Anti Kythira, 15 years old.
Today I’m in the outskirts of Cardiff.
I have to try and see what I can do with my skill [Gear Method].
By the way, the crown spinning around on my head is embarrassing, so I tried to see if I could hide it away, but it was impossible.
I was told that «────Cannot hide the integrated jewelry part.»
I thought about putting it in my pocket and carrying it around, but it kept coming back to my head when I talked to it (I don’t know why), so I gave up. It’s spinning even when I take a bath and when I go to bed.
When I asked about the item storage capacity, the answer was «Unknown.» What does «unknown» mean?……. But it looks like it can hold a much larger mass than expected. Also, when I asked my dad how long it took for 15 lunchboxes to start getting damaged, he said, «There’s no way I’m keeping Sora’s lunchbox!» I heard that he didn’t have any stomach problems, but his stomach strength is proportional to his energy, so I can’t rely on it too much.
I’ve heard that the higher quality the time stone used in the item bag, the slower the time passes in space, but I’ll try that another time…….
The outskirts of the city I’m in now is an unpopular area in the coal mining district.
Even though there aren’t many strong monsters around here, there are still many ecosystems in the forest. It’s not a place that a cafeteria girl can just walk into. By process of elimination, the least popular place to practice gears would be this coal mine. This is where my father used to work. It’s surrounded by rugged rocks and the ground is sand. The mine is also blocked off, so the monsters won’t be able to get out of it.
Today, with my twin-tails in place, I was experimenting with the gears.
«I’m not sure I can get any bigger gears than this.»
«────Solution.
Current skill level limits and analysis.»
«But when you stored the bed, it was much bigger.»
«────Storage expansion range depends on the item in question.»
«Hmm, that doesn’t make sense.»
Over the past few days, I’ve become quite accustomed to chatting with the Crown Gear. It seems that even if you just think it in your mind, it will be understood, but I don’t want to go through that trouble in an empty place like this.
«Hey, Crown. I wonder if the size of the gears will change as the level of the gear method increases.»
«────Solution.
The analysis information is limited due to the unreleased state.
It is expected to have an effect on the volume value, rotation speed, and shape.»
«Rotation speed and shape? I see…….»
Call up a small gear.
It seems that there is still a limit to the size of the large gears, but it turns out that I can summon quite a few small gears. I knew I could do it.
The teeth of the gears are sharpened to resemble a sharp sword.
Jaki.
Okay, it’s working.
«Crown, rotate at high speed!»
«─── Ready.»
Gyuuiiiiiiiin!
Wow, it’s spinning so fast I can’t see the gear teeth! It’s just like a ring.
Isn’t this dangerous if it hits?
I picked up a rock from the side and threw it at the rapidly rotating gear.
Pop!
Paaaaaan! !!!!
«Gyaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!»
«────Warning. Deprecated action.»
Hurry up and tell me that sooner! That shattered piece of stone flew right by my face!
«Huh, huh. But this could be a weapon, right?»
If it hits you directly, you would be injured.
«Let’s see, how do I throw it……?»
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Gyuuiiiiiiin……
I’m too scared to touch it.
«Oh, yeah! If I can control it so that it flies without touching it!»
After yesterday’s practice, I was able to make the little gear fly pretty freely and as I wanted. I’ll do the same with this one…….
Slowly, slowly, slowly…
«I can’t move it fast enough! Why!»
«────Analysis complete.
The gears’ movement at high speeds is currently determined by insufficient skill level.
Depends on inertia fixation.»
«Oh no~~»
It’s not like it can stay in one place or move only slowly……. It might be a trap, but it’s not a weapon……
I’d like to have some kind of magical means of attack.
I’m going to give it a shot with a lot of power. ……
«Oh, yeah.»
I remember dropping my bed on the floor of my room a few days ago.
There is plenty of room for item storage.
You can use it as an attack if you put a heavy rock or something in it and drop it from above.
«Hey Crown, didn’t you drop the bed before?»
«────Approved. Crown Gear requests an apology.»
«That’s enough. Can’t we divert that into an attack?»
I look around and see a good chunk of rock at the edge of a coal mine.
«Crown! Store that rock!»
«────Ready.»
Ki ~yuuuuuuuuun!
Immediately, a large wheel of gears appears, and in no time at all, the rock is gone.
All right, just lift up the gears and……
«Put the «rock» out!»
Dogoooooooooon!!!
Oh! This is pretty powerful, isn’t it?
Being able to change the location where you can put out items is an advantage!
I’ll have to gather up some big rocks, though!
«This could be used for an attack!»
«────Analysis complete.
The current action is certified as an attack.
────Would you like to name the attack?»
«Well…… Then «Stonestamp».»
«────Attack name «Stonestamp» accepted.
It will trigger on top of target when attack name is said.»
«Yeah, yeah. What’s the difference between that and saying «rock»?
«────Solution.
In the case of «Stonestamp», it analyzes the object and automatically transfers the rock upwards.
In the case of «rock», the rock itself is transferred in contact with the floor.»
After this, I collected a few large rocks and left the mine.