The Wind Magic Circle
The machine to draw magic circles was complete, so Emmy, Arya, and I decided to think about what kind of magic to embed in the magic circle next.
Brother Adel said he had duties to attend to and left the room.
Emmy crossed her arms in front of her chest and looked at me.
"First, where do you want to use this magic circle? If that's not clear, we can't decide what magic to embed in it."
"That's already decided. I want to place the magic circle on the front or the roof of the tank the dwarves are making."
"So, you intend to use the magic circle in battle? Personally, I don't want to kill too many people with the tank we made."
"I feel the same way. However, since it's a weapon, it needs to have some degree of power."
In the near future, there might be a conflict between the Elfast Magic Kingdom and the Kingdom of Critonia.
That's why I asked the dwarves to build a magic tank.
However, even if the enemy soldiers are enemies, it doesn't justify mass slaughter.
Ideally, I don't want to create weapons that kill people... Isn't there a better way?
While Emmy and I were deep in thought, Arya raised her hand timidly.
"I think fire magic is dangerous. Watching people burn is gruesome, and the smell is awful, too."
So, you've been silent until now, and that's what you imagined?
I don't want to see people burning to death, either.
"Then there's water magic... But drowning is a painful death. I heard rumors that the corpses of people who drowned in rivers are severely decomposed."
Stop imagining such horrific things.
I've hardly ever left the castle, so I've never seen a decomposed body.
Come to think of it, I remember some splatter videos from my previous life in Japan...
It's too nauseating to recall.
If fire magic is out and water magic is out, that leaves earth magic, wind magic, and light magic, I guess?
Speaking of light magic, it would be like laser beams or railguns...
Both earth and light magic seem likely to cause fatal injuries with a single hit.
That leaves wind magic...
With wind magic, it can blow people away, but is less likely to be fatal.
After careful consideration, the three of us decided to install a wind magic circle on the tank.
I left the specifics of the scale of the wind magic to Emmy and Arya.
I’m not well-versed in making magic tools or magic circles, so I’ll leave this to the experts.
After our discussion, Arya sat at the desk and carefully drew the wind magic circle on parchment, handing it over to Emmy.
Emmy received it and said, "I'll make a stamp of the magic circle and test it on a metal plate," before leaving the room with a joyful expression.
A week later, we received a report from Emmy that she successfully replicated the magic circle onto a metal plate.
Brother Adel and I headed to the dwarves' workshop.
Seeing the two of us, Emmy led us to the back of the workshop, where the machine was set up.
In the courtyard, there was a machine with a metal plate angled upwards with the magic circle drawn on it.
Emmy ran to the machine and pressed the activation button with a loud shout.
"Fly away!"
Bwoooosh!
The machine started to move with a clatter, and the magic circle on the metal plate began to glow.
Then a powerful whirlwind spiraled upwards from the magic circle, lifting surrounding debris and junk into the air, spinning as they rose.
Seeing this, Brother Adel shouted in joy.
"Amazing! With this, we can defeat both the Elfast Magic Kingdom and the Bardhain Empire! Wahahaha!"
At that moment, I stood there, dumbfounded, looking up at the sky with my mouth agape.
Oh no, this is bad.
If enemy soldiers were caught in such a powerful whirlwind, they'd be hurled high into the air and would surely die from the impact of falling.
I had told Arya and Emmy that it was a weapon for the tank...
But this could endanger not only the enemy soldiers but also our allies.
Why did it turn out like this?
Emmy hurriedly pressed the stop button to halt the machine, and her eyes widened at the sheer power of the whirlwind.
According to Emmy, the magic pool installed in the machine was the same as that used in the magic car, and the amount of magic power flowing to the magic circle on the metal plate should have been constant, not an enormous amount.
If there’s no problem with the machine, then the issue must lie with the magic circle.
Brother Adel, Emmy, and I rushed to Arya’s room in the Royal Castle.
The three of us explained the disaster in the courtyard of the workshop to Arya, who was lounging in her room, using gestures.
After hearing everything, Arya clapped her hands.
"I’m good at drawing wind magic circles, so I drew it as usual."
We were all dumbfounded by her response.
As usual? Do you always draw such powerful magic circles?
What kind of destructive magic is the Elfast Magic Kingdom researching?
Just thinking about it is terrifying!
This time, we made sure to specify to Arya that the power should only be enough to blow a person about five meters away, and she drew the magic circle on parchment under those conditions.
"Why do we need to reduce the power? That whirlwind could easily annihilate our enemies."
Brother Adel, sitting cross-legged and holding his head with one hand, still didn’t seem convinced, but we don't intend to develop weapons of mass slaughter.
First, let's celebrate the successful activation of the magic circle on the metal plate by the machine.
What do you think about this chapter?
