There was an accident where I almost died, but it became clear that Nana-san’s 『Circular Saw』 is a very useful skill.
She could not cut the World Tree, of course, but she showed me how she could smoothly slice through wood with a certain thickness and hardness.
And Nana-san herself was fired up, saying things like, 「Someday I will cut the World Tree too」.
I cannot help but feel envious.
When I am shown a new skill like that, I end up wishing for one myself.
I start wanting something new as well.
――Which is why I came to the church today.
Well, even without that reason, I visit the church every other week anyway, but for now, today’s goal is a new skill art.
Should something have grown by now?
Fire Magic, Hammer, Woodworking Level 2, anything would be fine, so long as something has appeared.
…Or rather, would the Sword skill please grow already?
Thinking about that, I had myself appraised at the church, and the result was――
Name: Alexis
Race: Elf Age: 14 Gender: Male
Job: Woodworker
Level: 21 (↑1)
Strength: 15 (↑1)
Magic Power: 10 (↑1)
Vitality: 8
Dexterity: 29 (↑1)
Agility: 5
Skills:
Hammer Lv1 Bow Lv1 Fire Magic Lv1 Woodworking Lv2 Dungeon Lv1
Skill Arts:
Paralyze Arrow (Bow Lv1)
Varnish Coating (Woodworking Lv1)
Glowing Moss (Dungeon Lv1)
Composite Skill Art (New)
Glowing Paralyze Arrow (Bow) (New)
Titles:
Son of the Sword Saint and the Sage
Dungeon Master
「Ah!」
「Oh!」
「You did it, Alec-san!」
「Yes! Thank you very much!」
Something appeared!
It was completely different from what I was aiming for, but something appeared!
「A 『Composite Skill Art』, huh…… I had heard rumors about them, but now even I……」
「Congratulationss」
「Thank you, Laudette-san」
「Would you like to hear the explanation?」
「Eh? Ah, yes」
Laudette-san, the explanation character, suddenly became oddly motivated.
Rather than an explanation character, her tone was more like a game tutorial, but I would gratefully listen.
「Composite skill arts. To put it simply, they are skill arts born when the skill arts you possess fuse togetherr.」
「Hmm.」
「Since it is called ‘Glowing Paralyze Arrow’, it probably comes from a fusion of Alec-san’s ‘Glowing Moss’ and ‘Paralyze Arrow’.」
「From the name, that does sound right.」
I see. A fusion of Glowing Moss and Paralyze Arrow.
…Though, I am not sure.
It feels a bit rude to say this right after obtaining it, but I strongly sense the possibility that this might be a rather mediocre skill art.
「With composite skill arts, compatibility is very importantt.」
「Compatibility?」
「The compatibility between skill arts. If the compatibility is poor, they do not fuse very welll.」
「I see.」
「Because of that, fusions between combat skills, or between production skills, are more commonn. This fusion is a rare patternn.」
That is true. This time, the skill arts come from different systems.
Paralyze Arrow is definitely a combat skill art, while Glowing Moss is… what category would that even be.
At the very least, it is certainly not combat related.
Actually, what even is Glowing Moss anyway.
Even now, I am not entirely sure what kind of skill art Glowing Moss really is.
「For combat type composite skill arts, a common example is a fusion between attack magic and the Bow skilll.」
「Oh?」
「For example, the composite skill art formed from the explosive Fire Magic ‘Explosion’ and the Bow skill ‘Power Arrow’, which fires a powerful arrow. ‘Power Explosion’.」
「Oh. That sounds cool.」
That is nice. The name alone sounds cool.
Maybe the arrow explodes in a huge blast when it hits.
「I have also heard stories of people activating such composite skill arts using an arrow cutt.」
「Eh? Does that mean holding the arrow by hand and slashing to activate it?」
「Yess.」
But if you do that——
「They were caught in the explosion.」
「……」
That is not being caught in it. That is just blowing yourself up.
「So, please be careful too, Alec-sann.」
「Right. Thank you very much.」
Well, even if I were to activate 『Glowing Paralyze Arrow』 with an arrow cut, it does not seem particularly dangerous……
「By the way, may I ask something?」
「What is itt?」
「In the appraisal, after the words 『Glowing Paralyze Arrow』, it says 『Bow』. What does that mean?」
「It means it is a skill art that activates when using a boww」
「Ah. So, if I shoot an arrow with a bow while calling out 『Glowing Paralyze Arrow』, it will activate?」
「That is correctt」
I see, I see. This part is the same as ordinary skill arts.
…But the chant is a bit long. I am slightly worried I might stumble over it.
「I would like to try using it at least once.」
「Indeedd. I am curious what kind of art it is as welll」
「Oh, then would you like to come with me?」
「Together?」
「Yes. I was thinking of going to a nearby forest or the training ground to test it out. If you would like……」
「Hmmm. I will passs. As a nun, I have a duty to remain on standby at the churchh」
「Ah, I see.」
What a shame. My out-of-shop date was turned down……
She seemed at least somewhat interested in 『Glowing Paralyze Arrow』, but apparently not enough to go out of her way to see it in person.
Ah, yes. Of course, I am not taking Laudette-san’s words about 『a nun’s duty』 seriously.
「Please tell me how it felt after you use itt」
「Okaay」
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A test shot. I want to try firing 『Glowing Paralyze Arrow』.
It did not even manage to properly catch Laudette-san’s interest, and the name itself gives off a disappointing vibe, but it is still my very first composite skill art.
No matter what, I am feeling excited.
So, having decided to go test it right away, I said goodbye to Laudette-san and left the church.
By the way, just as I left the reception room and was about to close the door, I happened to glance back at Laudette-san….
She was already lying down and pulling a towel blanket over herself.
Just what exactly is a nun’s duty……
「Well, whatever. It cannot be helped. I will head to the training ground alone…huh?」
As I walked through the village toward the training ground, I spotted a certain person.
Ah, perfect. I found the perfect person at the perfect timing.
I should ask them to keep me company.
I will invite them to a small test firing session for my first composite skill art, 『Glowing Paralyze Arrow』.
next chapter: It is pretty, isn’t it
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