I Am The Game's Villain Chapter 261  Craftmanship [2]

"Even though the class is called craftsmanship, you won't be exactly crafting anything from scratch. The objects you'll be working with are already prepared. What you'll need to do is reinforce them and make them more potent than before through Mana Circle Engravent," Professor Brian explained, holding up a dull sword to emphasize his point. With deft motions, he drew a circle in the air with his left hand before carefully placing it onto the sword's blade. The circle then emitted a brilliant glow before lding into the tal. After a few monts, he swung the sword, the blade cutting through the air with a newfound sharpness.

Surprise rippled through the class, audible gasps escaping from so.

"Do you follow?" Brian inquired, a small smile on his lips. "The once dull sword has been made sharper than ever before. The weapons of Sancta Vedelia are all enhanced through this thod by skilled practitioners of Mana Circles. Now, I'm not expecting you to beco experts in this field, nor am I forcing a change in your career aspirations. But this course holds significance. It might save your life should your weapon beco shattered or lose its edge. Every knight of Sancta Vedelia is familiar with the basics of this course because it's considered essential."

Mana Circles again...

I couldn't help but anticipate so difficulty, similar to what I experienced in Professor Priscilla's class.

"As you can see on your tables, there are several knives in rather pitiful condition. Your task is to restore and enhance them beyond their previous state. This is your initial exercise, and I'd like to assess your understanding. You'll be conceptualizing the Mana Circle yourselves for this task."

"What?!"

"H-How?"

"Who's capable of that?"

The class erupted in a wave of surprised and disbelieving murmurs in response to Professor Brian's straightforward challenge.

"Quiet, please. Think of this as an experint. I'm not anticipating miracles, but I do expect your effort. Sketch out a design for a circle that can restore and enhance these knives. While you'll delve deeper into this in Mana Theory, that class is more focused on offensive and defensive circles rather than weapon enhancent," Brian raised his hand to quell the growing clamor.

It was true; Professor Priscilla's class had mostly concentrated on Mana Circles for attack and defense, without much ntion of enhancing weapons.

"And don't worry about doing this alone. There's a reason you've been grouped into fours. Collaborate, help each other, and find a solution together. You have three hours to at least restore and enhance two knives. If you have any pertinent questions, I'll be here, and Kendel, my assistant and your senior, is also available." With those final words, Professor Brian left us to our work.

"How about we start by sketching individually and then share our circle designs with each other?" Elizabeth suggested with a warm smile.

Sephira nodded in agreent, retrieving a sketchbook from her bag. "That sounds like a good approach."

"I'm up for it too," Sirius chid in, his own smile matching Elizabeth's.

Then, their attention shifted towards , awaiting my response. I mustered a smile. "Sure thing, sounds like a plan."

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