— As a result of a failed sculpture fame has decreased by 39.
“Keul-keul-keul-keul! keu-hi-hi-hi!”
Death Hand was laughing even harder than before.
He liked to see the misery of others and Weed was his favorite victim right now.
“There is probably no need for me to bother if it’s this kind of sculptor, but…”
Regardless of what Death Hand thought, he did not want to stop watching Weed.
“I should destroy him so that he won’t make any more sculptures!”
A sculpting battle between Death Hand and Weed!
In the small town of Kuruso word travelled quickly.
Up until now, Death Hand had made a fool out of every Dwarf with capability. Nevertheless, this was a sculpting battle therefore the outcome was hard to predict.
Inside the tavern while drinking their beers, Weed was the topic of all Dwarves.
“Logically speaking, who do you think will win?”
“Death Hand will.”
“No, I believe Art Hand will get the job done, defeat and crush that arrogant flat nosed Death Hand!”
The Dwarven Warriors who were with Weed in the Shaspin caves were cheering for him.
“Do you think that skills are that easy to obtain? You can put up a good fight in an unfavorable battle, but the skill of your hands won’t lie.”
“But Art Hand might be able to do so.”
“Wanna bet?”
“Alright! The loser will buy the winner alcohol for a hundred days, including today.”
“As you wish. Two casks of ale here!”
You could occasionally see people taking bets while everyone was merrymaking.
Death Hand created a sculpture of the Ghost Knight of Balgest.
A vicious monster Knight who goes to battle atop a mountainous horse!
When a Knight of Balgest appears, even monsters trembled in terror. It was a high-ranking monster that held an absolute power.
“Keulkeulkeul.”
Death Hand was completing the Knight of Balgest at an extremely fast pace. Since it was massive, he gathered plenty of clay to make it.
“Ah, Sculpting is really hard.”
Death Hand was exaggerating.
Weed made noises to show that he was suffering.
Although at first, Weed made the thickness and length different while he was sculpting the legs. However, because he was not contented with it, he made a few repairs. As he was sculpting the legs, he also sculpted the torso and changed it so that the forepaw was raised.
Death Hand’s mouth was twitching viciously.
“I wasn’t even trying to make this… My luck sure is good.”
He left out the delicate muscles a horse had, and it became a splendid Ghost Knight of Balgest.
From the chainmail and the iron mace to the torn clothes worn over it all, the Knight of Balgest was perfectly recreated.
“Phew. To think that I could only make something like this… Is there a sculptor as incompetent as I am? A common sculptor like myself should die. Death is only proper.”
*Kkeukkkeuk* Death Hand cried sadly.
Masterpiece!
Sculpture of the Elite Knights of Balgest.
The Ghost Knight of the ruined Balgest Kingdom.
It is a sculpture that shows the roaring of war.
It is made of inferior clay, and it was covered with black dye.
Artistic Value: 416
Special Option:
Movement speed in battle increases by 7%
The skills of Knights increases by 1 level.
“My god, I should never make another sculpture again. How can I have the right to make another sculpture with these lowly skills?”
Death Hand was making a suffering sounds in front of him.
Dwarves who came because they were curious clicked their tongues.
“It looks like the appearance of another poor victim.”
“Speaking of which, this time around it was really cruel; it’s hopeless when he even included that kind of horse.”
Death Hand’s marvelous work that took one’s confidence and ground it into the floor!
“However, since his opponent this time is Art Hand, wouldn’t something be different?”
“He won’t back down without a fight. For sure.”
The Dwarves could not accurately gauge Weed’s skill. However, since he was able to receive a request of B-rank difficulty, no matter how good his luck was, they expected him to at least have substantial basic skills.
However, Weed created another beginner-like sculpture.
“…”
Death Hand and the Dwarves watched his every movement.
However, after lifting his sculpting knife and thinking for a while, Weed put his hand back down.
The outburst of sighs in that moment.
“Hey!”
“Are you really forfeiting?”
The Dwarves were getting impatient.
“I won’t need something like a sculpting knife.”
Weed nonchalantly said this while raising his bare hands.
He did not have a sculpting knife, and worst of all, he did not have materials to sculpt with. He started moving his hands over the air like a crazy person.
And then, a faint light appeared like magic!
Weed quietly repeated the same action.
“This is Moonlight Sculpting, right?”
It was easy and comforting to carve a moonlight sculpture. Childishly forming the light of the sculpture, the artistic value rose.
However, a real Moonlight Sculptor could use the light itself to make a sculpture.
Weed released tendrils of light from his ten fingers, as if they were a skein of thread.
“Whoa! What’s that?”
“That looks like magic… A Dwarf is using magic?”
The Dwarves gathered around.
As if he were a singer performing on stage, Weed, who was using light to sculpt, was the main character.
Even Death Hand, himself, looked at Weed with astonishment.
The thin tendrils of light emitted a quiet beauty.
It was hard to produce any color with the light, but it contained a profound hue.
Weed’s hands were dancing in the air.
‘Gather it. Bind it. Spread it. It’s spilling. Expand it. There can’t be any… Mistakes and stuff.’
Weed heightened and expanded his concentration.
This was the first time he was properly exhibiting the art of Moonlight Sculpting.
Aside from accidentally gaining the credentials to use it, It was impossible to actually learn it from leisurely sculpting.
It was a sculpture that utilized completely different techniques from stone or wood carving.
It is a sculpture of light.
Every time he moved his fingers a different color appeared, and it consumed a bit of his mana.
The delicate tuning of Moonlight Sculpting.
Even the color of the light was versatile.
If you make each part of the sculpture, a different color then it changes the overall outcome of the finished product.
The sculpture was made of thousands of different colors easily surpassed the scale of the pyramid!
Although it would become an inconceivably spectacular work, it would become crude without refinement.
Over a couple of days, he had to use his highest level of concentration which was not easy thing to do.
The superior skills of a Sculptor, a Moonlight Sculptor!
When the skill is used continuously, it takes up a lot of mana to maintain it, and even more to add or change it to a different color.
‘My skills are not up to par yet.’
Weed was determined to add different colors.
First he added a bright red color.
‘The color red. Very bold and glamorous.’
The sculpture is now limited to colors that matches with red.
Then from Weed’s fingers, flowed the color of yellow.
Similar to the color red, it was a very challenging color.