BXBX NOVEL Chapter 186: An Old Friend
Once again, she left in a hurry, and when she returned, she found a shirtless man with sweat mixed with soot rolling down his chest and arms. He had a set of goggles resting around his neck, and around his eyes, there was a clear color difference from where the goggles kept the soot out.
"Hi there, you must be Lord Kane. Ah and Miss Rubellia and Lady Kane, a pleasure to see you again."
"Yes, nice to meet you. I\'m curious… why is the handle designed for a two-handed hold?" Lucius asked immediately, cutting through the idle chatter.
"Ah, that. Well, the blade is enchanted now, you see. The enchantment does not extend to the grip, so we had to design the grip in such a way that you could use it in both forms."
"Both… forms?"
"The enchantment on it allows you to extend the blade to about three times its length. The hilt is designed and weighted to still use comfortably with one hand when the blade is not magically extended, however you basically have to use a two-handed grip to wield it at its full length."
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As the smith explained the capabilities of the weapon he reforged, he pulled it out of the box and unwrapped the cloth cover.
"I made sure to use the original pieces of the weapon. I had to reforge the entire thing, but your weapon\'s soul was kept intact. At its core, it is the same weapon that fought by your side."
The smith passed him the weapon gingerly, encouraging Lucius to take hold of it. The blade of the weapon was beautiful. Along both sides of it, there were intricate carvings and engravings that were a combination of decorative and functional.
Runes were required for some forms of enchanting, so the design used the required runes for the extension of the weapon as the centerpiece for the intricate engravings around it.
When Lucius gripped the handle of his old friend, he could feel mana rush from himself to it as if it was hungry for his power. It was not so draining as to cause concern, but it was noticeable, especially for someone with such fine control over the flow of mana in his body as he was.
"Ah, it seems you noticed. When I heard the story of what happened, we imbued a secondary enchantment into the weapon. Not only does it extend the blade, but it also has a fortification aspect. The fortification activates any time you push a spell through the blade. A small fraction of your mana will strengthen the weapon so what happened in the past will not happen again.
"That\'s not to say it is unbreakable, mind you, but because it uses the power from your Arts or your spell to strengthen itself on activation, then at the very least, you won\'t be able to break it yourself." The man finished explaining.
Lucius was ecstatic to receive such a gift—so much so that he forgot the need for decorum in public and wrapped his wife and his mother in a massive hug at once. "Thank you for the wonderful gift, you two."
"Of course." They both answered while gently patting him on the back.
Since his weapon was already paid for, they were able to leave with the weapon in hand and not have to hand over any more money. Lucius stored his other weapon and the sheathe that made it look like a longsword in his storage ring. For the new weapon, he had clipped it behind his back and wore it proudly.
There was no longer any need for him to pretend not to be carrying such a weapon, as everyone already knew what his weapon of choice was. Originally, he used a spear that he managed to salvage from the storage ring that managed to survive with what was left of Mia\'s corpse.
However, as the tournament went on, he wanted to slowly show more of his identity as a way to taunt the people who tried to hunt him down. When it came time to fight in the final battle, he fully revealed his true skills and preferred fighting style, which was broadcast to the entire capital.
For those who did not see him using a weapon like his, the unique shape of the handle would throw them off and make them not realize what it was truly used for.
For the rest of the day, Lucius decided to focus on visiting the market stalls with his family. They stopped by a bakery that Rena enjoyed visiting with Lyrah and Natali. She was very excited to show it to Rubellia and him.
By the time the evening rolled around, they bid goodbye to his mother and set off to the Adventurer\'s Guild headquarters in Arcadios\'s capital. When compared to even Lelvern, the building dwarfed every other Adventurer\'s Guildhall. It was a massive six-storey building with a stone spire attached to the rear of the building that seemed to be two or three floors taller than the rest of the building.
From that spire hung the guild\'s emblem, a simple red shield with crossed axes. It was by far not the largest or most grand building in the capital, as those titles likely went to the Grand Cathedral, the castle, and the Merchant\'s Guild headquarters. However, it was still a majorly impressive building.
Lucius had already rented space on the second floor for them to meet with their party as well as scheduled time with a guild receptionist to meet with them to discuss their mission. To make things easier on the academy, they agreed with the Adventurer\'s Guild to provide quests and missions relevant to the annual work-study.
The mission they were taking was already chosen; they simply needed to discuss the specifics with the guild\'s receptionists and formerly create a party.