Ultrwide area magic Cursed Sword of Fire aside, I decided to start with the confirmation of the prerequisites concerning our future task .

If something was off the point, everything could be ruined .

From here on, I couldn’t afford making any mistakes .

“First off, Harold . Is it alright with you?”

“……What is it?”

I asked Harold who replied after staring at me carefully .

“Substances created from nothing by alchemy materialize only for a short time in this world .

Can this be applied to our current situation as well?”

“Aa, precious metals and precious stones, especially those with big ma.s.ses, are about five minutes at most . ”

“Five minutes . So it’s five minutes after all . ”

“Lava is about five minutes, but the flames that have burned will remain in this world for a longer time and will cause a vicious calamity . ”

“Right . I understand . ”

That was good .

I felt relieved after hearing Harold’s answer .

If this was the case, I would be able to do it in the way I planned .

Next, I asked Tirnanog .

“Then, when do you think that Cursed Sword of Fire will fall?”

『It is such a huge magical construction spell, but the composition speed is fast .

Based on the description of the literature, that’s right……it will be around forty minutes from now to its completion . 』

It would be difficult to evacuate the citizens with that time .

Even if they escaped from beneath one cursed sword, they would get caught in the fall zone of another cursed sword .

So that was the reason Tirnanog unusually hesitated to say it, huh .

“……I mean, why are you asking such a thing now!”

Harold hounded me with a frustrated appearance .

Alright, I felt glad that he seemed to be healthy enough to get angry .

Harold was going to have plenty of works from now on, so it was really good that he was not in a lethargic condition .

“Harold, you, no, we might be able to save this town . ”

“……What……do you mean?”

“That Cursed Sword of Fire cannot be touched, dismantled or dispelled, but there is one way . ”

“W-what is it . Don’t put on airs, just say it quickly!”

Harold who was impatient urged me .

Auguste and Tirnanog were gazing at me quietly, waiting for my words .

“We cannot prevent the completion of the cursed swords, but we can prevent the finished cursed swords from falling to the city as lava with wide-area magic . ”

“That’s absurd! In order to deploy a city-wide area magic, we will need dozens of Hafan’s mages .

Such a great number of people, where can we get them from!”

“What if I say that the three of us……me, Harold, and Auguste-sama are enough?”

Harold became silent as if he had forgotten his words .

Auguste and Tirnanog were staring at me, looking as if they were taken aback .

“Harold, you will have to do ma.s.s filling now .

The spell that you need to charge is Levitation . The number of charges is 990 times . ”

Harold’s facial expression changed slowly from astonishment to calm .

It seemed that his technician brain was stimulated .

I saw Harold’s change and my mouth formed a smile .

“Can you do it?”

“……I can . I will do it . I have never made it, but I know the composition of that spell .

But, by Levitation, what do you……ah!”

Harold’s eyes widened .

It seemed that Harold who had become familiar with magic and wands from an early age already understood .

“I see, the duration of lava’s materialization time is five minutes, and the effect time of the normal Levitation is about the same .

Levitation is also characterized by a rise in efficiency as its amplification increases .

If we extend the range of the effect with Wand Alteration and wrap it around……!!”

“Correct . As it will need to be used 60 times per cursed sword, we will need 990 for all 15 cursed swords . ”

『I see, that’s a unique way to extend the power of a wand without limit . 』

“Extension……it’s like the signature move of Duke Aurelia……yeah, I think it’s a good idea . ”

Tirnanog and Auguste also nodded .

But actually this alone was not enough .

And it was Harold who was the first to notice it .

“Wait……how are you going to aim at them? Simultaneous aiming to 15 places, and around the entire Knot Reed no less .

It’s impossible for us to just aim at them in the regular way, so maybe Raptor Sight……no, that’s useless .

I don’t have time to charge two wands in large quant.i.ties . ”

“That’s why we need another person . ”

I nodded slowly, and gazed at Auguste .

“I see, aiming……that’s my role, huh . ”

“I’m saved since this conversation will be quick . Of course you will partic.i.p.ate in this plan . ”

“You don’t even consider that I will refuse, huh . That’s fine . I will place my bet on you . ”

I smiled at Auguste who understood all of the strategy .

We were ready now .

From here on, we only had to believe in Harold .

“Then, I will monitor whether there is any change in that magic .

When the magic is ready, Erica, I will share the eyes of the dragon with you . ”

Auguste said so and stared at the sky .

I took out a wand from my bag that Tirnanog had brought for me .

The Wand of Levitation already had 100 charges in it .

I held the wand and presented it to Harold .

“I think you can do it, no, you are the only one who can do it, hey, partner . Isn’t that right?”

“……What the heck, that kind of crude trust as if leaving it all to me . ”

Haah~~, Harold exhaled a long sigh, looking at me with serious eyes .

“But, I will not let you down . ”

Harold’s eyes became slightly moist with tears .

He wiped them so as to conceal it, then he accepted the wand .

Harold squatted down on the stone floor of the tower and spread his work tools .

“Let’s get started with my work!”

Harold rolled his sleeves up and wore his black leather gloves .

He put on his goggles with a smack as the finis.h.i.+ng touch .

“If we charge 1000 shots on a wand that originally contains only 100 shots, the burden on the wand will be more than ten folds .

First of all, let’s release all the magical powers inside and change the magical powers compression format from scratch . ”

Harold loosened the ferrule and aimed the wand towards the ground .

He confirmed that everyone except himself had took a distance from the wand, and he released the magical powers charged inside the wand .

A strong flash of light like a camera’s flash .

The magical powers that were released all at once gouged the ground .

“Uh!”

A runaway magical power bounced back to Harold’s right cheek .

From the wound where the pale spark hit, fresh blood dripped down .

“Harold, are you okay?”

“Haha, that helped shorten the time . This level of injury, it’s nothing . ”

As Harold made a frivolous talk, he reconfigured the wand with precise movements like a machine .

“Heeh, this is……”

『What’s wrong, Harold . 』

“Well, to think that I can see the wonderful work of Visitor’s Clan in a place like this . ”

『You…… unexpectedly, it seems you still have the composure to say something like that . 』

As Tirnanog said so in amazement, Harold laughed unreservedly while baring his teeth .

“It’s because I rarely tinker with such an amazing wand .

Both durability and precision are different from ready-made items .

But, as expected, ten times as much content amplification is an unprecedented way of using a wand that hadn’t been taken into consideration when making this wand .

I will also take the other wands apart . I have to use everything usable in our a.r.s.enal . ”

As he said earlier, Harold began to take apart the Wand of Leap and Feather Falling .

He broke one third of Griffin’s bone of Feather Falling wand and cut it into a hook shape .

Sc.r.a.ped off the wyvern bone from Levitation wand material into the same shape and combined it, then glued them without gaps .

Next he took out vellum papers and cut them into thin bands .

“I’m pretty sure that Long-Armed Ernst’s wands are carved with old poetries of Visitor’s Clan, right?

I don’t remember the poetry of Visitor’s Clan, but the poems of my hometown are supposed to have the same effect . ”

Soaked a pen in a special ink mixed with several kinds of chemicals .

Wrote the poetry on vellum paper, smeared it with glue, and wrapped it around the shaft .

Certainly, this was quicker than engraving it .

Returned the amber on the wand head and yellow bra.s.s on the handle of the a.s.sembled wand .

Using the same material as the core material, he added the Feather Falling core material along the shaft .

Finally, he sealed the ferrule with magnet.i.te which was used for the wand head of Leap .

“It has become boorish, but its durability is guaranteed . I will only have to believe and charge this guy, after that it’s a race against time . ”

Harold looked at the wand with a serious expression and built the spells to charge it .

One, two, three—

As he built the spells with unparalleled accuracy, I had forgotten to breath before I knew it .

One hundred .

The magical structure was disturbed, and the released magical power grazed Harold’s right cheek .

The torrent of magical power burned his cheek in a way that it crosses the first wound .

“Are you okay, Harold!?”

However, rather than groaning in pain, Harold was immersed in charging the wand without blinking .

What an amazing concentration .

I applied a handkerchief to his cheek softly .

“That town is the place where I grew up, I absolutely won’t let you hurt the people in my city . ”

While muttering, he kept on working quietly .

It was a high-speed spell construction and charging that didn’t stop even for a moment .

Spells were built and the wand was charged at a rate that it was now a picture burned into my memory .

200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 .

The old wound in his right arm became visible as it was stained red .

That scar was like a torrent of a burning flame .

“Erica, Harold . Changes began to appear in the sky’s appearance!”

Auguste who was observing the Cursed Sword of Fire from the sky viewpoint raised his voice .

After checking the time, it was about three minutes remaining .

“Please wait, Your Highness . I will finish this in a minute . ”

Listening to Harold’s words, I lined up next to Auguste and joined hands with him .

“Isn’t it painful?”

“I have become a little used to it . Auguste-sama, I would like to know the situation of the magic if possible, is it alright with you?”

“Aa, it’s fine . ”

Applied Glam Sight on the current borrowed dragon’s eyes .

It would probably be a heavy burden on my brain, but right now it couldn’t be helped .

I used the Wand of Glam Sight .

Before my eyes, a group of huge flames illuminated the twilight town with abnormal brightness .

The sky of Knot Reed city where it started to be covered with fog at night was dyed with the fantasy flames and seemed to be stained bright red .

Looking from the sky, the Cursed Sword of Fire was a large magic circle that was composed of burning flame ribbons .

When exercising Glam Sight for the dual visual information of human and dragon, a fierce headache hit me .

Painful .

It was terribly painful .

Ah, but .

This was the town where people live .

I could see the geometric city composed of circular ca.n.a.l rings .

Buildings with vermilion roofs on top of white walls were lining up properly in the large City of Ca.n.a.ls .

Buildings with vermilion roofs on top of white walls were lining up properly in the large City of Ca.n.a.ls .

Even at this time the city of Knot Reed was greeting the lively afternoon as usual .

The engraver who had finished his work was warming his eyes .

A hostess of a standing bar who was in the height of business was carrying the beers .

The shopkeeper whose face was sweaty as he cooked the processed meat at the storefront .

Worn out people that were heading towards the bar after buying anti-travel sickness potions .

I could see the sidewalk where the perfumer Bell was chasing the barrel .

A girl who seemed to work at the studio across the sidewalk entered the perfume store where a signboard with a lady on it was hanging down .

A little boy who was lost finally found by his mother .

His mother gently lifted the boy up and threw a honey-colored candy into his mouth .

The boy smiled happily .

The notary who got off from the carriage was staring at the sky in front of the guild hall .

I could see Turm Wand Store .

I wondered what kind of conversation Gilbert who finally went to see his father was having .

I wondered how Turm elder greeted his son who came home .

I hoped they were happy .

Water Palace was s.h.i.+ning very beautifully in the dusk .

Inside, Earl Nibelheim was using Gilbert’s porcelain to advance negotiations into his advantages .

The view of a beautiful city that looked like a miniature .

Lots of people were living there .

And then, the Cursed Sword of Fire which was floating above all of them, seemed to be a beautiful flame art .

Yet, that was only the outside appearance of the detestable weapon .

“Alriiiiight!!! I did it, partner!!”

Harold’s squeezed out shouts reached my ears .

At the same time as he ran up to me, I held out my right hand quietly, and the wand was pa.s.sed to me vigorously .

I clenched my hand over it .

This was the trump card .

『Erica, I’m sure you will save this town . 』

“……Thank you, Tir . ”

Tirnanog’s words were like a good luck charm; they relieved me of my worries .

Now then, I had to do my job this time .

This was the Wand of Levitation which Harold had work hard to build its spells and to charge its magic .

With nervous and cold fingertips, I directed the wand towards the sky .

I pointed the tip of the wand towards the center of the Cursed Sword of Fire .

I knew what I had to do .

The rest was to do it quickly and accurately .

While imagining what happened when I touched the Rainbow Strap, I brought up the magical power that was sleeping inside the wand .

At first it was pulled out as I wanted it to, but I immediately hit a strong resistance .

While paying attention so as not to let it go, slowly but surely I spun the magical power and unfastened it finely .

Picked a few of the selected threads and weaved it into another shape .

Into the same shape as the range specified part in Feather Falling .

Was this really okay?

There has to be a better way, I was driven by such anxiety .

My hand hesitated to shake the wand for a moment .

“Don’t worry, Erica, you can do it . ”

Auguste whispered, gripping my hand tighter .

I nodded, hardened my resolve and shook the wand .

“Levitation—”

A golden magic circle similar to that of Feather Falling was formed above the place near the center of the city .

It seemed that the range extension and shape change succeeded .

Anyway, I felt relieved .

It seemed that the range extension and shape change succeeded .

Anyway, I felt relieved .

Since the path of magical power was still connected, we could only extend the range .

Poured the magical power left inside the wand toward the magic circle .

Enlarged the magic circle appropriately by the amount of magical power poured, and continued to withdraw magical power from the wand at the same time .

If I rushed I would distort the spell and destroy it .

As if swelling two-dimensional bubble, I carefully and slowly inflated it .

Golden light covered the city .

Through the eyes of the dragon, I could see the people in the city were becoming noisy .

『Erica, it has started . 』

Pointed out by Tirnanog, I focused on the Cursed Sword of Fire .

The materialization of lava was starting .

Was it earlier than we thought?

No, I concentrated too much and didn’t notice the pa.s.sage of time, huh .

“It’s alright, partner . Believe in my wand . I also believe in you . ”

I nodded to Harold’s brief words and pulled the magical power a little bit stronger .

As if screaming, the wand caused violent magical vibrations .

However, the wand managed to withstand the burden .

The completely materialized Cursed Sword of Fire started falling down .

Almost at the same time, the magic circle reached the predicted falling point of the last cursed sword .

While forcibly suppressing the recoil which had increased to the limit even with my own inhibitory const.i.tution, I completed the magic .

“—launched!”

The moment the tip of the Cursed Sword of Fire came into contact with the golden magic circle, the magic circle shattered and turned into golden feather-like fragments .

At that moment, all the lava that fell down stopped mid-air as if time had stopped .

From stop motion it turned into slow motion .

Lava began to flow upward as if it went back in time .

Cursed Sword of Fire which shone in the burning heat became countless drops and rose in the indigo sky .

Like sky lanterns, those drops of lava scattered in the indigo sky were illuminating the city of Knot Reed .

The light fell on all ca.n.a.ls .

Everyone was watching that sight .

I was not an exception, but I noticed it at once and immediately confirmed the detailed information using Glam Sight .

“Levitation started normally……duration, ten minutes……it’s a success . ”

“We did it……we did it……, we did it……”

Harold cried on the spot as if his waist came out and burst into tears .

『Erica, you have worked hard . It was a wonderful magic . 』

Tirnanog caressed my head with a big palm .

Auguste whose forehead was drenched in sweats, winked jokingly .

Somewhat unexpectedly, I felt as if the ground beneath my feet had disappeared .

I had no strength left at all in my feet, knees, waist, and my back .

I felt as if I had become a mollusk .

As I toppled over, Auguste supported me in a hurry and embraced me .

“Erica!?”

“Huh……somehow……my strength……?”

I couldn’t gather any strength, and at this time, Auguste was supposed to be tired too, sorry about this .

I meant to say such a thing .

However, only mutterings that didn’t make any sense went out of my mouth .

Everyone was looking anxiously at my face .

I am fine .

I guess it’s good that Harold doesn’t have a runny nose .

I wanted to say so, but I was already at my limit to even keep my consciousness .

My eyelids became heavy, and my sight was enveloped in darkness .

I fell into a deep sleep in the comfortable fatigue I got through .