VRMMO Blacksmith | Extra Chapter ④ Raid Boss: Magoctave Third Stage

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We’ve lost a lot of people to get to this point. We were already down to less than half of our number, about 20, and I could see everyone’s spirits dropping as one person died after another.

But it’s over.

「―― 《Hydrogen-powered Hypersonic Cannon》!!」

――Pyiiiin……

―Zudoooooooooooon’n’n! ! ! ! ! !

I received this weapon just before the assembly time, so I haven’t wielded it very well. And I’ve never even used this weapon skill.

Maa, I guess what I’m trying to say is…

『What the hell is this skilllllll!?』

That’s what I mean.

That’s what I thought as I was blown away by the recoil.

「Ugh…… Here, is… ?」

Looking around, it seemed that I was in the middle of Mount Geyzar.

Probably, or rather, most likely, I was blown off the top and ended up here.

「I’m surprised you’re okay… I…」

「It’s true… Why are you okay?」

「…… Who are you?」

「I’m just a passing adventurer」

「What do you want?」

「Well, I was just passing by when Anchan fell from the sky, right? Well, I don’t have anything to do with this.」

Tl. Anchan – Elder brother

「…」

「What’s with your eyes…」

「No, it’s nothing. It’s more that I have to go back」

「Do you mean to the top?」

He pointed to the top.

「Yeah, that’s right. Because I believe my friends are doing the best they can」

「I see. Well then, while I’m passing by…… I’m going to give you this!」

The man reached into his pocket with his right hand.

In his right hand, he held a small bottle of reddish-purple liquid.

「…… What’s this?」

「… I’ll let you know how it works when you drink it!」

It’s a little annoying that he’s smiling so much, but I’ll take it.

「Ah! Also, from the looks of it, you’re out of magic, so here’s a bonus too!」

「Eh? Oh…」

I just realized… My MP is down to zero.

… I only have about 200 physical strength, though.

The first one I used, 《Ocean Blade》, consumed 200 MP. Considering the fact that I have 2060 MP, the 《Hydrogen-powered Hypersonic Cannon》 consumed 1860 MP.

It’s kind of half-baked…

Hmm… Could this be the type of skill where you spend all of your MP to attack… ?

It consumes about 9 times the MP of the 《Ocean Blade》 that cut off 10 octopus legs…

… Gulp…

「No, this is just a normal magic recovery potion…」

Even if you’re so determined… I was told.

He misunderstood, probably because I gulped down my spit while looking at the blue potion.

「… Thank you」

「It’s fine, it’s fine! Let’s meet again somewhere! …… but, I don’t know if I’ll see you in this form, (whisper)」

「… Ah」

I couldn’t make out the last words he said, but I guess he was talking to himself.

And so the man went down the mountain… Why was he here… ?

「Here we… go again」

I’m afraid I’m going to think of unnecessary things again, so I’m going to go back to the others.

Of course, I had to drink the MP potion.

Seriously, full recovery… I’m not surprised anymore.

「All right! Let’s go!! Hold on, guys!!!」

So I started running towards the top.

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「What… What the… ? Is this… ?」

On the way to the top, I heard the constant sound of the octopus, but I thought it was my friends pushing their way. But it wasn’t until I got there that I realized it was different.

『『『Gyaaaa!!』』』

『『Gyaaaaaa!!!』』

『『『『Gyaaaaa!!!』』』』

「Guhe… !!」

「Kyaaaah!?」

「Goho… !」

「Ugh…」

「Everyone!!」

「C-Cain… san」

「I’m sorry… The rest…」

He looked as if he was entrusting the rest to me, and became the light.

「… Why are the legs backkkk!!??」

「After Cain-san blasted that skill, they grew right back…」

「What the hell!?」

The main body of the octopus, the left half of the body was mostly gouged out, but all of the octopus’ legs were back.

Oh man… Isn’t there anything I can do? No, but if I take this potion that the hooded man gave me, I should be able to manage… ?

Cain is now in too much of a hurry to even try his hand at a potion that looks suspiciously like poison.

「What’s going on? Cain-san? … What do you mean! That potion!? It’s really suspicious!? It’s definitely something people shouldn’t be taking!?!?」

My friends tried to stop me, but I can’t stop anymore.

I poured the potion into my mouth and swallowed.

… After that, I was in total darkness.

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Author’s Note:

When you cut down the boss’s strength all at once, the strength gauge often stops, right?

… Pokemon○Pokemon○Pokemon○Pokemon.

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TL.

I left for work today thinking this will be uploading automatically… wordpress, what happened???

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VRMMO Blacksmith | Extra Chapter ③ Raid Boss: Magoctave Second Stage

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No… this…… this is a tough one…

I mean… Right? I thought there was no way the field was 100 meter circle and there only being one arm.

Eh? What is this?

「「「「「「……….」」」」」」

See? Everyone’s stunned.

But we’ve come this far, so we have to keep trying…

「If we can’t beat it, there’s always next time! Let’s take what we learned from this battle and apply it to the next!!」

「Ah, Aah!」

「That’s right!!」

「I’ll do my best!!」

「Let’s die, you guysssss!!!」

「「「「「That’s the wrong kanji!?」」」」」

Tl. So the kanji he used is (逝)くぞお前らァ, while the correct kanji should be, (行)くぞお前らァ. 逝 means death while 行 means going. If you say them out loud, they sound the same, Iku zo omaera.

The morale, which had been at rock bottom, was now as close to positive as possible, thanks to the inspiration of someone who realized that there was a next time.

From this point on, it will be my job as the leader of this strike team…

「I’ll take the lead!! Follow me!!!」

「「「「Uoooooooo!!!!」」」」

「The rear team should use water magic to solidify the magma!!」

「「「「Got it(please help)!!」」」」

――Jiyuuuwaaaaaa……

The vanguard team, with me in the lead, pushed through amidst a tremendous amount of steam.

Here I finally decide to use the skill of this weapon. If I don’t use it here, when else am I going to use it?

「Brace yourselves!! ―― 《Ocean Blade》!!」

This is a word I’ve always wanted to say. It’s not just a little bit, it’s a lot, but it’s good because it’s in style.

A type of powerful move that consumes 200 MP to unleash.

It was an astonishing 20 meters long, far longer than the 2 meters of the great sword, and 10 times longer.

『『『『『『『Gugyaaaaaaa! ? ! ?』』』』』』』

A blade of water over 20 meters long that looks like Magoctave’s arm… or maybe a leg because I think it’s an octopus. It sliced through about 10 legs.

「「「「「Uoooooooo!!!」」」」」

「I can do it!! We can do this!!」

「Really!!」

「That was amazing!!」

「You don’t need us for this…?」

「If we can win, so be it!!」

One after another, my friends shouted with joy. I used this to raise morale, too. I’ll cry if I can’t raise it.

――Bashu…

「Wha!?!?」

「No way…」

「Isn’t this too hard…?」

Someone was surprised, followed by everyone else.

The water blade that had been slicing through its legs earlier, the hope of everyone, disappeared without a second thought when it hit the main body.

「But I still have a secret plan!!」

「There’s more!?」

「It’s…」

「「「「That is!?」」」」

「I’ll tell you later」

「「「「「Haaaah!?」」」」」

「This is a tough one to deal with, so let’s all cut off its legs. We’ll talk about it later」

「I see…」

「So that means the harder we work, the faster we’ll be able to see it, right!?」

「You will」

「Uooo!! Let’s do this!!!」

「「「「「「Ooooooooooo!!!」」」」」」

「Do you guys have a minute?」

「Hm? What is it?」

A man with a violin that came from the rear team came to the front.

「How about I take over here to cut off its legs?」

「Huh… ?」

You want me to leave it to you all of a sudden? I’m not sure… ?

「Ah, that’s right. You know what It’s like――」

He said that each scream has a different sound and the number of screams is 88, the same number as the keys on a piano. He also said that since they have mouths, they are likely to launch sound attacks from here on out.

It seems that the vital thing is that the man can buff and debuff with his violin. Or rather, the reason he was playing before this battle started was to buff everyone up.

「… All right. Go ahead」

「! I got it!!」

──♪──♬─♩──♪─♫

The man held up the violin and slowly plucked the strings ─ Music. While he was playing, Magoctave began to attack, but everyone pulled together and defended themselves.

「── Yes. The song you just heard has the effect of increasing the attack power of the ally who hears it by 1.5 times. This one that I will play is a degraded version of the first one… I’ll be honest… And now──」

──♫─♪──♩─♬──♪

The song that I had just listened to made me feel full of energy, but this one made me feel uncomfortable. And I couldn’t really feel the effect.

「This is a song that multiplies the defense of those who have heard of it and have hostile intentions by 0.75」

Oh, I see…. No wonder I feel uncomfortable and anxious…. It’s a song that embodies such negative emotions.

From there, the rear team used water magic to create a foothold, and we, the vanguard team strengthened by the music, sliced through the legs.

Surprisingly, the other guys were able to slash the legs without being hit.

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――

We took our time and were able to get down to about 10 of them left.

「We’re almost there!! Let’s do this!!」

「「「「Ooooooooooo!!」」」」

When we were almost at the end, everyone’s spirits returned.

No wonder. They were able to survive the attacks of such a large number of legs…

「… I guess it’s time」

The last one was sliced away.

『Gyaaaaaaa!!!』

A high-pitched scream echoed in my ears.

Here, it was finally time to use that skill.

「I’ve kept you all waiting!!」

「Finally!!」

「At last… !!」

「All our hard work… !!」

「You will be rewarded!!!」

Everyone in the top 100 has always been interested in new and powerful weapons. And now that they know that there are weapon skills, the momentum is even more intense, which is scary to say the least. My eyes are burning…

「This is the last time, octopus!! Eat this!! 《Hydrogen-powered Hypersonic Cannon》!!!」

The name sounds something like chemistry, but it’s probably an attack type.

――Pyiiiin

The muzzle of the greatsword glowed.

And then――

――Zudoooooooooooon’n’n!!!!!!

「Aggh!?」

I was thrown into the air at the same time as a tremendous bang rang out.

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Author’s Note:

The hydrogen skill simply uses hydrogen to make the explosion.

The super-hydraulic cannon is the one that fires the compressed water by compressing it further. By the way, I’ve been using the super electric gun as a reference.

I don’t know if it’s actually possible. It was an impromptu idea←

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VRMMO Blacksmith | Extra Chapter ② Raid Boss: Magoctave

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「It’s coming!」

――gogogogogogogogo

After the second rumbling of the earth, the magma begins to shake.

「Prepare the water magic!!」

「「「「Roger that!!」」」」

――Dogoooooon!!!!

――Juyuuuuuuu…

The water magic prevented the boss’s first attack.

The attack caused magma to overflow from the crater and drip toward the base of the mountain.

「Appraisal!?」

「There it is! Name, Magoctave! Level, ha, 80!?」

「What!?」

「You’re kidding…」

「Can we win this… ?」

One by one, my companions expressed their weaknesses.

Admittedly, we’ve only been advancing for a few days, so we’re only about level 10…

「Stop your whining!! We’ve gathered so much! We’ve got to do our best!!」

「… That’s right」

「Sorry」

「All right, let’s do this!」

I’ve managed to keep the morale up. Now all we have to do is try to defeat it… Maa, that’s the hardest part, isn’t it?

Presently, what came out was a single thin arm. On the palm of the tip is a mouth with sharp teeth bared.

「Vanguard advance!」

「「「「「Oooooo!!!」」」」」

『Gyaaaa!!』

With a strange sound, the arm raised its hand high in the air to smash the vanguard team.

――Dogoon!

「Uraa!!!」

「Fun’nuuuuu!!!」

「Guuuu!!!」

「Now!!」

As soon as the shield wielders had blocked the attack, we swordsmen rushed in.

――Gakin

「Wha!?」

――Gakiggakin

「Are you kidding me!?」

Everyone’s swords were blocked by Magoctave’s rock-hard skin.

Among them…

――Zan!!

『Gyiiiiyaaaaa!!!!!』

It was Cain who made a scuffling sound and slashed at Magoctave, who raised a feral voice.

The blueish black sword that he had received from Ayane had easily cut off two of its fingers.

Tl. I don’t really get this either…

「「「「「U oooooo! !!!」」」」」

A cheer went up from the rear support group.

「What’s with that big sword!?」

「You’ll have to tell me more later!?」

「O-Okay, I get it…」

At the same time, the vanguard team was trying to learn more about the capabilities of the great sword. At the same time, the vanguard team was trying to learn more about the capabilities of the greatsword.

The slashed arm dived into the magma, and, lo and behold, a new arm sprouted.

「You’re kidding, right?」

「… I see」

「Hmm? What?」

「That one has probably a total of eight arms. I should have realized it at the octave mark…」

「What… the… ?」

「Perhaps, in the future, the arms will also launch attacks with sound」

The two of them in the rear support group were having this casual conversation.

One of them is a magician. The other is a violinist with absolute pitch.

「Why?」

「When I heard the sound of the first arm that got hit, it sounded like a Do」

「So you’re saying that that one that just came out is a Re?」

「I can’t be sure yet, though」

『Gyaaaa!!』

「Oh, that’s a Re」

「I’m sure of it. Yeah」

Such information did not reach the vanguard team, and little by little, they slashed away at the arms of the Magoctave.

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「How much longer is this going to go on!!」

「Shit!」

From the previous tendency, I knew that that arm would go diving into the magma once its strength was reduced beyond a certain point.

In fact, since everyone’s weapons are bladeless, it is only Cain and the Magicians who can reduce its strength.

「The eighth one!!!」

――Zashu!!

I slash the palm of its hand and make it retreat.

「Oh? Did you do it!?」

It’s flagging.

In the past, when one retreated, another would immediately fill in, but this time there was no such thing.

Does this mean it’s over?

Tl. Flagging – becoming tired or less dynamic; declining in strength.

… I knew it was not going to be that easy.

――Kogogogogogo!!!

―Doppaaaaan!!!

「!? Water Magic!!」

Magma overflows again in the aftermath.

In the center of the 100 meter diameter circle was a very large octopus.

No, It’s not a plain octopus.

After all, it has 80 legs just visible to the naked eye.

「How are we going to win!!!???」

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Author’s Note:

Octaves are something that came up in school recently, aren’t they? I was told something like octa = 8, which means that Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do, which consists of 8 notes, is an octave. I had never heard of it before.

By the way, the 80 legs represent the number of keys on a piano. There are 88 of them, to be exact.

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VRMMO Blacksmith | Extra Chapter ① Cain’s purpose

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The day after Ayane gave me the Kragan Sword. I had arrived at the foot of Mount Geyser, the meeting place.

「Hey, Cain. You’re early」

「Oh, Marumaru. You’re here too?」

「You two are early」

「Ryouka. That’s not who I am today, okay?」

「Oh? Spring has finally sprung for Cain?」

「Yeah, well, it’s finally happening to me――No!! This, this!!」

Then I showed her the gun sword made by Ayane.

「Ooooh!? What kind of weapon is this!?」

「I-Isn’t it too strong??」

「I thought so too」

「W-Where did you get this… ?」

「It’s that beautiful blacksmith who was a bit of a hot topic on the forums」

「Tell me what you just said!!!」

UDON, a big fan of Ayane’s, intervened.

According to UDON, he was the one who spread the word after first seeing her at the Blacksmith’s Guild.

「What’s her name!?」

「It’s a secret」

「D-Do something about that!!!」

「Fuu. I refuse」

「Uwaaaa!!!」

UDON, who is a big fan of Ayane’s, ran off after shouting… You’ll come back, right?

There was no need to worry about that.

UDON returned when about 50 people had gathered.

「So that’s everyone. Let’s get going!」

「「「「「「Aaaaaaa!!!!!」」」」」」

The 50 people who have gathered are all in the top 100. The reason we are here today is to do something.

I came to Selkadia not only to have Ayane make it for me, but this is also the reason why I came.

One thing we need to do is to defeat the boss of this area. It is in the crater of this huge volcano.

The wolf that was the field boss of the forest near the city of beginnings was a normal boss, but this time it is a raid boss that we would fight.

While 1-5 players are recommended for regular field bosses, 50-100 players are recommended for raid bosses.

I really wanted to gather 100 people, but due to personal time constraints, only a little over 50 people showed up.

We were only able to gather the recommended minimum number of people, but we had a chance to win. ――Yes, this gun sword.

Naturally, the raid boss this time was fire attribute. The material I gave Ayane was a water-attribute Kragan. I gave it to her with the hope that she would make a water-attribute weapon, but she came back with a weapon that exceeded my expectations. And it took only a day. With other blacksmiths, if you try to make a good weapon, it will probably take a few days at most. It usually takes more than that. But in one day. I’m really glad that I met Ayane. Yes.

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We are now at the top of Mount Geyzar.

Perhaps it was because we were moving with 50 people, but there were few demons that attacked us.

「We’re almost at the top. Keep your wits up!」

「「「「「「Yessaaaaah―!!!」」」」」」

「… You’re all so excited」

And so we came to the crater.

We spread out a bit in the crater, which is over 100 meters in diameter. The vanguard consisted of swordsmen and great shields, the middle guard consisted of archers, and the rear guard consisted of magicians.

In order to fight the raid boss, simply throw something filled with water into the crater.

Someone who didn’t know anything about it had dropped it here before. He took it out of his inventory to drink some water, and a gust of wind blew. The raid boss jumped out in anger at the falling water, and he was helplessly killed. Incidentally, it was a magma hand.

I think we’re ready to go.

「All right! Let’s throw it!!」

――Hyun……

…. Gogogogogogogogo ….

「It’s coming!」

「「「「「Uuoooo!!」」」」」

After a loud bang, the height of the magma rose to the very edge of the crater. It seemed to overflow with a little provocation.

――And so the battle with the raid boss began.

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VRMMO Blacksmith | Chapter 27 – Updates, and reunions, and

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Morning.

「Where do you want to meet today?」

「I’m in Selkadia, but…」

「Me too! (I’m glad we haven’t moved yet…)」

「So how about we meet at the central square?」

「All right! I’ll see you later!」

Suzu gave a cheerful reply and then went back to her seat as the teacher arrived.

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To all players

Thank you very much for playing 《Secondaria Online》.

Maintenance was conducted today, June 1, from 14:00 to 17:00.

Maintenance details

• Bug fixes
• Fixed movements of subhuman and demon players
• Fixed movements of NPCs (including monsters)
• Fixed the movements of some skills
• Fixed the quality of some items
• Quality limit correction
• Downward revision on some jobs
• Modification of the authority of the world monitoring AI

※These things and actions with changes will appear in the description when you use them.

If you have any questions, please check the 『Help』 section of the 『Status』 screen.

Thank you for your continued support of 《Secondaria Online》.

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「… What a copy and paste …」

This notice shows the messiness of the management.

I think I’ll take a look at that thing for now.

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【Name】Iron Pickaxe: Quality 4

【Description】It’s used to dig for ore. If you use it correctly, it is unlikely to break.

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It’s been a while since I brought out my iron pickaxe.

Oh! The quality has gone up from 1 to 4!! I knew that was strange.

――ping

「Hmm?」

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・Quality correction of some items

Before・・・Weapons, armor, and tools marked with “iron” have a quality of 1.

Now・・・Fixed the quality of weapons, armor, and tools with “iron” to 4.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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・About Quality Increase

Before・・・Quality 1~10

Now・・・Changed to 1~10 ＋ ☆1~☆10

※There are currently no weapons leading up to ☆10. Why not give it a try??

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「? I see?」

I’m not sure, but I’m assuming that means the quality limit has been raised?

The highest quality I can get right now is 8, so that means there’s a difference of 12 more to ☆10…

The road ahead is long.

But that’s beside the point.

I’m supposed to meet up with Suzu today, so I’d better get to the central square!

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This square was used as a meeting place with Cain-san. Nothing has changed, and the bustling square is soothing――

「Hyaa!?」

As I was sitting on the bench, I felt eyes on me, so I looked next to me and saw the person I was meeting staring at me… scary.

I mean, how long have you been there!? I didn’t even notice you were right next to me, but come on!?

「H-How long have you been there…?」

「Eh? 20 minutes?」

「Huh!?」

I didn’t think you had been watching me since I arrived…  I don’t know how much… Mogo mogo, but this is scary!

「Now, tell me you were here first!」

「Eh? Because you didn’t respond…」

「Uhh… !」

Suzu makes a pouting face. I have a weakness for that face, what is it? … Because before you know it… Well… So, so so… so, uwaaaaa!! None none!! None of that!!

… Phew.

I know this is off topic, but it was my fault for not responding, right?

「Sorry?」

「… I’ve been calling for 20 minutes … (whispering)」

「Eh… Awu…」

「!? I-I’ll forgive you if you go out with me again!!」

「Really!? All right!」

「Then――」

So, I decided to go out with Suzu during the summer vacation.

No. I’m happy, you know? But there’s something that doesn’t quite add up…

Forget it! Now that we’re back together, let’s have some fun!

「Ah! Oh yeah, hey Suzu」

「What is it?」

「What kind of weapon are you using?」

「… This one?」

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【Name】Intermediate Staff: Quality 4

【Description】A white staff for intermediate users. Received from the guild after achieving LV. 20.

Durability: 500

INT: 130

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「Hoho」

「W-What?」

「Fufufu. You will receive a weapon of my own making!!」

「Eh!?!? Ayane’s!!??」

「Un! I made it yesterday!」

「What is it!?」

「It’s the opposite of white, it’s black, but I think it works better than that staff!」

「(Sounds like the dark side… If it’s for Ayane’s sake, that might be okay… Fufufu)」

「Suzu?」

「It’s nothing! T-This is really strong…」

「Isn’t it?」

「Your smug face is cute」

「Uwe!?」

「Oh, no… I-It’s nothing!」

「…///」

「…///」

「「……///」」

The people around them「「「「What’s with that lily garden!?」」」」

… I gave it as a gift. I’m glad she’s happy. It was worth the effort to make it. Un…///

「Hey, hey. Ayane」

「It’s kind of a nice word. That. And what?」

「Since we are here, why don’t we go to the next city?」

「Okay!」

「Yes… ! Then let’s get going!」

「Yes!」

After handing over the gifts, we left through the south gate and headed for the next city.

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The calculating Ryoka (Suzu).

It’s true that I watched for 20 minutes, but I lied about calling out for 20 minutes, and I also made a pouting face.

And since the first year of meeting Ayane, I has been gradually falling in love with her, little by little, and has been hinting to her.

For example, understanding Ayane’s sexuality, making gestures that Ayane likes, changing clothes in front of her, etc.

… Is this okay? I’d like to ask the author.

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VRMMO Blacksmith | Chapter 26 – Present For You

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The Next day.

「Suzu!」

「Hmm? What is it~?」

「Can you meet me there tomorrow?」

「Eh? Okay. Oh, and by the way, tomorrow’s Update!」

「Yes, it is! It’s going to improve some things, isn’t it?」

「Yeah, but… Maa, that’s okay. I’m looking forward to tomorrow」

「Un!」

「… Cute」

「Hmm?」

「Nothing」

「Really?」

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All right! I’ve got her word! All that’s left is to make it!!

I was enthusiastic as soon as I logged in.

Today is another day to forge weapons. Today, I’m forging for Suzu. Suzu is a magician, so a staff would be nice!

The staff she used in our last adventure together was a wooden two-handed staff, so I’ll be making a two-handed staff this time.

By the way, the update is scheduled for tomorrow from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. and should be done by the time we get back, so no harm done.

I’ll get right on it.

The materials I’ll use are still a little bit of magic iron and black wood.

I can’t deny that I’m running out of materials, but if I work as hard as I can to make it, it will be a strong weapon… I’m sure.

First, make the magic iron into a stick with a diameter of 2cm and a height of 1m. Leave the remaining magic iron in a spherical shape.

――Kaaan! Kaaan!! Kaaan!!!

Next, cut out a piece of black wood and wrap it around the magic iron stick. Then, combine them through alchemy.

Finally, twine the wood around the magic iron ball that I placed earlier and attach it to the staff’s tip. This is also combined with alchemy.

Done!!

I’ll make more today!

The next task is to modify the leather belt so that I can insert my two swords.

This was also done quickly and finished.

Oh, yeah, I gotta make another one!

―― Kaaan! Kaaan!! Kaaan!!!

―Kaaan! Kaaan!!

The handle and scabbard are of course made of wood. The result was a dagger for Suzu. If she runs out of MP while fighting, we’re in trouble!

《Job: Blacksmith LV. 6 → 7》

《Smithing LV. 8 → 9》

《Woodworking LV. 6 → 7》

《Alchemy LV. 4 → 5》

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【Name】Black Staff: Quality 7

【Description】A stout black staff with a magical iron stick as its core. Easy to pass magic power and efficient MP consumption (Minor). Also, it’s still better to come up with an appropriate name.

Durability: 420

INT: 290

【Producer】 Ayane

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「S-Shut up! … Already…… Hmm… I’m not sure how effective it is… For now, I guess this is the best weapon I can do right now」

However, it can still be strengthened. For example, giving attributes. I forgot to ask Suzu what attributes she uses most often for this, so I won’t add those now.

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【Name】Modified Leather Belt: Quality 3

【Description】It was modified using Ocean Cow’s leather to allow two swords to be inserted.

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【Name】Black Dagger: Quality 6

【Description】A black dagger with a pitch-black blade and a pitch-black handle and scabbard. It is easy for magic to pass through and can be used as a magical medium.

Durability: 360

STR: 95

AGI: 35

【Producer】 Ayane

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「That’s pretty good, right?」

These are the ones I will give to Suzu tomorrow. Oh, and the modified leather belt is mine, okay?

I wonder how Suzu will react… ! I’m looking forward to it!

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VRMMO Blacksmith | Chapter 25 – Welcome Home

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The next day. I’m not going to make the same mistake I made yesterday.

… Maa, which means I’m not going to resist…

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――

After logging in, I quickly contacted Cain-san, who was on my friends list.

「E~eto… 『The weapon is ready!』 tto」

『You’ve done it! Where are you now?』

『The city square!』

『Ok. I’m on my way there now』

『I understand!』

Just a few seconds after sending it. A chat from Cain-san, who immediately responded… Isn’t it too fast?

M-Maa, I can give it to him quickly, which is fine with me…?

As I was sitting on a bench looking at the fountain in the square, a familiar man appeared on the other side of the fountain. It goes without saying that it is Cain-san.

「Oi! Did you wait long?」

「No. I didn’t wait that long, you know?」

「Oh, I see! I’ve been running, so I’m gonna sit down for a minute, yeah?」

「Go ahead. Or rather, where have you been running from?」

「Thank you. Let’s see… from Mount Geyzar in the north」

「Eh!?」

We talk as if we’re lovers, which sounds like I’m being coy, but it’s true that I haven’t waited that long.

After all, I was only waiting for about ten minutes.

By the way, it takes about 20 minutes to walk from this square in the center of the city to the north gate. And with the crowds, it would actually take longer than that. And he said he was coming from Mount Geyzar, so it would take longer… Isn’t that fast?

Never mind.

「Yesterday, the sword… I made it into a Gunsword」

「Gunsword?」

「Yes. A friend of mine used to play this type of game? I made it base on the Gunlance found in the game」

「Hoe~ … I-Is that functionally okay…?」

「As far as I can tell from the appraisal, it’s fine」

「… I see. So show it to me immediately, will ya?」

「Yes. Here it is」

With that, I pulled out the Kragan Sword (temporary) from my inventory.  (temporary) means that you can change it later.

「……….」

「… ?」

When I brought out the Kragan Sword, his eyes widened and he stiffened. Eh? Are you okay??

「A-Anoo? Cain-san??」

「…… Ha!?」

「How is it?」

「How is it? Not!! It’s a very powerful weapon!!」

「Uhya!?」

「Oops, I’m sorry … Tte! No, wait a minute! 」

「E-Eh… ?」

「Here」

Jarajarajarajara …

The amount of my money in my inventory keeps growing…

「E!? Eh!!??」

「That’s 100 in all」

I was surprised, so of course it was a 100(million).

「So, I’ll see you around!」

「……」

By the time I realized it, Cain-san was already gone…

―――――

――

Eh. Today, I was thinking of making another weapon. (resignation)

This time, I will create my own sword… I bet you thought it was just another sword!

It can’t be helped. I love swords.

And here’s the material I’ll be using today!

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【Name】Pearl of Evil Spirit: Quality 7

【Description】A pearl that contains the soul of an evil spirit. Many souls are contained, and voices are heard occasionally. If you have it, you are less likely to be targeted by the undead (Minor), you take less damage from the undead (Minor), and occasionally you become a spirit.

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This is what I will use to make my sword.

I’m also going to use the leftover magic iron from yesterday when I made Cain-san’s greatsword.

I tried to use up as much of the magic iron as I could yesterday, but I had some left over, so I decided to use it.

The scabbard was made from a black tree in the southern forest where the girl’s mother’s grave was located. On the way, while we were harvesting, an undead of that type attacked us, but Cain-san cut them all up. Thank you for the help, Cain-san.

「I’m going to borrow your forge again from yesterday!」

「Sure! And you don’t have to tell me next time!」

「Is that so?」

「Oh! It’s too much trouble!」

「I-I see. I understand. Well, then」

「Ooh!」

I rented a forge as I did yesterday, and made preparations.

I wonder what kind of sword it will be~!!

「Fuu. Let’s do this!」

The word 『Magic』is attached to the word 『Magic Iron』so I thought I’d see if it would react in any way if I used MP, so I tried it yesterday.

When I did that, MP flowed through me easily…

The sword I made was made out of regular iron and geyzamarin, and when I used the weapon skill, it was a bit tricky…

In that regard, I wondered if magic iron is MP efficient? I thought.

Um, that thing. You know, Misuriru (Mithril)?  Is that what you call it?

This is another one I saw in a game Suzu plays. As I recall, the description said that this also facilitates the passage of magic power, the kind of magic energy that allows you to use magic.

Is it the same type of metal?

A! Yes, yes. I tried to play that game (Suzu made me), and I was surprised when I saw it for the first time because it uses materials from various monsters to make equipment and weapons!

… Maa, that’s beside the point. Now, the sword. Place the magic iron on the anvil placed on the red cloth, and place the pearl of evil spirit on the blue cloth.

―― Kaaan! Kaan!! Kaan!

― Kaan!! Kaaan! Kaan!

I found out yesterday that magic iron is harder than regular iron and takes more time.

… “What the point?” That’s how I felt…

Thinking about these little things, I just kept hammering away at the magic iron.

The sword’s black blade became cloudy and jet-black due to the pearl of the evil spirit, and lost its unique metallic luster.

「I-Is this okay…?」

It looks like it doesn’t have a sharp edge, but I’ll sharpen it anyway.

Next, the scabbard. The wood is carved and made of pitch black wood that will fit the blade. No particular decoration.

That’s it. It’s the same as the first sword I ever made. Maa, the color went from white to black.

And just like that, it’s done!!

《Job: Blacksmith LV. 5 → 6》

《Smithing LV. 7 → 8》

《Woodworking LV. 5 → 6》

《Alchemy LV. 3 → 4》

《Alchemy Smithing LV. 4 → 5》

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【Name】 Reizanmaru: Quality 8

【Description】A sword based on magic iron and containing a pearl of evil spirits. The blade is completely black and seems to lack sharpness, but it cuts well. Due to the power of evil spirits, it has special effects ( Medium ) against non-undead monsters. But no naming sense… Welcome home.

【Weapon Skills】《Spiritualization LV. 1》《Spirit Blade LV. 1》

Durability: 620

STR: 335

AGI: 45

INT: 50

【Producer】 Ayane

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「I’m home… I’m not!?」

Why is my temporary name good and this one not!

Well, I guess it’s just more durable…?

Ayane was getting used to being played with.

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Welcome back… naming sense…

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After that, Cain-san and I talked for a while and parted ways. I logged out right away, but I’m not sure about Cain-san?

The next day

「Fufufu… Operation’s a go!」

「… What’s that?」

「Eh? N-No! It’s nothing!!」

「… ?」            

While I was eating breakfast, I was thinking about how to get back at Suzu for what she did to me the day before yesterday, and it seemed to have slipped out of my mouth.

Ah, at any rate, let’s get on with the day!

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I think about what to do as I take my shoes out of the shoe box.

Suzu jumped in as soon as I entered the classroom. This is the only chance.

If I just duck out of the way… fufufu…

Garagaragara

「Ayaaa!!」

「──Here!! ………. Ho ~e… ?」

Gyū…

I opened the door and ducked Suzu who jumped in… I should have….

To my surprise, Suzu made a spectacular 90-degree turn as if she knew I would dodge.

「Mugugu… Mu~!!」

「…Just now, were you trying to avoid me… ?」

「Mu… !?」

She asked me in a voice a notch lower than usual as she pressed her ample breasts against me.

「Pwah! W-What are you talking about~… ?」

「There’s no point in pretending! A・gain the punishment of tickling!」

「Noooo!!」

Yes. What Ayane had been subjected to previously had been a tickle.

「N-No more! Uhyahahaha!!」

Ayane was then tickled in a slow and steady manner until the teacher arrived.

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――

「Uu~ I’ve had a bad day…」

A beautiful girl with red hair logged in with her hands on her head.

「….. All right! Let’s switch things up!」

Today I’m going to forge Cain-san’s greatsword. I’ve already decided what it’s going to look like!

Let’s go to the Blacksmith’s Guild right away!

So I quickly forgot about today’s events and thought about Cain-san’s greatsword that I was going to forge.

「Sorry to bother you. I’ll borrow the forge!」

「Oh! There’s plenty of room, use any of them!」

「Thank you very much!」

As soon as I arrived at the forge, I unrolled my alchemy kit and blacksmithing kit.

What we’re building today is exactly that!… A Gunsword!

Some kind of Shuryoge? It’s a greatsword version… of a gunlance!

TL. Shuryoge (しゅりょーげー) – I don’t know what this is…

Gunlance

I’ve never seen a gunlance before, but I know about it because Suzu often talks about the game and I’ve often seen her playing it…

These materials… I thought of that the moment I saw the description of Kragan!

A greatsword and a gun.

I think it’s mainly based on the greatsword, but I wonder…?

Maa, I won’t know until I try, right?

… Tto. In the meantime, the preparations are complete.

The procedure for making the sword is as follows…

・First, make the greatsword as a base

↓

・Next, solidify Kragan’s leg

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・Combine with alchemy!!

This is the way it goes.

First, let’s start with the greatsword.

Using the magic iron, the greatsword will be made into a double-edged sword. At this time, leave the core of the sword open.

I’m going to put a foot of Kragan in here to work on it later!

Since Kragan is water-based, the slime is also smelted to blend in with the magical iron while striking.

――Kaaan! Kaaaan!!

―Kaaan!! Kaaan!!

…

The result was a bluish-black, double-edged greatsword.

The next step was to harden the legof Kragan.

To be honest, I’m thinking that this could be hardened by mixing iron or something together with alchemy.

I place Kragan’s leg on the red cloth, and the excess magic iron on the blue cloth, then use my skills.

The rest was heated like normal metal, and the straightened legs were attached to the core of the double-edged greatsword, again joined together by alchemy.

The length of the legs were originally longer than the length of the sword it was built for, but since it would not be able to make a thrusting attack, the gun is inside the tip of the sword.

I also made a leather scabbard and a hilt out of Kragan’s skin so that the sword could be pulled out from the side.

《Job: Blacksmith LV. 4 → 5》

《Smithing LV. 6 → 7》

《Alchemy LV. 2 → 3》

《Alchemy Smithing LV. 3 → 4》

「Nn~ … It’s done…」

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【Name】Kragan Sword: Quality 7

【Description】A gunsword not found in this world, made of magic iron and Kragan’s leg. The use of slime materials has increased the strength of water attribute attack. How is it that a temporary name has a better sense of style?

【Weapon Skills】《Ocean Blade LV. 1》《Water Gun LV. 1》

Durability: 1430

STR: 700

INT: 85

【Producer】 Ayane

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「A-Amazing…」

Firstly, the durability value is high. Secondly, it has a good set of weapon skills. And the name! Well, it was nice to put it on temporarily, but I didn’t expect it to be approved! I did it!

Ayane, already in a late-night state of excitement, talked to herself for about 10 minutes and then logged out.

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───Zashu…

「…… Fuu…」

I hope I managed to take it down!

『… Behind… !』

「Ne?」

『Behind you!』

「Eh──」

The ghost girl tells me to look back.

The headless figure, dazed, grasped its weapon and was just about・to・swing・it・down.

『『『─────!!!』』』

「!!」

I turned around as quickly as I could, which put me in an odd position.

──I can’t avoid it

This attack would most certainly kill me. I gaze at the scene as if it were in slow motion and close my eyes. I’ve let my guard down…

───Gyiiiin!!!

I opened my eyes in shock when it didn’t hit me in a long time.

A・man・with・black・upturned・hair takes on the attack of the deformed using a single・large・sword that is as tall as he is.

「Oy, oy, Ayane. What are you standing there for?」

The man smiles in a relaxed manner and talks to me.

The first person I met in this world.

「Cain-san!?」

「I’m glad you remembered me! Well, we’ll talk later. Uraa!!」

Cain repels the heavy attacks of the deformed.

In the aftermath, the arms of the deformed form swing open from side to side, leaving the torso open.

「《Ittōryōdan》!!」

Tl. Meaning: cutting in two with a single stroke

Cain-san slashed down from the neck to the lower half of the body, following the trajectory through the heart.

『『『─────!!??』』』

──Dosuuun…

「Got… it… ?」

「Yeah. It’s been a long time, Ayane!」

「L-Long time no see!!」

「Maa, don’t be so rigid. More importantly, make sure you stay alert until the end, okay?? That thing will keep moving if you leave its heart alone. That said, if you crushed the heart, it would work!」

「Ugh… Yes… Speaking of which, how did Cain-san end up here…?」

「…… It’s just a coincidence」

「「……」」

「…… Are you sure…?」

「Y-Yeah」

「Fu ~un… Maa, that’s fine. Now to report on the quest」

「R-Right!」

(That’s dangerous!! I saw her on the street and decided to stalk her… I almost got caught following her!!)

『You took it down… Thank you…』

「I think it’s more accurate to say that I was defeated than that I defeated it」

『Even so…』

「Yes, it is」

『Here, take this…』

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【Name】Pearl of Evil Spirit: Quality 7

【Description】A pearl that contains the soul of an evil spirit. Many souls are contained, and voices are heard occasionally. If you have it, you are less likely to be targeted by the undead (Minor), you take less damage from the undead (Minor), and occasionally you become a spirit.

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「Eh!? C-Can I really take this… ?」

『Un… I don’t need… it anymore…』

「… I see…」

『Then I’ll see… you around…』

「Un… Ah!」

『───』

I looked back as I remembered something, but the ghost girl ended the conversation by saying something and disappeared.

「Maa… What? Should we go back to the city?」

「Yes…」

And so we returned to Selkadia, discussing the events that had just transpired.

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「Thank you so much for helping me! Let me thank you in some way!」

「Don’t thank me… Ah…」

「???」

「No, when we first met, I was wondering if you could make me a weapon? Do you remember when I asked you to do that?」

「Yes!」

「Then make me a greatsword, will you? Aah! Of course I’ll provide the materials!」

「I understand!」

「Then I’ll give you the materials──」

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【Name】 Magic Iron: Quality 6

【Description】An iron containing magical power that is sometimes found in caves and dungeons where magical power has accumulated. It is about 3 times harder than ordinary iron.

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【Name】Kurāgan’s Feet: Quality 5

【Description】Kurāgan’s 15 feet. At the tip of the foot is a tube, from which water bullets are ejected that can shatter steel.

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「Kurāgan? What does that mean?」

「N? Ah, that’s a huge squid from the East Sea」

「Squid… Is it… It’s a combination of Kraken and a gun…」

「That’s what I thought, too. I thought I could use it for now, so I took it out」

「… I’ll do my best」

「Oh!」

Then, in addition to these, I was also given ordinary iron, copper and other metals.

「No, I don’t think I’ll use this much…」

「If you have any left, you can have them」

「Eh!?」

「Because it’s been so long since I’ve seen you!」

「I-Is that so…」

That’s a little embarrassing…

(I actually came all this way to see the bulletin board and get a weapon made… The girl from the bulletin board is probably this one… Definitely!)

He was one of the top players in the game.

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??? 「○○yo、I’m back!!」

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My HP was less than half, with only a few MP left.

Would I be able to defeat such an opponent who was probably five times my size…?

No, I can’t say that.

I’m going to use all my strength to defeat this deformity!

「… Oh, yeah《Appraisal》」

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【Name】im形ч々デЭЁトLV. 3◆

【Weakness】g？дЁч

【Attribute Weakness】○？Э■

【Description】多ey□死ϖღが混gl〆วって誕дчmしたアン◆#ЫЁト. ファfpШジーな■界jf似合oj▲ёгどにグロ〆дШク.

HP: ●ё？ღ

▽▽▽▽▽▽▽▽▽▽

「T-this is…… !?」

『『『G々Ыдч〆ว々Ё!!!』』』

The deformed form kicks the ground with its six feet and rushes forward.

I quickly jumped to the side to avoid it.

「Itete… That was dangerous…」

Each of its eight arms, which get increasingly longer the further it goes, has a different weapon.

A sword, a spear, a bow…

『『『SmёЭϖღ●々▲Э!!!』』』

The voices that emanate from the three mouths are either male voices or female voices.

When I raise my voice, it lunges at me again.

However, it is easy to avoid it after seeing it once. I avoid it with minimal movement.

Sensing that the thrust would not hit, it added a weapon attack to its previous thrust.

「… This is gonna be hard… !!」

I don’t know which arm the attack will come from, so I have trouble dealing with the rapidly changing weapons.

At the moment, I’m managing to block the attacks with my sword.

Even just taking a hit from the opponent’s attack might be enough to kill me.

Sweat beaded on my forehead from the strain.

『『『G々ϖёღ■〆○Э#ч!!!』』』

「!?」

The opponent’s behavioral patterns changed.

It stopped rushing and approached me on foot normally.

And with 7 weapons at the ready…

――Shupasshupashupa, Shupapa, Byun

It attacked in rapid succession, using numbers to its advantage.

――Left… Right… Left, left… Front… Up, Left, Right…

I’ll be able to avoid it by parrying it. Each blow is heavy and fast, so I can’t relax. In addition, there is also a long-distance attack with a bow, so I have to pay attention to that as well.

「Tight… Wha!!」

『『『Mpjg■〆Ё▲ღ!!!!』』』

With a counter that takes advantage of a small gap, I slice off one of its right hands.

7 more left.

「《Flame Blade》!!」

『『『N◆Ы٩ёЫ#mdpj!!!!』』』

In an open area, I don’t have to worry about it spreading.

Considering the remaining MP, the flame blade can be used about five more times.

The fiery edge from the flame blade burned one of the left arms, and the fire also burnt off the arm above it.

5 left.

It began to avoid the flame blade, as though it thought it was not good enough, and started to cut it off in line with its blade when it could not avoid it.

… Aren’t you too good with a sword… ?

Maybe the bodies of the knights who died in this forest were mixed together… ?

If that’s the case, it’s a little… No, it’s pretty nasty…

But still, I think the deformity is maturing.

I wasn’t hit even once a while ago, but now I’m getting grazed more often and my HP is slowly but surely dwindling.

… This is not good.

「… Feet!? ――A gu!!」

My opponent suddenly started using its legs, and I was blown away by it, rolling around on the ground…

The impact of the blow reduced my HP to less than 100.

「Ku… I’ve got to do something about my leg first…」

I avoided the swinging attack, got into the bosom and started attacking the legs.

「――1^st!」

『『『DgvPЫ○ว々◆Э!!!』』』

「――2^nd!!」

『『『วЫ●Ы#Ыjpzg!!!』』』

──Zuuuun…

Cutting off two of its front legs caused its center of gravity to shift, resulting in it falling forward and collapsing.

The deformity flailed and tried to stand up.

I approached it, avoiding the chaotic attacks…

──I・slashed・its・head・off.

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Author’s Notes.

Maybe I can figure out how to decipher the appraisal…?

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