First-Generation Magic Armor Blueprints

Cain thought about this. Right, Roxy was of the Migurd Race, and it was said that the bodies of the Migurd people stopped developing at age fourteen. What a mischievously sadistic setting; if he wrote it into a novel, it would probably get banned.

Yet Roxy's appearance seemed to be that of a fourteen-year-old as well—could she possibly be a legal loli...

Wait, what on earth was he thinking?!

"That won't do..."

Roxy caught sight of the curious expression on Cain's young face, pressed her pink lips together, and faintly crossed her hands in front of her chest.

"Huh? What won't do?"

"I am not going to tell Cain-kun just how old your teacher is."

Why would Roxy suddenly pull out her teacher's dignity like that? With her hands on her hips, she looked so imposing...

Watching Roxy puff out her cute cheeks for no apparent reason, the corners of Cain's mouth twitched slightly. To ease the awkwardness, he gave a light cough and said.

"I wasn't going to ask anything that rude."

"Phew..."

Please don't look at my face with an expression of relief, it only makes me more curious.

Cain helplessly scratched his cheek and went back to designing the style of his armor.

Seeing Cain drawing something on paper, Roxy curiously leaned in. When she saw the drawing made of crooked lines resembling a suit of armor on the page, she tilted her head in slight confusion.

Could it be that her disciple was also some sort of designer?

"Is this armor?"

Roxy curiously stretched out a finger and stopped it on the drawing of the armor on the paper.

"Ah, yes, Teacher Roxy. Though I feel like none of these drawings I made are any good... Just pretend I was doodling."

Cain pressed his lips together and gave a faint smile.

"Mm, you have to give everything your all, you know."

Roxy puffed out her cheeks, looking at Cain with a serious expression, then felt somewhat puzzled again.

"Cain is a Sword God of the Sword God Style, right? Why would you want to wear armor? Even an outsider like me can tell that sort of thing will interfere with the wearer's physical abilities to some extent."

As a swordsman, physical function and Battle Aura were both indispensable. If one put on armor, it would inevitably disrupt the coordination of various physical aspects. Only a school like the North God Style, which would do anything to win, would even consider wearing armor.

Roxy had traveled all over the world for over a dozen years, so she still understood a thing or two about this aspect of knowledge.

Cain's eyes lit up slightly as he looked at the bewildered Roxy. Though he couldn't think of anything on his own for the moment, perhaps his experienced and knowledgeable Teacher Roxy could offer some valuable inspiration.

"Um, Teacher Roxy, I want to forge a set of armor that won't interfere with physical functions and still has decent defensive power. Do you have any ideas about this?"

"My, Cain is so greedy. Still, I don't have those kinds of whimsical ideas."

"Ah, is that so..." Seeing Cain's somewhat dejected look, the corners of Roxy's lips curved upward. Teasing her genius disciple every now and then was actually quite fun.

Roxy might not have any inspiration for designing armor, but that didn't mean she was completely out of ideas.

With a smile on her lips, Roxy gave a couple of light coughs, assumed the air of Master, and looked with a slight blush at Cain, who was a few centimeters shorter than her. She gently placed a hand on his head and affectionately ruffled his hair.

"But if Cain wants to, I can accompany you to the Magic University in Sharia. I used to be a student there, and the library inside has plenty of books on the manufacture and design of magic items. Of course, you'll probably have to buy the materials yourself."

"Really? That's a huge help. Thank you, Teacher Roxy!"

Cain's eyes instantly lit up. Looking at the smiling Roxy, the corners of his mouth curled up uncontrollably as he resumed drawing drafts on the paper, noting down the functions and requirements he needed right next to the sketches.

Roxy rested her chin in her hand beside him, watching the idiot disciple passionately drawing away while offering guidance on the side, before finally taking over directly to help sketch out the exact style of armor Cain wanted.

Because her idiot disciple's drawing skills were terrible and his lines were all crooked, Roxy, as an elite student of the Magic University with a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder who couldn't make sense of Cain's scribbles, had no choice but to do it herself.

Ten minutes later.

Cain's eyes widened when he saw the armor blueprints drawn by Teacher Roxy. He was somewhat shocked by Roxy's drawing and design abilities.

He had to admit that Teacher Roxy was truly a genius. The armor blueprints she drew were as exquisite as a work of art; although they were still just drafts, the manufacturing steps for every single part of the armor were precise down to the tiniest gear components—completely beyond comparison to an outsider like him.

Well, one could only say that Teacher Roxy was truly an honor student at the Magic University holding a professor candidate degree.

Evening.

The two of them busied themselves all afternoon, finally finishing up around the stroke of midnight.

"So amazing, Teacher Roxy!"

Looking at the magic armor design blueprints in his hands that could basically be called a first-generation prototype, Cain shook slightly with excitement, his mouth pouring out unsparing praise.

He looked at the handsome magic armor on the paper, colored with a silver-white radiance.

How should he put it? The magic armor blueprints drawn by Master Roxy were just as detailed and neat as her magic circles.

"Ah, don't get happy too early. The armor Cain requested isn't something that can be forged all that easily. The materials required are astronomical figures, and to actually build it, I feel like you'd need a very genius blacksmith."

Roxy rubbed her somewhat sleepy eyes and said earnestly. Looking at the first-generation prototype magic armor on the blueprints, even she felt it was somewhat unbelievable.

Relying on magic power and Battle Aura to provide kinetic energy, possessing the strength to defend against Saint Rank attacks, along with the traits of gravity floating and extreme lightness, plus a convenient volume so it could be worn at any time.

Roxy herself didn't know how she had managed to draw it. Of course, things like gravity floating were basically impossible to achieve, and while the other requirements could barely be accepted, the amount of Asura Gold Coins required for the forging process would be massive.

Roxy blinked her blue eyes, watching Cain happily holding that blueprint like a small child, looking at it with reluctant-to-let-go excitement. The corners of her lips curved up faintly as she stretched and opened just one eye to look at Cain.

"Don't get happy too early. I was just imitating and drawing it based on the appearance of the legendary Fighting God Armor recorded in an ancient text."

It was just that finding a replica of that legendary armor anywhere in the entire world was probably impossible. Roxy thought this, unsure whether her drawn first-generation magic armor could actually be forged at all.

"Though it's just an imitation, wanting to forge a copy of armor like that has unimaginable difficulty. However, you should be able to find materials related to forging and manufacturing inside the Magic University's library, or you could go to large magic item manufacturing shops and ask them to help make it—though that would require a whole lot of Aras Gold Coins."

"Ah, you've already helped a huge amount, Master Roxy!"

Cain put down his fountain pen, looked over the blueprint over and over as if it were a prized possession, and carefully tucked it into his bosom. The blueprints made by Teacher Roxy were simply exquisite works created by the gods.

Cain's eyes carried gratitude as he looked at Roxy, who was shyly toying with her blue hair. The respect in his heart for Teacher Roxy had reached its peak.

Navigation, magic, and now help with the armor—Teacher Roxy truly was a genius.

Whoever managed to marry the teacher would definitely be very happy.

Wait?! No, why would I have that kind of thought? Even though Teacher Roxy is extremely outstanding, I'm not a loli-con... well, maybe a little bit.

Blushing, Cain gave a light cough and looked toward Teacher Roxy beside him.

"Umm, Teacher Roxy, do you have time? T-tonight, I'll treat the teacher to a big feast."

"Eh, are you really that rich?!"

Her expression easing slightly, Roxy rubbed her blue hair above her forehead, looked in confusion at Cain who was scratching his flushed cheek, and couldn't help letting out a faint sigh accompanied by a somewhat helpless smile.

"Wanting to forge armor like that—the money it costs will definitely be an astronomical figure. So please save your money properly, and don't spend it on someone like me."