Isekai sword - chapters 31-40

First: Poison Magic. For the spells I can use, they’re Poison・Arrow and Create・Poison. Well, because it’s only Lv1 they only have the effects of a weak poison, so they don’t seem like they’ll have much of an effect against strong opponents. Even if it was used on ordinary people its effect would only be to the extent of loosening their bowels[1].

I test out Poison Absorption by sucking in some poison I created with magic, but I don’t understand it very well. It seems that it’d restore HP and MP, but because I have neither there’s no effect. Poison Absorption would be useful in environments with poisonous fogs, however. I could play an active part as a sword with air purification capabilities.

[POISON MAGIC BASE ABILITIES. AT THE LEAST IT ALLOWS THE SWORD TO ACT AS POISON FILTRATION]
- Chapter 31
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『Now for Ghost Magic.』

Incidentally, despite being called Ghost Magic spells at Lv1 are Create・Lesser Zombie and Locate・Undead, these two.

For the time being, I take out a Goblin’s corpse. Making a barrier using Purification Magic, blood doesn’t dirty the floor. My forethought is flawless.

『– Create・Lesser Zombie!』
「Aaaooouaaa…」
『Uwaa……』

Even though I’m the one who made it, it’s still unpleasant! Does its decomposition advance before it becomes a Zombie or something? It’s good that I don’t have a nose… I understand the feelings of Kri**in[2] well.

『Wait there.』
「Auu…」
『Did you hear my command?』

I have to pay careful attention here. All it’s doing is swaying in place, but still.

Next, I use Locate・Undead. Similar to Presence Perception, I was able to feel the presence of the Zombie.

Well, now I’ve tried out both spells, but…… What do I do with this guy, exactly?

Ah, speaking of which, what’s the status of Summon Kin? Uwa… Lesser Goblin Zombie is listed. Can’t I delete this?

『…… I’m sorry.』
「Aa–」

I gave a brief apology and cut down the Zombie. I don’t know if Zombies from Dungeons are the same, but this Zombie doesn’t have a Magic Stone.

To the Zombie who’s no longer moving, I use Purification Magic’s Turn・Undead, causing it to disappear. The Zombie also disappeared from the list of contracted beings in Summon Kin.

[GHOST MAGIC ALLOWS FOR NECROMANCY. ALSO, PURIFICATION MAGIC CAN CREATE BARRIERS TO STOP BLOOD FROM STAINING THINGS AND BE USED TO ACTUALLY PURIFY UNDEAD INSTEAD OF JUST CLEANING STUFF WHICH IS NEAT]
- Chapter 31
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Still, there’re tricks in the sheath? Looking at it, I don’t see anything…

「See these metal fittings here?」
「Mhm.」
「Well, when you remove them like this –」

*paka*

「Opens lengthwise.」
「Ou. Even without using the young miss’ hands, you’ll easily be able to get out of the sheath by using Telekinesis.」
『Hmm? That’s pretty good. It’d also make it easy to get back into the sheath.』

Controlling the metal fittings using Telekinesis, moving in and out of the sheath can be accomplished in no time.

[CAN FREELY LEAVE AND ENTER A SHEATH AT WILL VIA TK]
- Chapter 33
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「Weak.」
『Even if it’s a Hobgoblin, by itself, it isn’t that strong.』

For now, the status of the specimens that we defeated were like this:

Race : Hobgoblin Swordsman : Evil Beast : Demonic Beast Lv.8

HP: 69　MP: 38　STR: 34　END: 33　AGI: 25　DEX: 23　INT: 19　WIS: 19

Skills:
Coercion ：Lv1, Evasion ：Lv1, Sword Techniques ：Lv1, Sword Arts ：Lv3, Leadership ：Lv1, Instantaneous Movement ：Lv2, Cooperation ：Lv2, Vigor Manipulation

They’re almost the same as a Goblin King, but with a slightly weaker status. As for skills, the experience-rich Kings have more versatile ones, but these Hobgoblins have the Cooperation skill. Fighting a large group would be troublesome indeed.

The rubbish mercenaries that picked a quarrel with Fran before the departure were already lying dead on the ground as proof of this. Being eager for achievements, they seem have gone too far ahead, granting themselves wounds that cover their entire bodies. Even at a glance, it’s obvious that they can’t be saved. Against foes with Cooperation, even if they’re small fry, plunging into them head-first would obviously end like that.

[IN TERMS OF FODDER, HOBGOBLINS ARE NEARLY EQUAL TO GOBLIN KINGS, WHISLT REGULAR GOBLINS ARE MORE OR LESS COMPARABLE TO ATHLETIC HUMANS. BASICALLY, THE HOBGOBLIN FODDER SHOULD BE PEAK-ISH HUMAN LEVEL AT MINIMUM]
- Chapter 34
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「Haー!」
『It’s an all you can eat!』

While Fran swung me, I fired invisible attacks like Aura・Blade into the surroundings, cutting down Hobgoblins while trying not to attract attention to myself.

[MORE FIRING INVISIBLE PROJECTILES DURING COMBAT]
- Chapter 34
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As for myself, I have to restrain from absorbing magic stones here. If it becomes known that the magic stones from the Hobgoblins that Fran defeated are all missing, various troubles might occur.

Therefore, I’m verifying their Skills one by one with Appraisal, and only absorbing the magic stones from Hobgoblins that have Skills I absolutely want.

[CAN ACTIVELY APPRAISE INDIVIDUAL TARGETS DURING A MOSH PIT TYPE COMBAT SCENARIO]
- Chapter 34
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『Forward!』
「Nn.」
『Yahooー!』

Fran crossed over the wall established at the cave entrance by the Adventurers by running through the air. Donna, who saw the spectacle, was astonished. With round eyes he looked up to her. Oioi, if Fran had a skirt on then he’d be guilty, right?

「That was… Aerial Jump?! Isn’t that supposed to be a Sky Knight’s unique skill?!」

Ha? Is this… Slightly bad?

『Sky Knights? Judging from the name, it gives the impression of a fairly high ranked job…』

Sky Knight, huh… How highly ranked is that occupation, I wonder. Depending on the answer, the use of Aerial Jump might be barred in front of others. At any rate, it’s related to the “sky[1]”. Seems strong.

「Teacher, too late.」
『Mu…… Is that so?』

Well, Fran has a point there… Or rather, from now on such things will happen from time to time, so hiding everything might be meaningless in the end. If that’s the case, maybe it’s better to have accidentally used it while becoming serious.

「Aside from that: Goblins.」
『Oops, that’s right.』
「Teacher uses magic. After landing, I’ll finish them.」
『Understood.』

Fran uses Floating, ascending even higher. Matching that, I invoked Tri・Explosion.

*DOdoDOon!*

The crowd of Hobgoblins in the vicinity of the entrance were blown away all at once. The explosion ended up creating a smoke screen in front of Donna, but even with that, with Hobgoblins as his opponents, he has the power to kill them with a single strike. Fran landed and without a moment’s delay attacked the routed enemies.

「Sonic・Wave!」

Lv5 Sword Art: Sonic Wave. It’s an art that releases a shockwave, so it was a good choice for knocking down the clustered group of Hobgoblins.

[FRAN, DUE TO SWORDS SKILLS, CAN AIR WALK AND FLOAT IN THE AIR. ALSO HAS SONIC BASED SHOCKWAVE ATTACKS AND LARGE SCALE FIRE BLASTS]
- Chapter 34
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「Please.」
『Ou! Flare・Blast!』

Lv1 Blaze Magic: Flare・Blast. It’s a magic where a wave of heat is formed by converging flames. Its range isn’t particularly wide, but it’s far more powerful than Fire Magic.

*KyUUUin――BoBoOn!*

The heat ray pierced the goblins, and the shock wave mowed down any of the remaining ones. When firing this magic in a narrow space like a cave, its power is tremendous.

[LARGE-SCALE HEAT ATTACK THAT'S POWERFUL ENOUGH TO INSTANTLY KILL SEVERAL HOBGOBLINS WITH THE RAY AND KILL THE REST VIA THE SHOCKWAVE]
- Chapter 34
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Repeating the above over and over again, I’ve become strangely adept at using Thought Division. Now, casting two spells with large chants at once is possible. Since spell chants need considerable concentration, I had thought that even with Thought Division, 2 simultaneous arias would be impossible, and yet…

As expected, hard-to-use skills need practice to fully master them, or else their true potential can’t be displayed.

『Hahahaha, Fire・Javelin x2!』

Nearly 20 flame lances pour down on the Hobgoblin crowd at my shout.

「Teacher: amazing.」
『Before long, Fran will be able to do this as well!』
「Gives headache. Kiーn[1]…」
『Well, that’s a feeling I don’t know, so~』

Thanks to the fact that I don’t have a brain, I don’t get things like headaches. It’s likely because of that that I have a higher compatibility with Thought Division, too. There’s also the possibility that I’m having an easier time because I have the Sorcery skill.

[THOUGHT DIVISION AND SUMMONING 20 FLAME LANCES WITH A SPELL]
- Chapter 35
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Just in case, I had used Echolocation to investigate the topography of the cave, but at Lv.1 no detailed information could be gained. Given that, Presence, Vibration and Heat Perception are being used to head towards areas with a high number of Hobgoblins.

[ECHOLOCATION AND OTHER SENSORY SKILLS TO DETECT ENEMIES]
- Chapter 35
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Well, in my case that’s no problem. If I use Telekinesis, then it can be opened from a remote location.

『Fran, take some distance.』
「Nn.」
『Now, let’s open it!』

*GiGii……*
*Hyun!*

From inside the treasure chest, a single arrow flies out. If someone opened it by hand, the arrow would have passed right through the middle of their head.

[USING TK TO OPEN A CHEST FROM A SAFE LOCATION]
- Chapter 35
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Like that, we continued pushing further into the second floor until we discovered a gate.

「Big door.」
『Is it a boss at last? Just in case, let’s ready the Feather of Return.』
「Nn.」

*Gigigiii…*

Using my Telekinesis to push open the gate, the door slowly opens while making a creaking sound. Beyond it is a somewhat wide room, and inside is… Nothing? No, there’re tiny presences of demonic beasts. Maybe they’re Insect types?

[USING TK TO OPEN A BIG DOOR]
- Chapter 35
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It seems Fran is already firmly walking the path of a battle junkie. Thrusting herself into the army of disgusting insects, she joyfully started to fight. As for me, I keep using Telekinesis to seal the movement of the insects as assistance.

If they’re this small, even Telekinesis at its lowest output could prevent their movement. When the opponents are larger, it’s more efficient to just throw the usual spells, but…

[CAN STOP SMALLER ENEMIES WITH DIRECT TK]
- Chapter 35
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Antideath , status raising series, regeneration, invalidation of status abnormalities at fixed intervals and so on. Having put on as many buffs as possible, we enter the room.

[BUFF STACKING]
- Chapter 35
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Just when he disappeared from sight, the bastard suddenly appeared from behind.

Not good! Fran’s left arm was completely severed. Large quantities of blood have started gushing out, and her the HP just keeps decreasing.

『What happened…?!』

With Telekinesis, I recovered Frans left arm and pressed the two cross-sections together. Then, in a hurry, I chanted Greater・Heal. With that, the small amount of flesh lost regrows — it’s Lv.1 Healing Magic after all. Something like rejoining a lost limb is easy.
[REATTACHES FRAN'S ARM MERE SECONDS AFTER IT'S CUT OFF]
- Chapter 36
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Once again, the demon’s figure suddenly vanishes. Then, not a moment later, it attacks from the rear.

『Fran! Are you alright?!』
「Al…right.」
「Oraora!」
「Nn!」
「So, you can already receive it! You’ve got some good reflexes!」

No matter how you look at it, he seems to simply vanish. Teleportation? But he shouldn’t have a skill capable of such a thing. Then, perhaps magic? Dark Magic, or maybe Darkness Magic…?

「Ora!」
「Ha!」

As expected, that’s it. Just now, when the demon transferred, magical power leaked out of his shadow. Then, he reappeared from Fran’s shadow. It’s a transfer magic that utilizes shadows.

If the trick is known, then dealing with it is possible. We’re able to properly grasp the moment before he reappears now as proof.

「Hyahaa– Ga-!」
「Too cocky!」
「Kahaha, that’s the way to go! You’ve already figured out the trick, huh?」

Tsk. To think he had this much lee-way. That strike that cut open his flank had Vibration Fang and Demonic Poison Fang added, but even with those…

「Ah? Poison? To poison me with something surpassing my Abnormal Status Resistance… Yeah, that’s the way!」

Yes, yes. Freaking battle junkie!

Demonic Poison. It falls short of the effects of Sovereign Poison and Deadly Poison, but it should still do more than an ordinary poison. And yet, because of this guy’s Automatic Recovery skill[E2], its effects are essentially nonexistent.

[FRAN ADAPTS TO SOMEONE ATTACKING FROM HER SHADOW AFTER GETTING HIT BY IT A SINGLE TIME, AND SWORD USES POTENT POISON IN CONJUNCTION WITH INTERNAL DAMAGE ATTACKS]
- Chapter 36
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*pka―!*

Then, during the fight, something glittered around the two. Immediately following, from inside of the light, Hobgoblins emerged. How many? 4.

「GO, servants of mine! Kill the intruder!」

It was the dungeon masters doing. Summoning Hobgoblins here is… More than out of place, I can only say it’s astounding.

As should be expected, Fran and the Demon’s fight is immensely dangerous, and incredibly fast-paced. The Hobgoblins could only stand there, completely unable to interfere.
[FRAN FIGHTS TOO FAST FOR HOBGOBLINS TO BE ABLE TO INTERFERE IN HER DUEL]
- Chapter 36
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「Eat this! Skill Taker!」

The demon shouted this while pushing his hand forward.

『Ku-! He got us!』

Just like the name implies, it’s a skill to steal an opponent’s skill. The demon hadn’t used it at all during the fight, so I had come to the conclusion that it had some sort of difficult condition to invoke — like ‘must be touching the opponent’ or ‘must invoke over a long period of time’! But in the end, it’s merely shouting and pointing!

For it to be feasible to invoke it with just that…! With a shout brimming with confidence to that degree, it can only be assumed that the invocation condition was fulfilled.

He said that he would steal Fran’s combat power, so did he take Sword Arts and Sword Techniques? Just when I had raised those skills with great troubles…! Having to raise them a second time is… — No, rather than that, if Swords Techniques is taken right now, our death is almost assured!

『Tsk, depending on the case, we’ll have to use the Feather of Return!』
「Nn!」
「…」

The demon, still standing with his hand outstretched, didn’t move. Fran also didn’t look as though anything happened.

… Huh?

『…… Fran, are you alright?』
「?」
「Tsk! It failed, huh!」

Lucky. Somehow it seems to have failed. So maybe its success isn’t always certain?

Well, our situation is a bit unique, too. The skills Fran’s using aren’t her own, they’re mine. In other words, they’re the ‘equipped weapon’s’ special-ability category Skills. Even if a plundering-series skill is directed at Fran, it’s possible that the Skills won’t be stolen from her equipment.

[FRAN'S SKILLS CAN'T BE STOLEN BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT HERS TO BEGIN WITH BUT THE SWORDS]
- Chapter 37
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「This damn– Rrrg! Can’t do anything about it if it didn’t work. In that case, eat this! Darkness・Vortex!」

Looking angry, the demon fired off Darkness Magic. It’s a huge vortex of darkness that shaves off the ground like a drill while approaching Fran.

So, he’s started using spells… Looking at his Status, he truly seems like a long distance bombardment type.

「Haー!」

And yet, it just can’t hit Fran.

「Oi! Once more!」
「Hoー」
「Tsk!」

Even if its attack power is high, his attacks are too monotonous. He’s just like the Fran from a short time ago: undoubtedly strong, but with little combat experience. Well, he has only just been created by the dungeon master.

「Dark・Spear!」
『Fire・Wall!』
「Darkness・Blaster!」
「Naive.」
「RRrrrg! Stop movin’ around!」

It’s Darkness Magic, so it should really have a bunch of diabolical spells attacking the opponent’s weak points… But this is several times more detestable. They’re nothing but one-hit kill spells.

[DODGES SEVERAL MAGIC SPELLS AS WELL AS BLOCKS A SPELL THAT CAN 'SHAVE OFF THE GROUND LIKE A DRILL' WITH FIRE WALL]
- Chapter 37
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「*niyari*[M1]」
「This brat– don’t get conceited!」
『Fire・Javelin』
「Seriously? With no chant?!」

Nope, it’s me using stealthily magic.

「Fire・Arrow!」
『Tri・Explosion!』
「Fire・Arrow!」
『Fire・Blast!』

*Bon, BAN, DogOOn!*

Firing nonstop spells, the demon is completely engulfed.

「Kuー!」
「Hiiiiiiii!」

If it’s only being grazed by the explosive flames, it’s hard for the dungeon master to die. As long as the demon bastard doesn’t move, we’re at a standstill.

[CAN SPAM FIRE SPELLS]
- Chapter 37
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I continue to cast magic non-stop with double chanting while Fran chants the Wind Magic spell she learned just now.

Lv.4 Wind magic: Sonic Shooter. In a nutshell, it’s a spell to increase the speed of a thrown object using the power of the wind. Once it’s used, manipulating the object’s trajectory is possible to a certain extent.

「Ready.」
『Mh, I’m ready any time.』
「Ha―!」
『Hyaaー!』

I’m sent flying on a trajectory circumventing the demon, approaching the Goblin.

「What kind of skillful action isー! Wind magic? Even with that, I won’t let ya!」

Because of the spells coming from Fran, the demon can’t move imprudently. Therefore, he swung his right arm widely, wanting to knock me down. Even when coming at high speeds, the demon seems to be able to perfectly see me, huh…

The demon’s fist draws near, matched up perfectly ――― and misses.

「Wha―?! Gaha!!」

At the last moment, I altered my trajectory with Wind magic and released my amassed telekinesis all in one go. It’s the nostalgic Telekinesis Catapult Attack. With it, I charged towards Demon’s defenseless torso.

Of course, most of our remaining magical power was transmitted into my blade. This was meant to be our final attack, so if it fails the only remaining option is to flee via transfer.

「Im…poss…ible…!」
『I somehow made it…』

Even this demon couldn’t defend against the Telekinesis Catapult given these circumstances. Piercing the demon’s barrier, the tip of my blade is buried deep into its chest.

[PIERCES THE DEMON WITH HIS TK BLITZ ATTACK]
- Chapter 37
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So, what shall we raise now? There’s still Skill Taker, too.

Skill Taker ：Lv.1
Allows the user to choose a single Skill with rarity ≤ Grade 1. If the chosen Skill is Lv.1, the Skill’s chance of success is 50%. Only one Skill can be targeted at a time.
Cooldown ：1 day
Range ：Skill Level × 1m
Ho, skill rarity, huh… Appraisal’s level isn’t yet sufficient, so it doesn’t show the Skill’s degree of rarity.

If I used this, then even more progress in collecting skills could be made… Furthermore, if it became possible to steal an opponent’s Skill, battles could become even easier. Above all, it would be possible to obtain skills which I previously couldn’t get my hands on — ones from beings without magic stones… Skills from civilized races.

What to do about this… I’m already totally enthusiastic, but what about Fran?

『Say, about Skill Taker――』

With that, I explained the general stuff to Fran.

（It’s good.）
『Is that so?』
（Extra Skills: definitely super strong.）
『Alright. Then, let’s level it up.』

Ending up recklessly charmed by her cute words, I decide to raise it to Lv2 see what happens.

Skill Taker ：Lv.2
Allows the user to choose a single Skill with rarity equal or below grade 2. If the chosen Skill is Lv.2, the Skill’s chance of success is 60%. Only one Skill can be targeted at a time.
Cooldown ：2 days
Range ：Skill level × 1m
What? Lv.2 and 60% chance? A-Alright, let’s raise it some more!

Leveling up Extra Skills seems to cost 3 points per level, so my remaining Self Evolution Points are only 7… But I don’t regret it.

Skill Taker ：Lv.Max
Allows the user to choose a single Skill with rarity equal or below grade 10. If the chosen Skill is Lv.10, the Skill’s chance of success is 100%. Only one Skill can be targeted at a time.
Cooldown ：18 days
Range ：Skill level × 1m
Nothing that can be done about the 18 day cooldown, so we’ll just have to think properly about when to use it. Well, in our case Fran and I each have a chance, so we should be able to use it a bit more carefreely. I’ll definitely have to investigate what Skills would have rarity Grade 10 later.

[GAINS AND LEVELS UP SKILL TAKER, ALLOWING HIM TO STEAL THINGS OTHER THAN WHAT COMES FROM MAGIC STONES WITH A 100% SUCCESS RATE]
- Chapter 38
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『Ok, let’s try it out on him.』

Try what, you ask? Skill Taker, of course. He even has a Unique Skill all nicely prepared, after all.

（I want to try too.）
『Mh. First, I will attempt it.』

The target is obviously the Unique Skill. Thinking about it, this Skill would be quite hard to use on an opponent if you didn’t have Appraisal, huh…

I’m mentioning that because the Demon didn’t have Appraisal. The Dungeon Master had said that he won the Demon through something like a gacha-automat[M1], so maybe the Demon’s Skills were strange because of that? Or perhaps Demonic Beasts won in the early stages of a Dungeon all have random Skills? Or maybe the Dungeon Master simply forgot to add Appraisal to its Skills…?

Yeah, that last one is the most likely.

「I will come again!」

Oops, the sucker almost left.

『Skill Taker!』

― ― Success. The best part of this Skill is that it has no visible effects, allowing it to secretly steal Skills. It’s truly villainous.

Law of Lies: Lv5, get! With this, we’ve verified that Unique Skills can be stolen. Furthermore, it seems that the Skill’s true danger is that the stolen Skill remains at the same level when it’s taken. If a high leveled Skill was stolen, you’d suddenly become an expert.

The flaw is that the Unique Skill that I gained doesn’t count as a Set Skill. Whether for good or bad, because it’s registered as mine, I can’t share it with Fran. The opposite will most likely hold true as well. In the future, we’ll have to choose who steals what depending on the situation.

「Skill Taker.」

Following me, Fran muttered in a tiny voice. Naturally, this was also a success. The next highest Skill, Court Etiquette Lv4, got stolen.
[SKILL TAKER BEING USED TO STEAL UNIQUE SKILLS (POWERS)
- Chapter 39
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Ah, is that this fellow’s unique skill?

Law of Lies
Allows the user to see through lies spoken by others, while making one's own lies become harder to be seen through. Furthermore, the user’s lies will be easier to believe by others.
It’s an ideal Skill for crooks, dictators, and founders of questionable religious sects. How does this guy own such a Skill and still only have the rank of a Vice Commander in a local Knight Order? In regards to the type of position held by hated people in fantasy novels, isn’t the scale too small?

Depending on the way it’s used, it’s a skill capable of doing horrendous things, and yet… Well… I suppose this just goes to show you that no matter how excellent a Skill is, its power is fully reliant on its user.

[SKILL IN QUESTION]
- Chapter 39
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「Smells like poison…」
『Abnormal State Resistance is set, alongside Poison Breath and Poison Absorption. There’re no problems.』
「No Demonic Beasts?」
『Seems so. Yet, if they’re lurking deep in the swamp it’s possible that we won’t be able to sense them.』
「Attacking with magic.」
『Wait, wait! If you blow it up imprudently, then poison will end up scattered all over the place.』

The end goal of the commission is to reduce the damage coming from the poisonous swamp, so what are you thinking, trying to amplify it…?

[SWORD USING POISON FILTRATION TO ALLOW FRAN TO JUST CHILL BY A POISONOUS SWAMP]
- Chapter 40
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Hmmm… Maybe I should try leaving Fran behind and scanning the area by myself?

「Store the swamp.」
『?』
「Dimensional Storage: absorb swamp water. Like that: Demonic Beast left bare.」
『G-Genius? Indeed, that’s a good idea.』

They wanted to reclaim the swamp anyways, so there shouldn’t be any problem. If they’re a group of people with high awareness, then they might be noisy about environmental problems or destruction of nature, but… I don’t want to hear it! Even after coming to a different world, I don’t want to care about stuff like that! That’s only to be expected, right?

『Then, I’ll be storing the swamp’s water.』
「Nn.」

This will also be a good experiment. Currently, my Dimensional Storage’s limit still isn’t in sight. Adding up all the harvested Demonic Beast materials, it should currently contain about half of a 25ⅿ pool.

So, let’s see how much swamp water it can take. It’s quite a large swamp, and its depth also seems to be considerable, so… Its Volume must be quite immense.

『Alright! Harvesting: start!』

*Zuzuzuzuzu― ―*

Slowly, the water level drops.

『It… It won’t stop.』

Eh? Far from the limit being reached, the swamp’s water is already decreased by half and the storage still isn’t getting close to full.

『… I ended up harvesting it all.』
「More space?」
『Yeah. My guess is that it’s not even half-filled.』

I think that around five 25 meter pools worth got absorbed, so… Dimensional Storage is incredible.

[ON TOP OF ALL THE RANDOM SHIT IN STORAGE HE STORES AN ENTIRE POISONOUS SWAMP, TOTALLING TO WELL OVER 5 25-METRE POOLS FULL]
- Chapter 40
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