Anti-magic Mask

The Anti-magic Mask ｢抗魔の仮面, kōma no kamen｣ refers to the mask first seen to be owned by the Chosen hero Chronoa. It was given to Shizu to suppress Ifrit, who resided inside her.^[2] It was later passed down to Rimuru Tempest upon Shizu's death. Rimuru then gave it to Chloe Aubert as a parting gift after his time as her teacher was over.

While the real mask was left in the hands of Chloe, Rimuru was still able to duplicate a working copy of the mask, though Rimuru modified it to only have the Mana Resistance ability in strengthened form, as its other abilities were useless to him.

During the events of Awakening of the Chosen Hero, it was revealed that Chronoa and Chloe are one and the same, and Chronoa possessed the mask in the past because Chloe brought it back during her time travel. This means the mask is cycled between its users (Chloe/Chronoa → Shizu → Rimuru → Chronoa/Chloe) during these countless time loops. According to Diablo, Rimuru is the source of the mask.^[3]

Abilities

The mask is a magic item infused with four effects:^[4]

• Mana Resistance ｢魔力抵抗, maryoku teikō｣: Dulls any aspectual magic attacks that the enemies cast while hiding the user's internal mana.
• Antidote ｢毒中和, doku chūwa｣: Nullifies poison that made contact with the user.
• Breathing Support ｢呼吸補助, kokyū hojo｣: Allows the user to keep their lungs full even if the flames consumed the oxygen around the user.
• Amplify Senses ｢五感増強, gokan zōkyō｣: Increases the user's senses.

Since the mask is bound by cause and effect, it is indestructible prior to coming into contact with Rimuru. The side effect of this is so great that it could even deflect a direct hit from Noir and blow off his arm with the force of the recoil.^[5]

Noir became obsessed with the mask and had been closely following Shizu's activities ever since their encounter. The reason behind Noir's fascination with Rimuru is because he witnessed the mask crack in his presence, realizing he was the source of its existence.

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