Chapter 88: Doing part time development of a new technique in jail

Chapter 88: Doing part time development of a new technique in jail

Although he’s a member of the city’s hoodlum, Tamar is going to be released after just two days in jail since he had no particularly prominent criminal record and his arrest was probably done to stop the scuffle between his gang members.

「Well then, Kanna aniki. Sorry but I’m leaving first. I’ll return triple the money I got right away………No, I’ll pay you back ten times!」

「Triple is enough. I’ll wait patiently, so don’t rush.」

「Kuuuu! Aniki’s willingness to care for such a bastard{me} makes me admire you even more!」

………Tamar’s character was supposed to be scary.

There’s no longer a fragment of the intimidation he exuded when he grabbed my clothes. How did this happen? I think I might’ve reset his character. Be that as it may, he’s getting out of prison early so isn’t this just right?

「Oi Tamar. If you’re going outside, can I ask you to do something?」

「If it’s for aniki, I’ll do anything! Whether it’s stopping a gunshot or doing a suicide attack!」

Don’t do that. Both will kill ya. Why is his favorability strangely high?

「Leave aside the jokes. When you go to the adventurer’s guild, tell a receptionist called Cindy-san that I’m being held in jail. Oh and take this with you.」

I hand over a guild card to Tamar.

「Th-This is aniki’s guild card, right? Isn’t it important?」

「I got my own circumstances. For special reasons, I have two identical guild cards. That is one of them.」

I don’t have any mana so I can’t register my magic wave, which acts as a substitute for fingerprints in this world. Hence, the two cards specially issued for me by baa-san. The magic wave in this card is registered under my name, so Tamar holding on to it should be enough for him to be recognized as my messenger.

「hee…………… As expected of aniki.」

Heck if I know where did that [expected] comes from but it’s best to let it pass.

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I left the card to Tamar’s care when I saw him off. And now, I’m left with a lot of time to spare.

Taking the opportunity for being alone, I decided to try out the new Spirit Art technique based on the idea given by Faima.

As a recap, there were a lot of issues to be addressed before the [cold wave] I was working on could be controlled during a battle.

It takes time to accumulate the cold air and high concentration is required to maintain it. If I relax even for a little bit, the accumulated air will diffuse, rendering it useless.

As it is currently, the only use it can serve is to make an opponent exclaim [it’s cold]. That could be useful in its own way but what I want now is a new offensive ability.

Then, Faima took a look at Reactive Ice Field. Specifically, the ice crystal carrying that effect.

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That’s right. Although this ice crystal was developed for Reactive Ice Field, there’s no reason not to use it other than the intended framework, namely [defense].

「The essentials doesn’t differ much from when I’m making the ice barrier.」

In contrast to the time needed when Faima took to teach me, I completed the first prototype quite easily. The resulting ice crystal is larger than the one for ice barrier and the inside is hollow.

「………Going by size alone, it won’t blend in with the one for barrier. Shall I take the opportunity to differentiate the shape as well?」

From now on, ice crystals for the barrier will take the form of 3D rhombus. The new ice crystal will take on the form of a sphere.

With this arrangement, I would be able to determine what’s what by hand and take out only what I want from my chest pocket.

To test the prototype, I throw it at the prison wall. The ice crystal shatters while making a sound similar to a glass breaking. In the next instant, cold wave of [ultra low temperature] stored inside the crystal sweeps through the area.

Water vapors floating in the jail freezes instantly, creating a glittering and fantastical sight.

《macalania woods?》

Cold wave by itself diffuses easily because all the coldness in the area are concentrated in it. In that case, I only need to prepare a [vessel] to store the cold air and fill it in advance. Having a few of these will save me the extra focus I need during a battle.

「I wonder if [ice bomb] would do. Feels like it’s too simple though.」

Simple is best. Or is it?

From there, I mass produce the crystals for ice bomb and continue the experiment in a way that would conceal it from the patrol guards stationed above. Suppose that they patrol down here, I can always ask the spirits to diffuse the cold wave, making the temperature return to a slightly chilly degree.

As the experiment progresses, a question comes to mind.

『What would happen if I lower the temperature to the limit?.』

Driven by curiosity, I further lower the temperature of the cold wave packed inside an ice bomb. Thereupon, a mysterious [liquid] emerged inside the cavity of the crystal.

「………Normally it’d freeze, right?」

The mysterious phenomenon had me inclining my head.

Setting aside my question, the inside of the crystal is filled with [extremely low temperature], a state further beyond [ultra low temperature]. At such an extreme temperature, my mental capacity{source} is severely strained, making it impossible to create a new ice bomb or to maintain this [cryogenic] ice bomb for a long time.

If I lose focus, it will explode. Miniaturization is also difficult. It’s a size larger than normal bombs.

But since I’ve created it, it’d be a waste to revoke it without any test. Besides, even if I’m hit by an intense blizzard, it would just be like a gentle breeze to me thanks to the [Principle of Frost].

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Immediately after that, I utterly regret my earlier [waste-not train of thought] and [naïve perspective].

The explosion of the cryogenic ice bomb consumed nearly half of the Reactive Ice Field I deployed on my body.

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It’s been about five days since Tamar was released.

I suspended the production of ice bomb since then and while I’m working hard on creating new crystals for the ice barrier which is my lifeline, I can hear a commotion going on upstairs.

ーーーIt seems that my plan has succeeded.

After a while, a nervous patrol guard walks down the stairs.

「………You’re being released. Get out.」

「Uissu.」

While giving a listless reply, I walk out of the prison door. The patrol guard looks at me like I’m someone strange.

「hn? Is there anything on my face?」

「Ah no. Nothing in particular………」

I can guess what he’s thinking so I didn’t pursue the matter.

After going up the stairs, we head to the waiting room of the garrison. In there lies the figure of the person I was expecting along with a few other patrol guards.

「………What in the world did you do?」

「An unfortunate clash of misunderstanding?」

With a laughter, I reply back to the exasperated words of the knight clad in full body armor, covering everything including her face -Regulus-.

I asked Tamar to pass a verbal message to Lydeal baa-san through Cindy-san. From there, through the teacher and student connection they have, I intended for the message to reach Real=Regulus.

Since the guild and Imperial Army are separate organizations, I can’t directly ask baa-san for help but it’s a different story for Real. I thought that Real, who has a high fighting power inside the Imperial Army would be accommodating in one way or another because the patrol guards entrusted with the security of the city is a subordinate organization of said army.

The heroics of [Ryuuken] seems to be famous among patrol guards. Guards talking to Regulus (calling her that when in armor) are all jittery in their fan-girl mode. While I got a look of suspicion from them.

The moment Regulus sign the documents and submit them to the patrols, I’m cleared and acquitted.

It is a story often told that connection and influence should be used.