Oops, I was just saying it as a prank, but it looks like Ichika seriously believed me. Surprising.
I corrected her in a panic when I noticed.
“Sorry, sorry. I was just showing off a bit. It’s really just me using [Create Golem].”
“Huh!? Wait a sec, there’s no way [Create Golem] can do stuff like that!? You made a golem with magic!”
Her getting more and more surprised despite me correcting myself was amusing.
Still, it went beyond Ichika’s permissible range of comprehension as expected. In the end, she said there’s no way it could do it.
In other words, I’m pretty far away from common sense.
“Eh? But this is a golem you know? It’s a carving knife-type one though.”
“U-umm, Goshujin-sama. Golems are humanoid… legs, arms, head, body… umm… ahhh I don’t get it… I know ya don’t follow common sense, but this…!”
I wonder if the skill normally isn’t used like this? It’s such a good idea though.
“It is… but, it’s mostly just talked about. Kinda like how ya can make hot water by shooting a [Fireball] at water… To apply a skill to somethin’ different, just those mages that specialize in skill research can to that. Even with that, some of the less skilled ones would take their entire life to make a single skill… un, Goshujin-sama, it’s not a bad thing. Ya should call it [Maker] instead of [Create Golem] now. Ya could hand it down in yer family as a unique skill like a secret or somethin’.”
Huh? Then wouldn’t the incantation change if I did that?
Right now, the incantation is more or less, “Soil, change your shape, become my servant and obey me, [Create Golem].” Ah, the soil part would change to what’s being used. It’d change slightly depending on wood, stone, and iron.
Though it’s a bit harder if the materials are mixed, I guess the magical power consumption is a bit better when I say the correct material. Still, for some reason the consumption becomes huge if I say tree branch if the actual material were stone.
… Ah, so that’s it. It’s fine to move the words around a little, so I guess changing it’s fine? Let’s give it a shot.
“Tree branch, change your shape, obey me, [Maker].”
Ooh, it worked. Its shape changed when I filled it with magical power. The bark peeled down the branch as it turned into proper strings.
Then I successfully made a sheath (sheath golem) from the tree branch.
“Magic is pretty openly used huh… ah, but [Create Golem]’s a bit easier on magical power, I guess it’s because I’m used to it? Might be a problem of experience.”
“No no no, I just said to call it [Maker], but to change the incantation and the keyword!? Rather, how the heck did you change them!? Magic words are cryptic!”