“That’s the weapon the angels in the ‘White Dungeon’ used, right?”
Yuma could only nod at Rui’s words. The angels in the Indonesian ‘White Dungeon’ certainly used shining “longswords.”
The humans stabbed by those swords swelled up in an instant and exploded from the inside, dying.
Did I create such a terrifying weapon? As Yuma was thinking, Akito called out from behind.
“But the shape’s unstable. The swords the angels used were clearer and more beautiful.”
“True…”
The sword he held now was an irregular shape, not straight, and slightly undulating. The length also felt incomplete.
“Can you create anything else?”
Asked by Rui, Yuma thought, “Let’s see,” and concentrated on the hand not holding the sword.
As he radiated Magical Power with the image of kneading light, this time it took the form of a clumsy, round “shield.”
“This… isn’t this a small ‘Barrier of Light’!?”
Yuma excitedly asked Rui and Akito. The two of them leaned forward, staring intently at the round “shield,” muttering, “It looks like it,” and “Yeah.”
Rui straightened his back and looked at Yuma with a serious expression.
“No doubt. The Second Tier of Recovery Magic is [Attack and Defense] magic.”
“Attack and defense…”
Yuma looked at the “longsword” and “shield” in his hands.
Although both were clumsy, the “Barrier of Light,” said to be the strongest among Magical Barriers, and a “longsword” with terrifying effects were being reproduced.
Isn’t this a big deal…?
As Yuma was bewildered, Akito, who had been crossing his arms and furrowing his brow, spoke.
“If you can really use the angels’ magic, isn’t the White Magic Gem a stone for using ‘Light Magic’ instead of Recovery Magic?”
“Light Magic?”
Yuma lowered his gaze to his hands. Certainly, the term Light Magic felt more fitting for the sword and shield.
As Yuma relaxed his power, the sword and shield burst and disappeared into small particles.
Rui put his hand on his chin, deep in thought.
“Let’s say this is Light Magic, as Akito says. The First Tier is [Recovery Magic], the Second Tier is [Attack and Defense]… what about the Third Tier?”
Yuma and Akito fell silent. No one could possibly answer.
After that, they secluded themselves in the hotel room and tried various things, but the magic that seemed to be of the Third Tier never manifested.
Yuma explored the possibility of Resurrection Magic until late at night, but the night passed without any results. At this point, future plans became difficult.
“Fwaah~, were you two up all night?”
Akito, who came out of his room, stifled a large yawn.
While Yuma and Rui were racking their brains, Akito had been sleeping soundly at his own pace. When they were stuck, this carefree attitude might be helpful.
“So, what are we gonna do now? Go back to Japan for now? Or keep collecting White Magic Gems?”
Asked by Akito, Yuma and Rui fell silent. If they couldn’t reach “Resurrection Magic” even if they collected White Magic Gems, it would be meaningless.
But, they still didn’t know the effects of the Third Tier magic, and if they could handle the higher magic of the Fourth and Fifth Tiers, perhaps…
Yuma raised his face and looked straight into Akito’s eyes.
“We’ll continue! I can’t give up here.”
Hearing that, Akito chuckled and said brightly, “Then we have no choice but to move forward.”
“If that’s the case, where do we go next?”
Rui, who had been listening to the conversation, took out his smartphone from his pocket.
It was almost useless as a communication device, but Rui used it as a memo pad.
“What’s written there?”
“It’s about the aid requests from various countries that I was told about before leaving Japan. I wrote down how many White Magic Gems they can provide.”
Rui swiped the screen and showed the relevant section to Yuma and the others.
Akito frowned and groaned.
“Hmm, among these, the most is England… with a Mana Index of about 7000 for the Magic Gems, followed by Germany with about 5500. If you combine the two, it exceeds 10000.”
Yuma nodded silently. Currently, he had about 20000 White Magical Power. If he could add 10000 Magical Power, he might be able to use Fourth Tier magic.
He had to obtain Resurrection Magic no matter what. For that, he had to—
“Let’s go to England via Germany. There’s no other choice!”
Rui and Akito smiled and nodded.
“If that’s decided, the sooner the better! Let’s get ready right away.”
Everyone began to prepare for the journey. Since they didn’t have much luggage to begin with, the preparations for departure were completed in a few minutes. All that was left was to say goodbye to Dasha and Kaira.
Yuma looked around the hotel room to make sure he hadn’t forgotten anything, and slung the cowhide bag he had received from the Indian Seeker over his left shoulder.
“Alright, let’s go.”
At Yuma’s words, Rui and Akito nodded, and the three of them were about to leave the room. At that moment, there was a knock on the door.
Who could it be? Yuma thought, and when he opened the door, Dasha and Kaira, as well as Anik and the Peacock King (Mahamayuri) were standing there.
“Dasha-san, Kaira… even Anik-san and the others, what’s wrong?”
“I thought you were about to leave. I came with Kaira to see you before you left, but I met Anik-dono in front of the hotel.”
Dasha smiled and looked at Anik.
“I was thinking the same thing. I came to see you.”
“…I understand. It’s cramped here, so shall we go to the lobby?”
Yuma and the others left the room and decided to talk while sitting on the chairs in the hotel lobby lounge.
Dasha and the others sat in front of the sofa where Yuma and his friends were sitting, with a low table in between.
Behind the personal chair where Anik was sitting, four members of the Peacock King (Mahamayuri), including Rudra and Rashi, stood by.
“I’m sorry. I’ve taken up your time.”
Yuma smiled at Dasha, who looked apologetic, and said, “No, it’s fine.”
“So, did you have something you wanted from us? I don’t think there’s anything else we can do in India…”
When Yuma asked hesitantly, Dasha shook her head, saying, “No, no.”
“It’s not that I want you to do anything. No matter how much I thank you, it wouldn’t be enough. I’m truly grateful. I’ll say thank you again, thank you.”
“N-no, it’s fine. We did it for our own sake.”
When Yuma waved his hand in modesty, Kaira cut in, looking as if it was hard to say.
“That… well. I’m also… grateful. I was wrong about a lot of things, but…”
Kaira’s voice was getting smaller and smaller, making it difficult to hear. Akito, who was sitting next to her, shouted, “I can’t hear you!” Kaira glared at Akito, annoyed.
“Anyway! I’m grateful to you three. I want to apologize for all the rudeness, I’m sorry!”
Akito chuckled at Kaira, who bowed deeply. Dasha smiled at the sight and turned her gaze back to Yuma.
“Well, I thought words alone wouldn’t be enough. I brought this with me. I’d like you to accept it.”
What Dasha placed on the table was a black rectangular box. When she opened the lid, inside were Magic Gems of various colors.
They were ‘red,’ ‘green,’ and ‘yellow’ diamonds.