Chapter 155: Flesh Demon Sword
However, it’s a problem if she’s just scared stiff and doesn’t make any requests.
Besides food and casual clothes, I gave her work tools, cooking utensils, hygiene products, and consumables.
I gave her a particularly strict order to keep her body and clothes clean. Seriously, I absolutely need her to do that.
And as for me…
“Forgive me ♡”
“Youuuu! Doing things like thiiiis! Without permissioooon!!!”
I was getting scolded by Count Missgancia…
Apparently, letting a Magic Beast live inside the city without permission was pretty bad. Well, yeah, I guess so. They build city walls to protect the inside from external enemies like Magic Beasts, so letting one inside is, you know?
He said if it hadn’t been me, there was a chance I’d have been executed. I’m truly sorry.
However, the track record of keeping it docile for years couldn’t be ignored, and Count Missgancia owes me a lot, so for now, it was deemed OK.
I-I was forgiven!
When I told him it was a horse-type Magic Beast, he requested to see it in person, so we went to my stable…
“Hoh… Visually, it simply looks like a horse.”
“Well, yes. I mainly tinkered with the digestive system, heart, and muscles, so its appearance is that of a normal horse.”
“Normal, you say…? Even I do not possess such a Fine Steed.”
“Ah, if you want one, I can give it to you? I’ll go make a new one, so please wait.”
“Wait, wait, wait! …You can make them? Fine Steeds like this?”
“Well, I’ve made a magic circle for production, so if I pour Magical Power into it, I can make as many as I want…”
“…Magic is absurd. No, perhaps you are the absurd one.”
We talked like that while I showed him the horse.
“To begin with, is there no danger? What reason do you have to declare that there isn’t?”
“I’ve embedded a Magic Stone in its brain, making its very existence into a Magical Device. This thing is a ‘living Magical Device’. A tool does not defy its master.”
“…You are abominable.”
“But if I didn’t do that, people would die if it became uncontrollable.”
“What? Is it that strong?”
“Well, I think it could kill a low-ranking Knight even if they were mounted and wearing armor. It could trample common soldiers to death.”
“Don’t! Create! Magic Beasts! That strong!!!”
Yeah, well, this one’s my fault.
I sincerely apologize.
“But you know? It’s properly made so that it will kill itself anytime if ordered! It’s absolutely safe! It won’t be captured by the enemy either!”
“Is that so…? Well, if you use strong words like ‘absolutely’, it must be true. However…”
“I’ve taken other measures too! For example, I used my blood as a material, so it won’t listen to anyone but me! Also, it’s linked to that system and reads my thoughts to synchronize…”
“Are you truly not afraid of God? What do you think life is?”
Huh? Ahh…
“No, this… isn’t a living creature, it’s a tool made of flesh… If Demon Swords are permissible, then shouldn’t these, which are Flesh Demon Swords, also be permissible?”
“Hmm… A perspective I’ve never considered. But, if that’s the case, perhaps it isn’t so strange…?”
“Let me be clear, I didn’t kill horses and modify them, you know? The flesh, bones, skin, everything was made and assembled with magic.”
Well, during the research process, I did capture and dissect wild horses, but that’s beside the point. I ate the horse meat as a memorial service, so please let that count as okay.
“…Understood, I will not pursue the matter. However… do not sell these to anyone. Understood?”
“Of course. Ah, shall I give you a pair? I haven’t done much reproductive experimentation, so I’d like the data…”
“Mmm… Yes. I shall accept them.”
“Count Missgancia’s knightly order isn’t very strong, and their numbers are few, aren’t they? It’d be good if they could be strengthened through things like this, right?”
“…Honestly, you always force another debt upon me.”
And so, having received Count Missgancia’s permission, I’ll start making new Artificial Magic Beasts again.
…Although I say that, the testing phase is actually already finished.
Thanks to this permission, I can now bring them out openly.
“Nyaan.”
Yes… this cat-type Artificial Magic Beast!!!
This large black cat, like a Maine Coon… is a Magic Beast.
The horse-type Artificial Magic Beasts are Strong! Fast! Tough! Plus low fuel consumption! Like requirements for a car or something? Well, actually, the role required of them is like that of a car, so it can’t be helped.
And this cat here, the required role is… “Guard”.
Yes, Rosalinde’s guard.
So, well, for now, it has about the strength of a Knight.
Its claws, you see? They’re strengthened through a process similar to the ‘Penetration’ Magic Skill, you know? Also, I made it able to deploy the Magic Skill of that female Elf-san I saw before who went up against ‘Hookclaw’… tentatively named ‘Light Sword’.
In other words, during combat, this cat sprouts blades of light made of Magical Power from various parts of its body and runs around at super speed.
Of course, its body is sturdy, fast, strong, and regenerates.
And above all, I’ve given it the ability to merge with shadows and hide within them!
With this, it can seriously provide 24-hour protection!
As for food and such, it has a mechanism to absorb light itself and convert it into power. This way, it can guard without eating or drinking. Well, I did make it so it can eat, though.
Alright then, this cat… is a present for Rosalinde!
“Waah…! So fluffy… Cute…!”
She seemed happy, so, good!