Chapter 23

"Amazing! The armor, my body, feels so light!"

Stoll didn't notice the change in the armor...

She happily swung her arms lightly.

"Plus, it's not hot, and I can breathe more easily than when I'm not wearing the armor. The air tastes good?"

Of course, we're inside a spirit.

The benefits here, in terms of food, tea, baths, and so on, are more concentrated than the benefits from the spirit broth.

Sometimes spirits blend into the grass, ground, or shadows... but normally, spirits don't stay inside the bodies of people or living things.

Stoll lightly twisted her body.

"And it's so easy to move!"

The scale work on the torso doesn't hinder her movements.

"Miss Stoll, please look in the mirror."

The maid sisters brought out a large mirror and placed it in front of Stoll.

"!?"

Stoll's movements froze as she was checking the fit of the armor.

"I'll call the former king and Lord Rodan."

One of the maid sisters said this and left the room.

In her place, the head maid and Mimachi...? came in.

Mimachi... seemed to have a diminished presence and was quite sooty.

Then, Mimachi, whose eyes had been lifeless, saw Stoll and froze just like her.

"Head maid, what do you think? Isn't it wonderful?"

"It's a spirit-generated item! Miss Stoll's armor!"

"…This isn't just something the spirit generated. It feels similar to the Holy Spirit Cloth."

Holy Spirit Cloth?

Could there be other works that have created spirits?

"Also, this appearance is from the Menes family..."

The head maid narrowed her eyes and then looked at me.

"Miss Yui, did you 'see' it?"

I felt like I was being asked about the spirit and nodded reflexively.

In the next moment, the frozen Mimachi jumped onto Stoll.

"Kobold legend! The armored maiden with the crown of flowers! Ah! To think she really exists!"

"Whoa! Hey! Mimachi?"

"Ah, but there are no wings? According to the legend, she can fly, but that's probably just a legend."

No, there are wings.

Wings that only those with magic eyes can see.

And while flying is impossible, running up walls is possible.

It's like floating.

...This armor can float!

By properly wearing it, the blessing-stitching effects became clear.

It's a spirit armor, but the attribute is probably atmospheric? And heat? Once I get used to it, I should be able to do more than just regulate the temperature inside the armor, like controlling a spear of fire or ice.

It's a bundle of fantasy.

The skills of the person who made the armor and the person who did the blessing-stitching are amazing!

Blacksmithing is obviously not my specialty, and the blessing-stitching is also...

I'm a bit envious, but I'm missing something.

I can't create a spirit.

Maybe this world has levels?

Even though I can only sense it vaguely, I can tell that something is missing.

The door was knocked on, and the former king and Lord Rodan entered.

They sighed in amazement when they saw Stoll.

"This is as expected..."

"If the legendary armor of the Menes family exists, then the spear of fire and the spear of ice might also exist."

The rod-like objects on her wrists, which seem to be part of the armor, are probably the source of the spears.

When magic power accumulates, they can be removed and become spears of fire or ice.

I wrote down everything I knew and handed it to the former king.

"Hmm? The way to wear the armor and its performance...?"

The former king circled around to Stoll's back and pressed his forehead.

"Really, the wings... the spirit wings... the same as the Holy Spirit Cloth..."

"!! Lord Arjitt! There are wings! Ah!"

"Hey, Mimachi, scary! Scary! Don't look at me with those sparkling eyes! What is that pure admiration in your eyes! You're a pervert by default!"

"That's harsh, Stoll! For the kobolds, this is the legendary masterpiece? If you meet a direct descendant blacksmith, you'd bow and ask to lick their feet! Definitely!"

"...Are all kobolds perverts?"

Stoll muttered.

It seemed she had developed a harsh prejudice.

Hmm? I thought kobolds were hobbit-like, but they're dwarf-like?

I'd like to meet a blacksmith...

If they're not perverts, as Mimachi says.

"Stoll, look at what Yui wrote, it's amazing?"

"Eh? ... ... ... Amazing, there are spears? ... And, really the same as the Holy Spirit Cloth..."

Stoll's body slowly leaned to one side.

Anyone could tell she was about to lose consciousness.

Lord Rodan quickly supported her.

"Stay with us! Stoll! You're on duty now!"

"Yes!"

Lord Rodan's stern words helped Stoll regain her composure and straighten her posture.

She then read the detailed information and handling instructions I had written, hugged it to her chest, and knelt before me.

"Miss Yui, thank you for discovering the secret treasure of my clan. I hereby swear my lifelong loyalty to you."

"Nyuh!?"

Whoa, I let out a surprised squeak.

It's heavy!