“…I see. I already know the reason for that, but I haven’t been able to probe the background yet. If you’re okay with uncertain information seen from only one side, I can provide it…”
“That’s enough. Please tell me whatever you know.”
When I asked for the information from the slightly unenthusiastic Gaia, he let out a light sigh and looked at me.
“I don’t like spreading incomplete information, but I suppose I have no choice since it’s a client’s request… Apparently, the King of Grandsans Kingdom asked the King of this country for permission to use the venue. I don’t know if money or a simple favor was involved, but for now, King Grandsans obtained permission to use the venue while it’s vacant.”
“Rocks’s father… I wonder why he gave such permission.”
“Father… well, you’re not wrong.”
For some reason, Karila reacted to my murmur. She said that as if she were exasperated, but I don’t believe I said anything incorrect.
“Most likely, he lent out the venue on the condition of obtaining Dwarven armaments or something similar. Even so, King Grandsans is quite a savvy businessman. Perhaps he’s trying to make back his investment, as he’s doing everything from attracting customers to sales quite thoroughly.”
“Sales?”
When I asked back, Gaia shrugged his shoulders and snorted.
“He’s flashy about selling Dwarven weapons and armor. Normally, commoners don’t get to see Dwarven armaments. Even within the Magic Academy, quite a crowd was gathering.”
Since I was curious about Gaia’s information, I decided to go and check out the situation in a hurry. Apparently, the King of Grandsans, The king, is at a venue near the main gate.
When I went to see the scene using flight magic in less than a minute, there was a crowd so large that I had trouble finding a place to land on the ground. A sort of stage had been set up at the venue, and about ten dwarves were lined up on top of it doing something.
Since I had no choice, I watched the situation from the sky and noticed that King of Grandsands himself was also standing on the stage.
“Come, come! Next is this one! Look at this magnificent blade! Furthermore, look at this hilt and scabbard with their delicate decorations! You can tell just by looking that it’s valuable enough just as a decoration! But its true value isn’t that!”
As one dwarf announced this, another dwarf nodded and stepped forward.
“To become a first-class Dwarven blacksmith, fire magic is essential! My magic can light a furnace flame that will melt iron or even mythril like water!”
With that preamble, the dwarf produced a ball of fire after a lengthy chant. It wasn’t of any great size, but the people watching were letting out cheers. I wonder if they felt it had a considerable amount of heat.
However, from what I heard in the earlier talk, while the furnace might be amazing, the magic itself didn’t seem particularly impressive.
While I was watching skeptically, the dwarf who produced the fire looked back at the dwarf holding the sword.
“I’m going to attack that guy now! If things go wrong, the fire might melt the sword and that guy along with it! Everyone, watch closely without letting your guard down!”
With that, a declaration was made that they were going to do something dangerous. The audience was honestly tense, worrying about the safety of the person who might be hit by the fire.
Then, the ball of fire was released.
“Here I gooooo!”
Along with a shout, the ball of fire was shot toward the sword held by the man. Accompanied by a red light, the fire approached the dwarf holding the sword.
“Nun!”
Releasing a manly shout, the dwarf swung the sword down forcefully from top to bottom. Then, the ball of fire was sliced clean in two, scattering and vanishing.
The audience let out a massive cheer at the sight.
“…Heh.”
Unintentionally, I also found myself impressed. I’ve seen magic being blocked with a shield, but slicing it with a sword is a first. I could reproduce the same thing myself, but the meaning behind my doing so would likely be different.
I felt a slight interest in that sword.
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“…Wait, I can’t. This isn’t the time for that.”
I almost let my heart be stolen by a new tool. While disciplining myself, I decided to think about how to stop this demonstration sale.
“If Grandsands is also selling with proper permission, I can’t really complain… hmm?”
While I was troubled over what to do, The king stepped forward.
“Your Majesty! This sword also seems to be quite popular! Please, to make the power of the Dwarves known, allow us to sell it!”
In a deliberate manner, the dwarf who had released the magic petitioned The king in front of everyone. In response, The king also expressed “trouble, trouble” with his face.
“…It is a good thing to let people know that Dwarven blacksmiths are superior. However, this sword possesses power such that it could be treated as a national treasure in a small country. It cannot be sold easily.”
With that, he started to hesitate over the sale of the sword. The audience let out dissatisfied voices at that.
Since coming to this world, there haven’t been many people who showed such an attitude toward royalty and nobility, but apparently, he had created quite a relaxed atmosphere with the demonstration sales until now.
After confirming that everyone was making dissatisfied sounds, one of the dwarves knelt on the floor and bowed his head.
“Your Majesty! Being able to meet the expectations of the people is the mark of a wise ruler! Let us let everyone know of Your Majesty’s broad heart here!”
“Mu, mumumu…”
In response to the desperate petition from his subject, The king crossed his arms and agonized. Then, the audience members, with their eyes sparkling, shouted “Your Majesty!” from all sides.
“I-I get it! I get it already! I shall permit the sale!”
He finally gave in. With that attitude, The king permitted the sale of the sword. In response to that, the dwarves and the audience let out a massive cheer.
“Then, Your Majesty! Ten large gold coins shall be fine, yes!?”
“W-what!? At such an amount… ah, fine! Do as you like!”
As one of the dwarves confirmed the price in rapid succession, The king showed a panicked appearance, but immediately looked away and gave his consent. Instantly, one of the audience members raised a hand and shouted, “I’ll buy it!” The audience was shocked by that fact.
Ten large gold coins is a massive sum of money that easily exceeds even a merchant’s annual income. Was the person who raised their hand a wealthy person, such as a noble or the head of a large merchant guild? Such speculations arose from all quarters.
At that moment, several hands went up in other parts of the venue.
“I-I’ll buy it!”
“Me! I shall buy it!”
Several orders were voiced in a panicked manner. One of them was clearly a man who seemed to be a noble. Seeing the situation where several people had stepped forward at the same time, the dwarf who had used the magic gave a faint smile.
“What, so many applicants! However, this sword is an item that there is nothing it cannot cut if used by the strongest swordsman… there is only this one blade. What should we do…”
To the dwarf who was agonizing while looking up at the sky, the man who seemed to be a noble raised one hand.
“Double! I’ll buy it for double the price!”
At those words, the other prospective buyers fell silent. Twenty large gold coins. It was an unbelievable amount of money.
However, I became more interested in its performance than the amount.
“Excuse me for a moment.”
After calling out, I landed on the stage. While feeling everyone’s gaze gather on me, I bowed to The king.
“I heard that the sword can slice through anything. I would very much like to see that…”
When I said that and raised my face, my eyes met with The king’s twitching face.
“T-this, if it isn’t Aoi-dono! Why are you, the top teacher of this academy, here?”
“Since a crowd had gathered at a venue where no presentation was being held, I wondered what was going on… more importantly, it’s about that sword.”
I feel sorry for The king, who welcomed me with open arms, but all my interest is directed toward the sword.
“I heard that the sword can cut anything. I feel a potential in it as a magic tool as well. If you like, may I test it with my magic?”
“Eh?”
“…Vajra.”
When I used the magic, a large stone statue appeared in front of me.
It was an imposing statue of a muscular man with only his upper body floating. In terms of pure physical attack power, it is a top-tier magic.
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