Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start With Magical Tools Volume 7 (eBook)

Hisaya Amagishi (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
250 Seiten
Publishdrive (Verlag)
978-1-7183-8110-0 (ISBN)

Infos

The late autumn air is frigid, and it is the time for Dahlia to restart the development of a certain heating device from her previous world. However, the tool has a high price: it takes prisoners and is unwilling to listen to reason. Dahlia drags some very important guildmembers and merchants into her new invention, and the whole Kingdom of Ordine eats it up. Will Volf and the Rossetti Trading Company be able to resist the temptation the device creates to stay awhile and imbibe? Or will they surrender themselves and let it sap their energy and willpower? With new employees, Dahlia continues to lead her company to greater heights!

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Man-Made Magical Sword: Sixth Attempt—Galeforce Blades

“So, Professor Oswald is in search of fire dragon scales...” During lunch on the second floor of the Green Tower, Dahlia recounted yesterday’s conversation to Volf.

“I’m sure Master Jonas would be okay with that. Should I ask, just in case?”

“Could you please? The rings are consumables, you see, so I wouldn’t want to cause any offense.” As Jonas had been blighted by a fire dragon, red scales grew on his arms. He had given Dahlia some, but she wanted to make sure he had no problems with someone else using them, especially for a disposable tool. It wasn’t as though Jonas hid his blight, but Dahlia still worried about it.

“Of course. I’ll ask him the next time we do sword training,” Volf said. “Oh, are you not a fan of the pie, Dahlia?” Accompanying their coffee was a beautiful round salmon pie, courtesy of Volf. There was even a cute little fish on top of the crust—the handiwork of his private chefs. Fresh salmon, spinach, and lots of heavy cream formed the viscid filling. It was very delicious, but Dahlia’s first slice had been on the larger side, so a second slice would surely be too many calories.

“No, I think it’s amazing, but, um, well, I haven’t had much exercise lately...” She worried about her waistline but left that unsaid. Volf customarily ate more than double her portion, but he hadn’t anything to trim off his body—all his physical training and expeditions undoubtedly ensured that—and that made Dahlia just a teensy bit jealous.

“Exercise, huh? How about taking up equestrianism?”

“I don’t know if I have the athleticism to ride a horse...” She had ridden a sleipnir-drawn carriage before, but only as a driver; never had she ridden a horse by herself before. She didn’t have much faith in her coordination or her balance, so the thought of falling off was a little scary.

“I’m sure you can learn. Many noblewomen take it up as a hobby, and I think it’s quite fun too. And it makes for good exercise, you know?”

It wouldn’t be all that dissimilar to riding a bicycle, she assumed, but the fastest she had gone in this world was riding in a speeding carriage, so she couldn’t say so for sure.

Volf continued, “We keep horses at home, so why don’t we give it a shot? You can go on horseback where carriages can’t, and once you get good enough, we could even go into the woods and hills to look for materials.”

“Now that’s a great idea! Oh, but what about monsters?”

“There’s nothing too strong around the capital, and if they do show up, I’ll turn them into materials for you. I think we’ll be fine if we bring guard dogs, and, if it would help you feel safer, even bodyguards.”

“No, I’m sure I’ll be safe with you.” Nothing could be more fun than going deep into the wilderness in search of materials with Volf, and she now felt she needed to learn horseback riding. Though neither of them had approached the subject, they both knew it would just be the two of them.

After lunch, Dahlia and Volf headed downstairs, where a shortsword and enchanting materials had already been laid out on the workbench. It had been some time since they were last in the workshop together.

“It’s been a while, but I’m aiming to make a properly functioning magical sword today.”

“How I’ve waited for thee, O magical sword of my dreams!”

Oh, no pressure or anything, she thought as she handed her enthusiastic friend a set of overalls.

This marked her sixth attempt at artificing a magical sword; the first five times had either been failures or not quite right. She did not mention to him that today would be another go at perfecting the first magical sword—what Volf had dubbed the Blade of the Dark Lord’s Minion. Where the previous attempt had been faulty was in the coating of black slime. This coating was meant to counteract magical interference, but the result had been such that touching it would also dissolve the wielder’s hand—very dangerous indeed. She had since learned a new method, and the process should be straightforward; it would require no unusual materials. Today would surely be the day she crafted something worthy of being called a magical sword.

“I plan on using unicorn horn, so I’ll start with a shortsword. If it works out, then we can try a longsword next time. Would the usual self-sharpening on the blade, self-cleaning on the guard, a wind crystal in the hilt for haste, and weight reduction on the scabbard be okay?”

“Would it be possible to add haste on the blade as well? It would be handy to be able to draw the sword quickly.”

“Sure, we can do that. The effect should be straightforward too. Oh, and I have just the right material for it.” Dahlia brought a magically sealed box from the shelf and gingerly opened the top.

“Feathers from a bird?”

“From a greencrown, to be precise.” As its name suggested, the greencrown was a vibrantly green bird. In the bestiary, it looked as though it wore a very tall hat because of its prominent crest, like a green turaco at the zoos in her previous life. The greencrown wasn’t just different because of its size—its body ranged from sixty to seventy centimeters long, larger than a turaco—it also possessed magic that aided it in both fleeing from and fighting enemies. As such, its feathers could also imbue a tool with haste. This was a lesson that she had recently learned from the professor, and the handful of feathers was also from him. That should have meant it would synergize well with the air magic in the hilt.

“Those damn green things?” Volf scrunched up his eyebrows; he must’ve done battle with them before.

“I take it you have encountered them before?”

“Yeah, and not just once. They’re pesky birds, all right.”

“Really? The bestiary said they were timid creatures that avoided humans. Perhaps the ones in Ordine are particularly aggressive?” It wasn’t uncommon that a monster’s behavior differed depending on the locale, so they may have been flighty in the nation next door but not so much here.

“No, they do tend to be timid, but not at the beginning of spring—that’s mating season for them. The males fight each other, and they dart around very fast with their air magic and even get their beaks stuck in trees.”

“How, uh, how passionate...”

“The females line up on branches to spectate the fight, then court the victorious male. The losers get neglected, whether dead or alive.”

“It’s a bird-eat-bird world out there...” It sounded like a spectacle, but also a little sad at the same time.

“And if you come across a fight, the victorious males will do the same unto you. You’d better be pretty good at dodging them.”

“Or else you’ll end up getting speared?”

“Yup. Just like the trees.”

“That’s a little frightening...” Dahlia didn’t want to even imagine that. Those beautiful green feathers were getting scarier by the moment.

“It happened to Dorino, and he couldn’t pull the bird free from his arm without opening up the wound some more. He took the chance and roasted the greencrown afterward, and apparently it was rather tasty too—he said he’d try to catch some the next time.”

“Gosh, Dorino is so tough...” Never mind; humans were scarier than greencrowns after all.

When that discussion had died down, the duo took their seats at the workbench and began work on the magical sword. Dahlia prepared the guard for slotting in a water crystal, then inserted an air crystal into the hilt. She wrapped the weight reduction magic around the dark gray scabbard like a ribbon. The enchantments were quicker and more potent than they had ever been, pleasantly surprising her. She couldn’t let that distract her and ruin the process, though.

“Your magic’s become more vivid, Dahlia.”

“I think that must’ve come with my increased magic. I still haven’t learned how to control it that well, however.” The moment those words escaped her lips, her beam went in the wrong direction—she decided to keep that a secret from him. “Next, I’ll enchant the blade with greencrown.”

Dahlia slowly doused the green feather with her magic, making it flutter like puffy cotton. It looked more like a tuft of wool than a bird’s feather, but the enchantment was working as she intended, and the green cotton dissolved into the blade. The feather discharged a gust of wind, transforming the blade from a metallic silver to a deep forest green.

“How pretty...” Tears welled into golden pools; Volf was captivated.

It made Dahlia slightly nervous. “Um, I think it worked. I’m going to enchant it with unicorn now.” To prevent magical interference, she sprinkled the crushed unicorn horn onto the shortsword parts and enchanted them. Now that she was armed with the experience from making Irma’s bracelet, the process went without a hitch. She saved the rest of the powdered horn for next time.

“I’ll put it together, then,” Volf said. His hands, clad in leather gloves, moved like it was second nature. As soon as the shortsword was fully assembled, it began emitting a steady wave of magic. “Seems fine so far.”

Next, Volf pressed the base of the guard and a stream of water trickled...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.5.2023
• Reihe/Serie: Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools
• Reihe/Serie: Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools
• Illustrationen: Hisaya Amagishi
• Übersetzer: Hisaya Amagishi
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy
• Schlagworte: Fantasy • female protagonist • Isekai • Light Novel • Magic • Reincarnation • Romance
• ISBN-10: 1-7183-8110-7 / 1718381107
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7183-8110-0 / 9781718381100