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However, the Devil Fruit created by Emiya was definitely not a real one. It was merely a similar-looking object that he'd brought to life with his imagination.
Apart from its appearance, it had no connection to a real Devil Fruit, and even the way it granted power to a person was completely different.
But Emiya still failed.
The reason was simple: not due to a limitation of his imagination, but another factor that prevented him from creating the powerful Devil Fruit he envisioned.
It was mana.
Creating such a Flawless Devil Fruit required more mana than Emiya had anticipated, especially for a Logia-type fruit.
So, for now, Emiya couldn't create the fruit he'd imagined. He would have to wait until his mana had evolved significantly.
"That's a real shame," Kazuma Sato sighed, his face crestfallen. "I was hoping I could leap to the top with your ability."
"That's not necessarily true. There are still ways to leap to the top," Emiya replied with a smile. "Even if I can't replicate a Devil Fruit, I can create other things."
Since he had never seen a real Devil Fruit, Emiya couldn't perfectly replicate one. But by abandoning the idea of a Devil Fruit, he could simply create what he wanted.
"What kind of things?" Kazuma asked, bewildered.
Emiya tossed a ring to Kazuma, who caught it and asked, "What's this?"
"The Enhanced Iron Wall Ring."
"Iron Wall? Isn't that a Crusader's skill?"
"That's right," Emiya nodded. "The Iron Wall Ring is something I created with my imagination. Anyone who wears this ring will gain the Iron Wall ability, and an enhanced version at that."
Emiya had learned the Iron Wall skill and knew what it did. So, relying on his imagination, he had effortlessly created an enhanced version of the Iron Wall Ring.
This item was even more powerful than the skill, capable of instantly giving an ordinary person a massive defense boost.
While it couldn't match Darkness's defense, it was definitely on par with an average Crusader's. If this were sold, it would fetch tens of millions of Eris.
Kazuma put on the ring and checked his adventurer card; his defense had indeed skyrocketed to an astonishing number. "Whoa, this is amazing!"
Aqua grabbed Emiya's arm and shook it frantically. "Why did you give such a great thing to Kazuma? I want one,
too! Me, me!"
Emiya sighed and created another Enhanced Iron Wall Ring, handing it to Aqua. She happily accepted it and put it on her right hand.
Emiya then turned to Darkness, who shook her head. "No, I don't need one. I'm quite confident in my own defense."
"That's true," Emiya nodded.
Darkness gasped. "This cold, ruthless rejection play is so wonderful!"
Emiya: ???
When the hell did I give you a cold, ruthless rejection?
You were the one who said you didn't want it!
He sighed, about to say something, when a bluish-white
light erupted from the center of the graveyard.
The eerie, fantastical blue light was a giant circular magic circle, and next to it stood a figure in a black robe. Several figures floated around the black-robed person.
"Is that the Zombie Maker?" Kazuma said with suspicion.
The undead monster they were here to defeat today was a Zombie Maker. Despite the impressive name, it was a low-level evil spirit that controlled zombies, usually possessing a well-preserved corpse and leading a few
zombies as its minions.
It was said to be a small fry that even a novice adventurer party could take down.
This was why a coward like Kazuma had accepted the quest. If the monster had been too strong, he wouldn't have come here at all.
"Should we charge? Even if that's not the Zombie Maker, anyone in the graveyard at this time is probably an undead monster. In that case, having Aqua the Arch-Priestess here means we'll be fine." Darkness held her greatsword, looking eager.
Emiya, of course, knew who this undead monster was since he had seen the script. But before he could speak, Aqua ran forward, pointing at the figure.
"How dare you, a Lich, show yourself in a place like this?
So arrogant! Watch as I take care of you!"
In a fantasy world, a Lich was one of the highest-ranking undead creatures, basically on par with a True Vampire.
In this world, most Liches were great mages who had honed their magic to perfection, transcending their human bodies through the secrets of the arcane to become a "King of the Undead."
But even a King of the Undead was powerless before a goddess.
"Sto-stop, please stop right now! Who are you? You just appeared out of nowhere, and why are you destroying my
magic circle? Please, stop!"
"Shut up, you undead monster! You must be planning something bad with this suspicious magic circle, right?
What is this magic circle? I'll stomp on it! I'll stomp on it!"
Aqua went on a rampage, relentlessly destroying the
magic circle created by the Lich, Wiz.
That's right, the Lich who could appear in Axel was likely none other than Wiz, a Devil King's General and the poor shopkeeper of Axel's magic item shop.
Emiya had made the final decision for Kazuma to take this quest precisely because he wanted to use this opportunity to meet the undead Lich, Wiz.
Facing Aqua's tyrannical behavior, Wiz frantically tried to explain.
"Stop, please stop! This magic circle is for guiding the souls that haven't been laid to rest back to heaven! Look, so many souls are floating up to the sky from the magic circle, aren't they?"
She was speaking the truth. Emiya could see many bluish-white, ghost-like wisps floating into the magic circle from who-knew-where, then being sucked up into the sky along with the circle's blue light.
However, her words only seemed to enrage Aqua further.
"You're a Lich, so why are you acting so high and mighty?
That's a good deed that I, an Arch-Priestess, should naturally do! Get out of my way! How long will it take you to finish at this slow pace? Watch as I purify this entire public graveyard, you and all!"
Hearing this, Wiz was instantly terrified. Aqua raised her hands and unleashed her magic without hesitation.
"Turn Undead!"
In a flash, a wave of white light enveloped the entire graveyard, centered around Aqua.
The light seemed to surge from her body; as it touched the zombies following Wiz, they vanished as if turning into smoke. The spirits gathered at Wiz's magic circle also disappeared in the light.
Now!
Seeing the light about to hit Wiz, Emiya activated his telekinesis without a second thought, shielding Wiz. The white light was blocked by the telekinetic barrier, not
harming Wiz in the slightest.
This, of course, angered Aqua. She stepped forward and grabbed Emiya's collar, pointing at the Lich who was trembling in fear. "Why? Why are you protecting a
Lich?"
Emiya chopped her on the head, then looked at the head-clutching Aqua. "Calm down. By all accounts, this Lich isn't a bad person, is she?"
Aqua was even more incensed by this. "Huh? Not a bad
person? Have you lost your mind? That's a Lich! Do you know what a Lich is? It's a being that defies the natural order, an undead monster that goes against the will of the gods!"
By the end, Aqua's voice was astonishingly loud, scaring Wiz so much that she hid behind Emiya.
Emiya lowered his hand from his ear and calmly said, "You're right. But the problem is that the Lich I see isn't doing anything bad; she's doing good deeds. You all saw it too, right?"
He asked Darkness and Kazuma, who both nodded in agreement.
"That must be a disguise! This Lich definitely has a sinister agenda, pretending to be good. She must have a very evil plan! You have to believe me! I'm a goddess!"
Aqua was relentless, extremely hostile toward a Lich who had defied the will of the gods.
"Um..." Wiz poked her head out from behind Emiya. "I don't have a sinister agenda."
"Shut up, you Lich! Who's going to believe what you say?" Aqua snapped. Wiz shrank back, frightened.
After all, Aqua's "Turn Undead" had been incredibly powerful; if not for Emiya's protection, she would have definitely been obliterated.
So, she was filled with a sense of dread toward this self-proclaimed adventurer goddess.
Emiya ignored Aqua and said to Wiz, "Tell us, what are you doing here?"
Wiz timidly replied, "Um, my name is Wiz. As you can see, I'm a Lich, a so-called King of the Undead. As a King of the Undead, I can hear the voices of souls still wandering in this world."
"Many of the souls in this public graveyard couldn't afford a proper funeral, so they couldn't return to heaven and just wander around every night. Since I am a King of the Undead, I come here periodically to help these children who wish to return to heaven on their way."
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