My Catastrophic‑Level Summon Devours Gates - Chapter 208

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Episode 208

This is ridiculous!

I, who gained the talent of both sides… lost my touch?

[Talent of Both Sides]

Type: Active

“Ah.”

Ugh.

It wasn’t a passive ability but one that needed to be consciously activated.

I forgot that it was paid mana content.

Phew.

Alright.

I put aside my embarrassment and pulled myself together.

[Talent of Both Sides]

The first ability I’m activating after my promotion.

Click—

A sound only I could hear.

Along with a small sound of something engaging, countless information was transmitted to my eyes, nose, ears, and skin.

“Hup.”

My stomach felt queasy as if I had swallowed hot food.

Rough skin.

My eyes were so dry I couldn’t open them properly.

Dizziness spun around me, so I forced strength into both legs.

“What is this.”

“It’s because you received too much information at once.”

“How did you.”

“I could easily guess from the symptoms you showed, my Lord.”

It’s a phenomenon shown by superhumans who have undergone complete transformation or body change.

I don’t know about that.

I’m dizzy and about to collapse, so won’t you tell me a solution?

“Hunter Park. Are you alright?”

“Just leave him be, Craftsman.”

Sir Isra restrained Nam Jin-woo.

Why.

Why!

I’m about to fall over!

“Don’t try to feel everything at once, focus on each sense one by one.”

Whatever. I don’t know.

I tried to feel each sense one by one as advised.

“But how do I do that?”

“Try closing both eyes and then opening them.”

Blink.

When I closed my eyelids and lifted them, my eyes felt like they would fall out as if I had pulled an all-nighter.

Ah.

Come to think of it, I really did pull an all-nighter.

“Clear other thoughts and focus only on seeing.”

You’re acting like you can see into my mind?

I grumbled inwardly and put strength into my eyes.

“Hmm.”

It was the same blacksmith shop interior that hadn’t changed.

But something.

Really bothered my eyes.

The hammer I had originally thought was just pitch black was emitting various colors.

The metal chunk that had just come out of the forge shone like a rainbow.

My eyes quickly became tired.

When I tried to rub them with both hands, Sir Isra gently stopped me.

“This is an important moment. Can you endure it?”

What is he trying to say?

Still.

“I’ll trust you, Sir.”

Rather than rubbing, I closed my eyelids and opened them once more.

Once.

Twice.

And three times.

I closed and opened my tired eyes several times.

“Ah.”

I began to see.

The identity of the colors emitted by various metals.

They were revealing their essence through ‘color’ and ‘light’.

“Now close your eyes and focus on hearing.”

The crackling of sparks.

The screech when hammer and metal collide.

Besides that.

The inherent ‘sounds’ of objects enter my ears.

I trained my sense of smell, touch, and even taste in a similar way.

Taste.

In other words, how did I train ‘flavor’?

…

Don’t ask.

What would I eat in a blacksmith shop?

In any case.

Following Sir Isra’s guidance, I adapted to my heightened five senses.

[You have sensed the waves of mana dwelling in all things.]

[Aura skill is added.]

Wait a minute.

Aura, you say?

My eyes were filled with bewilderment.

* * *

The Talent of Both Sides skill is about making Necrosmith and Blacksmith abilities compatible.

It has absolutely nothing to do with warrior-class Hunters.

“Haha. You seem to have many questions.”

“Is this also as you expected, Sir?”

“That’s right. What you felt was the energy of all things.”

They say that to change the rules of the world with a single sword, you must first understand them.

And beyond that understanding, imposing your own rules.

“That is precisely the realm of a Master.”

“The realm of a Master.”

But I’m not even an aura user?

“You became one just now.”

“You just said it was the realm of a Master.”

“My Lord is like someone who started walking without learning how to crawl first.”

I gained a higher level of enlightenment.

But my body couldn’t adapt to it, so I could only reach the level of manifesting [Aura].

“Should I call it skipping grades?”

“Um, Hunter Park. Should I congratulate you?”

Oops.

I was so focused on understanding Sir Isra’s explanation that I forgot Jin-woo was there.

It’s embarrassing when he responds to my muttering.

“I’d appreciate the congratulations.”

“It seems you’ve gained enlightenment as a Hunter.”

“Just from trying to swing a hammer.”

Ingrid made a displeased expression.

“Iron Head. Don’t you think your explanation is lacking?”

“My lord possesses various talents and abilities.”

Heavenly Martial Body ― Continental Greatest Sword.

Master of Magic ― Eclipse Witch.

Golden Ratio ― Grand Alchemist

Saint of the Black Heaven ― Saint Roan.

A situation where the talents of those who reached the pinnacle in each field are concentrated in one body.

And the moment [Dual-Sided Talent] awakened even the blacksmith’s talent.

He received an overload while taking in the wavelengths emitted by the metals in the blacksmith shop through his five senses.

“So that’s why my legs gave out.”

“If you had taken time to adapt, there wouldn’t have been any problems.”

Instead, there wouldn’t have been as much shock as when I first used [Dual-Sided Talent].

“I thought that if you adapted to that sensation, you could see a higher realm.”

“This time Iron Head was right.”

“You always add the premise ‘this time.’ Mage.”

Sir Isra smiled confidently.

“Tch.”

Ingrid clicked her tongue, clearly displeased.

【Bold, but the results are excellent. Much better than the knights I’ve seen.】

“I thought Schne knew you had some grand plan.”

I awakened Aura.

My entire sensory perception became able to read the flow of the world.

I ended up gaining something beyond just blacksmithing talent.

“Even so, don’t even think about going to the front lines.”

“I won’t. I said I won’t.”

Seriously!

Why are you like this!

This sudden enlightenment.

It’ll be a great help when creating warrior-type undead.

Well, enough talk about enlightenment.

“The atmosphere got a bit strange, but shall we start again?”

When I picked up the hammer I had put down, Jin-woo also wiped away his bewildered expression.

“Yes. Let’s start from the beginning then.”

I put the cooled metal back into the forge.

Perhaps thanks to Dual-Sided Talent.

I instinctively knew when the metal in the forge had been heated to the proper temperature.

I immediately took out the chunk of metal.

[Mana Folding]

Clang!

Claaang!

I succeeded in Mana Folding five times in a row.

Jin-woo let out an admiring “Oh.”

“Hunter Park. That’s a personal record!”

When I folded bone, I occasionally succeeded up to five times.

I even succeeded in folding the Drake bone that was used for the Giant’s internal frame.

However.

For metals, which weren’t my main specialty, three times had been my maximum until now.

I never thought activating Dual-Sided Talent would let me break my personal record so easily.

I hammered the metal folded five times to shape it.

And quickly finished the quenching process.

[You have crafted a weapon.]

[Knight’s Black Sword Forged by a Skilled Blacksmith]

Grade: Unique

Category: Sword

Restriction: Warrior Class

Durability: 600/600

This is a replica made following the original engraved in your mind.

The structure maximizes the sword’s inherent performance, so no special options were granted.

*Slash Lv 51

*Thrust Lv 51

*Mana Enhancement Lv 51

“My lord. That sword is!”

“I tried making an exact copy of your sword.”

What else could the sword in my mind be?

It was a replica of the magic sword currently owned by Sir Gerard, [Fallen Knight’s Blood-Red Longsword].

The specs were slightly lower than the bone sword I made during the B-rank promotion exam.

Instead, the durability was nearly twice as high as the sword I made back then.

“Hmm. Quite skillful. Quite skillful indeed.”

A gruff voice suddenly emerged.

It was Master Han Yo-han, whom I’d grown quite familiar with by now.

“Senior Apprentice Nam Jin-woo.”

“Yes, Master.”

“Hunter Park Min-ho. How long have you been learning this craft?”

“Six months.”

“Your skill improvement rate is similar to his.”

“Well, I suppose so.”

“It would be a waste to let such skill rot away.”

What?

“Work at our blacksmith shop.”

When he said that with veins bulging in his eyes, it looked like he might kidnap me.

“My main job is being a Hunter.”

“It’s a national waste if excellent material like you doesn’t hold a hammer.”

Ugh.

I gulped at his intimidating presence.

“Master. Please ease up on the intensity in your eyes.”

“Me? What?”

“Aren’t you pressuring Hunter Park?”

“No. I’m just earnestly asking since there’s a good opportunity.”

If he asks earnestly twice, he might actually capture someone.

Still, thanks to Nam Jin-woo trying to calm things down beside me, the burden felt a little lighter.

“What? Hunter Min-ho made this?”

“Wow. Look how sharp that edge is. It feels like just yesterday he borrowed the forge to do some hammering, but when did he develop such skill.”

“How about a cup of makgeolli to commemorate this.”

Those who ranked just below Master Han Yo-han.

The three craftsmen, famous figures of Blacksmith District, also came to evaluate the piping hot sword.

Ugh.

This is getting more and more burdensome.

“Elder. Do you remember what you promised last time?”

“I don’t know.”

“You agreed to take turns teaching Hunter Park once he built up his fundamentals.”

“Did I? I don’t really remember.”

“Lies!”

“You think we’ll back down just because you’re an elder?”

“A drink would sharpen your memory right up, so have some of this.”

Crackle!

Sparks flew between the three craftsmen and Master Han Yo-han.

Come to think of it, the three of them had said they’d teach me their respective secrets.

“Next time, come to the opposite side instead of Hanil Forge.”

“Master Jeong. Trying to monopolize him all by yourself?”

“Don’t do that, have a cup of snake wine before you go.”

“Stop going on about drinking!”

They were only one step behind Master Han Yo-han.

These people were all among the top blacksmiths in the country.

Even looking at the entire Earth, they were skilled craftsmen without any shortcomings.

Such amazing people were anxious because they couldn’t share their secrets.

“Since it’s gotten late today, I’ll come next time.”

Why are you refusing such a golden opportunity?

Kehehehe.

There’s also the Talent of Both Sides.

The foundation for properly utilizing blacksmithing techniques had been established.

Learning various secrets would definitely help with undead creation.

[Remaining mana is insufficient.]

[Talent of Both Sides skill is ending.]

Huh?

My body swayed at the same time as the system alarm.

What’s going on.

“You’ve consumed almost all your mana.”

Wait.

What’s my mana level that this would happen.

It’s an amount of mana that didn’t hit bottom even when using [Harsh Command] for several hours during large-scale battles.

But.

My mana hit bottom just from using Talent of Both Sides a bit?

When I closed my eyes and checked my remaining mana following Sir Isra’s observation, it really was mostly depleted.

“The cost-effectiveness is terrible.”

Is this enough to make one sword.

The mana should recover quickly if I just catch my breath for a bit.

Still though.

If mana consumption is this high, making one sword would be the most I could do.

“Hunter Park seems tired. Other craftsmen, please return to your workshops.”

“Hehehehe. I’m the one who gets to teach Hunter Park next time.”

“This old fool. Have you gone senile?”

“If you want to drink some delicious alcohol, come to our workshop.”

The three craftsmen returned with victorious smiles without much resistance.

“Should I overturn this.”

“Master, please don’t do that either. Didn’t you make a promise.”

“Tsk.”

Master Han Yo-han didn’t hide his displeasure.

The nerve war between our country’s top blacksmiths ended anticlimactically.

While catching my breath and recovering the mana I’d consumed.

Buzzing!

My mobile phone lit up.

[Alphonse]

Huh?

One of the 12 Heroes and the great mage who built the clock tower.

It was Alphonse Hus’s number.

We did exchange phone numbers when I visited the clock tower.

But I never thought he’d actually call.

What could this be about?

I pressed the answer button and spoke.

“I answered the phone.”

―This is terrible!!

A voice like thunder.

Alphonse’s voice was soaked with urgency.

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