they gave it to me and what I do with them depends on me. So just take this.
And Cathy, you take this."
The third artifact was a pendant that any person possessing the Holy and light attribute would want. A <D> rank artifact that increased their natural capacity to store the energy by two folds.
'And since her energy pool and mental vessel is already the largest among all of us, and I am not talking about the size of her boobs, the artifact suited her the best.'
I was in no mood to take no for an answer, a fact she knew after seeing me push the ring on Nes' finger.
"Well… thanks for the precious present. I will use it well."
"Of course, you will~."
You will become a saintess, use that power, save the world, join our religion and become the one to spread the new, and true religion in this entire world.
'And then you will marry Rex, and have pretty cuties who will call me aunt.'
Hehehe. And it will happen.
I will make sure it does~.
"Then Ras, you should have this leaf. Sam will know what it is and how to use it. And Lux. Here. You can have this dust."
She needed that dust.
'Even if she doesn't know at the moment, it was something that she will undoubtedly need at one point in her life.'
A point that will come sooner according to how the events are unfolding.
"Umm… thanks? But what is this thing?"
"That, dear, you will have to find out for yourself."
I smiled at her, patted her familiar that was sitting on her shoulder, the most unique slime in this world, and went before Sam who had astonished eyes at the moment.
[ "We couldn't possibly have something so precious, miss Auriel." ]
"But it's yours now. I won't need it since I can get something much better than this one. Besides, you need it right now, don't you?"
This certain leaf that looked like something made directly from a raw crystal was a rare material that one cannot find even if they have one of my created dimensional merchants as their exclusive merchants.
It's one of the few specialties of this Worldline area and even in this world, it is difficult to find it.
So, even if someone like Sam could tell this thing was extremely precious by the standards of any of us present here, the fact that I was giving it to them meant a lot of things.
The biggest of which…
"I will make sure to repay this favor by many folds."
"I will look forward to it of course, hehe."
His favor was much more valuable to me than a material that could only be used by those born directly from nature, beings like Sam and my dummy Cary.
For anyone else, it was practically useless since they wouldn't know how to use it, however, it would still be more precious than the branch of this spirit tree I just received as a present.
"Now then… let's do the introductions. Ah, right. Mister, and everyone else. Thanks for the presents however, we will have to keep this conversation limited to the introductions.
You see, the president of IAA is visiting the academy today, and I believe it is time for all the students to gather."
[ "Right right. I was wondering why they were doing the decorations and were so serious.
So that person is going to visit today, hun?
Then you will have to go quickly. The teachers have already given out the word to gather all the students." ]
"Right? Then, the introductions…"
We had to speedrun the introductions of us, our special familiars, and they had to do the same at the moment since they also understood how important of an event this visit was.
The ancient spirit tree has been here since the founding of this academy so he has seen many things and knows much more than the people with me do.
'He is wise, and his wisdom had told him however unique beings our familiars and we were, the long talk can wait till our next visit.'
Or if we forget them, he was the one that controlled most of the garden of six seasons anyway. He can just drag us to him whenever he wants to see us.
'So…'
We did the introduction, he told us a few things that the others found fascinating about him, this place we were in, the story of why special rooms like this one were rendered to nothing more than a myth, and how they would lose some of their memories of this place after they were out of this room.
'It was how things worked. But they had nothing to worry about since I am here.'
They will remember how I suddenly dragged them to some certain 'special' place and how they saw my dance that they couldn't forget even if the world's worst curse was cast on them.
They will remember the tree and the spirits, but not anything else about this room.
About this special place where the second oldest being of this academy resides.
'They will remember the important things.'
And that much will be enough.
-Ooooooooooooong!
[ "Pass through this door. You will find yourself in the garden of spring." ]
"Thanks, tree grandpa!"
"Thank you for everything, Lord Syilpheds."
"We will see you soon then."
[ "Hohoho. Yes. Visit as soon as you can. We all will love to have unique individuals such as yourself around." ]
He kind of liked being called grandpa by my Nessy.
His voice revealed that much.
'But only I knew that.'
Only I knew this old tree the best…
Only I knew just how amazing, lonely, and beautiful of existence this old bastard was.
I had seen his beginning and had stayed with him until the end of his near-eternal lifespan.
'Only I knew him as Grumpy Syilph. No one but me.'
Not even Lucy knew the kind of relationship the two of us used to have. And, this real version of him will not know of it either.
It belonged only to me now.
Only to me.
'And, it will remain only mine until the end.'
Even in this world where he isn't just pixels and data.
Where he is real…
Especially because he is, in fact, real.
What we used to have, I alone will keep it.
'So that he doesn't have to go through all that, again.'
Grumpy silly Syilph.
My most frustrating friend.
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