Chapter 25: The weird magic tool
The three of them came out from the basement to the living room. Although they call it a living room it is more like a bar with a counter and a cupboard full of wine bottles and some seats that were placed to relax.
Both Sera and Akira had good taste so they knew what was truly needed to relax. They also took the fact that there might be a surprise visit from the guild with their personalities so they made sure to make this room extra spacious.
" So what really happened? And this time don't try to lie " Sera asked sternly as she looked at Akira.
" umm well I was trying to make a magic tool, " Akira said looking away. For some reason, he couldn't face Sera directly.
" And what type of magic tool did you try to create that made you smoke the whole house " Sera asked with a smile that was cold as ice.
" A bloodline suppression artifact. It was a magic tool that would completely remove my dragon smell " Akira quickly replied as cold sweat began to gather on his body.
It seems he may have made Sera very angry. Well, it's kinda understandable. Not long ago he provoked a dead dragon and got seriously injured and just after his recovery he was trying to craft something absurd.
Sera'sexpression froze as she processed what she just heard. "You idiot " Sera couldn't hold it as she began to beat the shit out of Akira. No matter how much she dotes on him this time Akira had truly crossed the line.
Although creating magic tools is a relatively safe job that is only considered when making small artifacts. For a magic tool of a caliber that could isolate a dragon's aura any mistake could be resulted in a very large explosion that would completely destroy Magnolia.
So even an expert like Sera would be extra cautious when making such a magic tool. But Akira who has prior experience did this without anyone to supervise him. This is like a small child playing with a hand grenade except the fact that the destruction that would happen is far more larger than a hand grenade.
After thoroughly disciplining the stupid child Sera took a wine bottle from a nearby cabinet and began to gulp it all down in one breath. Although she usually doesn't drink due to her wanting to be the perfect maid, she is too exhausted to care about such details. If she didn't cool down her head she was sure she would get a big heart attack.
"So did you actually create that magic tool " Laxus who had no idea about the danger Magnolia was in asked Akira who crawled towards him and took a seat. He looked ridiculous after being Sera's punching bag.
"Well kinda, " Akira said as he hissed after taking a seat. Although Sera didn't cause any injuries to him she did beat him really hard.
"Hmm, what does that mean " Laxus asked with a bit of puzzlement. Did he make the magic tool or not?
Akira didn't reply as he brought out a black mask from his inventory. The mask had a unique design like it was made for a cultist who worshipped the devil.
Not only that there was a unique aura around that made one take a few glances at it involuntarily. If one didn't know any better they would seriously suspect this mask has a charm spell on it so it would take their attention every time.
"What is... wait is this magical tool you were talking about " Laxus was about to ask what this was when he suddenly realized that this was the magic tool Akira was talking about. What's more, he recognized this aura as this was the reason why he and Sera dashed towards here in a hurry.
When they just left the guild both of them had felt a sudden pressure shocking both of them. At first, they thought Akira summoned some monster or something but now he realized it wasn't the case. But the question is why is the pressure he is feeling now so small compared to what he felt earlier?
" Hmm, Akira are sure this mask can suppress your dragon blood? From what my analysis is getting this is a normal charm artifact. " Sera's voice brought him back to reality making him realize that he wasn't holding the mask anymore.
Akira didn't reply as he just wore the mask on his face. As soon as he wore Laxus who was a dragon slayer cleanly felt Akira's smell changed. Usually, he had a smell that is both annoying and familiar at the same time.
At first, he had no idea what this meant but after hearing Akira is a dragon he understood it. As a dragon slayer, he had a natural animosity towards dragons. This is why he felt Akira was annoying. But now Laxus couldn't feel anything from him. He smells like a normal human.
" Oh this magic tool is unexpectedly working quite well, " Sera said in surprise. Although she wasn't a dragon slayer as someone who raised Akira she could notice the difference immediately.
Hearing Sera's praise about the magic tool Akira displayed no pride or happiness. He had a complicated expression as he kept his silence.
" Akira what's wrong why is your face like this " Sera asked noticing Akira's expression. Akira has a bad habit of bragging when he does something amazing. So he would definitely not be this quiet.
Akira hesitated for a while before sighing. " Well truthfully I suspect this magic tool was not something I made. When I was making this magic tool I for some reason blacked out for a few minutes. And the next thing I know this mask is complete " He decided to be honest.
This has been bothering him for a while. While he was busy in his research he suddenly felt the world go black. And before he could realize what happened everything changed back to normal. At first, he thought he may have been hallucinating but when he realized he had a cool-looking mask in his hand.
After a quick analysis, he was shocked to find that this mask was the very magic tool that he was desperately trying to create. And what's more, despite trying various analyses, he couldn't find how this thing was made at all. Even his Voice of All Things couldn't get a read on this. The only thing he got was that this artifact is something he should wear.
This aroused Akira's curiosity and thinking for a minute he decided to wear it and try whether it would actually work.
When he wore it a huge pressure was suddenly released from the mask that stunned him completely. And then he felt a part of his strength seemed to be sealed as dragon blood was retrained completely.
Akira quickly took the mask off and he felt his strength come back which made him breathe a sigh of relief.
' what just happened ' he thought as he once again tried to use an analysis spell on the mask. And imagine his surprise when the analysis brought a different result this time.
Instead of being an artifact that was meant to seal a dragon's blood, the description changed to an artifact that is imbued with charm magic and is able to gather everyone's attention.
This honestly scared Akira as he had no idea what just happened. And so he decided to store this mask away until Sera got back.
And just as he put the mask away the door was blasted open by none other than Sera.
Hearing Akira's explanation Sera and Laxus both had deep frowns on their faces. But suddenly as though they were hypnotized their facial expressions began to turn normal.
" I see, good job creating this magic tool Akira. But please don't ever think of doing such a thing again without notifying me. " Sera said as she patted Akira's head.
" Hmph well I guess congratulations on making your first artifact, " Laxus said as he acted like a tsundere.
" huh, what what " Akira was so confused at what was happening. Why did these two suddenly start talking nonsense? Didn't he already say that this magic tool was not made by him? Why does it seem like these two are completely ignoring this fact?
Just as Akira was about to question these two in the corner of his vision he saw a blue screen. It was like a system message that he heard from all those web novels.
' But I shouldn't have a system right ' Akira thought in wonder as he looked at the message only to be flabbergasted.
It wasn't a system message but a letter from a certain couple. And from the letter Akira finally understood the whole situation.
The magic item was something the two of them created as a gift for him for joining Fairy Tail guild. The reason why Sera and Laxus are acting strange is because the couple doesn't want their actions to interfere in this world. So they changed reality so this mask was made by him in a lucky coincidence.
' Well seriously aren't those two very nice? ' Akira thought with a smile as he felt warm in his heart. In his previous life he never really got any gifts that were this precious.
'But I wished they would do things normally. I mean can't you just courier the mask in a box and place it in front of the front door? ' Akira chuckled at his own thoughts. Of course, he would never say this out loud as it would be extremely rude.
No one would like to hear the person they gave a gift to complain to them.
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