Re:Zero: Starting from the Great Transformation

And based on my slightly vague impression.

The first time I saw the sword, I made some guesses based on its appearance.

And after hearing the boss's description, I was 100% certain.

This is the sword.

I couldn't help but show off my newly bought equipment to Qixing, but I ended up getting a cold shoulder from Qixing.

"Looking at how excited you are, do you really like things like knives, guns, sticks, and clubs?"

"N-Nor do I like it. Isn't it better to have more things that can improve your strength?"

"Sorry, I have no interest in fighting."

Qixing was not in the mood.

Well, there's nothing I can do.

After all, she is a girl.

And if we have to classify him, Qixing is considered a scientific researcher.

For those who are not part of the fighting ranks, weapons and the like are meaningless, and it is natural that they have no interest in them.

But anyway.

Accidentally buying something good is something to celebrate.

I decided to record it in detail in my diary tonight.

But then again.

The armor-piercing sword that was supposed to fall into Paul's hands now belongs to me. Will this lead to any unpredictable consequences?

I quickly rejected my own idea.

It's just a sword after all.

Moreover, in the original maze chapter, Paul and others had only conquered the third floor before Rudeus arrived, and it was not yet to the point where they had to have this sword.

Anyway, let’s just assume it this way.

……

……

Living together with Qixing lasted for about two days.

It is indeed a bit embarrassing for a man and a woman to live in a small tent together, but we have been traveling together for such a long time and we have gotten used to it. We also have a basic sense of distance between each other.

When one of them asks to change clothes and take a shower, the other will consciously leave the tent temporarily and walk around.

After it's over, you won't feel embarrassed.

Maybe this is what we call tacit understanding.

Of course, that's all.

……

Two days later, Orsted returned.

I excitedly took the dagger I bought and went up to show it to Orsted. Sure enough, Orsted praised me and said that I had good taste.

anyway.

With so much experience in reincarnation, Orsted should know very well where he can buy this dagger, right?

But he didn't do that.

In other words, this sword was just an ordinary prop to him at best.

So the only compliment I get is that I have good taste.

Well, it doesn't matter.

There are many strange swords in this world. Compared with the armor-piercing sword that can cut through hard objects, the Fengyalong Sword that can ignore fighting spirit defense should be more practical.

And it was a carefully forged magic sword.

And I...

It can only be said to be a magical add-on made of ordinary materials.

Orsted reminded me that while this sword is powerful, it can only be used under certain circumstances. It's best not to use it in most situations.

Moreover, because it is a magic add-on, the magic power inside is limited. Once it is used up, it takes a certain amount of time to recover, so it is not suitable for continuous combat.

After hearing this, I didn't feel lost.

After all.

With my current combat capability, I can’t use it at all, so I’d better just continue training with ordinary weapons.

……

My level of Water God Style swordsmanship has steadily improved under Orsted's guidance.

It is said that a good teacher produces good students.

Although I knew nothing about swordsmanship before, with Orsted, the strongest swordsman who is proficient in all styles, as my teacher, my progress can only be described as rapid.

Half a year had passed since I started learning swordsmanship.

Orsted announced that I had reached the intermediate level of the Water God Style and could now be considered independent.

Intermediate...

Reaching the intermediate level in half a year sounds fast.

But when I think about the fact that my teacher is Orsted, there is nothing to be proud of.

And think about it carefully.

An intermediate swordsman, that doesn't sound intimidating at all.

If you insist, it's only at the level of an elite monster, and that's just based on the level of swordsmanship.

In actual combat...

I'm afraid I'm not even as good as an average mid-level swordsman.

But think about it from another angle.

My level is almost the same as Luke's.

That's Luke Notos Greyrat!

A member of the Notos family, one of the four great noble families of the Asura Kingdom, the oldest human kingdom, he is the guardian knight of the second princess of the Asura Kingdom and will assist the princess in ascending the throne.

Even Orsted thought that Luke was an indispensable talent under Ariel!

During the Great Transfer, he fought fiercely with monsters that fell from the sky and protected the second princess Ariel.

He even had a close combat with Rudeus, one of the seven great powers, but unfortunately he escaped unscathed after being defeated in half a move.

He also displayed his prowess in the battle for the throne, shocking the entire audience.

Later, he even became the patriarch of the Notos family, one of the four great noble families of the Asura Kingdom, and made the queen pregnant. He was second only to the emperor and above everyone else.

Now I can actually be compared with such a person.

It is really valuable.

……

……

That being said.

My swordsmanship level is stuck at the intermediate level.

Another six months passed after I reached the intermediate level.

Orsted's guidance has never stopped, and my swordsmanship has become more stable, but it has not reached the standard of a superior.

Regardless of which school, one must be able to entangle fighting spirit to be considered a superior swordsman.

Of course, this is only based on human standards.

For races with inherently strong physical strength, such as the demons, dragons, or beasts, it doesn't matter if they are not entangled in fighting spirit.

The former demon god Laplace had magical powers but no fighting spirit. Even so, he was able to suppress the three heroes in a head-on battle with his immortality and sophisticated fighting skills.

If you count...

Now I should be considered a leader among the intermediate swordsmen of the Water God School.

But this is far from enough.

I've tried various methods to master the art of mimicry, but with limited success. Getting started with mimicry is far more difficult than I imagined, and this isn't something that can be changed simply by hard work.

So in the end I had to change my plans.

Instead of struggling hard on the path of mimicry fighting spirit, it would be better to spend more time and energy on practicing other swordsmanship styles.

that's it.

Under the guidance of Orsted.

I will put aside the progress of the Water God Stream for the time being and turn to the direction of the Sword God Stream and the North God Stream.

……

While my swordsmanship was bumpy.

Qixing has made considerable progress in the research of transfer magic.

Unlike the six basic magics, transfer magic does not have a clear level classification, probably because it is considered taboo.

After reading Orsted's book on teleportation magic, Qixing has basically mastered the structure of teleportation magic and can even interpret the teleportation magic circle in the ancient dragon ruins.

Recently, Qixing has begun trying to construct a transfer magic circle on his own.

But from here on, progress slowed down.

Although Orsted is proficient in various magic tricks, he can only use them himself. When he tries to teach others, he often becomes flustered. No matter how patiently Nanahoshi listens, there will always be situations where he can't connect with the message.

Qixing couldn't help but feel a little impatient about this.

Especially watching me exercise every day and swing the sword day after day.

Sometimes I can't help but complain.

"There's no point in doing these things. No matter how good your swordsmanship is, you can't break the void. You might as well study teleportation magic with me and try to get home early."

"what……"

I just smiled at Qixing's statement.

"Research on transfer magic is indeed important, but one's own strength shouldn't be neglected either. After all, if one lacks even a little bit of strength, how can one protect you? Orsted is an outsider after all, and he can't protect us forever."

"..."

So Qixing stopped mentioning this matter.

Travel Chapter: 12, First Battle with Monsters

Another half a year passed since then.

Qixing's research on transfer magic has reached a bottleneck.

The main reason is that there are too few documents and physical objects worth referring to. Many documents about teleportation magic were destroyed in the Battle of Laplace five hundred years ago. After that battle, teleportation magic became a taboo and no one touched it anymore.

As the times change.

Nowadays, in the human kingdom, the magic of transfer has been completely lost.

That being said.

Qixing still did not give up research.