D.E.M.O.N.S: Getting Summoned Weekly isn't so Bad

Chapter 1131 1131 The Final Team (Or Well, Technically We Have A Whole Extra Arc Later But Don’t Worry About It)

At the front of the final group was the mage. How did Kat know she was the mage? Well it was because the person in question was a dwarf. A dwarf riding a floating metal disk, with several smaller disks orbiting her as she moved. Kat frowned at that. *I know that means sheʼs a metal mage… but how does that work? Doesnʼt metal interfere with magic for the most part.* 

[Not sure. Perhaps we can ask Nixilei?]

Kat thought that was a good idea, but before she followed up on the questions, Kat wanted to finish examining the dwarf woman in question. Her name would later be revealed as Romilda. She had an impressive chest for her size, and the robe she wore was cut low to reveal a deep valley of cleavage. Though… what was a bit strange, for Kat at least, was the beard that was excellently braided. Apparently, female dwarves do, or at least, can have beards. 

Romildaʼs shoes seemed to be immovable metal bricks pretending to be footwear. Perhaps whatever magic let her float around on a metal disk helped her wear atrocious footwear but Kat could feel her feet hurting just looking at the woman. It also made the fact that Romilda was wearing robes somewhat confusing. The rules for metal mages really didnʼt make much sense at a glance. 

So Kat decided that needed to be investigated. Extending her stride a bit to catch Nixilei, Kat asked, ”So… how does metal magic work because… like…” Kat waved her hands over in Romildaʼs direction. 

Nixilei squinted, her eyesight was good but not as good as Katʼs was naturally. ”Kat, Iʼm going to need a bit more information. I canʼt seem much through the team on the middle pier and none of them have metal magic from what I can tell,” 

”Oh…” Kat looked over and found it so odd. She could focus on the furthest team without too much trouble despite Nixilei being correct. If her eyes were working purely based on what she could see as a human, then sheʼd be much more limited. Kat shook her head, determined to test that at some point later, ”Thereʼs a dwarf floating around on a metal disk and Iʼm wondering how that works,” 

”Ah,” said Nixilei with a nod. ”Right so… metal affinity. Itʼs an annoying affinity that operates on its own rules. Summoning up metal is basically impossible for them, and this includes using it for normal spells. Instead, they have to completely saturate a piece of metal with their mana, and attune that metal piece to their whims. Then they imbue a spell into the metal, before retracting their mana.

”They can activate whatever spell is in the metal chunk later by filling it with mana. Based on what youʼve told me? Iʼd assumed that the disk is charmed to move according to the dwarfʼs mental commands. Perhaps it was made with multiple chunks, or they have a secret family technique to make the disk responsive. Or… I suppose they could be a Rank 3 mage, but thatʼs unlikely considering the age limit on this tournament,” 

”Makes sense,” said Kat with a nod. ”Though now I have to ask, why is it that they arenʼt wearing metal armour?” 

”The bigger the piece of metal, the more mana it takes. My best guess is that they donʼt have enough mana to keep it imbued in armour and everything else. Metal that a metal mage has enhanced, but isnʼt currently trying to power will still suck in mana if it can, making it very hard to wear metal armour, and charge other metal. Thatʼs my best guess anyway,” answered Nixilei. 

Kat nodded, ”I suppose that makes sense… though they have a few bits of metal circling them, and metal boots as well,” explained Kat. 

Nixilei frowned at that and said, ”They must be powerful, or their family figured out something special. Thatʼs a lot of metal to be controlling so fluidly. There has to be some sort of limitation youʼre not seeing, or perhaps they have some way of providing extra mana to the metal, a crystal hidden somewhere perhaps?” 

Kat shrugged, ”I donʼt see any crystals. Is it a concern?” 

Nixilei returned the shrug and answered, ”Too early to tell,”