543 Episode 543: The source of anxiety is within me.txt




Let's move on. It's not going to be a conversation in a restaurant.

 I leave the dining room with Garnett and Chandler and head back to the room we were staying in.

 Then, using the edge of the bed as a chair, I decide to sit down and answer Chandler's questions.

''It's true that my [Restoration] skill can return the object to its original form(s) of form(s) with at least half of the object and the missing repair materials. The human body should be no exception.

 Then Chandler's assumption that he could rebuild it without getting his right arm back is not misplaced.

 It's just that there are reasons not to try to do it.

But hey, ...... this is a metaphor, but if you made a precise 'model of a human arm' out of woodwork, do you think that guy would work as well as the real thing?
...... doesn't seem to work unless you have the skills to run it, but you could make it work last time, right? But you were able to make it work last time, right? In that case, you can make ...... work.
That's the question I asked.

 Chandler hides his eyebrows, as if to say what this means.

 I decided to explain the rest of the story without being impatient.

''The essence of the [Restoration] skill is the restoration of physical form. In theory, restoring an arm using wood or ice should only result in an elaborate model of such a shape, and it would be counter-intuitive to restore it to its function.
Even if you can shape [repair] the torn bread with mud, it doesn't mean you can eat it with its original taste and texture .......
That's a good metaphor. It's a good metaphor. You can make up for half a loaf of bread with mud, but mud is still mud, and bread is the same only in form.

 Of course, if the 'physical form' is the important thing, it won't matter at all.

 Even if a different type of wood is used to repair the house, the function of the house will not be compromised.

 This is a problem that arises when the specific nature of the original material is necessary, and perhaps the body of an organism is one of those things.

In the first place, just as putting someone else's blood in your body can be fatal, connecting the bodies of other humans and animals is a dangerous (and risky) proposition. Even if we could reshape it and restore its function, there is nothing we can do about it if the material itself is harmful to the human body.
It's like pouring lava into a wound and stuffing it, but it won't prevent burns, and if not ...... wouldn't you have a hard time getting the material for [restoration]?

 Chandler puts his hand over his mouth with a convincing look on his face.

 Then Garnett took advantage of Chandler's situation and asked the question: "What are the risks of raw meat?

Chandler said, "Putting aside the risk of raw meat," he said, "my arms moved as normal. So I was convinced that it was possible to do that. What did that mean?

 Garnett is referring to a battle in a neutral city (Athropolis) on the second level.

 In the battle against Agat Ram's cadre Hadary, I supplemented Garnett's chopped off arms with a piece of the town's administrator, the tree man (dryad) Flaxinus, to temporarily create a tree arm that could move as it wished.

At the time, I thought it was probably because the tree was just a part of the body of a giant tree man (dryad). I thought it was because it was a part of the body of a giant tree (dryad)," he said. But no matter how selfless I was, it's still a mystery to me how an arm made of ice could move properly.
Isn't that because the ice was created by a hexenbiest?

 It's not impossible," he says after a pause, and then he speaks my own tentative version of the story this time.

'...... garnet. The 'arms' you made at the Battle of Aslopolis were shaped like armor baskets, right?
Yeah, I'm sure. But the whole thing still felt right, and I didn't feel any different, and I have to admit, I was a bit confused at first.
So it's not a complete recovery of form.

 Garnett rolls his eyes, revealing his surprise.

 It's an expression that, if pointed out, would say that's true.

'It's strange that a human body that has been [repaired] from another object as material can function properly. But on the contrary, it's also strange that they couldn't restore the exact shape of the body, even though the arms were cut off to the extent that they were cut off between the wrists and elbows.
'Surely it would be more natural for you to be able to fix it in a more perfect way .......

 Originally, the shape was supposed to be perfect, but the function was not going to be able to be reproduced perfectly, but in Garnett's case and mine, the shape was incomplete and the function was perfect.

 In hindsight, it was clearly a bad idea.
 In fact, I have to regret that I noticed it too late.

 No matter how urgently we needed to [repair] it, the [repair] skills that we had boasted that we could restore it to its original form in half of its original form, we were unable to elaborately reproduce even a single arm.

"Probably, the temporary restoration of our arms had a different effect than normal [repair]. That guy was able to regain the functions of the body, but only that much of the resources were diverted from recreating the appearance (look) of the body.
I'm sure you've learned some new applications without realizing it. That's a good thing. ...... is not something I can say casually.

 If it was a normal skill, I might be able to rejoice in its pure growth, but in my case, it's a little different.

 The reason for the skill's evolution in the first place is unique, and in addition, the Right Eye of Wisdom, which seems to be related to the cause of the skill's evolution, sometimes causes some strange phenomena.

 It is natural for Garnett to feel uneasy about this.

I'm not sure if this is a good time for me to confirm this. I'm glad you (you) are imagining that Chandler (you) are using the flesh and bones of other animals to rebuild your right arm, right?
Yeah, you're right. You had a hard time with one sausage, didn't you? I was getting used to it after the second one. If you can remake it, you should.
'Where were you looking from ...... Well, anyway. It depends on whether we're going to do it with the usual [restoration] or a new application that I haven't even named: ......

 Sitting on the edge of the bed, he thrusts his left arm back and eases his posture by resting his weight on it.

'If we do it with normal [restoration], it will definitely look perfect, but it's unknown if we can restore it to function. Even if we were to recreate the fine structure of the body, there's no guarantee that the flesh and blood of a different animal would perform the same function.

 For example, the magic tools sold in our store.

 These are made of mithril metal wires for the internal parts, and using the high affinity of magic power, they efficiently transmit magic power from the magic crystal container to another part.

 So what would happen if this structure was repaired with ordinary (...) common (...) silver (...)?

 It might be possible to completely recreate the structure if it only looked like it, but its function as a magic tool would be completely compromised.

'If we use the same method as we did when we used trees and ice, there is a risk that its appearance will be incomplete this time. No matter how well it functions, if there are problems with the way it looks, it won't be 'life as usual' anymore.
'I see. ...... so it's 'theoretically possible', but you have to dare to do it. Have you tried any experiments?
'No matter. If I was a wizard with a researcher's temperament, I'd probably be happy to try it out. It's a bit awkward, indeed.

 The mention of a wizard brings to mind the image of Ambrose in my brain.

 Ambrose has a track record of reviving the body of Garnet's older brother ...... Valentine Argentea, who was severely injured and nearly died, using the body of a demonic beast obtained by utilizing a medallion.

 In that sense, Chandler's suggestion of 'remaking his right arm with skill' is already a precedent.

 However, Valentine no longer has a body that can expose its bare skin to the public, and that was also one of the reasons why I was hesitant to rebuild my right arm.

'Anyway, I can manage my daily life with just my left arm, and if I really need my right arm in a battle or something, I can only make it then. It's enough to put it back together with all sorts of problems, but only after the situation where your right arm won't come back. ...... Does this satisfy you?

 For now, I can shove more than a sliver of anxiety to the back of my mind as I put the story together.

 A skill that continues to change even now.
 And the strange phenomenon that occurred in the 'right eye'.

 When I look back again, there are a number of things that make me wonder, 'How could I have done this?

 The reason why I can't take an optimistic view of it - I guess it's because the shadow of Alpha Zulu flickers in my mind.