Published: July 4, 2025
Even though it was a greater boa, it seemed that attacks to the brain could easily reach the ears and eyes.
That being said, the fact that a finishing blow wasn’t necessary was quite surprising for Ryo.
“Could it be that the power of the water jet has increased?”
Back inside the barrier, Ryo decided to test it right away.
The target was the corpse of the greater boa he had just hunted.
The greater boa had a completely different hardness in its skin above and below the neck.
Since it used charging as one of its main attacks, the head, including the nose, was very hard.
However, compared to that, the area from the neck down was not so tough.
Its legs were also not hard.
Ryo targeted the greater boa’s right leg.
“[Water Jet]”
With a flash.
He severed the greater boa’s right leg.
“Ohh~!”
It had been a few months since Ryo had reincarnated as "Fai."
The water jet, which he had thought of as the main water attribute attack magic since his reincarnation, finally demonstrated its true value.
“Let’s try it on a tree…”
Zhuuuuoon
It wasn't exactly instantaneous, but he succeeded in cutting it.
Until recently, he thought that even when he shot it at a tree, it could only scratch or gouge; cutting it was still impossible. Was it a case of breaking through a wall?
In the first place, a water jet is a stream of water that sprays ordinary water at ultra-high pressure and ultra-high speed.
Therefore, the ejected water is, of course, physically just ordinary water.
This water jet had become quite mainstream on Earth as a method for processing various materials.
First of all, since it’s water, no heat is generated.
This means there is no thermal deformation. In other words, phenomena like plastics melting into a gooey mess don’t occur.
Thus, there is also no generation of toxic gases.
Soft or thin materials can be processed without breaking.
It can also process composite and laminated materials.
Ryo's company had a five-axis controlled water jet machine.
Because of that, Ryo had some knowledge of it… although he had never used it.
Yes, he had never been granted permission to use it by the employees...
Even as the vice president, he had to obey the judgment of the site.
However, while Ryo couldn’t use the water jet on Earth, he could use the one created by magic as he liked.
Moreover, it had finally begun to show visible effects.
Ryo was more excited than when he had learned to launch icicle lance on his own.
But at the same time, he remained calm.
Ryo knew that there was an even higher dimension to the water jet.
Let's confirm.
He was able to cut the greater boa’s leg.
He could also cut through the trunk of the tree.
What about rocks?
In general, water jets are recognized to cut through almost all materials.
That is correct.
This includes "rocks" and "stones."
There were videos showing the cutting of hard granite tombstones for quite some time.
Ryo aimed at a rock sitting in his garden.
“[Water Jet]”
It was, for what it was worth, gradually being worn away.
If he continued for an hour, perhaps it could be cut.
However, that was far from the image of "cutting" that a water jet typically evokes.
Indeed, "this water jet" couldn’t cut stone.
"This water jet" was suitable for cutting soft materials but not for hard ones or hard materials.
It was not suited for cutting stone, metal, concrete, or glass.
However, Ryo was not disheartened. This was well within his expectations.
"This water jet" was meant for cutting soft materials: animals, monsters, wood, food, etc.
And "the other water jet" existed, which was meant for cutting hard materials.
What is "the other water jet"?
It is "a water jet that is not just water."
Generally, this is often referred to as "abrasive jet."
On Earth, when it comes to cutting hard materials, one does not cut with water alone.
They mix extremely small "abrasive materials" into the water stream and spray that mixture onto the target.
The water, approaching Mach 3, along with the abrasive material, "wears down" the target, thus achieving a cut.