Immortals From My Past Life Are Still Obsessed With the Reincarnated Me

55 – Gift (2)

Sadly, Professor Winston’s one-day speech was not over soon.

After hearing the entire history of the technology, from the early days of the magical sword to the present, I was able to take a look at Professor Winston’s gift again.

Still, I wonder if my basic knowledge has increased thanks to Professor Winston’s explanation.

I started to see a little more than when I first saw it.

“Ah, by the way, this collection is said to be a sin series made by ‘Colin’, a famous blacksmith in the capital.”

“The Sin Series?”

“Yes, I think they said, from left to right, pride, greed, jealousy, anger, lust, vanity, and sloth. I can explain to you one by one if you want.”

“Wait a minute, let me take a look first.”

When I looked at the order, the sword with the motor seemed to be a ‘laziness’.

The weapon that looks like a sword attached to a gun rather than a sword is ‘rage.’

‘Why? Why is it named like this?’

In fact, it seemed impossible to know the relationship between the name and function unless you ask Professor Winston directly, so aside from that, each sword had a mysterious magic engineering accessory attached to it.

At least one, at most three or four.

It was a shape befitting the name of a magical sword.

“…… What?”

But among them, there was one sword that was a bit unique.

While most of them were equipped with magical engineering accessories, it was unusual for him to look like an ordinary sword.

I’ve held various swords, including my previous life, but I couldn’t find anything special outwardly even with my own eyes.

No matter how you look at it, it looks like a sword. Why did you intervene here?

“Oh, you seem to like greed?”

“Greed?”

“Yes, it must be the Greed Sword. Unlike other swords, it was memorable because it didn’t have magic engineering accessories attached… Okay. That’s right.”

“Can I ask for an explanation?”

Professor Winston squatted down next to me with a big smile.

“Of course!”

He squatted and raised his finger and pointed to one of the magic sword collections I pointed out, the Greedy Sword.

“If other swords have magic engineering accessories attached to the side, this sword is entirely made of magic engineering. So, compared to other swords with something attached, it can be said that it is superior in the purity of the concept of a magic engineering sword.”

“The sword body is a magical engineering structure?”

“Yes, it looks like ordinary steel from the outside, but there are complex circuits engraved inside. The effect… Wait for a sec.”

Professor Winston unfolded the thin crumpled paper and read the lines quickly.

“Oh, yes. Steal the mana of the opponent you cut with this sword.”

“Hmm, stealing mana.”

“Yes, it says yes? Would you like to try it?”

“Yes? How do you do it here Cut the professor?”

Professor Winston was no less puzzled than I was.

“Huh? No, no, no. Why cut me?!”

“So what’s the point here with this?!”

“No, during my collection… Wait a minute, where did you put it? Wait a munite.”

Professor Winston suddenly got up and headed to the display case filled with all sorts of magical artifacts.

Are these all from Professor Winston’s collection?

If you touch it wrong, it will collapse and everything will spill on the floor, but Professor Winston skillfully picked up only the necessary items.

It looks like a mess because it’s not organized at all on the outside, but it seems that it remembers all the locations in its own way.

“Where is it?”

He removed a few small items from the display case on the left wall and put his arms deep inside.

Then he brought out a teddy bear that looked like a tumbler.

What the hell is this weird-looking doll?

As I was staring at Professor Winston, who was catching his breath while brushing off the dust, he explained himself again.

“It’s a teddy bear for a punching bag with automatic repair technology. No matter how much you cut it, if you put mana inside it, it will be fixed right away.”

“So, you want me to cut that teddy bear with this sword?”

“Exactly. You’ll just need to swing the sword after I pour the mana into it. Even if you get cut once or twice, it will come back to normal, but if you absorb mana with that greedy sword, the automatic repair technology will automatically stop working.”

“Ummm… ….”

In other words, the mana that Professor Winston poured into the teddy bear was absorbed by the Greed Sword and passed on to me.

I wondered if this was really possible, but it’s something you’ll find out if you try it yourself.

In fact, just hearing the function made me want to take it right away, making my hands itchy.

‘Mana absorption.’

The limit of my physical strength is the same as the limit of my mana.

Originally, when the body’s mana is depleted, ordinary humans like me have to eat well, rest well, and even sleep well.

That’s because mana slowly returns as much as the original limit.

Of course, there are foods and medicines that speed up mana recovery, and if necessary, mana can be quickly replenished by mobilizing mana cores.

‘But neither medicine nor mana cores are perfect.’

Food or medicine only increases mana recovery speed.

In order for mana to recover, it is still necessary to rest and sleep well.

In other words, if mana was depleted while the battle was not over yet, food or medicine that was said to be good for mana recovery could not do anything.

You can eat it after it’s all over, but if you’ve already lost the battle, it’s just like losing a cow and fixing a barn.

‘Magic Core… ….’

The limits of the magic core were also clear.

First of all, it was a huge financial burden as it was a consumable product.

No matter how much it is in the Rehinar family, it’s natural that it’s not good to see children whining every day asking their parents to buy this and that.

It wasn’t just that. Although the magic core wasn’t that big, it was also true that it was inconvenient to carry.

At least one is fine, but a bag is essential if you want to carry several.

Of course, the bag gets in the way during a fight.

‘This is… It may be a bigger opportunity than I thought.’

However, if there is a sword that absorbs mana, the story is different.

I can’t help it if I can’t even touch the opponent’s skin and just keep getting hurt, but what if I could call my mana while constantly cutting the opponent’s mana assuming that the fight is established to some extent.

I can use the protection of physical strength and the protection of sense enhancement without reserve.

There is no need to turn it off and on after calculating the mana consumption of the sword.

‘The weakness will disappear.’

Until now, the longer the battle, the more unfavorable I was, so I had to finish it as short as possible.

But the composition has changed 180 degrees.

With the existence of the Greedy Sword, long-term battles are now also my domain.

I thought it was too much of a reward to get just by answering a quiz in class.

“Now, I am ready. Try cutting it a few times.”

“… ….”

“Deneb?”

“Oh, yes. I was thinking about something else for a second.”

When I came to my senses, it seemed that Professor Winston had already finished his preparations.

I grabbed the Greed Sword right away without hesitation, and it felt like it was wrapped around my hand like a sword made just for me.

It may be because of my mood, but I liked the thrill.

I took off my coat calmly, trying to suppress the twitching corners of my mouth.

And finally, I swung my sword twice in a row towards the self-healing magical teddy bear.

Kooung! Thud!

The teddy bear sparked as it collided with something made of metal.

The part that was dented with my sword was straightened and repaired in an instant.

I felt the mana sucked from the teddy bear by the sword body and passed through her handle to my body.

“How is it? Is there anything coming?”

“Hmm, I think I’ll be sure to use my sword skills.”

I manifested both the protection of physical strength and the sword skill at the same time.

Now, his body was almost full of mana, so he couldn’t feel a clear difference even after absorbing mana.

However, when she hit the teddy bear properly after draining her mana with her physical strength and sword skill, it was clear.

‘It fills up.’

Mana was being absorbed from the teddy bear through the greed sword.

It wasn’t that mana was full every time he wielded it, but it was an amount that could never be ignored.

Assuming that she fights normally, it was immediately estimated that she would be able to use her sword skills without sparing at least.

The protection of physical strength and the protection of the senses will also be more comfortable to use.

“This is… It’s amazing.”

At some point, the dent in the teddy bear was not fixed.

It absorbed all the mana that Professor Winston had poured into it.

As it was a test, I probably wouldn’t have put so much mana into it, but with this alone, I was able to gauge its value in actual combat.

“You seem to like it. Actually, that sword is the main one in the Seven Sins series. The other swords were forcibly stitched together in function and name.”

“The Greed Sword?”

“Yes, the name suits you too. Avarice. It constantly gnaws at the opponent’s mana. Isn’t that the ability that best fits the word greed?”

“…… Yes.”

Greed, greed.

Come to think of it, my life was a chain of endless desires.

In my previous life, I lived with the desire to destroy the kingdom and achieve my revenge, but after meeting the children, I was possessed by the desire to continue living with these children.

On the other hand, in this life, I have continued to live with the desire to meet those children again.

I’m sure everyone is different, but my greed was especially strong.

‘Justinado, Elpindo, Leewindo…… Maybe even Charlotte.’

I want to protect everyone and finally gather in one place.

Actually, Justina, Elfin, and Charlotte are at odds with each other.

I believe that the day will come when we can all meet and be happy.

I’m not satisfied with Justina or just one elfin, and I’m not satisfied with just two elves… Everyone, even Li Yun, greedily longs for a future where they live as carefree as they did back then.

For me, the Greed Sword was the perfect weapon.

“Do you want to do that?”

“I haven’t even heard of another sword yet.”

“Really? Your expression looks like it’s already decided.”

I didn’t see it that way, but Professor Winston might have the ability to see through students unexpectedly.

“I got caught.”

I put the sword in the scabbard with a light smile.

***

Professor Winston briefly explained the remaining six swords.

However, it did not capture my heart as strongly as the Greed Sword.

I thought that even if I simply excluded my taste or my situation, a swordsman who knew how to see a sword would choose a hundred greedy swords out of a hundred.

As much as that, the greed sword was the center and main character of this series.

“Hmm, you seem to like it. I feel good for no reason.”

“Honestly, is it okay to receive this amount of goods with just one quiz…? ….”

“No, no, no. Let’s not talk about that any more. I gave it because I really wanted to give it to you. In the first place, I didn’t prepare a present like this with just a quiz.”

“If that’s the case, I won’t add anything more and I’ll accept it gratefully.”

After receiving the present, there was nothing more to say.

In the first place, I risked my life just to receive this gift.

But at this point, it was hard to believe that Professor Winston was a spy planted by the last king of Delin.

If you’re an infiltrator, you should already know that I killed Katarina, the ‘witch’ they created… There is no need to help me by supplementing my weaknesses.

‘It doesn’t seem like something was done to the Greed Sword itself.’

I wonder if those wounds were just suspicions?

I wasn’t hurt by the beast, it might have just been accidentally scratched by the beast.

Once I got to know Professor Winston a little more, I thought it might be enough. He must have done something bizarre to add to his magical collection.

“Now then… ….”

As I was about to say goodbye and leave the room, Professor Winston stopped me once more.

“Wait, Deneb.”

“Yes?”

“This is new, but… Um, thank you.”

“…… No, what?”

Professor Winston grinned and shook his hand.

“Okay, then see you in the next class.”

I didn’t come that late, but it was already night as I heard various things about the magic sword and tried it out.

I quietly closed the door and got out of the room.

I was careful, but it made a creaking sound, maybe because it was old.

“What?”

But the moment I came out into the hallway, I saw a familiar face.

It was nice to see you, but it also made me wonder why you were here at this time.

But it seems the other side did the same. She also widened her eyes when she saw me coming out of Professor Winston’s office.

With red ears and a shaggy red tail erected upright.

“…… Guinness?”

“Deneb?”

Why are you here now?

The two of us looked at each other with the exact same look in our eyes.