2nd Rank Has Returned

Growth-5

There was no shouting. There was no wonder, no boos.

Only silent gazes filled the arena.

“…under…”

It was Arya who broke the silence.

“It’s also strong. Leo…”

Admittedly, she surrendered her defeat and collapsed.

Leo maintained his sword-wielding posture and didn’t even look back.

At the intersection of victory and defeat, the referee shouted with a trembling voice.

“Win, winner!! Leonardo!!”

His body relaxed at that confirmation.

“Cool…!”

Drops of blood leaked from his lips along with a dry cough.

[Are you okay?]

＜No. It feels like twisting electric eels instead of intestines.＞

It was not cooked, but it was filled with fresh eels that spewed out a lot of electricity and squirmed.

[Lightning magic is often used to strengthen the body, but it is because Lightning is directly hit into the body. In the first place, it was too dangerous for a simple one-circle magic.]

I was able to experience it with my body without explaining it. If you think of common sense, it would be the correct theory to use a processed buff-type magic rather than an attack magic.

[…but I was just watching. Sasha.]

“Thank you so much… that…”

Leo’s knees bent as if the strength in his legs had loosened and reached the floor.

[…Did you faint?]

“no. I still can’t… I can’t faint…”

Leo stood up from the ground using his sword as his staff. Then he went to the fallen Arya.

‘It’s the same as being tired here.’

Arya could not stand the mana of the 2-star core and was stunned. Still, he was holding the sword firmly and firm with his pitiful hands.

“If you sleep here, your mouth will go back. miss.”

Leo began to move, holding her with both arms that were tingling with muscle pain.

At the same time, he looked at Marken in the audience and shouted.

“…we will be gratefully received!!”

Then all the audience cheered.

Regardless of the gaze of the Reinhardt family,

It was purely to pay tribute to the fierce battle fought by that warrior.

***

The process of entering the arsenal went more smoothly than expected. Some knights and family members objected, but Marken, who was unexpectedly looking at Leo the most, stubbornly pushed his opinion.

As it was the claim of Marken, the original owner of the personal arsenal, the arguments of the opposing party quickly faded away.

Leo was able to reach the front of the arsenal without questioning his actions.

“…Arrived.”

When he reached the top of one of the mountains owned by the Reinhardt family, Marken stopped in front of a cave.

At the stop, the big old man pushed open the gate of the oversized cave with his bare hands.

By listening to the dull and stiff sound, I could sense that the security principle of that door was the simple weight.

“Go in.”

Following Marken’s instructions, Leo and the owner of the arsenal went into the weapons warehouse.

[…Oh… the old man is quite charming.]

As the sage exclaimed, it was appropriate to say that the cave has a taste.

It was a bit strange to say that it was just a natural cave, but the ground and the section were cut and trimmed as if a sculptor had cut it.

“This is a cave I made myself. For training, I carved the mountain with a sword and a hammer one by one.”

The sage was quite impressed, but Leo was only pretending a little, but he wasn’t really surprised. Because it was a fact I already knew in my previous life.

“It’s a waste to use it for training and throw it away, so I’m using it as my arsenal now. You are probably the first person to be brought in by an outsider who is not a member of the family.”

That was a little surprising. No matter who you look at, Marken didn’t take Leonardo very lightly.

“Thank you very much for such an honor.”

As if to disprove that thought, Marken clicked his tongue and looked into his eyes.

“Don’t get me wrong. I am not acknowledging you.”

[It’s as kinky as it looks.]

The wise man’s words were too harsh, but he didn’t feel the need to cover them up. Just by not nodding my head, I must have kept my morals.

“The reason I let you in is insurance.”

Drawing a decisive line, Marken snapped his fingers. With a modest response, the candles hung on the wall lit up one after the other.

The flame began to burn and fill the darkness inside the cave with light.

[…this is a little crazy.]

Various weapons were neatly displayed in the brightly lit cave. It was not simply of good quality, but each of them was a treasure trove with unique abilities.

“First, choose the weapon you want. The explanation comes after that.”

From Leo’s point of view, it was nothing more than an order to be grateful for.

Without refusing to refuse, Leo ran towards the cutie waiting for him.

[But what to choose?]

＜I will. Which of these pretty girls do you like~?＞

[I know that you are pretty. I thought there was no concept of aesthetic consciousness, boy.]

Leo’s gaze was stimulated by the attitude of his well-deserved friends in front of him when he heard that slur.

＜As expected, a lava sword with firepower… No, considering the body enhancement, Fulgor is… I’d rather choose the armor?＞

All the pros and cons were clear, so it was really hard to choose right away, so it was painful. If it hadn’t been for Marken, I had the feeling of wanting to get all the weapons after getting the subspace armor.

[…Hmm…Ummm…?!]

In the midst of such a happy thought, the gaze of the sage focused on one object.

＜Why? What do you have?＞

Leo’s gaze naturally overlapped with the sage’s gaze.

There was a black marble at the end of the gaze. It was strangely round and smooth jet black, but the light of the candle was not reflected at all.

“Are you going to choose that one?”

When Leo’s gaze stopped at that black jade, Marken asked in a low voice.

“Ah, that’s…”

“If you’re going to choose, I wouldn’t recommend it.”

[If you don’t hear the answer, why did you ask?]

I thought that people of the same kind could understand it. Leo looked closely at the jetty without saying a word.

“That black marble is a relic obtained from a ruin in the past. It looked pretty rare, so I brought it with me, but even if I did an appraisal, it all failed to process it.”

“Is it some kind of invisible stone?”

Occasionally, high-purity ingots could not be easily processed. There is a possibility that the marble is also a material for that purpose.

But Marken firmly shook his head.

“That said, even the blacksmiths didn’t seem to like it very much. And if it was an indestructible stone, emotions would have been possible.”

It wasn’t wrong. Leo also tried to turn his attention to another weapon without much interest.

[Do that.]

But other stubbornness thwarted that choice.

＜Yes? Why?＞

[Don’t gossip. I like it.]

The sage’s eyes did not falter.

It was just too much of a waste to throw a single dung.

＜I know.＞

“I will do that.”

So Leo decided to be deceived.

Because a disciple cannot learn anything unless he trusts one teacher.

“Obviously a warning. I am not generous enough to give you multiple chances.”

“I have to trust my senses.”

Leo said so and walked towards the black marble. And he grabbed the marble with his unmoving hand.

＜What should I do now?＞

[The rest is up to me.]

The sage put his arm into the black stone in a spirit form. At the same time, he shouted in a serious voice.

[Enter password, Memento Mori.]

…

……

………

＜Did it happen?＞

The sage’s eyes slowly rolled around. Please answer no…

[…uh…no…?]

What is it that is not, for now, it was strong that that person was absolutely not a wise man.

[Wait, I remember. I’ll try again.]

With such an unconvincing voice, the sage cast the spell again.

[Enter password, Magus Memento Mori.]

…

……

I wasn’t expecting this this time.

＜No way…＞

《Recognition complete, the body [Black Stone] starts working.》

A sound echoed around and the black stone began to emit blue light. It was a brilliance that was rude to compare with a candle.

[Now, let’s touch it.]

＜I believed.＞

[Do not lie. bastard.]

Confirming each other’s strong trust, Leo placed his hand on the black stone.

《Confirming creatures with magical powers, start engraving.》

A black stone clings to Leo’s arm. Judging from its shape, it was like a large bracelet.

“…uh…! how…!?”

“I… I don’t even know!”

Leo, who became the owner, was equally perplexed. He waved the arm with the bracelet in embarrassment in embarrassment.

[Now imagine a sword. The simplest sword you can think of.]

＜…a sword…?＞

Leo had a bewildered expression on his face, but he certainly built up the shape of a sword in his mind.

OK,

“…what…?”

As if looking at a black slime, the bracelet changed shape again to form a sharp sword.

[What do you think? dope? Among the ones I made, the level of perfection is quite high.]

＜Did the sage make it?＞

[Uh, it came out somehow while making the wise man’s stone, but it looked pretty good, so I processed it.]

If you only listened to the tofu you explained, it was at the level that the okara came out while making tofu.

[The black stone will eat your magic and grow. It’s still harder than steel, but hopefully it will be more usable than the weapons here. Since it is a variable weapon, it can be used freely.]

Leo fiddled with the gray sword over and over again. It was like a woman who was not interested in wearing a mask and sunglasses and fell in love at first sight when she took off her cover.

“…uh…how…!? How else do you know how to use it?!”

[…I’m just rambling here. Just like the three-tier martial arts explanation I did last time. got it?]

That was Leo’s main specialty.

“…mo… I don’t know. At some point, my hand was touching the stone, and when I realized it… it’s already like this…”

“…maybe… is it the same kind of weapon as the holy sword?”

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Just by listening to Leo’s brief excuses, Marken organized and imagined the situation at will. Of course, I couldn’t remember the fact that ‘the wise man in the heart taught me the way’.

“Anyway, if you have it… can’t you?”

“no. Promises must be kept It seems difficult to recover in that form.”

Marken was so convinced and turned towards the arsenal exit.

“Now go. I will do what I have to say.”

“All right.”

Following Marken, Leo also walked towards the armory exit.

“…I should have said it. The weapon in the arsenal is insurance.”

“Yes, you said you did not admit it.”

“…Jehard has already been killed.”

At that answer, Leo’s hands relaxed. If it hadn’t been attached in the form of a bracelet, even the weapons he had obtained would have dropped.

“Yes?”

“Not only Jehad, but the entire Dynons family were killed by someone.”

When I testified that it was Jehad’s work, I thought it would be resolved without any doubt.

Although it was a strange secret attack, I thought that the intelligence and skills of the Executioner would be able to solve it.

“…is it the work of the Blood Shadow?”

“I am not sure. The bloody shadow is already gone, but it won’t be the only one there.”

Calmly speaking of the destruction of the senior assassins, he handed out a few letters.

“This is a secret letter from Jehard. Please read it.”

“This…”

Leo checked the torn envelope. Then the boy’s eyes widened.

“…okay. Their purpose is…”

It was to dig up methods and information about mana training. The seals and seals on the letters were doing a great job as proof of that.

“Already, the name of mana training has been spread in various information centers and assassination guilds. Entering the ears of another country, the Knights, wouldn’t be a problem.”

[…then…]

To put it intuitively.

“I’m a living scoundrel.”

It is also the best mana at the moment, as a secret with the physical training method.

Being selected as the target of kidnapping was of course worthwhile.