Fantasy Libary 11

Title: The Dissatisfied Demon Sword

Under Ark’s control, Ser-Veresta immediately returned to its active state and released its blade.

Feeling the weakness emanating from Ser-Veresta, Ark couldn’t help but say something.

“You’re too reckless.”

Ark hadn’t expected that merely complaining about his lack of Prana would lead Ser-Veresta to willingly sacrifice its own power to fulfill his needs.

This was truly... too much.

Although special weapons acknowledged by the Authority could be integrated into Ark’s body and could be restored even if damaged, the extent of the damage would still affect the recovery time of the special weapon.

In a situation like Ser-Veresta’s, where its own power was depleted, it would be fine if it were consumed normally, but if it were drained by someone else, recovering it would be quite troublesome.

Specifically, the recovery speed of a special weapon also depended on the abilities of its master, Ark. The stronger he was and the more power he possessed, the faster the special weapon would recover, and vice versa.

In this case, with Ark’s current strength, if he drained Ser-Veresta’s power, causing it to be severely injured, it would be hard to say how long it would take to recover.

*ZHENG!*

Under Ark’s reprimand, the Urm Manadyte on Ser-Veresta emitted a faint light.

Ark immediately sensed Ser-Veresta’s will.

It... no, or should I say “it”?

‘It was actually dissatisfied with my interference!’

“You...”

Ark suddenly didn’t know what to say.

All Orga Lux have independent identities.

Since they possess self-awareness, they naturally have their own personalities.

Some Orga Lux have good personalities, while others have very bad ones. They can be fully considered a kind of alternative lifeform.

Ser-Veresta’s personality is actually quite good.

Its temperament is somewhat unpredictable and occasionally awkward, but it doesn’t bother humans much. Even if someone slightly offends it, as long as it isn’t truly angered, it might choose to ignore it.

Just like earlier in the underground of the Equipment Bureau, it clearly found that Ark’s abilities were barely sufficient and couldn’t meet the requirements to wield it. The compatibility between them was less than 10%. However, it didn’t do anything to Ark because of this and still allowed Ark to carry it.

Unless someone tried to force its submission with a strong and tough attitude and disrespected it, Ser-Veresta generally wouldn’t take the initiative to humiliate others and would simply ignore them.

Compared to some Orga Lux with very bad personalities, this was already quite good.

Of course, Ser-Veresta’s temperament is indeed somewhat unpredictable and very awkward.

Although it wouldn’t side with those who disrespect it, once it gave its approval, it wouldn’t want its user to treat it specially.

What it asked of its user wasn’t respect or trust, but something more than that—simply to see it as a sword.

In other words, in its eyes, it is just a sword, a tool.

The purpose of a sword is to fight, and the purpose of a tool is to provide convenience for its owner.

This kind of thinking and tendency led Ser-Veresta to sacrifice its own power without hesitation to fulfill Ark’s desires after realizing his wishes.

If it were another user, Ser-Veresta wouldn’t do this, as those people were merely passersby in its life. As a weapon, it could change owners at any time. If not for special circumstances, it would never contribute this much to any of its masters.

But Ark was different.

Ser-Veresta was very clear that it had become one with this person, and there was no distinction between them.

It had become something that only Ark possessed.

For the rest of its life, it would only be used by Ark.

Once Ark died, all of Ark’s exclusive weapons, including Ser-Veresta, which had become one with him, would be destroyed.

They would grow together, become stronger together, face opponents or enemies together, and also face death together.

In this case, as a sword, there was no need to hesitate. As long as it could be useful, why not sacrifice itself?

This was the desire Ark felt.

However...

“If I want to become stronger, I can train or think of other ways. It doesn’t always require someone to sacrifice themselves.”

Ark also had his own ideas and persistence.

“You are my first special weapon, and you will fight alongside me in the future. How can you retreat here just for something so small?”

Ser-Veresta was very powerful and had special abilities. The sword could be very useful in battle.

Rather than gaining a slight increase in strength and losing a powerful Orga Lux like Ser-Veresta, Ark preferred to maintain the status quo.

“From now on, you must not do this again without my permission, understand?”

Ark didn’t want to use forceful methods to control Ser-Veresta in the future. He hoped to fight alongside Ser-Veresta.

Therefore, Ark spoke these words very seriously.

“—”

The Urm Manadyte on Ser-Veresta suddenly withdrew all its light.

It seemed to be getting angry.

Ark chuckled softly.

However, he knew that Ser-Veresta must have listened and wouldn’t do something like this again in the future.

After storing Ser-Veresta, Ark suddenly thought deeply.

“Since Ser-Veresta’s power cannot be absorbed, what about other things?”

That’s right.

Although he had no intention of absorbing Ser-Veresta’s power, Ark had another idea.

“Ser-Veresta can interfere with my abilities as a Genestella by releasing the Mana in the Urm Manadyte, so other Urm Manadyte should be able to do the same, right?”

“Even if I can’t get other Orga Lux or Lux Manadyte now, don’t I still have Lux and Manadyte?”

“That... should be able to do the same, right?”

There’s no need to use the Authority to recognize the master. As long as he touches Lux or Manadyte, then with the perfect control he can exhibit over any weapon, he should be able to release the Mana within it, right?

As long as he can release the Mana contained in the Manadyte, wouldn’t he be able to enhance his strength in the same way as before?

Even if he doesn’t know how to use Mana to interfere with his own abilities as a Genestella, thereby achieving the goal of enhancing his strength, doesn’t he still have Ser-Veresta?

Absorbing Ser-Veresta’s own power isn’t a good method, but he can let Ser-Veresta cooperate with him to control the Mana and enhance his own abilities, wouldn’t that work?

“Let’s try it.”

Thinking of this, Ark suddenly became restless and took out the Lux he had used before.

“Ser-Veresta, cooperate with me.”

Ark held the Lux in one hand and Ser-Veresta in the other, and began to control the former, letting his consciousness penetrate the Manadyte on it and release the Mana contained within.

*ZHENG!*

Ser-Veresta, who was in a bad mood, was no longer angry. Red light was released from the Urm Manadyte, helping Ark control the released Mana. Just like before, the light was directly injected into Ark’s body through the Authority connection.

Not long after, the Manadyte on the Lux in Ark’s hand shattered into pieces.

But Ark smiled.

His physical abilities and Prana had increased just like that.

The extent of the increase was much smaller compared to the power Ser-Veresta had just given him, but this was only the enhancement provided by the Manadyte.

It’s true that Urm Manadyte is very rare and valuable, but the amount of Manadyte is much greater. Otherwise, the Six Academies wouldn’t allow students to claim it unconditionally.

“It seems I need to find a way to obtain a large amount of Manadyte.”

How to do it?

If it’s just a small amount, it’s fine, but if he wants a large amount of Manadyte, the academy might not allow it easily.

Even if they allow it, they might wonder what Ark intends to do with it.

But Ark doesn’t want his secret to be exposed.

After thinking about it, Ark still couldn’t come up with a perfect idea.

“There’s no other way...”

He could only ask someone for help.

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The Student Council office on the upper floor of the High School Building.

“You need a large amount of Manadyte?”

Claudia, sitting behind the desk, showed a surprised expression.

“Yes.”

Ark stood in front of Claudia with a serious expression and nodded.

Claudia wasn’t surprised to find this strange.