Talk:Einkaref/@comment-RedStarman8-20170611174448

(And you see, the things I like to eat the most are famous swords. At present, I can eat almost all weapons. But it is not like you can always find those, you know. That’s why I normally eat materials in order to distract myself from hunger. If I had to choose from those, it would definitely be the scales of dragons. If you try putting me inside a warehouse full of dragon scales, I am confident I can empty it all in one night. Seriously.)

Parasite Tree.

This tree parasitizes on demonic beasts, takes over its body, and changes it into nutrients for its own body. Attacks other organisms, devours them, and increases its own power; a strange tree.

One time, there was a dwarf who learned that a magic clad crystal was considered as a parasitic target as well, and was utilized as an ingredient for crafting which attracted the attention of everyone.

And so, the equipment that was born from this were quite powerful, but at the same time, in order to continue showing their capabilities, they had to continue feeding them.

What a pain.

According to Einkaref, the equipments that are masterpieces in that category can predate on strong weapons and outstanding materials in order to increase their power even more, though the increase variates between each one.

Eating plenty of the dragon scales that are his favorite, and also nails, fangs, and horns, he increased his Dragon Slaying power…but after the death of Iori, there were no masters and he was forced into a long sleep at the dwarf village.

Being unable to continue eating, falling into a dormant state was unavoidable, and in that time, his ability as a weapon had plummeted.

Moreover, the equipments that were made from the parasitic tree all had some will of sorts, and only people that are able to communicate with them can properly utilize them.

In other words, their masters are incredibly limited, and maintaining their performance capabilities is difficult.

Hence, this trend didn’t continue for long and the use of parasitic trees for weapons was discarded.

It is truly an understandable and obvious end.

But in the knowledge that Beren has, the weapons made from the parasitic trees suddenly faced an abnormal decline in their power, and the reason of it was not understood, so they were steadily thrown away.

The reason was most likely because they were not used for battle in a good while and because they hadn’t found an owner for a while so they entered a dormant state.

From the dwarfs’ perspective, they had done the proper maintenance, so they couldn’t understand the reason why their performance decreased.

Right now, at this very moment, Einkaref was telling me the reason why this happened to him and the other weapons.

I don’t know if it’s because of him being a sword or because of the parasitic tree part of him, but thanks to my ability to speak with a variety of things, I can communicate with him.

It seems like it is easier to speak with me compared to his time with Iori, so the sword has been talking a storm.

At the time when Beren was wrapping up the matter of Einkaref so Hokuto and Shii could begin their report, I spoke about a variety of things with the intention of giving out supplementary information, but Beren’s eyes flew wide open. His mouth was also wide open.

It is unusual of Beren to make faces like that.

And then, Tomoe asked me to reveal how I knew that information, so I told them that I spoke to the sword. At that moment, a hard to describe atmosphere covered the room.

No well, isn’t this the usual?

It would be one thing if something big happened, but…it is about me, so I would like it if you were able to cope with about anything. Just kidding.

…Hah…

Ah, the fried rice was normal.

Everyone had praises for it, but for me, it had a taste that I seriously could only describe as normal.

It is a bit of a pity.

“I now understand the reason for the performance decrease. But as a blacksmith, hearing about a weapon that eats materials and cannibalizes on other weapons just…sends shivers down my spine. Seriously.” (Beren)