Outside the Torristeen Academy of Magic, there is a lush forest.

Unlike the Gensokyo Enchanted Forest, which is undulating and rugged, it is filled with various creatures that are very dangerous to ordinary people. There are no powerful creatures in this nameless forest.

The terrain is flat, and several rivers flow through the forest and flow eastward.

The spring morning breeze blows the fallen leaves on the ground.

Fallen leaves swirl into the sky.

"Whoosh!"

What seemed to be a sword-like light flashed, and the fallen leaf that flew into the air suddenly split into two halves.

The dew on the fallen leaves was unscathed, as the inertia continued to fly, and then landed on the Rapier that suddenly appeared.

"Tsk!"

Smacking his lips, Yakumo held a thin sword and chuckled.

"Although it is a little worse than the sword skills of Asuna and Youmeng, it is much stronger than the sword skills I have mastered in the past."

"Gandalfr ......"

Gandalfr, which is now the Lune inscription on the back of Yakumomo's right hand.

Different worlds inevitably affect each other, and it is not surprising that magical writing represented by the Rune alphabet appears here.

Thanks to Yakumo reading a lot of books in the Pache Library over the years, he naturally understands this kind of writing.

Then, in spite of the various defensive magic that the academy had placed outside the library, Yakumo managed to find some accounts of Gandalfr in some of the books that were almost unattended.

Gandalfr, the left hand of the gods, is free to use all weapons.

Weapons here refer to "items made for the purpose of fighting", so no matter what form the item itself takes, as long as the purpose is to fight. Owners of Gandalfr are free to use it.

Of course, it doesn't mean that with Gandalfr, Yakumo Mo can become a kendo supreme with a sword.

Just like just now, after learning some news about Gandalfr, Yakumo Mo tried it out in this deserted forest with a rapier found at random from the academy's warehouse, and came to the conclusion that this mark could allow him to have Assuna in swordsmanship to accept Grevath? After the teaching of Shellulmax's swordsmanship. The strength before receiving the swordsmanship teaching of Youmeng.

In addition to the tabula rasaber he brought out of the warehouse, Yakumo also took away a lot of weapons from the store in the town closest to the academy - as a disciplined youkai, he left enough gold to buy the entire store.

Broadswords, battle axes, spears, bows and arrows......

All the weapons Yakumo Motong was tested.

All of them showed combat ability comparable to that of using a rapier.

Among them, Yakumo also discovered an interesting phenomenon.

Among those things, there are some unbridled weapons, but they are flashy and obviously used for decoration.

Those things were completely incapable of making Gandalfr work.

"It seems. It's useless to be decorative. ”

Crushing a gorgeous golden sword on the ground with one kick, Yakumo muttered.

"This thing can be regarded as a kind of compensation for the shortcomings of strength."

In the past, Yakumo Mo's fighting methods were nothing more than this:

Bombarded with barrage from afar.

All sorts of magic from Pache Rich's library.

Strange realm abilities.

And holding a parasol, relying on the physical fitness of the youkai to smash people with strength - Yuka likes this type of combat the most.

While these abilities are enough to face most situations, who would think that they have few hole cards.

Look down at the inscription on the back of your hand.

Yakumo Mo was able to perceive Louise's location through the engraving - making the natural connection between the demon and the master, making the demon itself stronger. The stronger this perception is, the stronger.

And if the mage is strong enough, he can also sense the location of the demon in turn.

But he didn't like it.

"It's not a good feeling. Maybe we can find a way to cut off the demonic connection with that girl while keeping the mark. ”

"--It's just that in this case, that girl will be attacked and hurt, right? After all, it's because she owns it, and I'm doing it...... Is there some suspicion of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge? ”

"Well, if you do do it one day, then make up for it in other ways, look at Louise. It seems to be a pain in magic. ”

Louise of Zero, a legendary student whose casting success rate has been zero so far.

"It's such a happy decision, the great Yakumo family never owes anyone a favor."

"Oh, it seems that the owner this time is very unusual!"

Suddenly, a certain broken-looking sword that had been thrown aside by Yakumo Mo after the experiment spoke up.

"Huh?"

Reach out and make a move. The sword flew into Yakumo's hand.

It is a single-edged sword that looks somewhat similar to a taidao, but is a bit wider than a normal taidao.

And...... It's so shabby.

"This broken sword has actually produced spiritual intelligence?"

Looking at the rusty single-edged sword in his hand, Yakumo was very surprised.

Among the weapons that I casually brought out from some weapon shops, there would be a mixture of smart swords.

"Hey, hey, hey! That's a faux pas! ”

Broken Sword spoke again.

"I'm not called Broken Sword, I'm called Drew Linger! Really, why is this generation of Gandalfr such a rude guy? ”

"Listen to you, do you know Gandalfr?"

"Of course, I'm—"

Broken Sword, well, Drew Ringer - the name is a bit of a mouthful - was about to go on, but suddenly fell silent.

"Huh? Why don't you say it? Go on. ”

Yakumo squinted his eyes slightly and looked at the sword in his hand.

However, Drew Linger remained silent, as if he had been transformed into an ordinary broken sword.

"Hey, don't you speak? No problem......"

Yakumo Mo, who was aroused by his curiosity, of course would not give up so easily.

"Anyway, it's not a great thing to look at you like this, so it doesn't matter if you break it."

Saying this, Yakumo held the hilt of the sword with one hand and pinched the sword with the other.

The demonic power released from his fingertips began to erode the blade.

"- Wait! Stop! ”

Drew Linger finally spoke again.

"I say I say! Why is the owner so violent this time! Treat me like this with a sword of wisdom! ”

"Sword of Wisdom?"

Yakumo stopped as he said. Although this sword looks very unreliable, after all, it is also a sword with intelligence, and this kind of weapon is not common, and it is a pity that it is really broken.

"Of course, what is a sword like me that can speak and have wisdom not a sword of wisdom?"

"Alright, Sword of Wisdom. Druffer - Whoa! What the hell is your name, it's so hard to pronounce. I'll call you Hongyao in the future. ”

Looking at Drew Linger, who was red because of rust or the material itself, Yakumo Mo snorted.

"Don't just change people's names!"

"Hey, I know Hongyao, so tell me, what is your relationship with Gandalfr?"

"I said don't change your name...... Forget it, when you meet such a master, you can only accept your fate. As the sword of wisdom, I am the exclusive sword of Gandalfr throughout the ages. ”

"Are you kidding me? I'm just taking you out of a weapons shop. ”

Yakumo shook his head, not quite believing Hongyao's words.

"That can't be said. Isn't it telling that I'm there and you just found me out? ”

"Fate?"

Yakumo thought of Remilia.

"Well, I'll take your word for it. So Hongyao, tell me what other abilities you have besides being able to speak? If all you can do is keep chattering, I'm going to have to find a random place to throw you away. ”

"How can this be!"

Hongyao screamed.

"Hey, I'm able to absorb the magic of the four attributes of earth, water, wind, and fire! So it has a great advantage when dealing with magicians! In addition, the absorbed mana can also be converted into the holder's physical strength to continue fighting! ”

"Gone?"

"No ......"

"Hello Hongyao, goodbye Hongyao." Yakumo made a gesture to throw the red yao in his hand.

"Hey, hey, hey! Isn't that powerful enough? ”

Yakumo shrugged his shoulders and held a sword flower in his hand.

"If that's the ability. It's of no use to me at all - I say you can just look good on the outside, and it's pleasing to the eye if you don't have strong combat power. But why does it look so shabby! Do you believe that I have an umbrella in my hand that is better than yours? ”

"How is that possible!"

"Don't believe me?" Yakumo Mo took out the parasol from the gap, "Do you want to try it now?" ”

Hongyao was silent.

As a weapon, it was keenly aware of the sturdiness of the parasol in Yakumo's hand.

To put it bluntly, if you collide with all your might, it will definitely be shattered.

"How so! I can't even compare to an umbrella......"

"Nonsense!"

Yakumo snorted.

"This is no ordinary parasol, this is ...... My sister's love for me! ”

After putting away the parasol. Yakumo looked at Hongyao again.

"I mean, you shouldn't have a spiritual intelligence because of the strength of the sword itself, right?"

"Huh? How do you know? ”

"Although the material of this broken sword is acceptable, and the forging level is not bad, it is not strong enough to produce spiritual intelligence."

"Tsk, it's not easy."

Hongyao sighed in surprise.

"I can't remember the details for a long time. All I remember is that I first had the Psis, and then the Psies themselves were incorporated into the sword by the forgers. ”

“…… That's it," Yakumo pondered.

"What are you thinking? It doesn't always feel like a good thing. ”

"I said, since you didn't have the spiritual intelligence generated by the strength of the sword itself, then it shouldn't affect you if I pulled you out of this broken sword, right?"

Your parasol is very powerful, but if you can have intelligence, wouldn't it be better?

Since Hongyao was not born because of the sword itself, it should theoretically still exist without the sword body, in this case...... It is also possible to fuse Hongyao's Spiritual Intelligence with a parasol.

"Don't !!"

When Hong Yao heard this, he screamed in horror.

"I don't know if it's going to happen, but I don't want to try! What if I get damaged? ”

"Hey, since you said that the past generations of Gandalfr are your masters, then I can do whatever I want with you as the master."

Ignoring Hongyao's resistance, Yakumo made a decision immediately.

It's just that he can't extract the sword spirit or anything.

It seems that I have to go back to Gensokyo to discuss with Purple. (To be continued......)