Legend

Chapter 3

Legend Chapter 3

「Gurururu~」

Hearing this sound, Reiji woke up touching a strange, warm, feathery coat .

「……Haa?」

He took a look around while rubbing his head . The first thing that entered his eyes was an abundant coat of feathers . Whoever the feathers belonged to had laid them down as a body pillow for Reiji, as if to protect him .

Then he noticed . He looked straight ahead while stroking the feathers . A presence looked back into Reiji’s eyes, staring at his face anxiously .

「……」

「……」

Each of them slowly and carefully stared at each other’s face in silence .

A sharp, black beak as well as a pair of blue pupils were reflected in Reiji’s eyes . The blue eyes confirmed the state of Reiji somewhat anxiously .

It had the same eyes as his own . The next moment, it moved in right in front of Reiji’s eyes . In other words, the bird had snuggled its head up to his face .

「Guru~」

This gesture, like a pampered cat, made him instinctively pet its head while smiling .

He then continued to pet its head a bit more . While petting the bird’s head, Reiji unintentionally stopped and looked at it in its entirety .

「Guru~?」

What’s wrong?　The bird seemed to say as it tilted its head to one side . He directed his line of sight to where it was leaning . The feathers that he had expected were not there, instead there was a thick, silky fur . Lion……is what he thought, it was like a lion’s body . However, the forefeet were sharp like the claws of a raptor . Raptor with a lion’s body……no, eagle’s head and forefeet, though they were folded, there were wings growing from the body . Reiji knew the name of this mythical beast .

「Griffon . 」

「Guru~」

That was the correct answer, he rubbed the eagle head as he said that . As he murmured, Reiji was finally able to recall why he had fainted .

「I see, I completed the ritual for the Magic Beast Art……in other words , this griffon is my magic beast . 」

When he understood the existence of the griffon, he once again turned his gaze back to the magic beast . The body of the lion was filled of a sense dynamism, the face of the eagle was both adorable and sharp . Without its wing folded out, its size was about 2m .

Naturally, the griffon from Reiji’s memory was something he knew from games and novels . To his knowledge, griffons were ferocious and aggressive . However, the griffon in front of him wasn’t like that at all . Rather than that, when rubbing its face, instead of looking ferocious, it looked more like a kitten

「Maybe it is different from other griffons because it was created with the Magic Beast Art . 」

「Guru~」

When he muttered that, with good timing, the griffon gave a cry from the depth of its throat .

「……Do you understand my words?」

「Guru~」

As he guessed, the griffon crowed again .

「Wait a minute . 」

He brought out Zepairu’s knowledge while stroking the griffon’s head .

According to it, the ability of the magic beast produced varied depending on the amount of magic power absorbed by the magic formation . In other words, the friendly griffon’s high ability was because of Reiji’s vast magical power . Even if it was limited, it might have the ability to understand human speech .

「I see, I’ve roughly understood . ……First of all, lets give you a name . 」

For some reason, the griffon had been looking at Reiji with wanting eyes since the beginning . According to the procedure of the Magic Beast Art, the existence of the magic beast is only established after it is given a name .

「Griffon, sky, storm……how about Set?」

Set . It was the name of a god that appeared in Egyptian mythology, it was a god that governed storms . Moreover, according to the description Reiji knew, it was a god that symbolized great strength and governed fighting and war .

Looking at the griffon before his eyes, whose existence was to protect him, Reiji associated it with that name .

「Gurururu~」

The griffon let out a happy sound from its throat as it heard the origin of Set .

「Right . From today on, you are Set . I am Reiji . ……No, it should be different . That was my previous name . 」

He though about it while petting Set’s head . The person know as Saeki Reiji had been crushed by a steel frame and died . Here, the person was a fusion of Saeki Reiji and Zepairu . No matter if Reiji was still the major personality, using the name Saeki Reiji carried a sense of incongruity . Moreover, according to Zepairu’s knowledge, he understood that the name Saeki Reiji was not suitable in this world called Elgin .

「Reiji……that’s right, from now on, my name is Rei . Nice to meet you, Set . My name is Rei」

「Gururu~」

The moment he said that and Set answered, a list of skills came to the surface of his mind .

「This is, what?」

Words suddenly appeared in his mind . From Rei’s senses, it was similar to the status screen of a game . ……Familiar things like STR or power were not displayed, instead it was split between skills and their descriptions . The name displayed on it was not Reiji or Rei but Set .

He pulled out Zepairu’s knowledge in a hurry .

「……Indeed, this is the work of Takumu . 」

It seems that the skill list had been added by Takumu when the Magic Beast Art was being created . He was able to display the skills that Set had learned from eating magic stones . As expected from something that had spread from Japan . By the way, the only item in this room to have the feature where a list was displayed in his mind when you thought about it was Misty Ring .

「Well, it’s a convenient thing to have . 」

With much trouble, he had come to a different world . Smiling wryly at the situation, with the subtle scent of Japan lingering, he stood up with Set .

「Gururu」

Set then held out an elongated object in his beak to Rei . The object had been hidden in his shadow .

「This is……a scythe?」

Scythe, and not one for cutting grass . The length of the handle was about 2m, the length of its blade was 1m, it was suitable to be called the scythe of death .

「Well, what should I do with this?」

「Guru~」

This is yours, it seemed say as it presented the scythe in its beak to Rei .

Because it didn’t seem right to make Set keep holding it, he received the large sycthe .

The handle was black, the blade was also black . Basically the large scythe in his hands had a jet black colour . Then he suddenly remembered .

「This scythe wasn’t here when I entered the laboratory . In other words it must have appeared unnoticed . ……There is one possibility though . 」

How many times would it be today . Once again, he pulled out Zepairu’s knowledge and the result was found at once .

「The Magic Beast Art is the cause again, is it . 」

According to Zepairu’s knowledge, a vast magical power is discharged during the course of making the magic beast . In other words, when more magic than is needed to create the magic beast is released, the surplus magic power seems to produce a magic item . Of course, it was Takumu who had added this with his magic .

However, when Zepairu and his organization used it, all the magic power released went to making the magic beast, apparently a magic item had never been produced . In other words, it was a function Takumu added in for fun . It finally showed it’s effect due to Rei’s massive magic power .

「So, it became like this because Takumu was involved……」

With the large scythe in hand, Rei muttered ‘status’ in his mind . The status of the magic item naturally appeared in his head .

『Death Scythe』

「Eh, it has the same name as the grim reaper’s scythe . That feels dark, can’t it be changed a little?」

That said, he could not complain to Takumu, who no longer existed in the world . Reading the description of the Death Scythe, he gave a dispirited sigh .

First ability, magic body . Because it was a magic item made with Rei’s enormous magic power, it’s performance was extremely high

Second ability, like Set, it could obtain new effects by absorbing magic stones . It was also possible to simultaneously learn the same abilities that Set did .

Third ability, weight reduction . Only for the person who has the same magic wavelength as the Death Scythe . In other words Rei and Set could use the Death Scythe without feeling its weight .

Fourth ability, the basic performance of the large scythe would increase if supplied with magic power .

This was the status list that was displayed in his mind .

「This, to be honest, has to be pretty rare?」

「Guru~」

You’re right, Set seemed to cry .

「With the effect of magic body, it certainly is good . It’s good but……usually, shouldn’t there be a sword?　Why is it a large scythe?」

A magic weapon of expert quality was overwhelming but it seemed difficult to use . That was what Rei felt about the Death Scythe .

「I obtained this powerful magic item with much trouble, I guess there’s nothing I can do but master it . 」

He lifted the Death Scythe, the effect of weight reduction could immediately be felt .

Originally, a piece of metal this size should have weighed 10kg to 20kg . However, right now, Rei could barely feel the weight of the Death Scythe . It felt like it only weighed 100g . TLN: Yea no, as an engineer, 20kg felt a little off, based on it’s size it should weigh closer to 80kg if it was made of steel .

「This is certainly amazing . 」

「Guru」

Set also agreed, giving a deep cry .

「Now, the biggest goal was to safely inherit the Magic Beast Art……what do I do from now on?」

Rei muttered while petting Set’s silk like fur . After achieving his goal, he understood that he couldn’t stay in this building in the future . Aside from drinking water, there was only enough food for 10 days . If he didn’t leave for a village or town as soon as possible, the result would be the successor to the Magic Beast Art dying of hunger on the side of a road .

「No, that doesn’t include the amount of food Set has to eat . 」

Even if you say that it was created by the Magic Beast Art, it still needed food to live . Given that Set was over 2m in size, they probably only enough food for one day . Even at best, there was only two days of food left .

「With that said, it’s necessary to go to a town or village as soon as possible but……」

According to Zepairu’s knowledge, a ward using spatial magic was set up to prevent monsters from getting in, there seemed to be a lot of brutal monsters around the forest . If asked why they built a mansion in such a place, it was because this place was like a refuge for Zepairu . Therefore, a strong ward was set up in order to prevent viscious monsters from getting in, which was why there weren’t any monsters near the mansion . Moreover, it took advantage of the monsters outside to defend against enemies .

「Though that’s good, I wonder if I, a beginner in a fantasy world, can get out of forest where monsters live……just thinking about it . 」

As he muttered while grumbling, Rei unconsciously let out a sigh .

「Gururu~」

With a flapping sound, Set extended his wings to 2m, Rei lightly shook his head .

「It’s a little difficult to fly through the sky . Anyway, it seems even dragons have settled here . 」

「Guru~」

「Don’t worry about it . To begin with I don’t know how much power you and I have . 」

He said that to comfort Set while stroking its head .

「It would have been good if Takumu had made other things aside from skills visible in the status . ……But I can’t do it . No, wait a moment?　Maybe there’s a magic item we can use in Misty Ring . 」

As Rei said that, he moved with Set to the jewelry box that held Misty Ring .

「Gurururu~」

When he saw the jewelry box, Set let out a happy cry . Rei, who saw that appearance, remembered a legend that griffons collected treasure .

「Set, you may play with the jewelry box for a while . 」

「Guru~」

At Rei’s words, Set joyfully rubbed his cheek against the jewelry box . While watching the scene with a smile, he put the Misty Ring on his right arm . The Misty Ring, which used to be quite large, shrunk to Rei’s arm size, fitting perfectly .

「Um, to display the list……ah, you only have to think it . 」

A huge list of items and materials came into his mind, there were a lot of names on the list . However, as Rei scrolled through the list, he involuntarily put his hand to his head .

「There certainly are magic items made from potent materials and likely have strong effects . But is there any food or something?　There are the bones of a dragon, the horns of a elder devil, can you eat the tail of a salamander?　Come to think of it, if they planned to find a successor to the Magic Beast Art, they should have prepared food for Set . 」

To break the status quo and find the magic items necessary, it seemed there was no other way but to use Zepairu’s knowledge . As a result, he found what was called the『Orb of Examination』 . It could be used the check the magic aptitude of the user .

Rei was declared by Zepairu to have one of the worlds highest magic powers . He took it out from Misty Ring to check what magic he was suitable for as well as his magic aptitude .

「If I can use water magic, then I won’t be troubled with drinking water, hopefully I’m compatible with it . After that maybe spatial magic or alchemy if it can increase the properties of magic items . 」

He put his hand to the orb while imagining his magic aptitude . The symbol of his magic characteristic appeared on the orb . For example, if a water droplet was displayed, it meant that Rei would have the water magic compatibility he wanted . A door represented spatial magic . A flask symbolized alchemy .

In the end, only one symbol was reflected in Rei’s expectant eyes, the symbol of a flame .