[Brand]
In Ryuta's previous world, this was a special magercraft he had made for himself.
Using the concept of Magic Crests, along with his origin of [Smith] and his Thaumaturgical Attribute [Forge], Ryuta had created a method to emulate a downgraded version of Babylon and Unlimited Blade Works.
He was unable to use projection magecraft to the same level as a certain kid but he had the ability to Smith weapons.
His constructs, needing real materials, when matched with [Forge] allowed him to create pseudo noble phantasms.
They were a step above the prototypes used by Gilgemesh but they were not at the level of true noble phantasms. But their power lay not in their nature but in their quantity.
[Brand] as Ryuta had called it, is a magecraft where, through the combination of [Forge] and [Smith], these pseudo noble phantasms were turned into tattoo's on Ryuta's body.
[Forge] this attribute of his allowed him to elevate the existence of materials, humans and concepts.
[Smith] allowed the forging, modeling and creation of tools, weapons and magecraft.
In a way, Ryuta's magecraft was less about "casting" spells but "creating" them. His whole existence was one that did not need to rely on the mysteries of the world or the root to use magecraft-
He was the origin of his magecraft-
The origin of his mystery was the power of his own origin.
That was the basis of his technique that allowed him to jump worlds and it was also the reason why he was able to do something as crazy as turn material weapons into concepts imbued on his body.
Now, what Ryuta worries about is the fact that his tattoos are not simply "markings" on his body. These are all [Brandings] of various tools and techniques he had forged in his life.
Few people know about his [Brand], after all, he always went around wearing the same suit as his boss- Oda Nobunaga.
Even his hands were covered in white gloves hiding the [Brand] that looked like chains wrapping around his fingers-
Ryuta's whole body was covered in various [Brands], although not dense, they still made it hard for anyone to add any other marking-
"I see… so these are magical weapons and techniques?"
Hephaestus, instead of calling it a joke, looked curiously at the [Brand].
Even Hestia was closely examining them, Ryuta didn't mind their intense stares, in fact he appreciated the intensity at which these two Goddesses stared at his bare body. Although their reason for doing so was not what he wanted-
'Same difference…'
He thought as he demonstrated the use of his [Brand].
One of the [Brands] on his body distorted, then it disappeared and-
"WOAH!"
"Interesting"
Two different reactions but both were surprised, on Ryuta's waist, two swords had manifested. Opposite his crimson Katana, the swords were both on the same side and they looked to be similar to the katana but Hephaestus, a God of smithing immediately noticed the difference-
"Tachi"
"Yes, I'm surprised you realized the difference"
Hearing the Goddess' describe the two swords made Ryuta quickly understand that there was some parallels in this world-
'At least, my weapons won't be too conspicuous'
Hephaestus then responded to his words, her expression showing a face of offense as she said-
"I'm the Goddess of smithing, failing to recognize the nature of a weapon would be the last thing I'd do! Also, are these paired to act as spares or-"
Hearing her query, Ryuta smiled as he showed both his hands, the calluses on both palms were evident as he explained-
"Bingo! I'm ambidextrous!"
"..."
"Also, these are for dual wielding, unconventional, I know- but, it's not like I'm fighting one on one~"
Hearing Ryuta's explanation, a plethora of thoughts ran through Hephaestus mind as she then asked again-
"You sure you won't change your choice?"
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"Fine, anyway, we need some space to draw the engraving, it will not only be the mark of Falna but will also be the basis of what is read. If it's too small, it could be hard to read and mistakes could be made when dealing with changes…"
Ryuta listened to Hephaestus explain this time, he now understood that the engraving of Falna was like a status board, with his body being the board where the status would be written on-
'Kinda kinky if you ask me…'
He thought not daring to say his thoughts out loud as he thought for a moment before asking-
"How much space is needed?"
Hephaestus scanned Ryuta's back with Hestia before saying-
"About half, your whole upper back- can you- more your [Brand] or something?"
"Yep, totally possible"
As he replied, Ryuta started to move around the various brands all over his body-
'FUUUUUUCCKKKKK IT FUUUCKING HURTS!!!!!'
If this was an anime, Ryuta would have his soul leaving his body at this moment, unfortunately this was real life so he had to endure the pain-
Why was it painful?
Its simple really, the [Brand] was created through a combination of [Smith] and [Forge], basically, Ryuta had forged the weapons onto his body.
He could move them around but it was like ripping out his skin, from two parts of his body and then switching their position.
But, unlike that quick swap, "moving" the [Brand] was easier said than done as the brand was not really switched instantly but it was "moving". One could even say it was "slithering through his skin-
In essence, imagine ripping your skin in one part, sliding some skin into it and the ripped out skin would be placed on the gap left behind-
Continue this until the piece of skin you want to move had reached its destination-
That was what Ryuta was going through-
Yet… he still maintained a calm expression, hiding his pain as the space on his upper back was left empty for the engravement of the Falna-
It took him a while but a few minutes was enough for the space to be opened up.
"Is that enough?"
As if nothing happened, Ryuta asked the two Goddesses who gave him skeptical looks before nodding.
"Yes, that's enough"
"Thanks"
After that, Ryuta was made to experience the feeling of sudden strength gain-
Hestia, using her blood, engraved her mark on Ryuta's back and as she did, information in the form of hieroglyphs formed detailing the status of Ryuta.
Seeing the status, both Hestia and Hephaestus gulped, the information almost made them scream as the stats Ryuta had were just-
"Unfair…"
Hephaestus muttered as she read the stats.