4. The Sculptures Zahab Wants To Leave Behind
Translated by Enlightened End, Proofread by bloodadept, froshianaki, mrbaconator
Weed was in Zahab’s storage, observing for a long time.
“If only I could secretly hoard them all somewhere…”
And store them at Morata’s Art Center. Then he could charge way more for the entrance fee.
‘If I create a special Zahab sculpture gallery, I could charge 10 times more and everyone would still pay to come.’
Weed’s eyes burned with passion as he looked at the sculptures.
“You must really love sculptures.”
“Of course. Selling these amazing sculptures… I mean, they are precious treasures whose value cannot be estimated.”
Weed glanced at Zahab.
‘If only a monster would appear…’
As a sculptor, Zahab could not be weak. According to the rumours from the old handmaiden, he defeated the assassins while he was sculpting moonlight.
The Moonlight Sculpting Blade!
It was still Weed’s first choice as an attack skill in battle. Seeing how Zahab built a house and was living in the middle of the Grapass region, his strength was not impossible to imagine. At the minimum, his strength must be superior to the knights who guard the king.
‘A freeform sculpture. It has to be made through imagination, so the usual sculpting method’s impossible. But nothing is impossible to make with the sculpting skill.”
Weed was an old hand in sculpting sculptures based on symmetry and precision. As he travelled around Versailles continent, he sculpted anything that caught his fancy so he was proficient in both observational and sculpting skills.
But Zahab’s sculptures excelled even at expressing common emotions.
A shy youth, stammering his confession to a woman. The sculpture body was well proportioned, hands and feet were ordinary. But the fretful and happy emotions were captured thoroughly by the expression and the posture of the sculpture alone.
A fawn looking around a field of flowers, expecting someone. The image of the small and cute fawn waiting, anticipating, for its mother could be imagined naturally just by looking at the expression on the sculpture.
With passion, the sculptor could express the subtle emotion to the finest point!
“These are really expensive… I mean, excellent sculptures.”
“For you think like that, then I am really grateful. If you are not busy then could you help me with some of my own sculptures?”
“What kind of sculptures are you still making?”
“There are two pieces of work I wanted to do for a long time. I must make them before I die… I just cannot leave this place until I can complete them. With your skill, it will be a big help. So do you want to work together with me?”
Zahab’s Assistant
There are sculptures that Zahab was longing to make for some time.
Help him complete those sculptures!
There is no greater honor as a sculptor than this.
Difficulty: Class Quest
Quest Restriction: Limited to sculptors. Must be in the process of mastering advanced sculpting technique. Until this quest is complete, Zahab cannot leave Grapass.
If you refuse this quest, you cannot receive it again.
There was no reason for Weed to refuse this quest. It wasn’t his sculpture so he wouldn’t even care if he ruined it!
“Yes, I will do it.”
You have accepted the quest.
“But where is this sculpture you want to make?”
Zahab pulled the sheet off covering something inside his workshop.
A white marble sculpture with a basic outline of woman!
“I am sure it’s the same for every other sculptor, but I lived under the captivation of beauty found only in sculptures. One of these days, I want to make a sculpture that expresses flesh and life, with the best proportions and ratio. It’s my dream to express a woman who has divine beauty.”
In art, women were the dominant theme for the majority of works.
“But staying in Grapass for so long I seem to have completely forgot about womanly beauty. Presently, this sculpture is the most difficult work I have undertaken so I was hoping you could help me with it.
“What about the other one?”
“I have chosen a topic for it, but did not start on it yet. We should do one at a time, so after completing the first one, I will tell you about it.”
Zahab prepared his tools and material from his workshop for Weed’s use. All of it was premium material, when used sparingly, you could produce 16 to 17 sculptures from it.
Though it was Zahab who originally asked for help, in reality, Zahab was the one assisting Weed who was sculpting the outline and the subject matter. Even then, this was a great opportunity as Zahab was aiding in the creation of a sculpture designed by Weed.
‘What can I make that will satisfy Zahab?’
Creating an average sculpture would only create trouble. Zahab’s standard of beauty would be high, as his first love, was Queen Evane. While Weed was deep in thought, Zahab grabbed the sword hanging on the wall of his workshop.
Weed had seen the sword while he was observing the sculptures. There was nothing special about it, the sword was just ordinary with average attack.
“I will be out for a short while.”
“Where are you going?”
“Going out to get some air, acquire some sculpting materials and catch some monsters.”
Weed could almost scream in delight!
‘Now if he could just get himself killed...’
Weed couldn’t wait around forever. But on the other hand, he was curious to see how Zahab fought.
“Could I come with you?”
“There is nothing urgent to be done, so you can come.”
Weed hurried after him, filled with the expectation of seeing how Zahab fought. As it could be dangerous, Gold Man, Yellowy and other sculpture lifeforms were left behind to rest in the cabin.
‘If possible, the more dangerous the better. It would be nice for the boss monsters in Grapass to appear regularly...’
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