『… Let me tell you a little bit about my mother…… Ever since she was a little girl…she had the ability to control… the undead…』
… Is it a skill?
『As an adult…my mother used her abilities to…control many of…the undead…… Fearing an army of undead…… the country… tried to kill my mother…』
The girl speaks in a low but hateful voice.
『… My mother… left her country… and came to this forest… with my father… And so… they enchanted this forest… so that no one would ever know about it… and lived a quiet… and peaceful life in hiding…… That’s when I was born…』
「…」
『But… that peace… didn’t last… long…』
『One day…all of a sudden…the Knights…came into this forest…』
『They… found out where my mother was…… and the kingdom sent the Knights… to find her… My parents… couldn’t run away… from the Knights’ encircling formation… in the forest……so they decided… to fight alongside… the undead…』
『… As a result…they both died…』
「…」
『I was just curled up and hiding…unable to do anything with the ball that… my mother… gave me before they fought… the Knights…』
『This is the ball… she gave me…… This ball… has saved my life…』
What she showed me was a suspicious ball of swirling black mist.
『Since then… I’ve lived… in this forest… all my life……… No, I・thought・I・was・li・ving』
「?? What are you… saying… ?」
『… I was a fool…
After all…I thought… I was still alive even though… I was already dead…』
「!?」
Her eyes are sad as she smiles at herself.
So does that mean that the person in front of me right now is a ghost??
『Hey…you know what? … You know… they don’t let the undead in here, right…?』
「Eh!? Then… eh, why?」
『I am a spirit… “undead” is similar but different… And there are… wards here… to ward off… the undead…』
According to the ghost girl, undead and spirits are similar, but not exactly the same.
And, even though they both fight, they both attack and are attacked to some degree, but it seems to be a small amount.
Furthermore, there are different types of spirits, such as evil spirits and good spirits, each with different weaknesses.
I see. This is good to know.
『So… here’s the thing… I brought you here… to ask you… a favor…』
「… What?」
『…… I need you to protect this place』
The girl asks me with a serious look on her face.
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【Request】Repel the deformed undead
【Reward】 ???
【Description】The undead, deformed and strengthened by the passage of many years, attacked to break down the deteriorating wards. What do the undead want… ? Repel the deformed undead.
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So this was a quest!?
Seriously… I’m almost dead already before I reach the quest… But… Is it really good that I’m not killing them?
「… I understand. I’ll try my best」
『… Really… ! ? Thank you… very much… !』
She thanked me with a big smile on her face. You were so expressionless just now… I think you’re cuter like that.
『『『wj■pчgd▽eЁy!!!』』』
What’s that weird sound…
――Pishipishi… Parin… !
『… Come… !』
「Un! Hang on! …… Uwa…」
An undead creature with 3 faces, 8 hands, and 6 feet appeared from the direction we had come from, resembling a centaur. Moreover, it resembled the skin texture of the hands I had been fighting with earlier.
I’m gonna fight that thing… I don’t want to…
『『『DjgЁ■tp▲ϖmpw!!!!』』』
And so, I was dropped from a good mood to a bad mood.
Author’s Notes.
That’s disgusting…
Maybe the deformed undead was formed from the bodies of those knights mixed together…?
I was in such a good mood that I was humming to myself the whole time after I left the clothing store.
Now that I’ve accomplished what I had to do, I’m free to explore Selkadia.
The sky is always cloudy because of the volcanic ash in the city, and there are many houses with triangular roofs, probably to prevent it from piling up.
By the way, in Fanst, there were many single-story houses in a peaceful atmosphere.
As I was walking through the city, where the sky was dark but the people were bright, I noticed a little girl with pure white hair and eyes wearing a dress of the same color staring at me in a little alley.
Something is not right.
That’s what I thought, but I didn’t see anything strange.
As I approached her to see what was going on, she went towards the alleyway.
「… Eh, wait?」
When I said that, she stopped and turned around to look at me.
She looked at me as if she wanted me to follow her, and then she went on again.
「Are you saying I shouldn’t say anything??」
I don’t know what’s going on, but I’m going along.
We walked for 10 minutes.
We arrived at the woods connected to the Fanst Forest, south of the city.
「Hey. What’s going on here?」
I caught up with the girl who had stopped near the entrance to the forest and asked her a question.
Then she pointed her right hand toward the forest and indicated it.
「What, you want me to go?」
… Kokun
Can you express your intentions… M-Maa, it’s a little late for that…
I was told to(?)step into the forest.
I was a little relieved to see the girl following me, and as I started walking, the forest suddenly became dark.
「W-What!? …… Ho…」
I was so startled that I quickly turned around to look at the girl, but she was right there. Good.
Ah, she’s tilting her head. Cute.
Kohon. It was dark, but I could still see within a 3 meter radius, so I proceeded with caution.
I’m in front, so I’m not sure which way to go, but so far I haven’t received any bad feedback from the girl.
「… I wonder if it’s right」
I walked on, feeling uneasy.
『… Kyaaaaa!!!』
「! A gu!?」
After hearing what sounded like a scream from the left front, I quickly drew my sword and tried to guard myself, but somehow I slipped through and my left shoulder was grabbed by something.
――Mishimishimishi…
Realizing it was some kind of hand, I swung my sword, but it didn’t land.
「Wa!? Kuu!!」
The force is getting stronger and stronger. I have a normal pain setting, so it hurts…
Physical attacks do not work. Then…
「――《Flame Blade》!」
How’s that for a skill!
『Gyaaaaa!!!』
「I did it!」
As usual, I don’t feel any sensation from the sword, but the flame attack is working.
After I did it, I remembered that this is a forest, so flames are not allowed.
I turn off the skill and switch to wind blade.
Then I slash the hands and feet of whatever is appearing one after another.
… Fuu. It seems to work properly with wind blade.
After repeating this process several times, we finally arrived at a place that seemed right.
Ever seen a demon with only hands and feet? That’s all I could see. Where’s the torso??
I’m a little happy that I gained 2 levels, but those hands were scary.
It was like a real person’s hand, and it was very long, and it grabbed me, so how could I not be scared?
In addition, its grip was so strong that it was chipping away at my HP.
【A week】 What’s everyone doing? 【Since the start of distribution】
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21. Nameless Dagger So, where’s the most efficient way to raise your level?
22. Nameless Merchant ≫ 21 The Great Labyrinth of Formana near the fourth city is probably a good place to start for now. I’ve been there myself.
23. Nameless Magician ≫ 22 That is what I thought. Hey! You’re a merchant, aren’t you!
24. Nameless Dagger ≫ 22 Thank you. N? A merchant!?
25. Nameless Merchant ≫ 23 ≫ 24 What is it? A merchan can go there too, you know? I’ll be level 30 soon.
26. Nameless Great Swordsman ≫ 25 T-this guy… did it… !! Maa, I’m almost level 30 myself!
27. Nameless Archer ≫ 25 I’ve been in the game for two days now, and I’ve only just started getting bows and arrows, and I’m not even close to level 20 yet…
28. Nameless Merchant There are many people who are stronger than me. The strategy team has already advanced and are heading to the fifth city.
29. Nameless Dagger ≫ 28 Really? Seriously…
30. Nameless Great Swordsman ≫ 28 That’s right. In the beginning, their weapons were too weak. And now they’re finally getting up to the 80s.
31. Nameless Apothecary ≫ 30 Are they high quality?
32. Nameless Great Swordsman ≫ 31 Ah. The STR of the weapons has gone up by 50 from the initial 30. Well done to all the blacksmiths.
33. Nameless Apothecary ≫ 32 I see. Oh, by the way, while we’re on the subject, what about the blacksmith that was talked about in the blacksmith thread in the first three days of launch or so?
34. Nameless Magician ≫ 33 Didn’t they call her the beautiful blacksmith girl?
35. Nameless Apothecary ≫ 34 Yes, yes. I was curious about what kind of weapons she makes.
36. Nameless Merchant ≫ 35 Where is the girl now?
37. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 36 When called, I popped up and ta-da-da! I’ve been trying to locate the girl… I know where she is! I’ve been following her!
38. Nameless Merchant ≫ 37 I called the cops.
39. Nameless Two Handed Swordsman ≫ 37 What the hell were you…
40. Nameless Dagger ≫ 38 The girl’s probably in the second city, right?
41. Nameless Merchant ≫ 40 What’s in your mind?
42. Nameless Dagger ≫ 41 She was equipped with a sword that had some kind of decoration on it. She was also walking around with a big smile on her face, possibly having changed into her new gear. Cute.
43. Nameless Marchant ≫ 42 I see… She’s so cute.
44. Nameless Two Handed Swordsman ≫ 42 ≫ 43 Isn’t there something off about that?
45. Nameless Magician ≫ 44 No, but I think being cute can be a pretty good basis, right? Because you can’t change your face.
46. Nameless Two Handed Swordsman ≫ 45 Yes, that’s true, but come on.
47. Nameless Magician Cuteness is justice!! Come on, everyone, with me!!
48. Nameless Two Handed Swordsman ≫ 47 Eh… (embarassed)
49. Nameless Dagger Cuteness is justice!
50. Nameless Apothecary Cuteness is justice!!
51. Nameless Farmer Cuteness is justice!!!
52. Nameless Magician ≫ 51 Who the hell are you?
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Cuteness is justice below.
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【1st】Production jobs are hard, aren’t they? 【Upcoming event!】
1. Nameless Woodworker The event is coming up!! But it seems that production jobs are not invited.
2. Nameless Farmer ≫ 1 Thanks for the thread. And that’s it.
3. Nameless Leatherworker ≫ 1 That’s it.
4. Nameless Macebearer ≫ 1 ≫ 2 ≫ 3 Be strong.
5. Nameless Farmer ≫ 4 Vegetables are strong and alive.
6. Nameless Woodworker ≫ 5 草
TN. 草(kusa) means grass and is also the japanese slang for lmao or lol. vtubers, anyone?
7. Nameless Leatherworker ≫ 5 草草草
8. Nameless Farmer ≫ 7 Don’t let the grass grow on the grass. I have to reap what I sow.
9. Nameless Magician ≫ 8 As expected of a farmer…
10. Nameless Whipper Why are we so far off topic?
11. Nameless Leatherworker Totally. Let’s talk about PVP.
12. Nameless Woodworker ≫ 11 … (cold eyes)
13. Nameless Farmer ≫ 11 … (cold eyes)
14. Nameless Leatherworker ≫ 12 ≫ 13 What the hell are you two doing!?
15. Nameless Woodworker So, this event is PVP.
16. Nameless Great Shielder What is PVP like, one on one or multiplayer?
17. Nameless Magician One-on-one is tough for magicians.
18. Nameless Farmer ≫ 17 What are farmers supposed to do about it…?
19. Nameless Whipper ≫ 18 Fight with vegetables… Maybe?
20. Nameless Farmer ≫ 19 Don’t waste food!!!
21. Nameless Whipper ≫ 20 Huh… suddenly my character changed…?
22. Nameless Great Shielder ≫ 21 That’s your fault.
23. Nameless Dagger ≫ 22 Yeah.
24. Nameless Farmer ≫ 21 Vegetables are alive, too! What kind of nerve do you have to use that as a weapon in a fight!? Think about it? To see your vegetables being used as a weapon. Huh? Sad, isn’t it? As for me, I want people to eat properly! If you need a weapon, ask a blacksmith!!
25. Nameless Whipper ≫ 24 O-Ooh…
26. Nameless Farmer ≫ 25 Goddamn it! Young people these days! ―――
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The lecture continued for a while.
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【Everybody’s】 Fan Club 【Beautiful girl blacksmith-chan!】 part 4
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38. Nameless Blacksmith Where is she now?
39. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 38 The second city.
40. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 39 How the hell did you know that?
41. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 40 Isn’t that obvious?
42. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 40 That’s true.
43. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 40 I’d like to ask the opposite. What makes you think I don’t know that??
45. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 44 Everyone here knows that, don’t they? So you’re new at this, huh?
46. Nameless Blacksmith What’s she been making lately?
47. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 46 Lately, it’s been some kind of a strong sword that gives off a bluish aura. In addition, her equipment was made by that gorilla macho called Deena. I recommend this guy because he makes good stuff despite his appearance.
48. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 47 Thanks.
49. Nameless Blacksmith Someday I’d like to make a weapon like the one she made.
50. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 49 I can make it about 100+ now, can’t I? After all, I’ve made my Job: Blacksmith lvl 20, making it a higher level job!
51. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 50 W-What!
52. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 50 Oi, oi, seriously…
53. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 51 ≫ 52 It was really hard to raise the level, you know? I hammered iron every day after I got home from work.
54. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 53 I also worked hard to get to lvl 20.
55. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 53 Can I take a look?
56. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 55 Of course!
57. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 56 Thank you very much! What time do you want to do that?
58. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 57 See you tomorrow night at 9:00 pm at the Blacksmith’s Guild in Selkadia.
59. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 58 I understand! But why Selkadia?
60. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 59 Well, who knows? Maybe someone else will come along. Newbies, or people who have only gotten as far as Selkadia.
61. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 60 I see! That’s my master!
62. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 55~61 I know what your trying to do.
63. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 62 Sorry.
64. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 62 I’m sorry!
65. Nameless Blacksmith ≫ 63 ≫ 64 It’s not a slippery slope if you’re trying to catch up to her… No?
66. Nameless Blacksmith Maa, anyway, why don’t you go ask someone the name of the beautiful blacksmith-chan?
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These are the people whose names I still haven’t been able to find out.
The next day, I came home from school again and logged in to find that I had received two messages from the administration.
I’m thinking of doing something later, so I logged in, but I’m a little tired today, so I’ll just read this and go to bed…
「… Let’s see」
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To all players,
Thank you very much for playing 《Secondaria Online》.
Maintenance will be performed from 14:00 to 17:00 on June 1st.
Please note that you will not be able to log in during the maintenance.
Maintenance Details
Bug fixes
Fixed the movements of subhuman and demon players
Fixed the movements of NPCs (including monsters)
Fixed the movements of some skills
Fixed the quality of some items
Modification of quality limit
Some jobs have been lowered
Modifying the authority of the World Monitoring AI
If you have any questions, please check the 『Help』 section in the 『Status』 screen.
Thank you for your continued support of 《Secondaria Online》.
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「Hoho… It’s May 27th now, so 5 days to go, right? …… So, bug fix… Was there ever a bug? … And then there’s… Hmm? Isn’t that the one that fixes the quality of some items…?」
――“Iron”… ＼ハーイ／
「I’m also curious about~… World Monitoring AI, yes」
「Etto, help, help」
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【Name】World Monitoring AI
【Description】An AI to constantly monitor the world and maintain the balance of the world. Other quests and skills may be generated automatically, and the number of world surveillance AIs is said to be countless.
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I-It’s kind of like an appraisal…
I wonder if the descriptions of weapons and armor are automatically generated by this world monitoring AI…?
「… Okay, the other thing is…」
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To all players,
Thank you very much for playing 《Secondaria Online》.
To celebrate the first week of official launch, we are planning a PVP event.
The date is scheduled for June 8, 19:00-22:00, a week after the maintenance.
Details of the event will be announced on the official website at a later date.
Thank you for your continued support of 《Secondaria Online》.
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An event, huh…
「What is this PVP thing…? … Help!」
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【Name】Player Vs Player (PVP)
【Description】Player-to-player combat. In this world, one on one is the norm.
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「Ho e~… I hate it… The point is to attack other people, right?… Un…」
I guess I’ll have to discuss this at length with Suzu tomorrow.
That’s right!… Fufu… I’m gonna do to her what she did to me today…
I’m looking forward to the event, but I’m also looking forward to tomorrow…! Fufufufufu
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「Kushun! … Is it a cold…?」
Ryoka has no way of knowing about Ayane’s plan for payback…
Author’s Notes.
I’m tired, so I’m done with this… I wonder what happened at school…?
??? 「if someone does something to you, do it back to them… Double it!」
A gothic lolita dress with lots of white frills, lace, and ribbons on a completely black dress
… I, Ayane, was made to wear the dress. I’m dying of embarrassment… I don’t know why I didn’t say no… That’s right! It’s the Japanese who can’t say no!!
「U-Um?」
「What is it~?」
「Why are you doing this?」
The first question was why was I made to wear these clothes.
「That’s obvious!!」
「???」
「Because you’re cute~!」
「…」
For a moment I thought it meant something, but I guess not.
I couldn’t say no to a dress that was made up in front of my eyes after being measured at an unbelievably fast pace…
「You’re a tiny, cute girl, so I just… You know~?」
「I’m not tiny!」
「…… Maa~, maa~, calm down, okay~?」
「Kuu …!」
What was that!?
It’s true that I’m a little short for a second grader, at 144cm, but…! I’m the smallest one in the school, but…!! People are petting me for some reason, but…!!! I’m definitely not a loli…!!!!
… Otto, be calm, be calm…
「Well… That’s good~ I’ll make you a suit of armor as a thank you for wearing it~」
「Eh?」
「… It’s okay if you don’t want to~?」
「Yes, yes! I wasn’t expecting you to make it for me…」
「I don’t mind that much~! And to be honest, I think your clothes are tacky, don’t you~?」
「… I-Is that so」
This, initial equipment… ?
NPCs are saying you’re lame, administrator-san… But if you can make it, I’d appreciate it. Don’t mind it, administrator-san.
「So, do you have any preferences when it comes to making it? I don’t mind if it’s something much cuter than ・that・――」
「Just something a little cooler, please!」
I don’t think cute is appropriate for me, maybe just something a little cooler.
「So~? I understand! The next thing is the effect of the clothes~」
「Ah, I’m a blacksmith, so clothes that won’t make me overheat, please!」
「That depends on the material, doesn’t it?」
「I-I’ll get it out now!」
At any rate, I took out everything that could be used as material.
「Fuun? Why all the wolf material? And Firemole…」
「What, do you think?」
「We can’t use the material from the Firemole」
「Eh…?」
「N? Ah! That’s not it~ If you want to make clothes that won’t make you feel overheated, this will have the opposite effect~…」
「Ah, I see…」
I thought it was something that couldn’t be used as a material…
「So I’ll just take the wolf this time~!」
「Yes. I understand」
「We can do it tomorrow, so come back then, okay~?」
「Yes! Please!」
「Ah, I’ll take those clothes up~」
「!?」
I forgot I was wearing it… But well, I guess I’ll take it just in case… I don’t think I’ll ever wear it again, though.
So I changed my clothes and left the clothing store.
Oh, right. I didn’t know I had the option of having it made… It’s all slipped my mind.
I went to a lot of trouble to get the sewing skill, but it’s a waste… No, I might use it someday, so it’s not a waste, is it?… I don’t know if that day will ever come, though.
Whatever it is, I’m looking forward to tomorrow…
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The next day.
「Excuse me!」
「Yes~! … Ara, you’re already here. I’ll bring it to you now~」
「I understand」
「Did I keep you waiting?」
「No, no」
「Well, then, come and see!」
「Yes」
With that, I entered the fitting room and closed the curtains.
The finished product was a cloak made of green fur and leather equipment with the navel exposed.
The leather equipment also includes geyzamarin and other metals as accents.
… It looks very warm just looking at it, but I hope it’s okay…? Mainly the cloak…
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「S-So cool…」
「Isn’t it? The back of the cloak is made of Ocean Cow leather」
「Ocean Cow?」
「Ocean Cow is a cow-shaped monster that lives in the ocean just east of here~ And you know, Ocean Cow leather has a cooling effect~!」
「That’s awesome!」
「I know~! I sewed them together~!」
「I see… So is it the same with the leather equipment?」
「That’s right~! I also decorated the outside with the geyzamarin and magic leaves you gave me~!」
「Eh!? H-How did you…?」
「My neighbor did it for me~! The guy who works at the store next door is good at alchemy」
「Really!」
「Yeah~ Sometimes I leave it to him to make clothes that might require alchemy~!」
「I see… I’ll try to thank him next time」
「That’s right~ So, back to the topic at hand, how does it fit?」
「I guess… I think it’s good… The cloak is not hot, on the contrary, it’s cool…」
「Ah, it’s switchable, too~」
「Eeh!?」
「You don’t want to be cool when it’s cold, do you~?」
「That’s true, but… Are you sure?」
「What do you mean?」
「These clothes are expensive, aren’t they?」
「It’s okay~! That’s not true!! I forced you to wear ・it・, you know」
「Huh? I understand. Thank you very much!」
「No, no. Come again~」
「Yes!」
With my new armor in hand, I went outside in a happy mood.
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【Name】Leaf Wolf Set: Quality 7
【Description】Equipment made primarily from leaf wolf materials created by Deena. It is made of Ocean Cow material, which makes it much cooler than it looks. Strong against water blade and wind magic.
Durability: 1600
VIT: 10
DEF: 160
AGI: 80
MND: 60
【Producer】 Deena
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Author’s Notes.
About the equipment being too powerful…
You can see from the BOSS battle that it is strong against slashes.
And the fact that it is strong against water and wind attributes is thanks to the materials from Ocean Cow and Leaf Wolf. In fact, it had a weakness against the fire attribute, but since the material of the water attribute Ocean Cow is used, I guess it cancels it out.
The next day, I logged in and found myself in the Blacksmith’s Guild in Selkadia.
「Now that I’ve made a water-attribute sword from my smithing experiments, I’m on to the fire and wind-attributes!」
I have yet to successfully experiment with just one attribute, nor have I experimented to see if two attributes can be combined. So this is also an experiment.
「And the armor…」
If I don’t have any defense this time, could I be in danger even if I’m just grazed by an attack? Therefore, I decided to make some armor as well.
In order to do so, I spent 2 SP to get the 《Sewing》 skill.
「It’s all about the design…」
Ayane, who has no interest in art (except for arts from blacksmithing), is perfectly capable of imitating others, but she doesn’t want to do it herself.
In addition, Ayane had no sense of style, and her art was not well received at school.
In short, Ayane can do anything she wants (even if it’s physically impossible), but she’s not very good at art.
「I’ve never made clothes before…」
Ayane, who has never played a game before, has no choice but to rely on others.
「It’s going to be hot at the forge, so it’s good to wear something cooler. On the other hand, if it’s too thin, I’m not sure how it would work as armor…」
Maybe I’ll go to the clothing store?
No, let’s make the sword first, though.
As usual, I spread out the alchemy kit and begin by placing the anvil on top of it.
The materials used are Leaf Wolf’s Eyes, Geyzamarin, Fire from a Mole’s head, and a broken Zanmaru. In addition, fur and other materials are used to decorate the hilt and scabbard. Would it be like casting down the broken Zanmaru that I’ve been so good to, mixing it together with the Geyzamarin to make a sword, and then giving it the wind attribute with the Leaf Wolf’s Eyes?
I cut off one of the eyes when I took it down, so I only have the other one.
「I’ll do my best!!」
Cast down Zanmaru and burn it along with Geyzamarin.
Then I struck it with the Alchemy Smithing, mixing the eyes of a leaf wolf with the fire of a mole.
―――――Kaaaan! Kaaan! Kaaan!
――――Kaan! Kaaan! Kaaan! !
―――Kaaan! Kaan! !
「In real life, folding is an awful lot of work」
In the game, the slit that I make in order to fold over is made by striking the steel blade in my left hand with the hammer in my right hand, which makes it a little difficult to hold it in place with both hands full.
「… Maa, it’s better than the other side…」
Even in the real world, I do it alone when my father is not around.
Talking to myself, I took my time folding it back and grinding it with a whetstone.
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《Job: Blacksmith LV. 3→4》
《Smithing LV. 5→6》
《Woodworking LV. 4→5》
《Alchemy LV. 1→2》
《Alchemy Smithing LV. 2→3》
「I’m so tired…! It took me longer than usual. Name… Name… Your name is Homurakazezanmaru!」
T/N. I don’t know how to write the name(焰風斬丸だ) in romaji but the english name is Flame Wind.
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【Name】 Homurakazezanmaru: Quality 7
【Description】The new Zanmaru was reborn by casting the broken Zanmaru and reforging it with Geyzamarin, Leaf Wolf’s Eyes, and Fire Mole Flames. The handle and scabbard are also decorated with a touch of care. However, unfortunately, the name is not in good taste as usual.
【Equipment】 Beginner’s Clothing, Short Sword, Zanmaru(Damaged), Zuizanmaru
【Title】『Someone Who Has Defeated the Leaf Wolf』
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There you go! Let’s go to the volcano!
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I kept running for a while, taking care to hydrate and eat well, and finally arrived.
However, for hydration, I just filled my water bottle with water, and for food, I ate something like a calorie bar that I had bought before I left.
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【Name】Calorie Bar(Pizza Flavor): Quality 2
【Description】A stick of candy that restores satiety by 15. The most popular flavor is corn potage.
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T/N. Corn potage is a creamy corn soup consisting of fresh or canned creamed corn, chicken broth, sautéed onions, milk, cream, and butter.
This world is based on real life, so of course it has a satiety gauge and a hydration gauge.
Both the satiety gauge and the hydration gauge have a maximum value of 200, and a liter of water will restore 100.
As for the calorie bars, I often eat them because they are a bit cheap at 100g each, although some of the names are combined.
Tto, forget that, it’s the volcano now!
As expected, the hydration gauge was decreasing by 1% every 10 seconds due to the fact that I was getting so close. The hydration gauge decreases in HP as it depletes, so I have to stay hydrated.
Even in real life, it’s important to stay hydrated!
I couldn’t see them from a distance because they were too far away, but there were quite a few people who looked like players all mining, keeping an eye out for monsters.
As I looked at the area where they were mining, it appeared to be lava that had cooled and hardened.
I also look at the cold, hardened material nearby.
From the looks of it, it was shiny and could be used as metal. But I won’t know until I actually take it.
Kaaan… Kaaan… Kaan!
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「Otto, it’s getting late」
《Mining LV. 5→7》
I’m going to try to appraise the things that I’ve taken too much of to the extent that I’ve gone up two levels.
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【Name】Geyzamarin: Quality 4
【Description】Ore from Mount Geyzar. From the outside, it looks like just lava that has cooled and hardened, but in reality, it is a metallic liquid spouted by the 『???』 in the volcano that has cooled and hardened on the surface of the earth.
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「Oh, it was metal!? That’s a relief though… I knew there was something about this volcano…」
It erupts every day, so I figured there must be something around, and I was right.
Maa, this doesn’t mean I’m going to do anything about it.
Anyway, I’m glad I didn’t end up digging a lot only to find out it’s not actually metal…
I was able to get 326 pieces of Geyzamarin in a few hours of mining.
I don’t think I’ll ever use it that much, but it’s better than nothing.
Having accomplished my goal, I followed the other players from 100 meters behind, defeating moles as I made my way safely back to Selkadia.
T/N. Author’s pun, 燃える (moeru) meaning ‘to burn’ and 萌える(moeru) meaning ‘to be infatuated’, is difficult to translate in english. （●´∧｀●）
The next day.
After finishing my preparations, I immediately headed to the northern volcano. After that I eventually made a water bottle and filled it with water and brought it with me.
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【Name】Water Bottle: Quality 4
【Description】A simply made iron water bottle. It can hold a liter.
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Northern Volcano――This volcano, called Mount Geyzar, erupts at an extremely high frequency.
I asked the people in the city and they told me that it erupts every day. Now that I thought about it, it seemed to have erupted the first time I came here…?
「Maybe because this is a game after all…?」
It can’t be real… No, maybe I just don’t know, but the act of building a city near a volcano that erupts frequently is a bit unbelievable, but I guess this world has magic, so they make do.
But, Administrator-san, isn’t daily eruption a bit much?
Maybe there’s something in that mountain. Maa, I’m only heading there to gather materials for my sword.
Before long, I reached the foot of Mount Geyzar.
On the surface of Mount Geyzar, lava flows from holes here and there.
I should have brought some heat protection with me…
It’s too hot and I feel like I’m losing energy.
But since this seems to be the only place where I can get new metal, I have no choice but to go.
「Let’s go!」
I step into the volcano.
There were quite a few people around who looked like players, and most of them were in parties.
I-I’m not jealous, but I’m a little sad…
Even from here, far away from the summit and the flowing lava, I could feel the tremendous heat.
But my strength doesn’t diminish.
「Is it still safe to be around here?」
After a while, the ground shook a little and something popped out of the ground.
「A mole…?」
A mole with its head ablaze appeared.
「《Appraisal》」
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【Name】Fire Mole LV. 8
【Weakness】 The fire on its head
【Attribute Weakness】 Water
【Description】A mole-like, magic-based monster that lives in volcanoes. The magic attributes it uses changes depending on its habitat.
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Hoo~hoo~ The blazing fire on its head is its weakness…
But if the fire is its weakness, will it die if it’s extinguished…?
「E~eto… Like this…? 《Water Blade》!」
I draw my sword from its scabbard with a smooth motion, holding the light blue blade at my side, and then activate my Skill.
At that moment, the light blue blade turned deep blue.
「So, like this?」
With a flash of my blue sword, something like a blade of water flew towards the mole.
The mole immediately guards itself with its large clawed arms, sensing that the water is dangerous. The water splashes on the fire on its head as it slips through the unguarded areas.
I couldn’t bear to look at it, so I approached and hit it in the neck.
Any creature can usually be defeated if its head is separated from its torso!
That’s right. HP doesn’t mean much in this game.
No matter how much HP you have, you will die instantly if your head and heart are crushed, and even if you have more HP, you cannot move due to loss of limbs.
「If I do this all the time, I might be called the 『Decapitation Princess』…」
She doesn’t know that she’s already been called the 『Beautiful Blacksmith-chan』.
「Ah, that’s right.」
What would happen to that mole if I killed it without extinguishing the fire in its head?
With that in mind, I forgot my original goal and searched for a mole.
――Bokobokoboko…
「There it is!」
The distance is 30 meters.
I place my hand on the hilt and begin to run before it notices me. But, with only a few minutes left, I was discovered.
『Gyaa! !!』
「!?《Water Blade》!!」
After noticing the enemy’s presence, the mole unleashes two consecutive fireballs, a form of fire magic.
As I had not yet drawn my sword, I hurriedly drew it from its scabbard and used my skill.
Without swinging my sword, I block the first fireball with my water-bladed sword to extinguish it.
Then I did a kesagiri from the upper right to the lower left, sending the water from the blade flying and extinguishing the second attack.
I slashed at the mole in return, who looked astonished, not expecting it to be extinguished.
―Dosa…
Looking at the fire on the crumpled mole’s head, it did not go away.
I put it in my inventory to test it out, and it went right in.
「Ha, it went in…」
This could be useful for something… I think I forgot something――
「Aah!!! Metal!!!!!」
She yelled out, and the people around her turned their attention to Ayane.
Embarrassed by this, Ayane hurriedly headed towards a deserted area.
Thanks to my sharpened knife, I was able to finish dismantling it in about two hours.
It would be easier to hire someone to do it, but it costs money.
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【Name】 Leaf Wolf’s Bristle Fur x 10: Quality 6
【Description】The thick green fur that covered Liefel. The fur cannot be pierced by a simple blade.
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【Name】Leaf Wolf’s Lesser Magic Leaf x 16: Quality 6
【Description】A lesser magical leaf located further out from the fur that covered Liefel. Its leaves are tougher than fur and resistant to fire magic (Minor).
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【Name】Leaf Wolf’s Great Magic Leaf x 7: Quality 6
【Description】A greater magical leaf located further out from the fur that covered Liefel. Its leaves are tougher than fur and resistant to fire magic (Average).
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【Name】Leaf Wolf’s Eyes x 1: Quality 6
【Description】Green eyes of Liefel. When holding it in your hands, you will feel the power of the wind.
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【Name】Leaf Wolf’s King Fang x 20: Quality 6
【Description】Liefel’s Fang. It is very hard and a single piece is as big as a human hand.
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【Name】Leaf Wolf’s Flesh x 23: Quality 6
【Description】The flesh of Liefel. It is much tastier than the beef, pork, and chicken around here.
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《Appraisal LV. 4→5》
We got quite a lot out of this one!
The bristle furs and magic leaves can be used for armor, and the king fangs can be used for weapons. As for the eyes… Possibly, they could be used for both weapons and armor.
My Zanmaru is broken and I need to make a new one, but I’m sure I can make a great sword using these materials!
And I would like to have a metal that is stronger than steel.
「Thank you for today, Nina-san」
「Come again, Ayane-chan!」
Putting the materials in my inventory for now, I left the guild.
In order to make a sword, I need to go to a place where I can get metal.
E~to…
To the west is the city of beginnings, Fanst, and to the east is the sea. To the north is a volcano. And to the south is a forest connected to the Fanst Forest, which also leads west to the third city, Sarnalie.
Metal is likely to be in the north!
But a volcano… Do I need protection from the heat?
Ma~a, I won’t know until I go there.
「The Short Sword is not enough, so it’s better to make a temporary weapon as well. Now that’s decided…」
Therefore, I went to the Blacksmith’s Guild.
「Gale… I’ll borrow your hearth, Gol-san」
「… Of course! … Am I that similar to him…?」
He said something halfway through, but I didn’t hear it.
「Okay, let’s make it!」
I’ll get right on it, but there’s something I’d like to try out today.
「Spread out the alchemy kit… On top of that, the anvil… Okay!」
What will happen if I forge in this state…
If I place the red and blue cloths on top of the large black cloth, then place the anvil on the blue cloth, plus the materials on the red cloth, can I forge while doing alchemy…? This method I came up with, I name it Alchemy Smithing!
… As it is…
《Special Conditions Met: 《Alchemy Smithing》has been unlocked》
Seriously? Let’s get it.
M-Ma~a, I knew there was one!
That being said, let’s try alchemy smithing. If it exists as a skill, then it should be possible to do it while doing alchemy!
With that in mind, I put the bottled slime liquid and incidentally, the core, on the red cloth, and the heated tamahagane on the anvil…
「《Alchemy Smithing》… Whoa! It’s starting!」
As it started, the slime liquid came out of the bottle and started to circle around the tamahagane. Then it was absorbed by it.
「Ooh! It’s amazing… Not! I don’t have time to gawk!」
Strike the tamahagane before it cools.
Ka~ankka~ankka~ankka~an―――
As the steel gradually cools, I reheat it and strike it again.
It should also be folded about 15 times to make it tougher.
──Ka~a~an! Ka~a~an! ! Ka~a~a~an! ! !
「Fu ~u…」
Finally, a breather.
The tamahagane, which had been hammered for several hours, had turned blue overall.
Maybe it was because my level was higher than before, but it didn’t take me that long to make it.
All that’s left is to sharpen it.
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After the sword is sharpened, it takes time to make the same scabbard and handle as the previous one.
I was going to name it Karimaru, but it turned out to be more than I expected, so I went with Zuizanmaru!
T/N. Kari – means “temporary” Zui – means “youth; freshness; purity; luster (lustre); beauty”
《Job: Blacksmith LV. 2→3》
《SmithingLV. 4→5》
《Woodworking LV. 3→4》
《Alchemy Smithing LV. 1→2》
Ooh! I’ve leveled up a lot!
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【Name】 Zuizanmaru: Quality 5
【Description】A sword made from slime material that can unleash water-attribute techniques. The use of slime material makes it slightly more durable than a normal sword.
【Weapon Skill】《Water Blade LV. 1》
Durability: 350
STR: 120
AGI: 35
【Producer】 Ayane
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Weapon skill is a skill of a weapon, so it’s like a technique that can only be used when you’re using that weapon?
I’m happy about that, but I’m also pleased with the increased durability.
Its attack power is not as good as the previous sword, but it has skills and specs that can be used for daily use.
Will this be enough to get through the volcano?… Eh? The volcano is too much for today?? T-Tomorrow then.
The phrase “kimashita wa” (キマシタワー) is often said when two females interact in a “more than friendly” way.
「U-un…?」
「Ah, you’re awake?」
「E~eto?」
「I’m sorry about earlier. My name is Nina, and I specialize in dismantling in this Adventurer’s Guild. Nice to meet you!」
「Ah, my name is Ayane. I’m looking forward to working with you」
「「……」」
Why did I greet her when I’m in a lap pillow!?
It made things awkward!
「E-E tto… Can I get up…?」
「Ha, yes」
I stood up, blushing at the fact that I was in high school and had a lap pillow.
「Once again, my name is Nina. Nice to meet you!」
「… I’m Ayane」
「… So what brings you here today?」
「……」
「Eh? A-Ah! You said you wanted me to teach you how to dismantle things! Ahaha!」
Nina-san is easily flustered, isn’t she?
「Like I said before, okay! I’ll teach you!」
「Really!!」
「Yeah!」
「Thank you ver――」
「In return. Let me love you, Ayane-chan!!」
「Eh? W-Why is that?」
「I mean, don’t we get paid for what we do?」
「…」
Seriously…
Aah! But earlier…
「But you knocked me out with a hug earlier, didn’t you??」
「U gu!」
「It was painful~! Maybe I would have died~!!」
「U gugu!! I-I understand!!」
「Oh?」
「If you want to be beaten up so badly, you should have said so earlier!」
「Yeah, yeah, for free……….Eh…?」
「… Jirijiri」
「Can, can you hold on for a second?」
「…… Jirijrijri」
「U-Um…? Nina-san?」
「……… Jirijrijrijri」
「「…」」
「Stra-Strategic withdrawaaaal!!!」
「You won’t get away!!」
Gashi…
Wa, too fast…!?
「Ah, I’m also the guildmaster of this guild, so I’m pretty high level…? *smirking*」
「W-w-w-what level are you by the way…? *trembling*」
「30」
「30!?」
If you say 30, isn’t that the MAX level!!??
「Ah, a properly evolved High Human」
「High Human…?」
「That’s where it starts… I’ll tell you about that too」
Maybe this is it, run――
「I’ll tell you later」
「A, au, auu…」
「Ya~! W-Where are you touching!? 」
「Is it here?? What about here???」
「S-stop ha~!」
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「T-That was intense…」
「That was so cute… *shiny*」
After that, she patted me on the head and nibbled my cheeks…
「Now! I’ll teach you!」
「Yes…」
「High humans are, simply put, an evolutionary form of the Human Race.
You can evolve when you have reached the maximum human level, which is level 30.
So, the High Human is only one of the evolutionary paths, and there might be other races and evolutionary paths that will be unlocked once the conditions are met?
And even more! There have been cases in the past where people from the Human Race became gods!」
「Is God a race?」
「Yeah! That’s right! I’ve evolved normally, but I think that a person may become a member of the God Race if they were the best at a specific thing in the world」
「I see…」
「Back to the topic at hand, after evolving and further leveling up to the maximum, I have a high status」
「I’m convinced. There was no way I could win」
「Un un. I need to teach you how to dismantle things! I can’t stand it… I enjoyed it so much I decided to teach it to you for free!」
「… Thank you very much」
「So, speaking of which, what do you want to dismantle? ――」
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「Thank you very much! I’ll try it right away!」
「It’s all right~. Let me know if you need anything else!」
「Yes!」
「Oh, right! …… You can have this!」
What she gave me is… a dismantling book. As I flipped through the pages, I found information on how to dismantle various monsters.
The sample I gave to Nina-san earlier for dismantling was a Forest Wolf I hunted and left intact.
I decided to do Liefel by myself.
By the way, Suzu said, 「Aya’s the one who defeated it, so Aya should take it!」, so I thankfully took Liefel.
Liefel differs from Forest Wolf only in size, so the structure is almost the same.
The only significant difference is whether they have leaves or not.
When I took Liefel out of my inventory, Nina-san was surprised
Strawberry Lilies 