Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 4: Magic Sword
“A magic sword…?”
I asked back, not quite understanding what Renji-san meant.
To which, Renji-san continued with a smile.
“Yeah. That’s why you came all the way to Gifu.”
Even if he said that’s why we came, I still didn’t get it. Why would we come to Gifu to make a magic sword?
…It seemed I wasn’t the only one puzzled by this, as Aya-chan, who was beside me, spoke up.
“Hey, Dad. Why Gifu to make a magic sword?”
“Well, there used to be a famous place for sword forging. It’s so famous that it could be called one of the five major production areas. This place is one of them.”
“Really? But they didn’t teach us that at school…”
“Well, nowadays, only exorcists would use swords, right?”
That may be true, but aren’t Japanese swords expensive? They should cost as much as an ordinary car… But just as I was thinking about that, I reset my thoughts.
No, rather…
“Renji-san, what’s a magic sword?”
“Hmm, Souichiro didn’t explain it to you?”
When I nodded, Renji-san smiled.
“When an exorcist talks about a magic sword, it has two meanings. One is a cursed sword. Like, if it’s killed many people or if you feel like killing someone when you hold it. That sort of thing.”
“…Isn’t that a monster?”
“There are cases like that too. Cases where a possession-type ‘monster’ doesn’t possess a person but an object.”
Oh, they exist…
“But this time, it’s not that. It’s a sword that only a few blacksmiths can forge by processing relics.”
“Process… relics?”
I looked at the three relics hanging from my chest. These are relics that appear when a Sixth Rank dies. They will always remain, regardless of any magic or object, even the ‘Oborozuki’ that can swallow anything.
To process those…?
Can that really be done?
“Hey, Renji-san. Can relics be processed?”
“They can, probably. Because blacksmiths do it.”
When I asked Renji-san, he gave me a paradoxical answer.
Which means, I probably won’t get any more information even if I ask further, so I decided to change the question.
“Is there any benefit to having a magic sword?”
“Of course. If you have a magic sword, you can draw out the magic of the Sixth Rank. Oh right, Itsuki-kun, have you heard of a weapon called ‘Chisui’?”
“Chisui…?”
If you’re asking if I’ve heard the word, then yes, I have. But Chisui isn’t irrigation, right? I tilted my head in confusion, and Renji-san smiled.
“Chisui means ‘blood-sucker.’ This is also a magic sword, but this sword is a weapon that absorbs the magic of the ‘monster’ you cut with it.”
“Absorbs… it?”
“Literally, I mean If you slash a ‘monster’ of the First Rank, the sword stores the magic of the First Rank. The owner of the sword can then draw it out and use it. It’s like an external reservoir of magic.”
“Ugh…!?”
What kind of sword is that!?
Surprised by the performance of the magic sword I heard for the first time, Aya-chan pulled Renji-san’s clothes.
“Dad. Then if one uses that sword, can they become like Itsuki-kun, a Seventh Rank?”
“In theory, yes… But it’s not realistic.”
To Aya-chan’s question, Renji-san shook his head.
“There are conditions for Chisui. You have to use it to kill a monster. Otherwise, you can’t absorb it.”
“Hmm…”
Aya-chan murmured softly.
“Also, ‘Seventh Rank’ refers to a rank that even the magic of Kamirazuki cannot measure. It’s a rank that signifies the inability to measure. Sure, if you defeat dozens or hundreds of Sixth Ranks… you might become a Seventh Rank. But there’s no exorcist in this world who’s achieved that. None have ever existed.”
“Hmm…”
Aya-chan furrowed her brows.
“And ‘Chisui’ is just for storing magic. Once you use it, the stored magic decreases. Do you understand what that means?”
“…To recover magic, you have to kill monsters with it.”
“That’s right.”
Renji-san nodded deeply.
His face seemed to say ‘It’s not as convenient as you might think.’
With a reaction as if he had used it before, this time I spoke up.
“Hey, Renji-san. Where is that ‘Chisui’ sword now?”
“It’s at our place.”
“Huh?”
The answer I got was more straightforward than I expected, so my voice that came out was strange.
“It’s been passed down in the ‘Shimotsuki family.’ I don’t use it much because I often team up with Souichiro.”
“Oh, I see…”
Renji-san and my father team up, and Renji-san is in the rear.
It makes sense that he doesn’t use it.
Or rather, does the Shimotsuki family have a magic sword passed down to them just like the Kisaragi family?
Come to think of it, my father sometimes wears a sword when he goes to work.
Could that be a magic sword?
I’ll ask next time.
Since I asked Renji-san what I wanted to ask, I turned to Irena-san this time.
“Hey, is it true that I came to forge my sword?”
“Yes, it’s true.”
Now Irena-san nodded.
“It’s distressing to use everyone’s valuable time just for Nina… So I thought it would be nice to make Itsuki-san’s weapon while we’re here. Of course, Itsuki-san probably already knows, but there are only a few magic swordsmith magi in the world here.”
Well, it’s the first time I’ve heard of it, though.
“Are there really so few people who can forge magic swords?”
“Yes. It’s not as rare as the Seventh Rank, though.”
Then it wouldn’t be strange for there to be people in Japan who can forge magic swords, right?
And while I was almost convinced, Irena-san continued.
“The workshop atelier of the magic swordsmith magi is located where strong earth vein energy erupts. So I thought it wouldn’t be bad for Nina…”
After digesting Irena-san’s words, I nodded.
Certainly, if that’s the case, it’s not entirely incomprehensible.
We came to the hot spring to let Nina recover mentally by touching the life force energy overflowing from the earth veins. And the blacksmiths who forge magic swords are located where strong earth veins are.
If that’s the case, it’s not unreasonable to combine the two solutions.
However, processing relics… huh.
What exactly can be done?
For example, theoretically, ‘Chisui’ can provide unlimited magic externally.
In that case, what would happen to the relics of Raiko Douji? Would it enable the use of even more powerful magic than the lightning magic he usually uses?
Or what about Harunaga Adashino’s insects? Could something be done using the ancient magic he uses — legal magic?
Or perhaps, with ‘Puppet Rappet Marionette,’ which caused the Hundred monsters Night Parade in England…
As I was pondering such things, my father entered the lobby.
The moment he entered, tension ran through the other customers in the lobby. It’s only natural when a well-built man with an eyepatch walks in. Or something like that.
As my father approached us, Renji-san took the lead.
“Sōuichirō, didn’t you tell Itsuki-kun about the magic sword?”
“Hmm? Did I forget to mention it?”
“Wouldn’t it have been better not to say anything?”
Renji-san wore an embarrassed expression, and my father said, “Don’t worry about it,” before continuing after a brief pause.
“No, what? Not for Itsuki…”
“For Itsuki-kun?”
“Well, you see… I was planning a surprise for Itsuki.”